Li Yunze went to the mountain and brought two horses down. He also brought a bucket of well water for them to drink.
With Song Yichen following him, he couldn't change horses on the way.
They will have to work hard in the next ten days or so, so now they need to be rewarded so that they will have the strength to work at night.
Ye Yutong stuffed all the food into the carriage and put a few bulging water bags inside.
"Tongtong, will it be bad if you prepare so much food on the way?"
Ye Yutong said with a smile: "No, I've already figured it out, let's eat the steamed buns and pastries first.
Biscuits, jerky, and fried noodles will be eaten later. By the time we finish eating these, we will almost arrive in Jinju. "
If there is an outsider following you, it will be inconvenient to take things out of the space.
It's better to prepare more food, don't run out of dry food halfway.
After packing these up, the two went to the mountain to pick up eggs.
It looked like it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and the two of them came out of the space carrying a basket of steamed buns.
When they arrived at the mountain, Ye Mingxuan and Song Yichen were still talking there. The rest of the children lay sleeping under the tree.
Even Ye Mingzhe slept soundly.
Li Yunze put down the basket of cornbread. Ye Yutong greeted them both with a smile, "Brother, Mr. Song, you two have something to eat and sleep for a while. We have to be on the road tonight, and we may not be able to rest at night."
Ye Mingxuan pretended to be surprised and asked: "Are you leaving tonight? Why are you in such a hurry? Don't you still have some unfinished business in Ping An?"
Ye Yutong felt that this elder brother was very wise, and explained to him with a smile, "Brother, Mr. Song disappeared like this for no reason, and the family must be worried.
I discussed with Ping An and sent him back first. Our matter is not too urgent, so we can let him go first. "
After hearing this, Song Yichen was very grateful and bowed his hands to the two of them, "Thank you so much, Brother Li and Miss Ye. Your friendship will be unforgettable to Yichen."
Li Yunze smiled and waved his hand, and said nonchalantly: "Yi Chen, you're welcome. It's our fate to meet in that situation. You don't have to worry about these little things."
Ye Mingxuan and Song Yichen each ate a few steamed buns and then found a place to rest.
By the time those children woke up, it was already dark.
Ye Mingzhe gave each of them three steamed buns so that they could eat well so that they could go on their way in the evening.
Wang Meng ate two steamed buns and put the remaining one in his arms. Asked: "Mingzhe, don't you go with everyone?"
Ye Mingzhe quietly stuffed the unfinished steamed buns into his arms, patted his shoulders again, and said with a smile:
"Brother Wang Meng, you follow my uncles first. We will send Brother Yichen to Jinzhou and then chase you. Don't worry, there are many of my uncles. You will definitely be safe if you follow the large army."
Wang Meng touched the nest on his chest, his eyes a little moist.
Today we eat eggs and vegetable steamed buns again. He had never had such a good meal since he was a child.
Based on these, he decided in his heart that Ye Mingzhe and others were his and his sister's benefactors. I will definitely repay you well in the future.
Dongzhai Village
Daming and his wife were packing their luggage in the house. They didn't have much belongings, just two tattered quilts and a few tattered clothes.
Daming didn't ask any of his brothers if they wanted to go with him? He felt that all three of them had changed. What they did was so chilling that I didn’t want to have anything to do with them anymore.
He planned to take his parents with him, so that those three people would not have to take care of him in the future.
Father Ye and his wife thought about it for a day and decided to go to Shu with their third son.
Ye Lao Da, Ye Lao Er and Ye Lao Si stood in the courtyard, watching their parents and the third child pack their things.
Ye Laosi said in a low voice: "Eldest brother, second brother, and parents followed the third brother to Shu to live a good life. You won't take the pot with you, right?"
The most valuable things in the house are the iron pot and the farm tools at home.
When the three brothers divided their family, they divided the farm tools equally.
But that iron pot belongs to my parents. If they take it away, what will they do with their cooking in the future?
Ye Laoer remained silent and didn't speak.
Brother Ye went directly to Father Ye's house, "Father, mother, do you really want to go with your third brother?"
Father Ye glanced at him and said calmly: "If you want to support me and your mother in old age, we can follow you."
Boss Ye paused and said with a wry smile: "Dad, my son also wants to support you in your old age. But you two elders also know the situation here. My son is helpless!"
He glanced at the silent old woman next to him, felt a little uncomfortable, and said cruelly:
"You might as well go with your third brother. I heard people say that Shu is a good place. There is food everywhere. You won't have to suffer from hunger when you get there."
Old man Ye smiled sarcastically. He had long since given up hope for his eldest son.
Ever since the famine broke out, the eldest son only had eyes for his mother-in-law and children. His parents had become a burden and he wished they both had died soon.
He glanced at the second and fourth children in the courtyard again, and shook his head in disappointment.
When Ye Laoer saw the look in his father's eyes, he felt as if he had been stabbed. He returned to his room with red eyes.
Ye Laosi glanced at the confused second brother and ignored him.
He squeezed out two tears, ran to Father Ye's house, and said sadly:
"Father, mother, when you get there, ask someone to deliver a message to your son. When my son earns money, he will go and bring you two back."
Father Ye ignored his showmanship and just waved his hand and said, "I understand what you are thinking. Go back to your house and rest! If you cultivate the two acres of land well, you should not starve to death."
Ye Laosi and Ye Laosi looked at each other and were about to talk about the iron pot.
Father Ye said calmly: "I'm going to take that pot away, so don't even think about it. Your mother told you to keep the two clay pots for you, so you won't delay cooking."
Both Ye Laosi and Ye Laosi didn't look very good-looking, but they didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Ye Lao.
The two came out of the house in a somewhat embarrassed state and heard the quarrel in Ye Laoer's room.
Sister-in-law Ye said angrily: "Dad, we finally settled here and planted food in the fields. Why do you want to follow us to Shu now?"
Do you think that place is so nice? I heard that it is very poor and the people are savage. How can it be better than the capital city? "
Ye Laoer said with red eyes: "My parents raised me so much, I can't be ungrateful. I want to follow my parents to support them in their old age.
If you don't want to go, just stay here with your kids. From now on I will settle down there and come to pick up you mothers. "
Sister-in-law Ye knew that he was determined to go to Shu.
She sat on the bed for a while, wiped her tears, and packed her things in silence.
Ye Laosi and Ye Laosi were happy.
If the second child also follows, then the home and two acres of land can be divided equally between the two of them.
Ye Daming also heard the two people talking. He didn't want his brother to follow him.
But the second child wanted to follow his father and mother, and he couldn't refuse.
But he was also afraid that the second daughter-in-law would go there and cause trouble for Tongtong and Ping An.
He thought for a while, then left the house, stood in the courtyard and shouted: "Second brother, come out, I have something to tell you."
Ye Laoer opened the door, and Ye Daming motioned for him to go out and talk.
The two of them walked to the gate, and Ye Daming said straight to the point: "Second brother, we are following others to work in the mountains this time. They told us not to be troublesome.
If you want to go along, you have to make it clear to your second sister-in-law that you won't cause trouble when you go there. Don't be driven back by others then, it will be ugly. "
Ye Daming said this very rudely.
He thought it would be better to make his words clear in advance and not go too far and make everyone's faces look bad again.
Ye Laoer nodded and just said, "I understand."
Then went back to the house to pack things.
