I opened a treasure chest on the road to escape

Chapter 16 Water-seeking skills

"This……"

Uncle Geng's eyes widened. He was actually found by Chen Chuxue. Does she really know the unpredictable skill of finding water?
  He had only heard of this before. There was a powerful old man's association in the village, but the old man had passed away and there was no successor, so the inheritance was cut off.

But I didn't expect Chen Chuxue to do it.

With such a powerful ability, wouldn't she be able to find water if she wants to find it in the future, and there will be no shortage of water at all.

No wonder before leaving, Xiaoxue said to leave the preparation of food and water to her. With such a powerful ability, coupled with the mysterious sixth sense...

Knowing the slightest thing, Chen Chuxue's future will definitely not be low, at least it will not be limited to the countryside like them.

Aunt Geng, who had the same idea, also smiled. Fortunately, their family was on good terms with Chen Chuxue. As long as they did not offend the sisters and even protected their growth, in the future, at least Xiaoyan would follow them, which would be better than following the two of them. .

"That's great, Sister Chuxue, you are still awesome, you can get whatever you want."

Geng Xiaoyan hugged Chen Chuxue's arm excitedly, her eyes full of admiration, "Sister Chuxue, why don't you take a look around and see if you can find the candied haws."

She ate it when her parents took her to town when she was very young, but it was so expensive that a penny could buy a pound of rice.

But I can only buy a bunch of candied haws.

It was her father who bought her a bunch of candied haws after killing the big bug and selling it.

It was just that seven or eight years had passed and she never had the chance to eat that food again. She felt a little regretful in her heart. It was the most delicious food she had ever eaten in her life.

"You, Sister Chuxue, are not a fairy." Aunt Geng reached out and hit her on the head, "Are you confused again?"

"Mom, you keep hitting me on the head, so I'm often confused."

Geng Xiaoyan stuck out her tongue, then quickly hid behind Chen Chuxue, revealing her little head.

Chen Chuxue shrugged and said with a smile, "How is it possible to find candied haws in this barren mountain? However, if we have a chance, we can make candied haws ourselves."

With the treasure chest here, you will definitely have a chance to collect the materials for making candied haws in the future.

Hearing this, Geng Xiaoyan's eyes suddenly lit up, "Yes, why didn't I think of that?"

"Stop dreaming." Aunt Geng's ruthless voice sounded, "The simplest candied haws requires two things, hawthorn and sugar."

"It's pretty good if you can find something to eat these days. If you want hawthorns, unless you are in Jiangnan, you may still be able to find them there."

"Not to mention sugar."

Sugar, a rare item before the famine, was several times more expensive than salt.

Rural people simply can't afford it, and they won't spend such money to buy it.

"Then how about we go to Jiangnan too?"

Geng Xiaoyan couldn't help but say, she couldn't help drooling when she thought of candied haws.

When Chen Chuxue heard this, she felt happy in her heart. She was originally thinking about how to bring up this topic again, but she didn't expect Geng Xiaoyan to actually start it.

"I think it's good, Uncle Geng. Have you seen the situation around you? This means that the entire north is arid and there is no place suitable for survival. Only the south can survive."

Uncle Geng sighed, "Xiaoxue, you don't understand. The south will not let you go there. Don't talk about the south, just talk about the nearest town. You can go in, but you can't stay for too long, let alone settle there."

Then, Uncle Geng revealed the biggest problem.

In areas where there is a famine, the county magistrates may ask the victims to leave, but how can they be allowed to enter the towns where there is no famine, or in other words, there is already a famine.

First, there are many diseases among refugees, so they are worried about being infected.

Second, when disaster victims enter the city, they are prone to causing trouble.

Third, because local resources are not enough, it is natural to focus on the local area first. Adding disaster victims will only increase the consumption of resources.

In short, due to various reasons, many towns prohibit disaster victims from entering the city, let alone settling.

Therefore, if they want to go to Jiangnan, they don't know how many towns they have to pass. Unless they bypass every town, they will not be able to leave the north at all.

Even if they leave the north, it is impossible for those towns in the south to allow the victims of the disaster in the north to enter.

"Is there no other way?" Chen Chuxue felt heavy, and Uncle Geng sighed.

But Aunt Geng said, "There are ways, and it's nothing more than power and benefit."

Unless someone with power helps, or bribes are given.

But there were so many of them, and the guards probably wouldn't be able to let them into the city without dozens of taels.

But a few dozen taels of silver was their only income in several years, and they had already spent it to buy food before the famine.

"Silver, I have it."

Chen Chuxue's eyes lit up. She had just received a box of silver, which amounted to several hundred taels.

With that said, she pretended to go to the car to pick up the package, but she took out the silver from the space.

Several white coins appeared in Chen Chuxue's hands, and the Geng family were dumbfounded.

There must be at least dozens of taels here!
  Chen Chuxue didn't know much about this silver ingot, but Uncle Geng and the others did.

This one only has ten taels, and the three have at least thirty taels.

"This……"

"Xiaoxue, put it away quickly."

Aunt Geng was so panicked for the first time and quickly asked Chen Chuxue to put it away. Then she looked around to make sure no one saw her and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Thirty taels. It is said that the annual salary of a seventh-grade magistrate is only about thirty taels.

Even one tael of silver can buy twenty shi of rice, and one shi is equal to about one hundred kilograms, which is equivalent to 60,000 kilograms of rice.

That was when food prices were at their lowest, and at their highest, you could buy thousands of kilograms of food!

Chen Chuxue actually got more than a dozen taels at a time. The Chen family was indeed not simple.

They have worked hard for decades, but they can't save less than thirty taels.

"what?"

Chen Chuxue's eyes widened when she heard that this one was twelve taels, not one tael as she thought.

Doesn't that mean that her box of silver was not a hundred taels, but a full five hundred taels.

Five hundred taels of silver, which was equivalent to more than 1.5 million in the previous life, made him a millionaire immediately.

With these five hundred taels, they would not have to worry about food or drink even if they arrived in the south of the Yangtze River. They could also buy a house, find some servants, and live comfortably.

After the Geng family was shocked, they told Chen Chuxue, "Xiaoxue, money touches people's hearts, so don't take it out easily."

Chen Chuxue nodded. She was just trying to convince the Geng family that she had enough money and didn't have to worry about starving or freezing when she went to Jiangnan.

There is also money to manage so that they can leave the north and go to Jiangnan.

It's a pity that Uncle Geng sighed, "Let's go south first. As for going to Jiangnan, we'll see when the time comes. Although it's nice outside, it's a cannibalistic world..."

Chen Chuxue opened her mouth. It could be seen that Uncle Geng had experienced something, so he became discouraged about Jiangnan, or the outside world.

She had no choice but to take her time.

However, the most important thing now is to take a shower first. I haven't had a shower in several days and my whole body is covered in the smell of sweat, which is unbearable.

So, several people set up tents and drove Uncle Geng outside the cave, while they took turns watching the wind and taking turns taking a bath.

Originally, Aunt Geng didn't want to waste water, but Chen Chuxue said that there was so much water that she couldn't take it with her, so she might as well take a bath, so she asked Aunt Geng to give up the struggle.

"It's a pity that there is no shampoo or shower gel..."

Chen Chuxue sighed, she would have to find a treasure chest to get these things out later, and it was really inconvenient to wash her hair without shampoo.

(End of this chapter)