Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

"Don't think about it. There are so many things in the car, and we have to save space for the two kids to sit. Where is the room for a bucket of water? Besides, the road is bumpy. If water spills, it's no big deal. Just don't get the food wet." Xu replied without thinking.

Then we'll just have to make do with it.

Zhou Dacang muttered, "If I had known earlier, I should have kept a few more gourds. Everyone should have one."

Huang slapped him on the head and said, "I knew it earlier, but there is no way I could have known this earlier."

Zhou Dacang shrank his neck and didn't say anything.

Li wanted Zhou Guo to get in the car with his brother, but Zhou Guo shook his head decisively, "I'll walk for a while, Mom, I still have to help you push the car, I'll get in when I'm tired."

Everyone can't laugh or cry.

Huang said, "You are just a little girl. How old are you? You have to help your mother push the cart. What can you push?"

Old Man Zhou nodded approvingly, "Good, good, Guoguo, well done. You know how to care for your mother at such a young age. You are a good child."

When these words were spoken, the two little ones couldn’t stand it anymore. They stopped sitting in the car and started clamoring to help push the car. They are good kids too!

Everyone was so annoyed that they had no choice but to agree to them. It would be easier for them to walk on the ground. The two of them weighed dozens of kilograms together.

Zhou Guo followed her mother, holding on to the cart with both hands, and exerted force secretly with her hands, and the wheels began to roll.

Li smiled and said, "You know what, with Guoguo helping to push the cart, it saves a lot of effort than usual."

Zhou Dacang next to him also smiled and said that it was much easier than pushing it with two people.

Everyone laughed happily and no one took it seriously, thinking that the two of them were exaggerating.

The exaggerated Li and Zhou Dacang both thought that the other party had exerted more strength in secret, so they increased the strength in their hands.

No one thought of Zhou Guo. The girl was so small that no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't imagine that the strength in her hands was greater than that of a middle-aged man.

Zhou Guo did not explain. She herself did not know where she got such strength. Besides, there were many people here and they were gossipy. If the news got out, they might catch her as a monster and blame her for all the disasters. Wouldn't that be too unfair to her?

Along the way, she turned back and forth between the two cars, and the two little ones followed her with great interest.

Mrs. Xu said happily, "It's great that this family is united. It's even easier to push the cart. I feel full of energy and strength now. Look, the wheels are turning so fast!"

The whole family nodded.

The two little ones were even more excited when they heard this, and even Zhou Mai, Zhou Mi and Zhou Xing couldn't help but help pushing.

But the people around me are so envious.

"Look at Uncle Zhou's family. How are the children educated? They are all so sensible and hardworking. Why can't we meet one?"

"Forget about helping to push the cart. I'll just be thankful if they can just take care of themselves and not cause any more trouble."

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Hearing those people's praises, the children became even more energetic, holding their heads high, feeling extremely proud.

The Huang family members were all smiling. Who wouldn't be happy to see their child being praised?

With Zhou Guo's help, it was much easier to push the two carts. After pushing the carts for an entire afternoon, Li and the others felt that they had to exert less effort and were less tired. Their mental state also improved a lot.

They stopped at night, and except for the one who was cooking, everyone else in the family followed Zhou Guo to dig wild vegetables.

Seeing so many people digging wild vegetables, Zhou Guo turned around and started digging medicinal herbs. She didn't recognize many of them, but only remembered a few kinds of those that could stop bleeding, treat bruises, and relieve heat. They were simple to use and were all folk remedies her grandfather had told her. No matter whether they were useful or not, she kept them all in case they came in handy.

"Hey, Guoguo, why are you digging these? They are so old, like old leaves. What is this? I have never eaten it before. Can I eat it?!" Mrs. Xu remembered that Zhou Guo had dug some wild vegetables before, and she was worried about them. She came over to take a look. She was shocked. This kid is even more outrageous than before. He dug them up even though they are so old. Who can eat them? Forget chickens. I guess only cows can eat them. There are no cows in their family.

"Let me see, let me see." When the children heard this, they ran over curiously, wanting to see what he looked like.

Zhou Guo looked at the group of big and small creatures crowded in front of her small basket, busy picking up the wild vegetables inside, oh no, herbs, and was speechless for a long time. Are they so beautiful? It's not like she hasn't seen them before. There are a lot of them in the fields.

Zhou Da Cang was holding a plant that had blossomed and borne fruit, and he almost laughed. He was afraid that she would lose face, so he laughed and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Um... you can't eat it... you can use it to make soup, just like tea leaves, and it won't be wasted."

The little ones looked disgusted when they heard this, "It's so bitter?! I won't drink it."

"I don't drink either."

Zhou Guo nodded and said, "If you don't want to drink it, then don't drink it. It's better not to drink this medicine. Not drinking it means that you are healthy and have no problems." He continued to dig herbs.

No matter how much they were persuaded, they stood there for a while and then went to dig their own wild vegetables. Forget it, they should just dig more edible ones, otherwise they would have to eat things that even cows wouldn't eat every day.

Zhou Mai felt sorry for her, so he squatted down and dug with her. He watched her as they dug. As he watched, he began to see something. This girl didn't dig randomly. She only dug a few kinds of wild vegetables and didn't want the others. She didn't even look at the fresher and more tender wild vegetables nearby.

After looking at it for a while, he couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Guoguo, what...what are these?" He pointed to half a basket of...wild vegetables?

Zhou Guo glanced at him, not wanting to hide it, and uttered a word, "Medicine."

Zhou Mai: “…”

I didn’t seem to hear it clearly just now, “Yes?”

Zhou Guo: "...herbs."

Zhou Mai's eyes widened instantly, and he was dumbfounded. He looked at his sister in disbelief, and then looked at the things in the basket, "...this, this...you, how do you know these are medicines?"

Zhou Guo said, "The Bodhisattva told me in my dream." She felt that it was most appropriate to attribute these things to the Bodhisattva. After all, for her to be able to come here, nothing could be impossible. She believed more than many people that there were ghosts and gods in this world. Maybe it was really the Bodhisattva who asked her to come here, so she said it very seriously.

Zhou Mai: “…”

He looked at his sister, trying to find some sign of a joke on her face, but he couldn't find it after a long time. Finally, he could only tell himself that his sister was still young and had been away for so many years, so she didn't know many things. It was reasonable for her to do so. He could only teach her slowly later.

But when he looked through the grass inside, he found that he couldn't remember any of the names. He had seen them all before, but had never eaten them.

Zhou Guo was busy digging herbs and didn't hear any sound for a long time. He looked up and saw the young man with a serious face. He looked at the basket, nodded and shook his head, and muttered something.