Wu Chao: Take the whole family to escape the famine

Chapter 17 Mizhou City

Before the others could react, Old Hengrong rushed in with a stride.

Seeing the grain piled up in the corner, he knelt down on the ground immediately, and kept shouting: "Thank you, old god, thank you, old god."

The others were at a loss when they heard what Old Hengrong said.

But looking at the obvious food, they couldn't convince themselves that they missed it when they were looking for food yesterday.

Old Heng Rong told them what happened last night.

Everyone listened to old Hengrong telling what happened yesterday like a story, and they felt very happy. They rubbed their eyes to make sure that it was not a dream.

After the old Hengrong finished speaking, he said with an unfathomable face: "The old god must have helped us because we were united, and he also said that the imperial city is not a good place to go, so we have to discuss it and change it again." route."

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Jiang Zhiyue didn't know about all this, because she left the city with her family after putting away the food and water.

It is far away from the county seat now.

This is the main road. Although the Jiang family is no longer with the people of the Jiang family village, they can only follow the road they just walked.

Without the procrastination of the big team, they walked quickly, and after walking for more than an hour, they saw the Jiangjia Village team in the distance.

It was already noon at this moment, and the Jiang family saw from a distance that the team in front seemed to have stopped to rest.

Just after the trouble, they didn't want to go forward to get together again, so they stopped and found a place to rest under the shade of a tree.

It is said that it is the shade of a tree, but in fact it is only the shadow of the trunk and branches slanting down.

It hasn't rained for too long, and even the trees have no vitality, and the top is bare.

After walking for several hours, everyone was tired and hot, Jiang Zhiyue only felt that her body was sticky from sweat, and she pulled her clothes uncomfortably.

Seeing the people dripping with sweat again, Jiang Zhiyue asked Da Lang and the others to take out the tarpaulin from the car, and tied the corners with ropes to several adjacent trees.

Although it can't completely block the sun shining on people, it is much more comfortable than sitting under the sun.

Jiang Zhiyue looked at the large shadow that was covered, and beckoned others to go in too.

A few straw mats were placed on the ground, and she took the lead in occupying a place to lie on.

"Ah, comfortable~"

Jiang Zhiyue lay on the straw mat, her body stretched out in a big shape, and she stretched comfortably.

Mrs. Zhang laughed when she saw it, and said with a smile: "Look at you, you don't look like a girl at all."

The Jiang family and the four members of the Wang family have long been familiar with it.

The Jiang family felt that ever since Jiang Zhiyue broke up with Jiang Zhilan after she fell into the water, she seemed to have opened up a strange second vein of Ren and Du, and became more joyful than before.

And the Jiang Zhiyue that the Wang family saw when they lived here had this kind of temperament. At the beginning, they sighed that the Jiang family was really spoiled for girls, but now they have calmed down.

On the contrary, old man Jiang Kangde sneaked a few surprised glances.

His legs and feet are not very good, so he rarely goes out.

Most of the sources of information to the outside are family members chatting or muttering a few words during meals.

All I could hear was how well-behaved Jiang Zhiyue was, how smart she was.

It seemed different from what he knew.

But seeing that no one showed any surprise, he suppressed the confusion in his heart.

It must be because he hasn't been out much in the past few years, so he doesn't know what the girl's family looks like.

Right, that is it!

Mr. Jiang Kangde brainwashed himself, and soon convinced himself.

Jiang Zhiyue lay on the ground and heard her grandma complain, raised a hand and shook it.

The little head also shook in cooperation.

"No, no, how boring it would be if everyone was the same."

"It is precisely because everyone is a different firework that they have colorful lives and encounters, don't you think so?"

Everyone laughed, and replied in unison: "What Zhiyue said is true."

Rokuro was attracted by other things in her words.

He asked curiously: "Sister, what do fireworks look like? Have you ever seen fireworks?"

"Of course it is..." Jiang Zhiyue realized that she almost said something wrong, and quickly corrected it: "I haven't seen it, but sister has seen firecrackers."

I've seen quite a few in my previous life, but the 'she' here probably hasn't seen fireworks.

Ordinarily, people just buy some firecrackers for Chinese New Year. Fireworks are a luxury that nobles and wealthy businessmen can play with, but ordinary people cannot buy them.

Saburo Shiro Goro also came over to listen, and couldn't help feeling a little regretful when she said that she had never seen her before.

"Sister, I haven't seen it either. I heard that fireworks are much more beautiful than firecrackers, and they can even fly into the sky."

"I heard that it is still colorful, I don't know if I will have a chance to see it, hey~" Saburo sighed heavily, feeling a little regretful.

Jiang Zhiyue comforted them and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely see it."

As they talked, the Zhang family also prepared lunch.

Today's lunch is noodles, but there is a poached egg in each bowl of noodles, and three large slices of meat that look delicious.

Anyway, they are all from my own family, and Mrs. Zhang didn't hide it anymore when cooking.

Everyone smelled the scent, and they all looked in the same direction at the same time.

It is really a blessing to be able to eat such a bowl of noodles on the way to flee from famine.

Everyone was holding a bowl of noodles, and they ate happily. They felt so happy not to follow the big team.

Otherwise, the feeling of not daring to eat when there is food is really too aggrieved.

Several people praised while eating, and Jiang Jiawulang, Jiang Zhiyue's younger brother, said vaguely while eating noodles, ""

"Cheeky... Mom, your cooking is getting better and better now... Puffy... you're almost catching up with Third Aunt's cooking skills."

There was a lot of laughter here, and the Jiangjia Villagers in front also stopped to prepare for dinner.

However, the food in their hands is limited, and few of them cook with fire. Most of them take out the dry food pancakes prepared in advance and take a few mouthfuls, and then take two sips of water to moisten their mouths and dare not eat any more.

After eating her own half of the pancake, Jiang Daya, the daughter of Jiang Kangde's eldest son, leaned against the tree trunk to squint for a while.

But as soon as he turned his head, he saw the Jiang family a few hundred meters away.

She suddenly regained her energy, patted her mother's arm and said, "Mother, do you see the Second Grandfather's family over there?"

Her mother looked in the direction she pointed, and she saw a group of figures not far away.

But what does it look like covering it?
Humph, I really enjoy it.

She rolled her eyes and said, "I still said I won't follow the team, so I'm still following."

"Second Grandpa's family must have regretted it. Heng Rong will definitely not let them come back easily for what my cousin did too much." Jiang Daya said proudly.

As Jiang Daya was talking, she heard her second aunt answer: "It's best not to come back, because there will be more burdens to eat when you come back."

She was talking about her father-in-law, Jiang Kangde.

After finishing speaking, he continued: "We came late this morning, do you know why that girl was kicked out of the team because of the quarrel?"

Jiang Daya's mother and daughter became interested, and quickly asked, "Why?"

Second Aunt Jiang Daya continued with an unhappy face: "Aunt Wu told me just now that they found food in the city last night, and filled a whole cart."

"The food was originally found in the city, and we came here together. Why should their family eat so much food all by themselves?"

"Besides, their family has a cart full of food, so there is no shortage of food, so the food should be given to us."

"They have food but don't give it to us, and they have the face to say that Jiang Yuzhao is kind to our family. Pooh, black-hearted stuff, the whole family is not a good thing."

While talking, Jiang Daya's third aunt also joined in, and she also had a heartache when she heard this.

She said: "That is to say, we are sincere. Daddy insists on being with Second Uncle and the others. We also left him two catties of grain. If we had known that they had found so much grain, we shouldn't have given them a single grain of rice."

The more they talked, the more they were filled with righteous indignation, as if Jiang Zhiyue and the others had done some heinous thing.

In the end, even Jiang Kangde's three sons were persuaded.

He felt that his father insisted on following Jiang Zhiyue's family because he must have known that their family had found a lot of food.

How could such a good thing not be told to their own sons!
A few people felt resentment in their hearts, and they felt more and more innocent.

Several people thought bitterly: When they want to return to the team, they must ask for more food from them.

In addition to them, many people saw the Jiang family following behind the team.

Everyone had different ideas, some wanted to ask for food from the Jiang family, some gloated at the jokes, and some were complacently waiting for the Jiang family to beg for mercy.

Even if there are some who think that the Jiang family is right, they don't dare to stand up and say something for them now. If they are also kicked out of the team, there is really no place to cry.

After resting for a while, Jiang Hengrong stood up, glanced back in the direction of the Jiang family, and snorted coldly.

As long as a little girl dared to insult him again and again, he just waited for them to cry and beg for mercy.

At that time, I thought it would be so easy to come back, but it was impossible.

Jiang Zhiyue and the others knew nothing about their thoughts.

Because they are discussing the next route.

Originally, their plan was to go east with everyone in Jiangjia Village, and then take a detour to the southeast before the Third Prince's fiefdom.

Now that something like this happened, they wondered if they could change the route, so they stopped being with them.

Fortunately, they had already made preparations in advance. Jiang Yuchao made a simple version of the topographic map of the Wu Dynasty in the school early in the town.

Although there are many places that are not detailed enough, it is enough for them.

Jiang Yuchao unfolded the topographic map and laid it on the ground. Jiang Zhiyue knelt on the ground, looking at the route on the topographic map, trying to choose a more suitable route.

Others walked over to join in the fun after eating.

"We are not far from the county seat now. If we continue to walk eastward along this road for about [-] kilometers, we will reach the boundary of Mizhou City. After passing through Mizhou City, we will head southeast."

"We've all come to Mizhou City, why don't we just stay there, after all, we are the prince's subjects, and the city should take us in too." Mr. Jiang Kangde asked.

Jiang Zhiyue never considered settling around Mizhou City from the very beginning, for two reasons.

One is that locust plagues and earthquakes occurred in the counties and counties around Mizhou. Although Mizhou was safe and sound in her memory, the people affected by the disaster would definitely flock there.

If there are too many people, if the government does not handle it well, it will easily lead to riots. What's more, even if the government is willing to accept so many people, there must not be so many places to resettle them.

The second and most important thing is that Mizhou is next to the fief of the Fourth Prince.

The fourth prince is the male lead in the book, and his ambition is definitely not small. Now that the emperor is seriously ill, if one day hiccups, he will definitely be the first to strike at the third prince who has no influence from his mother's family.

Then going to Mizhou City, isn't it like a sheep falling into the mouth of a wolf?

When the time comes, there will be war and chaos, and there will be no way to hide.

However, Jiang Zhiyue still explained: "Grandpa, there are many disasters in Mizhou now, everyone is crowding into Mizhou City, but the people that Mizhou City can accept are limited."

"So let's make a plan early and not compete with others for that possibility. Let's go to the south of Wu Dynasty, where the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the generals of the territory have well guarded the border. There is no better place than that. "

The others had no objection to what Jiang Zhiyue said, but Mr. Jiang Kangde looked hesitant.

According to what Hengrong said a few days ago, they wanted to go to the fief of the fourth prince or around the imperial city. If he went to the south, he would really never see those bastards again.

To say how angry he was when he first set off, how hesitant he is now.

Although those of him are not very competitive, but after all, they are their own, and if they really leave, I still feel a little bit reluctant.

Thinking of what happened in the morning, the old man was very sad.

The daughters-in-law who sang together just wanted to leave him alone, and the second daughter-in-law, don't think he didn't know that the second daughter-in-law took the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and wanted to push him down.

The last two catties of grain left behind were still a bit moldy old grain from last year.

He sighed and said, "Grandpa, think about it carefully."

Jiang Zhiyue nodded in agreement, knowing that this matter could not be forced.

After discussing things, the group looked up again, and the team in front had already left without knowing when.

They also began to pack their things and prepare to go, otherwise it would be dark in a while.

I don't know if they were walking too fast or the group in front was walking too slowly.

In the evening, they met again.

But this time Jiang Zhiyue asked them to drive the ox cart closer, there happened to be a few rocks there, and they rested behind it.

Thinking of overtaking them and going ahead of them the next morning.

They parked the ox cart closer, and everyone in Jiangjia Village spotted them immediately.

But no one dared to come here, even Song Furong was stopped by her daughter-in-law when she saw that Zhang wanted to come over and say something.

From a distance, I saw them arguing for a few words, but finally sat down.

Aunt Wu cast a sideways glance, walked over to Jiang Hengrong's mother-in-law and sat down.

"Let me just say, if this person doesn't know how to be subdued, then he can't do it. Isn't he just following up?"

Jiang Hengrong's mother-in-law took his words and laughed and said, "Isn't it just that a junior who doesn't understand the rules will implicate the whole family."

They didn't like the Jiang family, and they sang one sentence after another, without lowering their voices at all, and even deliberately raised their voices a little in order to humiliate Jiang Zhiyue.

Mrs. Jiang listened behind, she couldn't even cook anymore, and immediately wanted to pick up the spatula and give the two old women a blow.

Two shitty bastards dared to scold her precious granddaughter.

(End of this chapter)