Gu Qingshan and Pang Ya both needed to catch their ride and absolutely could not afford to be tired. Just like driving while fatigued in their previous lives, given the road conditions, Qin San Niang was also very worried; a mishap could easily lead to an accident!
Besides, Mrs. Liu felt that her eldest daughter had been working tirelessly on the journey and was very tired! So she quickly told them to rest.
As for her and Chunhua? When can they rest? After all, it's not as dangerous during the day as it is at night, and if anything goes wrong, they can notice it in advance.
With that thought in mind, Qin San Niang agreed. She took two whistles out of her sleeve and handed them over.
"Mother, Sister Chunhua, blow this if you're in danger!"
I didn't expect that the Liu family members also knew each other.
“This is a whistle, it’s really loud when you blow it. The locksmith next door is the best at woodworking, he makes excellent whistles. But this one, Third Sister’s, is even more exquisite, I wonder what material it’s made of.” Liu Shi examined the whistle carefully and said with delight.
"Yes, this is really beautiful, I almost don't want to use it." Wu Chunhua tried to blow on it softly, and a high-pitched whistle sounded. "Wow, this is really loud."
It's made of plastic, so it's definitely more refined than a regular wooden whistle!
Qin San Niang remained calm and composed. She had already brought out enough things, and even Gu Qingshan was used to it. She could always use the excuse that she bought them from the city. Since they were all farmers who toiled in the fields and hunted in the mountains, no one would suspect anything.
The sudden appearance of the whistle instantly captured the children's attention. They wanted one too, but knowing that it was meant to warn their grandmothers of danger, they wisely refrained from asking for one.
The children had so few toys on their escape! But Qin San Niang wasn't going to give them whistles. If she did, wouldn't the whistles be going off all the time? What use would they be for signaling danger?
"Madam Qin, your whistle is really good!" Gu Qingshan exclaimed.
Using a whistle to warn of danger is a method that only Lady Qin could come up with. Their scouts also have signal arrows, which can only be used in critical situations and are only suitable for long-distance warnings.
Seeing the look of interest in his eyes, Qin San Niang pretended to reach into her sleeve pocket, and two more whistles appeared in her hand.
"You and Fatty might need these when you're driving the carriage. Here, one for each of you!"
Gu Qingshan and Pang Ya accepted it with great care.
Finally, Wu Chunhua found some thin hemp ropes, tied the whistle together, and hung it around her neck, making it convenient to use and preventing it from being easily lost.
As dawn broke, Qin San Niang and several children lay in the carriage catching up on sleep.
Only after the children were asleep did she have time to check her silver and jade pendants. Qin San Niang felt like a large rat preparing for winter, constantly storing things and having to take them out to look at them from time to time.
When she was in the dilapidated temple, she only glanced at the jade pendant. The jade was of excellent quality, and it even felt warm in her hand. She immediately thought that it might be a warm jade, which would make her rich!
Upon opening the cabinet under the car seat, the jade was found to be missing!
That doesn't make sense!
Qin San Niang was quite anxious. This was tantamount to a large sum of money suddenly disappearing. She was heartbroken!
But the key to the cabinet lock had always been on her, and the group from Lujia Village hadn't entered the carriage last night. And if it was the work of thieves, why were they indifferent to the several hundred taels of silver in the box, yet stole only the jade? You know, silver is the real currency these days!
As for jade? Although it's valuable, it can't buy grain, and even if you take it to a pawnshop, you probably won't get a good price.
Having figured this out, Qin San Niang calmed down and began searching for clues.
Even after she investigated it with her professional expertise, she concluded that the jade pendant had disappeared without any signs of theft.
Nearly an hour had passed since then, and Qin San Niang was so tired that her head ached. She decided to go to her space to get a bottle of "happy soap water" to cheer herself up.
This is bad news, she actually discovered a room.
Qin San Niang was certain that there hadn't been this door before. The supermarket she was carrying wasn't very big, and she had walked back and forth many times. If there had been a door, she would have definitely discovered it, which meant that it had only appeared in the last few days.
Thinking that this was his own supermarket space and there was no danger, he mustered up his courage and opened the door.
The room that came into view was tiny, with no windows, and was about one square meter in size. Could the appearance of this room be related to the jade pendant? That's not impossible.
If that's the case, then it's definitely possible to store things. Qin San Niang quickly left the space, put all the silver she had into the room, and it was a great success!
Great! Now we have storage space for our things too!
Although the room is not big, if used properly, it can hold a lot of things. At least you don't have to worry about valuables being stolen, and you can also stack up food and other items.
I just don't know why this space came to be. If it's really related to jade, could we find more jade pieces and put them in, and the space would grow bigger and bigger?
Of course, these are all just Qin San Niang's own guesses, and she can only experiment slowly.
I wonder how far away the next city is? If so, I can buy more things and store them.
The prepared food section in the supermarket wasn't very large, and it would be empty quickly. There was still quite a bit of rice and flour left on the shelves, but we didn't know what we would encounter along the way, so it would be better to buy some more and put it in.
Lost in thought, Qin San Niang drifted off to sleep. When she woke up again, it was nearly noon.
Liu had already prepared the meal, and after a quick meal, the group hurriedly set off.
With the number of refugees increasing, seeing that their family still had food to eat might cause unforeseen trouble, and Liu didn't want to create any unnecessary complications.
Qin San Niang and Pang Ya drove the cart together, each carrying a machete. Gu Qingshan was the same; the starving refugees, intimidated by their weapons, dared not easily cause trouble. But you can't stop them from ambushing you at night! So it's safer to try and shake them off.
Even so, there would still be a few bandits causing trouble.
On the second day of their journey, they were surrounded by several bandits. These men carried various weapons, such as sickles, machetes, or wooden sticks. They were dressed in rags, with unkempt hair and dirty faces. The leader of them even had a red cloth tied around his head, which looked rather comical.
Seeing that Qin Sanniang and the others remained unfazed, this was unusual!
"We won't make things difficult for you, but if you want to pass through this road, quickly hand over your food and silver, or don't blame us for being impolite!"
The burly man in the red turban said fiercely, "If they weren't starving, they wouldn't have done this. Their wives and children are almost starving to death! This family looks well-off; what's wrong with them taking some food?"
It wasn't that they didn't see Gu Qingshan, that scarred-faced giant, but hunger ultimately triumphed over fear. The previous wealthy families passing through here all had guards, but this family only had one adult man.
Gu Qingshan was a ruthless man of few words. Without a word, he drew his bow and sword, knowing that a few arrows would solve the problem. However, since Qin Sanniang did not give any signal, his arrows did not leave the bowstring.
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