Plane Trading: A Peasant Girl Escapes from Famine and Becomes Rich Enough of a Nation

The group of four hurried forward, so it was understandable that they couldn't find anyone here. After all, they set out so late, so it was normal that others had walked far away.

So next, they had to hurry even more, stopping and walking along the way. If the horses couldn't bear it during the day, they would find a shade under a tree to rest, and then continue on their journey at night when it was cooler.

They came across two towns on the way, and Su Qiuyi went in to look for them again. He asked around, but when he got no results, he hurried on his way.

After five days, they had almost finished the dry food they brought with them, and the pickles were long gone.

"Yiyi, from now on we only need to eat one meal a day. Our dry food is almost gone. We can't go on like this!" Su Xiaofang looked at the few biscuits left in the cloth bag with some worry.

They eat three meals a day, and they eat on time as long as there is no one around. Although they only eat sesame cakes and drink cold water, it is much better than those refugees who tighten their belts.

No need to walk, and there is plenty of water and dry food.

But the consequence of eating like this is that the dry food we brought is almost gone.

"It's okay, I'll find a way!" Su Qiuyi shook his head, "How can I have the energy to travel if I don't eat?"

"But... we've come so far, there are fewer and fewer refugees, and there's no news at all. Could it be that we've gone in the wrong direction?"

Su Xiaofang looked puzzled. Logically speaking, they had been traveling day and night, and with the carriage, they should have caught up long ago.

Even if the Li family had a carriage, it was understandable that they could not catch up, but it was impossible that they could not catch up with the villagers or even the village leaders!

Su Qiuyi also started to think. The weather was really too hot. They looked at a few trees on the roadside to take a rest under the shade, but when they looked around, they didn't see many refugees.

The area affected by the drought is not small, and the number of refugees added together should be considerable.

In the first few days, they occasionally encountered groups of refugees, who were rushing to the capital with their families.

But now that we have been out for so long, the refugees have disappeared. This is a bit strange.

The people from Houshan Village and the refugees from Qinghe Town who left three days earlier than them should have met them long ago.

"Let's walk a little further. We're almost at the next city. Maybe we'll be lucky enough to find my sister there!"

Su Qiuyi thought about it and still felt that maybe the Li family did not leave with the group of refugees. They had servants and maids to take care of them, so what did they have to be afraid of?

"Yes, Yiyi is right. I also think we need to move forward!"

Finally, after much discussion, the family decided that they should move forward instead of changing direction to look for them. Even though there were no more refugees on the road, it did not prove that the Li family was not ahead.

After making the decision, Su Qiuyi looked around again and found a forest on the right. It was not affected by the drought. The leaves were still green, lush and very hidden. She pointed at the forest.

"Let's stay in the woods for the night. There are no refugees nearby, so it's safer. The woods are also hidden, so we can cook a meal here. We haven't had a hot meal in days!"

She was a little scared of eating dry food. The hard-to-swallow steamed buns were paired with cold water. She could still eat a bite of pickles in the first few days, but later when there were no pickles anymore, she suffered even more.

When they heard that they could cook, the other three were also interested, and Su Lao San also nodded in agreement.

So the carriage rushed into the woods. Once in the woods, the cool feeling made Su Qiuyi want to never leave.

The carriage went in for a distance and then stopped at a flat area in the middle of the forest. The carriage was unloaded and the horses were tied to a thick tree.

The rope was quite long, so when the horse had nothing to do, it lowered its head and looked for grass to eat around it.

Along the way, it could only eat corn stalks, rice stalks and other things that died of drought, and did not eat a single piece of grass. It would definitely eat some of the grass in the forest.

Without caring about the horses, the four of them started to set up the pot on a stand. After Su Qiuyi put water in the pot, they went to find a pile of dry branches and lit the fire.

Then, Su Qiuyi took out a chicken that had been thawed early in the morning from the space. Under the three people's saliva-swallowing or distressed gazes, he chopped it into small pieces, washed both sides luxuriously, and then put it into the pot to stew.

The only seasoning was salt. She put in the appropriate amount of salt and stewed it for a while, then took out the rice.

Due to limited outdoor conditions, Su Qiuyi simply washed the rice and put it into the chicken soup to cook together.

"Yiyi, the fragrance is so strong. Auntie is afraid that there might be refugees around who will come and grab it..."

While burning the fire, Su Xiaofang kept looking around, she was very worried.

The truth is that they have to hide everything they eat and drink during the journey, it has become a habit.

Su Qiuyi was not sure either, so she could only comfort her aunt, "It shouldn't be. We haven't seen many refugees all day, and no one should dare to come into this forest! Don't worry, aunt!"

Su Xiaofang was still worried and kept nagging, "Your father is the same. Can't he just sit in the car? He has to run around! What if he bumps into someone? Wouldn't he be exposed?"

When Su Mingyue heard her aunt's chatter, she ran over to speak for her father, "Aunt, Dad is not running around. I saw him right over there, and he seemed to be using him as a crutch!"

"Well, Dad just asked me for the kitchen knife and left. My second sister is right. He should have gone to make a crutch!" Su Qiuyi agreed with her sister.

"You two, just protect your father. Yueyue, go call your father back quickly. If you want to use crutches, you have to do it in the car!"

Su Mingyue did not leave immediately, but turned to look at her sister with a questioning look.

In her heart, although she had to listen to her aunt, her sister's words were the final decision. Along the way, her sister had become the backbone of the group. Even her father had to ask her sister's opinion, so she had to ask even more.

Su Qiuyi saw her sister's questioning look and nodded, "Go! You keep an eye on it. If there's anyone around, come back quickly!"

After saying that, seeing her sister running away, Su Qiuyi started chatting with her aunt. Although they were talking, their eyes were not idle, observing everything around them.

After a while, when the chicken porridge in the pot was almost cooked, Su Laosan and his daughter came back.

In Su Laosan's hand was the newly made crutch.

Su Qiuyi looked over and found that people with carpentry skills were different. Not only was the crutch finished, but patterns were also carved on it. It looked pretty good.

"Third brother, go sit down quickly! You said you are not a child anymore, why are you so troublesome? Why are you running around?"

Su Xiaofang saw that her brother had just returned. Fortunately, no one saw anything, but she was still very worried and said a few words.

Su Laosan took a few steps with a cane, limping like a normal person, and then turned around and asked, "How is it? Does it look like someone who has just broken his leg and can walk a few steps?"

Su Qiuyi's eyes turned into crescents as she smiled, clapping her hands, "Haha... it really looks like that! Aunt, Daddy only broke his leg, he's not paralyzed, it's time for him to walk on crutches! It's been eight or nine days!"