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

She jumped up, rubbed her eyes, and while her family was making breakfast, she practiced the boxing techniques she had just learned. She performed the powerful set of boxing techniques and was sweating profusely.

Zhou Dacang was not idle either. After standing in horse stance for a while, he began to practice his spear skills. He was dancing with a wooden stick that was more than ten feet long in a very professional manner. It was mostly just for show and it didn't have much power, but Zhou Dacang was already very satisfied. Who would have thought that one day he would be able to learn spear skills, and this was the spear skills of a founding general. I wonder if he could become a general after learning it?

The two of them finished work at about the same time.

By this time, almost everyone was awake and breakfast was ready. Huang invited her family to eat.

Zhou Guo washed his face, walked over with the bowl in his hand, and immediately saw the porridge in the pot, which was not much different from the usual one, except that today's porridge was made of grains. Looking at the full pot, it must have been added with grains.

That’s true. They can’t eat the same meal as last night, but they have so much food, so they should at least eat enough.

"Hey, mom, there seems to be more porridge and rice today than usual. It's such a big pot." Zhou Dacang said in surprise while wiping the sweat off his face and looking at the pot. Usually there is much less than this.

The children all looked over.

Huang smiled and said, "Food is not so scarce now. Although we should eat sparingly, the head of the village said that everyone is still fleeing. If they can't eat well, we should let everyone eat more and take the opportunity to give everyone some supplements."

Xu said, "You can't eat that much. There is one more bowl of grain than usual. It should be enough for this."

Huang looked at her and said, "Then you should eat less and help the children save the extra food."

Xu was dumbfounded!

Zhou Guo raised a smile.

"Okay, let's eat so we can get going. I don't know how long this journey will take. Why does it feel like there is no end?" Huang said as they started to get their meals one by one.

Zhou Guo was holding a big bowl of porridge and sipping it relishingly, while Zhou Suli beside him had his head buried in the bowl and slurped the porridge from time to time, without ever raising his head.

She glanced at other families around. Because there was enough food, every household ate breakfast leisurely. They ate with a leisurely and leisurely mood, just like when they were at home. There was no rush at all. In the past, everyone ate as if they were rushing to take an exam.

She quickly finished the porridge in the bowl, but she was thinking that if she hadn't finished the fish fillets last night, she could cook them with the porridge this morning, which would also be delicious and flavorful.

Seeing this, Huang poured her another bowl, still a full one. She took it happily, a feeling of satisfaction rising from the bottom of her heart. After finishing this bowl, her stomach was full.

I feel at ease when I am full, unlike before when food was scarce. I felt empty inside even after eating, and I was hungry all day long.

Everyone who had eaten their fill had a sense of ease and comfort. They worked leisurely, chatted and laughed, and arranged various things in an orderly manner. In a moment, everything was cleaned up. Even the children felt a long-lost relaxed atmosphere, and their playing and fighting did not upset the adults.

Zhou Guo felt a lot of emotions in his heart. It turned out that people still need to eat. If they are not full, how can they have the energy to think about other things?

The team started to move, and she consciously moved forward with her big knife. As she walked, she unknowingly used the knife as a crutch.

It's not a good idea to carry it like this all the time. The sword also has a scabbard. Why doesn't he give her a sheath when he gives her the sword?

She ran back to find her mother and begged her to find a piece of cloth so that she could wrap the knife and carry it on her back.

Li said, "Then you should put it in the box. The knife is very sharp. What if you fall or fall on your back and get hurt?"

"No, I will be careful. Even if I lie on my back, the blade will not be facing me. The blade will be against my back. Don't worry, mother. It's not a good idea for me to carry it like this. Look, it's so conspicuous." She waved the big knife in her hand.

The sharp blade emitted bursts of cold light. Li couldn't help but step back. Looking at her daughter like this, she felt that she was indeed a bit conspicuous.

Their team was large, and the child leading the way was conspicuous enough. If he carried a big knife everywhere, it would definitely attract the attention of others. "Okay, leave this to me, don't worry about it. I'll give it to you when I'm done."

She found some extra cloth scraps at home, which were leftover scraps from making clothes. She sewed all the pieces together into a large piece, then wrapped her daughter's knife tightly with layer upon layer, so that even the handle could not be seen. She then took out two belts and tied them tightly at the ends.

Zhou Guo looked at Dadao, who was wrapped like a mummy, and his mouth twitched. "...Mom, isn't it more conspicuous to wrap it like this?"

Li looked at it and said, "How can it be conspicuous? It's not conspicuous at all. How good is this? It's wrapped tightly, and the blade won't hurt anyone easily. Just open it layer by layer when you use it. Come on, tie it up."

She shook the knife on her back. The knife was not much shorter than her. Fortunately, she carried it diagonally on her back, otherwise it would have hit her calves when she walked.

When the brothers and sisters at home saw it, they all laughed. It looked so strange no matter how they looked at it, that a little kid was carrying such a huge knife.

Zhou Su's eyes sparkled as he asked, "Sister, can you carry me on your back?"

Li nodded his little head and said, "Why do you have to join in the fun? This knife is no joke, it's very sharp."

He is not allowed to play no matter what.

He was not angry. It was fine if he didn't play. He looked at Zhou Guo's back and said, "How impressive!"

His tone was full of admiration and envy.

The other children in the family couldn't help but nod their heads. It was quite impressive and eye-catching.

As they walked along, everyone they met couldn't help but look sideways at this huge group of refugees, and their eyes were inevitably attracted to Zhou Guo who was at the front.

It would be fine if this kid was walking in the front, but what’s with that hair? And what are those layers of stuff wrapped around his back?

Looking at the shape, it looks like a big knife? ?

A child that young carries such a big knife?

People are not even as tall as swords!

It shouldn't be, how could it be possible? There are so many adults in this team, why should a child be asked to carry a big knife? If not a big knife, what else could it be?

People are full and have too much free time to do anything. The looks of those who have plenty of food are more blatant than the others.

Some people did not dare to speak because of the large number of people in the group.

But some people didn't think so. Some wealthy people looked down on these peasants from the bottom of their hearts. They looked at Zhou Guo, a little kid, and didn't take him seriously. A 13 or 14-year-old boy said directly, "Hey, kid, what's that on your back? And what's wrong with your hair? Were you a monk before? How can a monk mix with these people?"