"Do you know me?" Yu Qingshu looked at the ground with a puzzled look on his face.
This person is none other than Hua Qinglu's third sister, Hua Yuanyuan. Hua Yuanyuan married in "Hucheng Village" and therefore spends most of her time with her parents.
"Hua Yuanyuan? How could it be you? Why are you here alone? Where are my father-in-law and mother-in-law? What happened?"
Yu Qingshu was very anxious to pick Hua Yuanyuan up from the ground. Fortunately, although she looked haggard and tired, she was not seriously injured.
"Brother-in-law, it really is you. Dad and Mom... they got separated from me. Refugees entered the village last night, and our family suffered.
We were planning to come and look for my second sister, but we were separated by refugees on the way and I don’t remember the way.
I was tired and wanted to rest, but I didn’t expect to be followed. Fortunately, I met you, otherwise I don’t know what I would do.
Hua Yuanyuan saw that it was someone she knew. She no longer needed to suppress her emotions and began to sob. Fortunately, there were not many people around. Otherwise, others would think that Yu Qingshu had bullied her.
The sun was high in the sky, and there were no large trees here. Yu Qingshu was sweating profusely from the heat, and Hua Yuanyuan's face was also red.
"Don't worry, since they were able to find you, naturally your father-in-law and mother-in-law will be fine." Yu Qingshu could only say this to comfort himself. He was extremely anxious in his heart, but he was helpless.
"Come with me. You see, I came here in a bullock cart. Let's go together to find your parents." Yu Qingshu said as he had already led the bullock cart over.
"Wow! Brother-in-law, did you buy an ox cart? That's great! Mom and Dad will definitely be able to find it." Hua Yuanyuan stopped crying, straightened her sleeves, and got on the ox cart.
The ox cart began to move slowly again, leaving shallow marks of its wheels on the ground wherever the ox cart passed.
The leaves next to it are swaying in the wind, which looks very fitting with the passers-by around.
"Yuanyuan, tell me about the specific situation at that time, I want to understand it first." While driving the ox cart, Yu Qingshu also began to ask Hua Yuanyuan on the ox cart.
"Brother-in-law, this is what happened. Originally, our family found a cool place to rest, after all, the weather was hot.
Just as we were about to take out something to eat, we suddenly saw a lot of people running towards us.
We were all very anxious at the time, and Dad told us to hurry up. But I had been squatting on the ground for too long, so I was a little slow to get up.
They were quickly dispersed by the people who came over. "When the crowd dispersed, my parents were nowhere to be seen." Hua Yuanyuan suppressed her emotions and spoke calmly.
"Brother-in-law, I didn't mean it. Don't blame me. After we got separated, I stayed there for half an hour, but my parents didn't show up." Hua Yuanyuan added, and Yu Qingshu handed her the water bag.
"It seems that this is how your parents-in-law got separated from you. Yuanyuan, don't worry, your parents-in-law will be fine. I will definitely find them."
Yu Qingshu drove an ox cart and first went to the place where Hua Yuanyuan and his father-in-law and mother-in-law were lost.
We soon arrived at a desolate area with only a few scattered trees. It was called "Mayuanpo" because it was famous for its many wild horses.
"Yuanyuan, are you sure this is the place? This is where you got lost with your parents-in-law. Think about it carefully."
Yu Qingshu saw two forks in the road, one leading to his home and the other leading to another place.
If you didn't meet anyone when you came here, it is very likely that you are going to another place.
That place was heading towards a place called "Dongyu", which happened to be the fiefdom of King Chen "Yuan Xichen" and the place where their village was going to escape famine.
Yu Qingshu looked around carefully. There were many fallen branches and the soil was dry and cracked. There was no water source nearby. It seemed that the situation here was not optimistic.
"Yuanyuan, it's getting late. It won't be safe if we go back too late. Come with me to your second sister's place first, and we'll look for her tomorrow." After Yu Qingshu finished reading, he pulled the ox cart out from under the tree and prepared to go back.
It's already 3 p.m., so it's already late. My wife will definitely be worried if I go back too late.
Yu Qingshu is still very satisfied with his wife.
"Okay, brother-in-law, we'll come look for him later. Let's go back and discuss it with my second sister first." Hua Yuanyuan also sat down and prepared to go back first. She was tired and hungry after such a long time, and she had finished the water.
Occasionally, there are still some people on the roadside carrying their belongings and walking in the same direction.
Even though their mouths were dry and cracked, and their lips were bloodshot, no one offered water to drink. I guess they were afraid that if they drank all the water, there would be nothing left.
Yu Qingshu soon arrived at the place where he had encountered a small river before.
There weren't many people there anymore, probably because they thought it was getting dark, so they didn't dare to stay by the river.
There was also less water in the river, so many potholes appeared.
A little further away from the river, the soil had already cracked due to the sun.
Yu Qingshu didn't look at it any further and drove the ox cart past directly.
In Shuihe Village, Yu Qingqing and Hua Qinglu were cooking in the kitchen.
"Qing'er, when do you think your father will be back? It's been so long, could something have happened? I recently heard from the village chief that they are going to flee the famine soon. Life is really going to be tough.
I don’t know how long the food in my house can last, and I don’t know how high the food price in town has risen.”
Hua Qinglu had just scooped the vegetable porridge into the basin. Tonight's vegetable porridge looked a little watery.
And there are not many leaves. These are vegetables planted in the field before. They are not growing very well, but it’s good enough to have them.
"Mom, don't worry! Dad will be fine. I guess he was delayed by something."
Yu Qingqing had just thrown the firewood in her hand into the stove, patted the ashes on her hands, and stood up.
"I hope so. I wonder how your grandparents are doing. I'm really worried about them."
Hua Qinglu continued to chatter.
"Open the door! Madam! I'm back!" Yu Qingshu's voice suddenly sounded outside the door.
"Dad, you're back! Come in quickly." Yu Qingmei had already walked to the door, opened it and saw Yu Qingshu driving the ox cart.
"This is my aunt. Where are my grandparents? What happened?"
Yu Qingmei soon saw Hua Yuanyuan on the ox cart.
"Where are Dad and Mom? Why didn't they come?" Hua Qinglu also heard the voice.
"My dear, this is what happened. Yuanyuan got separated from her father-in-law and mother-in-law. They were separated by the refugees.
"I'll look for it again tomorrow, don't worry." Yu Qingshu said it all in one breath, for fear that Hua Qinglu would get anxious if he spoke too late.
"Second sister, I finally see you."
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