After Yun the Butcher finished speaking, he hurriedly put down his bowl and chopsticks and went to find the village chief.
Zhang waited until the children finished their meal before urging them to go to bed. After Yun Yiyi and the others had all laid down on their mats, Zhang began to wash the dishes, chopsticks, clay pots, and large iron pots.
Zhang packed up her things and put them on the cart. She noticed that Yun the Butcher hadn't returned yet, so she went to the cart and scooped two bowls of moldy cornmeal to feed the little donkey.
Zhang saw the little donkey drink up all the water in the basin, so she quickly added half a basin of water.
Zhang sat on a stool, her back against a tree, her eyes fixed on the official road, lost in thought. She was fleeing famine every day, and there was no telling when it would end. Every day, there was either a lack of water or food. Life was so difficult.
"Wife, why are you in a daze?" The voice of Yun the Butcher rang out.
"Boss, you're back. I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed. We're fleeing famine every day, and we don't know when this will end."
"Wife, don't think too much. Now we just live one day at a time. As long as the children are fine, it's not a big deal for us adults to suffer a little."
"Yes, that's right. I just felt a little anxious and anxious, and I felt better after talking it out. Boss, have you told the village chief?"
"Don't worry, I've already told the village chief. He will notify every household one by one. Well, let's stop talking and go take a rest." Butcher Yun pulled Zhang to rest.
The village chief was very good at calculating time. After everyone had rested for two hours, he urged everyone to pack up and set off in half an hour.
The villagers of Yunjia Village began to gather their belongings with swift hands and feet. Inside the woods, everyone was talking at once, making a great noise.
When the half-hour mark was up, the village chief led the way out of the woods. Everyone in Yunjia Village consciously formed up according to their original formation and followed the village chief's lead.
Yun Yiyi's family also lined up at the end of the group, following the group forward. Yun Yiyi observed that many refugees who had been resting in the woods beside the official road from the Yunjia Village group had also packed up their things and started to set off.
Soon, the official road was filled with refugees walking. However, there was a certain distance between the groups, and the refugees basically walked alone and did not talk to each other.
Back in Yunjia Village, since the village chief had given instructions in advance, everyone was quiet, their heads lowered as they hurried on. Overall, the Yunjia Village team was moving quite quickly, overtaking quite a few refugees as they advanced.
Yun Yiyi looked up at the sky. The sun was still high in the sky, and the temperature was scorching. She wiped the sweat from her face, feeling her throat dry.
Yun Yiyi took a few quick steps, pushed herself up with both hands, and jumped onto the donkey cart. She opened the curtain, took out the earthenware jar of mung bean water, and took out three bowls from the basket next to it. She scooped out the mung bean water with a spoon and poured it into the bowls.
"Second brother, please bring a bowl of mung bean water to our father." Yun Yiyi carefully handed the bowl to Second Brother Yun.
"Okay." Second Brother Yun took the bowl and came to Yun the Butcher. Yun the Butcher took the bowl and drank it all in one breath.
"It's cool and quenches thirst, so refreshing." Yun the butcher said happily.
"Dad, then you should drink two more bowls. It's too hot today." Yun Yiyi said.
"We fill more in the morning and everyone drinks it," said Yun the Butcher.
Yun Yiyi loaded the donkey cart, and Second Brother Yun carried it. Soon, everyone had finished drinking, and most of the jar of mung bean water had been consumed. Yun Yiyi replaced the lid and put it back in the cart. She also put the bowl and ladle back into the basket.
Although it was still hot, drinking the mung bean water was like eating a popsicle, and my whole body felt cool. Yun Yiyi clapped her hands and jumped off the donkey cart with her stick.
Just as Yun Yiyi walked to Zhang's side, a big man on horseback came over.
Zhang was shocked and quickly pulled Yun Yiyi behind her to hide her.
"What are you going to do? We are all from the same village here. If you want to cause trouble, please think carefully." Zhang said angrily.
"Sister, you misunderstood. I am from the escort agency hired by the trading company in front. I just heard you say that you were drinking mung bean water, right?" The big man with a beard waved his hand hurriedly and said.
"Yes, uncle, what we drank just now was mung bean water." Yun Yiyi poked her head out from behind Zhang and answered.
"Sister, do you have any more mung bean water? I want to buy a can. The weather is too hot, so I'd better drink mung bean water to quench my thirst." The big man said anxiously.
"How do we sell this? We have never sold it before." Zhang said in panic.
Yun Yiyi waved at the big man, and he jumped off his horse. Yun Yiyi moved closer to the big man. He was so fast that Zhang couldn't catch him even with her hands. Yun Yiyi waved at Zhang, telling her not to worry.
"Uncle, the clay pot that I just held, I have another full clay pot of mung bean water at home. What price do you want to offer for it?" Yun Yiyi said in a low voice.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, uncle, we don't sell the clay pot, we only sell mung bean water. After you finish drinking the mung bean water, you have to return the clay pot to us." Yun Yiyi added.
"To be honest, I have never bought this. However, everyone is short of water now, and water is precious. How about this? I will give you one or two taels of silver and buy your can of mung bean water. Do you think it's okay?" The big man stared at Yun Yiyi and asked.
"Okay, uncle. Then give me some money and I'll get you some mung bean water." Yun Yiyi stretched out her little hand and said.
At this moment, Yun Yiyi saw a large rock weighing dozens of kilograms beside the official road. She stepped forward and kicked the rock away. When the rock fell to the ground, it turned into a pile of gravel.
Yun Yiyi brushed the dirt off her body nonchalantly. The large man beside her looked at the gravel on the ground, then at Yun Yiyi. He closed his open mouth, then pulled out a tael of silver from his pocket and handed it to Yun Yiyi.
"Uncle, wait a minute, I'll go get the clay pot for you." After Yun Yiyi said that, she pulled Zhang and walked towards the donkey cart together.
"Mother, I'll tell you later. This is one ounce of silver for the mung bean water. Keep it." Yun Yiyi stuffed the silver into Zhang's hand. She hurriedly climbed onto the donkey cart. She took out the other untouched can of mung bean water and handed it to Zhang.
Yun Yiyi then jumped off the donkey cart, took the earthenware jar from Zhang's arms and walked towards the big man.
Yun Yiyi passed by Yun the Butcher who was looking at her in surprise. She whispered, "I'll tell you more later," and continued walking forward.
"Here, uncle, please open the lid and see if it's full?" Yun Yiyi said.
The big man opened the lid and took a look, and saw that it was indeed a full can of mung bean water.
"Yes, little girl, I'll return the can after we finish drinking it," said the big man.
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