Get the golden finger at the beginning: Enjoy the journey of escaping from the famine

Shen Li shook her head. "This is an opportunity given to me by the old man. It is a room that can be used to store things. He said it can help our family survive the disaster."

After saying that, he put the thing in his hand back, and took it out again. He repeated this several times before Shen Changshan and Lin Cuicui got used to it.

Shen Changshan asked seriously: "Ali, did someone else take this away from you?"

Shen Li shook her head, "It can't be taken away."

Shen Changshan stood up and walked around the room, "So how big is your baby?"

"It's as big as our main house."

"In this way, we can store more food and water, so that we can be safe when we escape famine in the future."

"Ali, you can't tell anyone else about this, not even your three brothers, understand?"

Lin Cuicui nodded in agreement, "This opportunity is too tempting. It will be even more dangerous if one more person knows about Ah Li."

"Ali, you shouldn't have told me and your father."

"Mom and Dad, I believe you. I won't tell anyone else."

"Besides, we are bound to be short of food and water while fleeing from the famine. I told my parents so that you can help me cover up for it when the time comes."

Shen Changshan felt a little ashamed, "Ali, we are the ones who are holding you back."

Shen Li glanced at her father angrily, "Dad, we are a family, don't say these things."

"it is good."

Shen Li talked about letting her father and brother exercise, and her mother and sister-in-law should not be left behind.

The road to escape is difficult, and their family will be safer if they are in good health and have strong fighting power.

From then on, every morning, the Shen family father and son had to jog in the mountains for an hour, carry weights for half an hour, jog for half an hour, and then practice archery and hunting.

In fact, Shen Li didn't want to make them so tired, but if the family had no other income, they would probably be restless.

So let them learn archery, and sell the prey they catch for money, or use it as a snack at home.

As for her mother and sister-in-law, Shen Li asked them to run around the yard for half an hour every day.

For them, being able to hold out for half an hour might be a bit tiring, but what Shen Li wanted was for them to have enough physical strength and the ability to protect themselves.

The drought in Yizhou can actually last for some time. The most serious thing is the influx of refugees from the south into Yizhou.

These refugees were not properly resettled in the south due to the inaction of the imperial court, and the victims rioted. Many of them had been away from their homes for a year, and most of them had their minds distorted.

Sometimes, it was better to rob the villages they visited completely, but sometimes they were so cruel that they would massacre the entire village.

Troubled times are coming, and Shen Li doesn't know if she can keep them safe and sound in the Luminance.

Most importantly, Yizhou would be occupied by rogues and become a place for refugee uprisings.

So Shen Li had no choice but to migrate with her family.

So can we leave early?

When a disaster year comes, every town will check customs documents, so you can't just move your family if you want to.

The county where they live is under the jurisdiction of the county magistrate. If the county magistrate agrees to relocate the whole family for no reason, then what about his political achievements?

In ancient times, population was also considered part of political achievements.

"Dad, make arrangements for the two brothers tomorrow. Oh, and speed up the process for the third brother."

"We'll go to town later and inform our third brother to go home."

"Row."

"Girl, do you want to take your uncle home with you?"

Their maternal grandfather's family, uncles and aunts were very kind to their family, and if there were many people fleeing famine, it would provide them with greater security.

But the question is, how to convince them?

Shen Li looked at Shen Changshan, "Dad, my uncle and second uncle just finished planting the land not long ago. What are you going to tell them now?"

Shen Changshan frowned, but relaxed after a while: "Well, let's say your brother and I want to exercise, and ask our eldest brother-in-law to teach us archery."

Shen Li nodded, "Then you decide."

Lin Cuicui had a faint smile on her face. She was very happy that her husband thought of her parents' home.

In this way, when the family is together, there will be someone to take care of each other no matter what we do.

Shen Li and Shen Changshan went to the Lin family, borrowed a ox cart, and rushed to the town.

It's not very convenient to always borrow a ox cart. I'll see about buying a mule or an ox after a while so that I can escape more easily.

Shen Li sat on the ox cart and slowly drove to the town. Shen Changsheng drove the ox cart and stopped in the alley near Ruyi Tower.

Letting Shen Li watch the ox cart, he went to look for Shen Yuanzhou. A quarter of an hour later, he hurried back carrying a bag of snacks.

"Come on, Ali, go buy whatever you want now."

Shen Changshan drove the ox cart to the only weapon shop in the town and picked out four long swords, five bows and 50 arrows.

Shen Li also picked out two small portable daggers for her mother and sister-in-law.

While the famine is not yet very serious, the price premiums of various items are not too high.

I can’t say anything else, but weapons will definitely be priced at a premium, so buying them now can save you a lot of money.

When the boss said fifteen taels of silver, Shen Li felt so painful!

Shen Changshan took out a twenty-tael silver ingot from his pocket to pay, and then the two of them were warmly escorted out the door by the waiter.

Shen Li calculated in her mind how much money was left at home. Well, there was not much left.

Shen Changshan went to buy 20 pieces of oil paper cloth, four feet long and three feet wide, and two pairs of shoes and socks for each family member.

I went to the drugstore and bought a few packets of cold medicine, safflower oil, and antidiarrheal medicine. As for mugwort, mint and the like, there were plenty of them in the village. I could just pick them up on the roadside and dry them.

I bought a lot of salt and sugar, but these things are limited, and I couldn't buy much after going to several stores. I will only bring back a little every time I come to town.

There were no sweet potatoes and potatoes in that era. If these two things had existed, not only would the lower-class farmers have been able to have enough to eat, but the disaster would not have been so serious.

Shen Changshan also bought two shi of brown rice, three shi of polished rice, and two dou each of corn, sorghum, coarse flour and soybeans at the grain store.

Shen Changshan then drove the ox cart back. He didn't want to buy refined rice, but thinking of Ali, he bought some.

When they were about to enter the village, Shen Changshan drove the ox cart into the small road and stopped behind his yard.

"Ali, collect these grains."

Shen Li was originally leaning on the grain, feeling drowsy from the sun, but she woke up when she heard his words and raised her hand to collect the bags of grain.

"Dad, I will prepare these. You only need to prepare the obvious things in the future."

Shen Changshan looked at the determination in his daughter's eyes and smiled and nodded, "Okay, then from now on, Dad will just take care of the things that need to be prepared at home."

"Ah."

While driving the ox cart home, I saw a young girl standing at the gate of my yard from afar.

Shen Li narrowed her eyes. Isn't that Shen Jiaojiao? What is she doing here?

"Brother, A-Li."

Shen Jiaojiao frowned when she saw the things on the ox cart. Didn’t mother say that eldest brother and his family were selling the land?

Then why are you so extravagant?

"Little sister, what are you doing here?"

Shen Jiaojiao had a sweet smile on her face. "Brother, I'm here to see A-li. Can I say a few words to A-li?"

Shen Changshan looked at Shen Li, and Shen Li nodded. Shen Changshan went back with the things on the ox cart.

"Why did you come to me?"

Shen Jiaojiao looked around and pointed to a place not far away, "Ali, let's go there and talk."

"Row."

Since I'm bored now anyway, I might as well see what this cheap aunt of mine has to say.

Shen Jiaojiao looked at Shen Li's face. Before at the old house, Shen Li's face was a little yellowish and there was not much flesh on her face.

Her delicate facial features all looked a lot duller. It had only been a short time since she moved out, but her face had become paler and more plump. It felt like she had changed completely.

It is not difficult to see that Shen Li is a beauty. In time, she will definitely grow up to be more beautiful than herself.

Seeing her staring at him without saying anything, Shen Li asked again impatiently: "What do you want to see me for?"

"Ali, did you see Brother Huaichuan yesterday?"

Huaichuan? Jiang Huaichuan.

"No, if you don't tell me, I'll go back."

After Shen Li finished speaking, she turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Shen Jiaojiao.

"Ali, don't go to see Brother Huaichuan anymore. He needs to concentrate on his studies now."

Several question marks flashed across Shen Li's mind. What was Shen Jiaojiao barking about?

He rolled his eyes in front of her and said, "I'm not familiar with your brother Huaichuan."

Shen Jiaojiao stared at her for two seconds and felt that what Shen Li said did not seem to be a lie. Then why did Brother Huaichuan keep mentioning Shen Li these two days?

"Ali, did you pick up anything when you went up the mountain that day?"

"I've been going up the mountain every day recently. Today I picked up pheasant eggs, and tomorrow I picked up mushrooms."

"Why, do you want it, aunt?"

Shen Jiaojiao smiled and said, "Ali, you misunderstood. I just saw that you seemed to be injured when you went up the mountain that day, so I asked."

"Well, you don't need to ask next time. As long as you stay away from me, I won't die."