These words were like a scare, and in an instant, the crowd scattered like birds and beasts.
When Jiang Shuyue returned home, she immediately gathered the Su family members together to discuss countermeasures.
When Aunt Su heard that there was going to be a talent show, her daughter's household registration was in the village, and she was of eligible age. The county government wanted someone to come and see her in person. No matter how good the relationship between the village head and the Su family was, they couldn't protect her.
Aunt Su gritted her teeth and said, "Honey, the Emperor is a bastard. The palace is a place that eats people alive. We can't let our daughter go to the palace. We have to find a way to avoid the imperial concubine selection."
Su Nan nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right! We absolutely cannot send my sister to the palace. Let's hide in the mountains."
Su Jin gently shook his head: "This year is different. If the drought is not relieved by summer, it will be dangerous on the mountain."
Jiang Shuyue gave Su Jin an approving look.
Su Jin is right. During the dry season, the lack of streams in the mountains is a major problem.
There are no large wild animals in the mountains nearby, so if a wildfire breaks out, it would be a catastrophic disaster.
Seeing her family worried about her, Su Hui nervously pursed her lips and remained silent.
Su Huai Ren turned his gaze to Jiang Shu Yue: "Yue'er, do you have any brilliant ideas?"
Su Huai-ren always felt that Jiang Shu-yue was different from ordinary girls.
She is intelligent, bold, and has her own opinions.
Everyone turned their attention to Jiang Shuyue.
Seeing everyone's expectant eyes, Jiang Shuyue decided to abandon her original plan.
She said, "Everyone should have heard of Yan Nan by now!"
Su Huai-ren nodded.
"The people of Yannan are open-minded, and the King of Yannan governs well. The people there are more prosperous than those in the capital. Why don't we go to Yannan?"
“Father! Mother! Sister is right, I think it’s a good idea.” Su Jin was the first to stand up in support.
"I'll listen to my older sister. You guys continue. I'll go call Sui Sui back." Su Nan said as she ran out of the courtyard.
Qiuju took a step back and said, "This servant will also go find Suisui."
Aunt Su looked at Su Huai Ren.
Su Huai-ren let out a sigh of relief, and the worries in his heart were finally put to rest.
"Let's do as Yue'er says, let's flee to Yannan to escape the famine."
"Once you arrive in Yannan, the restrictions on entering officialdom will be lifted, and you and Nannan will have a chance to achieve something great."
"Dad, I'll go pack my things now. When do we set off?" Su Jin was incredibly efficient and always did things in an orderly manner.
Su Huai-ren calculated: "The officials just arrived today. Tomorrow, the county magistrate will have the village heads collect the rosters, and then each household will send their people to the yamen for review. It will be five days from now."
Su Huai-ren was very clear about the selection process; if the officials had completed their tasks, they would not go to the countryside to check.
If any family has a woman of exceptional beauty and fails to report it, the officials will surely go to the countryside to arrest her.
Human hearts are unpredictable; who knows who in the village might go to the yamen to report his daughter?
Su Huai-ren dared not gamble with people's hearts, so he said, "Pack your things, we'll set off in the next couple of days."
"Son, kill those chickens and marinate them."
"Hui'er, go and pack your clothes, only take what's in season." After giving the instructions, Aunt Su pulled Jiang Shuyue towards the old house.
After Jiang Shuyue gave birth to Sui Sui, she ate all the chickens raised in the yard during her postpartum confinement period.
She also keeps chickens in her space, but she hasn't sold any eggs since the drought started.
“Yue’er, once you go to Yannan, your in-laws won’t be able to control you anymore. I hope you can find someone you like there.”
Aunt Su heard that the local customs were open and liberal, so she thought of this matter.
"Auntie, this depends on fate. Besides, I have a son, so it doesn't matter whether I get married or not."
Speaking of this, Jiang Shuyue felt that she was more wronged than Dou E.
She's already a mother without ever having a proper relationship.
Seeing Jiang Shuyue's shy expression, Aunt Su stopped talking. She made up her mind to pay more attention in the future and find a good marriage for this poor child.
Jiang Shuyue and the Su family were making intensive preparations to flee the famine.
Jiang Shuyue had found an opportunity a year ago to bring out the horses and carriages from the space.
She even went out of her way to remove the Jiang family's mark.
Qiuju said the carriage looked familiar, and Su Nan said that ordinary carriages are all like this.
Qiuju had seen many carriages in the capital that looked quite similar, and each carriage had the owner's surname displayed on the side for easy identification.
Su Jin also provided Xiao Hong with a carriage.
With two horse-drawn carriages and one mule cart, they were considered wealthy in the village.
The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Qiuju got up as usual to check how much the well water had sunk.
"Huh! Strange, why is the village so quiet today? No roosters crowing, no dogs barking." Qiuju muttered to herself, glanced at the bamboo grove, and walked towards the well.
Unsurprisingly, after drawing several buckets of water last night, the well water level never rose again.
The morning dew clings to the slightly curled leaves; if not for the gentle spring breeze, one might mistake it for the sweltering heat that has dried them out.
The clouds dispersed, and the rosy light broke through the thick clouds, tearing open a gap and showering the earth with its brilliant rays.
The clouds dispersed, and it was another sunny day.
"Sister, something terrible has happened!"
Jiang Shuyue had just lifted Suisui off the bed when she heard Su Nan's voice outside.
"Second Uncle."
Sui Sui waved her little hands and ran towards the door with her short legs.
"Nan Nan, what's wrong?" Jiang Shuyue was slightly startled and quickly went out to greet her.
Could it be that someone went to the county government office to announce that Su Hui was exceptionally beautiful, and the officials came to demand her return?
“Sister, everyone in the village has left. Grandma Xu said that those people either fled the famine or went to stay with relatives far away.” As Su Nan spoke, she picked up Sui Sui and gave him a big kiss on his delicate little face.
Jiang Shuyue breathed a sigh of relief: "What's wrong with this? The spring drought is so severe, and everyone still has some grain to grow. Leaving here is a good thing."
Several families in the village have daughters who are of average appearance; it's unlikely they're trying to avoid the talent show.
With the wells dried up and no hope in sight, people had no choice but to flee the famine.
"Second Uncle, has Shuisheng left?" Sui Sui asked in a soft, sweet voice, her arm around Su Nan's neck.
“Sui Sui, your second uncle was just about to tell your older sister that the people in the village are really unkind. Even Widow Li ran away with her child. Nobody cares about Grandma Xu and Shui Sheng’s life or death.”
Su Nan gets very angry when she talks about those heartless people.
"Mother, I want Shuisheng to come with me." Suisui was clever and quick-witted; he knew last night that his mother wanted to take him away from here.
“Sister, and Uncle Lin, everyone in the village thought he was blind, and no one asked him if he wanted to go with them to escape the famine.”
"It's alright. Have Ah Jin tell Grandma Xu and Uncle Lin that we'll leave together tomorrow."
Watching Su Nan leave with Sui Sui in his arms, Jiang Shuyue added, "Tell them not to take too much stuff."
"knew."
"Moon, Auntie has prepared some steamed buns. Please pack these eggs and give them to Sui Sui on the way."
When Jiang Shuyue arrived, she saw that Aunt Su and Su Hui were already preparing food for the journey.
At night, seeing that Sui Sui was fast asleep, Jiang Shuyue gently pried open his little hand, took out the nightgown he was clutching, and slipped into her spatial dimension.
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