Chapter 7: Refugees

Chen Mofan meant that if he took rice from the Jiang family, he would only let Uncle Chen send it out, and the Jiang family really didn't need to spend money to support such a large group of people.

"In that case, you can take it at the original price, I am going to sell it for one hundred and twenty wen a catty, and you will buy it for eighty wen a catty, and after you go back, you will still tell your father that it is one hundred and twenty wen a catty, take out some less, give the grain to your mother, and let your mother hide it." Jiang Yuanyuan nodded.

"Thank you." Chen Mofan pursed his lips and smiled.

"Isn't one hundred and twenty pounds too expensive?" Jiang Xuan asked worriedly, "The grain on weekdays is only sixty or so wen a catty, which is still good rice." ”

"Will you settle the account, I bought it back is seventy or eighty pounds, the road fare, the cost of inviting people must be counted, I have to earn a little no matter what, I am not a Bodhisattva, I can afford to eat, if I can't afford to borrow, double it back to me next year." Jiang Yuanyuan glanced at Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan grabbed his head.

Jiang Xuan didn't know how to settle accounts, and Jiang Yuanyuan didn't plan to explain in detail, "Let's go, let's go to dinner." ”

Jiang Yuanyuan went to send breakfast to the shopkeeper Liu, and handed it over to the shopkeeper Liu to watch, Jiang Yuanyuan is still more assured, the shopkeeper Liu is a clear person, there is no deviation in doing things, he lost his wife in his early years, left a pair of children, he raised his children, and did not marry Xuxian, now that the children have grown up and become a family, he began to find some shopkeeper work to do, when Jiang Yuanyuan proposed to eat three taels of silver every month, he basically agreed without much hesitation, packed up the package and lived in the field.

There are still some vegetables and meat on this side of the field, Jiang Yuanyuan asked Shopkeeper Liu to cook by himself when he is hungry, you can go to their place to eat on weekdays, and you can cook it yourself if you don't want to come.

I ran to Jiang Qian and Sun Hui again to tell me about my return, I had a meal at Jiang Qian's house in the evening, and I met again after a long absence, Jiang Yuanyuan kneaded Bai Xue with hatred, I didn't see each other for a month and a half, Bai Xue and Jiang Yuanyuan were a little estranged, but at the end of the day, I seemed to have found the previous feeling again, and I relied on Jiang Yuanyuan's body all the time at night.

When she went to bed at night, Jiang Yuanyuan was still thinking that she would get up early tomorrow morning and give some of the things she brought back to Jiang Qian and them, and then she would prepare for selling food.

However, while they were sleeping, a group of refugees had already crossed Liangzhou City and walked towards them.

It was the dead of night, a commotion woke Jiang Yuanyuan up, when she got up, Jiang Yuanyuan was very panicked, she lay on the window and looked out, and saw a lot of firelight rushing towards this side in a daze, her heart was tight, Jiang Yuanyuan hurriedly put on her clothes and put all the money in the box under the bed and put it on her chest, a heavy pile of silver, and there were silver melon seeds and land deeds given by Bai He.

"Open the door! Open the door!! The door was smashed, Jiang Yuanyuan didn't know what to do with a bag of silver, she picked up the ignorant Bai Xue, and put the money under Bai Xue's legs, Bai Xue was woken up, crying with a face like she was going to cry.

"Yuanyuan!!" Jiang Xuan pushed open the door, his placket was still open, his hair was messy, and he was holding Xun'er who was crying in his hand.

"Sister! Brother! The third son was also brought over by Chen Mofan, Jiang Yuanyuan's heart tightened, and she was about to say something, when the door was smashed open, with a bang, Bai Xue shook in fright, Chen Mofan came over and protected them all behind him, staring at the intruder with a vigilant face.

"Wow~" Xun'er was still crying, Jiang Xuan patted Xun'er's back and blocked Jiang Yuanyuan.

A group of ragged men rushed in, all stinking and their eyes glowing green, staring at the people in the room.

A man with a torch squeezed in, looking at the people in the room, he was smiling, his eyes were full of madness.

"Take what you want to eat, don't come over!" Chen Mofan said loudly, holding a long stick in his hand, his fingers turning white from the hard pinching.

"Come out! Come out! Come out! The man gestured to the door, and the crowd began to shake their torches, and they made a way for them to go out.

Jiang Xuan glanced at Jiang Yuanyuan, pulled Chen Mofan's clothes, Chen Mofan twisted his eyebrows, and slowly led them out.

The third son held Jiang Yuanyuan's clothes, Jiang Yuanyuan hugged Bai Xue, Jiang Xuan walked behind, holding Xun'er who was crying with one hand, and Jiang Yuanyuan's shoulder with the other.

When they had reached the courtyard, the group began to rush into the house, shouting for joy and waving torches, and scurrying around the house, while the three adults and three children stood in the courtyard.

Jiang Yuanyuan didn't have time to put on her clothes, she simply put them on her body, she originally wanted to tidy up her clothes, because she put the money bag between her breasts, she was afraid that something would be wrong, but she was afraid that her movements would attract the attention of these people with red light in their eyes, so she stood stiffly and motionless.

The man who had been smiling at them with a torch was standing on the steps and looking at them, still smiling, but with the kind of smile that looked at the food with interest.

The coldness crawled inch by inch all over the aunt, Jiang Yuanyuan heard the sound of the bowl breaking in the kitchen, heard the sound of them knocking on the pot with something, the door was smashed by them, the window was also smashed by them, Jiang Yuanyuan heard the sound of her own breathing, it was strange, it was so noisy, but she could still hear her own breathing.

This short time has passed for such a long time, these people are frantically rummaging, Jiang Yuanyuan clearly saw that the vegetables in the vegetable field have been pulled out by them, and they have not even let go of the roots.

But the only thing that made Jiang Yuanyuan happy was that although they pushed all the shelves in the yard and turned over the haystacks, they didn't find the cellar mouth that was covered by soil.

Jiang Yuanyuan saw a child, he was not as big as the third child, he was particularly thin, he couldn't rob those adults, so he rummaged on the ground inch by inch, didn't let go of a grain of rice, cherished it and put it in his pocket, the dried corn cob and pepper hanging on the door beam were also snatched away early, he squatted on the ground, looking for those fallen corn kernels.

Xiao Sanzi hugged Jiang Yuanyuan's legs tightly, looking at them in fear, although he has been a beggar since he was a child, but the beggars of the same age will take care of each other, they have never seen such a person, their eyes are as green as a wolf, and they look at them hideously, as if they are food.

The crowd left in a mighty way, Jiang Yuanyuan watched the last person leave, and then her clenched teeth relaxed, Jiang Xuan took Xun'er away, Xun'er was already tired, just humming slowly, Chen Mofan turned around and glanced at them, with some worry in his eyes.

"Go back and see your parents." Jiang Xuan hoarsely said in his throat, "Be careful." ”

"Hmm......" Chen Mofan nodded, "Be careful." ”

He handed the stick to Jiang Xuan and rushed out, Jiang Yuanyuan moved, and the cold touch made her realize that she was not wearing shoes.

"Hmm......" felt the pain after realizing it, and his toes subconsciously curled up, Xiao Sanzi looked down, and quickly took off his shoes and put them at Jiang Yuanyuan's feet, Jiang Xuan noticed it, patted Xiao Sanzi's shoulder and asked Xiao Sanzi to find his sister's shoes.

[ps: I forgot I said no, the little third son didn't change his name, he still called them brother and sister]

Xiao Sanzi ran to Jiang Yuanyuan's room, there was a ping pong sound in the room, Xiao Sanzi walked out with a pair of shoes, Jiang Yuanyuan gave Jiang Xuan's shoes to Jiang Xuan and stepped on his own shoes.

"Little third son, take my brother and go to the room for a while, I'll clean up the room." Jiang Xuan handed Xun'er to the third son, Jiang Yuanyuan carried Bai Xue to her room, the room was very messy, the cabinet was knocked down, the things in the cabinet were pulled out, the quilt was taken away, only a bed was left, some cotton was ripped out, and the things on the dresser were pulled to the ground, scattered in a mess.

Bai Xue's shoulders twitched, and she had been crying just now, but because she couldn't cry, Jiang Yuanyuan didn't notice it just now.

"Don't cry, don't cry, aunt kiss." Jiang Yuanyuan patted Bai Xue's quilt, she helped up the chair that had fallen down, tested it, and sat on it, "Bai Xue is the most well-behaved, don't cry or cry." ”

"Sister......" Xiao Sanzi hugged Xun'er and looked at Jiang Yuanyuan with winked eyes, Jiang Yuanyuan patted the position next to him and rubbed Xiao Sanzi's head.

"It's okay, it's going to be fine."

Jiang Xuan cleaned out the room, Jiang Yuanyuan hugged the sleeping Bai Xue, Xun'er also fell asleep, looking at the two children sleeping on the bed, Jiang Yuanyuan sighed lowly.

"Brother, you go and see how the field is going, and see how Shopkeeper Liu is." Jiang Yuanyuan said to Jiang Xuan, "I'll clean up at home with my little third son." ”

"Well, stay safe." Jiang Xuan's hand to pack his clothes paused, nodded, put down his clothes and ran out.

"Help me clean up, if you have torn clothes or something, just put them aside first, and I'll mend them." Jiang Yuanyuan cheered up and said, smiling hard.

The little third son is very well-behaved, he helped Jiang Yuanyuan clean up Jiang Xuan's room, and then went to Jiang Yuanyuan's room, and cleaned it up little by little, two bench legs were broken, Jiang Yuanyuan piled them up in the yard, a few clothes were missing, and a few were broken, fortunately, Bai Xue's cloak was still there, and it was good, this was left by Bai He to Bai Xue.

After cleaning up these two rooms, Jiang Yuanyuan went to the kitchen, and the kitchen was even more miserable, in the sheepfold, a puddle of wool and blood was left, and a few chickens in the family were gone, Jiang Yuanyuan remembered that when she watched those people leave, she didn't see anyone taking chickens, nor did she see anyone taking meat or anything, unless... They ate it raw.

I couldn't help but feel cold for a moment, maybe someone was just hiding, the sky was dark, and this group of people stinked, maybe I just didn't see it.