Song He'er replied while moving things to the car: "I hid it well, it is impossible for those officers and soldiers to find my things!" ”

Zhang Xiu'e pinched her nose: "You are a little clever ghost, how did you say that your little mother gave birth to you, and when Brother Huan grows up in the future, he is estimated to be the same as you, a little slippery head!" ”

"Hey, hey!"

After saying that, the two pushed the cart and began to return the same way.

When they returned to the ruined temple, Qin Xiaoniang and the others were picking the fruits from the tree, and Brother Huan and Sister Nian were sitting under the tree to play.

"Mother, we're back after shopping!"

Qin Xiaoniang heard the sound and hurriedly jumped down from the tree.

"Is it okay all the way? Tired or not? ”

Song He'er shook her head: "It's all the third aunt pulling the car, how can I be tired." ”

"You, don't say help your third aunt!"

Zhang Xiu'e shook her head nonchalantly and unloaded the fabric from the car: "Sister He is still young, how can she be asked to work?" ”

Qin Xiaoniang was still grateful to this family from the bottom of her heart, she thought that no one in the General's Mansion wanted to get along with their mothers, but she never thought that since there was no Li family, they could be regarded as harmonious along the way.

"Mrs. Zhang, in terms of seniority, you are younger than me, but I am a concubine, you are a lady, and now I am grateful to see you treat me like this."

When Zhang Xiu'e heard this, she suddenly laughed: "When you say this, you are out of sight, if I don't help you, can I help that shrew?" Our room has not suffered under the hands of the Li family, little lady, you are a good person, it is the general who connived at the Li family too much, and all the faults are caused by him! ”

Song He'er knew that her little lady was quite sad when she mentioned the general, such a heartless old thing, just don't mention it.

Thinking about it, Song He'er found a separate topic and interrupted the conversation between the two, "When you buy chicken, do you buy any vegetables or something?" ”

Zhang Xiu'e nodded, "Yes, but I don't dare to buy more, I only bought cabbage, celery, and beans, but these vegetables are also very expensive, I heard the owner of the vegetable shop say that the farmers in front of them have a bad harvest because of the drought this year, so the price of vegetables is higher." ”

Song He'er was a little puzzled, when they came to Shanyang City, they took the waterway, there was a lot of rain there, and they even suffered the impact of the mudslide, why didn't they get rid of it in dozens of miles?

"Third aunt, the water of the Huai River is not far from here, if it is a drought, it would be good to bring some water over, so that it will not be so bitter? Did the boss deliberately deceive you in order to raise the price of the dish? ”

"I thought the same way at first, but I asked a few people one after another, and they all said that Shanyang City is the junction of the south and the north, and there is no water in the south, and the magistrates in the north can't manage it, and they are not allowed to use the water of the Huai River to water the ground!"

Song He'er was angry while listening, it seems that the magistrate of Shanyang County is in a nest with that Zou boss, a snake and a rat, relying on pit the people to make huge profits, and live a shameless life here.

"Okay He'er, don't think about it, we can't stay here longer, it's June Futian, we must arrive in Xinzhou on the eve of the Shangyuan Festival, otherwise the court will blame us, and we will all be killed!" Qin Xiaoniang reminded on the side.

Of course, Song He'er knows what is at stake, but she can't completely ignore these environmental factors, after all, this is the only way for them, and if they don't plan in advance, there will definitely be a lot of trouble on the road.

"Little mother, third aunt, I am worried that the drought here will affect the quality of life of the people, you think, those vegetables were not easy to grow, but now they have been expropriated by the imperial court and sold at a high price in the county seat, then those old farmers in the countryside must have no food to eat, and in the case of starvation, there may be a riot of displaced people......

Zhang Xiu'e felt a little unbelievable, and did not believe Song He'er's analysis.

"I don't think it's likely, the county town is quiet, if there are homeless people, those people are so hungry that they don't go to the county government gate to make trouble? But we don't see any of them today. ”

"Third aunt, you are really sincere! Which county would allow those displaced people to go to the county office? At that time, if it is known by the official, it will definitely be dismissed from the official house! ”

"That's ...... too"

Hearing this, Qin Xiaoniang began to worry again, "Then how can we go to avoid the homeless people?" ”

Song He'er thought for a while, it was impossible to avoid the homeless, and they could only say that they had to leave here while people were not vigilant or were resting, which was the only way.

"Let's go at night, let's go at night, quietly, don't alarm them, and after this piece, everyone can breathe a sigh of relief."

Zhang Xiu'e counted the supplies they were carrying, and then slowly spoke: "We still have half a bag of sweet potatoes, half a bag of cucumbers, about twenty catties of eggs, two geese, ten chickens, and the rest are the vegetables we added today, which are enough to eat for about seven days." ”

Qin Xiaoniang interrupted Zhang Xiu'e's words, "Chickens and geese can't be eaten unless they have to, and once these materials are seen by those displaced people, they won't be enough to stuff their teeth." ”

Song He'er remembered that when she used the space to store materials, she also brought out some rough cakes eaten by people in the kitchen, so it was better to find a place to carry people and give alms to this group of homeless people in advance, so that they could calculate other things.

"Little lady, third aunt, let's hurry up and cook and eat, pack up and go to the road in a while, don't make this clothes first, let's make them when we get to the next place."

"Good!"

After that, Zhang Xiu'e walked to the pot and boiled water.

The steamed sweet potatoes are soft and glutinous, and the children love to eat them, Zhang Xiu'e fried a cabbage again, added some water, and stewed a pot of soup to drink.

Although it is not a delicacy of the mountains and seas, it can also be filled.

After everyone had finished eating, they did not even rest, and began to prepare for their journey.

Because there are too many materials on the car, they can't always be piled up on top of all their heads, so the big guys are all on their backs, so that the people who pull the cart can also be more relaxed.

Chunrao and Chundi carried some fabrics, while Li Qiang's daughter-in-law put the children on the cart and pushed them away with Su Yu's daughter-in-law.

Zhang Xiu'e and Qin Xiaoniang took some vegetables alone, and after the division of labor was clear, several people left the broken temple and began to walk forward.

It was dark and foggy, and the forest was very deserted, so it was inevitable to be frightened to walk in it.

"Tian Niangzi, open these fabrics and cover them for the children, I see that it is cold at night, and the children will not catch a cold when they sleep in the car."

"Oh, good."

As she spoke, Li Qiang's daughter-in-law spread out a large piece of fabric and draped it over the children......

"Little lady, you go slowly, I want to make it easier."