Through the small days of farming

After finishing speaking, Chen Anning took Chen Ancheng away, and Father Chen was so angry that he vomited a mouthful of old blood.

"Daddy, what's wrong with you? Daddy, wake up!"

Hearing Brother Bao's cries, Chen Anning left without looking back. At first he abandoned the two brothers, but this time, the two brothers did not want him either, and there was no arrears between them.

From then on, they were strangers.

Chen Anning put his hand on his stomach, and grabbed Chen Ancheng's small hand with the other hand, and glanced at Shen Wei and Bai Niannian standing beside him, these are his relatives.

Maybe Chen's father should not die, and Ning Ge'er was so angry that he vomited a mouthful of blood. His condition did not worsen, but became milder. When they heard about it from others, everyone had a look The mood is complicated.

But I don't know if Father Chen walked past the gate of hell. After he recovered, he never came to Ning Ge'er again, maybe because he felt ashamed.

Father Chen is getting old, and the other three members of the family are the masters who do not work. It is hard to imagine how hard it is for Father Chen to carry the burden of the family alone. Later, Father Chen's daughter-in-law ran away with others Now, Father Chen seems to have aged ten years overnight, but the days will still pass.

Brother Ning also rarely paid attention to the news of Father Chen's family, except that Brother Bao appeared in front of him from time to time to give him a sense of presence, and the more he fought, the more courageous he came to hook up with Shen Wei. After smoking Bao Geer, Bao Geer didn't know if he had given up on Shen Wei, anyway, he had never appeared in front of their husband and wife, and later I heard that Bao Geer was a concubine for a rich family in the town , and then there was no news of him.

These were things that happened a long time later. Now when Ning Ge'er was protecting Ning Ge'er and returned home, he found that there were guests in the house again, and a few horses parked in the open space in front of them.

Entering the living room, it was not surprising to see Mingren entertaining guests, wearing coarse clothes, but he couldn't resist the evil spirit on them, Bai Niannian looked them up, then looked away.

"Brother Nian is back?" Chen Mingren happily introduced him, "This is my savior, He Bufan, Brother He, Brother Hua's brother."

"Is this the younger brother? Brother Chen is really lucky! You can just call me Brother He." He Bufan glanced at Bai Niannian and then looked away, still not understanding why Chen Mingren chose such a brother, his younger brother Hua Geer looked much better than him.

Brother He, you are tired from traveling all the way, haven't you eaten yet?You guys talk first, I'll make two dishes for them to try. "

"Brother Chen, you are a good wife!" The man sitting next to He Bufan joked.

"Of course, this is my daughter-in-law." Chen Mingren looked at them vigilantly. Brother Nian should go to the kitchen, otherwise this group of people might scare his wife. He told his wife what he did in military service , it’s revealed.

"We came here this time to take Brother Hua back. I have already taken care of the family affairs, and thank you for making him suffer outside." He Bufan said apologetically.

"You're welcome for such a small matter, how long will Brother He stay here?"

Brother Hua hasn't come back yet. Brother Hua and Brother Yu have a good relationship, and they often go to chat with him.

"Leave after dinner."

Chen Mingren was surprised, "Did you leave so soon??"

He Bufan patted him on the shoulder, "I'm going back to deal with things. There is one more thing, you must keep in mind that you can save as much food as you can this year. This time I am so anxious to take Brother Hua When I go back, I also want to prepare for this matter."

"Prepare food? Okay, I see." Chen Mingren didn't ask too much, and he was already very happy that the other party was willing to tell him the news.

He Bufan patted Chen Mingren's shoulder with a sigh, "If one day you are willing to come back and help me, I welcome you at any time."

Chen Mingren raised the corner of his mouth, "No need, this kind of life suits me very well."

Bai Niannian concentrated on cooking. Occasionally, a word or two came from the voice in the living room, but he ignored it. He counted the number of guests. There were as many as five guests, and the cooked rice was doubled. , but thinking that it might not be enough to eat, he threw a few more sweet potatoes in to bake.

If you don't have enough, treat it as a meal, if you have enough, treat these sweet potatoes as a midnight snack.

For vegetables, the vegetable seeds in the vegetable field grow finger-high vegetable seedlings, and it will take a while before they can be eaten. I took the bean sprouts at home to cook.

"Brother? Brother! Why are you here?!" Brother Hua came back from Brother Yu's house, saw a few horses in front of the door, rushed in quickly, and yelled hesitantly, He Bufan turned around, He was sure it was his brother.

"Brother! You finally came to pick me up. I thought you didn't want me anymore." Brother Hua threw himself into his brother's arms and said coquettishly.

"Your brother said he would come to pick you up, so he will come. When did brother lie to you?" He Bufan patted him on the back as if coaxing a child.

"The food is ready, let's go out and eat!" Bai Niannian said as he brought out the dishes.

"Why don't you see Mingli Mingde and the others?" With a few more people, the table at home is not big enough. Shen Wei and Chen Mingren went to the utility room to move out another table, and they should be divided into two tables. Sitting brother and child for a while, the rest of the people sat at another table.

"The two of them are having dinner at Aunt Chen's house, so we don't have to wait for the two of them." Brother Hua came out of He Bufan's arms a little embarrassedly, trying hard to put on a sullen face, and it would be best if he could take them away just now. The picture you see is forgotten.

Bai Niannian replied, "Yeah."

After eating, Brother Hua went back to pack his things. Everyone gave something as a souvenir. Bai Niannian thought about it, and he didn't have anything good to give to Brother Hua. Brother Hua usually likes to eat Chestnut dim sum and sweet potato balls, but he didn't like to go into the kitchen, so Bai Niannian simply wrote down the two methods on paper.

He could see that Brother Hua's living environment was good, and he also gave him a lot of food, which could be stored for a long time, for him to eat on the road.

Hua Geer took the things with red eyes, and they sent Hua Geer to the gate of the village, watching Hua Geer ride away slowly on horseback, "You guys remember to write to me—"

They didn't go back until Hua Ge'er was gone.

"Wait a minute, I have something to say."

Chen Mingren gathered everyone in the living room, and the three little guys asked them to go out to play.

"What's wrong with Mingren?" Bai Niannian asked a little nervously seeing his serious expression.

Could it be that he is going to Brother He too?

Or is Chen Mingren going to take them to Brother He?

Bai Niannian was thinking wildly in his head.

"We need to stockpile food during this time, the more the better, maybe something big will happen next, so don't spread the news." Chen Mingren said seriously, "Let's store some food secretly, the news is very important. It is likely to be true, and it is better for us to plan ahead.”

After finishing speaking, Chen Mingren looked at Brother Yu, "Go back and discuss with Li Sancheng, and tell Aunt Chen and the others before you decide whether to join us or not. We plan to go to the next town to buy food after finishing the housework. "

The town next door is different from theirs. The town next door is more remote than theirs. The roads are full of potholes, and there are more than half of the mountain roads. Even businessmen seldom go there!

He thought that there was most likely food to buy in this town, and nearly half of the people there depended on hunting for a living, so they could go there to buy some dried meat and put it away.

After everyone left, when Bai Niannian and Chen Mingren were alone, "Did Brother He tell you something?"

"Well, he told me that he has hoarded a lot of food during this time, but he didn't say the specifics." Chen Mingren patted Brother Nian's hand, "Their family is rich, and they must know more news than ordinary people like us. Much more. Let's prepare in advance!"

There are only two possibilities, natural disasters or man-made disasters...

Natural disasters cannot be predicted, so there are only man-made disasters. Chen Mingren remembered that those victims who had trekked here from Shuicheng, he had been with He Bufan for a while before, and he could probably guess what it was. Man-made disasters, that is The army is in trouble.

If there are rebels, they will use the name of the flood in the water city to make a fuss about it, and the one above will not sit idly by.

At that time, the soldiers will fight each other, marching and fighting, and the food and grass will go first.

Shuicheng is the largest food production place, if this flood is not a natural disaster...

The rebels have food.

Where did the man above get his food for the march?

Chen Mingren stopped his train of thought, this is not necessarily the case.

Such distant things have nothing to do with him. The most important thing now is to be prepared, but now that the family has not much money, will the land that the family bought not long ago be sold again?

"What is this?" Bai Niannian found a small bundle under the stool, "Aren, did you leave something with us?"

"Let me see." Chen Mingren opened the bag, and there was a box inside, which was not locked, so he opened it with a single force.

There are two rows of silver inside.

A box of silver, five in a row, adds up to 50 taels of silver.

They felt that the two of them would definitely not accept it if they gave it to them face to face, so they hid under the stool. They walked away, and even if they found the silver, it was impossible for them to catch up and return it.

"We'll use this money first, and we'll return it to them later." Chen Mingren made a decision. This money would allow them to buy a lot of food, as if it was a good deal.

While they were secretly buying grain, they paid attention to the news from the town.

May is fast approaching and it hasn't rained for a month.