Crossing the Unknown Country

Su He had a little foodie follower from then on. She carried it with her wherever she went. When she went up the mountain, she put it in her backpack, and sometimes she put it in her shoulder bag. She also asked her mother to make a crossbody bag for her. When she went up the mountain, she put things in the backpack and put some insect repellent powder, fire-lighter water bags and other things she made in the small shoulder bag.

Because they had been led by adults to go further inland, they were now familiar with the area and dared to go in with a few people. In this way, they could pick some herbs that were not available outside, and sometimes they would go into the mountains together when they met friends from the same village. In this way, when there were many people, they would go further inland so that everyone could harvest more. They watched Su He and his brothers pick what they picked, and then they picked what they picked, and finally asked Su He and his brothers to help them sell the money. They had grown up together for a long time, and everyone knew each other and knew who each other was, so they all trusted their family.

They would also remember what each of them had picked, and share the money after selling them, and they had always lived in peace. One day, the five brothers and sisters went up the mountain by themselves, and saw a rabbit running past them, so they chased it into the mountain.

A fainted man was found in a valley. He was in black clothes and black pants, probably in his twenties, with wounds and blood oozing from many places. Su He took out some hemostatic herbs she had collected and asked her eldest brother to crush them and apply them to him. She took out the only silver needle she had and inserted it into the Zhongchong acupoint of his middle finger, waiting for him to wake up slowly. This silver needle was given to her by Doctor Jin for practice, and she often tried acupuncture on herself. She also gave the water bag to her eldest cousin to help him feed water, and he gradually got better. The five brothers and sisters gave him the food they brought with them, and finally left him some hemostatic herbs, and prepared to say goodbye and go home. This man was not simple at first glance. The moment he opened his eyes, his eyes were very sharp, and he was obviously not an ordinary person. They were all children from ordinary farmers' families. After he saw clearly, his eyes relaxed.

After all, this was a stranger, and they didn't want to take him home. If he was a bad guy, it would bring disaster to the family. The man clasped his fists to thank them, took out a silver ingot from his pocket and handed it to them, thanking them for saving his life. He still had military orders and couldn't stay here, but he was too weak to stay here, so he could only rest here. He asked Brother Su He to help him sit on a stone, then took out the water bag, drank a sip of water and ate the dry food they gave him.

Finally, when he saw them were about to leave, he hesitated for a moment and said, "You must pay attention to safety recently. There will be a war in the border town soon, so prepare more food!" After that, he waved his hand to let them go first, and he would take a rest and leave here.

Su He's face turned pale when he heard about the war. He had just arrived here and encountered a war. This stable life was about to be gone. Several people hurried home. This matter needed to be discussed with the adults at home. Su He's eldest brother went directly to the field to call his parents home, and his eldest cousin Su Pei went directly to the field to call his parents home. This matter must be discussed immediately, and some food needs to be bought back. See if it is necessary to notify the village chief and let him notify the villagers. Who doesn't have a few relatives and friends in the surrounding areas? What will happen if they all know? Such a big thing needs to be considered carefully.

When the whole family sat in Uncle Su He's house to discuss this matter, everyone was very hesitant. If they said this unfounded matter, would there be trouble? Would someone cause trouble in the end? This needed to be considered carefully. However, they needed to buy more food and put it in the cellar. Once there was a war, taxes would probably be increased. Either money or grain would be paid. Anyway, the price of food would soar again. Their family had to prepare two years of food. This war would not stop in a short time.

The next day, Su He followed his father and uncle to sell tofu and buy food. He couldn't buy too much at once, as it would easily attract attention. He bought some every few days. He also asked in the market who had beans so that he could collect them himself, as these beans could also be eaten as food.

When she went to sell herbs, she said to Doctor Jin, "Uncle Jin, the times are bad now. Please store more food! If you have food at home, you won't be worried."

Doctor Jin looked at Su He with a tense face and nodded in agreement. In order to reassure her, he called his wife to ask the servants to buy some food for storage. Su He was relieved and told Doctor Jin: "You can buy it slowly, don't rush, but you must buy enough food for a year."

Doctor Jin then asked seriously, "What's going to happen? Why do you need to store so much food?"

Su He didn't know what to say, so he just said, "Please prepare! It's better for us to be prepared for any eventuality."

Doctor Jin thought for a moment and agreed to prepare, and asked Su He's family to prepare more. Su He then smiled and said, "My family has already started buying, don't worry!"