Farming Space: The Lucky and Lovely Lady Come to Farm

Chapter 70 The road ahead is worrying

Gu Zhang's hands were tightly folded. His daughter's history books were right. There was drought in the north and floods in the south. The British Dynasty was probably going to end.

The village chief's hands were shaking when he heard this. Gu Laoer was right. It was indeed a severe drought in the five counties. Only those who have been running outside all year round knew this.

The leading man pointed to the grain in his car and said, "If I transport this grain back, it will cost at least ten times the price of last year. There's nothing I can do about it."

"This road is full of people fleeing the disaster. Our Xiqin County is a little better, but the situation in Hedong County is not good. The worst is in Xishan County. Food is scarce, but due to this drought, most people have no way of living. "The victims are wandering around, and some are coming to our West Qin County."

 “How did you know we were also in drought?”

"If I hadn't hired these escorts, this food would have been robbed long ago."

“Just like that, I was robbed of a car and lost a load of grain!”

Gu Zhang was silent after hearing this.

In about ten days, they will enter Xishan County. There are too many refugees. Can they still leave?

 The leading man asked: “Where are you going?”

The village chief sighed, "I originally wanted to go to Donghai County, but from what you said, the road is not peaceful."

The leading man glanced at the Gu family's mule cart from a distance, "It's okay for you, there is not much food. The refugees are mainly robbing food, and your mules should also pay attention."

He said meaningfully: "I see there are some very big mules over there, each weighing more than a thousand pounds. Although the old saying goes, you will starve to death without eating mule meat, but now it's hard to tell."

After the leading man finished speaking, he saw that the village chief's face turned pale, and kindly comforted him: "There are many of you, and I see that there are quite a few of you young and middle-aged. As long as we work together and don't encounter large groups of refugees, there is no need to worry too much. "

 The village chief’s face turned even paler.

Gu Zhang thanked the leading man and walked back with the village chief.

 Both of them had solemn expressions on their faces.

The village chief asked as he walked, "What should we do? Do we still want to go forward?"

Gu Zhang glanced at the village chief and said, "Go back and discuss it with everyone."

The two of them went around and gathered all the men in charge of the family together. The women and children knew that they had heard news, so they all gathered around.

The village chief told the man who was the leader of the caravan what he said, and Shanzi’s mother was the first to shout, “Oh my God, what can we do? The food has increased tenfold, what can we eat from now on!”

The men were thinking about more than just this problem. Boss Zhang asked: "There are many refugees in Xishan County. Can we take a detour?"

Gu Zhang shook his head. After looking at the map, he knew clearly that in order to bypass Xishan County, he had to pass through most of Xiqin County and then enter Hedong County.

Not to mention the long detour, West Qin County and Hedong County may not be in peace either.

The village chief sighed, "Do you want to go forward? Or turn back?"

The eldest uncle smiled and said, "Our family will follow my second brother-in-law. We will go wherever they go."

 The second brother-in-law can be said to be the most knowledgeable and understanding among this group of people. Moreover, the second brother-in-law is kind and it is right to follow him.

Shan Zi’s mother rolled her eyes and said, “My family also wants to follow Mr. Gu.”

Gu Rong didn’t need to ask, “I’m following my second brother anyway.”

 Only Boss Zhang, the village chief, and Gu Zhong did not express their opinions.

 Gu Zhong saw that his elder sister and younger brother were all following the second child. What could he do? It was always better for the brothers to be together than to go home alone. He was the only strong laborer in his family, so he had no choice but to rely on his brothers and sisters.

 Gu Zhong nodded, "My family also listens to the second child."

 (End of this chapter)