Food shortage
"What? Second, do you say it again? What's going on? What is the name of running out of food" Yang Li was sitting on the kang to rest, after listening to the news that his son brought back from Black Mountain Town, he jumped directly from the kang and fell to the ground, and then raised his volume sharply, because Yang Li spoke suddenly, and her voice was sharp and thin, so that the two people around were a little caught off guard, and the old man Yang who was smoking a dry cigarette on the side was even more frightened, and the cigarette pouch was not held, and it fell to the ground with a click. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"Oh, you old woman, what are you calling so loudly? Can you still let people stay for a while" looked at the cigarette pouch that had rolled several times on the ground, looked at the tobacco leaves scattered on the ground, Old Man Yang blew his beard and glared at Yang Li who was already standing on the ground.
Yang Li felt the gaze beside him, and hurriedly turned his head and glared back, and after the old man Yang lowered his head in fright, he turned his head back and pulled Yang Weibai on the side, and asked in an eager tone, "Second child, you tell your mother well, what happened to Qingshan Town?" Yan is not serious, you must know that Qingshan Town is very close to Linfang County? Your eldest sister's own family is in Linfang County, can't there be any big incident" Yang Li said the most worried words in her heart, she is about to give birth to a daughter in Linfang County, but it is in Linfang County! Hey, this thing, how can you still run out of food, this can't give them ordinary people a way to live.
"Mother, I don't know anything, I heard from those rice and noodle merchants in the town, they all want to take advantage of the bad year to go to those places where there is a shortage of grain to sell grain" Yang Weibai stammered and told his mother some of the news he heard, he was going to the town to deliver firewood today, when he passed by the rice noodle shop, he happened to hear the conversation there, as for Linfang County? He really didn't know what was going on inside.
Moreover, he didn't dare to tell too much truth to his mother, for fear that his mother would be in a hurry, what he didn't say here was that those traders who planned to sell grain had no intention of going to Linfang, why is this? Either there is no shortage of food in Linfang, or ... No need!
The possibility that Linfang is not short of food is too low, why, because Linfang County is in a circle, surrounded by the surrounding Qingshan Town, Lingyun Town and other towns, and several surrounding towns have been short of food news, so there is a few towns in Linfang County, is it possible that there is no shortage of food? !
Thinking of a more terrifying possibility, Yang Weibai was not steady, and the situation in Linfang County might be even worse than they imagined.
Yang Li didn't know that Yang Weibai still had news to hide from her, after listening to what Yang Weibai said, he directly reddened his eyes, Yang Li's heart kept making up all kinds of tragic pictures, the more serious he thought, the more bloodless the corners of his mouth became, his forehead was sweating, his fingers couldn't stop trembling, wandering back and forth, and his mouth kept muttering "What to do", Yang Li's has always been calm, Yang Weibai is still the first time to see Yang Weibai in such a panic, and Yang Weibai, who has already concealed the news, is even more afraid. The mother and son have a bitter face.
“… For the people, or else" Yang Li thought and thought, counted and calculated, in addition to the sweat of the whole body, he still didn't think of any substantive good way, but time waits for no one, Yang Li had to directly pull Yang Weibai on the side, bowed his head and lay in Yang Weibai's ear, and whispered, "Ming'er, you first drive the family's ox cart to Linfang County, see the situation, by the way, bring two bags of rice at home, two bags are enough, don't bring too much, otherwise it will be too eye-catching, I'm afraid it's not good, if Juan'er they need it, Let Gao Qing come back and get some more of the past" Yang Li has no bottom in his heart, and he doesn't know what the situation is in Linfang, everything can only be based on refinement, but fortunately, Yang Li has passed through a lot of winds and waves, and he will not mess up when he is flustered.
If you go from Montenegro Town to Linfang County, bypassing the surrounding towns, it will take about three days at the earliest, and it will not go smoothly, I am afraid that it will not be good if you encounter refugees, Yang Li has seen the kind of hungry and hungry people, so she is also worried about the safety of her son's trip.
Yang Weibai didn't think of anything else, and when he heard her mother ask him to go to Linfang County, he nodded directly without thinking about it, "Mother, if I go tomorrow, take more firewood and cover it on the ox cart, so that it looks safer from the outside" Yang Weibai is not stupid, he still dares to pull the grain with a big grin when there is a shortage of food, and he is not afraid of being robbed, thinking about the rich firewood at home, Yang Weibai thought of disguise.
After Yang Li heard this, he looked at Yang Weibai behind him with satisfaction, it seems that her son is not too stupid, "Okay, take the boss with you when the time comes,... The two of you go together, there is a response on the way, and it can also reassure me" Yang Li wanted to say that he took the third child, but when he turned his head and thought about the weak appearance of the third child, the words came to his mouth, and he still changed to see Yang Weimin, the eldest son, Yang Weibai didn't hear any voiceover, and when he heard her mother finish speaking, he nodded and agreed.
When he returned to the room in the evening, Yang Weibai told the Yuan family in the house what Yang Li explained to him today, although the Yuan family knew that it was not peaceful outside, but he couldn't, so he had to tell Yang Weibai over and over again, to be more careful when he went on the road, and not to talk more.
"Fang'er, don't worry, I'm fine, I'm with my eldest brother" Yang Weibai smiled and took Yuan's somewhat rough hand, and looked up at Yuan's eyes seriously, the friendship in his eyes made Yuan a little uncomfortable.
"Ahem, cough, old and not serious" Yuan Shi lowered his head and took a sip of Yang Weibai, his cheeks were slightly red, how old is this, and besides, the child is still on the side? This skinless appearance is a joke.
"Hehe" Yang Weibai has been stupidly happy by Yuan's number, and the spring and autumn on the side are speechless, oops, her father is really an elm head, he should be hugged at this time.
Yuan didn't know what Chunqiu was thinking, so he turned his head to Yang Weibai and muttered, "There was still some white flour at home that was useless, I'm going to make you two buns now, and I'll keep them for tomorrow on the road" Yuan thought about walking for three days, and he panicked in his heart. Thinking that the weather is cold, the steamed buns are not easy to spoil, so it can be regarded as a little more reassuring.
"Fang'er, you do more and take it, if something happens, you can save an emergency" Yang Weibai vaguely mentioned the refugee matter, he went out this time, no one knew what would happen, Yang Weibai thought, it's not bad to do some bad plans, if this really happens, you can be more prepared.
After listening to Yang Weibai's words, Yuan Shi was so frightened that he was scared for a while, "You crow's mouth, why don't you look forward to something good, what is it called an emergency, take care of yourself" Yuan finished counting Yang Weibai, and pinched Yang Weibai's shoulder angrily, "Next time, if you say this kind of unlucky thing again, I won't do it, you go and clean up your clothes first, and I'll give you noodles" Yuan finished speaking, turned around and went out.
After Yang Weibai saw it, he smiled with a smile, then directly opened the cabinet behind him, picked out two thick cotton clothes and took them out.
Chunqiu watched from the sidelines, turned his head, and asked curiously, "Dad, is there really a mother on this road who is not smooth?" Forgive Chunqiu, she hasn't heard anyone say anything about murder and robbery around here, this cold father is going out, so she naturally has to care.
Yang Weibai heard his daughter's words, turned his head and smiled, "What's the matter, it's that the famine has been a bit serious recently, our Black Mountain Town is fine, and other places say that they are about to run out of food, and they say that they are refugees running out of the mountains, but my father hasn't seen it."
"Really? Can't you meet the kind of hungry people who can't go straight up to grab food, or meet hunting people? Chunqiu exclaimed, in her previous life, she watched the TV series with bandits, but didn't she come out to rob because she didn't have anything?
"Huh? Where did you hear that? Yang Weibai was stunned by Chunqiu's question, then shook his head and said, "No, no, my father is on the official road, and there is no robbery, but if it is a refugee, my father will not guarantee it."
The so-called official road is a road built by the official family out of the mountain, which is similar to those roads in later generations, and the official family builds a big road, the road is wide, and there is no danger.
Although Chunqiu didn't know what the official road was, when she saw the expression on her father's face, she knew that it should be nothing. Even if there are refugees, they must be hungry and have no strength, and they will definitely not dare to do anything with her father, thinking of this, Chunqiu didn't ask anymore, and after informing her father, she ran to Huzi's side and played with Huzi...
Early the next morning, Yang Weimin and Yang Weibai took out two bags of rice from the warehouse and put them at the bottom of the ox cart, and then the front was covered with straw and firewood, which looked like an ox cart to deliver firewood.
The two took the steamed buns prepared by the Yuan family early in the morning, as well as some air-dried meat slices, pickles and cold vegetables, and then drove out of the house.
Because this trip to Linfang County is confidential, Yang Li directly sealed everyone in the family, not letting the family go out, and the two people in the village on the way to the car will say that they are going to the town to sell firewood, after all, it is still cold, and some people buy some firewood.
The two hurriedly drove away for two days and two nights, and arrived in Linfang County in the early morning of the third day.
Although there were a few refugees on the road, there was no kind of hungry and hungry people, Yang Weibai and Yang Weimin are soft-hearted people, and when they encounter refugees who are really hungry, they will give them the buns they brought over, and then drive to Linfang County.
The two looked at the sluggish and dead atmosphere in Linfang County, and the two brothers glanced at each other, vaguely scared in their hearts.
The place where Yang Meijuan and the others live is in the east of Linfang County, which is close to the place where Gao Mingshuo is studying, although it is a little remote, it is also convenient to arrive.
The two brothers evaded the inspection of the official messenger and drove the ox cart directly to the door of Yang Meijuan's house.
"Knock knock... Knock knock"
"Who?"
Yang Weimin stood at the door, heard the voice of the girl in the yard, and hurriedly shouted, "Juan'er, it's the eldest brother."
"Big brother? Why did you and your second brother come here? Yang Meijuan opened the door with a big belly, and was a little surprised to see the two brothers in front of her.
"Why are you alone? What about my sister-in-law? Yang Weimin saw that it was the girl who opened the door, and hurriedly reached out to hold Yang Meijuan's arm, and asked with some concern, his sister is about to give birth, this Gao Qing is really, how can you let the sister be at home alone.
Yang Meijuan first asked Yang Weibai to pull the ox cart in, then closed the door, and finally whispered to Yang Weimin on the side, "Big brother, don't blame him, he also went to buy grain, and there is no grain at home now... Don't know what to do? ”
Yang Weimin looked at the girl's sad expression, and asked directly, "What's wrong?" This Linfang county is also out of food? ”
Yang Meijuan nodded worriedly, "Yes, it's been broken a long time ago, it's been a while."