I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

Ji Xiaobei waved his hand, jumped onto the donkey cart, and drove the cart forward.

Sure enough, there were three caves over there. They were very spacious and showed signs of human habitation.

Fang Zhiying pointed out to Ji Xiaobei where the water source was based on her memory.

Lang Ning took a few men to find water, the women went to clean the cave, and the remaining men carried things downstairs.

Ji Xiaobei's family lived in a cave, the women of the Zhang family lived in another, and the remaining smaller men lived with the servants.

"Ms. Fang, thank you! Without you, we might have to look for a long time!"

Jiaojiao took Fang Zhiying's hand and thanked her.

The little girl was a little embarrassed, and said shyly with a rosy face: "Don't be polite, Miss Jiaojiao. If it weren't for you, I don't know where I am now. Every time there is a disturbance in Ye County, I can't see my father for a long time. I am so scared. Now that I am with you, I am not afraid at all..."

As the little girl spoke, tears welled up in her eyes.

"Good girl, don't be afraid!" Zhao Yan also came over to comfort her.

The maid brought by the Zhang family cleaned the cave and people began to move things inside.

The Zhang family brought the most things, including bedding, pots and pans, food and sundries.

Ji Xiaobei watched them busy moving things downstairs, then looked at his donkey cart. Apart from a few people and a few beddings, there was nothing else.

Mrs. Zhang Liu Xingqiao brought some food and said, "Miss Ji, ask the children to come over and eat. I asked the kitchen to make some snacks last night!"

Ji Xiaobei accepted it without any hesitation after just saying thank you.

The children had been walking for most of the day and were hungry. When they saw there was food, the three children ran over quickly with their short legs.

"It's delicious, thank you, my lady!" Guoguo held the snack in both hands and raised her big black eyes and said.

"Child, eat more, eat more. My husband told you to go play with my boy!" Liu Xingqiao said to Guoguo with a smile.

Guoguo blinked her big eyes and said sweetly, "Yes! Yes, my dear, your cakes are really delicious!"

Zheng Zheng and An An ate happily without saying a word.

Ji Xiaobei exchanged pleasantries with Mrs. Zhang for a while, and then someone came to call Mrs. Zhang, and she left.

It was getting dark when the group finally settled down.

The men were guarding outside while the women were making a fire and cooking.

Ji Xiaobei and his friends didn't have a stove, so the Zhang family invited them to join in and they ate together.

After dinner, it was completely dark.

Ji Xiaobei asked Jiaojiao and Zhao Yan to look after the children, and she said she wanted to go around and see if there were any wild animals.

Zhao Yan was worried and insisted that Lang Ning go with her.

Ji Xiaobei didn't want anyone to follow her, as it would be inconvenient for her to take things out of the cold storage.

"We only have Lang Ning as a man. If you let him leave again, we will have eaten the Zhang family's food and not have anyone to keep watch at night. It's unreasonable." Ji Xiaobei said with a smile.

Zhao Yan lowered her head and said nothing, and could only allow Ji Xiaobei to go out alone.

The Zhang family brought a lot of people, and it seems that the food they brought can only last for four or five days.

They may have to stay here for a while and wait until peace comes outside before going out.

She was going to get some food.

The moon in the sky was very bright, and Ji Xiaobei went to the back of the cave.

She found a dark place with a pit. She moved the food out of the cold storage, threw it into the pit, and put some branches and dust into it.

After doing all this, she hurried back.

"Zhang Hu, where is your brother? Go call him and bring a few people with me to the back of the cave." Ji Xiaobei shouted to Zhang Hu who was holding a torch.

The Zhang brothers called a few servants and went to the back holding torches.

"Miss Ji, what's going on?" Zhang Quan asked.

Ji Xiaobei said excitedly: "I found something good... Well, there is food..."

"what……"

Everyone was stunned. How could there be food in the dark pit?

"Miss Ji, how could there be food here? It's deep in the mountains and old forests. It's impossible, absolutely impossible..." Zhang Quan shook his head like a rattle.

"Maybe, maybe General Fang and his men secretly released it. Didn't Miss Fang and her men take refuge here?"

Ji Xiaobei can only use Fang Qing as a cover.

"Yes, Miss Fang is right. General Fang must have saved something here..."

Zhang Hu firmly believed that it was General Fang who secretly stored the grain.

in case the emergency.

"Yes, that's what happened..."

Ji Xiaobei quickly echoed and couldn't help but look at Zhang Hu.

Ever since the last time the child carried Miss Fang all the way to Shanyuan Temple, he blushed when he saw Miss Fang this time and deliberately kept a distance from her.

Miss Fang was the same. When she saw Zhang Hu was there, she refused to go out.

She also looked shy when someone mentioned Zhang Hu.

"Miss Ji, please ask someone to get it out. With this food, we won't starve to death..." Zhang Quan was as excited as a child.

Ji Xiaobei collected his thoughts and nodded, saying, "Yes, there is always a way out. We should thank General Fang."

Everyone nodded.

Zhang Quan ordered the servants to go down and move the food. Ji Xiaobei went back to rest. There were so many people here that she was not needed.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Ji Xiaobei walked around the area.

This place is indeed very secluded. There is a small spring not far away. The spring water is cool and sweet. If it were not for avoiding the war, this would be a great place to cultivate one's body and mind.

She told the Zhang Quan brothers that there were many children and girls here, so they needed to fence off the area near the cave to prevent attacks by wild beasts.

The Zhang Quan brothers were used to living in the city and had no experience living in the wild, so when they heard what Ji Xiaobei said, they all thought it made sense.

"Miss Ji, don't worry. Leave this to the two of us brothers. I'll ask the servants to cut down some trees and build a wall..."

Ji Xiaobei found Huang Po again and said, "Huang Po, I have some vegetable seeds for Madam Ye. You and Madam Zhang can open up a piece of land and plant some. The weather is getting warmer and we will have vegetables to eat soon."

Grandma Huang nodded, took the seeds and said, "Xiaobei, let me tell you something. I forgot to take out the medicine I prepared for Master Fu. It's in the cabinet in the front yard where the herbs are kept."

Ji Xiaobei comforted him, "Don't worry, I'll send it to him!"

Ji Xiaobei thought to himself: Lord Fu cared more about this matter than you do. He asked me to pack it for him before he left. That was the only thing he took with him.

Now everyone thought that Fu Jichang and the others were with Lord Fang.

Maybe they have already arrived in Yongchang Prefecture.

Ji Xiaobei looked in that direction and said silently in his heart: I hope everything goes well for them!

After settling everything, Ji Xiaobei went to see the children again.

The three children woke up early in the morning and called Zhang Dongtong, the boy from the Zhang family next door. The little guy rubbed his sleepy eyes, looked at his three playmates, jumped up, and followed them out to play.

Four children are digging for bugs. Their four little heads are put together, looking very serious.

Ji Xiaobei did not disturb them. He went into the cave and said goodbye to Jiaojiao and the others.

Jiaojiao, Zhao Yan and Fang Girl all changed into coarse cloth clothes, which were sent by Liu Xingqiao next door. She said that there were bandits in the mountains and women could not wear bright silk clothes to avoid attracting attention.

So early this morning, all the women changed into ordinary people's clothes.