She picked up the young prime minister while fleeing famine

Little did they know, Yao Lizheng was also troubled by the matter of that cow.

This cow is considered a trophy of the village; it belongs to the entire village, not just to Yao Lizheng personally.

But this raises the question of how to use the ox.

You can't just keep a perfectly good cow as a pet without it doing any work, can you?

It's definitely going to be used to pull carts, but if it's for pulling carts, will it be used to put things or for people to sit on?

Every household can put things there, but retrieving them later is a problem. If things get mixed up or something is missing, it's hard to explain.

However, if it's about people, Yao Li Village has more than 300 people. Although the elders consciously stayed in the northern border village to avoid causing trouble for their descendants and handed over the livelihood to the younger generation.

But there are dozens of children in the village, more than twenty of whom are under five years old, as well as wounded people and women who have injured themselves from the long journey.

This oxcart simply cannot fit so many people; it's going to be difficult to manage.

But now Lian Chengmo has offered to rent a cow to his family, which solves his problem.

The young master's family had already contributed greatly to the raid on the bandit's den, so it was only right that he asked to use the ox. But they were also offering silver, which would be distributed to the whole village, so no one would have any objections.

It must be said that the reason why Yao Li Village is so united is because of the good management of Yao Lizheng. He treats everyone equally and is always fair and just, which is why everyone trusts him so much.

Thus, Yao Lizheng agreed to rent the ox without hesitation, but what about the cart?

“Young master, we’re in the middle of nowhere, and we don’t know how long we’ll be staying here. It will take quite a while to make a cart.”

"How about you use my cart?" Yao Lizheng asked, somewhat embarrassed.

If there is no cart, it is useless for the young master to rent an ox. But where can he find the materials to make a cart at this time?

"Uncle Village Head, don't worry. Based on the condition of those wounded, we need to stay here for at least five days before we can continue our journey."

"During this period, I will hire a few more people to go up the mountain with Yaoshan to cut down trees. Apart from the wheels being a bit difficult to make, the cart body is still quite quick to make."

"Don't worry, if it's not done in five days, I won't delay our journey," Lian Chengmo said reasonably.

After listening, Yao Lizheng thought about it carefully and found that it made sense.

Nowadays, people fleeing famine don't care about cutting down trees or drying timber. They just need to make something and use it as is, so they don't have to worry about the construction period.

With a few more people to help, Yao Shan should be able to finish it in five days. Yao Lizheng nodded in agreement, saying he would help arrange for people to cut down the trees.

Then, Lian Chengmo started talking about going to the county town to scout out the route.

According to his memory, a nearby county town was closed off, and the disaster victims couldn't get in at all, but if they paid a fee to enter the town, they could still get in.

In his past life, he had nothing and was constantly on the move, hiding from his younger siblings. When they passed through this county town, they could only see the disaster victims shouting at the gate, wanting to enter the town.

However, the guards of the county town were not ordinary yamen runners but local garrison soldiers. They charged money to enter the town, and if anyone dared to cause trouble, they would be beheaded and their bodies hung on the city wall.

Thus, the disaster victims dared not cause any more trouble and could only continue south in search of a place to settle down.

Lian Chengmo never even considered entering the city; he headed straight for Yunzhou, thinking that once he arrived at his family home in Yunzhou, he would have someone to rely on. Little did he know that this would be the choice he regretted most.

Now he has set off more than ten days later, and the situation is completely different from his previous life. He wants to know how the disaster in his previous life came about.

In this way, perhaps one or two problems can be avoided.

When Lian Chengmo mentioned wanting to drive an oxcart to the county town to scout the way, he began to seriously consider it.

To be honest, they've encountered quite a few things along the way. Now, because of the injured villagers, they can only stay here to rest, but it's good to be able to find out about the situation in Vietnam.

Since they were idle anyway, why not send someone to scout ahead first? That way, they'd have a better understanding of the situation before setting off. Besides, they had replenished a lot of food during their fight with the bandits, so they could afford to consume it.

Subconsciously, Yao Lizheng began to take Lian Chengmo's opinion seriously and immediately agreed to the matter.

Having finished discussing both matters, Lian Chengmo bowed and took his leave.

When he got back, he saw that the girl hadn't listened to him and was resting properly. Instead, she was doing something by the river. Lian Chengmo could only shake his head slightly and let her be.

He then carefully examined the things Banxia had brought back. He had been so busy talking to the girl that he hadn't noticed what she had brought back.

The chicken coop and goose coop were obvious, but there were still things in the basket that Banxia had brought back.

Lian Chengmo opened the cloth bundle inside and found two quilts. Although they were not very thick and were half-worn, they were still usable.

Looking at the sky, Lian Chengmo took the bedding to the riverbank and took out some soap to wash it.

The soapberry was also brought back by the little girl. She said she found it in the woods near the mountain village. The little girl smiled happily when she mentioned it.

Lian Chengmo smiled as he crushed the soapberry and carefully washed the bedding.

It's not that he's a germaphobe, it's just that he doesn't know who used this mattress, so it's always good to wash it.

Banxia, ​​who had plunged into the grass by the river to dig for wild vegetables, finally noticed that Lian Chengmo had also come to the riverbank, and then she saw this scene.

A handsome young man was squatting by the river, his sleeves rolled up high, vigorously washing a quilt in the river water with practiced ease.

The boy had a serious expression, as if he was doing something very important, a sight that didn't match his demeanor at all.

"Lian Chengmo, why are you washing the quilt?" Banxia asked loudly as she tossed a bundle of wild vegetables she had dug up outside the bushes.

Considering this person usually seems so rigid, it's surprising that he would take the initiative to wash the bedding.

It's fortunate that we didn't encounter any large water sources along the way, otherwise Banxia would have seen Lian Chengmo's side much earlier.

In his past life, he raised his younger siblings alone and did all sorts of chores.

Even if her cooking isn't particularly refined, she's still very skilled, and everything she makes is edible.

"It's a bit dirty, so I'll wash it clean before you use it." Lian Chengmo turned around when he heard this, slightly raising a corner of the quilt in his hand, and said earnestly.

Although the little girl didn't care much, she would always pick up the weeds off her mat before going to bed each night.

"Then wash it properly, make sure it's clean." Banxia smiled immediately when she heard that he was thinking of using it for her.

She shouted loudly, then bent down to dig for wild vegetables. This wasn't just for preparing a few poultry, but also for their lunch.

Moreover, she wanted to bring live poultry on the road, and it would be best if she could collect as much dried wild vegetables as possible to feed the poultry.