A massive famine! The whole family travels through time together, and with their spatial abilities,

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Qingzhou.

To prove her precognitive abilities, Lin Wanwan told Lin Wufeng about two major events that were about to happen in the city.

The first thing that happened was that the city's premier restaurant was sold off at a low price to the brokerage firm of the third brother, Lin Wuchong, without any warning.

The Lin family knew that the real owner behind this restaurant was the private property of a favored concubine.

Even the Lin family, the most powerful family in Qingzhou, dared not compete with this restaurant for business.

There must be something fishy about selling such a profitable shop like this.

The second thing was that the government posted a notice to increase the taxes levied on the people of the whole prefecture.

The entire northern border is experiencing a severe drought, and this year's summer harvest has been a complete failure. Not only is the imperial court not providing disaster relief, but it is also taking food from the people, which speaks volumes.

If Qingzhou weren't so far from the capital...

My second elder brother, who is an official in the imperial court, has yet to send any news.

Lin Wufeng waited anxiously, unable to sit still.

really.

The next day, both events were confirmed.

At this point, Lin Wufeng was five parts convinced of Lin Wanwan's precognitive abilities.

The Lin family doesn't have much time left to maneuver.

He immediately instructed his third brother, Lin Wuchong, to sell the First Restaurant and other unprofitable properties at low prices for cash.

Lin Wufeng originally owned many fixed assets, but unfortunately, all the deeds to his properties and land were stolen by thieves.

Even if the government knew these properties belonged to him, without complete documentation, he couldn't resell them for cash.

At the same time, he borrowed a large sum of money from the third brother to make ends meet, and sent people to Qingzhou and other surrounding states to purchase grain as discreetly as possible.

Lin Wuchong's black market activities all have masters behind them. He dared not let the news get out that he lent his elder brother such a large sum of money without charging interest.

They also dared not let their elder brother do this in the name of the Lin family.

In just five days, some of the grain stored by major grain stores and grain merchants was bought up at high prices by mysterious buyers.

The Lin family wouldn't let go of any food ingredients they could buy, not just grains.

But the Lin family was unaware of this.

They went too far, buying up all the grain on the market.

This led to another rapid rise in grain prices.

Don't say that ordinary people have no money to buy grain.

Even if you have money, you can't buy food.

In places that cannot be seen.

A large number of people who should not have died starved to death.

A terrifying popular uprising is quietly brewing.

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Peach Blossom Village.

As soon as Shen Shuli and Shen Yuehua entered the village, they saw Su Ping'an running towards them.

"Mom, um... Dad told me to wait for you here. He said if you don't come back tonight, he'll go to your maternal grandparents' house to pick you up tomorrow morning," Su Ping'an said with a silly grin.

"When did you get back?" Shen Yuehua knew that her son was still a little reserved with his daughter, so she didn't press him.

"I'll be back by noon today."

"Why so early?" Shen Yuehua asked in surprise.

"Oh, something unexpected happened. We went to three counties and only managed to buy a little over 800 jin of grain. We heard that some wealthy families in Qingzhou are buying up grain from various counties at high prices, not even sparing the towns."

"Luckily we set off yesterday and managed to buy some grain; otherwise, if we had been a day later, we wouldn't have been able to buy even a bushel of grain!"

Su Pingan couldn't help but feel fortunate when he thought of the desolate scenes he had seen in various county towns.

Fortunately, the news brought back by this adopted sister came in time; otherwise, we might have starved for days to come.

"Now you know how important the news your sister A-Li brought back is, right? By the way, where's your father?" Shen Yuehua asked, not seeing her husband at home.

"Oh, let's go out and ask which family is planning to come with us."

Shen Yuehua nodded: "You and your brothers should hurry up and pack your things, we're leaving early the day after tomorrow."

"I know mother."

I spent a day at the Shen family's house.

Shen Shuli didn't forget to use the spiritual spring water, and the bruises on her face had mostly healed.

Only two or three areas still have some bruising and swelling that are unsightly.

It should be fully recovered in another day or two.

"You two little bastards! I'll break your legs!" Su Yunhai's loud voice echoed throughout Peach Blossom Village.

Shen Shuli was very curious as to why her usually gentle and polite father would lose his temper like this.

That roar was comparable to that of the Thunder Tiger.

She quickly went out to eat some melon seeds.

They saw Su Yunhai chasing his two unfilial sons all over the village.

Su Chang'an and Su Ding'an ran off in different directions, leaving Su Yunhai to chase after the eldest brother, Su Chang'an, who was the weakest.

"Su Chang'an! Stop right there!"

"Father! Father! Father! Stop hitting me! I'm a scholar, at least. Give me some face!"

Su Chang'an was kicked to the ground by Su Yunhai and couldn't get up for a long time.

Su Ding'an had long since disappeared, and Su Yunhai didn't plan to chase after him. He would have to go home sooner or later, so where could he run to?

Shen Shuli and Shen Yuehua exchanged a glance and walked over to Su Yunhai to ask him.

"Father, what happened? Why are you so angry?" Shen Shuli asked with concern.

Su Yunhai still had one foot on Su Chang'an's buttocks, his face terribly dark.

"These two unfilial sons are stirring up trouble in the village, preventing everyone from listening to us and fleeing the famine together. They're also spreading rumors and slander to ruin your reputation!"

“I came back today hoping to talk to the families in the village who didn’t want to leave, but they were all determined and wouldn’t leave no matter how I tried to persuade them.”

"These two unfilial sons will kill so many villagers with what they've done! How can I not be angry!"

Shen Shuli sighed; things had been going quite smoothly.

Those villagers who went out to buy grain with Su Yunhai saw what was happening outside and came back to talk to the rest of the village. They would surely be able to persuade most of them.

As a result, they couldn't stop these two troublemakers.

This beating was entirely deserved.

"Alright, Dad, don't be angry. You can't reason with a damned person. Let's put aside our desire to help others and respect their fate," Shen Shuli advised.

"Boom."

As they were talking, Shen Shuli vaguely heard a rumbling sound, as if a group of horses' hooves were gradually approaching.

She frowned slightly, and a glance between her and Su Yunhai both indicated that something was wrong.

"Mother, you all go back and lock the doors and windows quickly. We're going to check at the village entrance!"

After saying that, the father and daughter quickly ran towards the village entrance.

At the end of the main road outside the village, dust billowed, obscuring the sun.

Shen Shuli immediately took out a military telescope from her spatial storage.

The telescope can see up to a distance of five kilometers.

Covered in dust was a group of bandits on horseback, wielding large knives, their faces fierce and menacing.

The bandits were less than three kilometers away from Peach Blossom Village.

She immediately handed the binoculars to Su Yunhai and said quickly, "Oh no, Father! It's bandits! There are at least twenty or thirty of them! They're all carrying big knives! They're probably heading for the village!"

"How could bandits suddenly appear! You hurry back and tell everyone to hide. I'll go and keep watch over the village!" Su Yunhai immediately pulled Shen Shuli back.

These bandits were all skilled in martial arts, and the father and daughter alone could not handle them.

"Dad, I have some antique-style bows and arrows here. They're much more powerful than the ordinary ones here. If all else fails, just use a gun! Don't worry about being spotted; safety comes first!"

"Thanks, girl!" Su Yunhai picked up the copper basin from his home and ran all over the village, banging on it.

"Clang clang clang clang clang!"

A gong sounded.

"The bandits are coming! The bandits are coming!"

"Young and strong men, quickly pick up your weapons and come to the village entrance to defend yourselves against the enemy!"

"Don't assume you'll be safe just because you're indoors!"

"If the bandits break in, we'll all be waiting to die!"

Su Yunhai's voice was deep and resonant, quickly spreading throughout the entire Peach Blossom Village.

Upon hearing the noise, the old village chief quickly told his son to climb the tree to check.

Upon seeing a large group of bandits arrive at the village entrance, Li Rui froze in fear.

"Father, the bandits are really here!"

"Quickly organize the able-bodied men to fight the enemy together; we can't let Scholar Su hold the line alone!"

"I know dad!"