Chapter 105: Unrest

In the morning, Jiang Yu got up first and boiled a large pot of mung bean soup. He chopped the wild onions, mixed them with flour, added water and kneaded them evenly. He brushed lard on a small iron pan and baked them into fist-sized scallion pancakes.

Each person can have one or two crispy scallion pancakes with a big bowl of mung bean soup, which is both filling and delicious.

Shen Qingshu had a sound sleep. When she came out of the carriage, she was immediately given warm water and willow branches dipped in coarse salt. After she brushed her teeth, she was given scallion pancakes at just the right temperature and cooled mung bean soup.

This day is comfortable, but I feel a little embarrassed.

She looked at Jiang Yu, who was always thinking about her, and joked, "Xiaoyu, you are so considerate. What will my sister-in-law do if she can't live without you in the future?"

She hadn't even enjoyed the life of having food and clothes provided for her in China, so how could she have to be served by others in ancient times, especially when she was fleeing famine? Besides, Jiang Yu was a relative, not a servant!

How could I let her serve me?

"Sister-in-law, please let me serve you for the rest of my life. I will live with you from now on, okay?" Jiang Yu blinked and said seriously.

The past two months of living with her sister-in-law have been the most comfortable days for her in more than 20 years. She doesn't want to get married anymore and just wants to live with her sister-in-law!

Shen Qing knew that women in this dynasty attached great importance to getting married and having children;

She wasn't sure if Jiang Yu was frightened by the Liu family, or if she felt she couldn't have children and was disheartened and unwilling to marry, so she whispered, "As long as you're willing, of course, it's absolutely fine with me! We'll always be a family.

But later on, if you want a doll or meet someone you like, you don’t have to hide it, as long as that person is good and your sister-in-law agrees.”

Jiang Yu shook his head, looking downcast: "Sister-in-law, I originally thought that Liu Sheng's failure to conceive before and my inability to conceive were not necessarily my fault, but Liu Sheng's fault. But Chun Tao got pregnant, so maybe it's just like my mother-in-law said, the inability to conceive is only a woman's problem.

I can't have my own children. No matter which family I go to, I'll always be a stepmother. Being a stepmother is not easy. I treat my sister-in-law well, and she still cares about me. At my husband's house, I work like a slave, serving the whole family, and they just think it's their due! They even complain that I don't do my job well enough.

Sister-in-law, I am willing to serve you, and you don’t have to think I am tired, I am not tired at all, really.”

She likes to take care of her sister-in-law. Every time she does some work for her, her sister-in-law is very surprised and grateful, which makes her feel that she is important and that the work she does is valuable.

It feels really good to be recognized.

Shen Qing deeply agrees with Jiang Yu's statement that being a stepmother is not easy, but she has to refute the previous statement: "In fact, not being able to get pregnant is not just a problem for women, it's the same for men!

We still don't know if Chuntao is pregnant with Liu Sheng's child. If you meet the right person and have your own child, it will really be a disgrace to the Liu family."

She still felt that Liu Sheng was most likely to have a physical problem. The first and Jiang Yu were both in their prime years, and both had not been able to conceive for many years. It was hard to say whether Chun Tao, who was pregnant, was not of the right character.

It's a pity that they fled the famine and the people from Qili Village and Shili Village would never see each other again. Otherwise, when Jiang Yu got married and got pregnant, the color of Liu Sheng's hair would have changed to a fresh one.

Jiang Yu thought her sister-in-law was just comforting her. She looked at the scallion pancake and said with concern, "Sister-in-law, please eat it quickly. I fried it with lard. It won't taste good if it's cold."

Shen Qing immediately took a big bite and found it so crispy that it almost fell apart. He nodded and praised, "Delicious! Xiaoyu, your cooking skills are amazing!"

I took another big sip of mung bean soup and felt extremely satisfied.

What a wonderful day it is to get up in the hot summer and eat ready-made breakfast.

"Mom, do you think something is wrong today?" Jiang Xiangzhong leaned forward with his small body, a serious expression on his childish face.

Shen Qing was stunned, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Xiangzhong looked at the official road in front of him and whispered, "In the half hour since I got up, I've already seen three groups of people. Mother, do you think they are disaster victims? Is there a flood in Xingcheng?"

Before, he always wanted to laugh at his mother, thinking that his family members followed his mother in making a fuss and were waiting to be slapped in the face when they returned to the village. However, the heavy rain a few days ago made him give up the idea, and the disaster victims this morning made him feel that he was the one making a fool of himself!

Something is happening in secret that he doesn't know about, and the only people he can rely on now are his mother and family.

Jiang Yu thought of the crowd passing by when she was making breakfast. It was still dark and she couldn't see clearly, but the looks they gave her were creepy.

She said with a moment of fear: "Sister-in-law, someone came over when I was making breakfast. Could it be that there was a flood like Xiang Zhong said?

But if it's Xingcheng, why haven't Second Uncle and the others come yet?"

We agreed on this before we left. My second uncle always does things properly. It's impossible that other victims have already arrived while my second uncle and his friends haven't.

Shen Qing felt that it was more likely that they were from Xingcheng, after all, Xingcheng was the closest to Yangcheng. But as Jiang Yu said, other disaster victims had arrived, so why hadn't Mr. Jiang and the others arrived yet?

"Maybe something delayed us." It's really impossible without communication tools. We can only wait aimlessly. There are so many unexpected situations these days. We don't know which link will cause the delay.

"We're right next to the official road, so we're too conspicuous. Xiangzhong, go tell your four brothers that they've been making brushes in front of the shed these past two days, with big knives next to them. Even when they're cutting grass or collecting fishing nets, they have to take turns going.

Xiaoyu, go tell Xiaoshui and Ali not to be alone, and let's pick or wash the ground vegetables together!"

"Okay!" The two men responded obediently and quickened their pace to pass on the message.

Shen Qing finished the remaining scallion pancake in a few bites, drank the mung bean soup in the bowl in one gulp, and hurried to find Huo Bing.

Huo Bing was changing the baby's diaper in the shed, while Huahua and Guan Xiaoshan were playing with stones next to him.

Seeing Shen Qing come in with a serious expression, he hurriedly asked, "Mom, is there something wrong?"

Shen Qing frowned and warned, "It's not peaceful outside anymore. Don't go anywhere today. Take good care of the two children. Especially Huahua, don't run around at all, okay?"

If a three-year-old child is not seen for even two or three minutes and is taken away on the official road, it will be extremely difficult to find him or her!

Huo Bing realized the seriousness of the situation and solemnly assured: "Don't worry, Mom, I will definitely take good care of them."

Shen Qing thought about it but still felt uneasy, so he said, "It's inevitable that you won't be able to take care of two children by yourself. I'll go call the eldest brother over."

Guan Xiaoshan looked up and said, "Auntie, can I help look after Huahua?"

He can walk with a cane, and he can call for help if Huahua runs too fast.

Huahua softly promised: "Grandma, Huahua and Uncle Xiaoshan are playing with stones and won't run around."

Shen Qing felt a little relieved when there were two people looking after the baby and Xiaoshan was calm and patient.

For two consecutive days, Jiang Xiangdong and his brothers sat in the shed, took out the semi-finished products, and kept an eye on the situation on the official road while working on them, with a dazzling big knife placed next to them.

Carpenter Guan was also doing carpentry work nearby.

Huo Bing and Guan Xiaoshan take care of the two cubs.

Shen Qingguan was picking wild vegetables in Lijiang Yujiangshui without stopping for a moment!

Ground vegetables, wild onions, tender tips of broom seedlings, wild amaranth... take them all back!