Chapter 339 Is this woman the one who came for my sister-in-law?
Every time I go to the city, shopping is the most important part.
There are nearly three hundred people in the whole village now, and they consume a lot of things every day. It is hard to guarantee that there is nothing missing. If one family is short of something and another family is short of something, the total amount will be a lot.
What's more, this time the main purpose is to purchase equipment for the team that is going out to transport goods!
With the experience of Huo Bing and his friends going out last time, they were much more skilled this time.
First of all, the pots for going out are not the bigger the better. Just about the size of a winnowing basket is enough. If there are many people, bring a few more. This way, the food will cook faster and you can eat in batches and take turns. You can also make different dishes for different groups with different tastes.
They had only experience as refugees and thought a big pot was best. They wanted to buy a big iron pot that could be used for bathing so that they could cook everything in one pot.
The second thing is food. There is enough refined grains and coarse grains at home, so there is no need to buy extra. There is not much meat, and you cannot save on oil and water when you are away from home. This time the focus is to buy more meat and buy a lot of meat to take back.
Then there were the quilts, mattresses, and clothing they needed for their escape. It was summer when they were on the run, so they could just spread a straw mat on the ground or sit down with their clothes on to take a nap. This summer method certainly wouldn't work in winter.
At home, there are only a limited number of quilts and mattresses. How can there be any unused ones? Outside, it is not as warm as home, so it is important to have enough cold-resistant items and they should be of good quality.
The remaining miscellaneous items like tinder, medicine powder for bruises and injuries, windproof and waterproof oilcloth...everything must be necessary!
Jiang Datao, Jiang Ying, Zhao Mingyue and others have some private work to do - first they go to sell sesame malt candy.
Previously, the victims of the disaster were causing chaos, and few people dared to take the risk of coming to Jincheng. This time, they finally managed to gather a team of dozens of people, and took the opportunity to sell part of the inventory.
Although I will be going out of town in a few days, I can still sell sesame malt candy, but the candy is brittle and will break easily due to the bumpy ride, and the sesame seeds will also fall off. Who would be willing to buy the fallen sesame seeds at the price of candy?
The losses will be greater than in the nearby Jincheng. Of course, we cannot waste this opportunity to enter the city!
"Mom, Brother Xiangxi and I are going to the shops. Please be careful when you are alone." Guan Li reminded her again with concern.
Shen Qing waved his hand casually and said with a smile: "Go ahead, you finally made it here, let Lao Er accompany you to go shopping and buy anything you need.
Just watch the sun and don't let it get too late so that others won't have to wait."
It’s okay for our family members to be late and wait, but those from the village who come together are a group, so they must abide by the established rules and not waste others’ time.
"Don't worry, Mom, we know!" Guan Li said with a bright smile.
Before she left, her mother had already given her a lot of money, and it was not just talk that asked her to go shopping.
Knowing that she was going to bring things back to her father and brother from her mother's family, he not only did not go with her but also specifically asked Brother Xiangxi to accompany her, allowing her to make her own decisions without any restrictions.
Shen Qing was relatively relieved about the second brother and his wife. Guan Li was smart and the second brother was strong. Those who were looking for trouble were bad people, not blind. They knew that they had to pick on the weak and would not easily pick on the second brother who was strong and sturdy and could fight several people alone.
She herself was not in much danger. She used the excuse that she had asked the butcher who sold pork to her to keep some pork fat, and that she was going to carry it now. In fact, she was going to buy it from the mall, so she would go directly to the meeting place after buying it from the mall and wait there. She would be safe and secure on the busy streets.
Just as she was about to wave and say see you at the rendezvous place, she heard a series of miserable and piercing wails!
"I told you to beg for food, what do you want? You haven't had a single penny since this morning, so why are you planning on eating for free?"
"Oh, you still have some shame, huh? You're hiding, huh? Fine! Then starve!"
"You're still not hungry enough, you old fool! I'll starve you for a few meals and see whether your face is more important or your stomach is hungry."
Curses and kicks followed. The old woman on the ground held her head and tried to dodge, wailing miserably.
"Ouch, it hurts~ I didn't hide, I asked for it, but there were few people around today, and the streets were full of beggars, so I couldn't get any."
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The three of them looked at the strong men on the other side bullying a poor old woman. Anger rose in Guan Li's eyes, and she said angrily: "These men have hands and feet, but they let an old woman beg for food to support them. How despicable!
Mother, Brother Xiangxi, should we secretly go to the government office to talk to them and ask them to take care of this matter?"
The government office may not necessarily intervene, but whether it intervenes or not, it is still necessary to try. If they don’t see it, it’s fine. But if they see it and don’t intervene, won’t it make these evil people even more confident in doing evil?
Shen Qing thought of a possibility and whispered, "Let's listen first. If it's our biological son, we may not be able to control him."
"Why?" Jiang Xiangxi asked, puzzled. "Wouldn't it be easier to punish a biological son?"
He was labeled as a filial son and sent directly to jail.
Shen Qing shook her head: "Look, she is bullied by her sons and she is pitiful. If you help her, but the official really wants to punish her sons, I am afraid she will jump out and say that it is okay.
Let's observe her attitude first to see if these people are her sons. Once we understand the situation, we can go to the government office and explain it clearly."
Jiang Xiangxi's silent eyes widened a little, he couldn't understand why there were such people in the world?
Guan Li immediately understood and tugged at Jiang Xiangxi's sleeve, signaling, "Mom is right, let's listen to her!"
You can't work so hard that it gets no thanks.
"It hurts, it hurts. It's killing me. I can't stand a few more beatings."
"Gentlemen, those two girls have already gone to get the silver. Don't worry, my master will definitely come to redeem me. If you kill me, how will you get the silver?"
The men who were originally punching and kicking stopped, spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm and said rudely: "Don't look at us because we haven't been to the capital and don't know!
We have inquired clearly and learned that it takes twelve days to reach the capital, and if we ride day and night without rest, we can arrive in five or six days. Now it's already twenty days, and you still want to eat and drink like before! It's impossible!"
"Brother, why do I feel like this woman is trying to fool us? Can a servant really send money over here? Maybe it will be the same as last time!"
"It's okay, let her ask for it. If she gets it, she'll have something to eat. If she doesn't, she'll starve. There's no way we'll give her another bite of food!
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When Shen Qing and the other two heard what was going on, they realized that this was not mother and son!
I thought to myself, these people are really crazy, forcing lonely old people to beg! But then I listened again and they weren't really kidnappers!
As the words "capital", "servant", "last time" and so on reached their ears...the three of them understood and their faces suddenly changed.
The three of them looked at each other and realized that they had the same guess.
"mother?"
"Don't say anything, go somewhere else first." Shen Qing lowered his voice and gestured towards the alley next to him.
Guan Lijiang hurriedly followed westward.
"Mother, do you think this woman is the one who came for my sister-in-law?"
Besides her, there are a few others who are from the capital!
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