My whole family was in exile, and I relied on my space to buy half of my country.

Chapter 36

The exiled prisoner heard that the official was going to the lake to get food, and he was immediately ready to follow him.

The refugees at the back of the team heard that there was food, so they followed without a second thought.

However, when they arrived at the lake and saw that the official was getting river mussels, everyone was a little disappointed.

This thing has a strong fishy smell, and you might even eat a mouthful of mud.

But now that everyone was hungry, they didn't care about being picky and dug out mussels in the mud.

Maybe it’s because of the rain and rising water, but there are many river mussels on the shore, so it’s easy to pick them up.After a while, everyone picked up a lot.

Lu Shiyan also took his younger siblings to the lake and picked up two sacks.

Hearing that he had to rest for an hour, Jiang Tangtang simply used the official's big pot to steam a simple version of pumpkin cake.

While he was busy, Lu Shiyan came back with two large bags of river mussels, "How do I get these clam shells?"

"So many?" Jiang Tangtang looked at the two sacks of mussels in surprise.

"My eldest brother moved quickly, so I picked up more. In the same time, those people didn't pick up half as much as my eldest brother!" Lu Shili raised his neck very proudly and said good things about his eldest brother.

The eldest brother is awesome, and he feels proud that he is better than himself.

"Wash it clean and put it in a bucket. I'll get it later!" Jiang Tangtang was just thankful that he had brought out a few stainless steel buckets from the space that day.

Although every time when he brought water, Lu Shiyan would frown and think deeply when he saw the bucket, studying the workmanship and material of the bucket.

But Jiang Tangtang insisted that he bought it from a street vendor in the city, and Lu Shiyan couldn't say anything.

Lu Shiyan and Lu Shili carried buckets back to the lake. When they were cleaning the mussels again, people began to come back from the lake with mussels.

At this time, the pumpkin cake on the steamer was also ready, and the fragrance kept wafting out.

Smelling the fragrance, another refugee knelt in front of Jiang Tangtang and begged: "My lord, please be kind and give us a bite to eat!"

"I'm just an exiled prisoner, and I'm not qualified to give you food." Jiang Tangtang looked away, trying not to look at the poor children.

Seeing Liang Jiamin coming back, she quickly handed the pastries in the pot to Liang Jiamin and turned away.

Liang Jiamin waved the whip in his hand and said with a fierce look on his face: "Go, go, go! If you want food, go to the government to ask for it. We are running errands and don't have any extra to share with you."

Several women trembled in fright, and the children beside them started crying in fear. They quickly took their children and fled.

The ferocity of the officers and soldiers and Jiang Tangtang's indifference made the refugees following the team hesitate to continue following.

One of the reasons why they followed the exile team was that they had no choice but to know where to go.

Another reason is because Jiang Tangtang has shown kindness to them.

But now, seeing that Jiang Tangtang was frightened by what happened the night before and refused to help them anymore, some people backed down and wanted to take their children to the nearest county.

A black-faced woman said: "Let's go, Qiuniang, they are unwilling to help, and we will die if we follow them."

He Qiuniang shook her head and said: "But what's the use of going to the county? When was there a disaster, the court helped us? It's good if we don't increase the tax burden. Do you still want the court to distribute food?"

As soon as she said this, the scene fell into silence.

They all fled from the same village, and this was not the first time they had been in trouble.

I remember that one year there was a locust plague, and the village had no harvest. Everyone had to go to the mountains to find wild vegetables and tree roots to satisfy their hunger.But instead of distributing relief grains, the government increased the tax burden and forced many families to sell their children.

This time it was worse than before.No matter how difficult it was before, at least we still had a house and land.

But now, the house and ground are flooded, and everything is gone.

They did not dare to hold out hope for the government.

He Qiuniang said after a while: "I think that girl has a good heart. If those murderers hadn't wanted to rob them last night, she wouldn't have done this to us today."

"What's the use of having a good heart? She is just a prisoner! I think she is powerless even if she has a good heart."

The black-faced woman stood up with her child and said: "If you ask me, there is always a way to survive in the city. Whether you are giving porridge to the rich or looking for a job in the city, you can always survive. But following these exiles Prisoners? Are you planning to go into exile with them?

"No matter what you think, I'm going to the city to find a way to survive anyway." After saying that, the black-faced woman took the child and left.

Several other women hesitated for a moment and then followed the black-faced woman.

Apart from He Qiuniang's family, there is another family left.

The two families discussed for a while and found Jiang Tangtang again.

He Qiuniang knelt in front of Jiang Tangtang and said: "Your Excellency, my family and I are willing to sell ourselves as servants and serve you in the future. All we want is to give us a bite to eat."

Hu Dangui also said: "Your Majesty, please accept us! We are all honest farmers. We can do anything. As long as we give our children something to eat, we can do anything."

Jiang Tangtang was shocked by what the two said.

"But, I am an exiled prisoner now, how can I buy you? And if you follow us, you have to go to exile together. Have you really thought about it clearly?"

"As long as you can survive, nothing else matters." He Qiuniang took a child, a 13-year-old sister-in-law, and an elderly mother-in-law with her.

Hu Dangui was the woman whom Jiang Tangtang couldn't stand last night and gave her his rations.

In addition to a three-year-old child, she also has a teenage brother.

In fact, both families have little labor force and are still burdened.Most people who buy slaves would not buy such a family.

Jiang Tangtang is mainly soft-hearted.

But there are some things that need to be said clearly first.

"It's not impossible to accept you, but as you can see, we are just exiled prisoners now, and our rations are all provided by officials. If I want to give you food, I can only save it from our family's rations. Are you willing to give your children food to eat and you to eat wild vegetables?"

"Yes, yes!" The two women nodded repeatedly: "As long as we give our children a bite, we will be satisfied. We can eat anything, and we can dig the wild vegetables ourselves."

Jiang Tangtang said: "This place is still more than ten days away from the place where we were exiled. You have to take your children on the journey every day. Can you bear this hardship?"

"We were used to doing menial work in the countryside. We just walked, so we had no problem. We would also help with the work while walking."

As they spoke, the two women presented the mussels they had picked up today, indicating that the mussels they had picked up belonged to them as well.

"Then wait a minute, I'll ask my husband." Jiang Tangtang mainly asked Lu Shiyan what procedures he had to go through to buy someone.

Although she once again committed the problem of being soft-hearted, she still had to be on guard against others. Since she had agreed to buy her as a slave, she had to complete the necessary procedures.

(End of this chapter)