Just like this, I was originally confident and high-spirited when I came to ask for something with my three daughters-in-law, but now I'm slapping myself because the things I didn't ask for were not received, and I was almost thrown out by the clan leader. Not to mention, I didn't do well in front of the old man, so I walked in dejectedly.
Walk next to your own house.
She obviously does it for this family, but every time she fails to accomplish something, the old man doesn't give her a good look and doesn't say anything. He complains at first and scolds at worst. This is a thankless task for her.
"Liu Mei, isn't that the bitch you said who hid private money? What should I say now?"
Mrs. An was so angry that she pointed the finger at Liu Mei, the culprit.
If she hadn't persuaded and sworn that that bitch Xia Qiyue had hidden his personal money and went to the city to buy good things, how could she have been so stupid as to cause trouble?
Liu Mei's eyes averted and she didn't dare to say anything, she just lowered her head.
Mrs. An was anxious. She pulled Ge Mingyu away who was walking in the middle and came to Liu Mei. She grabbed her hair and asked fiercely, "Say what you say!"
Liu Mei screamed in pain, "It hurts, mother, please don't pull your hair, it hurts so much!" She avoided and shouted, "My daughter-in-law just saw the bulging parcels of her fourth younger sister and the child was healed, so she guessed that she had used
The money was used for medical treatment and shopping. My daughter-in-law did not expect that her mother would have a bracelet. She only thought that she hid her private money..."
Liu Mei poured out the truth like she was pouring beans.
What she didn't say was that because she hated Xia Qiyue, she wanted the old lady to clean things up for her.
"They are all bastards, and they actually plotted against me. Don't eat tonight!"
With a word from Mrs. An, Liu Mei's fate of starvation was decided again.
"Mom, I already had nothing to eat, so I gave it to your grandson. If I don't give him a bite at night, he will really starve to death!"
Liu Mei ignored the pain in her head and followed the old lady and begged.
But the old lady only said one sentence: "Use your private money to buy it! Don't think I don't know what you have done!"
Liu Mei was dumbfounded. The plan failed and she got herself involved instead.
As for Li Zheng, he told him what Xia Qiyue had told him, and so many people gathered there that there was no need to move the place.
"Now let's add up. Two or three families will send one person to the city to buy water! In this way, the city fee can be reduced! If you don't have enough money, you can find someone to join forces and make up enough to buy five liters of silver!"
After Li Zheng explained the situation clearly, he started to make arrangements.
The villagers were very happy when they heard that they could buy water. However, a liter of water cost twenty copper coins, which was their day's wages. Even if they worked part-time in the past, it was difficult to find work.
Some of them had already given up their thoughts, thinking that the county magistrate would soon give out porridge and water, so they had to endure it.
However, they did not want to think about it. The county magistrate sold water but did not provide water to the refugees. What else did they not understand? The county magistrate was delaying.
According to the final statistics, only five people went to the city to buy water, which is about twenty households. However, the purchases were not much. The total of four or five households was almost ten liters of water.
An Youcai, the eldest son of the patriarch's family, was going to the city, so Xia Qiyue chipped in and bought five liters of water.
She can't help but drink water, can't she? Let's just show off the water after buying it. After all, river water can't compare with the spring water in her space.
The people who bought water set off immediately and expected to be back before dark, so everyone sat down again or lay down to rest. They were really exhausted.
Xia Qiyue also placed the backpack in front of the two children to block the sun, and then sat down next to them. "Xuan'er, Ke'er, sleep for a while if you can. Tell your mother if you are thirsty!"
Her voice was so low that the two children also whispered, "Mom, I'm not thirsty. I used to drink a little water and get through it all day long, but now I don't feel thirsty at all!"
It was An Qingxuan who spoke. He didn't talk much, but he answered his mother's words in such detail, and there was a bit of maturity on his face.
"Mom, Ke'er isn't thirsty either. Let's drink secretly after dark. What if someone robs us?"
The two little guys had a small water bag hanging close to their bodies. There was about half a kilogram of water in it, which was not obvious from the outside.
Xia Jiuyue and Xia Xinghe also have small water bags hanging on their bodies. Xia Qiyue bought them from the grocery store. They have one for each of them. They usually fill it with water, which is convenient for drinking water. Moreover, it is hygienic for each person to have one.
"Well, take a nap if you can, because you might be on your way again soon."
Xia Qiyue was very tired, and her health was not good. Plus, walking with heavy weights not only caused the soles of her feet to be worn out, but also made her whole body hurt.
She is now extremely eager to have a carriage... no, an ox-cart will do, so that she can quickly settle down in a stable place. This feeling of being displaced is too uncomfortable.
She only had one mattress, but luckily her brothers and sister's luggage was still there, so the five of them spread out three mattresses, lay down like that, and fell asleep under the low sun.
But there was one person who was always watching with his eyes open, and that was Xia Xinghe.
He knows that his sister is tired, and he also knows that they are not safe and are always worried about, so he has to watch over them. As a man, he must protect his sister and his nephews and nieces.
When Xia Qiyue opened her eyes, the sky was already full of sunset and the temperature had dropped. She was covered in sweat while sleeping and was not at all stable. She also dreamed of her grandmother who had adopted her and passed away a few years ago.
"Sister, you're awake. Brother Cai just brought you some water!" Xia Xinghe kept holding the water vigilantly until he saw that his eldest sister had woken up before handing it over.
Xia Qiyue stood up, took the water bag and put it into the backpack, "Did it just come?"
"Well, look, Brother Youcai just returned!" Xia Xinghe pointed to the clan leader's team.
Xia Qiyue looked over and saw An Youcai talking to his father with an ugly face. She did not continue to look, looking for her two little darlings.
It turned out that the two children had woken up long ago, and their sister Xia Jiuyue was playing with them.
On the side of the clan leader's team, An Youcai went to his father to tell him something after finishing the water.
When he entered the city, he overheard the conversation of several government officials and learned about the county magistrate's plan. It turned out that the county magistrate did not know how to give food and water. The reason why he wanted to keep the refugees here was because he did not want to report the true story of the disaster.
The actual situation is that disaster relief food was broadcast from above, but it was detained layer by layer. The county magistrate couldn't explain it, so he thought of trapping the refugees here to suppress the news.
The patriarch's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he quickly asked his son to find Li Zheng, and the two of them discussed it.
In the end, I don't know what decision was made, but someone quietly called in all the heads of more than 40 villagers' households and discussed it in a low voice.
Xia Qiyue didn't know the whole story until now. Because she was also considered a householder, of course she attended the meeting.
In the end, everyone unanimously agreed that the people from Shanbei Zhuangzi should take advantage of the fact that the county magistrate did not take action and quietly leave for Fucheng after dark.
When the family members returned to their homes, they began to pack their luggage quietly, trying to be as calm as possible, and disappeared quietly after dark.