Escape: I rely on the food exchange system to survive to the extreme

Chapter 67 Haste
Seeing that more and more people were gathering around here, Mei Qian and the others originally found an open space, but by the evening they were still filled with people.

Once there are more people, there will be more sources of information.

During the day, Mei Qian couldn't follow him around, but now that the sun was setting, Mei Qian saw Mei Erhu going out to inquire about news, so she went there together.

Who wants to hear a third person's report when they can get first-hand information?
"The capital has really been breached?"

Squatting beside the grass, Mei Qian picked a piece of wild grass and made a grass ring. Although her eyes did not fall on her father beside her, her ears were very alert to catch the voices of Mei Erhu and others.

"Give~"

While she was listening, she was teasing the three or four-year-old boy in front of her with the grass ring she had tied up.

This little guy's grandfather was the focus of her father's inquiry. He was a member of a small family who fled from Gyeonggi Province.

"Maybe? Sooner or later.

It is said that when the late emperor heard that the Xirong soldiers were coming, he was frightened and died.

This could not only be done by King Pingchang in the capital hastily ascending the throne, but then His Majesty ordered the entire court to move south. "

Mei Qian suddenly heard the news and subconsciously felt that there was something fishy. Just as she was about to ask something, her father asked again: "So, His Majesty has only ascended the throne not long ago?"

"Yeah, well, it's really unlucky that such a huge mess was dumped on His Majesty all at once."

The old man and Mei Erhu originally lowered their voices when they were talking, but as soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to realize that he seemed to have said too much, and glanced around, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

After that, he smiled awkwardly at Mei Erhu and stopped talking.

Mei Erhu also nodded calmly and whispered: "We fled all the way from Xing'an Prefecture and haven't received the news yet. I didn't expect that the trip to the south would be so hasty."

"This matter is really hasty. His Majesty only ascended the throne one day, and the next day he said he would move the capital, and then left with most of the people in the capital... Sigh~ Otherwise, I don't know how many people died when the Xirong soldiers attacked the capital."

"Ah?" Mei Erhu was surprised, "The Xirong soldiers haven't reached the capital yet?"

This time, Mei Qian's expressions were exactly the same as those of her father.

She thought they had all reached the capital, but didn't they?
"It's not like there are no generals in the capital. How can it be possible that the majestic capital of a country doesn't even have the strength to fight?
But anyone with a discerning eye can see that this battle cannot be won..."

The old man shook his head. Mei Erhu still sounded a little unconvinced and wanted to ask why he couldn't win. Upon seeing this, Mei Qian quickly grabbed Mei Erhu's arm and asked him to talk less.

Because Mei Erhu did not interrupt, the old man continued: "The most these people can do is delay His Majesty's efforts to gain time to cross the river."

After the old man finished speaking, he looked up and saw that the father and daughter who had been squatting here had stood up and opened their mouths. He opened his mouth, then closed it again, and sighed secretly.

"Alas~ Who doesn't want them to win?"

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Mei Erhu took Mei Qian for a walk several times in the evening, and the news he got was only acceptable, and it was not pleasant.

When the father and daughter came back, they were hesitating how to tell the news to their family when they saw Mei Shitou grinning like a fool at Cui'er.

Mei Qian's heart skipped a beat when she saw this.

These two people are so obvious and bold today!
Mei Qian immediately caught the figure of Mrs. Mei nearby. Sure enough, not far from Mei Shitou and Cui'er, she was standing in front of Han with red eyes and saying something.

Before Mei Qian could step forward to ask what happened, her aunt suddenly wiped her eyes with her sleeve and said with a smile: "What mom said is indeed good!"

"Really? Then why were you jumping up and down in a hurry as soon as I opened my mouth?"

"I, I, I don't know..."

"You don't know what?"

Mei Qian suddenly jumped out from behind Han like a ghost, making Han jump up with a cry.

When she saw that the person coming was Mei Qian, Han immediately slapped her chest and said, "Why are you trying to scare me, you damn girl?"

"Auntie, I didn't scare you, did I? You were too absorbed in chatting with Nai, so I'm just going to ask you this."

Mei Qian blinked innocently, then looked at Mrs. Mei and asked, "Mistress, what's going on?"

"It's nothing, I've arranged a marriage for your brother."

Mei Qian: "Eh?"

Mei Qian subconsciously looked at Cui'er over there. Seeing Mei Qian's expression, Mrs. Mei snorted softly and said, "Yes, it's Cui'er." "Wow! Mom, why did you suddenly think of Cui'er? Sister’s?”

Although Mei Qian knew that there seemed to be some vague ambiguity between Mei Shitou and Cui'er, she didn't expect that her mother would also notice it.

"Does this kind of thing need to occur suddenly? It's so obvious."

Mrs. Mei curled her lips, obviously she had already discovered the signs of Mei Shitou and Cui'er.

"Do you mind the scar on Sister Cui'er's face?"

Mei Qian observed these days that the scar on Cui'er's face seemed to be getting better, but she didn't say anything and just asked her how her breasts looked.

"Whatever I mind, Shitou doesn't mind. Why am I so annoying?" Mrs. Mei curled her lips, but looked at Han and said, "The two of them don't mind. Do you think you still mind? Just ask. Jumping three feet high, it's like I pushed someone into a pit of fire!

I don’t even think about it. Shitou is a strong farmer who can hunt and farm. He knows two or three words but can’t settle accounts. He can marry a woman who is literate, smart and has medical skills... That’s all because of the boss’s underground blessing. , is it her turn to object here? "

Listening to Mrs. Mei criticizing Mei Shitou and counting Cui'er's advantages in detail, Mei Qian almost stopped laughing, but Han was not happy and said:

"What's wrong with the stone? I'm good at farming and hunting. I love my wife when I'm tall. Is it difficult to find a wife? Besides, Cui'er is so ugly..."

Han, who was about to say ugly, suddenly remembered what Mrs. Mei had said before, and was immediately stuck again.

Mei Qian heard what Han wanted to say, and was stunned when she saw that she was stuck. She turned to look at Mrs. Mei, and heard Mrs. Mei say:

"Tui'er said that in order to protect herself, she deliberately smeared some taro juice on her face to make her face red and swollen, and then smeared some other overpowering medicinal materials to make her face look hateful. Saved myself.

After settling down, the scar on the face can gradually recover. "

Before Mei Qian had time to ask Cui'er, she didn't expect that Mrs. Mei had already asked about it.

Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Mei said again: "In just a few days, we should settle down. At that time, Cui'er will either leave alone or settle down with our family. After settling down with our family, she has to have an identity, right?" "

Although Cui'er is smart, she is still just a prostitute and penniless. It would be extremely difficult to make a living without Lao Mei's family, even if she had one.

Everyone understands this.

Following their Mei family to settle down, although there is no word yet on how much silver a household will have and how much supplement will be required for the number of people exceeding it, Mrs. Mei will never do it if she is asked to spend money so kindly to an outsider for nothing!

Not even the IOU type!
"Your brother is that idiot. His eyes are so hot every time he looks at Cui'er..."

Mrs. Mei curled her lips, glanced at the girl who was still smiling silly at Cui'er, and said, "It's like she's never seen a woman before~"

Mei Qian: "..."

Is her eldest brother's gaze so obvious?
Mei Qian blinked, looked towards Mei Shitou, and then fell silent.

Mei Qian may not be able to remember what it was like before, but the look in her eyes now does seem a bit... Hey, is this the result of breaking the window paper?

"Sister Cui'er agrees?"

Suddenly, Mei Qian asked this question.

From the beginning to the end, she heard her grandma say that she would help Mei Shitou book Cui'er. She even asked her aunt's opinion, but Mei Qian was sensitive to whether Cui'er, one of the two parties involved, agreed.

"If she doesn't agree, can I say whatever I want?"

In response to Mei Qian's question, Mr. Mei stared at Mei Qian again and asked, "Why, do you think you're the kind of person who takes advantage of me? When did you ever do this to me?"

Mei Qian: "..."

In fact, you have done a lot, right?
Mei Qian didn't dare to say what was in her heart, but then she heard her mother say: "When did you do this kind of thing, wasn't you the one who encouraged me to do it?"

Mei Qian:? ? ?
　Mei Qian: I smell the smell of old lotus flowers.

　　Mrs. Mei: Humph~ I’m fine!
　　Mei Qian: Tsk tsk tsk!

　　Mei Erhu: Tsk, tsk, tsk!
　　Mei Shitou & Cui Er: The breasts are so good!

　　Mei Qian: Hey!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)