Time Travel: Remarrying a Little Wolf Dog

Chapter 161 Transporting Grain

It is definitely not possible to transport food during the day.

We can only wait until a dark and windy night.

Only under the cover of darkness can the food transfer be achieved silently.

Moreover, ox carts cannot be used in this process because they make a lot of noise.

We can only rely on manpower and carry it one stone at a time.

The operation usually started with Su Erlang going out from the back door first and clearing the way outside.

He first walked along the road and came to the alley.

Once he meets someone, he will immediately avoid them and send a message to Su Yan who is following behind.

Su Yan, who was in charge of roaming, would pass the message to He An who was carrying the load.

And took He An to find a secluded and deserted place to hide.

After the person has passed, she will make sure that he or she has completely gone far away.

Then come back and inform He An to continue moving forward.

Fortunately, people don’t like to go out at night, especially during these unstable times.

The shop is only three alleys away from the new house, so it’s not too far overall.

But such a highly tense grain transportation system is unsustainable even with Su Erlang and He An switching back and forth.

It is still a huge challenge to mental and physical strength.

Su Yan couldn't bear to see He An and Su Erlang panting and sweating, with dark circles under their eyes from working all night for the past few days.

She was somewhat doubtful whether what she was doing was right.

She is a time traveler, but who says that time travelers can predict everything correctly?

If she was overthinking this time, then all the efforts during this period would be completely in vain.

She poured another cup of tea for the two of them, and hesitantly whispered, "...or let's just forget it. I heard from my grandmother that the number of disaster victims coming here every day has been slowly decreasing over the past two days."

"Maybe I'm just thinking too much."

He An gulped down his tea in one breath, gently put down the cup, and lowered his voice, saying, "Recently, there are indeed many more disaster victims on the streets. During the day, I watched with a cold eye, and there were really a lot of fights and petty thefts."

Su Erlang, who had just finished his tea, also interrupted quietly, "It's true. The guy who sells buns on our street was sneaked into his house in the middle of the night a few days ago."

"Although they didn't steal any money, they did carry away two bags of flour from their house."

"That was enough for their family to make dumplings for half a month, and it was all stolen in an instant."

"The couple cried and screamed in the street the next day. I heard they even reported the case to the police."

"But now there are so many strangers coming in and out every day, who knows who stole it?"

"It can only be left unresolved."

Su Yan also knew about this matter. She heard it from the maids in the old house gossiping privately.

It was this incident that made her feel that the situation was even worse.

At the same time, they were also worried that if they were discovered transporting grain in the middle of the night, they would be targeted immediately.

It's really too dangerous.

Because of this, Su Yan even considered that it might not be possible to use He Grandmother's ox cart to transport the goods.

At least it's fast, it will be done in a day or two.

The timeline will not be too long, and the danger will definitely be greatly reduced.

But He An denied it at that time, "Haven't you tried it before? The road in our alley is not as smooth as the main road."

"Using a cart frame to pull it, let alone a full load of food, even if it's just one or two people, the noise is too loud."

"That was during the day. If it was late at night when everyone was asleep, the sound would be more obvious."

Su Yan also knew this, but she was really anxious about the extended timeline.

And in order to transport more, we have to spend more time at night.

In order not to attract attention during the day, He An and Su Erlang could only continue to work in the store.

At the end of the day, Su Yan was fine, but He An and Su Erlang could only sleep for less than two hours a day.

The dark circles under the eyes became visibly darker.

Su Yan had to cover them up with powder every morning before letting them go out.

Thinking of this, Su Yan looked at He An and Su Erlang. The powder on their faces had long been soaked with sweat and had all fallen off.

Su Yan went out to get a basin of water for the two to wash their faces, and then sat beside them quietly to accompany them to catch their breath.

He An and Su Erlang didn't rest for too long. When they felt it was about time, they stood up and continued working.

They continued like this for several nights in a row, and finally delivered most of the food in the store to the west wing of the new house.

The next step was to dig a hole, and Su Yan could help with that. The three of them worked very quietly, and in less than ten days, they had dug a hole that was two meters deep and five meters wide.

Then put all the food in there and there will still be some space left.

Now that the matter was over, Su Yan and the other two could finally have a good rest for a few days.

December

At this time of year in previous years, people would start preparing for the New Year.

But this year, due to the disaster victims, the atmosphere in the county is a bit tense.

Grain shops were the first to get the news, and before most people could react, they had already quietly raised prices.

Once food prices go up, other businesses will inevitably be affected.

Even the vegetable business in Su Yan's store is getting worse day by day.

Fortunately, her shop has gained a good reputation over the past year and the quality of the vegetables is good, so although there has been some impact, it is not too much.

But as the number of disaster victims increased, Su Yan had seen more than once some ragged people wandering around the paths and alleys, trying to inquire about the situation of each family.

They would also take advantage of the time when some of the women were out to rob them of their money.

After the third robbery, the neighbors around Su Yan began to close their doors.

Women and children are not allowed to go out easily. Even if it is necessary, men will always accompany them.

As for Su Yan, she was taken back to the old house by He's grandmother overnight after the first incident.

Fortunately, they had already dug a hole in the yard and stored all the food.

Of course, the food is not only stored in the cave, Su Yan also stored it under the beds, on the beams, in the cabinets, under the stoves in each room...

She saved some everywhere she could think of.

It was because all possible preparations had been made here that Su Yan did not refuse when Grandmother He asked her to return to the old house.

I simply packed up some things and went back with Dudu.

After Su Yan returned to the He family, she took the initiative to take over the He family's backyard.

It wasn't for anything else, it's just that Grandmother He is old and has had too many things going on recently. She couldn't take it all at once and fell ill.

It's not a very serious illness, but for someone of her age, any minor illness cannot be ignored.

Therefore, Su Yan took the initiative to stir up various affairs in the He family's inner house.

In fact, at this time not only the He family was terrified, but the servants were even more frightened.

The strings in my head are always tense, for fear of doing something wrong.

It was discovered that Cuilan did not dare to rest for a moment. After taking care of Grandma He, she actually cleaned her room inside and out.

She wiped everything spotlessly clean, even the footstool beside the bed, for which she knelt on the ground and wiped it bit by bit until it sparkled.

Su Yan knew that the servants of the He family were too nervous.

After a little thought, she understood.

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