The game starts with fleeing from famine, the boss of the end times is in trouble

After Master Chen finished speaking, he and Yun the butcher led the donkey out and put the carriage on. This job was much faster than moving the carriage.

After about an hour, Yun the butcher had harnessed all the donkey carts and tied the donkeys to the fence.

"Master Chen, it's too hot. Let's take a break before we continue working." Yun the butcher wiped the sweat from his face. His clothes were also soaked with sweat.

"Yes, Master Chen, the mule carriage is bigger and slower to harness. Let's take a break first." Old Man Wu said, panting.

Master Chen was also hot and tired. Since the drought, no one had bought so many donkeys and mules at once. So, this busy work also made Master Chen very tired.

"Okay, let's go drink some water and take a rest." Master Chen took the lead and walked towards the wooden house.

After entering the wooden house, everyone sat on the floor. They were all covered in dust from working, so they didn't care whether the floor was clean or not.

Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui each held a bowl and added water to it, and then served water to Yun the butcher and his men.

"Yiyi, Zirui, we have all finished drinking the water. You two should take a rest. When your Uncle Zhang and others arrive, we can leave." said Yun the Butcher.

"Dad, should we leave the city first and come back?" Yun Yiyi asked.

"Drive the donkey and mule carts to the city gate first. Wait until the village chief and his men have driven away, and then we can go shopping. As for our family, let your brother and his men take one of the mule and donkey carts back, and we will use the mule cart to go shopping."

"Dad, with a mule cart, you, my brother and mom won't have to push the cart anymore, and life won't be so hard." Yun Yiyi said happily.

"Yes, let's give our cart to the villagers when the time comes."

"I guess everyone will be very happy after buying the car this time. When the weather gets cold, there's no need to worry about the elderly and children getting cold." Old man Wu sighed.

"Haha, Brother Wu, having a car alone is definitely not enough. We still have to buy charcoal, small stoves, cotton and other things for heating." said Yun the Butcher.

"I wonder if there is anyone selling charcoal in the city at this time?" Yun the butcher said to himself.

"Grandpa Chen, what were you thinking about just now? I saw you didn't say anything." Yun Yiyi asked in a low voice.

"I just heard you say you want to buy charcoal. Do you have a suitable place to buy it?" Master Chen asked back.

Yun Yiyi shook her head.

"Grandpa Chen, this is our first time in this city. We don't know anyone here. If we want to buy charcoal, we probably have to ask while buying." Yun Yiyi answered loudly.

"I have a nephew whose family makes and sells charcoal all year round. However, his home is outside the city. I wonder if you are willing to travel a long way to buy it?" Master Chen thought for a while before saying.

"Master Chen, does your nephew have much charcoal in stock at home? We need to buy charcoal from everyone in the village, so we will need to buy a lot."

"My nephew's house has a lot of charcoal. He makes charcoal and sells it all year round. He also delivers it to grocery stores and restaurants in the city. So he always has a lot of charcoal in stock."

"Besides, burning charcoal takes a while, and he's also afraid that grocery stores and restaurants will suddenly need it, so he usually stocks more. I estimate that the quantity is definitely enough for your villagers to buy."

"And he uses trees from his own mountain to make charcoal. So the price he sells it for is much cheaper than what you would pay at the grocery store." Master Chen said carefully.

"Brother Wu, what do you think?" Butcher Yun turned around and asked.

"I think if it's not far from the county town, we can go and have a look. The main thing is that the price he sells is cheap, and we can save a lot of money." said Old Man Wu.

"Grandpa Chen, is your nephew's home far from the county town?" Yun Yiyi asked loudly.

"My nephew lives not far from the county town, otherwise he wouldn't be able to sell charcoal to the county town. Go out of the south gate of the county town and walk three miles along the official road. There is an Erli Village next to the official road. The first tiled house at the entrance of the village is my nephew's home." Master Chen said hurriedly.

"It's indeed quite close. Brother Wu, I think we can go and take a look." Butcher Yun said to Old Man Wu.

"Then let's not buy charcoal for now. Let's go to Master Chen's nephew's house first. If Master Chen's nephew's house is out of charcoal, we still have time to go to the city to buy some." Old man Wu said after thinking for a while.

"Just go there without worry. From the county town to the south, there are no people fleeing famine in our villages. There is enough water in the villages. The crops we grow are drought-resistant. Although there is not much, we can still harvest some.

"Also, the government here will give each family some relief food. The amount of relief food is not much, but if you eat it sparingly, you can still get by," Master Chen explained.

"Master Chen, the government here is so nice. It even takes care of the people below. The government here doesn't do anything. Otherwise, we wouldn't have to flee from famine." Yun the butcher said sadly.

"Yes, it's so difficult to escape the famine. My third son also died because of the famine. Alas, it's all the government's fault that they don't care about our lives." Old Man Wu said indignantly.

"Yes, so we are all very content. We can live well and we don't need to leave our homes to escape famine. Compared with you, we are so lucky." Master Chen said thankfully.

"But don't lose heart. The hard times will eventually pass. Once you get through this period, good days will follow." Master Chen advised gently.

"Thank you for your good words, Master Chen." Yun the butcher said happily.

"Haha, no one will live a hard life forever. You will live a good life soon."

"We are also looking forward to that day coming sooner." said Old Man Wu.

"After a short break, let's get back to work. Master Chen, we have arranged to go into the city only for one day today, so thank you for working with us." Yun the Butcher said apologetically.

"Don't be polite. This is what I should do. Come on, let's get back to work." Master Chen said as he stood up and walked out.

Butcher Yun and Old Man Wu also went out to work.

Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui were the only ones left in the room. Both of them were extremely sleepy. They had gotten up too early in the morning, and their upper and lower eyelids were starting to fight.

"Yiyi, Zirui, you two sweep the floor and sleep against the wall for a while. We will call you when we leave." The voice of Yun the Butcher came from outside.

"I understand, Dad." Yun Yiyi shouted loudly.

"Brother Zirui, let's just sweep the floor and then take a nap. I'm so sleepy." Yun Yiyi said as she dozed off.

"Yiyi, you're not needed. Just sit aside and wait for a while. I'll go sweep the floor." Xie Zirui said in a low voice.