Traveling through ancient times, storing supplies and not fleeing famine

Because they were going to buy wood carvings, Xia Shengsheng took a few children and took a ox cart directly from Niutou Town to Ning'an Prefecture.

The family of five almost filled the ox cart.

In addition to the two people who were there before, the old man driving the cart smiled with wrinkles all over his face, raised his whip and shouted loudly.

"Let's go!"

Snapped!

The whip hits the cow gently to guide it.

The sturdy ox pulled the cart slowly.

Just at the gate of Niutou Town, I saw the bustling crowd inside.

Several children opened their mouths wide.

Sitting on the ox cart, their eyes were still looking towards the direction of Niutou Town, unable to move their gaze away for a long time.

Xia Shengsheng smiled gently.

They can’t take their eyes off it now. When we get to the capital, the kids will probably be so surprised that they won’t be able to close their mouths!

As we walked further away, we could no longer see the direction of Niutou Town.

It took the children a while to realize that they were on a bullock cart.

The wheels of the ox cart hit a rock and jolted. Liu Sicheng and Liu Shanshan shouted exaggeratedly, as if it was such an exciting and fun thing.

The older ones, Liu Yiyi and Liu Ercheng, were also very excited, but they suppressed their childish nature and pretended to be little adults, sitting there obediently.

"You kids are really lively."

There were two other people sitting on the ox cart. They looked like a couple and were probably about the same age as Xia Shengsheng.

Looking at Xia Shengsheng's children, their faces were full of smiles.

Especially when I saw Liu Sicheng, my eyes seemed to be sparkling with light.

"It's rare for me to get out, and I'm so happy when I finally get out!"

Xia Shengsheng originally answered casually, but when she saw the look in the woman's eyes when she looked at the youngest Sicheng, she felt particularly uncomfortable for some reason.

It feels like my own lamb is being stared at by a wolf.

The next second, her guess seemed to be confirmed.

The woman took out a small bag of maltose from the basket she was carrying, opened it, took out a piece and handed it to Sicheng.

"Come here, my dear, I'll give you some candy. It's so sweet. Eat it quickly. I've got more for you when you're done!"

Xia Shengsheng suddenly felt that this was a bit like human traffickers using toys and snacks to deceive children.

Once the child takes the things, it will be easy to kidnap the child in the next second.

Although the woman in front of him was not necessarily a human trafficker, her appearance made people more alert.

Fortunately, Sicheng was relatively obedient. He was not tempted by the candy handed to him by the woman, but refused it obediently.

"Thank you, Auntie. I don't want it. It's so expensive. Please save it for my brothers and sisters!"

Xia Shengsheng was very satisfied with Sicheng's answer. It was worth her repeated instructions to the children before she went out.

Don’t accept things from strangers, don’t eat food given by strangers, and don’t go if a stranger asks you to follow him. You must always stay by your mother’s side and not act alone.

Now, Sicheng has at least taken the first step.

When the woman saw Sicheng refused, she didn't get angry. Instead, she took out another portion of mung bean cake from the basket and tried to coax Ercheng to eat it.

However, Sicheng refused one by one. Seeing that the aunt in front of him talked too much, he ran to sit farther away from the woman.

The lady's expression finally changed after Ercheng got up and left.

He looked at the other boy, Liu Ercheng, and felt that he was too old, so he sighed and shook his head.

Then he turned around and stopped talking.

Xia Shengsheng touched Sicheng's head, smiled and said, "That's great."

Sicheng thought to himself, mung bean cakes and malt sugar are not as delicious as the milk candy and thousand-layer puff pastry that his mother gave him before!

I don't want it! Only by following my mother can I have delicious food.

Along the way, the ox cart suddenly fell into a kind of silence.

Until they arrived at Ning'an Prefecture, everyone got off the car one after another.

They lined up together again and entered the city.

After entering the city, Xia Shengsheng paid special attention to the direction the couple left. He was relieved to see that there was nothing unusual about them.

Maybe she was overthinking...

“There are many people in the city. Yiyi is holding Sicheng’s hand, Ercheng is holding Shanshan’s hand, they must follow their mother closely!

Let's go buy some things first. If you see anything you like, use the pocket money I gave you before to buy it. Remember?"

When making clothes a few days ago, Xia Shengsheng used the remaining cloth to sew a small purse for each of the children.

And there were 20 copper coins in a small purse as pocket money for several children.

When we went out today, I specifically asked them to carry their own purses.

If they want to buy something, they can use the pocket money in their pocket to buy it. This is also a form of exercise for them.

"Remember, mother!"

"I know, mother!"

Although several people agreed verbally, after agreeing, they secretly hid the purses tightly in their arms, as if they were something very precious and they were determined not to take them out again.

When Liu Yiyi and Liu Ercheng went out, they didn't want to take their purses with them, for fear of losing them when they came back.

But after Xia Shengsheng's repeated insistence, he put the purse on his body.

But even if I keep it with me, I don't plan to spend it.

Xia Shengsheng knew their little thoughts very well. It would definitely take some time to adapt to such a sudden big change in life!

Don't be in a hurry about this matter, you will get used to it slowly in the future.

According to the route he remembered from last time, Xia Shengsheng took a few children and first went to the place where the man named Liu Da set up a stall last time.

Finish the most important things, then you will feel much more relaxed when shopping. Otherwise, you will always be worried about something!

However, what Xia Shengsheng did not expect was that the place where Liu Da set up his stall last time was empty.

The surrounding stalls were still there as usual, with that one spot being the only one left empty.

"Is there no stall today? Or something happened?"

Xia Shengsheng was a little confused. Looking at the old lady selling pancakes nearby, she remembered this old lady.

That day, after the four people who were causing trouble left, the old lady was the first one to step forward to comfort Mr. Liu.

"Are you hungry? Mom will buy you some pancakes!"

After Xia Shengsheng finished talking to the kids and was about to turn around and go to the pancake stall, someone pulled her sleeve.

"Mom, we're not hungry. We had a full meal this morning! Mom, don't waste money!" Liu Yiyi was reluctant to let Xia Shengsheng spend money, and besides, they did eat a lot in the morning.

"Yes, Mom, I'm not hungry either! It's just that I'm a little greedy."

Liu Sicheng touched his chin, his big eyes blinking, so cute!

Boom!

Liu Ercheng tapped Liu Sicheng on the head and said, "You eat the most, and you are the greediest."

Liu Sicheng didn't know whether he was hurt by the hit or felt wronged.

Tears welled up in my eyes.

Xia Shengsheng quickly picked up Liu Sicheng.

It's normal for children to be greedy.

"Okay, okay, stop crying, brother was just kidding!" Xia Shengsheng coaxed Liu Sicheng for a few words, then turned to Liu Ercheng and said, "It's not something expensive, just buy it if you want to eat it, mom has money, don't think too much, otherwise you will all become little old men and old women."

Liu Ercheng actually loves his younger siblings very much, and always thinks of the two younger ones first when there is something delicious.

I don't know what happened just now, but I walked up to my brother and hit him on the head. Seeing his aggrieved look, I felt very regretful.

After hearing Xia Shengsheng say this again, he lowered his head and stopped talking.

Xia Shengsheng knew that children of this age were sensitive.

So she held Liu Sicheng in one hand and held Liu Ercheng with the other hand. "Mom knows you are not hungry, so I will buy two. You can share them and try to see if the egg pancakes I made are delicious."

Now that there were steps, Liu Ercheng was no longer awkward. He raised his head and happily followed Xia Shengsheng.

Liu Yiyi also followed with Liu Shanshan holding her hand.

"Auntie, I want two pancakes..."