Drive a RV and go farming in ancient times.

When Xu Deshou was inquiring about the price of grain, Xu Huaiyi was also idle. It was a coincidence that he was looking for an honest person suitable for talking to him, so he saw Ma Changshan, who had sold him a mule before.

The two of them had hit it off quite well at first sight, but now that they saw each other again, they were very surprised. After exchanging warm greetings, they found a place with few people to talk.

Xu Huaiyi asked affectionately, "Brother Ma, are you here to buy food too?"

Ma Changshan shook his head with a sad look on his face, "What are you buying? Don't buy it! Just come and take a look. How can we ordinary people afford to eat sorghum that costs 100 yuan per catty?"

Hearing this, Xu Huaiyi also made a sad face, "You have to buy it even if you can't afford it, otherwise what should I do? I'm really waiting for the food relief from the higher authorities. I heard that the county government granary has been empty for a long time, and the court doesn't have any food at all." We know how to provide disaster relief, but if we want to survive, we have to figure it out on our own."

"You don't have any hope either..." Ma Changshan pointed to the top of his head with a cryptic look on his face.

Xu Huaiyi smiled bitterly and said, "What hope? If there was hope, why wait until now? Do you see how food prices have risen now? If the court had a way, it should have mobilized food to calm prices and calm the people's hearts, but now It seems that there is a commotion, but there is no movement yet. No, it's not that there is no movement. The city gate is much stricter. They are checking the identity and handing over the city money. Alas, there is no urgent need to start a fire in the future. What’s wrong, we don’t even dare to enter the city anymore…”

Ma Changshan looked around and asked mysteriously, "Do you know about that too?"

Xu Huaiyi blinked, "Huh? Ah, are you talking about grabbing food?"

Ma Changshan hurriedly hissed and reminded in a low voice, "Keep your voice down, brother, the county government is keeping a close eye on this matter, and we don't dare to get involved."

Xu Huaiyi said carelessly, "It's not us who robbed it, so how can it be pinned on our heads?"

Even if you want to rob, you still have to have that ability.

Ma Changshan was speechless for a moment, then continued, "We didn't do it, but the gang that stole the grain ran away and the county government didn't catch them. Who knows if there will be random suspicions? We'd better keep a low profile."

Xu Huaiyi immediately nodded in a learned manner, "Brother Ma is talking about, are the people who were robbed ordinary people or wealthy families?"

Ma Changshan glanced at him and said, "Look at what you said, they must be ordinary people. Rich families have nursing homes and servants. Who doesn't have the foresight to rob them?"

Xu Huaiyi smiled in his heart, why no one dared to snatch it? It's just that we haven't reached that point yet. The people are so anxious that they dare to rebel, but we must not underestimate those who are forced into desperate situations.

He asked curiously, "Where are those people who are stealing food?"

Ma Changshan whispered, "I heard you went into the mountains?"

Xu Huaiyi's eyes widened in surprise, "Huh? Did you become a bandit?"

Ma Changshan didn't react as strongly as he did, and said calmly, "If we don't have an explanation for the current situation, there may be many more people who will be forced to survive. Even if they want to go up the mountain, they will have no way to survive. Can they?" If you are a good citizen, who would want to be a bandit?”

Xu Huaiyi asked in confusion, "Why is there no way to survive?"

Hearing this, Ma Changshan immediately turned to look at him in surprise, "Is there any way for brother Huaiyi to survive?"

Xu Huaiyi nodded matter-of-factly, "Yes, can't we still escape?"

Ma Changshan, "..."

He really shouldn't have had expectations. Look, it was even more painful when his hopes failed.

Xu Huaiyi still asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Why is Brother Ma looking like this? Do you think this road is not good?"

Ma Changshan endured the collapse and complained, "What kind of way to survive is running away from the famine? There is really no way out. In the end, a living horse will be a dead horse doctor. Moreover, after suffering all the hardships and narrow escapes, how many will survive in the end?" ? Besides, where can we escape from famine? There are droughts in more than a dozen state capitals near us. We have to go all the way south, but it is too far to go south. If we go down here in half a year, even a strong man will lose half his life, women, children and the elderly. , don’t even think about it!”

After hearing this, Xu Huaiyi humbly asked for advice, "What about what Brother Ma sees? We can't just wait to die, right?"

Ma Changshan sighed helplessly and said in a gloomy tone, "There are already many people who sell their children and daughters to make a living. Of course, we can't do that. There are also people who sell themselves..."

Xu Huaiyi cut off the words and sighed with unknown meaning, "Being a slave or a maid? But then you will lose your freedom. From now on, you can only be beaten and scolded by your master. How can you be considered a complete human being?"

Ma Changshan lowered his head and laughed miserably, "But at least that way I can have enough to eat, and I can also save some monthly money to support the family. What else can I do?"

Xu Huaiyi asked, "Brother Ma is so capable, there must be a better way out, right?"

Ma Changshan said, "To tell you the truth, brother, I want to join the escort agency or work as a nursing home for a wealthy family. Although it is dangerous, I can make a lot of money. I will support the family first. What about you?"

Xu Huaiyi said, "Me? I still think it's better to escape."

Ma Changshan, "..."

This little brother is not only straightforward, but also very naive and stubborn.

The two did not reach an agreement, but they parted happily. When Xu Huaiyi found Xu Deshou, he was squatting in a corner and sighing. His face had long lost the calmness and confidence it had before he came.

"Uncle Xu, what's going on?"

Xu Deshou said gloomily, "Huaiyi, I still thought too well. I just thought that if the price of food increased, we would tighten our belts. After more than half a year, we can't return to drought next year, right? There are wells in our village. , don’t worry about food, be diligent in carrying water to water the vegetable fields, and then go into the mountains to catch some prey. If that doesn’t work, you can still sell yourself, or at worst, become a slave, but who knows..."

Xu Huaiyi said calmly, "You feel it too, right? I'm afraid the world is going to be in chaos. First you grab food, then you grab money, and then you grab people. Anyway, your hands are dirty and you're dead, so there's nothing to worry about. The county government We can barely control it now, but what will happen in the future? Without food to eat, people will be so hungry that they will wait for death honestly. What about the dishonest ones? They will only take risks. When the time comes, even if we are suffering peacefully in the village, they will be able to survive. Are you following us?"

"At that time, people were working as swordsmen and I was working as fish and meat. That's when there was really no way to survive."

Xu Deshou looked defeated and murmured, "What about the rich and powerful families?"

Xu Huaiyi said, "Do you believe it? They are the first to leave. Maybe some people have already started to go elsewhere. Their family has a big business and they are more afraid of being robbed than us."

"Where did they leave? Qingzhou City? That's right. There is a garrison in Qingzhou City. No bandit or grassroots dare to cause trouble. It is much safer than in the county. So what should we do?"

Seeing that he still refused to face the fact of escaping, Xu Huaiyi was helpless. "Uncle Xu, let's go find Uncle Gao and Brother Xu first. Have they found out any useful information?"

Xu Deshou nodded subconsciously, "Okay, go find them, and let's discuss it together..."