It turned out that as soon as Xia Manni entered the village, she saw Zhang Cuiling going to fetch water.
"Sister Cuiling."
Xia Manni simply greeted them, but in fact she didn't want to stay at the entrance of the village.
She also deliberately chose a later time to return from the county town.
Zhang Cuiling saw that Xia Manni didn't want to talk much, so the two of them just said hello briefly and parted ways.
"Oh, I thought the Xia family was finished. Who knew Xia Manni would live a good life."
"What are you talking about? Didn't you see the big and small bags in the car?"
"That's right, you can tell at a glance that you don't know how to live."
"There's almost no water to drink. What's the point of buying those things?"
…
Xia Manni heard the discussions behind her, but she didn't say anything. After all, these women were just frogs in the well.
If they knew what would happen in the future, they would have been ready to run away by now.
Unexpectedly, Xia Manni had just arrived home and had just unloaded her things.
The village chief came over.
"Mother Da Wa, I heard you went to the county town today?"
Xia Manni nodded. She knew that the village chief came to her just to ask her about the situation in the county.
She didn't intend to hide it, she just didn't intend to tell her plan.
"So, what did you hear?"
The village chief asked this because he heard some words but was not sure.
Since Xia Manni had the opportunity to go to the government office every month, he came to verify the truth of the rumors.
"I went to the government office today and just happened to see Mr. Zheng leaving..."
"What do you mean by leave?"
"I'm going home and no longer serving as an official here."
The village chief's expression grew heavy, and he asked, "Anything else?"
"Also, some soldiers from other places have arrived, and there aren't many people at the county market anymore. Is something going to happen to the village chief?"
Xia Manni did not tell the village chief what Lord Zheng had said to her.
First, what Mr. Zheng said were all his own guesses.
Second, she felt that even if she told it, the village chief would not believe it completely.
After listening to Xia Manni, the village chief was silent for a while.
Afterwards he said, "What kind of trouble could there be? We're already suffering so much..."
When the village chief said this, he felt that he had spoken out of turn and there was no need to discuss this with a young wife.
"I'll go to the county town tomorrow to ask around."
What the village chief wants to know most is who is in charge of the government office now.
Another question is why Lord Zheng wants to leave.
I heard that the gentleman was the master of a prominent family in Jin'an City.
After the village chief finished speaking, he left in a hurry.
For some reason, Xia Manni thought of the officers and soldiers from other places, as well as the fat guy and his wife she met during the day.
She asked Erwa to take Sanwa and Sinier to cook, and then she called Dawa to her side.
"Dawa, this is the map of our Daqi Kingdom."
Da Wa took the map, and the two of them lit candles and put it on the table to study.
"Mom, is this where we are going?"
Dawa pointed at Jin Ning on the map and remembered what he had asked Xia Manni during the day.
Xia Manni nodded. "If nothing unexpected happens, it's here. But...it also depends on the situation on our way."
Xia Manni is now located in the south of Jin'an, probably several thousand miles away.
She roughly calculated in her mind that with the walking speed of an orphan and a widow, it would probably take them nearly a year to walk.
This is assuming there are no unexpected situations, after all, the terrain on this map is quite complex.
If there are natural disasters or man-made disasters, it will take even longer.
She didn't want to put too much pressure on herself. It would be best to go to Jin'an, but it would also be okay if she could find a better place to go in the process.
"Big Boy, look. If we were to walk from here, there would only be mountain roads and dirt roads. It would take at least a year. Are you afraid?"
Da Wa shook his head and said, "Mom, don't worry, Da Wa will take good care of my brother and sister."
Xia Manni laughed and said, "Haha, that's right, this is what a real man should be like. We can't be afraid, and when we encounter difficulties, we should do our best."
Xia Manni's laughter attracted the other three children.
Even according to their lunar age, one of them is eight years old, one is six years old, and the other two are only four years old.
Their father died and their mother ran away.
The only grandmother broke with them, and the person they bought was Xia Manni, a time traveler.
However, their four children are not only obedient and sensible, but also very sunny and optimistic under the influence of Xia Manni.
"Mom, what joke did you tell my brother?"
After Sanwa entered the room, he climbed onto the bed, pulled Xia Manni's clothes and said.
"You clever fellow, what I said is not a joke. I want to tell you something."
The three children looked at Xia Manni seriously and listened to what she said.
Although they didn't know what had happened, they knew something must have happened by looking at the expressions of their mother and eldest son.
"In two days, we're going on a long journey. Although we say we're going on a long journey, we're definitely going to have a hard time along the way. We'll have to rely on ourselves for everything."
"When that happens, Erwa won't be able to eat a lot of delicious food. Sanwa won't be able to play around all the time, and Si Ni'er won't be able to play with herbs all the time. Do you three understand?"
Erwa nodded, then asked, "Mom, why are we leaving?"
"Let's go escape the famine."
flee from famine?
The children looked at each other, all a little confused.
"Mom, will our family come back?" asked Sanwa.
"I'm not coming back."
Xia Manni added, "Don't be afraid, Sanwa. Wherever we are as a family of five is home."
As she spoke, she smiled and hugged Sanwa and Sinier.
Sanwa and Sinier didn't quite understand and just kept nodding.
Da Wa was somewhat moved by what Xia Manni said.
Erwa even said directly: "Mom, will there be bad guys on the road? Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Xia Manni smiled and patted Erwa, saying, "Mom knows that Erwa is the best."
What she thought in her heart was that fortunately her four children were sensible and smart, otherwise she really wouldn't dare to escape the famine with four children by herself.
At the same time, Zhao Ziming and Xia Daxiu's families also received news that a disaster was about to happen here.
This is all because of my elder brother who is an official in the city.
"Oh my, what should we do?" After hearing this, Daxiuniang began to cry and wipe her tears.
"I don't care, I won't leave." Zhao Ziming's mother slapped the table and said.
Xia Daxiu sat on the stool, sighing as if today was the end of the world.
Zhao Ziming paced around the room anxiously.
At this time, why is there no one in the family who can make decisions?
Not only their family, but every family in the entire county who got the news and had connections had already run away.
Those who have no connections are also preparing to run away.
There are also some people like the village chief who have just received vague information.
I baked pancakes all night and didn’t know what to do.
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