Chapter 9: A Family Migration
The whole family saw his appearance, and Xia Feng felt funny and sad.
"Xiaoxuan, Dad will never let you be bullied again in the future." Xia Feng promised.
But he has said this countless times, and for Xiaoxuan, it’s enough to just listen to it.
"oh."
Sure enough, there was no big reaction. Xia Yutong slapped him in annoyance.
The family talked and laughed in the dark night, which helped dispel a lot of the longing for home.
Xia Qingshan looked at the family talking and laughing, and was very happy for them.
"Brother Feng, if you have any difficulties in the future, go to your elder sister. Her family is better off than ours." This is what his father told him when he was leaving. However, his mother and wife were a little unhappy about it and asked him not to say it when he was not around.
For some reason, he still said this.
Xia Feng knew the village chief's character. The eldest sister was referring to the village chief's daughter, who had been married for less than two years.
I heard the conditions are pretty good, but that mother-in-law is not a good person.
He can't go to bother the village chief's house again.
"No need, Qingshan. Go back and thank the village chief for me. Don't burden my elder sister with my family's situation." Xia Feng was very self-aware.
"Alas. Life in this world is not easy." The Great Yan Kingdom where they lived had been in constant war for years, but it had been better in recent years and no longer required conscription of men.
If it were a few years ago, I'm afraid there wouldn't be a single able-bodied man left in the village. Why is the village so poor? It's because every household has to spend money to offset the number of able-bodied men in the family.
"Things have finally gotten better in recent years," Xia Qingshan said with emotion.
Ordinary people don't care much about these national affairs. They only care about having enough food and clothing.
They don't care who is the emperor, as long as he can keep them well fed and clothed, he is a good emperor.
Traveling at night is much slower than traveling during the day, and when we arrived at the town, the city gates were closed.
Everyone then realized that there was a curfew in the city. Xiaoxuan was confused and looked regretful.
"Dad." He cried helplessly.
Seeing his son's pitiful appearance, Xia Feng laughed unkindly.
"It's okay. It won't be long before dawn. We can just wait until dawn to go in." Xia Feng comforted.
It was late at night and the dew was heavy outside the city. There was not even a bed or quilt at home. There was no choice but to collect some firewood and burn a fire on the roadside to keep warm.
Xia Qingshan was also helpless. He only wanted to help Brother Feng's family, but he forgot about the curfew.
When Xia Yutong saw the fire starting, she took out a stone pot from a pile of "belongings".
After picking up some more stones, a small stove was built.
"It's cold at night, Dad, let's make some porridge." Xia Yutong said to everyone while making porridge.
Seeing how thoughtful his daughter was, Xia Feng immediately nodded and agreed: "Stay a little longer."
"OK."
Mother Xia also woke up at this time. The little sister in her arms did not cry or make a fuss. Thinking that she had eaten well recently, she did not make much noise at night.
Once my stomach is full, I can sleep till dawn.
Some meat was added to the porridge, and the aroma quickly spread.
After smelling the aroma, everyone's stomach started to growl.
The one who was the hungriest among them was Xia Qingshan. Although his family was the village chief's, he couldn't eat meat whenever he wanted.
We haven't had meat at home for a while.
"Uncle Qingshan, you must be hungry. Here, you eat first." Xia Yutong moved very quickly and filled the slightly broken bowl with food.
Well, it’s said to be full, but the bowl is very broken, so half a bowl is good enough.
The porridge is very thick, and this bowl of porridge is no worse than rice.
"Let your father eat first, he is still injured." Xia Qingshan swallowed and said with difficulty.
"It's okay, you eat first, there are bowls here." Xia Yutong felt better about this family after hearing Uncle Qingshan's words.
Xia Feng also spoke at this time: "Eat, finish quickly so that the children can eat too. There are not enough bowls at home, so let's not be polite."
After saying that, he took the bowl from Xiaotong and started eating immediately.
I ate a little too fast, and my tongue was very hot.
"Dad, go slower. Xiaoxuan and I are not hungry." Xia Yutong was speechless about her father.
After a full meal of porridge, I could no longer resist the sleepiness.
Finally, Xia Feng and Xia Qingshan kept watch while the others slept.
The next day, before dawn, people were already queuing at the city gate.
The noise also woke up the sleeping people.
"Sister, can we enter the city?" Xiaoxuan asked as soon as she opened her eyes.
It shows how much he wants to go into the city.
"Yeah." Xia Yutong didn't get up much earlier than Xiaoxuan. Looking at the people in front of her, she thought it was time to enter the city.
After some tidying up, the ox cart also joined the queue.
Let’s talk about breakfast and other things after we get into the city.
As soon as the hour of Mao arrived, the city gate opened.
Looking at the dim light of dawn, the Xia family saw hope and all of them turned their eyes to the city gate.
It seems that as long as they enter, the family will undergo earth-shaking changes.
There were quite a lot of people queuing up, and it took about half an hour to get to Xia's house.
You can imagine how many people are ahead.
You don't have to pay anything to enter the city, but you do have to pay if you want to sell goods.
People who come so early are usually here to catch the early market, so they move much slower.
After the Xia family entered the city, the first thing they did was to find a cheap inn and settle down.
Fortunately, I have some money in my hand, so I am not too worried.
However, Xia Qingshan was a little worried when he saw them enter the inn.
But I didn't ask about other people's privacy, I just said a few words of concern.
Once again, it was mentioned that it would be difficult for them to find their eldest sister.
Xia Feng refused again.
After settling in, Xia Feng asked Xiaoxuan to take Qingshan out for something to eat.
Qingshan was not polite at all.
The food in the inn is so expensive, but a simple meal at the noodle stall outside only costs a few cents.
Xia Yutong didn't go with them because she had other things to do. The store was not open at this time and would not open until at least three quarters past five in the morning.
But she was worried about the three people here, two patients and a baby who knew nothing.
"Dad, go get some sleep first. I'll go make the medicine for you. It'll be ready to drink when Xiaoxuan comes back with breakfast."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." He had been on guard all night and was tired at this time.
"Well, let mom sleep for a while. It's still early." Looking at Xia's mother who was sitting there in a daze, Xia Yutong said with a depressed look.
"Okay, go ahead and do your work. I'm here with your mother." His wife was still the same.
Xia Yutong nodded, turned around and left the room, going to find her second brother first to help her father boil the medicine.
This place may be doing business for country people, but the waiter is very friendly.
Xia Yutong was given a small stove, but she had to buy firewood herself. She could buy it outside or in their store.
The price difference is not much, just a matter of one or two cents.
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