On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 347 Surplus Food
Xiao Xiao didn't like the Chen family, and they had already calculated that the grain in the warehouse, based on one pound of rice and noodles per person, could feed 200 people for two months.

But it's only October now, and there's no harvest. The wheat seedlings are only an inch long, and it will take four or five months before they can be harvested.

Fortunately, when people from Xutian Village came, they brought with them enough food for about two months.

Now there are only Chinese cabbage, green vegetables, and celery in the fields. There are too many people and they don’t even have enough to eat.

She herself is worried about not having enough food?
Naturally, they don't want to let the Chen family take away food anymore.

But thinking that her mother-in-law was there, she had to agree. Otherwise, if she suppressed the word "filial piety", she would be unable to eat and walk around.

She thought for a while and ran to find Boss Xiao: "Dad, go find some taller people who are not easy to mess with."

Boss Xiao immediately understood what his daughter was planning, and excitedly slapped the table: "We thought of it together."

After he heard the news, he immediately came back to discuss with Mrs. Liu: How to persuade his daughter? How to protect food?

Unfortunately, Ms. Liu said that they should not make things difficult for her daughter and just let her make her own decision.

Boss Xiao thought the same thing. His daughter was not stupid, and she would definitely not give away all the food.

He couldn't help but mutter: "If it were me, I would find a few fierce people to watch on the side and make them think that Zhuangzi has changed hands."

Coincidentally, as soon as he finished speaking, his daughter came over.

Mrs. Liu heard the father and daughter murmuring for a while, and then they both left without giving herself a chance to speak.

She wanted to chase him out, but her son was crying and reaching out, shouting vaguely that he wanted to be hugged, so she had no choice but to hug the child first.

Besides, the steward sent by the Chen family thought that this time, he could transport the food easily.

After all, Mrs. Li is their aunt, and she still lives in the Chen family's village?
The Zhuangzi here is also the Zhuangzi of the Chen family.

From home, you can take whatever you want.

I came back in such a hurry that I only loaded up the food and left.

This time, the master also asked him to bring pork.

That's right, they were afraid of bringing live pigs back. A frightened live pig would keep barking and draw attention to their village, so they planned to let them kill the pigs and transport them back, which would save trouble.

Therefore, when Xiao Xiao came over, he heard the housekeeper from the Chen family saying: "...What are you still doing? Go and boil water, kill two pigs, and pack ten chickens, and collect the eggs and duck eggs." Some, we’ll take them away later.”

Fortunately, the steward at Zhuangzi was not here at this moment, and it was Xiao Erlang who was greeting the steward.

But the housekeeper of the Chen family felt that neither his master nor his aunt paid much attention to Li Ji, the eldest son of the concubine.

Even less would he look down upon a young lady who was born as an ordinary citizen.

What's more, now it was just Xiao Erlang, a young boy, greeting him, which made him feel that he was being slighted.

When Xiao Xiao heard this, she simply stayed outside and didn't go in. Just as Menghui brought tea over, she quietly said to Menghui: "When you go in later, kneel down and beg him..."

After speaking, he patted Menghui on the shoulder: "I believe you can trick people away."

"Miss, you think too highly of this slave." Menghui was a little flustered by being entrusted with the important task, so she took a deep breath before walking in.

Now that we are not in the general's mansion, there is no need to think about snacks or anything like that.

After boiling a few tea eggs, Menghui packed six tea eggs and brewed two cups of black tea, intending to bring them to the housekeeper and Xiao Erlang.

But Xiao Xiao didn't want to take advantage of the housekeeper, so he held up the bowl of eggs before letting her in.

After Menghui entered, she said to Xiao Erlang inside: "Second Young Master, Uncle Xu, please come over." Xiao Erlang naturally knew that the housekeeper from Chen Mansion did not take him seriously.

He almost couldn't bear it any longer, and then he saw Menghui come in.

After hearing what she said, Xiao Erlang was stunned for a moment. Who is Uncle Xu?
The uncle of Xutian Village? That would be too much.

But he quickly realized that he was letting himself go.

He nodded cooperatively: "Steward Jia, sit down for a moment and I'll be back as soon as I can."

As soon as Xiao Erlang went out, Menghui immediately put the tea tray on the coffee table, knelt down and pulled the corner of Butler Jia's robe, trying to squeeze out a few tears: "Butler, help!"

Steward Jia is not the first steward, but the son of the second steward.

Strictly speaking, he can only be regarded as a small steward.

If it weren't for the fact that the Chen family didn't bring many people in charge, it wouldn't have been his turn to appear in front of Governor Chen.

Therefore, he especially likes to be called his butler.

Of course, now that Menghui calls him the housekeeper, it makes him even happier.

After Menghui followed Xiao Xiao, she had good food and clothing. Even if she escaped at this time, she would still have enough to eat and drink.

Even if there are no fancy snacks, you can eat roasted sweet potatoes, roasted taro, roasted peanuts, tea eggs, or eggs with brown sugar. Your complexion will be fair and rosy, even though you are not very pretty.

But a young woman is not that ugly.

It is most difficult to bear the kindness of a beauty. Butler Jia felt moved, took her hand and whispered: "Did the eldest mistress beat you? Do you want to follow me? Or do you want to serve Madam?"

Meng Hui almost couldn't help but slap him.

But when she thought of her master's instructions, she could only choke up: "The eldest mistress is now under custody. Can the eldest housekeeper please save the eldest mistress?"

When he heard her words, Butler Jia's little thoughts that were about to start suddenly flew out of the sky. He squeezed her hand and asked nervously: "What's going on?"

Before he came to Zhuangzi, several boys went to call Xiao Erlang who was not far away to receive him.

He was also doubtful, but Xiao Erlang said that he met him on the road and was too embarrassed to bother Governor Chen's village, so he stayed here.

"The eldest mistress and the others were held hostage. Now those people have occupied our village and locked up the eldest mistress and the important adults in her family. I haven't seen them for several days."

"What?" Butler Jia stood up immediately, preparing to go out to investigate the situation.

But she was afraid of being noticed, so she asked her again: "Isn't Xiao Erlang just walking outside?"

"The second young master is a weak scholar. They didn't take him seriously at all. They only took notice of the third and fourth young masters."

The Fourth Young Master is Xiao Xiao's younger brother, according to the ranking of the male members of the Xiao family.

She dared to say this because Xiao Sanlang went out with his biological father, and Xiao Silang still wouldn't leave now?
Of course they couldn't show up, so she dared to talk nonsense.

Butler Jia asked nervously: "How many people are there?"

Menghui answered honestly: "I guess there are about two hundred people?"

Butler Jia looked at her in confusion again: "If they are really bad guys, why would they let you come and report them?"

Meng Hui looked sad and angry: "Because the second master likes the slave, just, just..."

Although she was a slave, the girl's shame prevented her from saying the following words.