Chapter 61: Difficult to Move Forward
"Now that we have ox carts, it is much more convenient to buy food. Tomorrow Yuefu and I will go to the county town together to buy some food and put it back. We will also put some food at Wenxuan's place, which is safer and more convenient."
Mrs. Liang was also a careful person, and if she hoarded rice and made too much noise, she would inevitably be targeted.
It is not safe when disaster strikes.
"There may not necessarily be a locust plague, but the weather is dry and the harvest will definitely be reduced. It's better to prepare more." Liang Yuanwen felt relieved when he saw his mother agreed.
The famine he experienced several years ago still felt like a nightmare to him.
He didn't want to have that experience again.
However, if there really is a locust plague, I am afraid they will have to abandon this place and find another place to stay.
"Grandma agreed?" When Liang Huanxue saw Liang Yuanwen coming out with a relaxed look on his face, she knew that her grandma must have agreed.
"After all, no one can predict natural disasters. Now that we have seen some signs, we should be prepared. Nothing is the best." Liang Yuanwen also hopes that the situation he expected will not happen.
But God doesn't seem to think that way.
Until the day Fu Shushu got married, not a drop of rain fell from the sky.
The water level in the canal was much lower than before, and the number of locusts gathering near the stream had increased visibly.
None of this bodes well.
But Liang Huanxue couldn't care less about this right now, as she was about to rescue Fu Shushu from purgatory.
Although the water level in the lake has dropped significantly, it has not had much impact on her plans.
Liang Huanxue stood beside the floating bridge, watching the sedan coming from the opposite side, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
This floating bridge is not the only way to get to the county town, there is another main road to take.
It’s just that most people choose to pass by on this wobbly floating bridge in order to save time.
Although the floating bridge is not very stable to walk on, it is still wide, so basically no one falls into the water from here.
That's why the wedding procession was so bold as to choose to cross the floating bridge.
Everything is under Liang Huanxue's control.
She took out several large fish that she raised from the space and gathered them under the floating bridge. When the sedan chair passed by, they would flip and swim vigorously under the floating bridge.
The floating bridge swayed violently, and the sedan chair drivers could not even stand steadily, let alone take care of the sedan chairs they were carrying.
There were several splashes, and all the people on the floating bridge and the sedan chair fell into the water.
The people in the flower carriage already knew that they would fall into the water on this floating bridge, but they didn't know where to swim.
When Fu Shushu was hesitating, she found several big fish in front of her.
The big fish shook its tail, as if signaling her to follow.
Fu Shushu didn't think twice and just followed the big fish.
After swimming for about an incense stick of time, Fu Shushu felt that she was almost exhausted. She looked up and found that the big fish had disappeared, and a chubby little hand waved at her.
It turned out that she had reached the shore.
"Huanxue!" Fu Shushu was very happy to see Liang Huanxue.
She never expected the plan to go so smoothly.
All the way she was worried that someone would chase her.
"I have prepared clothes for you there. Change your clothes." Liang Huanxue took her to a cave, asked her to change her wet clothes, and then gave her a small knife.
Fu Shushu took the knife and asked in confusion: "Do you want me to use this knife for self-defense?"
Liang Huanxue shook her head. "I want you to bleed a little on this dress so they will think you had an accident."
Fu Shushu didn't expect Liang Huanxue to have thought of this. She immediately cut a cut on her hand and dripped blood on her wedding dress.
The wedding dress was originally red, so the blood stain was not easily noticeable.
But the inner garment was white, stained with blood, and looked somewhat scary.
Liang Huanxue took out a pair of scissors, cut up her wedding dress and inner garment, and then threw them into the water.
She let the big fish drag the pieces of clothing everywhere and spread them out as much as possible.
There are many undercurrents in the lake. If Fu Shushu hadn't had the guidance of those fish, she would have been washed away to who knows where.
Those who are looking for someone in the lake right now are probably also fighting against the undercurrent.
Liang Huanxue prepared a set of men's clothes for Fu Shushu. After her hair was dried by the fire, she dressed Fu Shushu up as a scholar.
With his slicked-back hair and powdered face, he really looks like a pale-faced scholar.
Anyway, she doesn't look much like she did before.
Even if Shen He and Fu Jixiang walked past her, she might not be able to recognize them.
"This is the bag I prepared for you. Try to go as far as possible." Liang Huanxue took out the bag she had prepared for Fu Shushu.
Inside were a few sets of clothes and ten taels of silver.
"This... this is too much..."
"I got it from Fu Jixiang."
Liang Huanxue did not take the money from home, but took it from Fu Jixiang.
When Fu Shushu heard this, she stopped refusing.
After all, she wanted to escape, and without money, she would be unable to move forward.
"Sister Fu Shushu, hurry up and leave. The longer you stay here, the more dangerous it will be. Leave here quickly while they are still hunting people down in the lake. Don't look back. Keep moving forward. You won't have to live under their control anymore."
Liang Huanxue only hopes that she can go far away and gain complete freedom both physically and mentally.
From today on, she is no longer the daughter of Shen He and Fu Qing, nor is she the sister of Fu Jixiang, but just herself.
After learning that the bride in the bridal carriage was missing, everyone felt sorry for Fu Shushu's miserable life.
Fu Shushu's life was quite hard in the past, but it won't be like that anymore.
Liang Huanxue picked up a lot of wild vegetables on the way home, and when she returned home, she saw Liang Weijiang sitting at the door.
"Brother Weijiang, what's wrong with you?"
When Liang Weijiang saw Liang Huanxue coming back, he immediately grabbed her and asked, "Fu Shushu, is it you..."
Liang Huanxue quickly stuffed a handful of wild vegetables into his mouth, "Are you afraid that others won't know?"
Hearing her say this, the gloom on Liang Weijiang's face disappeared instantly.
"She's gone, and she probably won't come back. I got ten taels of silver from Fu Jixiang and gave it to her. She's a hard-working person, so she'll have a good life in the future. Don't worry." Liang Huanxue whispered in his ear before taking the wild vegetables out of his mouth.
"That's great, that's great!" Liang Weijiang murmured.
He was originally thinking about whether he should go and stop the sedan chair.
As a result, before I even went out, I heard the news that the sedan chair fell into the water.
He wanted to jump into the water immediately to rescue Fu Shushu, but Old Lady Liang stopped him and asked him to wait here for Huan Xue to come back.