Before the house is confiscated, the enemy's warehouse is emptied and exiled

"Are you referring to the county magistrate of Panyu County?" Shen Qingge asked Aunt Liu softly.

Aunt Liu looked flustered by the question. She quickly put her index finger to her lips, made a gesture of silence, and said in a low voice:

"Shh... sister, you better keep your voice down, lest someone else hear you."

Although she did not give a clear answer, her cautious behavior was already a tacit agreement.

Seeing this, Shen Qingge smiled knowingly, and then asked:

"Aside from this county magistrate, are there any others?"

As she spoke, her hands kept moving, still removing the glue from the ramie, pretending not to care much.

Aunt Liu smacked her eyes at first, as if she was choosing her words, then she leaned forward slightly and whispered directly into my ear:

"It is said that the Chief Clerk, the Chief Secretary, and, oh... yes, the Commandant, all come from very wealthy families!

But, sister, it’s okay for you to just listen to these words, but don’t spread them around.

We can't afford to offend those high-ranking officials. If we bring disaster upon everyone, it will be very troublesome!"

Shen Qingge quickly responded:

"Of course not, thank you for reminding me, I'm just curious!

By the way, I wonder what the situation is like in the other two counties? Have you heard anything about it?"

As she spoke, she looked at Aunt Liu with burning eyes.

Aunt Liu frowned slightly, thought for a moment, shook her head, and replied:

"Are you talking about Guilin and Xiangjun? Oh, sister, those places are too far away from here. I really haven't heard any news about them!

In my opinion, even if the situation gets better, it probably won't be as good as our Nanhai County. After all, our Nanhai County is the richest county in the entire Lingnan area."

After listening to what Aunt Liu said, Shen Qingge nodded thoughtfully, then a look of concern appeared on her face, and she continued to ask:

"So... how are the ordinary people in our city doing? Do they have enough to eat?"

After hearing this, Aunt Liu's face, which had been calm, was instantly covered with sorrow. She sighed deeply and said slowly:

"Oh, it's so hard to fill your stomach these days! We can't grow much food in our fields.

Only when the weather is a little warmer can you go to the beach and risk your life to catch some fish and shrimp.

If you are lucky, you can catch more fish and dry them into fish jerky and store them, which can at least help you get by.

But you don't know, this sea-hunting is not a joke, it is too dangerous! If you are not careful, your life will be gone in no time.

Poor boss of ours, he went out to sea once and never came back..."

At this point, Aunt Liu's eyes were suddenly filled with tears. She reached out her hand tremblingly, pulled up her sleeves, and gently wiped the corners of her eyes.

Shen Qingge never thought that her casual question would actually touch upon Aunt Liu's deep pain. She panicked for a moment and quickly reached out and gently stroked Aunt Liu's back, trying to comfort her.

When the other sisters-in-law saw this, they all showed an expression of sympathy.

Sister-in-law Wang Lan couldn't help but sigh:

"Yeah...we women all have miserable lives. The pillars of our families are all gone."

After a while, Aunt Liu calmed down a little. She tried to stop crying, wiped her face with her sleeve, and continued:

"Who says it's not true? Back then, my husband was a small vendor who made a living by selling small things.

But in the past two years, business has become increasingly difficult, and he can't sell his products. Seeing that his children are about to starve and freeze, he was forced into a corner and made up his mind to go fishing to make a living.

Who would have thought that we would never be able to come back after this trip!

Fortunately, our family still has this property to live in. Otherwise, we, an orphan and a widow, would have to live on the streets, sleeping in the open air!"

Having said this, Aunt Liu paused again, wiped the corners of her eyes with the corner of her sleeve, and continued:

"After he passed away, life was so difficult for us mother and daughter!

Fortunately, I had the skill of weaving in my early years, and I heard that weaving linen could be exchanged for some silver, so I started weaving cloth at home all day long.

Fortunately, God has blessed me, and I can finally make a living with this little skill, so that my children don't have to starve or freeze!"

At this time, the third sister-in-law Qin Qing asked with concern:

"How many people are left in your family now?"

Aunt Liu sighed softly and replied slowly:

"There are three of us in the family. Two daughters, about the same age as you two little girls, who are already able to help with some of the work. The youngest is a son, but he is only four or five years old.

"Alas... I often worry. If one day we really can't make ends meet, I'm afraid I'll have no choice but to send my daughters to wealthy families to be servants. That way, at least they can have enough food to eat and clothes to wear."

Hearing this, Shen Qingge quickly stood up and walked quickly to the inner room. After a while, she came out with a heavy bag of rice in her hands.

Then she walked up to Aunt Liu, gently placed the rice bag next to her, and said:

"Aunt Liu, absolutely not, we are not at the point of selling our daughter yet!

Here's a bag of rice. It's winter now, and from what you just said, I think every household here is short of food. I think this bag of rice should be enough for you and the children to get through the winter.

We are all neighbors, we should take care of each other. How can we just watch you sell your children? Right! Hurry up and accept this rice! "

This was a big deal. Aunt Liu's face flushed instantly, and she was filled with surprise. Her lips trembled slightly as she said:

"Oh my, this is absolutely not allowed, it really is not allowed!

This rice is so precious and rare. I am just a widow, how can I be qualified to take away the rice from the young lady's house!"

At this moment, the grandmother who had been quietly listening to their conversation finally spoke.

Grandmother's voice was steady and powerful, revealing an undeniable majesty:

"Why not? Just take it if I tell you to!"

Hearing this, sister-in-law Wang Lan quickly handed the rice bag on the ground to Aunt Liu and said:

"That's right, Aunt Liu, look, our ancestors have already spoken, why don't you take it quickly?

You know, this ancestor is the biological mother of the famous Marquis Xuanping! "