Hearing Zhao Qingzao say this, and seeing Zhao Qingzao looking like he was really going to die together, Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family were both so frightened that they didn't dare to say a word, they got up directly and ran away from the door, looking at the embarrassed backs of Mrs. Zhao and Wang, Zhao Qingzao slowly put down the kitchen knife in her hand after a long time, if she wasn't forced to do it, she didn't want to do it. br>

Xiaocao was still lying on the table crying, Zhao Qingzao quickly put down the kitchen knife, then hugged Xiaocao tightly in his arms, and said, "Xiaocao, don't cry, my mother will protect you." ”

Although the things happened in the house, but the people in the village also received the news, and they came to see the excitement, Zhao Qingzao didn't have the heart to deal with these villagers, so he directly closed the door, I don't know how long later, there was a knock on the door, Chu Xingshan shouted outside the door: "Qingzao, are you inside?"

Hearing this, after Zhao Qingzao put Xiaocao on the bed, he opened the door, and as soon as Chu Xingshan came in, he looked inside and out, then looked at Zhao Qingzao, and finally asked: "Qingzao, I heard that Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family came to trouble you, and they also wanted to snatch Xiaocao away, and you also took a kitchen knife to die with them?"

Chu Xingshan knew so many things just after he came back, and when she heard it, she knew that it was the people in the village who told her, Zhao Qingzao sometimes really admired the people in the village, and a small thing could be passed on to ten, ten to hundred.

"I just used a kitchen knife to scare Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family, how could I really die with the two of them?" Zhao Qingzao shook his head, and after letting Chu Xingshan enter the house, he poured another cup of tea for Chu Xingshan.

It turned out that Zhao Qingzao was just scaring Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family, Chu Xingshan thought that Zhao Qingzao was really being forced to be anxious, so he impulsively wanted to die with Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family.

"It's okay, Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family are too much, and you have already cut off relations with them, they still have the face to come and take care of your affairs, I will bring a few brothers from the yamen over tomorrow to scare them, you can rest assured." The more Chu Xingshan thought about it, the more angry he felt, how Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family bullied Zhao Qingzao, he had seen it in his eyes all these years, not to mention that this time Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family had gone so far, it was impossible for Chu Xingshan to ignore it, he had to let Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family stop a little, and he couldn't let them harass Zhao Qingzao anymore.

"Hiking, thank you. Zhao Qingzao said to Chu Xingshan with a grateful smile.

In addition to the affairs of Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family, Chu Xingshan seemed to have something to say to Zhao Qingzao, and after taking a sip of tea, Chu Xingshan looked at Zhao Qingzao and seemed to have something unspeakable.

"Xingshan, what do you want to tell me?" Zhao Qingzao had already felt that something was wrong with Chu Xingshan, so he asked Chu Xingshan.

"Qing Zao, do you still want to go to Biancheng to find Brother Shen?" Chu Xingshan hesitated for a while before finally asking Zhao Qing Zao.

As soon as the words fell, Zhao Qingzao was stunned, did she still want to go to Biancheng to find Shen Changting? After giving birth to Xiaocao, Zhao Qingzao rarely thought of Shen Changting anymore, not because she had forgotten Shen Changting, but because thinking of Shen Changting would only make her feel painful, so Zhao Qingzao simply didn't think about anything.

Zhao Qingzao doesn't like to force others, since Shen Changting is reluctant to come back after leaving, then Zhao Qingzao will not force him to come back to recognize Xiaocao's son, but deep in his heart, Zhao Qingzao is still thinking about Shen Changting, so now that he heard Chu Xingshan ask, Zhao Qingzao didn't know how to answer Chu Xingshan.

Seeing that Zhao Qingzao didn't speak, Chu Xingshan continued: "Someone in the village is going to Biancheng, if you still want to know the news of Brother Shen, I will ask that person to do a favor and find out the news of Brother Shen." ”

"Okay, hikers, then please ask that person to inquire about Shen Changting's whereabouts, if there is no news of him, then forget it, from now on, I will treat Shen Changting as if he is dead, and I will not inquire about his whereabouts anymore." Zhao Qingzao thought for a long time, and finally said to Chu Xingshan, even if it was for Xiaocao, she had to seize this opportunity to see if she could know Shen Changting's whereabouts.

Hearing Zhao Qingzao say this, Chu Xingshan nodded, and asked Zhao Qingzao to wait for the news before leaving.

Three months later

Because Chu Xingshan took the brothers of the Yamen to warn Mrs. Zhao and the Wang family, those two people did not come to trouble Zhao Qingzao for these three months, and Zhao Qingzao could live with peace of mind for a while.

Although I don't know what's going on, but Zhao Qingzao feels more and more that the recent days are not good, no matter what is a lot more expensive, originally Zhao Qingzao didn't make any money during this time, and now he is even more depressed, after putting down the vegetable basket, Zhao Qingzao said irritably: "I spent a lot of money to buy vegetables today, what is going on?

Zhao Qingzao walked into the house while talking, and saw Xiaocao playing on the bed, thinking that Xiaocao would have a lot of money to use when he grew up in the future, Zhao Qingzao couldn't help but look at the bottom of the bed, there were still a thousand taels of silver in the clay pot, this was something that Shen Changting left to their mother and son, Zhao Qingzao didn't want to move the money easily.

"Forget it, let's make some preserved eggs and sell them in the town, although I can't make a lot of money, at least I can make some money for vegetables." Zhao Qingzao finally gave up the idea of using the money, turned around and went out to make preserved eggs.

After marinating the preserved eggs, Zhao Qingzao was tired enough, but in order to be able to feed himself and Xiaocao, Zhao Qingzao seemed to have strength all over his body, and the rabbit that Chu Xingshan brought back had been kept in the cage for several months, because the price of meat and vegetables had risen in the past few days, and Zhao Qingzao had not eaten anything good.

However, Zhao Qingzao didn't know how to kill rabbits at all, so looking at the rabbits jumping around in the cage, Zhao Qingzao was out of luck, and after thinking about it, he decided to wait for Chu Xingshan to come back from the Yamen.

Zhao Qingzao waited until the evening, only to see Chu Xingshan come back from the yamen, because he had been waiting at the entrance of the village with Xiaocao, so after seeing Chu Xingshan, Zhao Qingzao asked Chu Xingshan to go to his house to kill rabbits.

"Qing Zao, why did you remember to eat that rabbit today?" Chu Xingshan asked suspiciously.

"The money for vegetables has risen a lot in the past few days, and I haven't bought any good dishes, so I plan to kill the rabbit today to make a delicious meal, by the way, you work in the Yamen, you must know what has happened recently, right?" Zhao Qingzao hurriedly asked Chu Xingshan.

Hearing this, Chu Xingshan hesitated for a while, and finally said to Zhao Qingzao: "If I tell you, you must keep it secret, I heard that there is going to be a war, so there is turmoil everywhere, we are a small place here, and we can live for the time being, but after a while, many people may not be able to eat." ”

Zhao Qingzao originally thought that something had happened, but she didn't expect that there would be a war! Although she had not experienced a war, she knew that life would definitely be difficult after the war, thinking that she and Xiaocao were dependent on each other, and now such a thing had happened, which really made people worry about their future lives.

"Then I have to earn a little more silver during this time, otherwise Xiaocao and I will have no money to eat at that time. Zhao Qingzao said with a helpless smile.

Seeing that Xiaocao in Zhao Qingzao's arms was sucking his fingers, Chu Xingshan touched Xiaocao's head, and then comforted Zhao Qingzao, telling her not to worry too much, after all, Xishan Pass is just a small place, even if there is a war, the impact on this place should not be great.

Back at Zhao Qingzao's house, Chu Xingshan conveniently disposed of the rabbit, Zhao Qingzao asked Grandma Niu to help take care of Xiaocao, and then walked into the kitchen to stew rabbit meat, whether it was before or after the crossing, Zhao Qingzao lived a life without war, so Chu Xingshan suddenly told himself that he was going to fight, Zhao Qingzao was uneasy in his heart, and he kept thinking about how to live in the future.

"Qing Zao, are you still thinking about the war? I knew you were so worried, so I wouldn't have told you. Chu Xingshan saw that Zhao Qingzao's expression was very wrong, so he guessed that she was still thinking about the war.

"Hiking, it's a good thing for you to tell me, so that I can prepare early, it just so happens that I made a little preserved egg today, and when the preserved egg is ready, I can take it to the town and sell it." Zhao Qingzao shook his head, pointed to the preserved eggs in the jar, and said to Chu Xingshan.

Hearing Zhao Qingzao say this, Chu Xingshan nodded, and after the rabbit meat was ready, several people ate a meal happily.

Another month passed, Zhao Qingzao's preserved eggs have been ready, handed over the grass to Grandma Niu, and asked her to help take care of it, Zhao Qingzao took a basket of preserved eggs to the town to sell, in the past, the preserved eggs she made were sold out quickly, but this time no one cared, Zhao Qingzao waited from morning to afternoon, and not a single preserved egg was sold.

"It's really strange, why doesn't anyone come to sell preserved eggs?" Zhao Qingzao felt strange, so he muttered quietly.

"Qingzao, why haven't you gone back yet?" Chu Xingshan finished patrolling and was about to go home, but he didn't expect to see Zhao Qingzao still selling preserved eggs on the roadside, so he hurriedly walked over and asked.

Hearing Chu Xingshan's voice, Zhao Qingzao hurriedly asked, "Xingshan, why didn't anyone come to sell my preserved eggs?"

"Qingzao, didn't I tell you that I was going to fight? Now that many people have received the news, they are all frugal and don't dare to buy anything indiscriminately, because preserved eggs are not a necessary food, so they don't dare to buy it." Chu Xingshan sighed helplessly, and then said.

Hearing this, Zhao Qingzao finally knew why no one came to buy his preserved eggs, and he also knew that no matter how long he waited here, this basket of preserved eggs would not be sold.

"Forget it, let's go home, since no one buys it, then let's keep it for ourselves. Zhao Qingzao sighed, and after picking up the basket, he went back to the village with Chu Xingshan.

When walking on the road, Zhao Qingzao was still thinking about a way to make money, because it often rained these days, so the ground was wet, Zhao Qingzao looked at the puddle on the ground, and suddenly thought of a good idea to make money.

Since no one buys preserved eggs, she will go up the mountain to pick mushrooms and then dry them, because dried mushrooms are easier to store, so many people will definitely come to buy her dried mushrooms at that time.

"Hiking, there shouldn't be any danger going up the mountain these days, right?" In order to ensure safety, Zhao Qingzao immediately turned his head to Chu Xingshan and asked.

"Are you going up the mountain? You don't want to go up the mountain to hunt again, do you?" Chu Xingshan thought that Zhao Qingzao was going to go up the mountain to hunt, and immediately asked in surprise.

"Of course not, I just want to go up to the mountains and pick some mushrooms. Zhao Qingzao waved her hand and hurriedly explained, if she could still catch the prey now, why did she think of so many ideas to make money?