In the years of famine, the knife in my mother's hand is not bad either

"Mother!" When Liu saw her mother sorting the jars on the cart, she ran forward excitedly.

Hug tightly.

Feeling the warmth in Liu's arms, A'niang felt warm in her heart.

On the long journey of fleeing famine, he actually reunited with his daughter.

In his arms, Liu, who had just calmed down, burst into tears again.

Wang Tianci stood aside, silently watching the scene of deep affection between mother and daughter.

I reminded Liu before just to let her calm down first. Once she really saw her grandfather and mother, her emotions would inevitably explode.

Even when he saw his father-in-law again, his eyes became moist unconsciously.

After reminiscing about the past.

Brother-in-law Liu Hao excitedly hugged his arms and praised:

"Brother-in-law, is your dress made of silk?"

“It feels so good to touch!”

"And what my sister is wearing, is that silk? What my brother-in-law told me before was all true!"

Facing Liu Hao's praise, Wang Tianci straightened his back instantly and said proudly:

"Of course!"

"They are all the finest silks. Even a wealthy businessman cannot wear them."

"Besides, I'm not bragging, but even the servants in my family eat food made from refined rice and flour every day."

“Cooking spices are inexhaustible.”

Liu watched her husband and his younger brother chatting animatedly and couldn't help but smile secretly.

Seeing this, Liu's mother's eyes lit up.

He asked his second daughter Liu:

"Nizi, what Uncle said... is it true?"

In response to A Niang's question, Liu covered her mouth and said "hmm" softly.

Hearing their daughter's testimony, Liu's mother and father looked at each other and revealed a barely perceptible smile.

My daughter never lies to them.

I just don't know what kind of luck my relative had that he not only had servants but also carriages, fine food, and silks and satins while fleeing the famine.

This is simply the song of the serfs who have been liberated and taken over their homes.

While he was thinking, their little son had been completely absorbed in what Wang Tianci was saying. He put one hand into his mouth and sucked gently, as if he was savoring the delicious food that Wang Tianci was talking about.

"Brother-in-law."

"Can you take me home for dinner today?" Liu Hao's face showed strong anticipation, and his big eyes stared at Wang Tianci with childlike innocence, blinking.

It’s obvious that he and Wang Tianci are only two years apart in age.

But he looked like a child naturally.

Wang Tianci felt very soft-hearted when he saw this.

But the serious look of my mother appeared in my mind again.

The scene he had spied on before, when his mother punished the fifth and sixth children, also emerged in his mind:

【You are not wrong, you are afraid! 】

[Today, I will let you see for yourself how sharp the knife in my hand is!]

The moment the knife fell, Wang Tianci was so frightened that he shuddered.

The whole person was awakened from the memories.

He stammered:

"This matter...it's not easy for my brother-in-law to agree to it directly. He can't make the final decision at home."

"It depends on what Mother means."

As soon as he said this, he felt ashamed.

But when he thought of the scene of his mother's dazzling knife light under the moonlight, he couldn't muster the confidence and agreed directly.

"Brother-in-law~" Seeing Wang Tianci hesitate, Liu Hao used his childish tricks again and acted coquettishly!

He gently waved Wang Tianci's arms with both hands.

I hope Wang Tianci will agree to it.

Various delicacies made from refined rice, refined flour and spices.

He wanted to try them all. After all, he could only eat fried corn every day while fleeing from famine, and his mouth was already tasteless.

Liu naturally saw Wang Tianci's distress and sorrow.

Quickly try to smooth things over:

"After we rest, grandpa and mom will bring my brother and younger brother to see mom."

"Mother has never been a stingy person, so it will definitely be no problem for us to have a meal together."

Wang Tianci was touched when he saw Liu speak up to help him out of the predicament.

Seeing this, Liu Hao nodded repeatedly.

"Okay!" Father Liu responded.

After a while of reminiscing about the past, almost everyone in Wangjia Village had drawn water.

The scouts followed the stream in search of a bridge.

But in a moment, the scout brought back the location of the bridge.

Wang Tianci saw the team set off again and said goodbye to his father-in-law and mother-in-law:

"Let's stay in the village first. I'll say hello to the village chief and uncles."

"When you have a break, remember to come to my sedan chair and have a meal together."

"Okay!" Father and Mother Liu responded and followed the Wangjia Village team all the way.

Liu Hao looked at his sister and brother-in-law who were already sitting in the carriage, his eyes full of envy.

Seeing that his mother was still pushing the cart, he couldn't help but sit on it.

Seeing his brother's behavior, Liu Shi couldn't help but scold him:

"It's only been five minutes, and you're already tired?"

Faced with his brother's scolding, Liu Hao remained unmoved.

He just crossed his arms, pouted, and retorted:

"My sister and brother-in-law both rode in a carriage."

"They didn't even have to walk when fleeing famine."

"I don't want to walk either!"

"If we had ox carts and horse carts at home, why would mother need to push a cart?"

Hearing Liu Hao's loud complaints, the villagers of the surrounding Wangjia Village all cast dissatisfied glances at him.

Seeing this, Liu Shi lowered his head in shame.

However, after hearing Liu Hao's complaints, Liu's father and mother came up with an impolite idea: ask Shen Qian for a horse!

He saw that there were at least forty horses beside the carriage, not counting the horses harnessed to it.

It looks like they should all be my in-laws.

They were so wealthy that their proposal to borrow a horse would surely not be refused.

......

In the carriage, Shen Qian listened to the news from the scouts.

I couldn't help but sneer.

This Liu Hao is actually comparing himself with Wang Tianci and Liu.

It seems that the couple will ask me for horses when the team stops to rest in the morning?

Shen Qian thought about it, frowning slightly:

As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of being missed.

When I met my father-in-law's family on the way to escape famine, it would be bad to reject them the first time they opened their mouths, right?

But if she lent out a horse for no reason, based on her understanding of her in-laws' family, she would be doing so without ever returning it.

Thinking about this, Shen Qian said to the scout beside her:

"Select fifty of our infantrymen who are good at riding horses and have them mount them to familiarize themselves with the subject."

"From now on, they will be covered in horse armor and heavy armor, forming a heavy cavalry."

"Yes!" The scout was shocked when he heard Shen Qian's order to form a small group of heavily armored cavalry, and then he clasped his hands together and responded respectfully.

soon.

Fifty people who were good at riding horses were selected from more than a hundred people.

You know, among the first group of heavy armored infantrymen who followed Shen Qian, with a few exceptions, all of them could ride horses.

In addition, some soldiers from Pingyang County were integrated, and some of them had already received riding training.

Shen Qian's fifty heavily armored cavalrymen were quickly formed.

With two free horses left, Shen Qian looked in the direction of Wang Erhu.

He had previously dissected wild boars caught in the mountains for his family. It was not easy to push the cart with his widowed mother, and he didn't even tell his wife. When he fought against the barbarians before, he turned into a very ferocious state. Could you lend him a horse?

As for the other horse, it could be given to Wang Jizu. In addition to the ox cart, the village chief's family also had a cart, which was usually pushed by Wang Mang. Lending the horse to Wang Jizu was actually helping Wang Mang to get out of trouble.

Thinking of this, Shen Qian gave orders to the scouts again.

After a while, Wang Erhu and Wang Jizu were called over.

He thanked Shen Qian repeatedly.

"Aunt, I will definitely return this horse to you when we reach the southern border!" Wang Jizu said, reaching out and caressing the warhorse lovingly.

Wang Erhu was a little shy and just kept bowing and expressing his gratitude.

He only spoke awkwardly:

"Me too..."