Drive a RV and go farming in ancient times.

When they found Uncle Gao Er and Xu Changsong, they were walking out of the teahouse dejectedly. Looking at their high spirits, they knew how unfavorable the news they had heard was.

Sure enough, when the four of them met and exchanged words with each other, no one looked good.

The food was too expensive and I couldn’t afford it, so I just bought it and had to be wary of being robbed. If I was robbed, there was no way to deal with it. It wasn’t that the county government didn’t care, but the current manpower couldn’t handle it at all. Those who robbed the food went to the mountains. Once you get into trouble, you will become a bandit, and a few government officials who come out to arrest people will lose their lives in vain unless you send troops to suppress the bandits.

But the news that Uncle Gao Er heard is that the main task of the soldiers stationed in Qingzhou is to protect Qingzhou City from chaos. How can they care about these small things?

Moreover, martial law has also begun in Qingzhou City. Soldiers are guarding the entrance and exit, so not just anyone can go there if they want to.

What's even more disturbing, Uncle Gao said in a deep voice, "Someone saw mule carts leaving the city one after another early in the morning. There were a lot of large luggage on the mule carts. This is not a temporary move to avoid it. , this is where people left their homes and property to flee, and there were more than one family. Some people took advantage of the night before the city gate was closed to sneak away in a simple carriage. There were dozens of people, and the scene was huge..."

Xu Changsong murmured, "These families are not ordinary people who cannot afford to buy food. They have many fields under their names. Even if the production is reduced in the past two years, they will definitely have food in reserve before. Why do they leave?"

After hearing this, Xu Deshou smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, these people can't stay here any longer, so what can we do?"

Uncle Gao asked Xu Huaiyi, "What do you think?"

Xu Huaiyi said calmly, "Those wealthy families must have better information than us. They have all left. This shows that the situation is indeed so critical that they have to leave. If they stay, their wealth and lives may not be saved. Otherwise, who would be willing to leave their home and career to flee?"

Uncle Gao wiped his face and gritted his teeth and said, "Then we have to get ready. Anyway, it is dangerous to leave behind, and it is also dangerous to escape. If you go to escape, there is always hope."

Xu Deshou lowered his head and said nothing.

Xu Changsong turned pale and said vaguely, "My nephew needs to go back and discuss it with his father..."

Uncle Gao was not surprised and nodded, "It should be."

After saying what needed to be said, he planned to go back, but Xu Huaiyi still had some things to do and wanted the three people to wait for him at the city gate. Who knew that they would have to accompany him.

Helpless, Xu Huaiyi had no choice but to drive a mule cart and the four of them went to the county government office together. Before he went out, his wife told him to register Gu Xiaoyu and his daughter's household registration to avoid trouble in the future.

Everyone in the county government office seemed to be very busy, and everyone looked wary and impatient. Xu Huaiyi looked around calmly, with a smile on his face, saying nice things, and handing over money. Only then did he find the person, and finally Shunshun Dangdang completed this errand.

After coming out, Uncle Gao asked with concern, "How's it going? Has it been done?"

Xu Huaiyi stretched out his finger and gestured, "It's done, you're asking for so much from me."

Uncle Gao immediately sighed and cursed in a low voice, "It's so damn dark, this world is really going to be in chaos..."

Xu Huaiyi was quite calm, "How can you not bow your head when you are under the eaves? In the future, there may be many times when you will suffer losses, so you might as well get used to it first."

Uncle Gao Er suddenly thought of leaving his hometown and being humble, and he couldn't help but feel a little sad.

After leaving the county government, Xu Huaiyi drove the mule cart to buy other things. There was no need to think about food. Pork, chickens, ducks, vegetables, dry goods, etc., he bought whatever was cheap and could be kept. When the time comes, I don’t have the right to choose, as long as I can eat it and make my stomach happy.

The other three people saw that Xu Huaiyi was not merciless in buying, as if he was about to run away. They were so excited that they all followed him and bought some.

But most of them are dried vegetables, as well as pickles that can be kept, etc. Not only are there fewer people selling chicken, duck, and fish, but they are also ridiculously expensive. The price has increased many times compared to usual, and it is not necessary to eat it. With that kind of money, it would be more affordable to buy the other one.

Xu Huaiyi bought a fan and a pig's hind leg for a total of three taels of silver. Before that, he could have bought a whole pig.

Seeing that he bought a lot, the other party gave him two bare leg bones and pig trotters as a gift. Xu Huaiyi added some more money and even asked for the pig meat on the chopping board.

Seeing this, Xu Deshou couldn't help but ask, "Huaiyi, it's hot now, and we can't keep these things. Why are you buying so much? With all this money, why not buy food? You have to save some for emergencies." of……"

Xu Huaiyi explained, "The meat can be marinated with salt. If it can be kept for a long time, you can eat the rest first. My wife is still in confinement. Taking medicine only saved her life." , but the body is still very weak and cannot be replenished. How can I hold on when I turn back to escape the famine? No matter how important money is, it must be spent with life first, right? "

Hearing this, the others had nothing to say.

What else is there to say? If you don't take good care of your body and just run away, isn't that just waiting to die on the road?

The strong man who sold the meat agreed with deep approval, "Young man is a sensible man. In this situation, what are you still doing with money? Buying food and meat quickly, buying medicine and cloth is the right thing to do, and it is even more important to take care of your body." You can’t delay, otherwise, when chaos breaks out, you won’t have the energy to run away!”

Others felt sad when they heard this, yes, this is true, they should also take care of themselves.

Just looking at the meat on the chopping board, I still couldn't bear to part with it. When I thought about so much money, I felt heartbroken. Forget it, let's go home and kill a chicken to eat. Anyway, if you escape, you can't take it away alive.

After loading the things on the mule cart, Xu Huaiyi hurried to the city gate. Seeing that several people looked gloomy and full of despair, he advised, "Maybe things are not as bad as we thought. The worst-case outcome is It’s nothing more than an escape. Let’s go together when the time comes. We have more people and more strength. If we prepare food and medicine in advance, we may not be able to find a good place to settle down smoothly.”

Xu Deshou forced a smile, "You're right. I'm too old to bear the hardships. It will be cold in less than two months. How will I survive on the road?"

Xu Huaiyi said, "Don't you have cows at home? Let's get a carriage. Then we can put quilts in it and make a small stove or something. How cold can it be? Also, you forgot that there is Doctor Jiao in our village. If we want to escape from famine, we must go together. Who has a headache and is worried that no one will care? There are always more solutions than difficulties!"

Xu Deshou was vaguely moved by his words, and his expression became a little more relaxed.

Uncle Gao had already smiled and patted him on the shoulder, with no trace of appreciation in his voice, "Good boy, if you are ambitious, there are always more solutions than difficulties. This is so right. It's not like our ancestors have not escaped from famine, nor have we ever seen it. We are all in dire straits, so if we work hard, there might be a better way out."

Xu Huaiyi hurriedly said a few words of humility, and then invited a few people, "Uncle Xu, Second Uncle Gao, Brother Xu, if you don't mind, come to my house to eat when you get back, and then invite Village Chief Xu, my fourth uncle, my uncle , let’s sit down and discuss it together.”

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