Confiscated and exiled, the down-and-out general became the queen

Xiao Lengyue nodded and followed Zhao Xi.

After Song Ye greeted Mr. Chen, he followed.

On the way there, Xiao Lengyue looked at the shy little girl walking in front of her and asked, "I heard from Mr. Chen that your name is Xi'er?"

Zhao Xi turned her head, looked at Xiao Lengyue and said, "Sister-in-law, my name is Zhao Xi, Xi means cherish, and my nickname is Xier, Xi means sunset.

The aunts in the village like to call me by my nickname, and my sister-in-law can also call me Xier. "

Xiao Lengyue listened to Zhao Xi's introduction, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, but seeing that she kept calling her sister-in-law, she said: "My name is Lengyue."

When Zhao Xi heard this, her eyes narrowed with a smile, and she said softly, "Sister-in-law Leng Yue."

Xiao Lengyue heard it, just nodded and said nothing more.

Soon they arrived at the place Zhao Xi mentioned. Xiao Lengyue looked at the chestnut trees and nodded, "These are the chestnut trees. You can bring people to pick them tomorrow."

Zhao Xi was very happy when she heard this. She said happily, "Sister Leng Yue, thank you."

Xiao Lengyue smiled and said, "Thank me for what?"

“If it weren’t for Sister Leng Yue’s arrival, someone else would have starved to death in a while.

Now that we have this, we can at least hold on for a little longer.”

Xiao Lengyue heard what she meant and asked in confusion: "Did many people starve to death before?"

Zhao Xi nodded. "Yes, every winter, people die of starvation, and many of them are elderly people."

Xiao Lengyue and Song Ye felt very uncomfortable when they heard this.

Zhao Xi saw Xiao Lengyue's expression and smiled, saying: "It's good now. When Sister Lengyue comes, we can have a full meal."

Xiao Lengyue nodded, touched the little girl's head, and said with a smile: "Yes, I'm here, you won't have to go hungry anymore in the future."

Zhao Xi nodded happily after hearing this, "Then let's go back and tell Grandpa Chen.

He will be very happy to know this.”

So, Xiao Lengyue and his group went back. While chatting on the way, they found out that the little girl in front of them was already thirteen years old, but because of long-term malnutrition, she looked like she was ten years old.

When Xiao Lengyue and the others returned to the village, it was almost dark. As soon as they entered the village, they saw Xiaowu waiting at the entrance.

As soon as Xiao Wu saw Xiao Lengyue, he hurried forward and said, "Miss Lengyue, the master is waiting for you in the square."

Xiao Lengyue nodded and followed Xiao Wu to the square, where she saw that everyone was already waiting there.

There was a fire in the middle of the square, and next to it was a pile of chestnuts picked up today. When Old Chen saw Xiao Lengyue, he said, "Yuebaoer, is the tree that Xi girl mentioned the same as the one you found?"

Xiao Lengyue nodded and said, "We can organize people to pick them up tomorrow."

When Mr. Chen heard this, he nodded vigorously and said, "That's great, I'll arrange someone in a moment.

But, Yuebaoer, how do you eat this?"

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Xiao Lengyue found a wooden stick and tapped the chestnuts gently a few times, and the shell cracked.

Xiao Lengyue took out the chestnuts and said, "After peeling the shells, you can roast them directly, or you can make a small hole and cook them directly."

When everyone heard this, they hurried to look for sticks. Some of those who couldn't find sticks just used stones to hit the target.

Because there were so many people, a small basin was taken away in a short while.

When the woman saw that it was almost done, she found a kitchen knife, cut a hole in the chestnuts, put them all in the pot, poured water in, lit a fire and started to cook.

During this period, everyone was busy peeling chestnut shells. Even the children were holding a small stone in their hands and knocking around.

Seeing Xiao Lengyue looking at everyone, Old Chen sighed and said, "When winter comes, there won't be much food here.

There won’t be any food in the shops, so we can only find food in the mountains.”

When Xiaowu heard this, he said, "Besides this, we also have to guard against other people coming to the village to steal food."

Song Ye: "Stealing food?"

Xiao Wu nodded, looked at Song Ye and said, "Besides the people here, there are also people on the other two roads.

Especially the village at the end of the middle road, it is almost a bandit’s den.

All the good things were given to the leader, and when the people below were hungry, they could only come here or steal food from people on another road.

But we have little food here, so they seldom come.”

Song Ye: "So, those who choose the middle path have entered a bandit's den?"

Upon hearing this, Old Chen frowned and said, "It's not a bandit den, but I heard from those who escaped that they will take away all your belongings after you enter, and if you faint from hunger, you will be thrown out.

If you don’t faint from hunger and beg for mercy, you will have to join their camp and start farming.”

Song Ye: "No danger to life, right?"

Elder Chen nodded, "Of course, they are so short of manpower, they will definitely not kill anyone, they just have to suffer a little."

Song Ye breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he would only suffer a little.

Seeing this, Mr. Chen asked in confusion: "Why, someone went over there?"

Song Ye nodded, "My fourth uncle."

Mr. Chen: "Why doesn't he come with you?"

Song Ye sighed deeply, "I was on the road to exile and was clamoring to move the family tree. Now that I've reached a fork in the road, I have to walk alone again. Sigh..."

When Mr. Chen heard this, he probably guessed that something must have happened on the way, so he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, no one will die. At most, you will suffer a little."

Song Ye nodded, "As long as no one is killed, it's fine."

As soon as the conversation here was over, there was a lively sound of conversation coming from the other side.

It turned out that the chestnuts were cooked, and Xiao Lengyue was leading everyone to eat them.

After eating the chestnuts, everyone narrowed their eyes. They originally thought it would be bitter, but unexpectedly, it was sweet and soft.

Child 1: “It’s delicious.”

Child 2: "Mmm, so sweet."

Child 3: "Tianrui, your aunt is so smart. She can find such delicious food."

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Tianrui listened to the compliments from his friends, his face flushed, he glanced shyly at Xiao Lengyue in the crowd, nodded, and said, "Yes.

My aunt is very smart. As long as she is around, we will definitely have enough to eat."

When the children heard what Song Tianrui said, they all laughed happily.

Child 1: "Then my grandma won't have to give me food all the time."

Child 2: "Yes, then mom and dad can also have their fill."

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The child's laughter just now was so loud that it attracted everyone. At this moment, when I heard the child's words, my nose suddenly felt sore for no reason.

Especially the families of those children, after hearing what their children said, some of them turned their backs and wiped their tears.