The whole family travels through the book, the plot is broken but the characters are not

Han Qingyun didn't have time to care about Yan Shi'an's look at the moment. He still had a lot of things to do.

"Brother Shi'an, I came here today to discuss something with you."

"I knew you wouldn't come to see me if nothing happened. What's the matter?" Yan Shi'an was a little disappointed. He still wanted to reminisce with Han Qingyun.

"A few days ago, I heard from a traveling merchant in Pingyao Prefecture that there seemed to be unusual movements in the north. In early March, he saw many strange people, many of them leading horses, passing through Pingyao Prefecture and heading towards Anling Prefecture. Most of these people were tall and strong, and seemed to be from Jiyang."

After hearing Han Qingyun's words, Yan Shi'an speculated, "Jiyang has suffered from severe drought in recent years, and last winter was also hit by a severe cold snap. It's said that many people died. Could it be that the victims of the disaster in Jiyang have fled to other places to escape the famine?"

Han Qingyun pursed his lips, moved towards Yan Shian, and lowered his voice.

"I heard from the merchant that most of these people behaved in a measured manner and had a solemn and murderous aura about them. They looked more like soldiers. Also, the carts they were pushing seemed to have weapons on them."

"What?" Yan Shi'an was shocked. Although his talent in studying seemed to have been bitten by a dog, he was a very smart person in other aspects.

His father Yan Hui originally planned to expand the business to Pingyao Prefecture, but when he heard that the late emperor had passed the throne to Prince An, his father no longer mentioned Pingyao Prefecture.

Yan Shi'an wiped the sweat from his forehead. His family had a lot of property in Anling Prefecture.

"Could the merchant have made a mistake? How many people are there?"

Han Qingyun said solemnly, "You also know that although my Yue family is now living in Fengxi Town, they had businesses in Pingyao Prefecture and Anling Prefecture in the early years. The merchant has been friends with him for many years and is trustworthy."

"But if there really were troops passing through Pingyao Prefecture, the Pingyao prefect should have reported it to the court long ago."

Han Qingyun did not mention that the officials in Pingyao Prefecture and Anling Prefecture were basically all Prince Lin's people. If he said too much without any evidence, he would not be able to explain himself clearly.

"The merchant said that these people were dressed like ordinary people and were in groups of three or five, so they didn't attract attention. However, they stretched for dozens of miles and there were a lot of them. If the merchant hadn't dealt with the soldiers of Jiyang in his early years, he wouldn't have noticed them."

"Qingyun, it's been two months since the beginning of March. If they are really Prince Lin's men, why is there no movement from Anling Mansion? Where are they going? What do they want to do?"

"This is the reason why I came today. I know that the Yan family has a lot of assets in Anling Prefecture. Brother Shi'an, please send someone to find out as soon as possible..."

"Are you worried that Prince Lin's target is our Shangyang Mansion?"

"No, after crossing two prefectures in a row, even if the Jiyang army is powerful, they are exhausted and can't attack the entire Shangyang Prefecture. I'm afraid they want to establish their authority in Wuping County, which is closest to Anling Prefecture..."

Before Han Qingyun could finish his words, Yan Shi'an, his face pale, interrupted him: "Wait here for me first. My father is at the Linshui Teahouse. I'll go find him now."

After saying that, Yan Shian ran away without caring about his image.

Half an hour later, Yan Hui and Yan Shi'an hurried back.

Yan Hui waved his hand, stopping Han Qingyun from bowing to him, and spoke quickly: "I have sent someone to Anling Mansion to inquire, and I will have a reply in three days at the earliest."

Han Qingyun also knew that transportation was difficult in ancient times, and three days was the fastest. Although he was anxious, he couldn't show it too obviously, so he could only try his best to remind them to make plans early.

"Uncle Yan, although these are just our guesses, it's better for you to make arrangements in advance just in case."

Yan Hui agreed with a heavy heart.

After lunch, Han Qingyun left. Yan Shian told him that he would inform him immediately once he got the news.

After leaving the Yan family, Han Qingyun wandered around the county town before returning to Fengye Village.

In Fengye Village, Han Qingshan and his son followed the route Han Mingzhu told them and went into the mountains, and they returned with a full load.

The villagers were surprised to see what Han Qingshan and his son brought down from the mountain.

"Did you go to the mountains? How did you kill so many prey?"

"And the mushrooms?"

"Hey, look, there are eggs in Beiwang's basket. Are they bird eggs or pheasant eggs?"

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Han Qingshan and his two sons were so excited that they wanted to cry. They didn't believe Han Mingzhu's words at first, but they had no choice but to go to the mountain to try their luck.

But when they got to the mountain, they were surprised to find that all the scenes were exactly as Mingzhu described.

Han Qingshan, his eldest son and second son caught a lot of rabbits and pheasants. Han Xigu and Han Beiwang also picked up a lot of mushrooms and fungi.

The system Mingzhu described was real and could really guide them to find food.

The anger and worry of many days were finally relieved, and they no longer had to worry about starving to death.

Han Mingzhu also told them that there was a top-quality ginseng tree deep in the North Mountain, but there was a tiger there, so they must not go in now.

As long as they find a way to harvest and sell the ginseng in the future, they can buy some land and build a few houses.

Han Dongchen thought more. Tomorrow he would go find his uncle and two cousins, and together with his father and himself, they would definitely be able to get the tiger Mingzhu mentioned. After selling the tiger, he would buy a pair of silver bracelets for his sister and send his third brother to the academy.

More and more villagers came to watch, chattering and asking questions, some were envious, some were jealous.

In response to the villagers' inquiries, Han Qingshan and his companions simply said that they were lucky, and then returned to the thatched hut amid the lively discussions of the crowd.

Zhao He and Zhou Taohua saw them carrying pheasants and rabbits and holding mushrooms from afar. Their eyes were red. God had finally left them a way to survive.

After Han Qingshan and others entered the yard, Han Dongchen ordered Zhou Taohua to quickly kill a pheasant to nourish Han Mingzhu and Han Jiali.

Zhao He and Zhou Taohua looked at the father and son awkwardly, opened their mouths, but could not say anything.

At this moment, Han Beiwang suddenly cried out, "What a nice smell! Mom, this is the smell of chicken soup. How come we have chicken soup at home?"

Zhao He and Zhou Taohua were embarrassed. They didn't want to touch the things Han Huaijin sent them, but Han Jiali pointed at the chicken and cried, saying he was hungry.

They really couldn't bear it, so they beat two eggs to make egg custard for Han Mingzhu and Han Jiali, and killed a chicken to make soup.

Seeing Han Jiali's satisfied look on his face while eating, they thought that it would be worth it even if the men came back and scolded them.

But who would have thought that Han Qingshan and his friends actually came back with food, including pheasants.

Zhao He explained the reason to Han Qingshan and his sons. Han Qingshan just blushed and said nothing, but Han Dongchen and his sons were dissatisfied.

Han Dongchen couldn't tell his mother, so he could only get angry at his wife Zhou Taohua.

"Who told you to accept their things? We have already severed our relationship with the second branch of the Han family. If you accept their things, where will we put our faces?"

Han Nanxing sneered: "Second uncle's family has a good plan. The fields are about to be harvested, so they want us to go back and continue to work as laborers."

Han Xigu looked at his embarrassed mother and sister-in-law, feeling somewhat resentful for not fighting back.

"Mom, sister-in-law, we went to the mountains today and saw that it was exactly as Mingzhu said. From now on, our family will no longer be worried about going hungry. We can't take the things from the second house."

Han Beiwang took over his third brother's words: "Yes, when we go back and collect the ginseng and beat the tiger back, I will definitely be able to sell it for a good price, and then we won't have to fear anything."

Zhao He was moved to tears by what her sons said: "Huai Jin said that my second brother wants to split the family property with us again and give us compensation..."

"Mom, you're confused. Don't you know what kind of person that old woman is? Do you believe this talk of re-dividing the family? They just want to trick us back and make us continue to work like slaves."

Han Beiwang was almost mad at his mother. His mother really couldn't make sense.

Seeing her mother-in-law speechless, Zhou Taohua quickly said, "We didn't want to accept it, but since Huaijin and Huaiyu are here today, we really can't say no."

Han Xigu sneered: "The elder of the second house plays the good cop, and the younger plays the bad cop. Do you think that if the two children give a little favor, the eldest sister-in-law will forget the days of being exploited by the second house?"