Because I had Master Zhou and Zhang Daqian with me, I could only walk slowly on the road.
At this rate, it would take at least two months to return to the valley.
It was already very cold by then, and the dew on the mountain was heavy. The journey would be even more difficult and people would suffer. We had to find a way to speed up the journey.
But there are disaster victims all along this road. If the carriage is taken out for use, someone will definitely rob them. It is better not to take risks and just walk for now.
When they were resting in the evening, Li Yunze and Ye Yutong discussed, "There won't be so many victims after we pass Qingzhou City. Then we can bring two horses out and we can drive on the road in a carriage."
"Okay, bring Brother Tiger out too. With him following you, he can also scare a few people with evil thoughts."
After everyone fell asleep, under the cover of Li Yunze, Ye Yutong entered the space.
Ye Mingzhe has already made a midnight snack, leek and egg dumplings today.
He learned this from TV. He was not very good at doing it at first, but now he is very proficient. He has to show off his skills to his sister and brother-in-law every three days.
"Second brother, the dumplings you make are so delicious."
Ye Mingzhe saw his sister eating two of them, and said happily: "There are so many good ingredients, of course it is delicious. Sister, please eat more, I made a lot of them today."
I don't know what he thought of, but he looked at the door of the courtyard and was stunned.
Ye Yutong finished the dumpling and asked him strangely: "Second brother, what's wrong with you?"
Ye Mingzhe sighed: "Brother, I remember the past. During the Chinese New Year, we could only eat two dumplings. They were stuffed with sorghum noodles and water spinach. The white flour and big meat dumplings were not our turn to eat."
Speaking of this, his eyes were red, "I still remember one year, during the Chinese New Year, the old woman gave us some black-faced steamed buns. The whole family was eating dumplings in the main room. My father was so angry that he smashed the pots and made a fuss. I want to separate the family.
But the two old men in the family didn't agree, so they called Li Zheng and several old men in the village over and said that if we wanted to separate the family, we would be exterminated. "
Ye Yutong had no memory of this incident, maybe because he was too young to remember it at the time.
She asked: "What happens next? Is this the end of it?"
In her memory, the original owner's father Ye Dafeng was not such a weak person. If he were not afraid of exterminating the clan, he would have started fighting with the people in the old house long ago. "
"Of course not. From then on, my parents stopped doing any work and just slept at home every day. When the old woman finished cooking, she took my eldest brother and me to grab the good food and made the old woman angry. I almost fainted."
When Ye Mingzhe said this, he laughed again.
"From then on, the old man no longer dared to openly deprive us of food, and began to eat secretly behind our backs.
Dad would often go into the mountains to catch pheasants, hares, and find eggs. He would roast them in the mountains and bring them back to replenish our health. "
By the time Ye Mingzhe finished speaking, Ye Yutong had finished his bowl of dumplings.
He patted his shoulder and comforted him: "Second brother, don't think about the past. Now we have no shortage of food and clothing. We have severed ties with that vampire family again, and we may never see each other again in the future. There’s no need to feel sorry for someone who doesn’t matter.”
"I know, sister, I'm not sad, I just miss my dad a little bit."
The young man sighed again and murmured: "I don't know how dad is doing now. Does he have food to eat? Did he go to the war?"
"Second brother, dad is so powerful, he will definitely come back safely."
Ye Yutong remembered what was written in the book. Ye Dafeng lived until the end, but still fought against the hero and heroine for his daughter, and was finally killed by the hero.
In this life, they have severed ties with the old house and have not followed the villagers to the capital. There should be no intersection in the future.
Ye Mingzhe was not comforted by his sister's words, and put away the dishes in a depressed mood.
Ye Yutong ignored the sentimentality of this middle school boy and went to the bathroom to brush his teeth.
The leek dumplings are delicious, but they are too flavorful and difficult to take out.
Ye Yutong went to the basement to get two boiled salted duck eggs and a big steamed bun, and would take them out for Ping An as a supper later.
Ye Mingzhe took out a sachet and said, "Sister, my brother-in-law said that this sachet needs to be replaced every half month. Today is the fourteenth day. Take off that sachet and replace it with this new one!"
"Thank you, second brother, I'm about to change it."
This incense made by Ping An has no smell at all, but it can cover up people's scent, which is really amazing.
There are many kinds of medicinal materials used, more than ten kinds, which makes it a bit troublesome to make.
Now all the medicinal materials for making incense are grown in her space.
During this time, Ping An was also teaching her how to make this kind of incense. When she runs out of it later, she can do it herself.
Beijing, Dongzhai
Ye Yuqing and Huang Yunqin came down from the mountain, each carrying a basket with a shallow layer of wild vegetables and a bundle of firewood on top.
The two of them are now thin and haggard. They are completely different from when they were in Yejiacun.
In fact, not only them, but all the people who came here as refugees were in the same situation. They had run out of food and had no money to buy it. Just lean on the mountain and dig some wild vegetables. Where can you get enough to eat?
I was so hungry every day that I almost lost the strength to walk.
"Mom, let's go to the city tomorrow and see if we can do something to make a living? It's not an option if we continue like this. Now we can still make a living by digging wild vegetables. What will happen in the winter?"
"Well, we don't know anything, how can we make a living?"
Huang Yunqin was also very worried. The man in the family finally found a job at the dock. All the work was manual labor, and they were only given four cornbreads a day.
But for such a job, there are still many people rushing to do it. Every day when they arrive late, they still can’t get their turn.
If men can't find work, what can women like them do?
Ye Yuqing said: "Let's go to the city and have a look. Anyway, you can get in if you pay a little money. If it doesn't work, just do some embroidery work."
Huang Yunqin said hesitantly: "You know how to embroider some handkerchiefs. Will the nobles in the capital appreciate you? I heard that those wealthy families have specialized embroiderers. How can we compare with our embroidery skills?"
Ye Yuqing felt a little angry, her mother really underestimated her.
During those years in the Hou Mansion in her previous life, she would embroider purses, make shoes, and make clothes for Yulang when she had nothing to do. The craftsmanship is no worse than that of ordinary embroiderers.
But these mothers didn't know, so she had to say: "Mom, actually I am a very good embroiderer. I didn't want to do it at home before, so I embroidered some simple handkerchiefs. Now that my family can't even eat, you just let me do it." let me try."
Huang Yunqin didn't quite believe what she said. How could she not know how much her daughter weighed?
Even the embroidered handkerchiefs were so rough that no embroidery shops in town wanted to accept them. Every time she said all the good things, she was given a symbolic penny.
But it is true that my daughter is lazy. When I asked her to learn embroidery, she had a long time of embarrassment and refused to do anything.
If she hadn't said she would work in the fields instead of studying, this girl would have reluctantly agreed.
"Qingqing, it's not that my mother doesn't agree. To accept such a large embroidery job, you need to pay a deposit. I heard that you have to pay a lot. How can my mother have so much money?"
Seeing that she was a little loose, Ye Yuqing smiled and acted coquettishly, "Mom, my grandma has money. Let's borrow some from her first, and then return it to her after we finish the embroidery work."
Huang Yuqin snorted, "Your grandma is a miser. Her money was robbed on the road, but she was not willing to give it to us.
Now there are only a few taels of silver left at home. She values it more than life. If you still want to borrow it from her, don’t even think about it. "
