Everyone was divided into three teams, and the ox carts could only be parked at the entrance of the town, with Liu Zhuang watching.

A group of village heads, along with Liu Shinan and two young men, pushed four wheelbarrows to buy food.

A team of Yan and Liu families went to buy needles, thread, shoe soles, coarse cloth, etc. Although it was dry, they had to prepare some rainproof oilcloth first.

Ancient oilcloth was made from cotton, coated with a layer of tung oil, typically tan or brown. The first coat of tung oil completely penetrated the cotton, providing a deep conditioning effect and enhancing the paper's strength and toughness. A second coat of tung oil dried, forming a protective film. The incompatibility of oil and water meant that water, upon contact with this protective layer, became waterproof.

Oilcloth is quite expensive. A family can buy two, one to cover the food and the other to protect the people.

Liu Yuhan said goodbye to Liu and Yan and went alone to the iron shop, where he saw the owner packing his bags.

"Boss, do you have any machetes for sale?" Liu Yuhan asked.

"Here, girl, we have packed up and are ready to leave. Girl, listen to me and escape to the south."

"I heard that the barbarians are about to invade." The shopkeeper whispered to her.

Liu Yuhan thanked him and asked him if he had a machete.

"You little girl, if there are some, how many do you want?"

"How many do you have?"

"There are still 10 to sell."

"How much is a handful of silver?"

"Three taels a bunch, no bargaining."

"Two taels a handful."

"no!"

"One or two handfuls."

"Deal!" The shopkeeper was confused. This, this, this, wow, isn't this a scam? Isn't this just giving it away for free?

Liu Yuhan was speechless when he saw the ten small machetes.

He gave the ten taels of silver to the crying shopkeeper, put the machete into his backpack, waved goodbye to the shopkeeper and left.

I walked to a deserted place and put the machete into the space. Together with the knives I had bought at the supermarket, the ones I took at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and the ones I left at home, there were about 30 knives in total.

Including the hoes that were originally in the space and the ones I took from the Agricultural Science Academy, there are a total of 10. I feel a little relieved.

After buying the knives, we walked towards the agreed grain store. There were people hurrying on the road. Some of them were pulling ox carts and mule carts, and the group was hurriedly heading towards the county town.

Liu Yuhan felt increasingly uneasy and walked to the grain store. Sure enough, he saw his father and his family arguing with others.

The four of them held onto the cart tightly, with Yan and Liu protecting the grain from those around them. The grain store was closed! With the only grain store in town closed, one could imagine the panic people felt.

A quarter of an hour ago, the village chief and others had just bought grain at a high price and were about to leave when the shopkeeper suddenly asked the waiter to close the grain shop.

The people queuing up to buy food became anxious, and a few scoundrels instigated them and threatened the village chief and others to give away some of the food.

Food is the lifeblood of the villagers! Everyone ran forward, protecting the food, but they were surrounded after just a few steps. Fortunately, Liu Shinan and the two young men were strong, and with the help of Liu and Yan, who rushed over, especially Liu, her boxing skills stunned everyone!

That move was so dazzling that it blinded Liu Shinan's eyes. How could he not know how powerful his wife was?! Had he been hiding his abilities before?

Liu Yuhan took out the two machetes he had just bought from the space while no one was paying attention, and ran towards the crowd with a roar.

“Ahhh…”

The people around her were startled. Seeing her waving two knives around, everyone was scared and avoided her.

Liu Yuhan handed a machete to his mother. While everyone was stunned, the two of them and Yan protected the village chief and four others and quickly ran towards the ox cart at the town entrance.

After everyone put the food on the ox cart, they hurried on their way. After walking for nearly two quarters of an hour, they saw that no one was catching up with them, and they breathed a sigh of relief. It was so close! Their food was about to be stolen!

Liu Yuhan's heart was pounding. Thinking of what he had just done, he suddenly laughed. This was so fucking exciting!

In modern times, she has always been aloof and calm, living like a 60-year-old man, seemingly without desires or demands. Unexpectedly, after traveling to this dynasty, she can fight for her family.

Food prices had risen sharply. Brown rice was 20 wen per jin (approximately 1000 jin) of rice. Ten liang of silver was only enough to buy 500 jin (approximately 1000 jin) of brown rice. Adding the five liang of silver the villagers chipped in, they bought a total of 750 jin (approximately 2000 jin) of brown rice. Each family shared nearly 20 jin (appro

The group walked quickly along the way, took a break to drink some water and then continued walking.

The village chief was so confused that he didn't care at all about the black eye.

Except for Liu Yuhan and Liu, everyone else's clothes were torn or their hair was messed up. Except for the village chief who was hit in the eye, everyone else was fine.

The village chief only wanted to go back and divide and hide the food. The whole town was in chaos. What should he do?

When they arrived at the village entrance around noon, they saw dozens of villagers waiting there. Everyone was surprised by their appearance. The village chief asked everyone to go to his house and talk later. When he got home, he did not even take a rest. He asked his eldest son Liu Ming to take a broken gong to the center of the village to beat the drum and call for assembly.

"Niece, what news have you heard?"

Liu Daling and Liu Xiaoman's families were all in the village chief's main hall. Villagers surrounded the entrance and courtyard.

Liu Yuhan told them the news he heard from the iron shop and that most of the people in the town had moved away.

"What! The barbarians are about to attack! Damn barbarians, what the hell are they doing here in this famine year?" the village chief howled.

Liu Yuhan was thinking about the years of famine and the struggle for the throne in the capital, which had led many people to rise up in discontent with the imperial court. Local uprisings and bandit forces had become a chaotic mess. The capital was struggling to defend itself from external threats and maintain internal stability, and during this period of internal chaos, it wasn't impossible for the Xiongnu to seize the city.

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