After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

The Queen Mother and her entourage returned to the city first. Due to physical inconvenience, Liu Yunxiang rested for one night in the camp and was escorted back to the city by Jiang Yuan the next day.

In the carriage, Liu Yunxiang looked at the bags of food piled in front of him and was speechless.

According to Jiang Yuan, this was the food they raised outside the city for the camp on the outskirts of Beijing.

Well, it's only enough for one person to drink a bowl of gruel.

Although Yan Mu, reminded by Liu Yunxiang, had an early insight into the situation of the granary and urgently dispatched supplies from various states, man-made disasters could be prevented but natural disasters were not prevented.

It rained continuously for more than ten days. The official road to Beijing was washed away and food could not be transported in at all.

The car stopped at the back door of Hou Mansion, and Liu Yunxiang was helped out of the car by Jin Yan.

"Madam, the master asked you to carry a bag of rice back."

Seeing Jiang Yuan carrying a bag of rice, she shook her head at him.

"You saw it on the street just now. The people leaning against the wall were people who had not had food for two or three days. All the grain shops in the city were closed. Oh, there was only one newly opened restaurant called 'Yun Xian's grain shop prepared a large amount of grain in preparation for the opening of the new shop, but there were too many hungry people. They sold in limited quantities, only selling five thousand shi per day, and each household could only buy half a bucket. The owner was a He is honest and kind. Even though food is in short supply, he has not raised the price. It is still six hundred yuan per stone. This food shop has become a living Buddha for the people. Every day before dawn, there is a long queue outside. "

After Jiang Yuan finished speaking, he realized that he was getting further and further away.

"In short, everyone, including officials and wealthy people, and ordinary people are hungry. Madam, please eat this bag of rice first. The master will never let you go hungry."

Liu Yunxiang hummed, she accepted his love.

"You can take it away. We have food to eat and we won't be hungry."

"what?"

"If your master is really helpless, you can ask him to beg me."

"Please?"

"If I'm in a good mood, I'll give him a bite to eat."

After saying that, Liu Yunxiang turned around and entered the back door.

Back in the courtyard, everything is as before. Liu Yunxiang sat on the Arhat bed and breathed a sigh of relief.

This trip was truly an experience of life and death, and I still feel scared when I think about it.

But now that she has returned home, she still has to go to the old lady to pay her respects as soon as possible.

I didn't see any servants along the way, so I guess they were fired.

At this time, it was just in time for noon, and she entered the yard. Na Yulian was slightly surprised when she saw her.

"Third Madam, have you returned home?"

"Ah."

Entering the hall, I saw the eldest wife and the second young master, the second husband and his wife, the third young master and the four girls were all there. They had lunch with the old lady.

The old lady frowned when she saw her, "Why are you back?"

"What mother said is true. I will go with the Queen Mother to pray for blessings. When the Queen Mother returns to the palace, I will naturally return home." Liu Yunxiang said with a smile.

Mrs. Xue exclaimed, "Aren't you going to become a nun?"

Liu Yunxiang smiled, "Did you, second sister-in-law, say this?"

"Why are you pretending to be confused? It's obviously..."

"Okay, shut up!" The old lady glared at Mr. Xue.

Xue knew she was too talkative and hurriedly lowered her head to eat.

Liu Yunxiang glanced at the dining table. He had eaten delicacies before, but now there was one plate of meat dishes and two plates of vegetarian dishes.

"Hey, it's just in time for dinner. My daughter-in-law eats with her mother."

Just as Liu Yunxiang was about to sit down, the old lady snorted, "No, I saw you were upset. Go back to your own courtyard quickly. If you have something to do, don't run to the front yard."

Liu Yunxiang pretended to be aggrieved and said, "Mother, I'm hungry."

"Just endure it when you're hungry, I don't have food for you here!"

Liu Yunxiang stood up and saw that the others were eating quickly, as if they were afraid that she would steal their jobs.

The second young master has read a lot of poems and books, and is very well-educated. At this moment, he is devouring his food. The third young master is strong and strong, but he can't lift his head at the moment, but the fourth girl looks at her with a sense of gloating about her misfortune.

The eldest lady was so ill that she could only take care of herself. The second master was so upright that he bent over for this bowl of rice.

In her last life, she never missed a meal from them!

"Third brother and sister, the Marquis Mansion does not support idle people." Mr. Xue sneered coldly.

Liu Yunxiang smiled, "Who is not an idler?"

"But some people are from the Hou Mansion, and some are outsiders after all."

Oh, she is an outsider?

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "Then I, an outsider, will leave first, and you can eat well."

After leaving the east courtyard, Liu Yunxiang wasn't angry at all, he just thought it was quite funny. Back at the side courtyard, Jinyan had already prepared the meal.

I cooked a pot of rice porridge, a plate of green vegetables, and a plate of bacon.

In the evening, Zijin came back with a pair of fresh mutton chops.

It turned out that the people who raised sheep at home could not afford to buy food, so they killed their own sheep and exchanged mutton and mutton chops for food.

"It's hard to keep the fresh ones, shall we bake them tonight?" Jin Yan turned to ask Liu Yunxiang.

"Bake it to satisfy your craving."

When he heard that there were grilled lamb chops to eat, Zi Jin was so excited that he wanted to help.

Jinyan said: "Go to Lanyuan to pick up the fifth girl first."

Zijin took a sip of saliva: "Okay."

A charcoal fire was set up in the courtyard, and soon the smoke rose, and then the aroma of barbecue overflowed, crossing the high wall and drifting to the east courtyard.

The fourth girl, who was having a meal in the old lady's courtyard, sniffed hard and said, "Who is grilling lamb chops?"

Mrs. Xue knocked on her forehead, "You must be confused!"

The fourth girl pursed her lips and said, "It really smells good."

"Eat quickly, or the vegetables will be gone."

There was one plate of meat dishes at noon, and only two plates of green vegetables left in the evening.

The old lady took a few bites, but she really lost her appetite.

"I can smell the aroma of meat."

When the old lady said this, others began to agree.

"It's really delicious!"

"Could it be the clerk next door?"

"You shouldn't. They borrowed food from us yesterday!"

The old lady asked Yulian to go outside and take a look. After a while, she came back with an ugly face.

"Which one?" the old lady asked.

Yulian paused and said, "It seems to be the third lady's place."