Li Lanzhen first inspected the items she had received from the prefectural treasury.
There was mostly grain, including a lot of white rice and white flour. Although the white rice and white flour weren't as clean and white as modern grains, she believed they would be considered top-quality grains in the Li Kingdom.
There were also quite a few corn kernels and corn on the cob.
Surprisingly, she discovered several sacks of millet and ears of grain.
Li Lanzhen was very happy. She was thinking about what to use to nourish her body if her eldest daughter-in-law gave birth when she discovered that millet ears were good. They could be planted when they arrived in Youzhou.
That way, she won't need to redeem it in the store.
In addition, there are all kinds of beans, wheat bran and rice husks.
She didn't know what the prefectural government was going to do with the rice husks, but upon closer inspection, she saw a lot of weapons.
They're not exactly high-quality, but they're all made from solid iron.
Li Lanzhen thought she should leave these things for now, since she wasn't going to start a rebellion and they were useless to her.
I also saw a lot of farm tools, which are really good stuff.
Li Lanzhong discovered a lot of cotton quilts and blankets.
It looks like it was military supplies, and now it's a bargain for me.
Then she saw what she really wanted: gold, silver, jade, calligraphy, paintings, and ancient books.
These things were far more numerous than what she had found in the study.
Li Lanzhen was delighted and casually picked up a few vases, then hung them up in the online store with the medicines she needed.
Then, she took a closer look at the things she had looted from the study.
The four treasures of the study—brush, ink, paper, and inkstone—are the most abundant.
The display shelf was filled with exquisite jade artifacts, jade objects for handling and appreciation.
She saw many open books and half-written sheets of rice paper on the desk.
After taking a closer look, she discovered something interesting.
It turned out to be a topographical map of the Kingdom of Le.
Li Lanzhen was overjoyed when she saw this thing; with it, she wouldn't be running around like a blind person anymore.
He took out the topographic map and stuffed it into his pocket.
He was about to go out and check on Xue Laohu and the others.
Stepping out of the thatched hut, she saw from afar Xue Laohu, Han Shunde, the old village chief, and the village chief of Dongjia Village sitting under several pine trees, talking there.
She called out, "Old village chief, look what good stuff I've found!"
He waved the map in his hand, walked to the middle of them, sat down cross-legged, and then opened the map.
The map isn't big, about the size of an A3 sheet of paper.
The map uses simple lines to mark roads, rivers, mountains, major prefectures, and county towns on the outskirts of the prefectures. The villages below the county towns are not marked.
After she sat down, she saw everyone's excited and surprised expressions, chuckled, and said, "Mr. Xue, could you take a look at this for me first?"
Where will the flood that Han Mingxiang and Han Shulan fell into take them?
Please give me a general direction. I'm afraid these two children might have gone in the opposite direction from us, and it will be difficult for them to come back.
At this moment, Han Shunde also thought of his daughter, his eyes reddened, and he quickly leaned over to look at her.
Han Shunde had attended a private school for a few years and was literate. He had also worked as a manager in a restaurant in the county town.
Xue Laohu didn't know many characters, but he traveled all over the country, met many people, and heard a lot about the outside world.
The two men stared at the map for a long time before finally Han Shunde said, "These two children have probably been swept to the southeast by the flood."
Li Lanzhen remained silent for a long time. Southwest? They were heading east, which was quite a distance. The two children had no help, and everywhere they went, there were refugees and conscripts. The journey back would be very difficult.
At that moment, two voices suddenly rang out behind them.
"I'm going to find my sister!"
"I'm going to find my little brother!"
It turned out that Han Zhaoxiong and Han Mingjiang had also come over. Upon hearing this, they firmly expressed their opinion that they wanted to find their sister and brother.
Han Shunde and the old village chief had slightly red eyes, lowered their heads, and did not stop their grandson and son, but they also did not encourage them.
Li Lanzhen shook her head and said, "I disagree!"
Looking at the two men, he said resolutely, "The mountains are high and the roads are long, how will you get there? Moreover, you've separated from the main force of our Han Family Village all by yourself, it will be difficult for you to make progress on the road of escape."
What's important for us now is to come together.
Xue Laohu nodded and said, “Look at this mountain, everyone. You don’t need to go over to the other side. After going down from the east side, you will directly reach the official road leading to Youzhou.”
This actually saves time; we can send people to find the two children once we've settled in Youzhou.
Han Zhaoxiong and Han Mingxiang's eyes were filled with tears, both worried about their younger sister and brother.
The old village chief nodded and said, "That's settled then. I believe the two children are lucky and will definitely come back."
The two children the old village chief had described as lucky and fortunate were now in danger.
Another flash flood swept down, bringing with it many tree branches, furniture, and dead livestock, including chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs.
It instantly dispersed the river bandits and the refugees who were blocked by the river bandits.
After the bandits' defenses were breached, everyone quickly paddled over using their paddling tools.
Han Mingxiang and Han Shulan were the same. Han Shulan did not sit on the wooden cabinet, but instead kept using her hands to help Han Mingxiang paddle in the water.
The dark-headed child also surfaced, clutching a plank and shouting, "Run! Run!"
These river bandits were ruthless. They not only robbed grain and silver, but also killed men and abducted women to their bandit stronghold.
He turned to Han Shulan and said, "You should dress up as a man."
Han Shulan immediately became frightened, but Han Mingxiang comforted her, "Don't rush, let's rush over there first."
Then he asked the dark-skinned child, "Why are you alone? Where are your family? Did you get separated from them?"
"No, my family lives in a fishing village. I'm smarter than a fish, who can catch me? My family consists of just my brother and me."
"And what about your brother?"
"My brother is behind me, he'll be here soon."
As they were talking, a large tree slowly rushed towards them.
Blackhead exclaimed, "My brother's here! My brother's here!"
The big tree rushed over and blocked the three of them from behind.
At that moment, a man in his twenties emerged from under the trunk of the big tree.
He frowned as he looked at Han Mingxiang and Han Shulan.
He stared sternly at the dark-skinned man and said, "You're being a good Samaritan again!"
Han Mingxiang immediately said, "Thank you, brother. Otherwise, my wife and I would have been cooked and eaten by the bad guys on the beach."
The young man frowned, not looking at them, then noticed their large cabinet and said, "Throw away the cabinet. It's such a big target; you're afraid others won't notice you!"
My brother saved you, so please don't harm us.
The two of them hurriedly untied the ropes, and the cabinet floated away.
The two of them were still clinging tightly to the dead tree.
"Let's hurry, the bandits are very experienced, they'll catch up with these refugees soon," the man said.
The group of people slowly walked forward using the big tree as a support, when unexpectedly, a narrow wooden boat came rushing towards them.
On the boat were two people, one holding a gleaming harpoon and the other rowing the boat with all his might.
He shouted, "I see you! Stop right there, or I'll fly over and stab you right in the heart!"
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