My best friend is living a famine-stricken life; you're going crazy, I'm farming.

Xiao Yuanshan and Zhou Jingyi brought back news that the refugees had been sent away since the spring rain.

Business in Qingyang County is gradually recovering, but grain shops are still short of grain, and as scarcity drives up prices, they are not going to come down much.

However, upon seeing the notices posted by the government in the county town, it was learned that the imperial court had transported a large amount of grain from Jiangnan, and that the grain price would likely stabilize soon.

This is good news.

In addition, the village chief of Qingshui Village also returned with his entire family.

Even the village chief has returned, so those of them who "fled south to escape famine" will also go back, and no one else has anything to say about it.

Everyone is worried about filling their stomachs right now, and nobody cares where they came from or how they got back.

"Fenglan, what are your plans?" Xu Yingying asked.

Yang Fenglan was a little worried. She was actually quite reluctant to leave the village, but thinking about the way the villagers behaved, she was afraid that she would be treated like a jinx when she went back.

Yang Fenglan sighed leisurely, "I'll stick to the plan."

"To the county?"

"Ah."

"Okay, then I'll go with you to look at houses. Once we find a place, I'll help you move your things over."

Yang Fenglan really wanted her best friend to live with her, but it wasn't appropriate to say it in front of her parents.

Let’s see later.

Xu Dazhu and the others also said that they would go back after helping Yang Fenglan move her things, since their two families had originally gone "south" together.

As for Xiao Yuanshan, there is no need to make excuses. He is a hunter, so it is reasonable for him to bring his child into the mountains to stay for a while.

While living here, I longed to go back to the village and go to the city every day.

But suddenly having to leave, they began to feel reluctant to part with the land that everyone had worked together to cultivate.

No matter what choices you make in life, there will always be things that don't go as planned.

Yang Fenglan first took Xu Yingying down the mountain, and by the time they reached Qingyang County, it was already dark.

The two opened an inn, ate a simple bowl of clear soup noodles, and went to sleep.

The next morning, I started asking around for available rooms to rent.

Yang Fenglan wanted to buy, but she only had so much money, which was definitely not enough to buy a house.

Needing to save money for living expenses, they had no choice but to rent.

This inquiry took two days.

The rental properties are either in remote areas or in poor condition, so the prices are naturally not cheap.

None of them were suitable.

If we don't go back soon, the people on the mountain will worry.

Xu Yingying thought for a moment, "How about I try to leverage my connections in Qingyang County?"

Yang Fenglan glanced at her sideways, "You still have connections, huh?"

"Who do you look down on?" Xu Yingying snorted unhappily.

The next day, she led Yang Fenglan to the Xiao residence.

Having been kicked out and nearly lost her innocence, Xu Yingying didn't dare to knock on the door directly, but instead went around to the back door.

They happened to see the servants who had come out to make purchases.

Xu Yingying went up to greet her, but the aunt who was shopping initially ignored her. It wasn't until Yang Fenglan stuffed a handful of copper coins into her hand that she finally smiled.

"Miss, what would you like to know?"

"I want to see my elder brother. Please ask my aunt to pass on a message that I am waiting for him at the Fulai Inn. If he does not come today, please find someone to collect my body."

Xu Yingying's attitude was as arrogant as it had been when she was in the Xu family.

The auntie received the money and said she would pass on the message, but she couldn't guarantee whether the young master would go.

Xu Yingying said, "Just pass on the message."

Afterwards, Yang Fenglan asked in a low voice, "Will this work?"

“When the original owner was in the Xiao family, the person who treated him the best was the eldest brother of the Xiao family. If even that doesn’t come, there’s nothing I can do.” Xu Yingying shrugged.

Because of the extra five taels of silver that the eldest young master of the Xiao family had given her when he bought agarwood, Yang Fenglan did not doubt her words.