Armed with a machete and a gun, armed with a system, they fled the famine.

Chapter 448 Not Interested Anymore

After lunch, Zhao Yan and the others boarded the carriage and headed towards Stone Town with great enthusiasm.

They came in a hurry and didn't tell Shen Yu in advance.

Therefore, when Shen Yu saw Zhao Yan and her family arrive in town, he was immediately surprised and asked, "Sister Zhao, did you all... run away from home together?"

Look at all those bags they're carrying, what are they up to?

Dou Xingyan chuckled and quickly explained, "Brother Shen, we plan to have our New Year's Eve dinner at a restaurant, and then spend a couple of days exploring the town."

Shen Yu suddenly realized what was going on.

"Please have a seat, everyone. I'll go and give some instructions."

With that, he hurried downstairs.

Night falls.

Shen Yu instructed his subordinates to prepare two tables of the most luxurious New Year's Eve dinner, with chicken, duck, fish, and meat, as well as everyone's favorite dishes: stewed pork ribs with potatoes and braised pork with potatoes.

The little kids, including Zhao Xiaomi, ate with their mouths full of oil.

After finishing his meal, Yuan Tianbao insisted on going out shopping.

Actually, Stone Town is not very big, with only one main street. However, because it was Chinese New Year, both sides of the street were indeed filled with vendors selling things.

Apart from the older Yuan Yutang and Su Yanzhi, everyone else came out of the private room of the restaurant and strolled around the street with their children, chatting and laughing.

Before long, bursts of short fireworks appeared in the sky above the courtyard of a wealthy family.

Zhao Xiaomi and the others covered their ears and craned their necks to watch very intently.

Zhao Yan glanced at it casually, and couldn't help but smile.

Where is this?

Thinking of her relatives from her past life, she felt a sudden pang of pain for no apparent reason.

Although she had been living in this era for two or three years, she knew that some feelings couldn't be forgotten so easily.

She couldn't forget it, so regardless of what she thought, she took a deep breath and continued walking forward with the group.

Walking and looking around, we soon reached the end of the long street.

They were both tired after a long day, so they glanced at each other and headed home.

Shen Yu rented a three-courtyard house in town, where Zhao Yan and the others were temporarily settled for the night.

They only stayed in Stone Town for one night before leaving, but instead of returning to the farm, they continued eastward toward Junlai County.

At noon on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Zhao Yan and others arrived in Junlai County.

The festive atmosphere in the county was stronger than in Shitou Town, and the streets were full of people strolling around.

Yang Sanlang first found an inn for everyone. After everyone had rested for a while and had lunch at the inn, he and Zhao Yan took Zhao Yunchen and the others out for a stroll.

Yuan Yutang, Su Yanzhi, and the others stayed at the inn to rest as usual.

They've traveled all over the country and weathered many storms; they've seen it all and are no longer interested in these things.

"Mom, look, candied hawthorns."

Zhao Xiaomi pointed ahead, her eyes shining.

Although she has eaten many delicious foods, her love for candied hawthorns remains as strong as ever.

Zhao Yan tilted her head and asked, "Do you want to eat it? If you do, Mom will ask your dad to buy it."

Zhao Xiaomi nodded hurriedly: "Yes, I want to eat it."

Zhao Yan immediately called out to Yang Sanlang, who was walking ahead, "Sanlang, go buy a few skewers of candied hawthorns, Xiaomi and the others want to eat them."

"Wait."

Yang Sanlang responded and carried Xiao Fubao toward the candied hawthorn vendor.

Junlai County is much larger than Stone Town. After exploring this street, the group moved on to the next one.

Before I knew it, it was getting dark.

Zhao Yan's calves were a little sore from walking, so she suggested going back to the inn.

Yang Sanlang and the others naturally had no objections.

Little Fu Niu and Little Fu Bao were already asleep in their parents' arms.

……

They stayed in Junlai County for another day, and it wasn't until the morning of the third day, after having breakfast at the inn, that they set off on their way back.

They didn't stop after passing through Stone Town; they ran straight back to the farm.

The day after returning to the farm, Qiu Zhen came to visit in high spirits.

"Xiao Zhao, come on, you all have to try this."

She stuffed a basket of red eggs into Zhao Yan's hands.

Zhao Yan raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"Aunt Zhou, is there some good news at home?"

Only families celebrating a happy occasion would dye their eggs red.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Zhen burst into laughter.

"Yes, there's good news at home. Renbin is going to be a father."

A few days ago, on New Year's Eve, everyone sat down for a reunion dinner. Zhou Renbin put a piece of fish on his wife's plate. Before Qi Caixia had even eaten it, she turned her head and vomited as soon as she smelled it.

At the time, Yuan Yutang and the others were not at the farm. The next day at dawn, Qiu Zhen and others urged Zhou Renbin to go to town to fetch a doctor to take a look at Qi Caixia.

Even doctors need to go home for the Lunar New Year, right?

Zhou Renbin begged and pleaded with the local pharmacy for a long time before finally bringing home a kind-hearted old doctor.

The old doctor carefully took Qi Caixia's pulse and said that the pregnancy was still too early and the signs were not yet clear. He told them to come to the town's pharmacy in a few days so he could take her pulse again.

As Qiu Zhen finished speaking, she glanced at Zhao Yan apologetically.

"Yan'er, has Elder Yuan returned to the farm? I was thinking, why don't we ask Elder Yuan to take a look at Caixia? What do you think?"

Zhao Yan said with a smile, "Of course it would be perfect. You can have Renbin take Caixia to Uncle Yuan later."

"Okay, you go ahead and do your work, I'll go back and get someone right away."

Qiu Zhen slapped her thigh and immediately turned and left.

Zhao Yan shook her head helplessly, looking at her impulsive nature.

A moment later, Zhou Renbin helped Qi Caixia to Yuan Yutang's place, followed by Qiu Zhen carrying a basket of red eggs.

Yuan Yutang asked them to sit down in the study and carefully took Qi Caixia's pulse.

Before long, he stroked his beard and said with a smile to Qiu Zhen and the others, "It's a pregnancy pulse. Judging from the pulse, it might be a boy."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Zhen felt a mix of emotions.

Her face showed an expression that was neither crying nor laughing.

She thought she would finally get her wish and have a granddaughter, but it turned out to be a boy.

Hey.

Why don't those useless family members in his family try harder to have a little girl?

Seeing her like this, Su Yanzhi immediately laughed.

"Hehe, sister-in-law, are you happy? Or are you just happy? You don't seem very satisfied to me."

Qi Caixia hurriedly glanced at her mother-in-law's face, her hands unconsciously gripping Zhou Renbin's arm tightly.

Zhou Renbin understood his mother's thoughts all too well.

He lowered his head slightly and whispered in Qi Caixia's ear, "Don't worry, all the sisters-in-law in the family have given birth to boys. Mother just misses her granddaughter, it's not that she's dissatisfied with you."

Qi Caixia blinked after hearing this, and then suddenly realized what was going on.

So it turns out her mother-in-law misses her granddaughter.

Alas, it's a pity that Uncle Yuan said she's most likely having a son this time.

Qiu Zhen forced a smile and said to Su Yanzhi, "No, I'm not dissatisfied. It's not that I'm... well, never mind, I'll tell you the truth. I just miss my granddaughter."

Su Yanzhi and Yuan Yutang exchanged a glance and both expressed their understanding.

Qiu Zhen has a lot of grandchildren at home, so she's seen them so often that they're no longer a novelty.