Because it was getting late, Lu Feng decided to stay at home tonight and go to town to sell the wild boar tomorrow.
After dinner, the family sat in the yard to enjoy the cool air. Although it was quite hot during the day, Bingzhou was located in the north of Dayu Kingdom and adjacent to the border to the north. The temperature difference between morning and evening was still large, so it was still very comfortable to sit in the yard to enjoy the cool air.
However, Lu Feng remembered that the Bingzhou area in the north has been suffering from drought for three consecutive years, and the people are suffering terribly. It is not known how long this peaceful life can last. Judging from the current situation, the situation is not optimistic.
"Dad, look at the situation now. Will we have to flee south to escape famine sooner or later?"
After listening to Lu Feng's words, Lu Mingyuan knew that this child must be different from the other young men in the village. He was obviously much more knowledgeable than the other young men in the village. Then he said.
"Brother Feng, I'm afraid you've figured it out. Now the only way out is to flee south. Originally, our Lujia Village is adjacent to Woniu Mountain to the south, which should be much better. But today we saw on the mountain that there are no good water sources. Without food, we can still eat wild vegetables, but without water, we really can't survive."
The father and son talked until late at night before they went their separate ways to rest.
The next morning, before it was dark, Lu Feng had already carried the wild boar out of the village. The second son, Lu Ziyan, wanted to follow him to town, but Lu Feng refused. It was ridiculous. How could he get the wild boar into the space if he followed him? Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?
After leaving the village, Lu Feng sent the wild boar he was carrying into the space. With the help of his speed ability, he arrived at Shiqiao Town in less than a quarter of an hour. This was what his father told him when he asked him last night.
It turns out that Lujia Village is adjacent to Woniu Mountain in the south, and Shiqiao Town is ten miles northwest of the village. The name of Shiqiao Town comes from the stone bridge outside the town.
Directly north of Shiqiao Town is the county seat of Xichang County, which is twenty miles away.
When Lu Feng arrived at Shiqiao Town, he found a restaurant that looked similar and sold the wild boar. The wild boar had been dead for quite some time, so he only sold it for ten taels of silver. There was no other way, as pork was only about ten cents per pound now. Although wild boar was a game, its meat was too tough and not tasty, so the price of wild boar meat was thirty cents per pound. The wild boar weighed about three hundred pounds.
After buying the wild boar, Lu Feng inquired about the price of food and found that it had increased compared to the previous period. After thinking about it, he finally decided to buy some coarse grains. Now every family is short of food, so he used the ten taels of silver to buy coarse grains and then took them back to distribute to the whole clan.
After agreeing with the people at the grain shop that he would come to pick up the grain at the end of the afternoon, Lu Feng got up and walked towards Xichang County.
After leaving the town, he took the horse out of a secluded place and rode towards Xichang County.
After arriving in Xichang County and entering the city, he first went back to the rented courtyard, packed all his luggage and put it into the space, and then left the courtyard. Lu Feng did not plan to return the courtyard. He thought he would keep it for the time being and he did not care about this small amount of money.
When I arrived at the city gate again, I happened to meet Chen Dazhuang.
"Brother Chen, you're here just in time. I want to tell you something."
When Chen Dazhuang saw that it was Lu Feng coming, he hurriedly asked his brothers beside him to help watch over him, and then he walked up to Lu Feng.
"What's the matter, brother? What's the matter?"
Lu Feng handed some snacks he had prepared to Chen Dazhuang.
"Brother, I have found my relatives and I am ready to go home now."
Chen Dazhuang was stunned when he heard this, and then said happily.
"Oh, that's great, congratulations, brother. Tell me where you're from so I can visit my uncle and aunt later."
"You're too polite, big brother. My biological parents are from Lujia Village in Shiqiao Town down below."
Lu Feng chatted with Chen Dazhuang for a while and then said goodbye.
Lu Feng inquired about the price of grain in the city again and found that the price here was only one penny cheaper than in Shiqiao Town. However, thinking that hiring a carriage would cost about the same amount of money, he decided to buy grain in Shiqiao Town.
However, Lu Feng still bought 1,000 kilograms of coarse grains, 500 kilograms of fine grains, 50 kilograms of salt, 20 kilograms of brown sugar, and 100 kilograms of oil at the grain store in the county town. He also went to the grocery store to buy a lot of oilcloth, as these might be useful when he went out to escape the famine.
I went to the cloth shop and bought two or three pieces of coarse cotton and fine cotton. Of course, the coarse cotton was for wearing outside, and the fine cotton was for making underwear.
After buying everything he could think of, he also bought pots, pans, and utensils. Lu Feng knew that he already had these at home, but he still wanted to prepare another set in his space, maybe he would need them someday.
After arranging things, Lu Feng went to the largest restaurant in Xichang County and directly ordered three tables of banquets. He asked them to prepare them tomorrow and take them away directly tomorrow. Lu Feng had no choice. He liked to eat it. If he really had to flee the famine, he was afraid that he would not be able to bear eating coarse grain porridge every day. It would be better to order it in advance and put it in the space when the time comes. Anyway, it would not go bad and he could eat it anytime.
After dinner, I rode my horse back to Shiqiao Town and went to the grain shop. Seeing that the loading had already started, I waited on the side.
Half an hour later, all the coarse grains were loaded, and then they headed towards Lujia Village under the leadership of Lu Feng.
In the past, coarse grains cost five cents per pound, but now they have risen to ten cents per pound, which has doubled. It seems that we have to buy them. An ox cart came, loaded with a thousand pounds of grain.
Lu Feng rode his horse in front to lead the way, and the ox cart behind pulled the food and slowly returned to Lujia Village.
Many children in the village were playing under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village. When they saw Lu Feng riding a tall horse and the ox cart following behind, they all looked over curiously. Some of the braver children even circled around Lu Feng.
Lu Feng ignored them and just drove the carriage home.
Lu Mingyuan's home is at the foot of Woniu Mountain in the south of the village, so he has to go through the entire village to get home.
The village was now bustling with activity, with people saying that Mingyuan's eldest son had returned on a tall horse, bringing back a cart full of things.
Lu Feng really didn't know that he had aroused the curiosity of the villagers, and he drove the ox cart all the way back to his doorstep.
Lu Mingyuan was sitting in the yard because of his leg injury. Yunniang was sitting next to him mending clothes. Little girl Lu Zixuan was also sitting next to her mother, holding an embroidery frame and learning to embroider. However, the two boys Lu Ziyan and Lu Zimo were nowhere to be seen. Lu Mingyuan saw that not only did his eldest son come back, but he was also riding a big horse and followed by an ox cart. From his point of view, it should be carrying food.
"Brother Feng, where did you get all this food? And where did you get the horse you're riding?"
Lu Feng laughed.
"Dad, this horse is mine. The food on the ox cart was bought after I sold the wild boar today. We'll distribute some to each household later. At least it will last for a few more days."
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