Rebirth, end of the world, time travel, escape famine, make money!

Liu Caixia sat firmly, and Lin Weizhong gently waved the whip and said "Gee...", and the carriage moved forward.

"I also asked around this morning, and there weren't any wealthy families in the city who had announced that a child was missing."

"Forget about it. It's very likely that they are not from this county. I bought two sets of clothes and some scraps of cloth as diapers. But there is nothing suitable for the baby to eat. I can only find a way to buy some milk or goat milk when I go to the capital."

"That's the only way. Fortunately, the child is not too young. When I came out today, I heard people in the inn saying that the fighting in the northwest has been very fierce recently. However, due to the drought, many people in the villages there have fled famine, and there are very few people left, so the casualties are not very heavy. The Mongolian Kingdom couldn't grab much food, so they directly crossed some small counties on the border and fought to the northwest prefecture. The old emperor has sent a large army there, and the war is temporarily stalemate, but the tax will be increased this year. Food is really in short supply."

"Fortunately, we have sweet potatoes here. Overall, fewer people in Ohara are starving. It's probably because of the drought, otherwise these small countries around us wouldn't dare to come and fight."

"Well, I heard from the Su family today that the court may increase the grain tax this year. You can pay all the grains with sweet potatoes. But the tax will be increased to 50%. No matter if you are an ordinary citizen or a high-ranking official, the tax cannot be reduced, no matter what kind of grain you give. In the past, we didn't collect all sweet potatoes, and there was a certain ratio of coarse grains and fine grains."

"What about using silver instead?"

"That's not what they said. They are just guessing. According to the old man, there was a war more than ten years ago, and the court operated in the same way at that time."

"It's okay. We'll see what happens when the time comes. Fortunately, my father only grows sweet potatoes. It seems that we still need to find a way to buy more food. Food prices will definitely not drop during the war."

"But it shouldn't go up too much. The new season of sweet potatoes will be harvested in the south soon, and many crops can be grown for two or three seasons. Just stock up on some food to last for a while."

"You can buy it from a large grain store when you get to the city."

Although Liu Caixia was also worried about the ancient war, fortunately, the location they chose was not bad, especially in Zhongzhou Prefecture, which was surrounded by mountains and many cities were easy to defend and difficult to attack. Prince Qing also sounded reliable.

"There is another thing I am more worried about, which is the issue of conscription!"

"I have discussed this with Uncle Liu and Uncle Luo. Uncle Luo is taking the exam now to solve this problem. When they pass the exam, their family will be exempted from two places. Excluding the elderly and children, as long as the four of them can pass the exam, the family only needs to pay the money."

"So do you think the four of them can win?"

"do not know!"

To be honest, Lin Weizhong didn't have much confidence in his son. After all, he had not been studying for a long time. Although his academic performance was quite good in modern times, he had not experienced much after all.

"I really don't know. There are many top students who fail exams."

"It's okay. If it doesn't work out, we have plans. Liu Hao and his three brothers should be able to protect themselves if they return to the army. Maybe they can even take a different path. After they have made great achievements and become famous, they can even protect us."

"Is Haozi willing? They just found a partner!"

"It's not a matter of willingness or not. There's really no other way. Apart from the three of them, who else in our team can go? Besides, they're not going to stay away from us. I don't think their fighting power is foolproof and absolutely safe. As long as we're not careless, we can still save our lives."

"Only in this way can we feel at ease with the three brothers together. No, this time when we go to the capital, in addition to looking at houses and farms, we must buy more food. In case they go to the army, they can't stand eating sweet potatoes every day. It's good to prepare more food for them to take with them, and occasionally cook a small meal. Only when they are in good health can there be other possibilities."

Lin Weizhong did not comment, after all, it is better to be prepared.

"Although we have some means to save our lives, we are still ordinary people. In this environment, we can't help but go with the flow. We can't compete with the country with our own strength. The past two years have not been peaceful, so we should get through them safely first, and we shouldn't take big steps in development. It's okay to buy more food, save it for ourselves or prepare more for Liu Hao and others, it's not too much, anyway, we have a store at home. If we don't have enough money, it doesn't matter if we don't buy a house or a store in the capital for the time being."

Lin Weizhong was afraid that Liu Caixia was under too much pressure, so he comforted her. He didn't know how much money Liu's father and his family had, but along the way and even when they settled down later, it was basically his family that paid for it. No matter how much they had accumulated, there probably wouldn't be much left.

The carriage is moving.

During the journey, Liu Caixia fed the baby rice soup twice and changed the baby's diaper twice.

Just like yesterday, I stayed for a little over a quarter of an hour at noon. Today I stayed at the post station, so I didn’t have to travel as fast as yesterday.

The post station is in a town which is located on the edge of the city. Villagers from both sides basically stay in this town unless there is anything important going on, so this town is not small.

There is a long street, and the post station is at the entrance of the street, covering a wide area. The front is the dining area, and the back is the guest room.

When the caravan arrived, it was not completely dark yet.

Liu Caixia and her father walked around the town and bought a few old hens in a store. The old hens can lay eggs and they should have been collected from nearby villages.

Father Liu wanted to stop him, but the shop owner said that these hens can lay eggs every day. He thought that the child he picked up was pitiful, and if possible, he could give him a whole egg custard.

"Caixia, this chicken can't be raised?" After figuring it out, another question came up. There was no way, and they were still on their way.

"Then I should buy two less?"

"I think it's better to forget it. Just buy some eggs. I'll buy the hens later when they're settled down."

Liu Caixia compromised. What her father said made sense. She had taken it for granted. "Boss, I want all the eggs you have."

"Okay, I'll pack it up for you. I'll give you these two baskets directly. There are thirteen pounds in total. I'll charge you twelve cents per pound. The total is..."

"Okay, thank you boss."

Liu Caixia paid the bill and walked out of the store with her father, each carrying a basket. The boss was still behind them seeing them off.

"Sir, please take care!"

When we returned to the inn, the food we ordered was already on the table.

"I'm back, just in time for dinner!"

Luo Hong held the child and played with him. The child had slept well along the way and lay obediently in Luo Hong's arms without crying or making any noise.

Older people always like children. When Luo Hong held him, he felt like he used to hold Luo Junning.

"I've already fed him a bowl of rice soup. I also asked the inn kitchen to steam a bowl of egg custard and will feed it to him later."

"Uncle Luo, he's very well behaved!"

"Don't cry or make a fuss!"