My whole family has crossed with Goldfinger

Chapter 10 Chapter [-]: Make all the preparations

Mrs. Xu led Ma and Zhou to sew cloth bags and make coarse cloth shoes.

Xu Yinyin, Xu Chunshan and Zhang Xiulan followed Wuya to crush the bark of the elm tree. They had several baskets on their backs, and they had to drag it until night.

They didn't know it well at first, but after seeing Wuya's setbacks, they will.

Mrs. Xu glanced at it from time to time, and the more she looked, the more surprised she felt.

In the usual way, even if it is busy harvesting, it is difficult to catch the three of them working together. Either one ran away, or the other ran away. I can do a lot of work when I find them, and I will be mad when I am mad. Hard to find.

Like now, honestly, three of them are working, isn't it rare!

This is really a brain slap, did you work hard?

Mrs. Xu muttered a few words secretly, but her heart became happy again.

Like this, the whole family is working together, which is very good.

Otherwise, the third and third couples are always lazy, and she, as a mother, can't control it, and it's also very difficult.

Xu Dajun and Xu Sanlang came back after noon, but Xu Chunhe and his brothers didn't get home until dark.

After everyone came back, old man Xu asked them to ask about the situation together.

Xu Dajun first said: "My uncle and uncle didn't even think about responding to my words. They said that my mother wanted to follow, and they also went together. They had no choice but to flee from famine. If you leave now, everyone can still leave. Together, with a companion."

Old man Xu nodded, and looked at Xu Chunhe again.

Xu Chunhe went on to say: "My father-in-law refused to leave. I heard that our family is about to flee famine, and they gave me half a bag of grain behind my uncle's back, so that we can take care of ourselves along the way."

Old man Xu thought about the cloth bag brought back by the boss just now, and he was not surprised that the in-laws did not leave. The Ma family has always been better off than them, and the family has more food, and they still have food in their area. Flee with them.

I didn't borrow food before, and my son watched over it, so it was not easy to borrow.

Knowing that they are leaving now, being able to secretly give half a bag of food to the boss is also a heart for Ma Shi's daughter.

He nodded to show that he understood, and asked the other two.

Xu Chunhe continued: "Uncle said that he would go with us, but at the little sister-in-law's house, he only said that he should consider it. I guess [-]% of them will not leave."

The old man Xu listened, it was all in his expectation, the life of his brother-in-law's family was worse than theirs, and there were so many people, there was no food to eat, and he would definitely flee the famine.

As for Chunxi's husband's family, although life is not as good as that of Ma's family, but with a small population, they can still live on.

Who wants to flee famine unless it is absolutely necessary.

Once you choose to flee famine, you are a homeless refugee, and no one cares if you die outside.

Old man Xu was not surprised, nodded and asked the boss to carry the bag to his wife.

Xu Chunhe was honest and went without thinking too much.

Mrs. Ma knew that her father was not fleeing famine, so she gave her half a bag of food, her eyes were red, she wiped her eyes, and if she didn't leave, she must go with her husband and son. .

"Hurry up and give the food to your mother."

After hearing this, Xu Chunhe turned his head and carried the bag back to the upper room.

Old man Xu nodded when he saw it, and didn't ask any more questions. He just asked the old lady to keep it and make dry food together tomorrow.

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The elm bark that was bruised for a day yesterday is ground and dried in the sun today.

Xu Yinyin's hands were blistered, but she didn't say a word.

It was because Zhang Xiulan knew that her daughter had never suffered such hardships when she was a child, so she felt a little distressed, but she didn't say anything to tell her not to do it. The whole family is busy with work, so it's not good for her to rest. catch my breath.

The whole morning was spent grinding flour, and in the afternoon, Xu Yinyin saw Mrs. Xu and Ma Shi, one by one, heat the elm bark powder and mix it with chaff and grass clippings to make steamed buns.

The finished product, Xu Yinyin's throat hurts even after looking at it more than once.

Bran, Doha has a loud voice.

Thinking that they were going to eat this on the way to flee the famine, Xu Yinyin wanted to cry.

But she didn't cry, because there was still something delicious.

That is fried rice.

Grind the rice without the shell, pour it into the pot without oil, and fry it slowly on a low heat. The fried rice will all turn golden and fragrant, and you want to eat it just looking at it.

With this fried rice to eat, Xu Yinyin felt that she could barely accept the cornbread.

Anyway, you don't have to eat all the corn bread.

The Xu family went up and down, and it took two days to make all the food in the family into dry food.

On the evening of the day of departure, everyone gathered in the upper room.

In front of everyone, old man Xu began to distribute dry food.

The fried rice is packed in small cloth bags, one bag for each person, and the old man Xu reminded him to tie them up next to his body. They can’t be taken out until the Wowotou is finished. It’s everyone’s last ration. If anyone can’t help it Finish eating first, then don't think about other people giving him back later.

Xu Yinyin felt that these words were purely for them to listen to, and they would be the ones who would "steal" here.

Immediately, he followed the others loudly and said "Got it!"

As for the Wowotou, there are two large sacks in total, and the small half sack of rations that Mrs. Xu had hidden before. At that time, before the locusts came, there were not many Wowotou made with fresh elm leaves and corn flour. Distributed to each person's head, only one person can get two.

It was also the "consultation fee" that Xu Yinyin saw Xu Chunlin give to the doctor before.

In addition, the most important thing is to eat only one meal in the past two days, and the remaining two gourds of water will be carried by Mrs. Xu herself.

Along the way, no one wants to drink until it is too dry to open your mouth.

Even if you can't open your mouth, you can only take a sip.

The whole Yunzhou was in a drought, and they had to walk for more than half a month to get out of Yunzhou to Qingzhou, relying on their feet.

In other words, for more than half a month, they can only rely on water from these two kettles.

Can't help it!
After dividing up the dry rations, old man Xu asked the old woman to distribute the newly made rough cloth shoes to the people and ask them to wear them when they set off.

There is also the issue of bringing belongings.

There were too many to take with me, so I took away a small pot, several bowls, two wooden barrels, a kitchen knife, a chopping knife, a shoulder pole, a hoe, and half a jar of salt left at home. Varied.

In addition, in addition to the clothes on their bodies, each person brought their own best clothes, as well as winter cotton-padded jackets and trousers.

The whole family is gathered together, which is also a lot.

Fortunately, there is a cart at home, and the family belongings and the bags of dry food are all stacked on the cart and pushed around, which is much more convenient.

Just bring cotton-padded jackets and cotton trousers, because it will be cold after autumn, and they are going to the north to escape the famine, and the cold will be earlier, others understand.

But I don't understand why I have to bring my best clothes. If I'm fleeing famine, I'm almost a beggar, and I can still wear flowers?

The reason why old man Xu arranged this way was because he thought that when he arrived in Qingzhou, he would go to find his little sister. The whole family should tidy up and tidy up, look like a beggar, and call the little sister-in-law's house People think they are poor relatives who went to fight the autumn wind.

They went to seek refuge with the younger sister, but they didn't want the younger sister to support them, they just wanted to have an acquaintance there who could help them find out about settling down and settling down.

The money he paid for selling the house and the land added up to a few tens of taels.

I can't buy water or much food here, but in Taiping Qingzhou, it is enough for a family to build a house and settle down.

As for the subsequent survival, the sons and grandsons all have hands and feet, and they can earn money no matter what.

As long as you can live, take your time.

I can't tell right now.

(End of this chapter)