It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

In the early years, it took an hour to walk from the village to Rongcheng County.

But most of the people who went there at that time were young and strong adults. They ate more than they do now and had the strength to walk fast.

Now the old are old and the young are young, so it will probably take half an hour longer.

Plus, it gets dark early in winter, so the county gates close after sunset...

Jiang Wang listed the requirements for candidates entering the city in his mind, and at the same time, compared them with the conditions of everyone present and quickly screened them.

Who should go?

First of all, we need someone who has been to Jiang Fujia in the county town and knows the way to lead us.

My uncle Jiang Xing is not good at finding his way, Jiang Fa is too old, Jiang Shun now falls asleep when he sits, and Jiang Qi sprained his waist while doing carpentry a few days ago.

Jiang Da can, Jiang Quan can... Gao Hua and I went there together a few years ago. I don’t know if you still remember how to get there.

I can't leave the city at night, so I'm staying at Jiang Fu's house. There's a woman who goes with me to relieve myself, and she can take care of me on the way...

Jiang Fa's wife, Li Hao, is also old and looks listless now...

Jiang Qi's daughter-in-law Gao Ni is quite healthy and energetic. Even if she goes to the county town, she might be in the same danger as Jiang Hu, Jiang Fu and other older boys. It's better not to go there...

This young wife is a bit honest, and the child in that family is too young and will cry if no one is looking after him...

Jiang Wang thought about it and finally decided that Jiang Da and his wife, Sun Yun, would go together. Although the old man was a bit old, he still walked very swiftly. Sun Yun was still very good at fighting, so the journey should be safer.

When Jiang Yan heard that Grandpa Jiang Da and Grandma Sun Yun were going to the county town, she quickly raised her hand and said, "I can go too! I've memorized a lot of the information on the 'route map' and can help ask Jiang Yuan."

The Dongshan villagers see the "road map" as a life-saving device. Even though they can't understand it, it's still very important. There's no time to copy it and leave it in the village, so taking it to the county town like this is a bit risky. What if it gets stolen, robbed, or lost along the way?

Jiang Wang looked at Jiang Yan's thin and small body that had not grown much due to not having enough food in the past two years, his patched and worn-out coat, his hair that was as yellow and rough as winter grass, and his big, exceptionally bright eyes, and nodded in agreement.

"Then don't take the 'road map'. Just follow your grandparents and don't get delayed along the way."

"Well, I see."

Food was precious these days, so it was not good to eat for free. Sun Yun went home first to get some dry food for today.

After saying hello, Jiang Yan also ran home quickly.

She picked out a bran bun, half the size of a ten-year-old child's fist, from a clay pot buried in the ash pile in the kitchen to keep it warm. She wrapped it with a handful of clean straw and stuffed it into her clothes. Then she hurried to the village entrance to meet up with Grandpa Jiang Da and the others and set off together.

This was Jiang Yan’s first trip to the county town after traveling through time.

Things were okay in the early years, and my parents took me to the county town to attend the big market.

When Jiang Yan traveled through time, he quickly caught up with the old emperor who was asking for money and people to build a palace for him to practice cultivation. The villagers were worried all day about how to have enough food to eat, how to pay various taxes, and what would happen to their relatives who were forcibly taken away to serve in the army.

Later, the situation became even worse, and everyone tried not to go out unless possible.

Here, Jiang Yan and the other two walked on the uninhabited path for nearly an hour and a half without stopping for a moment, and finally arrived at the Rongcheng County gate before sunset.

The remaining villagers in Dongshan Village, under the organization of Jiang Wang, Jiang Xing and others, have been preparing various tools and dry food needed for exploring Qinshan and living.