Traveling through 1942 with space

After Hou Xiaoge said this, all the adults around were stunned.

"Heiwa, do you know what you are saying?" After the silence, the uncle turned his head and stared at Hou Xiaoge and asked seriously.

Hou Xiaoge nodded and repeated what he had just said.

"Ugh!"

"Heiwa, last year when we sold Xiazhu, Qiuju, Dongmei, and Pandi, we asked for 140 kilograms of millet.

And your mother also spent 15 kilograms of wheat when she sold herself last month.

How can we redeem so much grain with only a few dollars?" Hou Yangmin glanced at Hou Xiaoge, lowered his head and sighed.

Hou Xiaoge had learned the details of his family from his second cousin a few days ago.

There is no need to say much about my family. There are six people in it, and now only my brother and I are left to depend on each other.

There were originally six people in my uncle's family. My aunt fell ill this spring and had no money to see a doctor, so she eventually passed away.

The eldest son, Hou Huanying, who is also my eldest cousin, is fifteen years old this year. He is honest and doesn’t talk much.

The eldest daughter is called Chunhua, she is fourteen years old. Last year, the family was in great financial difficulty, so she voluntarily sold herself to someone else as a child bride.

The third child is Erhuan, who is twelve years old this year and has a lively personality. However, Hou Xiaoge discovered that this second cousin is very alert and his personality is more like that of his uncle.

The youngest daughter is called Dongmei, she is nine years old, the same age as Hou Xiaoge, and she was also sold as a maid last year.

So, out of the six people in my uncle's family, there are only three people left, the father and his son.

Erdajia, actually Hou Xiaoge's second uncle, is a very honest person. Because he has no skills, he got married three years later than Hou Xiaoge's father. His family has six people and four children.

The eldest daughter is named Qiuju, she is ten years old this year, one year older than Hou Xiaoge, and was sold last winter.

The second child is seven-year-old Heidan, who is very lively and smart.

The third child is Hou Xiaohui, she is five years old this year. She ate something bad in the spring and died of diarrhea.

Finally, there is my four-year-old brother Hei Niu, who also fell ill last month. Fortunately, he recovered, but he has been sick ever since.

My uncle-in-law Zhou Xinmin is from Anhui. He fled to the Central Plains a few years ago and was taken back by Hou Xiaoge's grandfather. Later, he settled in Hou Xiaoge Village as a tenant. Later, he married my aunt and became a half-son-in-law.

Although people of this generation look old, Hou Xiaoge can judge from the age of the children that her aunt and uncle must be young, probably around 25 or 26 years old.

The couple has three children. The eldest and second are twins, Zhou Kangzhan and Zhou Tuanjie, who are seven years old this year.

The little girl's name is Zhou Lanlan. She is just three years old this year. Due to malnutrition, she has always been sickly. She only looks older than a one-year-old child in later generations.

In Hou Xiaoge's opinion, the little girl was simply too young and no one wanted her, otherwise she would have been sold last year.

So strictly speaking, there were actually six people in Hou Xiaoge's family who were sold.

"Uncle, let me tell you this! I have enough money to redeem my mother and sisters." Hou Xiaoge said seriously.

In fact, Hou Xiaoge had been thinking about redeeming his family for a long time, but it was not until today when he saw people being bought and sold like livestock in the human market that he made up his mind to redeem his original family.

As for why I am saying this now, it is because the fleeing team will soon reach Luoning County. Once the fleeing team passes Luoning County, they will never be able to turn back.

By then, it would be extremely difficult to turn around and look for my family.

But it is simply unrealistic for Hou Xiaoge, a nine-year-old child, to redeem his family alone, so he can only rely on the help of his family.

Both the uncle and the Erda family had daughters who were sold, so when it came to redeeming their families, they all had a common starting point.

If the uncle were to come forward at this time, he would be more motivated and have a higher chance of success, and it would also be safer for Hou Xiaoge to hide behind.

"Is this true? You kid, are you missing your mother and lying to us?" Second Aunt sat up straight and said with eyes wide open.

"Heiwa, are you serious? Don't lie to others, or your Erda and I will punish you." Uncle Hou Yangmin's face flushed with excitement.

"Aunt, uncle, what I said is true. We are about to reach the county town. Once we pass the county town, we don't know when we can come back.

What I was thinking was that when we get to the county town, I would ask you, uncle, to take a look and ask around to see if you can buy my sisters and the others back.

Food is more valuable than people now, and the big bosses in the city are also wasting food by supporting my sister and her friends, so they will definitely be willing to let us redeem them." Hou Xiaoge said seriously.

"Heiwa, if you can really find the money to redeem your sister Qiuju, Second Aunt will kowtow to you." Second Aunt grabbed Hou Xiaoge's arm and said excitedly.

"Heiwa, me too. As long as you can rescue Dongmei, I will kowtow to you." The eldest cousin welcomed Hou Xiaoge and looked at him expectantly.

"Second Aunt, Big Brother, please stop talking like that. We are all family. You are shortening my life by doing this!

Don't worry, I did dig up a lot of money, and I can definitely redeem my elder sister and the others." Hou Xiaoge didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and quickly assured that what he said was true.

“Heiwa, you should know that it would cost a lot of money to redeem your elder sister and the others.

Take out the money and let me take a look. If it is real, don't worry, you can keep the money. I don't want it." Under the gloomy sky, Uncle Hou Yangmin stared at Hou Xiaoge.

"it is good!"

Hou Xiaoge didn't take out anything else. He just turned his hand and took out a small yellow croaker, let everyone take a look, and then quickly retracted it.

As ordinary people, my uncle and his friends have lived for half of their lives and have never even seen gold. They have only heard of small yellow croaker or gold bars in legends.

When the real gold appeared in front of them, everyone opened their mouths in shock and were stunned.

The second aunt was about to speak when the uncle opposite glared at her and she was so scared that she immediately covered her mouth.

"Boss, come here and kowtow to Heiwa." The uncle suppressed his excitement and said to his son beside him.

"I understand." After the eldest cousin said this, he turned from sitting to kneeling and kowtowed to Hou Xiaoge.

"Brother, get up quickly. It's not dark yet. What would people think if they saw you kowtowing to me? Get up quickly." Hou Xiaoge grabbed his cousin's arm and said quickly.

“Hei Wa is right, you should be more careful.

Heiwa, wait for Dongmei and the others to come back, and let them kowtow to you themselves." Hou Yangmin looked at Hou Xiaoge with a smile on his face.

“No, no, we are all family. Besides, we will need your care when we escape famine later!” Hou Xiaoge also smiled and waved his hand.

"Today, several cousins in the village said that we will continue to rest in Fan Town for a day tomorrow, and then set off for the county town the day after tomorrow. After arriving in the county town the day after tomorrow, I will immediately ask someone." Hou Yangmin said to Hou Xiaoge and Second Aunt with a smile.

"Okay, we'll listen to uncle." Second Aunt and Hou Xiaoge both nodded happily.

After a burst of excitement, Hou Xiaoge found that everyone's spirits had become much better. It seems that hope is always the greatest motivation for people.