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

"Dad, let's take my second brother away."

"It's safe for you guys to go together, but I'm worried about Yu Xiu going back. It's inevitable that someone will take advantage of him."

"Then he..."

“Your second brother can’t learn much knowledge, so I let him learn martial arts, and your mother will teach him some eating skills.

In the future, all you need to do is to ensure that he is safe and sound. Don't ask for anything else.

The emperor's intention is very clear, you must be extremely careful when you return.

He got rid of the donkey too quickly, first it was me, then the Xie family, Yuan Xiao and others were forced to become prostitutes.

As for Yulin and Yumian, he might want you two to kill each other, otherwise he can't sleep."

"Dad, we can't hide under your and mom's wings forever. He has a plan, and we are not cowards. We are waiting for our son to take you back to the capital."

"Okay, your mother and I will wait."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lan Qiyan pushed the door open and said, "Sons, come and have a chat with mom."

Outside the house, yellow sand fills the sky; inside the house, everyone is happy!

"Mom, I'm hungry." Accompanied by the rumbling sound of his stomach.

Lan Qiyan's face turned black. She had been spitting for a long time. Yu Qi and Yu Mian were almost taking notes with paper and pen, but this guy was drowsy. After he finally woke up, he said he was hungry.

Lan Qiyan went out for a while and came back with a roast chicken in his hand. "Eat while I give your brothers some advice."

Yu Xiu held the roast chicken in his arms and said, "Mom, how many sentences have you arranged? They are still young. Can they remember them?"

"Do you think everyone is like you, unable to remember this or that?"

"If you ask me, let dad get some money, and mom get some cannons, and then we can just bombard the palace."

Lan Qiyan went up and kicked him, "If only everything were as simple as you said."

"Cut the Gordian knot. The more cautious you are, the more opportunities the enemy will take advantage of you."

"Yulin hasn't grown up yet. This is the most important reason."

"The sixth child is 10 years old now, almost."

"Enjoy your roast chicken."

"Okay, mother."

Yu Xiu was very sad. Why didn't anyone listen to her advice? Roast chicken was still delicious.

As she finished chewing the last chicken bone, their conversation ended.

When he woke up, the people were gone. Yu Xiu was sad for a few seconds before being called away by the children.

"Look, how can his character stay in the capital?"

"Mom, thank you for taking care of my second brother."

Lan Qiyan waved his hands and said, "We are not tired, you guys are the hardest.

Remember, we can endure hardship, but not too much hardship; we can suffer injustice, but not too much injustice.

If they go too far, take those things out and let your dad fight back and clean up your mess."

"Don't worry, mom. We understand."

"Okay, everything that needs to be arranged has been arranged. You know what's going on."

……

After one night, the two children set off back to Beijing, and Yu Xiu saw them off for a long distance with tears and snot.

Lan Qiyan saw that he came back not long after, and was very curious, "Why don't you see him off a little longer?"

"Mom, I can't send it anymore. I've already got a mouthful of sand. If you send it any more, I'll be buried in the sand."

"Haha, then your feelings towards your brothers are just like this."

"Mom, you are so embarrassed to say that to me. Didn't you not even send me one step?"

"I was afraid that they would not be happy to go back. Although the rules in Beijing are complicated, at least they can learn a lot. Although it is free here, there is nothing to do every day except looking at the sand."

"Mom, why don't you let me go back?"

"Huh, you have that brain."

Yu Xiu curled his lips, "Isn't it because my mother is not smart enough that she came here?"

Lan Qiyan hasn't beaten his children for a long time. Those were all darlings, and this one had thick skin and tough flesh, so he could definitely be beaten.

When Yu Zian came back, Yu Xiu had already been beaten.

He glanced at his pitiful son and kindly comforted him, "Your mother has been emotionally unstable recently, so be careful with your words."

"Dad, my mother's mood is unstable because you are incompetent, otherwise my mother would still be living a luxurious life in the capital."

So Yu Xiu got beaten again!

Mixed doubles, even coptis chinensis is not as bitter as this one.

Lan Qiyan was now next to the window. He opened it a crack and got his face covered with sand.

Other people have long since adapted to this kind of weather, but she can't at all.

"Come over here."

"Mom, if you want to fart, just fart. I'm in pain all over and can't come."

"I don't think you're in pain yet."

"Mom, tell me."

"There are several families here, not counting the officers and soldiers guarding them."

"Thirty-five households, that was the number at first, but then too many people died of starvation, disease, or suicide, so now there are only twenty-five left."

"How many people are there in total?"

"63 people."

"Mom has a task for you."

"What's the reward?"

Yu Zian kicked him and asked, "What's the benefit of working for your mother?"

"You two are really stingy, you want the horse to run, but you don't give it grass to eat."

"A roast chicken." Lan Qiyan said.

Yu Xiu was overjoyed, "Mom, you are so handsome. Mom, you tell me, I will do it right away."

Lan Qiyan walked over and said, "Son, why are you like this..."

The two of them whispered for a while, and Yu Xiu took a cloak and went out.

Yu Zian sighed, "Yan'er, do you think it will work? Will they cooperate if they don't see any hope?"

“If they don’t see hope, we give them hope.”

"What if it can't be fulfilled?"

"Why can't it be fulfilled? Happiness is achieved through hard work. As long as we have hope, we can at least improve the environment here."

"Yan'er, do you know that they are all descendants of criminals? They are not allowed to return to the capital for the rest of their lives, and they cannot leave this desert."

"I know. We can't return to the capital without being summoned, so we have to improve the environment here first. At least we can live more comfortably."

"Yan'er, to be honest, they have no food, they are all pale and skinny, and they don't have the energy to work at all."

"That's easy. Each household will be given 10 kilograms of food per person per month, and extra rewards for over-doing."

"You need silver to provide food, right? We don't have enough silver. Apart from the people taken away by Yuqi and his men, there are still more than a hundred brothers left without families."

Lan Qiyan glanced at Yu Zian dimly, "Your role will soon be reflected."

Yu Zian had a bad feeling. Did she want him to do his old job?

Lan Qiyan counted the silver and found that after purchasing sophisticated equipment, he still had more than two hundred taels left. This investment was quite large.

Looking at the room full of weapons, Yu Zi'an was excited, "Yan'er, where did you get these muskets and crossbows? How much silver do you need? Where did you get so much money?"

Lan Qiyan smiled. This was the first big surprise she left for the nobles in the capital. She wondered how happy they would be when they saw that their warehouses had become a pile of scrap metal.

If it weren't for the lack of time, she would have replaced all the treasures in the palace.