"Why didn't you say so earlier? I've been through a lot with Uncle Qiu and Brother Xiaoniu.
Don't forget, the python almost ate us all.
Since we are here, let’s call them over. We’ll have a meal together today and set off together tomorrow.
I also have to pass through Taichuan Prefecture, which is only a little over a hundred miles away, so you guys can just be my companions on the road."
When Zhou Dong heard Chaoge talking about the giant python, his face felt hot.
"Little pigeon, you really are a big person who doesn't remember the mistakes of a small person. I was really afraid of death before, but now you are helping me like this."
"Uncle Dong, it is everyone's nature to be afraid of death. I just hope that when you have the ability in the future, you can also be kind to others.
Perhaps a small act of kindness from you can save someone's life.
Besides, I was also afraid of death at the beginning, but I feel a little better now.
I won’t say more, I believe you understand what I mean.”
Zhou Dong nodded with deep emotion, said goodbye to Chaoge, and went to look for Zhou Qiu and the others.
Zhou Qiu, Zhou Xiaoniu and two others were companions. They had to eat tree roots along the way and suffered a lot.
Compared to when Chaoge left, the three of them seemed like different people, and they were so thin that they had peeled off a layer of skin.
If Zhou Dong hadn't brought them here, Chaoge was absolutely sure that she would not have recognized them.
"Little dove..."
At the sound of a little dove, the three of them burst into tears and choked up in their throats.
These three grown men couldn't help but wipe away their tears in front of Chaoge.
"Uncle Qiu, Brothers Danniu and Xiaoniu, please take a seat.
I have asked the waiter to prepare the food. I think you have suffered a lot on this journey. Don't overeat today. Eat something light."
The three of them were already starving. They wanted to return to Xiying Prefecture to collect the relief grain distributed by the court, but they had already walked halfway.
Thinking that the round trip would take dozens of days, the three of them gritted their teeth and continued on their way to Taichuan Prefecture.
When they passed by this town yesterday, they saw that there were vendors selling food outside, so they stayed to see if they could get some food, and then wandered around the town.
While begging for food, he unexpectedly met Zhou Dong who was going to the pharmacy, which led to the following incident.
Zhou Dong bought them some steamed buns yesterday, so they managed to get by.
When the waiter brought the food to the table one after another, they couldn't help crying again when they saw seven or eight delicious dishes!
If Chaoge was a man, the three of them would have wanted to rush over to her and hug her and cry. Fortunately, the three of them were rational and quickly wiped away their tears, not wanting to make Chaoge laugh at them.
“Little dove, I thought we were going to starve to death.
I didn’t expect that the famine was over, it rained that day, and we could have such a sumptuous meal.
Little pigeon, I never thought I would meet you in this life, and you still... "
As he spoke, Zhou Daniu choked up again.
Chaoge hurriedly served them porridge. The soft white rice porridge could also make their stomachs, which had been suffering for several months, feel better.
Chaoge didn't even order any big fish or meat, for fear that they wouldn't be able to digest it all at once.
"Little Pigeon, are you going to Taichuanzhou too?"
“I’m not going to Taichuan Prefecture, but I will pass through there. If you want to settle down near Taichuan Prefecture, we will set off together tomorrow.
I think you must have walked enough after walking thousands of miles. I will find you a carriage and leave after you settle down."
Chaoge was also in a pretty poor state before, but now Chaoge can wear clean clothes, live in such a big inn, and eat so many delicious foods, which really makes Zhou Xiaoniu and the others couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
But after hearing Chaoge say that, they all felt embarrassed.
"Little dove, although the famine is over, life must go on.
We are already very grateful that you can treat us to such a meal, so how can we continue to trouble you?
It's okay, it's only a little over a hundred miles, we can get there in two days at most."
Zhou Qiu was the oldest of the three. After expressing his gratitude for Chaoge's hospitality, he decisively refused.
"It's okay. If it was any other villager, I wouldn't mind it, but it's different for you."
Chaoge did not tolerate their refusal. After dinner, he arranged a room for them and bought them each a few sets of clothes from the system's mall.
After the rain, the weather became cooler and winter was approaching.
This winter, they will definitely be sad if they don’t have cotton-padded jackets.
Even if they were settled in the countryside and given some land in the new village, they could not grow food immediately on the land. The food would not even be enough to fill their stomachs, so how could it be used to make money?
In this era, it was not easy to go out and work as a laborer. There were refugees everywhere, and prices were high, but wages were kept very low.
Chaoge was not short of these few taels of silver, so he bought them clothes, quilts, shoes and socks in the system mall.
As for food, each of them carried flour and rice for generations.
As for their future life, it really depends on themselves.
The next day, when Chaoge went to pay the bill, the shopkeeper came up to her with a smile and said, "Miss, are you leaving now?"
Chaoge nodded with a smile: "Well, I have been staying here for almost ten days, thank you for your hospitality, shopkeeper.
Let's calculate our room and meal expenses today.
By the way, I wonder if you can rent a carriage in this town?"
"Carriage? Girl, are you going to Taichuanzhou?"
Chaoge nodded: "There is no need to rent it. Our inn happens to be going to Taichuan Prefecture for shopping. We have to go there two or three times a month. Why not take our carriage?
I know you have a horse, but isn’t the guy on the second floor unable to walk?
We have acquaintances in Taichuan Prefecture. If you want to settle down there, I can ask someone to help you with the process so that you won’t be in an unfamiliar place.”
How could the shopkeeper not know that Zhou Dong and his friends were refugees? When he heard Chaoge wanted to find a carriage, he immediately understood what she meant.
The shopkeeper's enthusiasm caught Chaoge off guard.
Although she knew that the shopkeeper had a relationship with the man who left, wasn't this too much of a favor?
"Isn't this causing trouble for you?
Since you are going to buy things, you must be too busy."
"It's okay. We can just get the goods directly from the old merchants we have contacted. Besides, our people have to stay there for one night each time they go there before coming back. Otherwise, it's a round trip of more than 300 miles. Even if the horse can run, we can't torment it to death."
Since the shopkeeper said so, how could Chaoge be unwilling?
After all, she had never been to Taichuan Prefecture. If she had someone familiar to help her settle down, she could leave earlier.
"That would be too much trouble."
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