It would take about half a month to walk from Xianliang County to Chen'an Prefecture where they were finally going.
They set out in early February, and it is now the end of February. If it weren't for the carriage, they probably wouldn't have been able to get here even by the end of March.
So they planned to do some shopping in Xianliang County and then travel quickly throughout the journey.
In this way, after settling down in Chen'an Prefecture, maybe we can catch up with this year's spring planting.
So early in the morning, the two families had already divided the work, and Lin Yue and Lin Guang took Chen Shuxu and Qiaomei to find their families.
Zhao and Sun took their children and two daughters-in-law to walk around the city to buy some food and other things.
Because there were a lot of things to do today, everyone had a simple breakfast and it was not yet noon when we arrived in Xianliang County.
The convoy stopped outside the city, and the whole family began to get off. After all, it was still very expensive to bring a carriage into the city, so they planned to walk into the city.
When Chen Shuxu and Qiaomei saw that everyone had gotten off the bus, they knelt down on the ground.
"Dear elders, please accept our greetings. Thank you all for coming all the way here to see us back.
We two brothers and sisters really have no way to repay you, so we can only work like slaves in our next life to repay you."
As Chen Shuxu spoke, he and his sister kowtowed loudly.
Everyone was shocked and rushed over to help the two men up.
Chen Shuxu was so grateful that his eyes even turned red.
Zhao sighed, "Don't think too much, just grow up well, brother and sister.
Don’t feel lonely, your grandma will bless you in heaven!"
Zhao raised her hand to Fang, and Fang immediately took out a package.
"Here are some things that Grandma Zhao prepared for you, including some food and two sets of clothes.
Although it's not worth much, it's a token of Grandma Zhao's love, so please keep it."
Chen Shuxu waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, no, Grandma Zhao, I really can't accept it. We have already taken a lot of advantage, and we really can't accept it anymore."
Zhao didn't care about anything else and just stuffed it into his arms.
"Good boy, be obedient. You've been helping with a lot of work during this period. Ever since you came here, haven't you been doing all the work, such as chopping wood and setting up tents? Okay, grandma won't send you off. You must grow up well!"
Chen Shuxu nodded heavily, "Don't worry, Grandma Zhao, we will be fine. If we have the chance to see you again in the future, I will definitely repay you well!"
"Okay, Grandma Zhao is waiting! Okay, let's go quickly. Big Boss, keep an eye on the two children and be sure to hand them over to his second uncle personally!"
"Don't worry, Mom, I got it!"
After saying that, Lin Yue and Lin Guang took the two children into the city. After only a few steps, they couldn't wait to look back.
Zhao also felt a little emotional.
Sun quipped speechlessly, "If I didn't know this, I would have thought you were sending your own grandson!
As for that, we have done our best, and what happens next is up to them.
Come on, pack up and take the kids to the city for a walk. I'm tired of traveling all the time these days."
Zhao gave her a sidelong glance. "What's wrong with being a biological grandson? What's wrong with not being a biological grandson? People are all made of flesh and blood. Are you not even allowed to express my feelings?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, I think you're just too free. Your own children aren't enough for you to worry about, really! Come, little Bell, let Grandma hold you. Let's go into town to buy some delicious food and let your grandma sigh here!"
"Hey, you old bastard, you stole my granddaughter again! Give her back to me, and if you have the guts, ask your daughter-in-law to give birth to her!"
"What are you doing with me? No matter whether my daughter-in-law gives birth or not, I am Xiao Lingdang's grandmother. What's wrong with me holding her? You have the leisure time to take care of other people's children, and you don't need me to hold my granddaughter. What's the logic!"
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The two of them pinched and snatched the little bell, just like human traffickers snatching children, and everyone behind them was stunned.
Lin Wu sniffed, "So only my granddaughter smells good, and we're just the poor, unloved little ones?"
Lin Wu spoke in a very pitiful manner, and even forced out two crocodile tears.
The older brothers couldn't bear to watch it at all, but they made the adults laugh so hard that they fell over.
It has to be said that Xianliang County is much more prosperous than Fengyuan County. Even the busy streets are more than twice as wide.
Although the northern part of the state is plagued by war and drought, this place seems to be unaffected at all.
Little Lingling was also attracted by the various stalls on the street, looking here and there.
Zhao and Sun were also fighting in different ways. One bought a candy man for Xiao Lingdang, and the other bought a head flower for Xiao Lingdang. It was really unbearable to watch.
Mrs. Li and Mrs. Fang brought a few children to watch from behind. It was quite interesting and they laughed from time to time.
Seeing that it was almost noon, a few people prepared to eat in the county.
Now Zhao was not worried about having no money. Not to mention the reward given by the lady before, she had already looted a lot from those men in black. She just gave each person a bowl of vegetarian noodles and an egg for each child.
Fang said as she fed her little girl, "Mom, just now my sister-in-law and I passed by the grain store and asked about it. We found that the grain prices in Xianliang County seem to have increased a bit, but not as much as in our area."
Zhao frowned. "It shouldn't be like this. This place is so far away from us, it's not even remotely related."
Sun was also a little puzzled. "What's the point of speculating like this? Madam, I want to ask why the grain prices in our Xianliang County have gone up. Or has it always been like this?"
Business wasn't too busy at the moment, so when the proprietress heard their question, she didn't hide anything.
"Are you from outside the area?"
Zhao nodded and said, "Yes, we are fleeing here. We originally wanted to buy some food, but we found that your prices have increased."
The proprietress was also a little worried. "Hey! Who says it's not true? Food prices here have been rising since last year. I don't know what happened in the past few years, there's been drought in the north and floods in the south.
Only the areas in the middle can barely survive. But when disasters strike in the north and south, grain production decreases or even stops. Relying on the output of the small areas in the middle is definitely not enough.
The price of grain has gone up! We are just small businesses, and the cost is rising rapidly. We originally wanted to increase our prices too, but the people are not buying it.
I guess our little stall here won’t be open for long before it has to close down!”
Everyone was shocked. They didn't expect that there would be a disaster in the south. This was really weird. No wonder the price of food was rising.
After knowing the reason, no one asked any more questions. After all, such matters were not something for ordinary people like them to decide.
Fortunately, the increase is not too alarming, so it is still affordable.
But we have to speed up later, we have to catch up with the spring planting, otherwise there will be no harvest, and just buying food to make a living will be a huge expense.
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