Chapter 138 The Qin Family's Location
Ever since the incident in Liangzhou came out, the entire Qin family packed up their belongings and fled from Liangzhou. They thought that even if the family encountered difficulties, as long as the whole family was alive and well, they had some hope.
However, they never expected that on the way to escape from Lingzhou, their little son disappeared. Although Qin Lang was useless and had bad intentions, as a parent, they always had to worry about him. In order to escape with their son, they even knocked Qin Lang unconscious. Unexpectedly, the child pretended to be good and sneaked away on the way to escape.
At that time, the Qin couple and their family searched the hilltop for several days but could not find any trace of Qin Lang. However, they could not stay there any longer for fear of something happening. So they could only temporarily come to Dongping County to seek refuge with the friend they had rescued.
There were many difficulties and obstacles along the way. Fortunately, the Qin family was born with supernatural powers and was born in the jungle, so everyone dared to fight the enemy with a knife. Even so, the family encountered bandits several times along the way, and left in a hurry after fighting with the bandits.
After nearly a month of fleeing, he finally reached Dongping County and took refuge with his former friends, the Mu family.
The Mu family once did business in Lingzhou. When they encountered robbers, it was the Qin family who rescued them, which allowed the Mu family to survive. After that, although the two families were in two different places, they often visited each other and communicated with each other. When the Qin family suffered such a devastating disaster, they had no choice but to come for refuge.
In fact, everyone was a little nervous before coming, fearing that the Mu family would be implicated. However, after arriving at the Mu family, they did not expect that the Mu family not only helped, but also helped to conceal the matter, and arranged houses and living places for the Qin family. This made the Qin family feel relieved, and now they live in the house they have rented here for half a year.
Originally, the Mu family wanted to let the Qin family live at home, but it was always a bit inconvenient. The Qin family all had children, so they refused.
At this time, they had been living in Dongping County for half a month. Thanks to the care of the Mu family, no one dared to cause trouble.
The world was in chaos, and what Qin's father had to do every day was to weave straw sandals. In case he really had to escape one day, he would always have several pairs of shoes on his feet.
Qin's mother sewed clothes and hung pockets on the clothes of everyone in the family. If they accidentally got separated one day, they could still rely on the pockets on the clothes to keep going.
Qin Yiping is already fifteen years old this year. He has been frequently inquiring about various news in Dongping County recently. All the information about the Dragon King was brought back by Qin Yiping.
Just like now, Qin Yiping thought of the carriage that had just headed to the county magistrate's office and said.
"Grandpa, it's not just the Phoenix, it's also the Hundred Changes Star Lord. As I said before, the drought in Beiyang was resolved not only because of Dragon King Canglang, but also because the Hundred Changes Star Lord was saved by the people of Beiyang. To thank the people of Beiyang, he summoned his good friend the Dragon King to bring rain. I heard that the Hundred Changes Star Lord is a deity who descended from heaven to experience tribulations. Today, the county governor knelt before the carriage and personally cleared the way for the Hundred Changes Star Lord..."
Speaking of this, Qin Yiping looked excited. He was still young and easily took over the matter of the existence of gods in this world. He couldn't help but say it again.
"Grandpa, the Lord of Changes has come to our place, and he brought the Phoenix King with him. So will our place be like the land of Beiyang, with no more locusts? Then do we not have to keep walking?"
Qin Yiping felt that Dongping County was actually quite good, and the neighbors here were also nice. Except for being too far from the mountains, Qin Yiping felt that it was not bad to live here.
"...Just wait and see." Qin's father glanced at his grandson and continued weaving the straw sandals in his hands without saying anything. However, Qin's mother saw what her husband was thinking but did not say anything.
I can't stay in Dongping County. Besides, my youngest son is missing and I have to look for him, so it's unlikely that I can stay in Dongping County forever.
But I can’t say this to the eldest grandson, after all, the youngest son had thought about selling the eldest granddaughter before.
Just when the atmosphere at home was a little silent, there was a playful sound suddenly coming from outside. It was Qin Yian's voice. Qin Yian said goodbye to his friends and then came back with a huge basket.
"Grandpa and grandma, I caught a lot of locusts this time. I asked Brother Wang, we can grind them into powder and eat them, or boil them in water. I heard the meat is very tender!"
That’s right, Qin Yian quickly made a few good friends after coming here. These young men usually caught locusts.
Don't think that locusts don't have meat. As long as they are insects, they have meat. When locusts emerge from the ground and eat crops, people begin to catch all kinds of locusts frantically, grind them into powder, or boil them in water, or perhaps just bite them directly. Anyway, it's a bite to eat, and at least they won't starve to death.
Knowing that the family was in a difficult situation, Qin Yian begged his grandfather to weave a large basket and catch many locusts.
"An'er, let grandpa take a look."
Although they had seen locusts flying in the sky, when the Qin family was in Lingzhou, locusts were absolutely impossible to appear in that area except for mudslides and floods.
Qin Yian came in carrying a very heavy basket. Qin Yiping beside him hurried to help, and the two of them put the basket in front of grandpa.
Father Qin then opened the basket and saw the densely packed locusts inside. Some of these locusts were green, some were yellow, but all were very large. This surprised Father Qin, who was used to seeing many insects in the jungle.
"The locusts are so big, it's really horrifying!"
The largest locusts are even as thick as an adult's finger, and their long legs look even more terrifying.
"Yes, we've never seen locusts this big in the mountains before. These locusts are terrible. They killed all the crops in the fields. After a whole swarm of locusts flew away, all the green crops and grass in the fields were gone. Grandpa, we ate them to avenge the crops! And the doctor in Dongping County said that these locusts can be ground into powder and cooked into porridge, or boiled directly in water. It won't affect the body."
Qin Yian was only thirteen years old this year, but he was so devoted to the well-being of his family that he made it clear that he was eating locusts. After all, his family couldn't just sit back and eat everything they had, or rely on their older sisters. That would be unmanly...
"Okay, let's eat this locust today. Come, let's process the locust's legs and then clean them."
Qin's father had eaten many strange things, including centipedes, spiders, and snakes in the mountains and forests. This locust was no problem for him at all.
The three men began to deal with the locusts. Qin's mother got up and went to the back room, where she saw two little girls sitting by the window embroidering.
That's right, both sisters Qin Taohua and Qin Meir have a pair of skillful hands. After arriving in Dongping County, they took advantage of the relationship with the Mu family to get work at the embroidery building, embroidering various handkerchiefs. These handkerchiefs are all for wealthy families. Even in today's troubled times, there are still some wealthy families who need these things. It's just that they were all made by maids in the family before, and now it's cheaper to buy them outside, which has given many girls a new way of making a living.
"Okay, take a break. Don't keep looking at it. It's bad for your eyes."
She snatched the handkerchiefs from the two maids' hands and placed them on the table beside them. She poured them some water and asked them to drink.
"Grandma, I heard my brother talking outside. Is he talking about the Dragon King?"
Qin Meir was lively and immediately started talking to her grandmother. Her favorite story recently was the story of the Dragon King bringing rain.
"Yes, it's the Dragon King's good friend, the Lord of Changes, who has come to our side. The county governor went to the city gate to greet him personally."
Mother Qin touched Qin Meir's hair, then looked at her eldest granddaughter who had become a little silent, and felt very distressed.
"The divine bird descended from the sky. This is an auspicious sign. Don't worry. Dongping County will definitely get better and better, and our family will get better and better too."
She was comforting her two granddaughters, and perhaps also comforting herself.
Qin Taohua looked at her grandmother and then spoke.
"Grandma, was the phoenix in the sky also brought by the Lord of Change? Is it also his good friend?"
Qin Taohua and Qin Meir also saw the phoenix soaring in the sky. They knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the phoenix. The beautiful appearance of the phoenix remained in their hearts. They also discussed that they would embroider the beauty of the phoenix on handkerchiefs later.
"Yes, the Phoenix King should also be a good friend of the Hundred Changes Star Lord. Your brother said that if the Star Lord comes to us, our lives will definitely get better and better."
Mother Qin nodded, and as she spoke, a woman walked in from outside. She was also wearing gray coarse cloth clothes, and her figure was petite but full of strength.
"Mom, I just washed a few pieces of clothing for Sister Wang and actually earned a few copper coins. Here."
This person was Qin Lang's wife Fang Xiaohe. She had just gone to wash clothes and helped her neighbor with the laundry. Unexpectedly, the neighbor gave her money. Now Fang Xiaohe gave the copper coins to Qin's mother.
When Qin's mother saw Fang Xiaohe's rough hands, she felt sorry for her and took the copper coins but said.
"Don't work so hard in the future. Your father and I are responsible for everything. As a woman, you are busy enough handling household affairs. Don't make yourself more tired."
Fang Xiaohe laughed when she heard what her mother said.
"Mom, I'm fine, don't worry, I'm just washing a few clothes, just a side job."
Now that she has come to a strange place, she can also build good relationships with her neighbors. Fang Xiaohe doesn't know whether her family will stay here in the future, but she has to make all the plans.
"Okay, let's go, let these two girls rest here, we'll go cook."
He pulled Fang Xiaohe out of the house. After they went out, Fang Xiaohe restrained her smile and asked in a low voice.
"Mother, still no news from my husband?"
In fact, after arriving in Dongping County, my parents also asked people about Qin Lang's news, but every time they got no response and there was no news at all.
"Xiao He, there is no news about my son yet, but in this world, no news may be the best news."
Fang Xiaohe's eyes turned red after hearing this, but she lowered her head and didn't dare to cry, for fear of making her mother feel bad too. The two of them went to the kitchen in silence and started preparing the meal.
In the backyard of the Dongping County government office, Qin Lang was invited in by the county magistrate Ling Guangqing, and Mu Ting followed behind.
When Qin Lang finally sat down on the high seat, before Ling Guangqing could say anything, Mu Ting looked at Qin Lang in shock, unable to believe it.
This Lord of Changes, why does he look like an old friend...
He took a look and didn't dare to look any further, so he quickly lowered his head. However, Qin Lang also noticed his gaze, looked over, and spoke.
"Who are you? Look up."
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