Zhenfubao waved his hand and the warehouse was full of grain, and the whole family regretted it

The old man sighed and said, "Let's go..."

Wang Qiuju suddenly said, "Stop! Put down all your belongings."

The old man's hands trembled, and he pleaded, "Please give us a way out!"

"Hehe... We will give you a way out, but who will give us a way out? Put down your bag and get out of here, otherwise..." Before Wang Qiuju finished her words, the old man put down the bag directly.

Then his son and daughter-in-law put down their bags and walked slowly forward.

The daughter-in-law was holding a newborn baby in her arms. She burst into tears and said, "How can we survive? The baby is so young."

Wang Qiuju watched them walk away and stopped paying attention to them. She said directly, "Let's push this flatbed cart to a secluded place first. We'll push it out tomorrow morning and say we found it."

There was nothing that could be done about it. If someone suddenly pushed a flatbed cart back at night, everyone would know what had happened.

But if they find a flatbed truck in the woods tomorrow, they will be lucky.

The group of people searched for a long time and finally found a very remote place. After making sure that there was no one around, they went back to sleep.

After they left, Zhao Qiaoniang came out with a group of people. Mulan said, "Pooh!"

“These people are just bugs, aren’t they trying to force people to death?

There are more than a dozen people who rely on these things to make a living!"

Zhao Qiaoniang sighed and said, "Let's go find them..."

Naitang quickly found them by smelling the scent. These people sat numbly in a sheltered place. The daughter-in-law cried heartbreakingly: "Dad, what should we do?"

The old man comforted her, "Okay, stop crying. You won't get these things back even if you cry. Let's go up the mountain tomorrow..."

The son shook his head and said, "We don't even have the right tools. Wouldn't it be suicide to go into the mountains?"

The old man looked at him and said, "If we don't go to the mountains, how do you think our family will survive?"

The eldest brother looked at his frail daughter-in-law and then at his infant child.

There are five other children in the family. They are dressed in rags, their faces are dirty, there is fear in their eyes, and there is confusion about the unknown. Every little mouth is crying for food.

The eldest brother sighed and said, "Okay, then tomorrow my brother and I, the three of us will go up the mountain. If we're lucky, we can get some rabbits or pheasants!"

The old man stopped talking and leaned against the tree silently. In fact, he knew very well in his heart that if he went into the deep mountains now, he might never come back.

But what can be done?

As soon as he closed his eyes, he heard the creaking sound of a car. He quickly stood up and looked at Zhao Qiaoniang and the others warily.

Zhao Qiaoniang looked at them and said:

"Is this flatbed yours? The gang pushed it straight into the woods.

We happened to see this, so we pushed these things over to you and returned them."

The old man looked at Zhao Qiaoniang and her group, knelt straight down, tears streaming down his face, "Girl, you are doing this for the greater good! You saved the lives of my entire family!"

Zhao Qiaoniang quickly helped them up and said, "Don't... don't be like this. This disaster year has been very difficult for everyone. I'll give these things to you. We still have to go into the mountains!"

The old man quickly said, "Miss, my last name is Zheng Shan. Where are you going? Can you take us with you?"

Zhao Qiaoniang thought for a moment and said, "We are planning to go to Bianjing. Do you want to come with us?"

Zheng Shan quickly said, "Can we go with you? We can look after each other if we stay together."

Zheng Shan was not stupid. He knew that his family would easily be targeted. If he followed Zhao Qiaoniang and the others, he might have a chance to survive.

Zhao Qiaoniang nodded and said, "Then let's send you to the camp before going to the mountain! We plan to get some water from the mountain."

Zheng Shan nodded, and a group of people followed Zhao Qiaoniang back to the camp.

The ones keeping watch today were Huang Mao and the carpenter. Huang Mao was stunned when he saw them and said, "Madam, why are you back again?"

Zhao Qiaoniang sighed and said, "I happened to meet them on the road, and then I brought them back. Then we will go to Bianjing together."

Zheng Shan looked at Zhao Qiaoniang and said, "Madam? Oh... I don't mean any harm. I just wanted to ask if your family still needs servants. We are willing to sell ourselves to your family."

Zhao Qiaoniang exclaimed, "You don't have to do that."

Zheng Shan quickly explained:

“I have also worked as a housekeeper in a wealthy family, and my son and daughter-in-law have also worked in wealthy families.

At that time, our master got into trouble, so we returned to the countryside. We thought we were returning home in glory, but we never expected something like this to happen right after we got back."

Zhao Qiaoniang hadn't expected this. Zheng Shan looked at her and said, "Madam, please don't disbelieve me. The family I used to belong to was named Fan. They were once the transport envoys of the Salt Transport Commissioner's Office, third-rank officials."

Madam Bai suddenly asked, "What's happening with the Fan family now?"

Zheng Shan sighed and said:

“After the master was arrested, the Fan family’s sky collapsed.

The people who confiscated the house were like wolves and tigers, turning the house upside down. The prosperity of the past was instantly shattered.

Fortunately, my wife was wise and made arrangements early on. She sold the land for silver, which allowed us to return home."

Mrs. Bai said with tears in her eyes: "Just tell me how Zhilan is doing now?"

Zheng Shan looked at Madam Bai and suddenly said excitedly, "You are... Madam Bai? I've met you once before, but that was many, many years ago."

Zheng Shan sighed and said:

“When I left, the situation had already stabilized. I had no intention of returning home, but my wife dismissed us all.

She said that even if she followed them, she would have no place to live, and her family could not afford to support an idler. Her parents had given her a small farm as a dowry.

You should all be living in that small farm now. If we go to Bianjing, I can take you there."

Mrs. Bai also sighed deeply and said, "Everything has changed."

Mrs. Bai's eyes were filled with sorrow. She didn't know what Bianjing had become now.

Zheng Shan stopped talking and took his family to rest nearby. Zhao Qiaoniang led a group of people up the mountain again.

Cui Ya suddenly laughed: "I really want to see what Wang Qiuju and her group will look like tomorrow. They are so shameless."

Mulan snorted coldly:

"This Wang Qiuju loves to use crooked methods.

If they really wanted to go hunting in the mountains, they could catch anything. They just wanted to rob others."

Zhao Qiaoniang also said calmly: "She always liked to take advantage of loopholes in the past. Let's ignore her and see what we can find tonight."

Zhao Qiaoniang followed Naitang into the mountain. This mountain looked different from other mountains during the famine.

There are not many trees on the mountain, and there are strange big rocks everywhere, which are dark brown in color.

There are not many grasses on the mountain, and they are still withered and yellow. When the wind blows, they sway constantly and feel like they will be blown away soon.

The mountain road is winding and difficult to walk on, and some places are covered with thorns and vines.

There was always an eerie sound of wind in the valley, and the sound sounded like someone crying.