Space Food Storage: Daily Travel

Everyone was divided into three teams, and the ox carts could only be parked at the entrance of the town, with Liu Zhuang watching.

A group of village heads, along with Liu Shinan and two young men, pushed four wheelbarrows to buy food.

A team of Yan and Liu families went to buy needles, thread, shoe soles, coarse cloth, etc. Although it was dry, they had to prepare some rainproof oilcloth first.

Ancient oilcloth was made from cotton, coated with a layer of tung oil, typically tan or brown. The first coat of tung oil completely penetrated the cotton, providing a deep conditioning effect and enhancing the paper's strength and toughness. A second coat of tung oil dried, forming a protective film. The incompatibility of oil and water meant that water, upon contact with this protective layer, became waterproof.

Oilcloth is quite expensive. A family can buy two, one to cover the food and the other to protect the people.

Liu Yuhan said goodbye to Liu and Yan and went alone to the iron shop, where he saw the owner packing his bags.

"Boss, do you have any machetes for sale?" Liu Yuhan asked.

"Here, girl, we have packed up and are ready to leave. Girl, listen to me and escape to the south."

"I heard that the barbarians are about to invade." The shopkeeper whispered to her.

Liu Yuhan thanked him and asked him if he had a machete.

"You little girl, if there are some, how many do you want?"

"how much do you have?"

"There are still 10 to sell."

"How much is a handful of silver?"

"Three taels a bunch, no bargaining."

"Two taels a handful."

"no!"

"One or two handfuls."

"Deal!" The shopkeeper was confused. This, this, this, wow, isn't this a scam? Isn't this just giving it away for free?

Liu Yuhan was speechless when he saw the ten small machetes.

He gave the ten taels of silver to the crying shopkeeper, put the machete into his backpack, waved goodbye to the shopkeeper and left.

I walked to a deserted place and put the machete into the space. Together with the knives I had bought at the supermarket, the ones I took at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and the ones I left at home, there were about 30 knives in total.

Including the hoes that were originally in the space and the ones I took from the Agricultural Science Academy, there are a total of 10. I feel a little relieved.

After buying the knives, we walked towards the agreed grain store. There were people hurrying on the road. Some of them were pulling ox carts and mule carts, and the group was hurriedly heading towards the county town.

Liu Yuhan felt increasingly uneasy and walked to the grain store. Sure enough, he saw his father and his family arguing with others.

The four of them held onto the cart tightly, with Yan and Liu protecting the grain from those around them. The grain store was closed! With the only grain store in town closed, one could imagine the panic people felt.

A quarter of an hour ago, the village chief and others had just bought grain at a high price and were about to leave when the shopkeeper suddenly asked the waiter to close the grain shop.

The people queuing up to buy food became anxious, and a few scoundrels instigated them and threatened the village chief and others to give away some of the food.

Food is the lifeblood of the villagers! Everyone ran forward, protecting the food, but they were surrounded after just a few steps. Fortunately, Liu Shinan and the two young men were strong, and with the help of Liu and Yan, who rushed over, especially Liu, her boxing skills stunned everyone!

That move was so dazzling that it blinded Liu Shinan's eyes. How could he not know how powerful his wife was?! Had he been hiding his abilities before?

Liu Yuhan took out the two machetes he had just bought from the space while no one was paying attention, and ran towards the crowd with a roar.

"Ah ah ah..."

The people around her were startled. Seeing her waving two knives around, everyone was scared and avoided her.

Liu Yuhan handed a machete to his mother. While everyone was stunned, the two of them and Yan protected the village chief and four others and quickly ran towards the ox cart at the town entrance.

After everyone put the food on the ox cart, they hurried on their way. After walking for nearly two quarters of an hour, they saw that no one was catching up with them, and they breathed a sigh of relief. It was so close! Their food was about to be stolen!

Liu Yuhan's heart was pounding. Thinking of what he had just done, he suddenly laughed. This was so fucking exciting!

In modern times, she has always been aloof and calm, living like a 60-year-old man, seemingly without desires or demands. Unexpectedly, after traveling to this dynasty, she can fight for her family.

Food prices had risen sharply. Brown rice was 20 wen per jin (approximately 500 jin) of rice. Ten liang of silver was only enough to buy 750 jin (approximately 20 jin) of brown rice. Adding the five liang of silver the villagers chipped in, they bought a total of jin (approximately jin) of brown rice. Each family shared nearly jin (appro

The group walked quickly along the way, took a break to drink some water and then continued walking.

The village chief was so confused that he didn't care at all about the black eye.

Except for Liu Yuhan and Liu, everyone else's clothes were torn or their hair was messed up. Except for the village chief who was hit in the eye, everyone else was fine.

The village chief only wanted to go back and divide and hide the food. The whole town was in chaos. What should he do?

When they arrived at the village entrance around noon, they saw dozens of villagers waiting there. Everyone was surprised by their appearance. The village chief asked everyone to go to his house and talk later. When he got home, he did not even take a rest. He asked his eldest son Liu Ming to take a broken gong to the center of the village to beat the drum and call for assembly.

"Niece, what news have you heard?"

Liu Daling and Liu Xiaoman's families were all in the village chief's main hall. Villagers surrounded the entrance and courtyard.

Liu Yuhan told them the news he heard from the iron shop and that most of the people in the town had moved away.

"What! The barbarians are about to attack! Damn barbarians, what the hell are they doing here in this famine year?" the village chief howled.

Liu Yuhan was thinking about the years of famine and the struggle for the throne in the capital, which had led many people to rise up in discontent with the imperial court. Local uprisings and bandit forces had become a chaotic mess. The capital was struggling to defend itself from external threats and maintain internal stability, and during this period of internal chaos, it wasn't impossible for the Xiongnu to seize the city.

The Stone Town where they were located, Lin'an Prefecture, happened to be the place closest to the Huns.

What Liu Yuhan didn't know was that it was precisely because of the unrest in the capital that the emperor had ordered most of the Qi family army to be transferred to the capital. That was why the Xiongnu were so arrogant and dared to attack at this time.

"Uncle, there's no point in getting anxious now. Let's distribute the food first. The town is already in chaos. Everyone should protect the water and food. If there is a riot in the nearby villages, it is inevitable that people will come to rob them." Liu Yuhan said.

"Should we ask everyone to pack up their things first so that we won't be late when things get delayed?" Liu Daling asked.

"I bought a lot of coarse cloth for shoe soles today. I'll share it with everyone later. Hurry up and make a few more pairs of shoes and straw sandals." Yan added.

"The most important thing is that everyone has the right tools in their hands to protect themselves, just like today, thanks to Xiaohan's kitchen knife." Another young hunter who went with them said as they stood at the door.

"Uncle, Dad, Shinan, you guys just watch everyone divide the things. I'm going to Dashi Village to find the headman and find out some news." Liu Mang gave Liu Shinan the note from the village account and left.

Yan felt sorry for him, so she gave him a water bag and two steamed buns, and asked her eldest son Liu Ming to drive the ox cart with him. Liu Laizi also shamelessly followed.

He was too lazy to pick any herbs, so he didn't get any share of the food. He had a crazy mother, so he had to make more preparations. He had to find out more information first.

The villagers received their own share of food and supplies. Liu Daling and the two most respected and oldest elders with the surname Liu in the village asked everyone to go back first.

Those who make shoes should make shoes, and those who pack up should pack up. When the moment really comes, don't ignore everything else and wait for the village chief to come back with news and then notify us separately.

Everyone returned with mixed feelings. The little food they were given, combined with the yams and water they had previously stored, the family had to save some and hold on for a month or so until it rained. Maybe things would get better, and if the court would allocate more food...

But what should they do suddenly...