Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

"Okay, I'll find it right away." Xin said. "Let the children drink something to calm down. What they've been through in the past few days has been too horrific."

"I don't know how the government will accommodate us. Our family is relatively better off, but the others are just trying to escape. The food they brought with them is only enough for a few days. What shall we do when the food runs out in a few days?" Xin kept nagging Zhang Shanfeng while boiling medicine.

"That's right. Many villages have been looted and burned by the Hu people. How much can be left inside?" Zhang Shanfeng sighed.

Xiaolan's family was in the best situation. Their savings, luggage, and food were not lost, and the family was all well and good. As long as they bought or rented a house in the capital, they would be able to survive.

Now we can't go back to the village, Master Shen Liu is leading his troops to fight the Hu people. The Hu people live on the grassland and grow up on horseback. In terms of horse speed and soldier riding skills, they are much better than the soldiers of the Great Qi Dynasty. Xiao Lan feels that this war is still going on and it will not be over in a short time.

Xiao Lan didn't eat dinner because she couldn't stand the smell of food. She just drank a bowl of water to moisten her lips.

After the meal, the family sat together and chatted. They still didn't dare to let their guard down. After all, they had to keep an eye on the six trucks of supplies. Seeing that the spring ploughing could not be carried out this year, these would be the family's food rations for the whole year.

"I just heard that only three villages in Dafeng County are left. The rest of the villages were burned down by the fire, and only three or four out of ten people are left." Zhang Shanfeng said sadly.

After hearing what her grandfather said, Xiao Lan's face became even uglier, and the anger of the whole family became more serious.

Xiao Lan was the first to break the silence. Now that things have come to this, they can only look forward. No matter how worried and afraid they are, they still have to go on with their lives. "Grandpa, Dad, Uncle, Uncle, the victims will arrive in the city in a few days. By then, there will be a large population here. I don't know if the government can maintain order. Although we have a lot of food, if someone comes to grab it, I'm afraid others will follow suit, and then we won't be able to keep our little belongings."

When people are struggling on the brink of life and death, there is no need to test human nature. Xiao Lan's worry is not unreasonable. Now the prefectural government office has been surrounded by refugees. Some people have heard from the yamen runners that the food in the government office is running out, and it is not known whether the warehouse can be opened to release the food.

Now the four carts of food from Xiaolan's family are like fat meat in the eyes of the refugees. Now everyone has some food, and when the food on hand is eaten up, these four carts of food will probably be snatched up. "We will move out tomorrow, and we will buy a house in the city to settle down temporarily." Sheng Xuan said.

At dawn the next day, Xin, Zhang, Fu, and Liu began to boil water and cook. As refugees from all over the city arrived one after another, Xiaolan's family also learned from them about the situation in various places, which could be described as horrific.

Xiaolan's family was having dinner when Zhao Dongjia and Manager Xu came over.

"Boss Zhao, Shopkeeper Xu, how did you find your way here?" Xiao Lan asked happily when she saw the two of them.

Zhao Dongjia was relieved when he saw Xiaolan and her family were safe and sound. "Ever since the barbarians came south, I have been worried that something might happen to you. Now that I see your family is together, I am relieved. You should pack up and come back to Zhang's house with me. You can't live in the refugee camp. It's not safe here."

It is indeed unsafe to live here. Last night, Zhang Shanfeng, Sheng Xuan, Zhang Qingfeng and Zhang Qingnian did not sleep all night. They stayed by the carriage and ox cart to watch their own food. This can hold out for one night, but if they endure this every day, anyone would collapse.

When Xiao Lan heard what Zhao Dongjia said, her eyes lit up instantly. The Zhao family's business had already reached the capital city, and Zhao Dongjia must be familiar with the capital city. Instead of aimlessly looking for a broker to buy a house, it would be better to ask Zhao Dongjia to help introduce a familiar broker, so that her family would not be ripped off.

"I was so sleepy that you came to hand me a pillow." Xiao Lan said with a smile, "We were originally planning to go find a broker to buy a house after breakfast. Mr. Zhao, you know a lot of people in the city, see if you can introduce a familiar broker to me."

"What's so difficult about this? Just follow me." Zhao Dongjia said.

Zhao Dongjia has been dealing with Xiaolan's family for two years. During these two years, they have become very familiar with each other. They are not only business partners, but also close friends with Xiaolan. He was worried about his friend's safety, so he took Manager Xu to the refugee camp early to try his luck.

Xiaolan and her family arrived yesterday and will leave after staying here for only one day. Generally speaking, it is difficult to escape from the refugee camp. No matter how rich the relatives are, they will avoid the refugees. It is the first time that Shopkeeper Zhao has come here in person to pick up people.

Shen Liu had breakfast early and took a few guards with him to inspect the refugees. He saw Xiaolan and her family talking to two people in brocade clothes from a distance. Although the family was in a very embarrassing state after fleeing here, Xiaolan received the two visitors in gorgeous clothes with neither servility nor overbearing, and was quite talkative. The two visitors did not feel disgusted because of the family's embarrassment, but helped pack their luggage and planned to take them away.

What surprised Shen Liu the most was that the two visitors in brocade robes were talking to a little girl. The little girl was very calm and confident. It was obvious that she had a close relationship with the two visitors. That was for sure. If they didn't have a close relationship, they wouldn't have come to the refugee camp to pick us up.

Shen Liu had noticed Xiao Lan's family since he arrived yesterday, because the six carts of luggage they pulled were eye-catching. In this year of food shortage, anyone who could come up with so much food at once and safely bring the food to the city when the Hu people were heading south was not an ordinary person.

Sure enough, this family is moving out today.

Shen Liu looked at Xiao Lan's family for too long, so long that Xiao Lan noticed it. Then the two of them looked into each other's eyes from a distance.