Just after I finished eating the dumplings, the children from the village came to pay New Year's greetings.
Looking at the group of children outside the gate, I knew they came here together.
The tall boy in the lead stood outside the gate and looked inside, but did not dare to come in.
After all, the big and two black dogs in the yard are big and scary.
There were too many children, and Lu Changge was afraid that they would make too much noise and wake up Erbao, so he went out with a basket of candies and cookies.
Tuanzi also trotted after him.
"Happy New Year, Uncle Lu!"
The children outside the door became excited immediately when they saw Uncle Lu coming out carrying things.
One after another they shouted, and the scene looked somewhat chaotic.
Fortunately, Lu Changge's expressionless face was very intimidating, and the children quickly calmed down after shouting "Happy New Year".
Each person gets three soft candies, two spicy beef cubes, one rice cake, two fragrant chestnuts, and a handful of popcorn.
By the time all the children had received their treats, Lu Changge's snack basket was already empty.
After greeting each other and receiving candies and cookies, the children formed groups and prepared to go to the next house.
But before leaving, they invited Xiaotuanzi to go with them.
"Brother Tuanzi, do you want to go with us to celebrate the New Year?"
After hearing this, the little girl immediately looked up at her father, and when she saw that his father nodded in agreement, she followed him happily.
Seeing the little master leaving, Erhei, wearing a red vest, also stood up and followed.
Erhei walked behind the team not too far away.
The children walking in front were a little scared at first, but soon they ignored the existence of Erhei behind them.
Tuanzi followed the children in the village out to pay New Year's greetings. With Erhei following behind, Lu Changge was not worried.
Soon, Erbao and his wife woke up, and Lu Changge went into the kitchen to prepare breakfast for them.
After a morning, Tuanzi, who had gone out to pay New Year's greetings with his friends, finally came back.
Little Tuanzi ran into the house happily, carrying a bulging little bag.
"Daddy, Mum! The nest is back!"
In the afternoon, Li Tugen’s two brothers and Li Xiaomin’s four siblings also came to pay New Year’s greetings.
When they came over, each of them was holding a basket of things in his hands.
"Happy New Year, Uncle Lu!"
"Happy New Year, Uncle Lu!"
As soon as a few children came in, they smiled and wished a happy new year to Army Captain Goff.
"Happy New Year to you too." Su Qingyun nodded with a smile, then took out a stack of New Year's money wrapped in red paper from his sleeve, one for each person.
"Come on, keep all the New Year's money Uncle Lu gave you."
Su Qingyun gave New Year's money, and Lu Changge gave candies and cookies.
Lu Changge put some of the snacks he had made earlier into a basket and let them take them themselves. There were also two strings of candied haws for each person.
The candied haws are wrapped in individual paper bags, so they can be preserved for a long time.
After paying New Year's greetings, Li Tugen and his friends were not in a hurry to leave.
Instead, he sat in the main room, eating and chatting with Uncle Lu and others.
The second day of the Chinese New Year is the day to visit relatives and go back to the mother's home.
However, neither Land Force General Goff nor his wife had any relatives or a mother's family.
So on the second day of the Chinese New Year, they still stayed at home like they did yesterday.
The tension and anticipation before the New Year, and the joy after the New Year.
After the New Year, life began to return to its previous normal state.
Soon, the New Year passed slowly.
[System, sign in.]
[Ding, you have successfully signed in on the 225th day of fleeing famine, and received sign-in rewards: four pounds of rice, two pounds of lotus roots, and half a pound of red dates.
Receive a reward for signing in for 60 consecutive days: two low-level energy beads.
System reminder: Low-level energy beads cannot store energy for a long time. Please use the energy beads immediately after taking them out to avoid energy dissipation. 】
Today is the eleventh day of January, which happens to be the sixtieth day of the consecutive signing period.
When Lu Changge saw that the consecutive signing reward was two energy beads, he didn't think much about it.
[Oto and Erto come here. ]
[Here we come!]
[Good master.]
As soon as he finished speaking, Da Teng and Er Teng appeared in front of Lu Changge.
[Master, what is the matter that you called us here for?] Er Teng asked.
"One vine, one. Absorb it." Lu Changge said as he threw the energy beads to them.
[Wow! Are there energy beads again?! This time I can definitely reach level 7 in one go!]
The second vine quickly stretched out a vine to roll the energy bead over, and made a bold statement.
Previously, Er Teng absorbed one and directly upgraded from level two to the peak of level four, just a little bit away from reaching level five.
Now, it estimates that it can also upgrade two levels to level seven.
Nido is so confident!
However, Oteng has a different view on this.
But seeing Er Teng so excited, he didn't say it out loud.
After getting the energy beads, Da Teng and Er Teng stopped talking and began to concentrate on absorbing the energy.
Before long, all the energy in the energy bead was absorbed.
Er Teng exited his training state and immediately checked his own level.
However, the next second, Er Teng's eyes were filled with disbelief.
[Why! Why! Ahh ...
Er Teng fell to the ground again and began to roll over and howl.
Da Teng also looked at his own situation and found that he had only leveled up one level.
So far, the big vine and the second vine have each absorbed a total of two low-level energy beads.
Da Teng has been upgraded from level one to level four.
Er Teng has been promoted from level 2 to level 6.
[That's enough, just for the sake of it. If you keep howling, the master will throw you out.] The big vine kicked the second vine who was still rolling on the ground.
After hearing what Da Teng said, Er Teng secretly looked up at his master.
When Er Teng noticed that his owner was looking down at him expressionlessly, he was startled and quickly got up and stood up.
The speed at which his expression changed was simply astonishing.
Only after seeing Er Teng return to normal did Lu Changge turn his cold gaze away from it.
[Master, were the energy beads you gave us just now also low-level ones?] Da Teng asked.
"Um."
[It seems that if I absorb a low-level energy bead next time, I may only be able to level up half a level.] Da Teng said.
[The higher the level, the more energy is required... Master, are there no intermediate or advanced energy beads?] Nido asked.
"no."
[Okay...] Er Teng said a little disappointedly after hearing his master's answer.
[This isn't the end of the world, so there's no need to worry about your level.] The big vine patted its shoulder and said.
[That’s true.]
…
Lu Changge planned to leave in early February.
At this time, there were still more than ten days before departure.
Before that, Captain Lu Ge had to sell their house first.
The news that Lu Changge's family and Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin were preparing to move out and were now planning to sell their house quickly spread throughout the village.
However, Lu Changge did not sell the house to the villagers at a low price.
Instead, he went straight to the town to put it up for sale, adding the phrase "a few acres of good farmland would be included as a gift."
After all, the land will be of no use in the future, and at least the gift can help sell the house faster.
Just as Lu Changge thought.
Soon, some people saw the condition at the back that came with a few acres of good farmland and took it without much hesitation.
Although the drought lasted for more than half a year, everyone believed that it would soon pass.
Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin's houses are naturally incomparable to Lu Changge's.
So they sold it directly to the villagers at a low price.
Most families in the village have many children but few rooms, so when Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin sold their house at a low price, someone quickly took the offer.
After the house issue was resolved, Lu Changge began to pack his luggage.
With system space, you can take away any pots, bowls, and utensils.
But after all, you are away from home and have to take all kinds of things with you, so it's okay for a short time.
If you keep doing this, it will be easy for people to find out.
Lu Changge remodeled the carriage inside and out.
The top of the carriage is covered with a layer for daily necessities such as pots and bowls.
Two rectangular wooden box interlayers were added on both sides of the carriage, and they had to be suitable for the body sizes of Dahei and Erhei.
Make sure they can sit or lie down in it.
The changes inside the carriage are smaller, and there are basically no major changes.
The storage layer above the bed at the innermost part is divided into grids.
This way you can put their clothes, as well as the diapers and small clothes of the second baby.
Time slips away while they are busy.
January passed quickly and February came quietly.
Today is the day that Lu Changge and his team set off.
In order to avoid being watched by the villagers, Lu Changge got up before dawn to make breakfast.
Except for the bed they were sleeping on, everything in the house was packed up last night.
Today's breakfast was eaten on the road, so Lu Changge steamed some steamed buns and eggs, as well as a few big sweet potatoes.
After Lu Changge prepared breakfast, Su Qingyun just got up.
"Why don't you sleep a little longer?" Lu Changge asked as he put his breakfast into the lunch box and covered it.
"Don't want to sleep anymore? Are you leaving now?" Su Qingyun looked up at the sky. It was still a little dark.
"Well, Li Tugen and the others should be ready soon. We can have breakfast on the way."
Hearing this, Su Qingyun quickly brushed her teeth and washed her face. After that, she followed her husband into the house to clean up.
At this time, Tuanzi and Erbao were still sleeping soundly in bed.
Taking the small blanket, Lu Changge wrapped Tuanzi tightly and picked him up.
Su Qingyun held Erbao in her arms and put everything on the bed into the storage container.
Su Qingyun can ignore the limitations of the storage device and put anything that passes through his hands into it.
After putting away all the things, the whole house became empty.
"Wife, let's go." Lu Changge saw Su Qingyun standing there without moving, and called out.
"Okay." Su Qingyun retracted her gaze and walked out of the house carrying Erbao.
Knowing that they were leaving today, Dahei and Erhei seemed very excited and were running around in the yard.
When the couple took the child out, Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin's families were already waiting outside.
"Uncle Lu, Uncle Lu?" Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin shouted when they saw them coming out.
"Is everything packed?" Lu Changge asked.
"Um."
"It's all packed."
Lu Changge carried Tuanzi into the carriage, and then took Erbao and put him in.
The carriage was a bit high, so Lu Changge got off and carried his wife up.
The space inside the carriage was very large, and the bed took up two-thirds of the space.
Even if Su Qingyun was lying on it, he could still perform it.
Of course, with his height of nearly 1.9 meters and his big build, Lu Changge could barely lie down.
After settling his husband and children, Lu Changge called Dahei and Erhei to come up.
After Dahei got on, he moved from the carriage into the compartment outside the carriage and then sat upright.
The interlayer box that Lu Changge had modified for Dahei and Erhei was outside the carriage.
It is closed on five sides and only the front is open.
It is convenient for them to jump off the car directly when getting off, and they can also sit inside and watch the scenery outside.
However, it was difficult to turn around because the space was not very large.
Lu Changge opened two small doors in the carriage and let them enter.
After Dahei and Erhei go in, the small door will close automatically, so that no smell will remain in the carriage.
Dahei sat obediently in his seat, but Erhei was different.
It went in to look around for a while, then jumped out, then jumped back onto the carriage and sat directly on the other side outside the carriage.
The big vine and the two vines directly occupied the windows on both sides of the carriage.
Tiny wicker curtains pretending to be hanging from a fishing line.
"Let's go." Lu Changge said as he held the reins and turned the black horse in a different direction.
"good!"
Su Qingyun, who was sitting in the carriage, felt the carriage shake for a moment, and then gradually stabilized.
Lifting the curtains a little, Su Qingyun watched the house where he had lived for almost four years slowly move away until it disappeared from his sight.
Lu Changge chose the path he often walked on, which was just wide enough for a carriage to pass through.
To leave this place, there is another way besides the route of town - provincial capital - next city.
But that road leads directly to the next city, with no place to rest along the way.
Of course, the trip can be shortened by three days.
Considering that most of their group were children, Lu Changge slowed down a bit.
The carriage traveled for an hour and a half, and Tuanzi, who had been sleeping soundly, finally woke up.
When little Tuanzi woke up, he saw that he was in an unfamiliar place and was so scared that he quickly got up.
Then I saw my younger brother was there too.
"Daddy, Mom!" the little dumpling shouted as he climbed down from the bed, his voice full of panic.
As soon as Xiaotuanzi finished speaking, Su Qingyun outside quickly opened the bed curtain and asked.
"Tuanzi, what's wrong?"
"Uncle!" When the little girl saw that her uncle was there, her eyes lit up instantly.
"Mom, where is this place?" Little Tuanzi ran over in a panic without even wearing shoes.
Fortunately, there was a blanket in the carriage, so it was no big deal if I stepped on it barefoot.
"We are in the carriage now." Su Qingyun smiled and took Tuanzi over and put shoes on him.
"Cars..."
"Tuanzi, have you forgotten? Didn't Daddy and Mum tell you yesterday that we were moving today?"
"Ah?" Tuanzi was confused at first when he heard what his father said, but then he reacted quickly.
"Oh! I didn't forget, Tuanzi remembered!"
"Are you hungry?" Su Qingyun asked as she took clothes from the bed and put them on him.
"I'm hungry."
After getting dressed neatly, Tuanzi brushed her teeth and washed her face with the help of Nido.
After breakfast, Tuanzi went to find his father.
“Daddy!”
Little Tuanzi opened the car curtain and saw at a glance his father sitting outside pulling the rope, and Erhei sitting on the other side.
"Yeah." Lu Changge responded without turning back.
He was sitting outside, so he could clearly see what happened in the carriage just now.
"It's cold outside, get in the car and stay with your father."
"It's not cold. Tuanzi wants to sit with Erhei." Tuanzi shook his head and carefully sat down with the help of his father.
Then slowly rubbed to Erhei's side.
Erhei, who was sitting on the other side, heard his little master calling him and turned around and said "woo".
"You can only sit for a while." Lu Changge stretched out his other hand to hold Tuanzi and said.
"good!"
Droughts are not fixed to one place.
So far, nine of the eleven cities in Fenglai Kingdom have suffered disasters to varying degrees.
As for several other countries, some have not yet received any news, while others have already started small-scale □□.
After walking for a whole morning and seeing the desolate scenery along the way, Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin became more and more uneasy.
Near noon, Lu Changge stopped the carriage next to some huge rocks near the river.
The two carriages following behind also stopped.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Dahei and Erhei jumped off and ran around happily for a few laps.
"Daddy, Tuanzi wants to pee!" Tuanzi ran to his daddy awkwardly with his short legs tucked in, and said in a low voice.
Lu Changge was building a stone stove. When he heard Tuanzi's words, he turned around and glanced at Su Qingyun.
His wife is taking care of the second baby and is also busy.
"Go ahead, and remember to bring Dahei and Erhei with you."
Lu Changge thought for a moment and then warned, "Don't run too far."
"good!"
Xiaotuanzi called Dahei and Erhei and ran behind the nearest big tree.
Er Teng, who had been following the little master, quickly helped him pull down his pants.
After solving the physiological problem, little Dumpling finally felt relieved.
Then he followed Dahei and Erhei and ran around, looking here and touching there.
The three children sitting next to them were originally staying well beside their older brother and sister.
After watching for a while, I ran to play with Brother Tuanzi.
On Li Tugen's side, there is a stone stove built by Grandpa Li.
Li Tugen, Li Xiaomin and their two siblings, two went to collect firewood and one went to the river to fetch water.
After half a year of drought, there is only a shallow layer of water left on the other side of the river.
The foot can't even reach the instep when it steps on it.
The riverbeds on both sides had cracks the size of fists.
Li Xiaomin and her brother came back with some firewood and went to help Uncle Lu pick up another bundle.
Before setting off, they had prepared several days' worth of dry food in advance, and now they just needed to set up a pot to cook some noodle soup.
After all, it's only February now, and even though the sun is out, it's still a bit cold.
After lunch and a short rest, they continued their journey.
After walking for an afternoon, Lu Changge found a place sheltered from the wind and near the water to stop.
"Uncle Lu, do you want to rest here tonight?" Li Tugen, who was driving from behind, shouted when he saw the carriage in front stopped.
"right."
It was getting late, so the group stopped after finding a place to stay.
Those who collect firewood collect firewood, and those who fetch water fetch water.
The horse was tied nearby to graze.
Lu Changge set up the stone stove to make a fire, and hung a small iron pot on it to boil water.
After finishing all this, I started preparing the tent for sleeping at night.
Lu Changge removed the top board of the compartment on top of the carriage, and also removed the pedals in front of the carriage.
At this time, Dahei and Erhei came back with two thick pieces of wood in their mouths.
Then drag it to its owner and throw it down.
"Go find two more." Lu Changge touched Dahei and Erhei's heads and gave the order.
Dahei and Erhei barked to show that they understood, and then ran away at lightning speed.
The strong wind brought by running blew their soft hair backwards, revealing the muscular lines on the back of the big wolfhound's legs.
The few babies who had just run back with Dahei and the others saw them running away again, and they didn’t know whether to follow them or not.
"Sanya and Sihu, play with your brothers and sisters nearby, don't run away anymore."
Li Xiaomin, who was standing by, saw these kids looking towards the place where Dahei left, and seemed to want to follow him, so she quickly spoke out.
"I know, sister!"
"Daddy, where can we sleep at night?" Little Dumpling ran to his father and looked up in confusion, "There is no room or bed here."
The three little kids nearby also ran over following Brother Tuanzi, their faces full of curiosity.
"Sleep here, Daddy will make a small bed for you."
Not long after, Dahei and Erhei came back with two more thick pieces of wood.
Lu Changge found a flat place without weeds, found a hoe, dug four long shallow holes, and then put the thick wood in.
Embed the wood into the soil and secure it, then place the two wooden boards you just removed on top.
A layer of linen was spread on the wooden board, and then the tent was set up on the simple wooden bed that had just been built.
Press the tent down with stones all around.
Seeing that the little house was built so quickly, the little girl clapped her hands excitedly, "Wow! Daddy is so annoying!"
"Yeah, Uncle Lu is awesome."
"Are you going to sleep in it at night?"
"This room is so small, it can't accommodate many people."
Several babies were surrounding the tent, touching and looking around, talking in low voices.
After setting up the tent, Lu Changge went to the carriage (actually from the system space) and took out two woolen blankets and a thin sheet.
The slightly crudely made bed was placed on the wooden bed, with a sheet on top.
Tie the four corners tightly to prevent the sheets from being taken away when you turn over at night.
The other bed served as a quilt.
Seeing a few babies trying to sneak in, Lu Changge picked them out one by one and closed the tent.
"Go in after you go to bed at night."
"oh!"
"Okay."
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