Dressed as the best old lady in the famine years, I suddenly became rich

"We thought so too." Father Yin nodded, feeling lucky in his heart, "Fortunately, we have prepared some food before departure."

If he had gone all the way and bought things as he had thought before, their family would be hungry now.

Who would have thought that there would suddenly be rumors of a locust plague, so much so that the grain merchants would take notice and store grain without selling it.

"My bosses and I have seen many people begging on the streets in the city, and many people queued up to buy water. When I asked, a bucket of water cost seventy cents. We were really taking advantage of the situation."

After sighing with emotion, Yin Tang left. He still had to travel tomorrow. Everyone finished their work and went back early to rest.

It was obvious the next day that the government officials were not in a good mood, and they used more force in their whips when setting off.

Several children were not in the bullock cart. They were in good spirits in the morning. They came down with Yang Sanqing and his disciples to relax their muscles and walk beside the bullock cart.

Yang Yi then said to Ke Muqing, "Master, the people who followed us left in the morning."

"So fast?" Ke Muqing was shocked, "You've just been following me for two days and you're not following me anymore?"

"Perhaps it was the right time to employ people. He watched us for two days and called us back if nothing unusual was found." This is what Yang Yi guessed.

Ke Muqing thought about it. Maybe the people behind the scenes saw that she was so poor that she couldn't bear to spend three hundred coins a night per person, so they felt that there was nothing to keep an eye on.

After all, what kind of big spenders can a poor and poor old farm lady come up with?

But Ke Muqing could really breathe a sigh of relief after the person following him left.

The exiled prisoners did not eat their first lunch of the day until noon. After learning that they would only have lunch for the next day, everyone cried and cursed, and finally had to accept this fact with shame.

Yin Tang rode over to talk to Ke Xiucai, "Dad, the boss plans to go into the mountains to see if he can catch some prey. We won't be on our way today."

Speaking of this, Yin Tang scratched his head and said, "The boss asked me to ask if there is any food at home that can be sold to us. The boss said that he can buy it from us at the price of 150 yuan per catty in the county."

Wang Jianzhong and his party arrived late yesterday. The grain shops in the city were all closed. The grain in their hands was supplied from the county government office, but it was not one-third of the amount that was supposed to be provided according to the quota.

Ke Xiucai looked directly at Ke Muqing, and when he saw Ke Muqing nodded and made a one sign, Ke Xiucai agreed.

"Under the current situation, it will be difficult to buy food in the next county. Our families will share the food together and give you a total of one hundred catties. Since we are taking care of each other along the way, we should help each other."

He said he came to inquire, but everyone knew that since he sent Yin Tang to talk about this matter, he wanted Ke Xiucai and his party not to refuse.

Yin Tang loaded the grain on his horse and left. Wang Jianzhong and others only left four government officials to guard the prisoners and led the rest into the mountains.

After dinner, Ke Muqing left Yang Yi and others to watch the oxcart, and also led his family into the mountains to dig wild vegetables and collect firewood.

"Mom, this place is drier than our county. When you enter the forest, many trees are dead." Feng Ying said.

"It's hard for them to go hunting. I'm afraid those animals have moved elsewhere." Chen Changtai looked around, "It's good to be able to hunt pheasants and rabbits."

In drought years, even wild fruits are hard to come by in the mountains. The unripe ones are picked early by animals like squirrels. Without rain, wild vegetables grow like crooked melons and cracked dates. Ke Muqing and his party went into the mountain and accompanied Dr. Zhou to dig herbs all afternoon, and then came out holding the dead branches that could be seen everywhere as firewood.

Yang Yi and others had already set up the tent. Ke Muqing asked the children to go in and rest. He went to the back of the ox cart to get some things, and then walked to the carriage where Mrs. Li San was.

"Auntie, why are you here?" When Mrs. Li San saw Ke Muqing, she quickly stood up to greet her, and the smile on her face was not fake at all.

"I'm here to bring you food." Ke Muqing explained, "I was too busy to bring you too many things before, but now is the right time, so I will bring you some more while no one is paying attention. "

Mrs. Li San looked shocked. Ke Muqing smiled and put the grain on Mrs. Li San's carriage, explaining, "Your golden hairpin is worth a lot of money. I can't just give it to you with that little grain without conscience." Changed away."

After passing through two counties in a row and unable to buy food, Mrs. Li San must be very anxious. Recently, the yamen servant said that the exiled prisoners were only given one steamed bun a day, which made Mrs. Li San even more anxious.

"Auntie has already given enough for that day." Mrs. Li San said, "I didn't expect that auntie would still..." today.

Ever since the Li family was ransacked, Mrs. Li San had seen a lot of kindness. This was the first kindness Mrs. Li San had encountered in these days, except for her natal family and the dismissed servants of the Li family.

Or from an aunt I’ve never met.

"If you still need anything, just come to me quietly. My family has its own way of getting food. Since it's a business, you have to be honest." Ke Muqing patted the back of Mrs. Li San's hand.
"Take it with peace of mind. If I weren't afraid that there would be too much food here all at once, it would be too dazzling. Otherwise, I would have to bring you some more today. You eat these first, and I will bring them to you after you finish."

After saying that, Ke Muqing ignored Mrs. Li San's attempts to stay and refused, waved her hand and left happily.

That was a full thousand taels. Ke Muqing was willing to earn Mrs. Li San's money, but he would never earn it without conscience.

Mrs. Li San's property is responsible for the lives of more than a dozen members of the Li family, old and young.

Although the future of the Li family does not exist in the memory of the original owner, and he does not know whether the Li family will always be lonely or whether there will be a day of recovery in the future, Ke Muqing always admires people like the Li family in his heart.

When Ke Muqing returned to the tent, Yang Shuangshuang and others were talking around Fu'er. Seeing Ke Muqing coming back, Yang Shuangshuang waved to Ke Muqing.

"Grandma, come on! Today is Fu'er's birthday!" Yang Shuangshuang said, "I gave Fu'er a flower head as a birthday gift."

Yang Chengzhuo scratched his head, "Grandma, I gave Cousin Fu'er a bunch of my candied haws as a birthday gift."

Being able to pick out a bit of food from his own mouth shows that Yang Chengzhuo put his heart into this birthday gift.

Ke Muqing smiled softly, nodded Yang Chengzhuo's head, and then asked Fu'er, "Is there anything you want?"

Fu'er was holding a gift from Yang Shuangshuang and others in her arms. Although it was not expensive, it was all from their heart. Fu'er was smiling happily.

Hearing Ke Muqing's words, Fu'er shook his head, "I don't lack anything now, and I don't want anything. Since I came home, I feel that I am very happy every day."

If this was the previous owner's house, the birthday of a child born in a family like Fu'er was not taken seriously by the owner's family. Even her parents and brother could only cook her a bowl of noodles quietly, and give her a birthday gift quietly, which would save money. Too much publicity made the owner unhappy.

Happy Lantern Festival everyone!