The third brother looked at her with some worry in his eyes. Chen Li smiled slightly, "Third brother, I'm fine."
Shen Yuanzhou saw the smile on her face and said nothing more.
Chen Li walked over. Her parents were making whole-grain cakes. Chen Li picked one up from the winnowing basket, squeezed it, and then put it down silently.
Chen Li rolled up her sleeves to wash, and after washing her hands, she went over to help.
At the beginning of the afternoon, Shen Jingyuan came back in a mule cart. Xu Taohua's mother and brother did not come with them. The mother and son did not want to hold Xu Taohua back.
Shen Jingyuan also tried to persuade them a few times, but failed. He told them a brief account of what happened, and then he came back on his own.
At night, Chen Li returned to her room, closed the door, and waited until everyone in the family fell asleep before she blew out the oil lamp and slipped into the space.
In the space, two black and white balls, one big and one small, are sleeping together. The picture is extremely warm.
When Chenli appeared beside them, the giant panda opened its eyes alertly and held the cub tightly with one hand. After seeing that it was Chenli, the whole bear relaxed a lot.
Looking at its appearance, the lotus pod must have taken effect, and it has regained some energy now.
Chen Li went to pick up a bunch of bamboo shoots, a dozen cucumbers and a small pile of spiritual fruits, and piled them all in front of the giant panda.
"You must be hungry. Eat something so your injury heals quickly."
There was a big tree behind the giant panda. He pushed the cub aside, endured the pain, sat up, and started peeling bamboo shoots to eat.
When Chen Li saw that it could eat, the tension in her heart was completely relieved.
As long as it can eat, it's good. Being able to eat means it is slowly recovering.
Chen Li did not stand there to disturb the giant panda, but turned around to go and see the crops she had grown.
I picked all the cucumbers, beans, peppers and other vegetables that needed to be picked, and now there is a small pile of vegetables at the edge of the space.
Although there isn't much fruit, it's enough!
It would be great if there were strawberries. The strawberries grown in this space would definitely be big and red and would definitely taste delicious.
After Chen Li finished her work, she came to the giant panda, which had already finished eating the small pile of food she had prepared.
"Mmmmm~"
The little guy also woke up. At this moment, the little guy trusted Chen Li very much. He ran directly to her and pulled at the corner of her skirt.
The giant panda was no longer surprised by this scene and did not move at all, still leaning against the tree to rest.
Chen Li held the little boy in her arms and rubbed him hard. When she heard the gurgling sound coming from the little guy's stomach, she laughed softly.
For fear that the little girl would be angry, the laughter did not last long.
They had collected some wild goats outside before, some of which had babies. Chen Li took a large bowl and squeezed some goat milk for Tuanzi.
Its mother had just been injured and had lost too much blood. If she were to feed the little dumpling now, she probably wouldn't recover quickly.
Anyway, there is goat milk in the space. Just look at the little one burying his head while drinking and you will know that he is not picky about food.
The next morning, Shen Zhenyuan sent his little grandson to invite Shen Changshan over.
Shen Changshan did not refuse and immediately got up and went to the village chief's house. There were already more than a dozen influential people in the village.
"Fourth uncle."
"Changshan is here, please sit down."
Shen Changshan looked at the place where his fourth uncle pointed, walked over and sat down.
"I'm sure you're all aware of the water shortages and skyrocketing food prices in recent months."
"I won't say much about this old man. Recently, more than a dozen beggars from the south have appeared in Taohua Town. They fled the disaster after the spring this year and came here."
More than a dozen people had the same expression, frowning in confusion, full of doubts.
The south is quite far away from them, so it would not be strange if there were a dozen beggars begging all the way here.
These people thought so, but when they saw the serious expression on the village chief's face, they realized that something was wrong. If it was so simple, it would not be worth it for the village chief to call them together.
Although the surname Shen is the most common in Sanli Village, there are not only members of the Shen family, but also other surnames, but they are not numerous.
Shen Zhenyuan saw the expressions on their faces and spoke in a deep voice, "The south is in chaos. The people of the three prefectures and counties have been displaced and forced to leave their homes."
"I heard from some beggars that a large number of refugees will soon pass through Yizhou."
As soon as the words fell, everyone was shocked.
"If you pass by us..."
"Well, then don't we have to move to the county town? Otherwise, how can we protect this village from refugees?"
It’s not that they think too much, but the refugees have experienced so many disasters. Those who can get here are probably not simple characters and cannot be treated with a normal attitude.
"Village Chief, what should we do?"
Everyone didn't know what to do at this moment and looked at Shen Zhenyuan.
Shen Zhenyuan sighed, "Everyone, prepare food and water first and prepare for the worst."
"Also, each family will select one able-bodied man to patrol the village at night starting tomorrow."
Everyone had no objection, and doing so was also for everyone's safety.
"Okay, go and notify each household."
More than a dozen villagers filed out. Shen Changshan also wanted to leave, but was stopped by Shen Zhenyuan.
"Changshan, I've asked someone in the town to keep an eye on the situation. If there's any emergency, we still have time."
"Fourth uncle did the right thing."
When Shen Changshan returned home, he found that there was no change in his home. However, he packed a lot of things in the room and waited for the arrival of refugees.
A few days passed, and beggars came to Taohua Town in groups, but their number never exceeded 20.
It was not until three days later that news came that Jiangyang County had been captured by refugees and bandits, and the people in the city had suffered heavy casualties. All the wealthy families in the city and shops along the streets had been looted.
Moreover, these people did not stop but continued to move forward.
As soon as the news came, the villagers of Taohua Town and the villages below were all shocked and panicked. Even a big city like Jiangyang County guarded by officials and soldiers was robbed. They couldn't resist at all!
Suddenly everyone felt insecure, and long queues formed outside the town's grain store. They had to prepare for the worst, so they planned to buy some last-minute food.
However, these grain shops have already raised their prices. The price of brown rice has risen to 200 wen per catty, coarse flour to 100 wen per catty, old rice to 300 wen per stone, and millet and sorghum to 50 wen per catty.
As for refined rice and refined flour, they are no longer sold to the public.
With food prices so high, ordinary people couldn't buy much even if they gritted their teeth.
Chen Li had been coming to the town every day recently. After hearing the news, she immediately drove the mule cart back. The mule seemed to feel the owner's eagerness and ran much faster than usual.
They hurried back to Sanli Village. When passing by the village chief's house, Chen Li thought about it and decided to stop the mule cart.
"Knock, knock, knock~"
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