Traveling through life as a widow: six sons to support her in her old age

Chapter 110 Is her cooking bad?

Lan Qiyan wiped his machete again. It cost him five taels of silver.

The pain is so severe that it hurts to the bone marrow.

Old Mrs. Yu looked at her daughter-in-law's serious face and the tightly grasped knife. She turned and went to the kitchen, and came out with the kitchen knife in her hand.

"Xiao Qi and Xiao Mian, if someone really breaks in later, you two should take your mother to the cellar. There is compost there and they won't search it.

These people came here to steal food and clothes, and they will leave once they have taken these.”

Old Mrs. Yu was still worried about one issue. If Yanyan still looked the same as when she first arrived, she would not be worried at all.

But it’s not the case now. Even when she’s wearing ragged clothes you can tell she has a good figure. In her words, it’s a figure that’s good for childbearing.

A big butt can give birth, and there is enough food for the babies.

Although her skin is still a little darker, there is no pimple on her face anymore. It looks smooth and shiny, and her facial features are quite delicate if you look closely.

Those were refugees, including men, women, young and old, including men.

Old Mrs. Yu was extremely anxious. She didn't know how to protect Yanyan and the children's safety.

Lan Qiyan was getting anxious, "Why haven't they come back yet? Something must have happened. I'll go out and take a look."

"Mom, let's go out and take a look."

"If two of you can't come back, then you two can go out too. If four of you can't come back, how can I explain to your eldest brother?"

"Yanyan, I'm going out."

"Mom, you stay home and look after them. I'll be back soon." Just as he finished speaking, there was a commotion outside.

Several people looked alert, and Yuqi and Yumian also picked up a stone and waited for an opportunity to act.

Lan Qiyan was guarding the door, with the machete in his hand ready to attack.

He only heard a lot of footsteps, but no one knocked on the door. Lan Qiyan looked through the crack in the door and saw so many people, too many.

When a large group of refugees passed through the Yushi Village, Lan Qiyan broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he did not go up the mountain, otherwise he might have been eaten to pieces.

Yu Xiu and Yu Lin did not come back until the last refugee was out of sight, their legs numb from squatting.

Yu Xiu called out to the door anxiously, "Mom, open the door."

Lan Qiyan opened the door immediately and said, "Are you two okay?" Then he pulled the two children in and locked the door again.

The two children could no longer stand, so Yu Xiu leaned her entire body on her back, and Old Lady Yu picked up Yu Lin.

"Old Four, give us some water." Yu Xiu said weakly.

"What's going on?" Old Mrs. Yu was almost dying of anxiety.

After they finished drinking the water, Yu Xiu finally recovered and said, "Let's go inside and talk."

Lan Qiyan handed the machete to Yu Qi who was standing beside him, and helped Yu Xiu into the main room.

The two children sat on the warm kang, and it took a while for their faces to turn from purple to normal.

Yu Xiu organized his words and said, "Mom, when our brother went out, there was no one outside.

I didn’t dare to knock on the door when I got to the village chief’s house, and when I tried to climb the wall, my brother pulled me and ran away.”

Yulin took over the conversation, "Mom, I saw two men looking at us in the alley opposite the village chief's door.

They were staring straight at me, and they were so dark and thin that I was shocked.

They instinctively pulled their second brother and ran. Maybe they didn't have much strength, so they stopped halfway and turned back.

My second brother and I have been living in Wang the Hunter’s old house until now.

Fortunately, the village chief brought the soldiers back, otherwise our life would be really difficult."

Old Lady Yu cried with joy, "It's okay, it's okay now, everything is fine, we can live a normal life."

Lan Qiyan thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to the village chief's house later. He has worked hard, too."

The family nodded.

In the evening, Lan Qiyan went to the village chief's house with five eggs and two kilograms of rice, saying that he wanted to thank the village chief for his great kindness.

The village head's wife held Old Lady Yu's hand and said, "Sister-in-law, you don't know, but I have been worried ever since the father and son left.

I don’t know what to say, I’m so worried.” Then he hugged Old Lady Yu and cried out of breath.

The village chief knocked on the head of the bed and said, "Shut up and stop crying. People who don't know would think I'm dead. Why are you crying? Am I not coming back now?"

Lan Qiyan walked over and said, "Uncle, Cousin Yu, you are the saviors of Yushi Village. Thank you for your hard work."

The village chief waved his hand and said, "My child, I feel warm in my heart when someone says this.

I have been the village chief for decades, and this is the first time I encountered refugees. You don’t know how nervous I was too.

What if we can’t get into the provincial government, or if they don’t care? Then we in Yushi Village will have no way to survive.

When the governor of the prefecture received us, I was worried that he would ask our Yushi Village to accept these refugees.

Our village simply cannot accommodate them. What shall we do if they refuse to obey us?

I didn't even think about coming back, but fortunately the governor sent two teams of officials to take them away and report to the higher authorities."

"Master, where do you think they will be placed?"

The village chief glanced at his son, and Yu Tang said, "The governor said that there is a deserted village next door, so we will resettle them there first."

"A deserted village? How can there still be a deserted village nowadays?"

"Alas, you just got married and have never been outside. That village was destroyed by bandits before.

The bandits and horse thieves have all been wiped out by Prince Anyang, so they don’t need to worry anymore. It’s a big village and can accommodate all those people.”

Lan Qiyan nodded. "This is a good arrangement. As long as they don't harm innocent people, we don't have to worry."

They were still chatting at the village chief's house and learned that Lan Qiyan's family had gone to the village chief's house, and other families in the village had also come with things.

If there was no village chief, they really wouldn't know what to do.

The village chief's wife was not polite either. God knows her whole family was almost scared to death.

After returning from the village chief's house, Lan Qiyan walked along the country road, where smoke was rising from every household.

This feeling of happiness after surviving a disaster is incomparable.

They gamble on the humanity of the refugees.

The refugees gambled on their kindness.

Everyone was prepared, but no one took action.

No casualties or injuries were caused and the matter was resolved perfectly.

Lan Qiyan's impression of this governor improved a lot.

"Mom, I'm hungry. I'm so scared that I'm about to poop." Yu Xiu suddenly yelled.

"Cook for my mother when she gets home."

"Who's cooking?" Yu Xiu asked uncertainly.