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

"Sister-in-law, you look really good these past two days."

"Really? I think so too!"

Mei Qian was sitting in the yard, picking beans and listening to the chat between Mrs. Tao and her mother who came to visit.

Looking at the other person's rosy face and somewhat shiny and greasy lips, Mei Qian couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth.

No wonder her mother said there was nothing wrong with Mr. Tao except that he liked to play the lute.

I heard that Aunt Tao's husband came back a few days ago. When she went out, she told everyone that her husband had bought two roast chickens.

God knows how their family of seven could still feel the same after eating these two roast chickens for several days.

"Brother Li loves his sister-in-law very much. It's really thoughtful that he can remember to feed his sister-in-law when he comes back from work outside the hospital."

"That's right, it's not in vain that I bought the meat and cooked it for him~"

Mrs. Tao loved to hear Mrs. Jiang talk. For a character very similar to her sister-in-law, Mrs. Jiang was very good at making people happy.

"But it's getting colder and colder today. He won't go back from Qingyao now and is preparing to spend the winter."

When Aunt Tao mentioned Qingyao, Mei Qian and Jiang both looked at her curiously and asked, "What is Brother Li doing in Qingyao County?"

"It's nothing, I just go to that pier to carry my luggage. The pier over there...except for the one on the Yuanjiang River in Huaichu, this is the largest pier in Qingyao within a hundred miles. Many men from the nearby farmland go there to find work. Woolen cloth."

"But isn't this place close to Yao Lin? Doesn't anyone go to Yao Lin's place to find work?"

Mei Qian couldn't help but ask this question.

"Hi……"

At this point, Aunt Tao sighed. She glanced around like a thief. Even though she was sitting in the yard of Mei's house, she seemed to be guarding herself against others when she spoke. Then she whispered,
"In the past, it was true that people would go to Yao Lin to find work during their spare time, but isn't it now that the emperor has come? Entering Yao Lin is more troublesome than before."

"trouble?"

"Well, Yao Lin heard that the news in the city is quite tight now. Anyway, it is very troublesome for outsiders to go to the city just to look up the guide.

I heard from people who have entered the city that there are people wearing black robes and purple flowers at any time and anywhere in the city, arresting people! "

"Ouch!"

Ms. Jiang let out a low cry, subconsciously covering the sleeping child in her arms, and asked with disbelief: "Could there be some gangsters in the city?"

"Then who knows?" Mr. Tao didn't understand either. These were what his man heard from others when he was working at the dock.

"Anyway, there is a lot of work on the pier. Many wealthy people have crossed south and come all the way by water. There are ships of all sizes at Qingyao pier, unloading cargo every day. My men have made a lot of money during these times."

"Why are there still people crossing the river now?"

Mei Qian felt something was wrong when she heard that. Their family had escaped in time, but even so, they still had to cross the river with that new emperor.

The imperial court's crossing to the south shows that the situation in the north has become extremely bad. How come there are still people who can cross to the south now?
This thing is weird. Unfortunately, Mei Qian is surrounded by ordinary people, and no one knows what happened in Jiangbei and what is going on now.

"Qianqian——"

At this time, Cui'er, who had been cutting pears in the kitchen, called Mei Qian to go to the kitchen.

"coming."

Mei Qian entered the kitchen, and Cui'er had finished cooking the last pot of Qiuli paste this time. Mei Qian came forward with a damp rag to help put the uncooled Qiuli paste into a clay pot.

This time Cui'er boiled four jars of Qiuli paste, two jars were left for the Yuan family, one jar was for the Lin family, and the rest was kept at home.

"Well, I don't know how Mr. Yuan is doing now. The old lady hasn't been here these past two days. I'm a little worried about the autumn pear cream being delivered to my door."

Cui'er was a little worried about the best Qiuli ointment.

A few days ago, when Mrs. Yuan came to invite me to make some Qiuli ointment, she mentioned that the old man had caught a cold at night. As a result, soon after Mrs. Yuan returned that day, she found that Mr. Yuan had a fever. Before Erlang of the Yuan family went to town to find a doctor, Tweety also went for a diagnosis.

At that time, Cui'er only said that Fang Fengxie had entered her body, but she didn't say anything else.

But when she came back, she secretly told Mrs. Mei that Mr. Yuan seemed to have been greatly stimulated and his emotions fluctuated too much.

Great sorrow and great joy were nothing more than this, but Cui'er looked at the atmosphere of the Yuan family that day and guessed that Mr. Yuan had received some tragic news and couldn't bear it anymore.

"Isn't there still a jar that belongs to the Lin family? I'll go with you to the Lin family later, and ask for news about the Yuan family. I'll see when the Qiuli ointment will be delivered. I won't worry if I keep it at home for a few days."

"Yes." Cui'er nodded and stopped talking.

The Qiuli ointment was poured into the jar and while it was cooling, Mei Qian and Cui'er went to the yard and sat on the small bench together, basking in the sun and picking soybeans.

Before entering the kitchen, Mrs. Tao and Mr. Jiang were talking about the dock workers in Qingyao, and they are still talking about it now.

"Qingyao is still accepting refugees?"

"what?"

Mei Qian heard Jiang's surprised words, and she couldn't help but look up at Tao.

"Yes, with so many people crossing the river, how can so many people have enough money to settle down?"

When Mrs. Tao said this, she looked at Mr. Jiang with envy in her eyes.

Mrs. Jiang held her son in her arms and hummed with slightly lowered eyelashes, and then said: "That's right. There are many people who don't have money to settle down. We can't let them have nowhere to go."

"Yes, I heard that in addition to Yao Lin, there are also some cities along the river such as Huaichu that do not accept refugees. Other counties in the south of the Yuanjiang River have accepted a lot of refugees, and Qingyao should be the one that accepts the most.

The county seat arranged for these people to work, and there were porridge tents to provide porridge in the morning and evening. "

"Then Yao Lin's official is pretty good."

Jiang nodded as he spoke, and Mei Qian was also thoughtful.

Mei Qian had also been thinking about where the refugees who had no money to settle had gone. It would be unrealistic to go all the way south, so it turned out that they were resettled nearby.

"Yes, I heard that the rich people over there helped set up porridge tents and so on, and some farms also helped take in many refugees. After all, the weather is getting cold, and there must be a place to shelter from the wind and rain. no?"

While Tao was talking, there was movement at the entrance of the courtyard.

When everyone heard the sound and looked around, they found that Mei Erhu and Shitou had returned from chopping firewood.

Behind the two of them was a kind-hearted man, who was also carrying a pile of firewood behind him.

Before the people in the yard could wonder who this man was, he smiled at the yard, and then Mei Qian saw Tao shouting "Brother Changshou" in surprise.

Tao, who had always been a refreshing and energetic person to Mei Qian, actually opened his mouth and made a squeaky sound. Mei Qian shook her hand and all the soybeans fell into the dustpan.

"How did you come?"

Mrs. Tao forgot to say goodbye and trotted directly to the door of the courtyard, her eyes full of surprise.

When Li Changshou saw this, he also chuckled and said, "Didn't I meet the Erhu brothers? After asking me, I knew that he was the person you said you often talk to.

Before I went up the mountain to chop firewood today, didn't you say you were coming to Mei's house, so I stopped by. "

Li Changshou smiled, turned to say goodbye to Mei Erhu and the others, and took Mrs. Tao home.

Mei Qian stepped forward and closed the courtyard door, and couldn't help laughing when she saw the couple leaving briskly.

She asked why Aunt Tao liked to show off her husband so much. It seemed that the relationship between the couple was really good.

Just as Mei Qian was about to close the door, she heard an ouch shouting "stop" from outside the door. Mei Qian stopped and saw Mrs. Mei and Mr. Han coming back, carrying a few more bamboos.

"Milk, that's almost enough. No need to chop anymore."

Mei Qian helped Mrs. Mei get the bamboo into the yard. Mei Erhu and Mei Shitou were drinking water. When they saw Mrs. Mei's bamboos, their faces turned green.

Sawing and grinding bamboo these days has left too many shadows on them.

Otherwise, why would they go to chop wood again after they were fine today?

"Well, this is the last time."

Mrs. Mei and Mrs. Han took the water that Cui'er poured and drank it, then breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "It used to be that no one lived there, but now there are people living there. There is not a lot of activity in cutting bamboo, and the children are studying." They were all interrupted by me.”

Mrs. Mei couldn't help but feel happy when she thought of the little carrot head sitting obediently in the yard today and endorsing the book in a crisp voice. Then Mrs. Mei couldn't help but turn her head to look at Yu, who was still sleeping soundly in Jiang's arms. Student, couldn't help but mutter: "When will my grandson be able to endorse it?"

Mei Qian: "..."

Mrs. Mei: When will my grandchildren endorse it?
Yusheng:?
Mei Qian: You have to speak first and then read before you can endorse it, right?