During famine years, I had a divination slip in hand, and my whole family ate chicken, duck, fish, a

Ye Dali said reassuringly,

"It's alright, Qingqing, I'll carry everything. You and your sister-in-law can walk slowly behind."

"But we still have to walk, right? It's twenty miles, won't we be exhausted by the time we get to town?"

"How about I carry the wolf pelt or something, you carry me, brother!"

Ye Qingqing looked depressed.

Although he had learned agility and martial arts from a young age, the original owner was lazy and his physical fitness was not up to par.

She sensed it when she leaped up the tree last time; the Taoist lightness skill could only be used to half its full potential on this body.

"Second girl, come here."

Ye Youliang lifted a corner of the mat on the kang (heated brick bed), fumbled around for a few copper coins, and stuffed them into Ye Qingqing's hand.

Once you get onto the official road, there are oxcarts that pull your feet; you can take a ride for five coins.

"Pick Huanhuan up and let her sit down. Try to negotiate the price; eight coins should be fine."

Her father's blatant favoritism towards her was completely unsurprising to her elder brother, sister-in-law, and Cui Cui, who acted as if it were the norm!

The copper coins were so hot from being heated on the earthen kang (heated brick bed) that Ye Qingqing felt a little embarrassed.

Unlike the original owner, she didn't take it for granted and quickly stuffed the copper coin back into her hands.

"No need, Dad! Let's go, it's only twenty miles. I've been eating too much meat these past few days, it'll help digest my food."

The first time they were offered money, they refused. Ye Dali, Li Chunyan, and Ye Cuicui looked at each other, thinking they were seeing things.

"Brother Dazhuang, this is all the family can offer, please don't look down on it!"

Ye Dali set up a broken wooden plank in the woodshed and covered it with a thick layer of straw.

These days, cotton cloth is valuable, and cotton is even more precious. No one has extra quilts. Everyone has one radish and one quilt for each person.

He brought his own bedding and managed to make a bed.

After all, he has a wife. At worst, he can just share a bed with her at night. It's warmer to sleep with his wife in his arms.

Who knows, if you cuddle for a few days, you might even have a son.

Thank you.

Looking at the thick bedding, Ye Dazhuang's long eyelashes cast a shadow on his eye sockets, and his dark eyes trembled slightly.

"You're welcome, you saved my two sisters, I don't even know how to thank you enough!"

Ye Dali pushed the earthenware basin with the burning charcoal fire to the bedside, smiled憨厚ly, "Add firewood if it gets cold at night. Don't worry about wasting firewood, I go up the mountain to collect it every day!"

Ye Dazhuang nodded slightly, "Mm."

After Ye Dali left, he slowly sat on the bed, stretched out his hands to warm them over a fire in a ceramic basin, and fell into deep thought for a long time.

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Ye Qingqing was awakened by the sounds of pots and pans being washed in the yard.

My first thought was to find out who Ye Dazhuang was and whether I could take him in.

"Spiritual divination sticks, please tell me whether this person is destined for good or bad fortune."

"Clang..."

The divination sticks emitted a crisp sound, shook a few times, and each revealed small, glowing characters:

[Great fortune: This person is of noble status. If you take him in and wait for him to regain his senses, you will be rewarded with a thousand gold pieces and a hundred acres of fertile land.]

[Zhongji: Possesses exceptional martial arts skills and superb archery; with his assistance, hunting will be bountiful.]

[Extremely unlucky: Your enemies are tracking you and will arrive here in a hundred days. If you are discovered by them first, you may face certain death.]

"Hiss... So you're some unknown dignitary! No wonder you speak with such refinement!"

Ye Qingqing took a deep breath.

This is truly an auspicious sign. As long as this person regains consciousness, we can give him a reward of a thousand taels of silver and a hundred acres of fertile land as a token of our gratitude. It's definitely worth it!

Even if he can't remember who he is, he can still make a fortune by going up the mountain with her.

A small lucky sign is also good.

As for the extremely unlucky divination slip, that was a bit frightening, a death sentence, and she didn't want to touch it at all.

However, there was an important prerequisite for the misfortune foreshadowed by the ominous divination, which Ye Qingqing keenly noticed.

Having been a fortune teller for so many years, she naturally knows that every word on the divination slip is meaningful and contains important information.

That is the phrase "one hundred days later"!

One hundred days later, Ye Dazhuang's enemies will "come to this place," which means that the past three months have been peaceful.

So, if Ye Dazhuang remembers who she is before the ominous sign comes true, she will not only be able to collect the reward, but the danger will also be gone.

If he still can't remember by then, it's fine. We can just find a safe place for him to hide.

However, if his enemy can find out who took him in, he will surely be able to find out who took him in. What if he kills him to vent his anger?

Ye Qingqing scratched her nose and gave a disdainful smile.

Three months is enough for him to earn money. If all else fails, the whole family can move to a place where no one knows them, buy a house, start a small business, and live a peaceful and stable life.

As long as the divination slips are there, she will always be one step ahead of Ye Dazhuang's enemies!

Ye Qingqing is determined to take in this unknown "Ye Dazhuang," who is of noble birth and can reward others with thousands of gold coins and hundreds of acres of fertile land with a single stroke!

Ye Qingqing reached out and picked off the two fortune sticks, "Great Fortune" and "Small Fortune," and with a wave of her hand, the three fortune sticks disappeared from her sight.

She stretched out her arms and yawned, feeling refreshed.

Good days are finally here!

Li Chunyan cooked a pot of thick millet porridge, stuck a ring of multigrain flatbread around the edge of the pot, washed a few scallions, chopped a plate of pickled cabbage, and served it on the table.

Ye Qingqing didn't like the bitter taste of mixed grains, so she drank a bowl of porridge with pickled vegetables.

Ye Dazhuang seemed to be like her, only drinking porridge and unable to swallow the hard-to-swallow mixed grain pancakes.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Ye Dali stuffed the rolled-up wolf and roe deer skins into his basket, then strung together several pieces of frozen roe deer meat with straw rope, carrying two pieces in each hand, and led his family out.

Ye Dazhuang took the roe deer meat from Ye Dazhuang's hand without saying a word, and silently followed behind everyone.

Little Huanhuan was still a little sleepy, so Li Chunyan, Ye Qingqing, and Ye Cuicui took turns carrying her on their backs and in their arms, dragging her along for three or four miles before they reached the main road.

Ye Qingqing was so tired that she was covered in a white sweat.

If I had to walk twenty miles to town, wouldn't my legs be ruined?

No, I absolutely have to take the car!

It's not like I can't sit down; I can't make myself suffer!

"Ding-dong... Ding-dong..."

Just then, an oxcart came along the main road. On the cart sat an old woman, dressed quite neatly with her hair combed. At her feet was a basket covered with a cloth, as if she were going to town to see her daughter.

Otherwise, who would be willing to spend five coins to ride in an oxcart!

"How many people are there? Want to get on?"

The driver saw people by the roadside and urged his oxen to catch up, trying to get their business. "Brother, it's twenty li to town. By the time your whole family gets there, it will be noon. You won't be able to sell your things at the morning market."

Five yuan each, and if you bring all the babies, it's included!

Ye Dali gave a muffled snort, "No..."

"Sit! Sit in an oxcart!"

Ye Qingqing, carrying Xiao Huanhuan on her back, ran to the driver, blinked, and said, "Boss, can I get a seat if I don't have money?"

The driver was taken aback. "Young lady, are you making fun of your uncle? Who's going to give you money if you don't have any...?"