"No, head, please, this is our daughter!"
Early in the morning, Ying Qingci was awakened by a burst of noise. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw a group of people gathered not far away, and a woman kneeling on the ground. In front of her was a group of strong people. Big man.
"Auntie, what's wrong?"
After Ying Qingci opened her eyes, she subconsciously looked around and found that the Ying family had also been awakened by the noisy sound.
Huang Xuecao also made breakfast, placed it on the ground, and covered it with a cloth bag.
At this moment, they know very well that if they show off something super, it will definitely attract the attention of others and even make them jealous, so when necessary, they still have to eat quietly.
Their things were placed on a simple platform they built.
In fact, it was just a few stones stacked together to build a simple stone table, surrounded by stones to block the wind.
In the cloth bag blocked by rocks, there were the sweet potatoes that Ying Qingci brought back yesterday. Although the sweet potatoes could satisfy their hunger, Huang Xuecao and the others were reluctant to eat more. After all, they had to eat a little and eat less. Very clear.
"Xiao Liu, you're awake."
Seeing that Ying Qingci had woken up, Zhu Qing took out a sweet potato from the side and handed it to her.
"Let's eat something first."
Ying Qingci reached out to take it and looked at her, "Mom, have you eaten?"
"We have already eaten. This is reserved for you. Eat quickly."
"Auntie, what happened over there?"
Ying Qingci had just peeled off the skin of the sweet potato. When she turned around, she saw Ying Qingjia looking at the sweet potato in her hand with salivation. She had no choice but to reach out and break it in half and handed it to Ying Qingjia.
"Here, second brother, eat."
"No, no, this is for you to eat, I can't eat it."
Although he was indeed not full, how could he snatch his sister's breakfast? This is absolutely not allowed.
"Xiao Liu, what are you doing? He has already eaten it. This is specially reserved for you."
Zhu Qing also saw Ying Qingci's actions and quickly stopped her.
Ying Qingci was very tired during this period. In order to find food, she must have traveled to many places before she found this food. They had to eat sparingly.
She knew that the boys in the family had big appetites, but there was nothing they could do. They couldn't find much food when they went out, and all they could find were some wild grass roots, which they chewed.
"Auntie, it's okay. I'm not very good at it. Second brother, you can eat it."
With that said, Ying Qingci couldn't help but put the other half of the sweet potato into Ying Qingjia's hand. Ying Qingjia had tears in her eyes and carefully turned her head to cover her eyes.
My sister is so kind. At this time, I still want to give him my food. From now on, he must treat his sister well and not let her get hurt at all.
Seeing this, Zhu Qing sighed helplessly, knowing that she couldn't stop him, so she continued to speak.
"The people over there seem to be the same family that heard the noise when we passed by yesterday afternoon. Unexpectedly, we actually stopped by and saw them here again."
"They started making noise early in the morning. They seemed to be talking about some child. I didn't hear it very clearly."
Speaking of that place, Zhu Qing was helpless. They were all woken up by the noise there early in the morning. The family started making noises before dawn.
Alas, it is a sin to say the least.
After Ying Qingci listened, he nodded and didn't take it to heart.
The other person is just a stranger and has no interaction with her. She is not someone who likes to meddle in other people's business.
After eating half of the sweet potato, Ying Qingci raised his head and glanced at Ying Qinghao, who was still sleeping soundly, and reached out to poke his little cheek.
In the past few days, although everyone was almost full, there was not much nutrition, and Ying Qinghao still looked skinny.
"Auntie, grandma, I'm going to go over and inquire about going to the city in a while."
"Xiao Liu, it's good for us to do this. We don't have to go to the city."
After hearing Ying Qingci's words, Huang Xuecao looked at her with a worried look, as did Zhu Qing.
They had heard about the dangers involved, not to mention the money spent entering the city, and they didn't want Ying Qingci to take risks.
Ying Qingci also knew their worries, "Aniang, Nai, don't worry, I know what's appropriate. If I really encounter danger, I will definitely run far away."
"Besides, we don't have much food with us now. I want to go to the city and see if I can buy some."
Indeed, they had no food at all along the way, and they only had a few black flour pancakes with them. They still had a long way to go, and if there was no food, they really would not be able to go on.
"Okay." Huang Xuecao gritted his teeth, sneaked out a money bag from his inner pocket, and stuffed it into Ying Qingci's body.
"Xiao Liu, take these three taels of silver."
Three taels of silver was not much, but Ying Qingci knew that it was the few silver the family had. Huang Xuecao gritted his teeth and took it out, obviously worried about her.
"Milk, no need. I saved that man yesterday and he gave me a reward."
"No, just take it. The money is too much for you."
After hearing Ying Qingci's words, Huang Xuecao not only did not hesitate, but even more firmly stuffed the money into her arms.
"Oh well."
She would keep the money for now, and at worst, she would pay it back later.
Her father and grandpa are not here. They must have gone out to look for food. Now the only man here is the second brother. "Second brother, after I leave, the family will rely on you."
"Sister, don't worry, I will protect grandma and nurse them."
Ying Qingjia patted his chest and looked at Ying Qingci with a look of assurance. In the past few days, he had consulted Ying Qingci on several tricks, and self-protection would not be a problem.
The city gate of Quling Mansion is much more luxurious than the city gate of Chengxian County. Just looking at the city gate and the city wall, the construction is much stronger than the city wall of Chengxian County. Obviously, the manpower and material resources spent Want more, too.
Here, just looking at the appearance, it is richer than Chengxian County.
As soon as he walked outside the city gate, Ying Qingci was stopped by the officers and soldiers outside the city gate.
"Go, go, go! Refugees are not allowed here!"
The officers and soldiers drove these refugees away impatiently, but many refugees still approached with hope.
"Brother Officer and Soldier, I want to go into the city to buy some supplies. Can you be accommodating?"
Ying Qingci spoke softly, with no hint of impatience on her face towards the rude behavior of the officers and soldiers.
"Tsk, accommodating?"
The officer and soldier seemed to have heard some joke and said, "Brother officer and soldier, please do a good job. We really can't open the door to the problem at home."
Ying Qingci took a step forward and stuffed a piece of silver into his arms. "I don't have much money, so I'll just give you a glass of wine."
The officer and soldier stretched out his hand to weigh the silver in his hand, and then pointed to the officers and soldiers in another passage not far away.
"Now, if you want to go in and buy something, go over there and line up."
