From the market news provided by the cook and Chuntao every day, Su Yan knew that the situation outside was becoming more and more chaotic.

Those victims who came later, unable to get food in the county, gathered together and started stealing and robbing.

Although he was eventually captured by the bailiffs, the process still gave Su Yan the chills.

Su Yan felt that there was no time to delay and she had to send Su Erlang back immediately.

If it was any later, Su Yan was worried that she wouldn't be able to go back.

But at this time, Su Yan was definitely worried about letting Su Erlang go back alone.

But if he asked He An to send him off, he would be alone when he came back, and Su Yan was worried.

In the end, he picked two strong servants from the old house and sent Su Erlang back together.

Before leaving, Su Yan specially called Su Erlang to the old house for a meal. After saying goodbye to Grandpa He and Grandma He, she pulled him into her room.

He whispered, "There are fewer disaster victims now, and they all go to the county to make a living, so the village should be fine."

"But you must not take it lightly. You know how we prepare here. Go home and prepare with your parents."

"Remember to carry people on your back!"

After thinking about it, she gave another special reminder, "Don't even tell grandpa and grandma! You can remind them, but don't tell them about the situation at home."

Su Erlang said seriously: "I know!"

"Also, you can tell Grandpa and Grandma about the situation in the county and ask them to discuss with the clan leader to see if we should use all the strength of the clan to buy some food now."

"Just think of it as public food for everyone. If there is a real crisis, the tribe will have food to save everyone."

"When you go back this time, we won't ask you to come back. Don't come to the county easily again. When this period is over and the store opens for business in the new year, I will send someone to tell you to come over."

"In addition, if the situation gets really bad later, the clan can organize a self-defense team, just like the He family is doing now, patrolling the village."

"If the situation gets worse, don't hesitate to escape to the mountains and come down when the situation gets better!"

"Some food can also be stored in the mountains in advance..."

......

Thinking that there might be a lack of information between the county and the countryside in the future, Su Yan wanted to consider all the possibilities at once.

Tell Su Erlang everything.

Su Erlang had never experienced such a thing before. Now, no matter what Su Yan said, he wished he had two ears to remember it!

I even felt a little angry that I didn't read any books, otherwise I would have been able to write it down word for word.

Fortunately, although he didn't write it down in the end, he still remembered most of it.

Seeing that it was getting late, Su Yan had already said everything he needed to say and could remember.

He took out the silver that he had prepared long ago and handed it to him, "This is your salary for this month."

Su Erlang took it, weighed it, was stunned, and quickly said, "Sister, you gave too much! Take it back quickly, my brother-in-law will be unhappy if he finds out."

Su Yan: "Don't worry, I have discussed with Ah An, this amount is what you deserve."

"We have been working with you day and night these days. We all know how exhausting it is."

"We actually wanted to give you some food to take back with you, but we were afraid that it would be too conspicuous and someone might notice you on the way, so we can only exchange it for silver."

After explaining, she said goodbye to Su Erlang, "Okay, that's it, hurry up and go with your brother-in-law, and be sure to be safe on the road."

After sending Su Erlang to He An who was driving, Su Yan once again warned him, "You must take the main road! It's better to take a longer route than to take a shortcut."

Seeing that He An and Su Erlang had taken note of it, she waved her hand and asked them to leave.

Only after watching the ox cart carrying three people disappear around the corner did Su Yan go back and wait with a worried look on his face.

Two hours later, He An returned safely with his servants, and Su Yan finally felt relieved.

In mid-December, the county magistrate took decisive action and sent yamen runners to patrol the county day and night.

Soon, fights, thefts and robberies in the entire county decreased significantly.

The number of disaster victims in the county seems to have entered a stable period, not increasing much, but certainly not decreasing either.

The county has entered a period of balance.

The county magistrate organized the wealthy families in the county to donate grain and make porridge for the victims.

The victims no longer dared to commit crimes frequently and disrupt local order.

After seeing this, the people in the county could finally go shopping for the New Year with peace of mind.

This year has been full of twists and turns. The summer harvest was poor, and then there was disaster victims causing trouble.

Some superstitious people even wonder if they didn’t burn enough incense to their ancestors last year and that their ancestors forgot to bless them.

In order to get rid of bad luck, and also to let the ancestors in the underground bless the country with peace and prosperity in the coming year.

Everyone, rich or poor.

Everyone tried their best to make this New Year's Eve lively and exciting.

The He clan was even more so, using the most solemn five-animal ceremony.

Whole pig, whole chicken, whole lamb, whole cow, whole fish

Worship the gods of heaven and earth.

Three animals were also used.

Pig head, cow head, sheep head

Worship your ancestors.

All the He clan members knelt devoutly in the ancestral hall and listened attentively to the prayers recited by the clan leader.

Finally, under the leadership of the clan leader, they first knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to the statue of the Jade Emperor, praying devoutly to the god for good weather and good harvests in the coming year.

Then they kowtow to their ancestors and pray for prosperity and peace for the family.

There are so many members of the He family that the ancestral hall cannot accommodate them all and they have to line up far outside.

This is also one of the reasons why the tribe has not held such a grand sacrificial ceremony in recent years.

After the worship and prayer, Grandfather He took his son, grandson and great-grandson home.

Grandma He has already brought people to the house and prepared a table full of New Year’s Eve dinner.

Seeing them come back, she quickly asked the maid to serve the dishes, and everyone started to eat happily.

New Year's Day

As usual, each family visits each other to wish each other a happy new year.

However, Su Yan was unable to go last year due to her pregnancy, so this year she can finally go with Aunt He and Aunt He San.

With Dudu.

The first house they went to was Uncle He Qi's house, which lived not far away, to wish New Year's greetings to Grandma He Er.

Su Yan followed He Dasao with some excitement, and next to her were He Ersao and He Sansao, who were of the same generation.

As for Aunt He and Aunt He San, they were in the row in front of them.

He's mother and He's fourth sister-in-law were separated from them by several people.

Everyone lined up to enter through the main gate, and Grandma He was already standing in the yard waiting.

Seeing her, everyone began to bow and greet her tacitly, "Second Aunt (Second Aunt/Second...), Happy New Year! I wish Second Aunt (Second Aunt/Second...) good fortune and a long life!"

Then kneel down and kowtow to wish a happy new year.

Grandma He had taught Su Yan all these yesterday, so she did them very well.

When it was over, it was a bit difficult to stand up while holding Dudu.

Mrs. He, who was standing next to her, reached out and secretly helped her.

Grandma He Er was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. She helped the people standing in front of her and said, "Happy New Year to everyone. Everything is fine, everything is fine!"

She looked at the little girls following in the last row, turned around and waved to the servants to bring over a plate of red envelopes, then waved to the little girls to come forward.

"Come, come, Second Grandma is giving you red envelopes!"

"Take this red envelope, and you will have a good meal, grow taller, and be more beautiful next year!"

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