Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

Imperial jade seal!

It turned out to be the imperial seal.

This is really a superb jade artifact...

After Qin Shihuang obtained the Heshi Bi, he used it to carve a jade seal, and the words on it were written by Li Si.

Is this the one?

This guy lying here is probably not an ordinary person.

"Dang" the jade seal fell from under the ribs and rolled to the side.

Does this mean I can take it away?

Okay, since you don’t object, I’ll take that as giving it to me.

Well, I took your things. If I have the chance, I will help you find your enemy. Of course, don't hold out hope, because I may not be able to find out.

He found a small box, wrapped the jade seal in cloth, placed it in the small wooden box, and then put it into the space.

After thinking about it, I bought some sacrificial supplies.

It was burned in a wooden basin and then put away after burning.

Well, we have settled the deal. You can't come to see me anymore.

She wasn't sure if anyone would come here in the future.

He closed the coffin lid, found a broom, cleaned up all traces of himself, and slowly left.

When he arrived at the entrance of the stone wall, he fumbled with the mechanism for a while and the door closed.

But a lot of dust had fallen off the door, making it a bit conspicuous, so she found some fine soil in the hole and sprinkled some on it.

After looking around and seeing no flaws, he walked around the cave and went back.

After standing in the rain for a while, I took off my gloves and gas mask and rinsed them thoroughly in the rain.

Then I put it away carefully and find a place to deal with it later.

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As soon as I arrived at the cave entrance, I found Zhang Xinbai walking back and forth in the awning.

"Xin Bai?"

"Mom, you're finally back. I thought something happened to you. If you don't come back, I'll go find you." Then he shouted towards the cave.

"Mom is back"

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at the time. It was already past 1 o'clock. Is it so late?

He walked into the cave, took off his raincoat and hung it up.

"Mom, you must be hungry. I'll set the table right away."

Li Zhijuan made pancakes and white flour pancakes for lunch, fried some cured meat and wild vegetables, and fried some dried horse meat. She also made a wild vegetable egg drop soup. The eggs were the leftovers from the last time she dug a trap.

Zhao Yuanzhen washed her hands carefully with hand sanitizer, and then asked Li Zhijuan to take the basin out and scrub it thoroughly.

She was afraid of getting contaminated by the juice of wolfsbane.

Then we sat down to eat.

When everyone saw their mother had returned safely, they did not ask any questions. As long as their mother had returned safely, that was all that mattered.

I had just finished my meal and before I had time to clean up, I heard the bell ringing, followed by someone shouting.

"There's a cave over there, and a shed! There are horses, and there are people here".

"There must be food, there is food to eat"

"Ah! There's a trap!"

"People in the cave, come out quickly, or we will go in"

Zhao Yuanzhen and the others frowned, put on their straw raincoats and came out of the cave.

I saw a group of people, some wearing straw raincoats, some wearing oilcloth, some weaving straw hats, and some putting on their heads in a messy way with tree branches.

"Who are you? There are people living in this cave. Please leave." Zhang Xinbai stood up and shouted to the people in the distance.

Zhang Xinshu took the gong her mother handed her and started beating it to notify others.

"We are from Renqiu County, Hejian Prefecture. The Yellow River flooded and our homes were washed away. Many people died and we were forced to flee to the mountains. We haven't eaten for several days and would like to borrow some food from you."

"We also fled into the mountains to avoid the rain. We have been eating wild vegetables these days. We have no food left."

Zhang Xinbai knew that what they meant by borrowing was asking for it, which was still impossible. The grain must not be exposed. If it was exposed, it would be a disaster.

"Let us go into the cave and take a look, and then we will believe it."

"Yes, let's go into the cave and take a look."

"Where are the bandits? We are here. Don't be afraid, Lao Er's family." Zhang Sandao, Zhang Qingshan, Zhang Xinsheng, and Zhang Xinyu ran over in the rain with weapons in hand.

Following closely behind were the village chief and his strong men.

More than 100 strong men, all armed, quickly surrounded the refugees and surrounded them.

The village chief stepped forward with a pickaxe in his hand.

"You want to steal food?"

"No, no, no, our house was washed away by the flood, and we fled to the mountains. We want to borrow some food."

"There is no food in our village. You should leave quickly. Otherwise, our pickaxes may not be able to see through you."

The village chief yelled at them to leave. With all the disasters, who would have extra food? They were no different from bandits.

The refugees looked at the aggressive villagers.

No one dared to force their way in, so they could only greet each other and retreat.

There are many caves in this mountain. If they look carefully, they can find a place to shelter from the rain.

The villagers watched them until they disappeared, then they gathered together to discuss what to do!

"We're not afraid of thieves stealing, we're afraid of thieves thinking about it. These people will definitely come again. We have to find someone to patrol."

The village chief also knew that this matter should not be taken lightly. When people are hungry, they will do anything.

The village chief invited each family to come to his cave for a meeting.

Zhang Xinbai went to Zhao Yuanzhen's house. Zhang Xinbai is now the head of the family.

Zhao Yuanzhen sorted out the damaged traps again, checked the bells again, repaired the damaged ones, took out a few more sets of bells, and tied them in multiple places with thin fishing lines.

From far to near, it spreads out in a fan shape, covering basically every angle heading towards the cave.

Once people get desperate, their malice will be infinite. She will use the greatest malice to deal with these people.

Then he checked and returned to the cave.

"Mom, please drink some hot water." Li Zhijuan poured her a cup of tea.

"Many of these refugees have lost their homes and loved ones, and now with the heavy rain and hunger, I'm afraid they will do something extreme. We have to take turns on duty at night and can't all sleep."

"Okay, mother, my sister-in-law and I will be on duty. You don't have to take turns. My brother and Xinnian will take turns patrolling the village."

"Wait until your eldest brother comes back, then we'll discuss how the rotation is done in the village."

Several people were doing their own things in silence. Half an hour later, Zhang Xinbai came back.

"Mom, I'm back. The village chief, Second Grandpa, said that we should be divided into four groups overnight, with 20 people in each group, one hour per group, so that everyone can rest and maintain the best physical strength. My second brother and I go to and from get off work, I am in the second group, and he is in the third group."

"Well, this arrangement is also fine. Besides, we also have to take turns on night patrol. Xiaohui, Zhijuan and I can take turns."

After thinking about it, I bought a few ceramic whistles from the Liang Dynasty. I bought 5 of them, tied them with ropes, and wore them around my neck.

Pass it to Zhang Xinbai

"Give it to the first group of people first, and then hand it over when it's your turn. If anyone asks you, just say it was left by your father."

In this way, if any abnormality is found, everyone will blow the whistle to warn. The whistle has a loud sound and strong penetrating power. It can notify everyone faster.

It was okay for the time being. After all this commotion, it was past nap time, so Zhao Yuanzhen started the class directly.

First, there was daily enlightenment. Although the daily enlightenment was for Zhang Zijin, Qian Xiaohui and Li Zhijuan also followed along. They both felt that they should learn to read well.

After the enlightenment, she bought two abacuses for the duo, the same as yesterday.

I briefly introduced the abacus, began to talk about its uses, and then gave them some questions.

Except for the duo, everyone else had learned it yesterday, so they calculated very quickly.

The duo felt a strong sense of crisis and decided to memorize the multiplication formulas carefully when they were on night watch.

When the get out of class was over, everyone went to do other things, and Zhang Zijin and his uncle went to practice calligraphy.

Qian Xiaohui and Li Zhijuan took the book and continued to memorize characters. They haven't learned to write yet, but they know most of the characters Zhang Zijin taught them. They will learn to write when they are settled and have the conditions.

Now I am very happy and satisfied that I can learn to read. It is a luxury for girls to study, except for extremely wealthy families like my mother-in-law.

But they both secretly remembered that if they had a daughter in the future and they didn't have money to hire a teacher, they would teach her themselves. Knowing how to read is always a good thing.

The duo continued to learn arithmetic and use the abacus. They couldn't let their wives lag behind.

Dinner is cooked early so that after dinner, the boss and the others can rest early before going on night duty.

It's cold at night, so let's have some Sichuan food. Let Li Zhijuan steam the rice.

Zhao Yuanzhen directly bought Maoxuewang, hand-shredded spicy pork, salt-fried pork, husband and wife lung slices, pickled fish, and the signature Mapo tofu.

As a northerner, Zhao Yuanzhen really loves Sichuan cuisine. She loves every single one of them. She orders Maoxuewang and Fuqi Feipian almost every time.

The spicy Sichuan cuisine is paired with rice, and you can even eat an extra bowl of rice.

"Mom, this Sichuan food is so delicious. The maoxuewang is so special, but it tastes so good, especially the curling rolls here, which are very chewy and fresh."

"That's a squid roll, a kind of sea fish. There's a better way to eat it, grilled squid. I'll let you try it next time I get a chance."

"Okay, Mom, I'll eat whatever you give me. They're all delicious."

“This tofu tastes a bit spicy, but it goes well with rice.”

It’s a Sichuan cuisine classic.

"Yes, and there is also this Fuqi Feipian. The name is strange, but it tastes good."

“Fuqi Feipian is made from beef heart, beef tongue, beef and tripe.”

"This fish is also delicious, sour and spicy. It seems to have sauerkraut, but the sauerkraut seems different from ours."

"Well, this is southern sauerkraut, made with bok choy or Shanghai greens. We in the north use Chinese cabbage. When we settle down, we can pickle some southern sauerkraut."

Although Zhao Yuanzhen is a proper northerner, she studied in the south of China. She particularly likes stir-fried meat with pickled vegetables, which tastes delicious when mixed with rice. However, it tastes better when made with southern pickled vegetables.

Well, next time I can get some dishes from the south of Yunnan, such as her favorite fried potatoes, copper pot rice, roasted pork rice noodles, and mint fried pork ribs.

Ah! Don’t think about it, just eat it tomorrow!