Xia Qiyue lowered her head and cried, but her eyes lit up, she calmed down her emotions, and raised her head, "Okay, that's all. September, Xinghe, pack your bags and go to the city!"
After saying that, he hugged Xuan'er and stood up, "Jiuyue, put Ke'er in the backpack and I will carry her!"
All the movements were done in one go, but it seemed to the patriarch and Satsumasa that she was anxious because the child fainted.
For a woman to be able to do this is already very impressive, and both of them had to admire her.
When the patriarch saw Xia Qiyue carrying one on his back and another two on his back before leaving, he hurriedly found his second son An Youde in the crowd and asked him to escort them into the city.
Not forgetting to give his son some coins, he turned around and saw Mr. An coughing dryly and scratching his head as if he didn't understand. Then he saw his fifth son, An Zihao, running over and asked him to follow An Youde.
After the two people followed Xia Qiyue, they took the luggage from Xia Qiyue and Xia Xinghe, because Xia Qiyue wouldn't let them touch her children at all.
Xia Qiyue was glad that An Youde and An Zihao sent them here, because there were so many people here, it would be difficult for her to squeeze in, but she didn't plan to bring these two people in.
When she arrived at the gate of the city, she turned around and thanked her and said, "Fifth brother, you are virtuous. You can go back. I will take the children in."
An Zihao had no objection, nodded, and handed the luggage to Xia Jiuyue.
An Youde received an order from his father to escort them in, so he was a little worried and said that he should follow them in. Xia Qiyue did not let them go and only asked them to go back first. She would come out tomorrow and there would be trouble then.
They come over here to pick someone up.
In the end, An Youde nodded, gave his luggage to Xia Xinghe and went back.
Xia Qiyue went to the city gate guard, reported her name, gave her money, and entered the city smoothly.
Although one person costs ten coppers and must come out the next day, there are still many people going in and many people coming in and out.
Xia Qiyue's sharp eyes noticed that the lips of the people who passed by them were all red and skinless. It seemed that there was a water source in the city, unlike the villages below where the wells did not produce water at all.
Her pace became faster and she followed the flow of people into the city.
Most of the people you see are refugees who have spent money to escape, and there are not many shops open for business.
"Sister, let's go find the doctor quickly. I still have a pair of silver bracelets that my mother wore before she was alive. They can be sold to Xuan'er for medical treatment..."
Xia Jiuyue looked around anxiously, trying to find a pharmacy.
Xia Qiyue had enough time to put her son in her arms on the ground. It was only then that An Qingxuan opened his eyes and stood on the ground, his eyes full of cunning.
"Sister, aunt, uncle, you don't have to worry, Xuan'er will be fine, this is all my mother's idea!"
After explaining the reason, Xia Qiyue walked with her younger brothers and sisters on the streets of the county town.
It was still crowded, but there weren't many vendors; they were all refugees.
Xia Jiuyue insisted on selling the pair of bracelets because she saw that the grain and oil shop was still open, and she wanted to sell the bracelets to get money to buy grain.
"Okay, let's keep the bracelet well, before it's time to sell the jewelry." After Xia Qiyue finished speaking, he took the lead and walked to the street.
The siblings didn't understand why, and the two children in the baskets had already been dazzled by it, so they just let Xia Qiyue arrange it.
Until Xia Qiyue knocked on the back door of a wealthy family, Xia Qiyue pulled her arm with some fear.
My sister got a bag of grain from nowhere, and told them to wait a moment while they went to relieve themselves alone, and then there was it. She didn't know what kind of grain it was, but she was sure it was grain.
"Don't worry! We will have money to stay in the hotel soon!"
Xia Qiyue turned around and smiled to comfort herself.
She had just harvested a batch of wheat while there was no one in the dead end, planted another crop, and then packed up forty-eight pounds of wheat and took it out.
Fortunately, the bag of fine grains Lin Xiucai gave her was big enough. She poured the remaining fine grains into the bag she had packed with wild vegetable steamed buns, and it was just right for use.
Xia Jiuyue was still a little scared, but following the family rules, she said nothing and stood beside her sister worriedly.
After a while, a voice from behind the door said, "Come on, let's go, the master has no food rations anymore. I have nothing for you!"
This is already the eighteenth time that Nanny Su has driven people away. Ever since the refugees entered the city, the back door of the mansion has been knocked countless times every day. At first, she could sympathize with him and give him some help, but later, she really couldn't afford it.
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Now that there is a disaster, not to mention the common people, even the owner’s kitchen has nothing to eat. Fortunately, the grain and oil shop has not closed yet, but what are they selling? Coarse grains! Sometimes the whole grains have to be snatched up.
At first, the refugees fleeing famine were about to be robbed accidentally, and the grain and oil stores were also in difficulty.
Xia Qiyue heard the voice and quickly explained, "Housekeeper, we are not here to beg. To be honest, my child is sick, so I came here to sell our rations to get some money to go to the doctor."
This excuse is too good to be used repeatedly.
When Grandma Su heard that they were selling food rations, she thought again, it wouldn't be some wild vegetables, steamed buns or the like. Don't the country people always eat these things?
However, steamed buns with wild vegetables are also fine. If you buy them, you can at least feed them to the servants.
The master's family has sold many of its servants because they can't afford food.
So she opened a corner door and saw a little woman carrying a child with two and a half-year-old children, so she relaxed her guard a little.
"What kind of rations are they? Take them out and take a look. For your pity's sake, if you can eat them, I will buy them all!"
When Xia Qiyue heard this, she was happy. Just say something and she quickly stepped forward with a bag of wheat.
"Housekeeper, look at this, we grew it ourselves, but the child got sick on the way and the man was away from home because he was in the army, so we had to sell this ration for money!"
As she spoke, she opened the cloth bag. When she saw such good fine grains, her eyes immediately lit up.
Xia Qiyue was quickly welcomed in. "Oh, sister, you are so brave. You dare to walk on the street with so much rations. Come in and tell me!"
With so much food, Nanny Su couldn't make the decision at all. She quickly welcomed the people in and asked the people below to notify the madam.
Not long after, the little girl came back and brought Xia Qiyue and others inside.
The little girl must have explained them clearly to the host's wife, so after Xia Qiyue and others entered, the host's wife didn't ask anything and asked her to sit down first.
Seeing the dry lips of the five people, I couldn't help it, so I asked the little girl to pour a small cup of water for each of them.
"You're welcome, little lady. I see that you are also very thirsty. Although I can't give you enough water to quench your thirst, at least it will relieve you..."
Xia Qiyue quickly put down her two children, and then said thank you, "Thank you, madam, for sending water. This is a rare thing now. Madam is kind-hearted, and I can't thank you enough."
After I finished speaking, I felt that the words were convoluted, and it was a bit awkward for me to speak like an ancient person.