Xiaoxiao cold and rainy night, miserable green and red, miserable wind and bitter rain.

The Xiao brothers took turns to drive the mule cart, and also took out the rope that had been prepared long ago and tied it to the mule cart, so that the people who followed behind could just hold the rope and walk.

That way, you don't have to worry about falling and you don't have to worry about getting lost.

Xiao Wei held the rope and walked forward with sore feet.

Fortunately, the original body often went back and forth between the town and her hometown, otherwise she would have fallen down early by now.

Wearing a robe, it was hot and heavy, blocking the rain, but it was covered in sweat.

The soaked cloth shoes are stuck to the wet mud, how much is it twice as heavy?

When I walked to the back, I could still feel blisters on the soles of my feet, and it hurt with every step.

Tired, sore and unable to sleep, she understood how miserable it was for the poor to flee, this was simply not a human life.

When the sky was bright, Xiao Youfu saw two pavilions on the side of the road, revealing the firelight, he also wiped the rain on his face, and drove the mule cart over: "Let's rest first." ”

Xiao Yougui saw that it was the owner of the restaurant inside, and stepped forward to greet him with a fist: "Shopkeeper Wu!" ”

It's hard to be unfamiliar, and I have to send fresh meat to the restaurant almost every day.

"Yo, it's expensive," Shopkeeper Wu was not tall, round and fat, and looked kind, he swept over their group with a look in his eyes, and greeted warmly: "Come in and rest, I didn't expect us to have this fate." ”

It's a loss that the remote land is worthless now, and this pavilion is big enough, and the two families won't be crowded.

Originally, the carriage and mule cart of Wu's shopkeeper were also in the pavilion, and now they can only move the carriage and horses out first.

There were straws stacked in the pavilion, and Xiao Youfu took local materials, pulled a lot of straw and put them on the ground, so that the family could sit down and rest first.

Liu was afraid that his daughters would suffer from the cold, so he quickly took out the sheets and asked his brother and daughter-in-law to circle them, and asked the daughters to change their clothes, shoes and socks first, and then change them with her and Wu.

Later, it was the men's turn to change their clothes.

Old man Xiao brought a few stones from outside, and Mrs. Xiao put on the pot and began to boil rice porridge.

Xiao Xiao and his family did not grow food at home, only planted some vegetables and fruits, and they couldn't eat them at home, so they sent them to the town to sell them in the season, and fed chickens, ducks and pigs when the season passed.

Therefore, the grain, rice, and flour are all bought from the neighbors.

And Xiao Yougui's family also bought them from the villagers.

Therefore, the family did not have much grain in stock, and later the price of grain rose sharply, and they were even more reluctant to buy more.

Therefore, now the two families together are only more than 60 catties of brown rice, more than 30 catties of flour, and some dried vegetables.

Now there are twelve people to eat at every meal, but it really makes Mrs. Xiao worried.

If you let the family eat with a free stomach, this will be enough to eat for six or seven days, right?

After more than half an hour, the Wu family started eating first.

The Wu family deserves to open a restaurant, and they made a big pot of bacon and rice in the early morning, which is fragrant and makes people drool.

When it's your turn to eat, it's brown rice porridge, and it's not sticky at all.

Xiao Xiao suspected that her grandmother wanted everyone to eat and be full.

She now misses the two sweet potato fields in her hometown that she hasn't dug yet, and she doesn't know who is cheaper.

Xiao Youfu also frowned: "Mother, didn't you boil eggs and duck eggs last night?" I took it out and ate it hot, and on such a hot day, it would be rancid if I kept it. ”

He spends a lot of money, anyway, after the Liu family came back with his daughters, he ate three meals a day in a small restaurant.

Now such a porridge with clear soup and little water is really not filling.

Mrs. Xiao discussed with him in a good voice: "Boss, it's raining outside now, we can't leave for a while, so can we eat eggs at noon?" ”

If someone else asks for eggs, she can scold them back, but in the face of her eldest son, she is a little worried in her heart.

Otherwise, according to her idea, it would be enough for the granddaughters to drink a small half bowl of porridge.

Xiao Youfu also knew that there was not much food, let alone where to buy food, so he didn't say anything.

Xiao Xiao also took the opportunity to come to his side and whispered: "Dad, sweet potatoes are usually dug at the end of August, and our sweet potatoes are not dug up, if the people on the side of the road also run away, can we take the opportunity to dig sweet potatoes?" ”

Xiao Youfu's eyes lit up after hearing this: "You are still a junior, you are clever, and your brain is turning fast, let's pay more attention to it." ”

After he finished speaking, he originally wanted to go out for a walk, but when he saw that there were many shopkeepers Wu and many men, he hesitated and leaned over to inquire: "Shopkeeper Wu, take the liberty of asking, where are you going to go?" ”

Mr. and Mrs. Wu only brought two sons and a daughter, as well as two young maids, as well as a mother-in-law and a maid.

They just looked at the crowd, but Shopkeeper Wu knew in his heart that although his two sons were nineteen and sixteen years old, they only studied in the academy on weekdays, and they didn't have anything to do.

The two boys are also seventeen or eighteen years old, but they only follow their sons in the academy on weekdays.

They are all children who have never experienced anything, and they are afraid that they will encounter something on the road, and they will not be able to bear it.

And Xiao Yougui is a pig killer and has a lot of strength.

This Xiao Youfu, he is not familiar with it, but even if he has good facial features, he is also a little gangster, and he is not easy to mess with.

He also felt that if the two families could go on the road together, they would also be able to take care of each other.

At the very least, there are many people, and ordinary homeless people dare not provoke them.

Therefore, he said very kindly: "We are going to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to find my sister, where are you going?" If there is no destination, why don't we go together and have a care? ”

More than ten years ago, his sister was accepted by the county order to be a good concubine.

It's a pity that the county order will change places in three years, otherwise his family would not be so embarrassed.

Xiao Youfu looked at the young man on their side closely, and he understood why Shopkeeper Wu would release kindness: "Then thank Shopkeeper Wu." ”

After gossiping for a while and inquiring about the news, Xiao Youfu returned to his own side, urging the Liu family to lie in it and squint for a while, and he himself closed his eyes and began to sleep.

When Xiao Xiao woke up, he found that the two sisters on the side were still sleeping, on the other side were his mother and father, and then on the second uncle's family.

Well, this is also a Chase shop based on the ground.

I didn't see my grandfather and grandmother.

The family on the other side was much more particular, and deliberately covered it with a cloth.

But that's okay, she can bear her family sleeping on straw, and she really can't stand the stranger on the other side.

After walking for too long, her calves were sore, and she sat up cross-legged, and when she looked at the soles of her feet, there were indeed five foot blisters.

The straw is squirming, Liu is very vigilant, he woke up when he heard the movement, and saw the little daughter looking at her feet with a sad face, her heart was astringent, and she whispered softly: "Little girl, my mother will pick it up for you, and it will be fine soon." ”

Xiao Lian was also woken up, yawned, and said whimfully: "I also have a few blisters under my feet, and my mother also picked them up for me, right?" ”

Xiao Wei also opened his eyes when he heard the sound, and said in a low voice: "Mother, you also have blisters, right?" ”

Xiao Youfu, who was far away, also woke up, and when he heard the words of their mother and daughter, he felt very uncomfortable: It is difficult to go out, lack of food, lack of cars and horses, what should I do?