Just then, a soldier was hit by a stone and fell directly into the mud.
"The rain is too heavy, and some landslides have occurred. Quickly, go to the tenant farmers' houses ahead for shelter!" The leading soldiers ran straight into the distance, completely disregarding the lives of the prisoners.
Song He'er returned Huan Ge'er to Qin Xiaoniang, looked around, and found a small cowshed not far away. Apart from being a bit dirty, it could also provide shelter from the rain.
"Third Aunt, take my mother and go into the shed to take shelter first. I'll lend you a piece of leather to keep warm. Nian'er, you must hold onto the earthenware pot tightly. This rain isn't going to stop tonight, and we still need to cook dinner..."
Zhang Xiue grabbed Song He'er, who was about to leave: "The rain is too heavy, and those tenant farmers live far away, I'll go..."
"Third Aunt, you take this firewood. I'll use the rest to trade for something!"
After saying that, Song He'er pretended to walk towards the tenant's house. When she passed by a few big trees, she took out some millet and a few pounds of bean sprouts from her space.
Then, he hurriedly took out a piece of leather of poor quality, and carried it back home.
When Song He'er arrived at the cowshed, Zhang Xiu'e was already soaked, and Nian Jie'er was shivering in her arms.
“Little Aunt, Third Aunt, I saw a piece of leather lying around outside that nobody wanted, so I picked it up and put it on the shed as a tablecloth to keep everyone warm.”
Qin Xiaoniang looked at Song He'er, who was soaking wet, with eyes full of heartache: "Come here quickly, let me dry you off!"
"Mother, here is some millet and bean sprouts. I traded firewood for them. We'll cook them and eat them in a little while."
Zhang Xiue smiled and said, "I never imagined that He'er would have such great abilities at such a young age!"
Song He'er chuckled. What skills could he possibly have? Isn't it just that he has a spatial ability and never has to worry about food or drink?
Perhaps the rain was too heavy, Huan Ge'er was so frightened that he started to cry, and Qin Xiaoniang carried him and walked back and forth.
"He'er, look, there seems to be someone under those big trees ahead," Qin Xiaoniang suddenly said.
Following her gaze, Song He'er saw that several young women were indeed hiding under a few large trees not far away.
Upon closer inspection, Song He'er realized that these were her two aunts who were born out of wedlock. Because of their status, they were not very close to the people in the household.
“Mother, it’s Fourth Aunt and Fifth Aunt.”
Qin Xiaoniang was slightly taken aback: "Why are these two strange people hiding under the tree? What if a lightning bolt strikes? Wouldn't that be dangerous?"
Nianjie looked at them and suddenly said, "Sister He'er, Fourth Aunt gave me a potato to eat this morning. Shall we call them over too?"
Song He'er carefully considered the situation. Two more people meant two more helpers, and besides, they had never gotten along with the eldest mistress. It would be better to stick together during their exile...
Thinking of this, Song He'er patted Nian'er's head: "Nian'er, wave to them and call them over to take shelter from the rain!"
"Okay!" Nianjie ran happily to the edge of the cowshed and greeted them.
After a while, the two men walked over, soaking wet.
"Little sister, third sister-in-law..." The speaker was Chun Di, nineteen years old, and Song He'er's fourth aunt.
The timid girl next to her is named Chunrao, and she is two years younger than Chundi.
Looking at their listless appearance, Qin Xiaoniang couldn't help but sigh: "You haven't eaten for days?"
Chun Di shook her head: "I dug up potatoes on the mountain this morning, but they were all snatched away by Chan Yue, who's always with Madam..."
Zhang Xiu'e, furious, put her hands on her hips and said, "That old hag, that thieving woman, she's always stealing from everyone. She just thinks He'er is easier to bully now, so she turns around and bullies others. What a despicable wretch!"
Chunrao took off the basket on her back and took out a rusty iron pot, aged vinegar, several ceramic bowls, and a small can of kerosene. "I took these from the soldiers' supply trucks during the chaos. Maybe they will be useful to you."
vinegar! ! !
Song He'er was worried about how to find vinegar to stir-fry bean sprouts!
"Fifth Aunt is so thoughtful. They're all thinking about escaping for their lives, but you're the one thinking about these things."
Chunrao smiled and took off her wet clothes: "These things will just get soaked in the water if we leave them in the car, so we might as well use them ourselves."
Song He'er arranged the firewood and propped it up with a few sticks to increase air circulation in the middle, so that the fire could burn more fiercely.
Zhang Xiue lit the fire and put the pot on it. "We've only traveled a few miles, and it's already this difficult. If we were in the desert, we'd all starve to death!"
Qin Xiaoniang sighed, "We'll go as far as we can. As long as we all work together, finding something to eat won't be difficult."
Seeing the bubbles rising in the stream beside her, Zhang Xiu'e exclaimed happily, "He'er, there are fish over there! I'll go spear one for us!"
What are you using to spearfish?
Zhang Xiue waved the fire tongs in her hand: "This is it!"
Having said that, he laughed and ran out of the cowshed...
Chun Di and Chun Rao were in charge of cooking the porridge. After it was cooked, they took out a few pieces of dried biscuits they had just picked up from their pockets and chewed them.
Qin Xiaoniang felt a little sorry for her, "This is all dirty."
Chun Di declined, saying, "It's alright, we can eat it. After all, there's only so much porridge, so let's prioritize the children."
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Xiu'e came over with two large, fat fish forked in the fork.
"Look! How plump! Do you have any salt? Let's marinate it, grill it, and everyone can have some!"
Song He'er prepared a ceramic basin, took a rusty pair of scissors, gutted the fish, rinsed it with water, and then salted it.
The fire was blazing, and in no time at all, the fragrant grilled fish was cooked.
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