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Five chapters today (4/5)
Zhu Wuneng turned his gaze toward the handcart by the door and asked, "Right, Zijian, that big bucket on the cart outside—smells like soup too? And the big covered platter beside it, is that steamed buns? I saw you with a whole setup like this yesterday too."
Gu Zijian followed his gaze. "Mm, yes, Brother Wu Neng. The bucket has freshly simmered radish and pork rib soup, warm and filling. The big platter has steamed buns that Uncle Mai the pastry chef rushed out with his people, Meat Buns, some pickled vegetables, and a basin of stir-fried chicken offal."
Zhu Wuneng raised an eyebrow. "Whoa! That's no small amount... Who's it for? Don't tell me it's for those prisoners. They get treatment like that?"
"Not that," Gu Zijian quickly shook his head. "If it were for the prisoners, an errand like this wouldn't fall to me. It's for the people in that big courtyard after you turn left up ahead... mostly children and women."
"The kitchen is busy preparing everyone's meals right now and really can't spare hands to make them refined staple foods fresh, so we could only have Uncle Mai make extra convenient, filling wheat foods to send over. Anyway,"
His tone sank a little. "It's much better than what they were eating before. Filling their stomachs first is what matters."
Chen Xiaojun, who had been listening quietly the whole time, caught the key information and frowned slightly. "Children? Women?"
Chen Mu picked up the thread, his tone capable and cold. "Sixth Child, Uncle Yuzheng arranged those people there first. They're all people the Bone Excavation Group abducted and planned to sell. Quite a few of the children have Soul Master aptitude!"
"Uncle Yuzheng and the