I'm wearing it, but I'm still suffering.

Three days had passed since the last time they dug up the fruit trees. Liu Xiaoxiao looked at the river before her and sighed, "This brings us one step closer to ending our famine!"

Liu Yingcai continued, "Yes! Whether we can end this period of fleeing famine depends on what the end of this river looks like."

"Well, I hope it's a nice place!" Liu Yingxiong said behind the grandfather and grandson.

"Oh my god! You scared me! Brother, why are you so silent when you walk now?" Liu Yingcai was still dreaming about the future. Suddenly, a voice came from behind him, and he was so scared that he started swearing.

Liu Yingxiong was dissatisfied and said, "The ground by the river is naturally wet, so walking on it makes no sound. Isn't that normal? Why are you reacting so strongly?"

Liu Yingcai stepped on the ground and found that he was right. It seemed that it was indeed his fault this time.

Just as he was about to change the subject, Liu Xiaoxiao spoke up, "Hello, Grandpa. Why are you here?"

Liu Yingxiong didn't know what was going on. He just particularly liked the little girl in front of him, so when he replied to her, his tone was deliberately softened. "Grandpa heard from your Uncle Lin Xuan that there are people here who specialize in rowing boats to pick up people, so I wanted to come over and see how they charge the fees."

Speaking of boats, Liu Xiaoxiao realized that there were indeed two sailboats of medium size parked in front of their right side.

Liu Xiaoxiao turned to Liu Yingcai and said, "Grandpa, is that the boat we're going to take this time? Then go over and take a look!"

Liu Yingcai nodded, and then walked towards the sailboat with the village chief. After communicating with the boatman over there, Liu Yingcai and the others came back.

Liu Xiaoxiao hurriedly asked, "How is Grandpa? Can we go now?"

Liu Yingcai shook his head and said, "We can go, but there are too many of us in this group. If we only rely on these two ships to transport people, I'm afraid it's not realistic."

Liu Yingxiong added: "What you said is only one of the problems. Secondly, their fees are still too expensive for us villagers."

Liu Xiaoxiao asked curiously, "How expensive is it?"

Liu Yingcai said, "Five cents per person, free for those under ten."

Liu Xiaoxiao roughly calculated in her mind that her family and her grandfather's family together, except for Liu Wenxuan, everyone else had to give. If each person gave five cents, then their family would need one hundred and five cents.

In ancient times, every family had several sons and daughters, and even many grandchildren. Therefore, such fees were indeed a considerable expense for an ordinary person fleeing famine.

But if they don’t choose to take the boat, can they continue to take the official road?

Regarding this issue, Liu Yingxiong said that he could only go to Lin Xuan for consultation.

Speak of the devil, and he will appear. This probably describes Lin Xuan now!

The direction he came from was actually the direction Grandpa Liu and the others had just returned from. Could it be that he was also going to look for the boatman?

Even though they had questions in their hearts, they didn't ask them out loud right away. Instead, they waited until someone approached before hearing the reason why Lin Xuan came over. "Hello, uncles. I just went over to ask about the boat departure time and fares, and I just found out that the fare has actually increased. I remember it was only three cents per person when I took it before, but now it's increased to five cents."

Liu Yingcai said, "Really? We just asked him, and he also said five cents per person. We thought that was the original price! Turns out it's not!"

Lin Xuan said, "No. As for the reason, I also asked, and they explained that because the weather was too hot, their harvest was not very good. And the price of food also increased, so they had to make adjustments."

Liu Yingxiong understood. "Well, there's nothing wrong with what he did, but we're here to escape famine, so we probably won't choose to take their boat. I wonder if Master Lin has any other options."