The next morning, just as the village chief got up and hurried to the county.
Xia Manni was busy preparing things for the journey.
She prepared the food first.
For food, she made pancakes directly from a bag of noodles. Fortunately, the climate is dry now, so the noodles can be preserved for ten days.
If it rains every day during the plum rain season, all food will become moldy.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help laughing again.
If it were the plum rain season, why would people have to abandon their homes and jobs to escape the famine?
Mixed noodles are made into steamed buns and coarse cakes, which can be eaten for more than 20 days if eaten sparingly.
There were still a few bags of mixed noodles left, which were tied directly under the car.
Xia Manni found a flour mill at the market yesterday and ground two bags of broken rice into rice flour.
She thought that if she didn't have time to cook porridge on the road, she would just boil some hot water and drink it with the rice noodles.
In addition to the staple food, Xia Manni also brought all the dried vegetables that her family had saved up over the past few days.
There was no rain this spring, so the wild vegetables in the mountains did not grow very lushly.
She packed up all the dried wild vegetables, dried spring bamboo shoots, various dried fruits, and those that were newly picked but not dried in time and took them with her.
She planned to boil the lard she had just bought at the market yesterday and take it with her.
It’s not that she can’t endure hardship. After all, she has four children to take care of, and all the meat in their house has been eaten.
It is better to have some oily smell than not, and it can still have some impact.
Xia Manni deceived herself into thinking that she was quite happy.
Apart from food, she left the task of preparing herbs to Si Ni'er.
Si Nier received the task. Not only did she pack up the remaining dried herbs at home, she also took Erwa to the mountain to pick all the herbs she could.
As for clothes, Xia Manni prepared a set of clothes for each season according to the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter.
It’s just that Li Yi prepared two people each, but there was a special feature when Xia Manni prepared it.
The clothes are thick enough for winter and thin enough for summer.
She didn't dare to do anything without thinking ahead. As the saying goes, "A poor family can make a rich career."
After that, it’s time to clean up the pots and pans, the newly bought oilcloth, the straw hat and raincoat, and a straw mat.
I brought as little as possible, but Xia Manni didn't pursue quantity, but quality.
Looking at the things piled up in the entire room, Xia Manni thought about the long road ahead and could only grit her teeth and insist on taking them with her.
"Sanwa, you and your eldest brother, the two of you should put our things in order and count them again."
In fact, Xia Manni has a general idea of these things.
But she was training the third and eldest child.
In this way, more people can know what's in the house, and she can worry less.
The third child took inventory, and the eldest child took pen and paper to record, and actually wrote two articles.
"Big boy, keep it for yourself."
Xia Manni felt that Da Wa was really a brave and careful person. He had never complained since he knew about fleeing the famine.
"Mom, why did you do so little today?"
Erwa was a little surprised. In the past, his family would at least pick up one dish and make some rice and soup.
Today, there were only a few pancakes on the dinner table, and the rest was boiled water.
"The food we have on the road will definitely be even less than it is now. We'll be setting off before dawn tomorrow. You should get used to it in advance."
Erwa, who always loves food, was stunned for a while and then nodded obediently.
Although the food was less than before, the dining atmosphere at the Xia family was no different from before.
After dinner, Xia Manni asked Da Wa to write another letter.
Before leaving, she planned to send a letter to Uncle Li, Doctor Zhou, Aunt Qiao and Zhang Cuiling.
As for how they reacted after seeing it, she didn't care.
Everyone has their own destiny, and there are many things that cannot be asked for.
At this time, the village chief was discussing things with his son and the village elders.
"Today I went to the city, and not only was the county magistrate gone, but a group of soldiers from other places had also arrived. I asked around for a long time, but couldn't find out where these soldiers were from."
Everyone in the room had shocked expressions on their faces.
Shizai Village has always been mainly engaged in farming. There are almost no people in the village who go out to work, and there has not been a scholar in many years.
Therefore, the news is relatively closed.
"but……"
The village chief took in everyone's expressions, paused briefly, and then continued, "I've seen many houses in the county town empty, and the water in the county town has almost dried up. As for those soldiers, I heard they belong to some prince..."
Why are the prince's soldiers here?
In their Great Qi Dynasty, there are five princes with famous titles.
Is there going to be a war?
Although they are not at the border, they are not far from the southern border.
There was drought and war.
How can people live like this?
No wonder the land tax this year is so high.
"I see that some people have moved to the mountains."
Now that the weather is getting hotter, those who have made plans have already found a place with water and shelter in the mountains.
"we……"
No one had any idea and they all looked at the village chief.
"Tomorrow, I will tell everyone about the situation and see what they say."
The village elders saw that the village chief did not want to tell the truth.
So he pressed on, “How do you want to arrange it?”
"I thought I'd leave if I could."
Things have come to this point, and he feels that he can no longer hide it.
"Leave? Where to?"
The village chief shook his head; he hadn't made up his mind yet.
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