"We don't have much food at home, so we won't send any to the Yun family. However, we've been staying here for a long time recently, and the children and I have dug up a lot of wild vegetables in the mountains."
"I'm good at pickling vegetables. So I want to give them a jar of pickled vegetables I made myself. What do you think?"
"Isn't that a bit too much of a gift? I'll think of another way."
"Wife, I think your idea is good. The eldest brother of the Yun family also knows our family's situation. If the gift we give is too expensive, I guess they won't accept it."
"On the contrary, they might accept the wild vegetables we dig ourselves. Besides, it takes a lot of effort to dig, wash, and pickle wild vegetables."
"Besides, everyone in the village knows that you are good at pickling pickles, so this is our token of appreciation."
"Okay, then it's settled. When it gets dark, I'll go pick up a jar of pickles and send it to the Yun family. Otherwise, I'll always be worried about this."
"good."
Several other households in the village who had received help from the Yun family were also discussing how to return the favor to the Yun family.
Some of them planned to send food to the Yun family, while others planned to send some small items they made themselves. Although the items were not expensive, they were still thoughtful gifts.
In Qingfeng Village, Li Huailiang also received a letter from the military advisor via carrier pigeon.
He had actually considered the arrangements in the military advisor's letter, but he felt that the military advisor would not arrange it this way.
Who knew that the military advisor and the eldest prince would choose the most unlikely method. Of course, this was also the safest way.
Therefore, Li Huailiang was busy arranging the affairs of Qingfeng Village. In addition, he also needed to select some people to accompany the young master on the journey.
The most important thing was that the person the military advisor had arranged to take his place hadn't arrived yet. He was expected to arrive in the evening, so he had no way of notifying the young master right now.
However, he did not withdraw the team stationed outside Shilin Town. According to them, the team that the young master was in did not set out today and would only set out tomorrow.
Therefore, he had to arrange everything today so that he could meet the young master's team on the official road at the foot of Qingfengzhai Mountain tomorrow morning.
Thinking of this, he still had to arrange for someone to talk to the young master, and he would go with the team to set off, so that the young master would not have to wait for him to pick him up.
After the people he arranged to go to Shilin Town, he hurriedly ate a meal and started working again.
It was soon evening, and the Yun family gathered around the table to eat.
Xie Zirui pulled Yun Yiyi's clothes and walked towards the official road.
When they reached Guanlu, Yun Yiyi asked, "Brother Zirui, we're leaving tomorrow. Why hasn't the person who was supposed to pick you up arrived yet?"
Xie Zirui thought of the news he received in the afternoon and smiled secretly, "Yiyi, let me tell you, the person who was supposed to pick me up said they won't be coming to pick me up."
Yun Yiyi was stunned when she heard this, "Brother Zirui, what happened? Why didn't they come to pick you up?"
Xie Zirui patted Yun Yiyi's shoulder and said, "Yiyi, don't worry. Let me tell you, the people who picked me up said that they decided to set off behind our team."
"As for me, I'll continue to go with you. Mainly so we don't attract attention."
Yun Yiyi was still a little confused, "Brother Zirui, will it attract attention if I pick you up?"
"Yes, that's right, Yiyi. I can't tell you anything else, but this is the best for all of us."
Yun Yiyi glanced at Xie Zirui's face and said, "Okay, Brother Zirui, since you have something to hide, I won't ask you anymore. You're also making things difficult for yourself."
"But I'm happy that we can continue our journey together. My parents and my eldest brother will also be very happy at home."
Xie Zirui smiled widely, a rare moment. "Yiyi, I'm very happy too. Before, I felt very sad when I thought about leaving you."
"Brother Zirui, if that's the case, let's not tell our family. Let's keep this between us."
"Okay, I'll listen to you, Yiyi."
"Then let's go back and wash up and go to bed. We have to get up early tomorrow morning."
"good."
The two returned soon, but Li Xiucai and his mother were the first to come home, carrying a large basket.
Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui looked at each other, then turned around and went to wash up. After washing up, the two went to sleep.
Zhang and Yun the butcher on the opposite side watched the two children sneak away and smiled secretly.
"Brother Yun, thanks to your children Yiyi and Zirui's quick reaction that night, otherwise my family wouldn't have just had a carriage robbed."
"If these two kids had reacted a little slower, especially Yiyi, our mule cart would have been stolen by bandits."
"So our whole family is very grateful to your family. My mother brought some food for the two children as a token of our gratitude."
Li Xiucai's mother lifted the cloth covering the basket and handed it to Zhang. "This is a pot of brown sugar buns that my daughter-in-law and I steamed for our two children."
"These brown sugar buns are sweet, and the children will definitely like them. And here are half a pound of brown sugar and half a pound of white sugar, which are also for the children to drink."
"Finally, this is a bowl of meat sauce cooked by my daughter-in-law. It tastes good. I can give it to you as an extra dish."
Zhang and Yun the Butcher looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.
"Aunt, the two children didn't do anything. Besides, we are all neighbors. It's really rude of you to bring something like this."
"Yes, Auntie. We are all from the same village. When we encounter difficulties, it is our duty to help each other. Please take the things back."
"We're fleeing famine now, and the children don't have much snacks to eat. You can take some back home to sweeten them for the children. Of course, I appreciate your kindness."
Li Xiucai's mother was displeased when she saw this. "That's not what you said. Those two kids helped my family find a mule cart and several bags of grain."
"It will definitely cost a lot of money to buy a new mule cart and those bags of grain. Besides, we are leaving soon. If we lose the carriage and mule cart, we will have to go home."
"We only have one mule cart left. With so many people in our family, as well as food and other things, it's simply too big to fit. That would delay a lot of things."
"Brother Yun, sister-in-law, my mother is right. If there is only one mule cart left at home, everyone in our family, except the children, will have to run away."
"Besides, there's no horse-drawn carriage or mule-drawn cart for sale in Shilin Town. We're going to be in trouble."
"Now we have two mule carts, one for carrying things and one for carrying people. If we squeeze in, it's no problem."
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