Although it was still early or not too late, Du Laoer had always been a cautious person and would seize every moment to mobilize the whole family to prepare quickly.
After the family had dinner, Li Yueniang put Ling Bao to sleep and started working.
Although Du Youling wanted to help, she was too young, and the biological instinct of sleepiness came over her. She fell asleep after a while under her mother's gentle patting.
Two adults and two and a half kids started making pancakes.
Du Laoer asked him to take out all the noodles at home, whether they were white noodles or multi-grain noodles.
According to Du Laoer, it means doing as much as you can.
Anyway, now that I have done too much, I am not afraid of spoiling it. There is still room for my precious daughter.
Everyone in the family listens to Du Laoer.
So the four of them started making pancakes without talking much.
Du Sanlang, the youngest, sat in front of the stove to light the fire and stared at the two large iron pots at home.
Du Laoer mixes the noodles, Li Yueniang rolls out the pancakes, and the boss bakes the pancakes.
The family had a clear division of labor and worked until the fifth day before everyone went back to rest.
There was no way, at this time, time was the key to their survival, so they tried to set off as early as possible.
…
The family slept for an hour and then got up quickly.
After breakfast, Du Laoer took his daughter and son in a carriage and drove to town together.
Li Yueniang stayed at home to make dry food.
When we arrived in the town, the market was just getting busy.
Du Laoer gave detailed instructions to his two sons.
"Boss, you go buy mules and carriages first, and then drive directly to buy grain. Don't buy too much rice, buy more corn."
"Okay, Dad"
"The third child."
"father."
"You take your second brother and fourth brother out of the private school, and you go buy oil, salt, sugar, dried vegetables, bacon, salted fish. In short, you all watch and buy food that can be stored for a long time.
Then go to the grocery store and buy some large sheets of oil paper, sacks, and mats.
Go to the blacksmith shop to buy three long knives for hunting, and then go to the medical shop to buy some medicine to treat colds. By the way, we also need alum, which can purify water on the road. "
Du Laoer looked at his third son and asked, "Can you remember so many things?"
Du Sanlang and Du Yongfeng replied: "You can, dad. I always have a good memory, don't worry."
Du Laoer felt free to leave the most complicated small items to his third son because although Yongfeng didn't like to study, he was quite interested in doing business.
Remembering these things is the easiest.
Du Laoer: "Okay, that's it. Dad will take Ling Bao to the county seat."
Du Youling shook her chubby hand and said goodbye to her brothers: "Big brother and third brother, Lingbao will bring you snacks from the county when he comes back."
Du Sanlang imitated his younger sister and waved his arms in the same way, "Lingbao is the best, I will buy you sugar-coated hawsfuls of apples later."
"Brother buy candy for Ling Bao!" Du Dalang was more steady, but not as lively as his third brother. He stood there and watched the two of them go to the county seat.
Du Sanlang: "Brother, you go to the West Market to buy mules first. I will pick up the second brother and the fourth brother from the private school. We bought things separately and met at the old granny noodle shop stall at noon. We also put some of the things we bought in in the car, and then if you don’t buy it, we’ll discuss buying it.”
"Okay." Du Xingjian said and went to the West Market.
It stands to reason that a carriage is the fastest, but why not buy a carriage?
Because horses are very expensive, a horse costs at least 50 taels of silver, but mules are much cheaper. An adult mule only costs about 8 taels.
The Du family's horse was not bought, Du Laoer rode it directly back from the battlefield. Otherwise, their rural families would never be able to afford horses.
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Here, on the official road to the county seat.
Du Laoer drove a carriage and walked on the road looking at the passing pedestrians and carriages.
I found that after walking only two miles, three convoys had already passed by.
They were all disguised as caravans, but there were obviously many carriages, and there were mostly women, children, and old people inside.
The county seat is in the south of Qinghe Town, and the capital is in the north.
These people were walking from the county seat to Qinghe Town. It seemed that they were similar to what Du Laoer had guessed. Everyone chose to go north. After all, when a natural disaster like this occurs, the one who can best protect them is the emperor.
Not long after leaving, Du Laoer suddenly noticed that the carriage jolted violently.
Logically speaking, the official road is smooth and there shouldn't be such big bumps.
He quickly went down to take a look, and found that under the wheel, there was actually a brilliant gold ingot!
A large carriage had just arrived, and his daughter asked him to step aside.
He listened to his daughter and drove the carriage to the side.
As a result, I didn't expect such a big surprise.
Du Laoer took a deep breath and quickly stuffed the gold into his sleeves.
"What's wrong with dad?" Du Youling sat in the carriage and looked at her dad and asked.
When Du Laoer saw his daughter's soft and delicate face, he thought of something and suddenly felt happy.
Du Laoer kissed his daughter and said with a big smile:
"Lingbao is really lucky. Dad took you with you and you actually found gold when you went out early in the morning! When we go to the market later, dad will buy you your favorite pastries. Let's buy a lot of them!"
"Okay, okay." Du Youling clapped her hands, expressing her happiness.
