Dressed as the best old lady in the famine years, I suddenly became rich

Ke Muqing said, "There is also a small cellar at home. I also put some food in it. It is reserved for my sister and two daughters. When they move here, my uncle does not need to share it with them."

Yang Li is an absolutely fair, kind-hearted person with a clear mind, so Ke Muqing must make these things clear in advance.

Before locking the cellars last night, Ke Muqing specially added a lot of grain and salt to the two cellars. When everyone wants to escape from famine, the grain will be enough to last them until they escape from the drought.

That's all Ke Muqing can do.

Before she left, she wanted to sell some grain to the villagers for three cents per pound, but the current situation did not allow her to have any extra kindness.

The prerequisite for protecting others is to protect yourself first.

So Ke Muqing can only help the villagers in this way.

Yang Lizheng hid the key in his palm and held it firmly.

At this moment, he was so choked up that he didn't know what to say.

He lowered his head and pressed the corners of his eyes for a long time before saying, "It's a dangerous journey here. Your own safety is the top priority in everything, and don't worry about the folks who stay here. As long as I still have breath, I will lead them to live well."

Farewell words are like a drunken scholar who has endless poems to recite.

The sadness of parting lingers in everyone's heart.

There are as many words of cherishment and as many words of safe journey as there are many reluctant farewells, but in the end we still have to turn our backs on everyone and embark on the road to leave home.

Ke Muqing took her children to Wangshan Town first. When she arrived at the door of Ke's house, she happened to meet Dr. Zhou's family. The two families exchanged a few words and entered Ke's house together.

After entering the door, I realized that Ke Xiuxiang and Ke Xiufang had been there for a while with their children.

"Mom." Both sisters' eyes were red, and it looked like they had cried.

Ke Muqing held one hand and pulled the other to the side to talk alone, comforting them with a gentle voice.

But the parting was about to begin, and as soon as they comforted each other and hugged Ke Muqing, they cried even harder.

"My mother and I used to have a bad temper and didn't want to go back to my parents' home. I've just become my mother's beloved child not long ago. Mom, you are leaving now. My daughter can't bear to leave you."

Ke Xiuxiang felt very upset, "If I had known that I would separate from my mother so soon, I shouldn't have been so angry with my mother before."

"Silly girl, it's just a temporary separation, but it doesn't mean we won't see each other again. Once the boys in the family have accomplished their studies, we will still come back. After all, this is the root of our Yang family." Ke Muqing patted the backs of their hands. "Both mother and grandfather are no longer in the town. From now on, you will have to live on your own."

"Fortunately, your Aunt Hongxiu is still here. If you need anything, go to her. She has a lively mind since she was a child, has many ideas, and has a good temper."

The two sisters nodded while crying.

"Don't cry yet. Mom is going to tell you something. You must remember it in your heart."

Ke Muqing stretched out his hand to wipe the tears of the two sisters, and then quietly stuffed the two cloth bags he had prepared before departure into the two of them.

"You remember what mother said, I am afraid that life in the county will become more and more difficult in the future. If someone at home comes to borrow food, they must not borrow it easily."

"Now the food outside costs twenty-five cents per catty. In the future, you may not be able to buy it even for fifty cents per catty." "Your village has a large and mixed population, and your integrity is not as fair and convincing as Yang Lizheng's. Our village There are elders here who have watched you grow up. If things get worse outside, you will move back to your parents’ home. My mother and your aunt have also said this. When the time comes, you will live together and take care of each other."

"Our house has a lot of room, and the three of you can live in it. The key to the house is placed with you Yang Lizheng, and your aunt also has one. After you move back, Yang Lizheng will also take care of you."

"My mother donated three wells in the village. If you move back, no one in the village will object. In short, there are wells in your own yard, so you don't have to compete with others for water."

Speaking of this, Ke Muqing pointed at the bag.

"There is a key in the bag that mother gave you. It is the key to the small cellar at home. This small cellar was secretly dug by you and your father before they were alive. Only mother knew about it before. Now mother tells you that the entrance to the cellar is in the woodshed. , you move the pile of firewood away from the window, pry open the board, and you will find the entrance. There is a locked door in the cellar."

"Mom left some grain, salt and dried meat for you two sisters in the cellar. I won't let you go hungry."

"Your aunt's family also has food hidden in our house, in the locked room in the corner of the north wing. The food in it was bought by your aunt's family."

"There is also a piece of paper in the bag. You can open it secretly when you go home. You must remember the pattern on it firmly in your mind."

"Mom, I hope I am overthinking it, but I have to prepare for the worst."

"In the future, if there is no way for you to survive here, and you have to embark on the road to escape, remember to walk all the way to the road that mother and we took, and go south to find mother."

"My mother will leave marks for you along the way. The marks are just like the ones on the paper. If you see this mark on any tree or stone along the way, you can dig around and look around. Mother will know Leave some food for you.”

"The days in the future may become more and more difficult, but remember, your mother and your brothers are waiting for your reunion. No matter how difficult the days are, you must endure it."

This is the only way Ke Muqing can think of to help these two girls in the future.

She didn't care how much food she might waste along the way, as long as she could leave an extra way for these two girls to survive, it would be good.

"Mom, there's no need for this. Food is so expensive nowadays, what's the difference between doing this and burning money?" Ke Xiufang shook her head quickly, "Mom has left us enough."

Ke Muqing waved his hand, "Don't try to persuade me, I just told you two sisters about my arrangement."

Ke Muqing hurriedly explained everything that needed to be said. After Ke Muqing sat at Ke's house for a while, they all set off to the county seat together.

The families of Yang Xiufang and Yang Xiuxiang were only sent to the intersection out of the town. They cried until their voices were hoarse and their hands almost broke. They watched the backs of their relatives shrink little by little and then disappear from the field of vision.

Everyone stayed at Lou's house that night. At dawn the next morning, everyone had packed up and set off to meet at the city gate.

Everyone only waited for less than a quarter of an hour before Yin Tang and his team of government officials escorted the prisoners exiled to Lingnan to the city gate.

Ke Muqing had heard from Yin Tang that there were a lot of prisoners in exile, but when he looked at the city gate, he saw a dense crowd of people. A rough calculation showed that there were at least more than a hundred people, which was still so many that Ke Muqing was shocked.

It can be seen that during this period, many more criminals were confiscated and exiled.

Yin Tang, who was walking in the yamen team, trotted over when he saw Ke Muqing and others arriving.

I originally wanted to slowly make up for the lack of updates in the past few days, but I started catching a cold in the past two days. I couldn't wake up every day. I felt so groggy that I could fall asleep at any time~

So I will update after I get better from the cold~