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

Zhao Yuanzhen held his forehead with his hand, these little bastards.

Zhao Yuanlan drank and listened to their conversation, thinking that his sister was so capable. If he were a man, he would have wanted to pull her aside and recommend her to the third prince as a general.

In this way, everyone ate, drank and chatted all night.

It was almost 10 o'clock when the banquet ended.

Although Zhao Yuanlan drank a lot of wine, he was not drunk yet.

Zhao Yuanzhen asked him to stay and sleep there but he refused, so Zhao Yuanzhen had to find two people to send him back.

Before leaving, I gave him the letter and the map.

He took it, put it in his arms, and got on the bamboo raft.

After he left, his descendants immediately came over and handed the banknotes given by his uncle to his mother. The total amount was 700 taels.

Zhao Yuanzhen didn't want it, so she let them keep it separately. But Zhang Zijin's was to be kept by her mother.

"This is a gift from your uncle. It's yours now. Take it and buy whatever you want later!"

"Thank you, mom. We'll take it then!"

They were all very happy, not because they were happy about the banknotes, but because they were happy about their mother's trust and love for them.

Then they all found a place to put their banknotes.

Some of the people who were cutting bamboo stayed behind to watch, and the rest withdrew.

It’s too late today, so I won’t practice sword.

Clean up and go to bed.

The next day, except for the elderly and children, there were still dozens of people left to look after the luggage and belongings. The rest of the people who were able to work all went to cut bamboo to make bamboo rafts.

There is strength in numbers. Just think about the fact that a bamboo raft costs 10 taels of silver.

Highly motivated.

By night, 17 more bamboo rafts were made.

With the 19 rafts plus the previous 6, there are now 25 rafts in the village. Zhao Yuanlan and his army can definitely make it through.

So we decided to start crossing the river tomorrow.

Zhao Yuanlan gave orders to pull the supplies and horses over first, and then leave enough food for the people here to last for three days.

A further group of guards passed by.

After packing up, we waited to cross the river the next day.

Zhao Yuanzhen was worried that the food in the military camp was not good, so she asked him to come to her house for dinner.

Zhao Yuanlan also wanted to spend more time with his sister, after all, they hadn't seen each other for more than 20 years, so he agreed.

Zhao Yuanzhen was thinking about what ingredients to use that would not arouse suspicion and would be delicious.

There are some ingredients at home. I can make bamboo shoots fried with meat, mutton fried with wild onions and eggs, bacon fried with cabbage, and deep-fried horse meat. I will go and kill two chickens and make spicy chicken. The peppers can be wild vegetables picked from the mountains. I will stir-fry the wild vegetables and fat that I dried before. I will wash some fruits. Zhao Yuanlan also likes to eat the Nanguo pear.

The staple food is steamed rice.

Okay, that's it.

Zhao Yuanzhen took the ingredients and handed them to Qian Xiaohui, and told her the recipe. She said she would be satisfied with the task.

In the evening, everyone chatted and laughed and clinked glasses.

Zhao Yuanlan said that he had his own house in Kaifeng Prefecture, but it was not very big, with two courtyards. It was given to him by the third prince.

But he usually doesn't stay there very often, so he thought that this time his sister and the others could go and stay with him.

"Brother, aren't we planning to settle down in the capital city?"

"Where are you going then? Don't you want to live with Big Brother?"

Zhao Yuanlan was a little sad.

"No, brother, we haven't decided where to go yet, but if you are in the capital, we can find a village in the suburbs of the capital and settle down there.

I originally wanted to go to the south, but now the weather is getting colder and colder, and the villagers can't stand the cold, so I want to build a home. Besides, I found you now, and you are also in the capital. Xin Shu and Zi Jin will also go to the capital to study for the imperial examinations, so I will follow the village. I just don't know if the suburbs can accept us refugees."

After considering many factors, Zhao Yuanzhen finally decided to follow the village and find a village near the outskirts of Beijing to settle down.

"Don't worry about that. I'll ask someone to find out where in the suburbs of Beijing has good land and arrange for you to go there. Even if the court doesn't want to accommodate you, I can ask the Third Prince for an order and we can still arrange for you."

Zhao Yuanlan felt that this was not a big deal, and he would find a better village for his sister to settle down. After all, the suburbs of Beijing were not far from the capital, so he could see his sister anytime.

"That's good. I'd like to thank you in advance, big brother."

Then he used tea instead of wine and toasted Zhao Yuanlan with a glass of wine.

"We are a family, and you are still polite to me."

"Got it, big brother. I'll buy a large piece of land and build more houses, including one for you."

"Hahaha, fine then, big brother, I'll accept your offer without hesitation. I'll go and live there when I'm free. I'll go find some skilled and fast craftsmen to build a house for you later."

"Okay, big brother! I'll leave it to you. We are unfamiliar with the place and don't know who to turn to."

Everyone was happily imagining their plans for after settling down.

Zhang Sandao and Sun Zhang came over.

"Second brother, this is your eldest brother, your mother and I came to see him."

"Dad, Mom, please sit down. Have you eaten yet? This is my eldest brother, Zhao Yuanlan."

Sun Zhang and Zhang Sandao sat down.

"I've had dinner. I was cutting bamboo across the street yesterday and didn't get to see your elder brother, so I came to see him today. When you got married, your elder brother wasn't at home, and we didn't see your family either. Now that your family is here, your mother and I should treat them well.

But since he is fleeing from famine, there is nothing much to offer at home, and I am afraid that I cannot entertain him well enough, so I came here first to take a look, and when we have settled down in the future, I will invite the child’s uncle to our home and entertain him well.”

Zhang Sandao really felt that they were all Lao Er's family members, honored guests, but there was really no good food at home. But the etiquette and words could not be missed. So he had to come and see, meet people, and get to know the family.

"You are too polite, uncle. We are all family. No need to be polite. I have seen how good you are to me. I have been grateful for your care over the years."

"What are you talking about? It is our Zhang family's responsibility to take care of her. After all, your daughter is a good girl who married into our Zhang family. We can't bully her, right?"

Blah blah blah… Blah blah blah…

The two of them became more and more cheerful as they talked, and finally, unable to resist the urging to drink, Zhang Sandao and Zhao Yuanlan began to drink together.

Zhao Yuanlan's alcohol tolerance is really good. He made Zhang Sandao fall down drunk, but he was still fine. His sons and daughters-in-law were all very surprised. The difference between uncle and mother is too big.

One can drink a thousand cups without falling, while the other can fall after just one cup.

Since Zhang Xinnian and Zhang Xinbai had also been drinking, she found two people to send Zhao Yuanlan back.

Then Zhang Sandao was sent back as well.

The next day was another day of getting up early because I had to make money again.

Since the number of various goods, horses, carriages, and people was already known, Zhao Yuanzhen simply calculated according to the integers given by Zhao Yuanlan.

There is no need to keep accounts, just load the goods directly.

I am busy from six in the morning until I am out of sight at night.

By noon on the third day, Zhao Yuanlan's army had successfully crossed the river.

Everyone was very tired after working from dawn to dusk for the past three days, so we decided to rest for the afternoon and continue our march tomorrow.

Zhao Yuanlan was anxious to go back and ask the Third Prince to recruit people to intercept Hu's weapons, so he left first.

Before leaving, he told Zhao Yuanzhen that if they couldn't get in when they went to the capital, they should go to the Third Prince's Mansion to find him, and he would first find out which place would be better.

Apply for them.

Zhao Yuanzhen agreed.

Then he asked Zhao Yuanlan if he needed to build another bamboo raft!

Because in a few days, there will definitely be more troops and supplies to hijack weapons than this time!

Zhao Yuanlan thought that the Third Prince would definitely agree. After all, 10 weapons would require at least 5 men. After all, they were going to Taiyuan Prefecture, the Sixth Prince's residence. It would not be safe to have too few troops.

Tell Zhao Yuanzhen to build 25 more bamboo rafts. Then we will have 50 bamboo rafts, light more torches, and rush across day and night. It should take about 2 days.

Zhao Yuanzhen said she understood. Then they left some people here to wait for them.

Then the two said goodbye and Zhao Yuanlan left.

Before leaving, the military envoy came to settle the money with Zhao Yuanzhen and others.

Everyone was very excited.

Zhao Yuanzhen calculated quickly.

A total of 19 new rafts were built, which cost 190 taels.

人X10+马匹1500匹X50+马车150辆X50+物资40W斤/100斤X10=文

Converted into silver, it is 332.5 taels of silver.

Add the money for making the bamboo raft to get 332.5+190=522.5

The emissary readily gave 525 taels of silver and asked Zhao Yuanzhen and his men to write a receipt. Then he took it and left.

Everyone jumped for joy when they saw the 500-liang silver note and five 5-liang silver ingots.

In four days, their village earned 525 taels of silver.

Get rich overnight!

The village chief said that when they found the resettlement place, they would convert the money into silver and distribute it to everyone. No one had any objection.

Zhao Yuanzhen told everyone what she had said to Zhao Yuanlan.

"I discussed it with my eldest brother, and we will go to Kaifeng Prefecture and then find a village in the suburbs of Beijing to settle down."

"Really? Are we finally going to settle down?"

"That's right, it's still the capital. Will we also be considered as people from the capital from now on?"

"Qinghe family, did your brother really tell you that? Can he arrange so many of us in the suburbs of Beijing?"

"Yes, Grandpa Village Chief, my eldest brother said he would try his best to choose a better place to settle us all."

"Yeah! That's great!"

"We're going to have a home!"

Everyone cheered and celebrated! They were much happier than when they made money just now.

"One more thing. Their army will have to cross the river in a few days, so we have to keep some people here to continue making rafts. The silver and money will be the same as this time."

"Can I still make money? Then I'll stay."

"I want to stay too!"

"I can too!"

Everyone was very active and no one shirked their responsibility.

Although the money was divided equally among the 52 households in the village, no one cheated when working, and everyone tried their best to do the most work.

There are also many people who want to stay after registering this time.