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

"Interesting!" After waiting for a moment, a voice came from the sedan.

"Even a woman of her generation can have such foresight, but the officials in the court only care about factional strife and profit every day."

"They didn't even consider the border issue. How ridiculous!"

"How sad!" The chief steward Liang Zhaozhong first laughed, then gritted his teeth, and finally showed deep sadness.

"What a pity." After a long while, the chief steward Liang Zhaozhong uttered two more words.

Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, a voice was heard again from the sedan:

"Little plum!"

"Yes!" Little Leo clasped his hands together and waited for orders.

"Give this to her."

As soon as he finished speaking, a silver-white token was handed out from the sedan chair.

Looking at the token, Little Leo and the eunuchs were shocked!

The token of the thousand-man commander of the factory guards!

With this token, a large number of factory guards and inspectors from any area within the country can be mobilized at any time.

Even if Chief Steward Liang does not win the favor of the current emperor and his power has declined, the imperial guards will not be laid off!

Little Leo had learned his lesson before, and when he took the token from the chief steward's hand, he felt it was heavy in his hand.

Respectfully drive the horses closer to the ox cart.

Then he bent down, bowed, and handed the token to Shen Qian.

Shen Qian looked at the silver token, then at the shocked expressions on the faces of the eunuchs riding on tall horses.

I thought to myself: Does this token have any special function?

Just as I was thinking about it, the voice from the sedan came again, but the voice was much kinder than before:

"I cannot repay the gift of water."

"I hope you will accept this token."

"Once you arrive at your relocation destination, you can present this token to the county magistrate and have him arrange for your settlement, thus making up for the lack of legal documentation for your relocation."

"Thank you, Your Excellency!" Shen Qian bowed deeply.

Although I don’t know if this token has any other uses, since the other party gave it to me, I must keep it!

According to the other party, even if it cannot be used on the way, once they arrive in the southern border and find a place to migrate, they can go directly to the county magistrate, and all the migrants in their group will be resettled. At the very least, there will be free places to build houses.

Shen Qian, who is well versed in the ways of business, naturally knows how to take advantage of the situation to climb up!

"Just call me Manager Liang." A voice came from inside the sedan.

This also informed Shen Qian of his name.

After Shen Qian said goodbye, she asked Xiao Qi to drive the ox cart towards the front of the village.

Sitting on the ox cart and recalling carefully.

Manager Liang?

Eunuch? Just the title of chief eunuch alone meant his position wouldn't be low.

But it seems that there is no memory of him in my mind?

Could it be that he died on the way, failed to reach the southern border, and was unable to continue serving Southern Liang?

Countless thoughts flashed through Shen Qian's mind, but in the end Shen Qian leaned directly on the wooden barrel and stopped thinking.

As an ordinary woman, she has no chance of participating in the affairs of big shots, let alone giving them a reminder?

Too much is as bad as too little. I am just a casual acquaintance, so why should I give instructions to a high-ranking official like him?

Sitting on the ox cart, Wang You and Wang Liang came up without knowing when.

Said meanly:

"Mother, can you show us the token?"

"I just saw it from a distance, and it looks like silver! If I melt it, it'll be at least ten taels!"

Listening to these two selfish guys chattering like this, Shen Qian didn't even want to look at them.

His eyes remained tightly closed.

Wang You and Wang Liang felt depressed when they saw that their mother ignored them.

The team moved on.

Small puddles began to appear.

Those who wore foot bindings gradually discovered that even if they deliberately avoided the small puddles, they would still step on the soft white salt.

Let the cloth soak with salt water.

The sound of grinning was endless.

The fourth brother was considerate of his wife and let Liu sit in the seat in front of the ox cart again.

Shen Qian pretended not to see anything.

Shen Qian still did not regret what she had promised before.

It’s the boss’s frail body.

He is a man of books.

Just following the team and not falling behind every day along the way is already an effort.

The seats on the ox cart were all given to the elderly, the weak, women and children, so he didn't dare to fight for them for fear of tarnishing his reputation.

She had asked for a seat on the waterwheel, but her mother refused to give it to her. Now the fourth son's wife sat on it again without her mother's approval.

Looking at their loving relationship, the old man Wang Qingliu was burning with jealousy!

Why can the fourth son’s wife sit in the car?

But you have to walk through the salt fields with your wounded feet?

"Dangdang!"

"Trapped~"

The hooves of the oxen pulling the cart would occasionally sink into the salt marshes.

The wheels were already covered with white crystals, and the uneven road surface caused the ox cart to shake constantly.

The old people and children who were originally sitting on the ox carts got off one after another.

Help the ox push the cart forward.

Only Shen Qian's waterwheel, pulled by two oxen, was in better condition.

Still able to move forward.

"Third brother, follow behind the car. If it falls, help push it." Shen Qian ordered the third brother Wang Wu.

When Wang Wu heard his mother's order, he did not hesitate at all and carried it out happily.

Another two hours.

Some people are already exhausted, and some animals are even starting to get mad, apparently due to dehydration...

When walking in salt water, people have self-control and do not lick their lips or drink the water here, but animals may lick it if they are not paying attention.

Seeing that the thick fog had not yet weakened, the visible range was only about three or four meters.

It’s even worse than the situation Shen Qian faced while fleeing famine in her previous life!

"Let the village chief tell the people in front to stop, give the livestock water, and then cover the livestock's mouths with cloth." Shen Qian stood up and shouted loudly to the front.

Her voice might not be able to reach the ears of the village chief Wang Dakuo.

But the villagers would spontaneously pass the message forward until the message reached Wang Dakuo's ears.

After a while, the people walking in front stopped one after another.

The huge team also began to stop in place.

Shen Qian arranged for her family members Wang Wu, Wang You and Wang Liang to deliver water to the cows in the village.

He picked up a jar and walked towards the back of the team.

......

Behind the team.

The eunuchs who were following the team silently suddenly saw that the people in front of them had stopped, and they all looked alert.

They even took out their weapons.

I only heard Little Li Zi ask the villagers and hunters in front:

"What happened ahead? Why did you stop?"

Faced with Xiao Lizi's question, the villagers and hunters didn't understand either.

No one could give a clear answer for a long time.

Instead, Wang Jizu came out from a position further ahead and shouted:

"I'll go ask ahead, I'm afraid there's something wrong up there!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Jizu moved through the huge group like a nimble monkey.

Soon he bumped into Shen Qian who was running back to deliver water.

"Auntie!"

"What happened up ahead?" Wang Jizu grabbed Shen Qian's sleeve and asked nervously.

Seeing Shen Qian running hurriedly to the back, he thought she was going to call the villagers and hunters to the front to deal with the emergency.

I became more and more anxious.

Shen Qian looked at Wang Jizu scratching his head and smiled softly:

"It's not a big deal. There are some animals kicking their hind legs. I'm just giving them water."

"I'm glad to meet you. Please take the jar to the back and give it to the eunuchs. Let them give water to the horses to prevent them from getting dehydrated. My shoes will get soaked if I keep walking. I need to go back and get a new pair."

"This..." Wang Jizu took the full jar of water from Shen Qian, feeling extremely conflicted!

People are short of water, why would my aunt give such precious water to those people!

"Go quickly! If you feel sorry for your aunt, don't let her run over there." Shen Qian patted Wang Jizu's shoulder, signaling him to go over quickly.

"Well... okay." Wang Jizu responded and reluctantly walked back to the back of the team holding the jar.

Handed the jar to the nearest Little Leo:

"Yes, Auntie said that you should give the horses some water as well."

"Because the horses will get dehydrated later."