The whole family travels through time: escape from famine! No cheat codes yet!
Chapter 17: A Flow of Nostalgia
They all said that if he passed the exam, their whole village would benefit.
What could he benefit from? It was tax-free land. Apart from the land used by his family, the rest was indeed distributed to the village. However, the tax-free quota for scholars was only 80 mu, so a family in the village would only get about two mu of land.
That is to say, after opening the private school, he added two cows to his family and three cows to the village. Otherwise, how could he have saved up more than one hundred taels of silver after running the private school for more than ten years, with his father-in-law also subsidizing his food, clothing and other expenses.
The original person felt that if there were no villagers, he would not have been able to take the provincial examination that year, and he would not have met his wife after passing the examination and had the confidence to go to her house and propose marriage.
After all, you have nothing. You have no money and no fame. You have only studied for a few days. Why should you marry my beloved daughter? This sentence can make him feel ashamed.
Shen Zhiqiu, who came from the modern era, could relate to these memories, so he always felt a sense of nostalgia for the people of Shenjia Village. He simply couldn't control himself.
What's more, because of their parents, the three of them believe that this is their past and present life.
So he couldn't just watch his fellow tribesmen being conscripted or even losing their lives on the battlefield.
At this time, Li Quan and Da Hu, who were exploring the way ahead, came back and said to Shen Zhiqiu:
"Son-in-law, there is a spring ahead with very clear water. Although the water flow is not strong, it is enough for us to eat and drink and get some water. The cliff next to it is concave, so we can take a rest there."
This sentence made Shen Zhiqiu feel relieved. He couldn't stand it anymore and hadn't slept for almost two days and two nights.
In fact, he had wanted to take a break for a while, but he was afraid of being caught up by the conscripts, so he felt it would be safer to go farther away.
Shen Zhiqiu shouted to the back: "Follow us, let's go to the forest ahead, there is a spring, and there is a stone wall for everyone to rest, we can continue our journey tomorrow."
In fact, after he shouted this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Even driving a horse-drawn carriage in ancient times was not an easy job, especially on a small road that was too bumpy.
Many old ladies and old men felt that their bones were about to fall apart. If they were not afraid of affecting their schedule, they would really like to go down and walk.
Everyone got off the carriage. The women set up pots to cook, and the men carried buckets to fetch water. Shen Zhiqiu also followed. He wanted to check the hygiene of the water. If it didn't work, he would have to get something to filter the water.
When they started fleeing the famine, they all got diarrhea because of the drinking water problem.
As a result, he saw that the spring was flowing, with water bubbling out from the stone wall continuously. He bent down to wash his hands, scooped up some water to taste, and it was sweet!
Now I felt relieved and asked everyone to line up to get water, but I still reminded them:
This water looks quite clear, so we should try to boil it and drink it. Even though we have Uncle Guo with us, we have limited herbs.
Uncle Guo’s real name is Guo Wuwei. He is the village doctor and an outsider who came to Shenjia Village many years ago.
The eldest son, Guo Lao Da, is married and has three sons. Guo Da Lang and Guo Er Lang have also married wives, both from Shenjia Village, and have two children each. The youngest son, Guo Si Lang, is still unmarried.
The youngest son, Guo Laoer, is married and has a son and two daughters. Guo Sanlang married a girl from a town, who gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl. The babies are still young, only 4 years old this year, and they are really suffering with him.
Guo Laoer also has two daughters, Guo Daya and Guo Erya, who are two or three years older than Shen Youyou.
At this time, there is another family called Gao Lao Da in the village. They also fled here due to a disaster and famine. They have good hunting skills and their family is considered to be doing well in the village.
Boss Gao was instructing his eldest son to give the wild boar meat in his home to Shen Zhiqiu and to send 20 kilograms each to Grandpa Shen's family.
When his youngest son heard this, he felt reluctant and wondered if it was too much.
Before Boss Gao could say anything, his eldest son slapped his younger brother on the head:
"That wild boar is already quite big, and we are using someone else's horse. If it weren't for the three brothers' horses, would you be able to pull out this wild boar? Don't be petty."
Boss Gao looked at his eldest son Gao Shuangxi with satisfaction. The eldest son was successful and generous, so let him do what he wants.
His eldest son Gao Shuangxi said to Boss Gao:
"Dad, we understand your painstaking efforts. The three brothers are capable and have a long way to go. They are loyal and righteous and came back to deliver the letter.
He didn't forget to take us outsiders with him, and gave us horses for free. To put it bluntly, we encountered all kinds of problems on the road.
There was no talk of saving the horse, and the sons were all grateful. The second son was just narrow-minded, and he understood after two slaps. "
His youngest son Gao Shuangfu also nodded quickly: "Dad, I understand too. Our family has meat and food. As long as the three brothers and Master Shen are here, no one dares to rob us."
Boss Gao rolled his eyes at his youngest son, and his eldest son slapped him again: "Can you think before you speak? Is it ok to say that?"
His youngest son Gao Shuangfu looked unconvinced. He was beaten no matter what he said. In a few years, he would be a grandfather, and couldn't his eldest brother give him some face?
The two brothers Shuangxi and Shuangfu each had two sons, ranked in order: Dazhuang, Erzhuang, Sanzhuang, and Sizhuang.
Logically speaking, if they had not fled from famine, the Gao family would have had a good life and a large family.
The only regret is that his two sons did not give him a granddaughter, but this important task can be handed over to the four strong young men.
At this time, the Shen family was also cooking. They finally stopped to rest and prepare dry food for tomorrow's journey.
Shen Zhixia's husband's family had few people, so they started a fire together with her parents' family.
Before the two families came out, they killed all the chickens in the house because the weather was too hot and there were not enough pots to stew them.
There are five pots in total, three of which are used to make whole-grain pancakes. There are too many people in the Shen family, and they can feed enough of them in one day. The other two pots can stew six chickens.
The two families had a total of more than a dozen chickens, which could be roasted but not eaten in one meal. For the ancients, the most unacceptable thing was waste, especially for meat like chickens and ducks, which were only eaten a few times a year.
Shen Youyou, Daya and Erya, and Taohua from the eldest aunt's family, had just changed their cousins' clothes in the carriage.
She kept chattering, "Sisters, since we have changed into boys' clothes, please keep your voices down.
You need to learn to walk like a boy, otherwise it will be useless even if you change your clothes, people will know you are a girl dressed as a boy at first glance."
"Yoyo, I don't need to learn. My grandma always says I'm like a tomboy." Sister Erya said carelessly.
The problem that my second aunt brought from her mother's family is that she is a bit patriarchal. It is really rare for my second sister to develop such a character!
"Wow, you are so pretty! You are the least like a boy," Sister Taohua laughed while covering her mouth.
Shen Youyou was speechless: "Sister Taohua, boys don't cover their mouths when they laugh!"
Da Ya and Er Ya also nodded, and Er Ya performed a hip-armed laugh for them on the spot! The other three were so amused that they laughed to tears.
Shen Youyou squatted on the ground, trying hard to control her smile and said, "Actually, the four of us have very similar eyes. We all got them from grandma!"
Indeed, the four sisters have similar eyes, with wide eyelids, giving people a pure feeling. The tail of the eye is slightly raised, as if it is always sparking.
The eye shape is similar to almond eyes, the shape is like an apricot kernel, the eyes are moderate in proportion, and there is a sense of innocence!
The four sisters were chattering when they were seen by the angry old lady Hua, who put her hands on her hips and said, "All this..."
Before the old lady could finish, Shen Youyou stood up and put her hands on her hips, imitating her grandmother's words: "We are fleeing from famine, and you can still laugh?"
Old Mrs. Hua is speechless. She really has no idea what to do with her little granddaughter.
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