After lunch, Li Erlin asked Fugui to clear away the dishes. Jixiang watched his younger brothers and sisters in the main room, and Chen Dajuan and Li Ping'an followed him into the room.
Li Ping'an followed his father into the room silently. Li Erlin asked Chen Dajuan to take out all the money and counted it. There were twenty-four strings and seven hundred and thirteen coins in total.
Li Erlin looked at the pile of copper coins on the table and was silent for a long time before he divided the money into eight parts. Except for the pile in front of him, the other seven parts were all the same two coins.
"Before I came back, I went to see the stream again. The water in the stream was rising fast, and it was estimated that it could reach my thigh. The terrain here is high, so it's okay for the time being, but other places must have been affected by the disaster. I made an agreement with my eldest brother and my younger brother. While food prices haven’t risen yet, I’ll go to the county to buy food later. Ping An, you can follow me.”
Seeing Li Ping'an nodding, Li Erlin pushed four of the seven taels of money in front of Chen Dajuan, "You can give this money to Dazhu and the others. It's just taels for one family, no more. You can talk to them again He said we would go to the city to buy food at the end of the day, and if they want to go with us, they can come over."
Chen Dajuan murmured, hesitating to speak, but in the end it turned into an inaudible sigh, nodded silently, took a small basket, put eight strings of money in it, covered it with a piece of cloth and walked out.
"Dad, uncle, did they borrow money from our family?" Li Ping'an asked curiously.
Li Erlin nodded, "You also know your uncle's situation. If he really couldn't come up with the money, he would definitely not say this."
Li Ping'an and his uncle Li Dalin were both lame like his grandfather. When they fled north to avoid the war, the world was still in chaos, with deserters, robbers, and refugees... The journey was full of dangers, and his grandfather and third uncle were He died on the road, his uncle's leg was broken, and he almost died when he couldn't find the doctor. God blessed him, but he finally managed to survive.
Just because he was lame, Li Dalin couldn't even find a wife, so he was matched by the official media. However, although Li Dalin is lame, he has a stubborn temper and refuses to accept his fate. He competes to do the work in the fields and at home. He is a strong and independent person with strong self-esteem.
When Li Ping'an asked his family to make tofu and bean cakes, he also mentioned teaching his uncle how to make tofu and bean cakes. Li Erlin went to talk about it, but Li Dalin refused.
"Da Shan got married just last year. Your aunt's family can't afford much money now. I guess they will come to borrow money sooner or later. The same goes for your uncle's family. Your grandma lives with your uncle. She is not well. Okay, I have to take medicine from time to time. Although I have given more money to support the elderly in recent years, it is still your uncle and aunt who have to do the hard work."
Li Erlin sighed. After the separation, it was his second wife who had the most relaxed life. Even if Li Ping'an didn't find a job for the family, the pressure on his shoulders would be much less than that of his eldest brother and younger brother.
"Peace. Although dad and your uncle and uncle are separated, they are still one family in the end. Sometimes a family can't be too fussy. Everyone should work together to tide over the difficulties together. Back then, our family fled. At that time, it was your grandfather, aunt and uncle who risked their lives to protect the whole family. Your grandfather is gone, and your second grandfather and third grandfather did not abandon us. If it were not for their protection, we would not have our lives to settle here... "
"Dad, you don't need to say anything, I understand." Li Ping'an said. He had no objection at all to his father's act of borrowing money. The uncles and aunts were all good, and they were also good to children like them. He would never hesitate to help if he could.
What's more, it's just borrowing money. If the money is gone, it will be gone. If your family has the skill of making tofu and bean cakes, you can still earn it back.
Besides, his father didn't lend out all the money. He still had ten guan of money, which was enough.
The top priority is for everyone to buy more food and stock it up.
Seeing that his father had no intention of speaking, Li Ping'an hesitated and asked worriedly: "Dad, are we going to flee?"
"Who knows, maybe I will, maybe I won't." Li Erlin sighed inwardly. The rain was too heavy, and he didn't know what to do.
At noon, the three brothers also considered this situation at the eldest brother's house. If they really wanted to escape, they would flee south and return to their ancestral home.
Li Ping'an felt irritable. This feeling of having no control over his fate was so unpleasant. It reminded him of the worsening condition in his previous life. But no matter how unhappy he is, what can he do? He has lived in this era for thirteen years, and no matter what, he can only accept it.
What a shitty world!
Cursing hard in his heart, Li Pingan turned around and walked out of the room and returned to his room. He opened his small box for the third time today and took out all his personal money, which was about four thousand dollars.
If the nightmare he had was really a warning from God, and if there really was such a big flood, then fleeing seemed to be an established fact. Since everyone had prepared for the worst, he also prepared for the worst.
The money his father had was definitely used to buy food. Food was important, but other things were also important, such as sugar, salt, and vinegar.
The human body needs salt, and it is impossible not to eat salt. Vinegar can disinfect, so we must pay attention to the hygienic conditions after disasters. As for sugar, we must not buy caramel. Caramel is made of grain and has a very low sugar content. It can only be regarded as a snack. He plans to Buy brown sugar. Although brown sugar is expensive, it can replenish the body. His grandmother's body was broken when she fled. He didn't want his parents and younger brothers and sisters to be in bad health.
There are also medicinal materials. It is best to prepare some medicinal materials that can reduce heat, reduce internal heat, or treat colds and colds.
After such a calculation, four pieces of money are simply not enough.
Li Ping'an was worried. If he had known better, he wouldn't have spent so much. But now that things have come to this, he can only take one step at a time.
Xiaoru, who was playing in the main room, noticed that his elder brother had not come out for so long after entering the room. He rolled his eyes in a circle and slipped in quietly. Seeing that her eldest brother was in a daze, she ran up to him and hugged his thigh, standing on tiptoes to peek into the box.
"Da Guo, you said you gave me sweets after eating the morning meal!"
Li Ping'an recovered his thoughts and listened clearly to these words. He was happy. He pulled Xiao Ruyi in front of him with his backhand, pinched the side of her face and pulled her up. "I said so, but haven't I already given it to you?" It's because you didn't save it for the morning meal."
Xiao Ruyi pushed away Li Pingan's hand and pouted: "I don't care, you just said you gave me sweets after eating the morning meal. If you don't give me sweets, I, I, I won't play with you!"
Who is playing with whom...
Looking at Xiao Ruyi who turned his head away in anger, Li Ping'an took out the candy from the box and waved it in front of Xiao Ruyi's eyes, "Are you going to play with big brother?"
"Play with the big pot! The big pot is the best!" Xiao Ruyi nodded repeatedly, as if her eyes were glued to the candy.
"Mom is right, you are just a greedy little pig!" Li Ping'an scratched Xiao Ruyi's nose with his fingers and stuffed all the candies into her hand, "Take it and share it with your brothers and sisters. .”
Xiao Ruyi ran out happily, shouting as she ran: "Sister, eldest sister..."
Li Ping'an smiled and shook his head. He had no choice but to suffer for the little girl he doted on like this.
