Chapter 117: It’s great, it’s delivered to my door
The journey in the afternoon was more difficult than in the morning.
Due to the heavy rain in recent days, the roads are muddy and there are puddles everywhere. If a car wheel accidentally gets stuck in a deep hole, it takes several people working together to lift it out. If it gets stuck in a shallow hole, it can be pulled out, but you will get splashed with mud and water.
The sun was scorching, and after a morning of hard work, my legs felt like they were filled with lead and I was dragging them along.
The younger children were already making a fuss and couldn't walk anymore, and they wanted to be carried. The adults were exhausted, and the initial persuasion turned into yelling and threatening.
If you don't leave, you'll be abandoned and kidnapped by beggars or eaten by wolves and wild beasts!
After finally making it to the evening, Master Jiang saw that the team could no longer walk, so he blew a whistle to signal them to rest.
Xie Qingshan said worriedly, "Dad, this isn't a solution. We don't have enough to eat, and we're working so hard, but we can't even walk fifty miles a day. How can we get to Jincheng in two months?"
Not only did they have to rush to Jincheng, but once they got there, they couldn't just settle down in the city, right? Without money or skills, how could a villager buy a house and survive in the city?
They wanted to find a village to settle down, but the good locations near the city were definitely already occupied. They could only look for remote and uninhabited places, preferably ones that needed to be reclaimed, so that they wouldn't have to worry about buying land and building houses.
Finding a place to open up wasteland takes time. Two months is the minimum, and it must not exceed two months!
Jiang Ying gritted her teeth and said, "Dad, how about we send out some wheat to make malt sugar to replenish the strength of the troops?"
Sugar can quickly replenish physical strength, and eating sweet things will make you feel good, especially for children. If they can't walk anymore, as long as they know there is sugar in front of them, they will still be willing to walk.
When life and death are at stake, you can't calculate how much you have lost. Helping others is like helping yourself. After all, your family can't reach Jincheng safely!
Mr. Jiang's eyes were heavy, and after a while he said, "Okay, but not now. Wait a little longer."
Xie Qingshan and Jiang Ying looked confused. What were they waiting for?
On Shen Qing's side, Jiang Xiangdong came up and said weakly: "Mom, driving an ox cart is easy, why don't you let my younger brother drive it? He can drive it very well too."
Shen Qing glanced at his silly boss. This guy couldn't hide anything, and everything he was thinking was reflected on his face.
She asked directly: "Do you want to help the villagers pull carts?"
Jiang Xiangdong quickly replied, "I'm quite strong, and I won't be pulling all day. I'll just go and lend a hand to anyone who can't take it anymore, so they can have a rest, okay?"
Shen Qing was indifferent. She didn't have much affection for the people in the village, but her children were different. They must have a few good playmates.
Besides, this is a good deed. If she is really tired, she knows how to rest. Why is she stopping her? She doesn't need to work hard!
"Okay, it's indeed hard work for the Feng family alone to help, but you don't have to help transport the goods. When we reach the next city or town, we can buy a cart and help transport the children under seven or eight years old in the village who are unable to walk."
Jiang Xiangdong looked confused.
Jiang Shui stepped forward and patiently explained to the elder brother: "If you really can't pull the goods anymore, you can just hold on to the unimportant things and throw them away. Will others throw them away after you help pull them? Of course you will always carry them with you!
After many years, these things will become old and broken and worthless, and your kindness will only be in helping to transport these worthless goods.
It’s completely different for the children of Korah. Not only will their parents be grateful to you, big brother, they will also remember your kindness!
Especially after the hardships I've endured in the past few days, I know how hard it is. Now that I'm sitting on the cart you pull, do you think it will be much better for us to talk and do things now that we're living in the same village?"
Mom is paving the way for big brother! Not only for big brother, but also for my sister-in-law and two little nieces.
Because their father has been so kind to them, these people will also think of them!
Jiang Xiangdong still didn't quite understand.
Guan Liding patiently explained, "Brother, think about it. If there was an elder in the village who treated you like this, would you be extra nice to him? Would you also take extra care of his children?"
This time Jiang Xiangdong understood and nodded quickly!
Mom is thinking so far ahead.
My younger sister and Guan Li actually understood what Mom meant very quickly. How come he couldn't think of it...
Shen Qing Guan Li didn't stop talking after she finished speaking and went to prepare dinner.
Guan Li had already cleaned up the big fish caught at noon. She didn't even throw away the fish's internal organs and gave them to Jiang Xiangbei to put in a trap as bait.
Jiang Yu carefully spread a layer of homemade chopped pepper on the big fish head. The steamer was already placed on the iron pot, and the dough for the steamed buns had been fermented in advance, so they would be ready in a pot soon.
Seeing Shen Qing coming over, Jiang Yu looked up and asked, "Sister-in-law, are you going to make the pickled fish or should I?"
Shen Qing originally wanted to do it himself, but thinking about the situation in the team, he felt that he should go to Mr. Jiang before it gets dark to discuss what he thinks and exchange ideas.
"You do it, I'll go talk to my second uncle later."
Jiang Yu obediently replied, "Okay."
When Shen Qing heard Jiang Yang and Jiang Ying's idea of using maltose to replenish their physical strength, she first admired them, and then thought that the revenue of her mall could be expanded!
If she finds a few more families to exchange seafood for food, she will make money, and they will have enough food and be able to eat better and fuller. In turn, if they encounter bad guys, they can fight them, killing two birds with one stone.
But Jiang Ying also said that her father asked her to wait.
We can only wait for the right time. After all, not all the people in the team are good. We have to kick those two out...
After dinner and washing up, the sky was still dark with a hint of light.
Zheng Hui walked around the crowd and quietly found Shen Qing.
She said sincerely, "Thank you so much, big sister!" Not only did you exchange for food, but you also thought about their family.
Shen Qing thought about exchanging one pound of fish for one and a half pounds of grain, a mutually beneficial deal, and she hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, this is what your family worked so hard to catch. Besides, fish is much more delicious than rice and flour. I have to thank you."
Zheng Hui was carrying sixteen or seventeen kilograms of rice and listening to the heartwarming words, with tears in her eyes.
She wiped away her tears and thanked him again and again before leaving.
When she got home, she quietly called her son and daughter-in-law over and showed them the white rice. They were so excited that they didn't know what to do.
Just as I was feeling happy, I heard someone calling out, "Sister-in-law Hong, are you there?"
Zheng Hui looked up in surprise and saw Zhou Chuncao and Zhou Tian walking towards her with serious expressions.
Seeing her, solemnity turned into deep sympathy.
Thinking of the disgusting things they said in the village before, Zheng Hui narrowed her eyes.
That’s great, they came to her door on their own initiative. She wants to see what they have to say today!
On the other side, the children of the Hong family saw that Sun Xiaomai actually found their father alone and asked to talk to him.
They followed quietly under the cover of night and discovered that there was a figure behind Sun Xiaomai!
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