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

Zhao Yuanzhen and his team quickly rowed to the shore.

Zhang Xinbai and Zhang Xinnian hurried over and took her away.

They saw a large group of soldiers here and were extremely nervous.

At first it seemed like the mother was talking to them, but then I don’t know how they started hugging each other!

What's going on? Is my mother being coerced?

"Mom, who is that person?"

"He's your uncle, my biological brother, Zhao Yuanlan!"

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at the crowd of people with gossipy eyes and explained the man's identity in a slightly louder voice.

"Ah? It's my uncle! I thought it was my uncle..."

Zhang Xinnian said half of it and then stopped talking.

"It's your uncle. We haven't talked in detail yet. I came back to settle things down first. Your uncle and his soldiers want to cross the river and rent our bamboo rafts. They have about 1500 people, 150 horses, and 40 carriages. The supplies are about kilograms."

"So many? That would take so many days."

"We have about 8 or 9 bamboo rafts now, so let's make some more. Let's eat first, and then we'll continue to cut bamboo and make rafts in the afternoon. I'll discuss it in detail with your uncle later."

Zhao Yuanzhen quickly went to find the village chief and told him that the army wanted to requisition the rafts from his village and would pay for them.

The village chief was very happy when he heard this. Such a large quantity would cost a lot of money! He said he would continue making it after lunch.

Zhao Yuanzhen didn't say how much it cost. She would have to ask Zhao Yuanlan first who paid for it. If it was reported as public funds, the price would be based on what she just said. If it was smuggled, the price would be cheaper.

It's already past 1 o'clock. Let's eat quickly.

After eating, we prepared to cut bamboo.

It would take three days to complete the transportation, and they would probably have to build twice as many bamboo rafts. Zhao Yuanzhen thought about it and decided to build 3 more, making a total of 14.

After everyone calculated the number of bamboos, they set out with axes.

This time we need more than 500 bamboos.

The village chief looked at the soldiers on the other side and thought that the temporary camp would be safer. He waved his hand and called 100 laborers, including those bought by the village, to go cut bamboo together.

Still an average of 5 trees per person.

Then a group of people set off on a bamboo raft.

There are 6 rafts, 4 are taken away and 2 are left here for everyone to use.

Zhao Yuanzhen was also preparing to go over and see Zhao Yuanlan.

Before leaving, I called Qian Xiaohui over.

She planned to ask Qian Xiaohui to prepare some dishes in the evening, and she wanted to invite Zhao Yuanlan to come over for dinner.

Qian Xiaohui was going to blanch some mutton, stir-fry some mutton offal, and stir-fry some bacon. There wasn't much else she could come up with at home.

Zhao Yuanzhen thought about it and decided to go hunt two rabbits and a pheasant later.

That's pretty much it.

Zhao Yuanzhen did what she said and hurried up the mountain. She didn't really intend to hunt, so she just wandered around for half an hour and came back with two rabbits and two pheasants.

In fact, it is mainly to set an example for everyone.

Zhao Yuanzhen wanted to row to the other side, and Zhang Xinnian was worried that her arm was not in good condition, so he prepared to take her over.

Zhao Yuanzhen suddenly remembered the bamboo forest opposite.

Yes, there are winter bamboo shoots in this season. You can go to the bamboo forest opposite to dig some.

"There are bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest across the street. Do you want to go dig some?"

Some families with free time expressed their desire to go. About 20 women went together on a bamboo raft.

Qian Xiaohui thought that someone would come over at home in the evening, so she prepared to go dig bamboo shoots with them.

Zhang Xinshu, Zhang Zijin and Li Zhijuan were also left at home.

Zhang Qingyan also wanted to go and dig bamboo shoots.

The remaining five newly bought servants followed him to cut bamboo.

After giving Li Zhijuan some instructions, he followed the bamboo raft to the other side.

She carried her small backpack and went to find Zhao Yuanlan.

Zhao Yuanlan was resting in the camp at this time. They had a tent.

Just as Zhao Yuanzhen was about to approach their camp, she was stopped.

"I'm looking for Zhao Yuanlan. I'm his sister. Can you help me get through to him?"

The young man was a little suspicious, as he had never heard that the deputy general had a sister. But he still went to communicate.

Zhao Yuanlan came out a little while later and took her in. He also told the boy to tell the guard that this was his biological sister and that he could let her in directly next time. No need to report.

The young soldier nodded quickly.

She is really the deputy general's sister! Fortunately, I didn't say anything nonsense.

Zhao Yuanzhen followed Zhao Yuanlan into the tent.

The tent is not very big, only about 10 square meters. There is a bed at the innermost part, a table in the middle, and four stools.

"Little sister, please sit down!" Zhao Yuanlan asked her to sit down.

And help her take down the backpack and put it on the ground.

"Well, big brother, sit down too."

Then they both sat down and Zhao Yuanlan poured her a cup of tea.

"The barracks are rough, and I don't know if you are used to drinking this tea. I remember that you had a very picky taste, and you wouldn't drink anything unless it was new."

Zhao Yuanlan thought about his former little sister, who had a very picky palate. She could tell if the tea was new or not with just one sip.

"I'm used to it. I haven't had the chance to drink tea in all these years. How can I dislike it?"

"Little sister, you have suffered. It's all because of your useless brother that you have suffered for so many years."

Then I was about to cry again. How did my little sister, who was so delicate and lovely before, survive after her family encountered such misfortune?

"It's not your fault, brother. It's the fault of those bad guys. I just lived a hard life, but I lived a stable life and didn't suffer much. But you, brother, why did you join the army?"

Looking at Zhao Yuanlan and thinking about his current military rank, you can tell that this man has suffered a lot. If you want to make achievements in the army, it all comes at the cost of blood and flesh.

With his current military rank, I wonder how many times he has fought in battles.

"When I went out to expand my business, I encountered robbers on the way. I was lucky to escape. Later, when I wanted to go home, I was chased all the way. I realized that they were not ordinary robbers, but were specifically designed to target me and kill me.

So I could only hide everywhere, and finally I had no choice but to join the army. In the army, I slowly climbed up and rolled around, and gradually rose to the position of centurion.

I began to investigate the matter, and later I found out that the county magistrate had killed my father for money. However, I couldn't take revenge at the time, so I could only continue to lead the army.

I asked someone to check on you, and heard that you were married and your mother was gone! I was afraid of bringing you danger, so I didn't dare to acknowledge you.

It was that time when I went to find you that I discovered that it was not just the county magistrate who killed my father, there was also a big fish behind it.

I didn't dare to look for you anymore, for fear of getting you into trouble. Later, the army moved back and forth, and I never went to see you again.

Later, when the Jin invaded the country, I sent someone to deliver a message to you, but there was no one left in your village. It was such a difficult and dangerous escape. I thought I would never see you again.

I never thought that God would be so kind to me and that I would meet you again, my little sister."

As he spoke, tears began to fall.

Zhao Yuanzhen was silent for a while as he listened to his words. He didn't expect that this dog prince would be so ruthless as to send people to hunt down Zhao Yuanlan.

"Brother, is the big fish you mentioned the Sixth Prince?"

"Little sister, how do you know?"

Zhao Yuanlan was so shocked that she forgot to cry. She had gone through so much trouble to investigate this, so how did her younger sister know about it?

"After I learned that the Jin army was going to break through the border, I went to the county magistrate's mansion. Before the house was searched, my mother and I secretly buried a box in the yard, which contained some jewelry and banknotes. I went to retrieve it, and later I happened to see the correspondence between the county magistrate and others in his study, and then I learned the truth of the year."

Zhao Yuanzhen said this half-truthfully.

"Little sister, you are so reckless. How can you go alone? By the way, where is your brother-in-law?"

"He was killed by bandits while escorting a caravan a few days before the Jin army broke through the border. We fled because of the letter from the escort agency who came to announce the death."

"Your brother-in-law is gone? My suffering sister. You have worked hard."

Zhao Yuanlan didn't expect that he would never see his brother-in-law again, whom he had never met.

"Yes, but Zhang Qinghe taught me martial arts, and my martial arts skills are pretty good now, so I went to get it back."

As he spoke, he bent down, opened the lid of the backpack, took out the small box, and handed it to Zhao Yuanlan.

"Brother, this is what my mother hid away back then. Now that I see you, I'm giving it to you."

Zhao Yuanlan opened it and found some jewelry and silver bills.

Then he closed it again and pushed the wooden box back to Zhao Yuanzhen.

"Take these. I don't need them. I have a monthly salary and I have savings, which is enough for me. Take them!"

"No, big brother, this is what mother wants to give you, I can't accept it."

Zhao Yuanzhen retreated again.

The two of them pushed back and forth, and Zhao Yuanlan discovered that his younger sister was really strong and he could hardly push her forward.

There was no way I could take the box and put it on the table.

Open the box and take out the pair of jade pendants.

He took one piece for himself and handed the remaining piece to Zhao Yuanzhen.

"I'll take this, we'll each have one, and you can keep the rest first. I'm on the march all the time, so it's not convenient. If I need it in the future, I'll ask you for it!"

Zhao Yuanzhen thought about it and agreed. She then accepted the jade pendant, closed the box, and put it in her backpack.

"Okay, then I'll take it for my brother first, and then give it to my sister-in-law when I meet her later."

"What sister-in-law? I've always been single. My family feud has not been avenged, so how can I talk about love?"

Zhao Yuanlan smiled bitterly.

"It's okay. Big brother is so handsome, he will definitely find a good sister-in-law in the future."

Zhao Yuanlan is also over 180cm tall, and he has been practicing martial arts for many years, so he has an upright posture and a handsome face. Although he is his eldest brother, he is only two years older than him. He is 2 this year, and is still in his prime.

"Let's talk about it later. As long as the Sixth Prince is alive, I don't want to think about these things."

"Okay, but I think the Sixth Prince seems to be a bit uneasy. Is he planning to be disloyal?"

"Well, he does have that intention. He not only collects wealth everywhere, but the Jin people's breakthrough this time was so smooth because of his cooperation with him. He wants to use the power of the Jin people to help him plan, but he doesn't think that those who are not of our race must have different hearts. Is the Jin people so fond of ceremonials? He is also a fool."

"Are you saying that he was the one who let the Jin army in this time?"

"Well, he secretly colluded with the generals at the border and made them retreat without fighting, which led to the Jin army entering the pass."

This bastard, it was because of him that I started fleeing as soon as I traveled through time. I've been living in fear every day, sleeping in the open air. You bastard, just wait, I'm going to kill you.

Zhao Yuanzhen wondered silently in her heart, when should she take his life?