He has a spatial ability and saves three children on his escape route.

Chapter 44 Fubao

The villagers of Xiaowang Village are currently resting in a wide area less than 20 miles away from Wen Dashan and his group.

Wen Yuxia took out her hand-drawn map and said to Wang Ping, "Grandpa, I found a torn map on the mountaintop last time. I looked at it for a long time, but I couldn't understand it at all. Why don't you take it to Grandpa Village Chief for a look?"

Just a few days ago, the village chief was lamenting that they didn't have a map and weren't sure if they were heading in the right direction. Wang Ping excitedly took the map and hurried towards the village chief's resting place.

"Brother Guiyuan, look what this is!" Wang Ping eagerly opened the map and said excitedly.

"A map? Brother, where did you get it?" Village Chief Wang was so surprised he couldn't close his mouth.

"DaYa found it," Wang Ping said with a smile.

After hearing this, Village Chief Wang exclaimed, "Your daughter is incredibly lucky!" Then, he buried his head in his map and continued, "Zhujiang County, Kongping County, we're currently located between the two counties, it should be around here."

Following the direction Village Chief Wang pointed, Wang Ping saw a patch of green next to a black line, and he chuckled:

"Brother Guiyuan, this map recognizes me, but I don't recognize it. Just tell me, is Xinchuan County, the place we're going, on this map?"

Village Chief Wang said with a beaming smile, "The map that Daya found is practically tailor-made for us! Zhujiang County, Kongping County, Shiping County, Haichuan County, Mengzhong County, and Xinchuan County are all on the map!"

Wang Ping laughed heartily. With the map, they no longer had to worry about getting lost.

Wang Ping's laughter caught the attention of the villagers in Xiaowang Village, who all called out to ask him what was going on.

When they learned that the map Wen Yuxia had found could provide them with the correct route, smiles lit up everyone's faces.

At this moment, Wen Yuxia returned to the camp with the wild buffalo from her spatial storage after taking a stroll up the mountain. "Grandpa, I hunted a wild buffalo!"

"Da Ya, how could you go hunting wild buffalo? Are you injured?" Wang Ping was shocked to hear Wen Yuxia's voice.

Bison are ferocious beasts that dare to fight tigers. Did Wen Yuxia eat bear's heart or tiger's gall to dare to hunt bison alone?

The villagers of Xiaowang Village all gathered around Wen Yuxia, looking at the wild ox with envy.

Wen Yuxia said in a clear voice, "Grandpa, I'm not injured. Isn't the village running out of food? Let's give this wild buffalo to Grandpa Village Chief to distribute!"

Moved by these words, Village Chief Wang said, "Da Ya, on behalf of all the villagers of Xiao Wang Village, I want to say thank you!"

The taro was found by Wen Yuxia, and the wild buffalo was also hunted by Wen Yuxia alone. Village Chief Wang strictly ordered everyone in Xiaowang Village to remember Wen Yuxia's kindness.

Wen Yuxia smiled and waved her hand, saying, "Grandpa Village Chief, it's only right to help each other during the escape from famine. Don't make it sound so formal, go and slaughter the cow!"

A few days ago, Wang Ping had told her that he wanted to use his own money to buy grain to help the villagers, but she was afraid that the villagers would become dependent on him, so she didn't agree.

The grain was purchased with silver. If Wang Ping used silver to buy grain for the villagers once, the villagers would then morally blackmail him into buying it a second time.

A small favor is appreciated, but a large one breeds resentment. Wen Yuxia didn't want to see Wang Ping spend all the family's money buying grain for the villagers only to end up with no good outcome.

The resting place chosen by Village Chief Wang tonight is not occupied by any other refugees besides the sixty-odd villagers from Xiaowang Village.

Wen Yuxia simply took out the wild buffalo, weighing over a thousand kilograms, from her spatial storage, fulfilling Wang Ping's wish to help the villagers buy grain.

Hunting isn't an everyday occurrence; catching something is a matter of luck, and no one will blame you if you don't.

After a busy slaughter, approximately 200 pounds of beef were obtained.

Led by Wang Wu, the women of the village began making jerky with great enthusiasm. They skillfully cut, marinated, and dried pieces of beef, working tirelessly and happily.

The beef offal wasn't wasted either; after being carefully cleaned, it was put into two large pots and stewed. Before long, a rich aroma filled the air, making the villagers' mouths water.

When it was time to eat, the villagers happily gathered together, enjoying the delicious food to their hearts' content. Everyone ate to their heart's content, their faces beaming with happy smiles.

After dinner, Wen Yuxia took her younger brother Wen Yunhong's hand and led him to a large, leafy tree. She then picked him up and leaped up the tree.

Wen Yunhong asked, puzzled, "Sister, are we going to sleep in the tree tonight?"

Wen Yuxia took out a package of oiled paper and laughed, "I didn't come to sleep in the tree, I came to steal food from the tree." After saying that, she opened the package, picked up a steaming hot meat bun, and handed it to Wen Yunhong.

"Meat buns, I haven't had them in ages," Wen Yunhong said, his eyes shining as he looked at the meat buns.

The siblings were happily eating large meat buns when suddenly a gurgling sound rang out. Wen Yuxia's sharp eyes swept towards the source of the sound.

In a nearby tree, a little boy awkwardly tucked his head into the thick foliage, then whispered, "Excuse me, sorry to bother you."

Wen Yuxia was amused by the little boy's words, and she asked softly, "Why are you here all alone? Where are your family members?"

"I was being chased by bandits, and my father hid me in a tree. It's been two days, and he hasn't come back for me. I... I'm so hungry," the little boy said, choking back tears.

Wen Yunhong looked at the little boy and then at Wen Yuxia, and said hesitantly, "Sister, can we give him a meat bun?"

"Okay," Wen Yuxia agreed. She also felt sorry for the child; his father hadn't come looking for him for two days, and she figured he was probably dead.

She tossed two steamed buns to the little boy, who, after eating them, smiled ingratiatingly at Wen Yuxia, clasped his hands in a gesture of respect, and said, "Sister, can I follow you?"

"Aren't you coming with me? Aren't you waiting for your father?" Wen Yuxia asked, somewhat surprised.

"Before Dad left, he said that if he didn't come back after two days, he would tell me to go south on my own," the little boy said dejectedly.

Heading south, Wen Yuxia thought to herself. The little boy was heading south, and so were the villagers of Xiaowang Village. She had just offered a wild ox tonight; if she asked to take the little boy with her, the villagers probably wouldn't object, right?

"Tell me your name first, and whether you're going south to stay with relatives or friends, or waiting for the government to arrange accommodation," Wen Yuxia asked.

“My name is Fu Bao. My maternal grandfather lives in Nanzhou Prefecture. He knows people in the government. If you take me with you, you won’t suffer…” Fu Bao explained clearly how he could help Wen Yuxia settle down in several counties in the south.

Wow, is this the halo of a transmigrated female protagonist? She saved Lu Mubai before, and now she's picked up a Fu Bao.

Wen Yuxia said with a beaming smile, "Deal."