Chapter 43: Otherworld 2: Lingqiao Town
When dealing with Zhan Daliang, Jia Yu no longer covered it up, and from time to time he would pick up stones and throw them on the trees, and when the birds were frightened, Jia Yu shot another arrow.
It's a pity that this side was affected by the drought, and Jia Yu hit twenty or thirty trees all the way, and only three or two birds flew out in fright.
On the one hand, he was happy for the harvest, and on the other hand, he was happy for his only son's ability and ability, and he couldn't help but be grateful to his son's teacher for his dedication and education.
The father and son walked inside for more than an hour, but they still did not find any traces of animal activity, nor did they look for any water source, so they had no choice but to give up and walk.
During this period, it was inevitable that others would find something wrong, and Zhan Daliang used a sickle to make up for the two little ladies a few times.
Gao Erya and the others were very happy to see the two birds in Zhan Daliang's hand, and Li Meihua was even more smiling, and said straightly: "Mancang damn, quickly take out the salt and smear it." ”
Zhan Manliang and the other four little ones heard this, their little faces drooped down immediately, and Zhan Daya cleverly grabbed Li Meihua's pants and coaxed: "Milk, the weather is so hot, if you don't use a lot of salt, the little bird will stink soon." ”
Zhan Manfu hurriedly followed, "Yes, milk, it's not cost-effective, it's better to eat, only when you're full will you have the strength to hurry." ”
Although Zhan Erya is only a little over three years old, because the patriarchal situation of the old Zhan family is not too serious, and he is the youngest of the grandchildren, everyone let her sake, and she is the most ghostly horse spirit on weekdays. ”
Jia Yu got a lot of ready-made food last night, even if he opened a small stove every day, he could last for three or five years, and he didn't believe in the craftsmanship of the Zhan family, so it didn't matter if they didn't get meat to eat, but Zhan Erya, the little girl, was soft and coquettish, so Jia Yu couldn't help but think of Yingchun, and remembered the little girls in the mansion who didn't end well in the previous life, and his heart couldn't help but soften.
In his previous life, he really did a lot of things wrong, after his grandmother passed away, and his wife and eldest son also left him, he was disheartened, he really didn't raise his children well, so that they ended up like that.
Especially after studying in China in a different world and receiving red education, this kind of cognition is particularly clear and profound.
Now, Jia Yu only thinks about hiding in these small worlds to experience and experience, and when he learns that ability and returns to the origin world, he will definitely protect the children's health and pass on his grandfather's life's painstaking efforts.
Jia Yu stretched out his hand and touched Zhan Erya's little head, looked at Li Meihua and said with a smile: "Milk, Da Ya Manfu is right, the weather is hot, let's not spend that salted meat." ”
Li Meihua glared at Jia Yu viciously when she heard this, "Hmph, I know that I spoil my younger brothers and sisters below, and I don't know that I feel sorry for my wife and son." Okay, for the sake of these two birds, you can kill one of them, but the other one will have to be pickled. ”
Jia Yu couldn't cry or laugh when he heard this, and said softly: "Milk, what are you talking about, when did I stop feeling sorry for you?" In this way, I am in charge, and now the legs of this little bird belong to you and your master. ”
Li Meihua hurriedly waved her hand again and again, "Don't don't, your father and I are both old, isn't it a waste to eat so well?" I'd better give you a few small ones to eat. ”
"Hahahaha......"
Everyone in the Zhan family couldn't help laughing when they saw Li Meihua's embarrassed appearance, and the three little ones were all clever enough to come to Li Meihua's body to grind and amuse.
In the evening, at the insistence of the three brothers Jia Yu and Zhan Daliang, the two bird legs were still given to Li Meihua and Lao Zhan, and the rest of the meat was divided with a small chopstick, and even the bones were cleaned by the three small ones.
The next day, near noon, the group finally came to the neighboring town of Lingqiao Town.
Because they have not been looking for water for more than two days in a row, they are now thirsting for water more than for rice.
Fortunately, the former West Village was the first wave of people to flee the famine; The chaos in Lingqiao Town is not serious at this time, and there is no decree prohibiting the entry and exit of displaced people, so everyone can still go in to buy rice, grain and water.
However, there were more than 230 displaced people in Qianxi Village, which was a huge amount, and after discussions between the patriarch and many elders, it was finally decided that each family would send a strong laborer to the city in batches to purchase materials and inquire about the news.
Under Jia Yu's strong request, the patriarch took into account the news that Jia Yu brought back two days ago, and thought that Jia Yu was a flexible brain and could handle things, so he gave his approval.
After paying two cents to enter the city, Jia Yu looked at Zhan Dazhu who was pushing the cart and said, "Uncle, I want to go to the classmate I know to inquire about something, why don't you leave it at that?" ”
Zhan Dazhu looked at Jia Yu's thin and thin appearance, and said to Yin Yin with annoyance: "Okay." But now that the world is chaotic, you should be careful of these, it really can't work, let's not force it. I knew I should have brought the scythe in so that you could defend yourself. ”
Jia Yu shook his head and smiled, and reminded: "Uncle, haven't you forgotten that I have martial arts. ”
Zhan Dazhu was stunned, raised his hand and punched Jia Yu, and scolded with a smile: "Eh, it's true, who made you kid too good at pretending, so that I don't pay attention to it, and I can't remember it at all." ”
"Okay, let's not talk about it, you go, I have to hurry up and buy water."
Jia Yu took out a small silver coin from his arms that Cheng Haoran had prepared, and Sai Zhan Dazhu was in his hand, "This is the silver money I got from secretly copying books for the bookstore before, so let's take it to buy things." ”
Zhan Dazhu didn't see the real thing, but when he heard Jia Yu say this, he hurriedly held it tightly, looked left and right, and scolded in a low voice: "What's the matter with you kid, how can you get the money out here, I'm afraid that others won't rob it or what?" ”
As he spoke, Zhan Dazhu hammered Jia Yu's shoulder for a while with the hand holding the small silver bill, and said, "Okay, okay, let's go quickly, Uncle will watch it." ”
Separated from Zhan Dazhu, Jia Yu walked in the direction of Dongcheng Beicheng, where the official eunuch squire lived.
Escaping the famine consumes rice, food and water, but it also consumes more money.
Although he asked Cheng Haoran to prepare some gold and silver bills for rewarding earlier, and also got some previous things from Ye Hehua, the money did not come out, and the old Taoist priest who lived in seclusion in the mountains should not have so much money.
After thinking about it, Jia Yu wanted to exchange the recipe he had specially memorized in Huaguo for some money, food and materials. But I just don't know if the rice shop restaurant in this town is also closed.
The further he went, the more gloomy Jia Yu's face became, the situation was as bad as he had guessed before, the rice shops and restaurants in Beicheng had basically closed, and there were no people selling food on either side of the street.
However, looking at the looks of passers-by, they were not restless except for the sad looks, as if they were going to overthrow the county government and smash the desperate and furious appearance of the rich households, Jia Yu speculated that this town should have a fixed time and place to open warehouses and sell grain, otherwise the hungry and red-eyed people could be so peaceful.