It was the dawn of another day, and the rain had not stopped, but the wind was much lighter. Mo Xiaohe stared at the newly patched thatch above his head, and breathed a sigh of relief, he was finally able to save it.

Xu Tietou did not prepare as complete as Gu Zheng, and the four of them only had a blanket, so they gave it to Mo Xiaohe and her cousin Mo Daya, who were not familiar with each other, and lost their warmth at night, which was simply torment for Mo Xiaohe.

At the bottom of the eating, only pots and pans remained, and everyone looked at each other, and then there was a tacit understanding to lower their eyes and ponder.

There is a wild forest on the mountain not far away, there is no big prey, but there is no shortage of pheasants and hares, and it is not a problem to fill the stomach, but the group can't hide in the thatched house all the time, the night is cold, there is no thick quilt, it doesn't matter if their skin is rough and the flesh is thick, Mo Xiaohe is pregnant, but he can't stand up.

I planned to go out to find Li Xiu and Lin Xiucai after the weather cleared, but it was a gloomy and rainy day, and no one could say when it would be sunny.

The sound of sparse footsteps was heard, and someone approached in the distance. After some discussion, they finally decided to take their things on the road, first find Li Xiu and the two to meet, and then look for farmhouses around, give some silver, prepare hot water, and sleep peacefully.

Wearing a thick linoleum cloth, Mo Xiaohe resolutely refused to let her husband Gu Zheng carry it, even if there was Yingluo's wound medicine, his leg injury had not yet scabbed, it was rainy and cloudy, and it was always wet, as long as he used force, the wound would be cracked.

It doesn't matter if you don't sleep well, you have the strength to eat enough, Mo Xiaohe said that she was in good shape, she followed her husband, and met many boatmen who escaped death along the way, some were on official boats, some were private boats, everyone had vegetables, ragged clothes, shoes had already been washed away by the river, and they could only be barefoot, and their ankles fell into the soft mud.

"Quick, go forward, I heard that the nearby government sent people to rescue, set up a porridge shed, and invited Lang Zhong for us!"

The passengers rushed to tell each other, and they were overjoyed to get the news, and everyone basically began to be hungry from the shore, hiding in the woods, filling their hunger with wild vegetables, and they didn't bring anything with them, and they hadn't eaten a grain of rice for a long time.

The wind is weak, that is compared with before, Mo Xiaohe estimates that there is at least a seven or eight level gale, and everyone has to hold hands and support each other to move forward, just like that, they are still blown around.

Perhaps it was because they escaped death, and the passengers were more harmonious than when they fled for their lives before, helping each other, and when people saw them, some took the initiative to come up to say hello, and wanted to buy some money and a set of cooking utensils.

Xu Tietou refused, no matter how much silver he gave, he couldn't sell it, no one knew if there would be any accidents next, and it was impossible to covet that little profit.

"I think, let's go to the porridge shed to have a look, Lin Xiucai can't pick his shoulders or hands, his wife follows him, I'm afraid I'm going to be hungry."

I have to say that Xu Tietou was the most prescient, Li Xiuna, who was already dizzy with hunger, the couple hugged each other naked to keep warm, she was still infected with the wind cold, drowsy, wishing that all this was a dream, and it was a nightmare, and after waking up, she returned home.

"Cousin, what's wrong with this!"

Mo Xiaohe was startled, Li Xiu's face was redder than the cooked shrimp, his forehead was hot, he had already lost consciousness, and he was babbling nonsense in his mouth, while Lin Xiucai on the side was ashamed, as a man, let the lady accompany him to be hungry, and his self-esteem was seriously hit.

Lin Xiucai doubted that he had chosen the wrong path, taking the Xiucai test, taking the exam, and then the Jinshi, soaring into the sky, can he really shine on the lintel? He was afraid that he would become a person like Wu Jinshi because of his ambitions.

Jin Shi doesn't have to deal with the tough backstage, it can't make up for the shortcomings, Lin Xiucai feels that he may should take another path, which is contrary to his dream for many years, if he makes a change, it will take great courage.

"I just asked the officer, there is a small village ten miles ahead, let's hurry up and go over early to occupy the place."

Lin Xiucai is not useless, he has a relationship with the officials, and soon got two bowls of hot porridge, drank half a bowl by himself, and fed his wife Li Xiu a bowl and a half, he was worried about how to bring the lady over.

There is no village in front of the surrounding, there is no shop in the back, it is not easy to go out, you can only borrow a carriage, an ox cart, and the people of the yamen have a carriage, but the cart is full of rice and noodles, and there is no place for anyone to sit, and with his current situation, he has no strength to enter the city at all.

The boatmen should have planned to spend the night in the surrounding villages.

"There's only one Shanghe Village over there, and there are seventy or eighty families in the village, so we're going late, I'm afraid there is no place to live."

The villagers of Shanghe Village are fierce, and they have their own gangsterism, and the officials have a very bad impression of the villagers, and persuade them not to go to the past to sleep, even if they do, don't expose themselves, especially don't show that they are very rich, although the villagers will not be bold enough to seek money and kill their lives, but stealing property or lions opening their mouths, that group of people will definitely do it.

After the passengers heard this, a group of people touched their pockets, and they were running for their lives, but they had nothing on them, and they were afraid that if they went, they would bring humiliation on themselves and would be driven out. Listening to the description of the officials, the villagers are thorns, and the government has been in lawsuits all the year round, and the officials said that every year there are drowned people in the river, and the villagers of Shanghe Village have people to salvage, and the price of ten taels of silver is the sky-high price of ten taels of silver.

"It's the Longtan Tiger's Den, we have to go too, there is no choice."

Xu Tietou looked at the burned Li Xiu, shook his head and sighed, first go to the village to find a barefoot doctor to ask for a pair of medicines, if it drags on any longer, the person will be finished.

In the end, several people discussed, Mo Daya has been doing farm work all the year round and has great strength, she carried Li Xiu on her back, Xu Tietou carried Lin Xiucai on her back, and several people rushed towards Shanghe Village in the direction pointed out by the officials.

On the road, I met the villagers of Shanghe Village driving an ox cart, on which a roof was made of broken linoleum cloth, and a wooden barrel was placed underneath, revealing a small piece of white.

"Big brother, stop!"

Mo Xiaohe's eyes lit up when she saw the ox cart, she trotted two or three kilometers, and gradually lost her physical strength, but she really couldn't add a burden to her husband Gu Zheng, when she was sad, she was sleepy and had a pillow, and when she saw the ox cart appear, she screamed excitedly.

The driver was a young man, with arms as thick as her calves, muscular, looking powerful, the big man looked not honest, and his eyes revealed a shrewd color.

At the same time as the group was looking at him, the big man was also looking at everyone, and he said slowly, "What are you calling me for?" ”

"Big brother, my cousin has a fever and is in a coma, our group is going to Shanghe Village in front, can you take us for a ride with an ox cart?"

Of course, the shelf in front is small and can't fit too many people, so let Li Xiu go over first, Mo Xiaohe is not in a hurry to hurry, and he can hold on for a while.

"No, I'm going to sell steamed buns in front!"

The big guy refused, the steamed buns in the car were made by the villagers, and he had to go back quickly while the rain was not heavy, and there were hot tofu brains, and those boat passengers were hungry and cold, so they must be able to sell them for a good price.

Send these people to the village and come out again, the steamed buns are cold and affect the taste, not to mention, delay the work, the people of the yamen come to give porridge, in case of giving steamed buns, he can't do business, after all, there is free, who is so stupid to spend money?

Speaking of which, it's all a matter of silver, Mo Xiaohe is not short of money, but when she remembered the words of the servant, she looked embarrassed and hesitated, "Big brother, why don't we buy all the steamed buns, you complete the task, just go back to the village, and bring my cousin back first, how about it?" ”

The man hesitated, but still shook his head, it seemed that he was a bit of a bully, and besides, two large buckets of steamed buns, when would the six people have to eat? He felt that it would be more practical to go to the river to sell.

"When you get to the river, the steamed buns may not be sold."

Gu Zheng pinched his lady's hand, and flickered without changing his face, "We were just in the porridge shed and saw that the people from the yamen were steaming steamed buns, it should be out of the pot at this time, and each person will give two." "The implication is that the yamen gives steamed buns, not silver, but also hot porridge, even if it is a man in the prime of life, he can eat half full, there is no need to spend more money to buy it in the big guy.

"When did the yamen become so generous?" The big man muttered, seeing that the faces of a few people remained unchanged, and believed a few points, this time the official ship was affected by the disaster, and many people died, and the court must send someone to investigate thoroughly.

"I still have a big pot of tofu flowers here." The face was loose, the big guy bargained, and Mo Daya breathed a sigh of relief, just have a chance to talk. Several people said that they were chilling all over, and they happened to drink a big bowl first.

The tofu flowers are delicate, white, marinated in the iron pot, mixed with shredded carrots, fungus, coriander, etc., as well as shredded meat, but it is very real, a bowl of tofu flowers is down, Mo Xiaohe feels that his body is not so tired, and it is no problem to insist on walking to Shanghe Village.

After some bargaining, the big man is shrewd in business, the people are quite honest, they have a lot of people, it is best to live in the village chief's house, the village chief's family has an old house in the west of the village, which was originally distributed to the second son, but his second son goes to work in the city and comes back once or twice a year.

Now the house is empty, everything is available, let them stay for a few days, and be at ease.

If the big guy is big, it is just in line with Mo Xiaohe's mind, and the last few people discussed, Lin Xiucai, Li Xiu and Mo Xiaohe took an ox cart, and the rest of the people hurried, basically arriving at Shanghe Village with their front and back feet. After arriving at the village, the big man led the group straight to the barefoot doctor's house, and the other party saw that Li Xiu was serious, so he grabbed the medicine casually, and didn't mention a word of silver at all, so that everyone hurriedly found a place to rest.

"Huh? If you don't mention the silver, could it be that the lion will open his mouth in the future and can't leave the village without giving money? ”

From the hearsay of the servant, Mo Daya has formed a preconceived concept, and when she saw that the barefoot doctor didn't ask for money, she began to feel weak and wanted to get into the wrong.

However, the group couldn't care so much, and found the village chief, and almost didn't have to say anything, they let them live in the old house, and also asked the village chief's eldest daughter-in-law to bring the family's eggs and vegetables.

"You settle first, and if you need anything, just say it."

The eldest daughter-in-law of the village chief took out the things at home, and the bedding should be dried every once in a while, otherwise it smelled musty, and she and her mother-in-law came to clean the yard two days ago, and now the house is quite clean.

On a rainy day, there was inevitably moisture in the house, and the quilt was wet, Gu Zheng lit the brazier and boiled hot water between the stoves, just three rooms, not crowded.

Mo Xiaohe was puzzled, except for the shrewd surprise of the big man who sold steamed buns, the people in the village seemed to be very simple, which was different from what the officials said, but, perhaps, this is their disguise, maybe they can't look at the surface.

Of course, when a group of people came to borrow it, they didn't intend to take advantage of it, the silver that should be given must be given, and no one was worse than that, as long as the other party didn't go too far, just take advantage of the danger of others.

After drinking a large bowl of thick bitter medicine soup, in the evening, Li Xiu finally regained her senses, she touched her forehead with her hand, looked around, and saw that she was covered with a soft futon, and let out a sigh of relief.

In the evening, Xu Tietou cooked a steaming boiled fish with a layer of chili floating on it.

The fish were not from the river, but from the village pond, and the big man took the initiative to deliver them to the door and charged twenty cents.

In Shanghe Village, fish is a cheap thing, there are too many fish in the river, and most of the ponds in the village are crucian carp, carp and grass carp.

After taking a hot bath and eating boiled fish, Li Xiu quickly fell asleep, breathing steadily, Mo Daya was exhausted, and pulled Xu Tietou into the room early, leaving only Mo Xiaohe and Gu Zheng as husband and wife, sitting on the chair, pondering over the cups and plates.