The pension plan of the ancient cannon fodder woman

Chapter 138 Jade Pendant

Zhao Qingli was almost 40 years old, and her face turned red when she heard what her mother said. "Mom, why are you still blaming me? Let's talk about Ah Wen first. I'm so worried. I'm already 40, and I'm bound to be unable to have children. What will I do if Ah Wen gets into trouble?"

Zhao Qingli acted like a little girl in front of her mother and stamped her feet anxiously after she finished speaking. Her innocent look made Zhang's mother sigh.

She didn't know why she thought of Su He. That girl was brave. If she got married, she would definitely not let herself be controlled by her mother-in-law.

Mother Zhang didn't know at this time that Su He's ideal was to be a single wealthy old woman, preferably the kind who could retire young. She had never considered getting married.

Su He here was still observing the movements of the group of people next door, but unfortunately there was no sound all night. She was really surprised that no one among dozens of people spoke.

The rain lasted all night and was still heavy the next morning, as if it wanted to make up for all the rain that was missing all night.

The heavy rain trapped everyone. They couldn't travel or go outside, so they could only chat in the house out of boredom.

"It hasn't rained for two months. Maybe there's water in my hometown."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

Su He shook her head. She had no hope. Just because there was rain here didn't mean there would be rain in Huaihe River. Besides, they would arrive in Su'an in less than a week, so it would be better for them to go to their new home.

"Then can we go home now?"

Juhua missed everything about Huaihe County.

"Everyone, forget about it. Let's go to Su'an first. If there's no water in the Huai River, we'd be like sheep walking into a tiger's mouth if we go back."

Su He looked at his family members who were somewhat moved and persuaded them calmly.

"If the Huai River is still dry, there must be disaster victims fleeing now. We will think of going to places with water, and so will others. We are the six hundred against thousands or even tens of thousands of disaster victims, and we will definitely be at a disadvantage. Uncle, I guess other clansmen also want to go back. Please tell your uncles, if anyone wants to go back, just go back. Our family is going to the south."

Grandpa nodded repeatedly after hearing this and said, "Hehua is right. Our family is heading south and will not go back."

Shunzi patted Juhua's hand and responded, "We will all follow Hehua. Our family must be together."

Juhua was also panicked. She was not speaking casually and had no intention of contradicting Lotus.

"Lotus, I'll go with you."

Su He nodded soothingly. She knew that Juhua had no ill intentions, she was just a native of Huaihe River and she leaned towards that side after all.

Everyone in the room agreed. Wang Fugui and his friends borrowed raincoats from Uncle Luo's house. They went to find other tribesmen and told them what Su He had said.

Everyone said they wanted to go to the south together.

"Master, people are worthless when they leave their hometown. If there is water in the village, our belongings will be there. If we don't go back, it will be a waste."

There was a woman in the corner who wanted to go back because she was reluctant to leave her house and fields.

"We'll go with everyone. Didn't you hear what Lotus said? If there's no water, we'll run into the disaster victims. They'll chase us like we chased the bandits in the valley. Not only will we be stripped of all our belongings, but we'll also lose our lives."

Doesn't the middle-aged man feel sorry for his family's land? "The village chief has dozens of acres of land. Look what they said. Let's go with everyone."

The woman trembled with fear when she thought of the scene in which the villagers were harassing the bandits. It was so scary to see the roles of robber and being robbed reversed.

Su He was a little surprised when she heard the reply from her uncle. It seemed that the six hundred people who stayed behind were really of one mind.

"In that case, let's wait until the rain stops and set off immediately."

This wait lasted another two hours. It was time for lunch. The group hurriedly finished their lunch and waited for the rain to stop. The rain really gradually subsided.

Zheng Da came over to discuss, "Hehua, I guess we can only wait until tomorrow. It gets dark too quickly today."

Su He was helpless. Her strong sense of crisis made her want to stock up again. "Is there enough food in this village? How about we spend money to buy some? Our food can last for more than half a month, but I'm afraid the rain won't stop tomorrow. Let's buy as much as we can."

Zheng Da nodded and went out to inquire.

Originally, each family in Willow Village carried at least one or two months' worth of food, but the journey was too strenuous, and Su He required people to eat very full, so the food stock was drastically reduced. The people in Sanshi Village and Dahe Village were even worse off than those in Willow Village.

After everyone came out of the valley and ate together in a big pot, many people in Sanshi Village who had no food to eat relied on families with surplus grain for food. Of course, the food was not free. Su He bought it from others according to the grain price at that time, and the money was naturally deducted from the reserve fund.

Now everyone's food is together, which makes it easier to calculate. Su He will replenish some food every time he arrives at a place.

Zheng Da soon brought good news. Every household in Mei Village had an inn and a lot of food was stored. Perhaps the food shortage in the north had not yet affected here. Finally, Tianyuan Village bought another 9 kilograms of old rice. The price in the village was cheaper than in the town, with old rice costing cents per kilogram.

"Uncle De, it's time to give them medicine. Some of them have woken up again."

A Biao saw that the person on the kang was almost waking up, so he hurried to find Uncle De.

"Well, take it. Ask Ah Cai to go to the kitchen to get some water and order some dishes. You stay here and watch over them."

Su He was also preparing to go to the kitchen to ask for some firewood. They wanted to make some medicine for colds, as Wang Bin suddenly had a fever.

Wang Fugui and his brother took Zhou to stay up late. Su He also went because she was bored and happened to bump into Acai who lived next door.

The two sides looked at each other and occupied a corner.

"Aunt Luo, give me some water and a few more bowls."

When Acai saw that there was someone in the kitchen, he asked for some hot water and left first.

"Okay, I'll put it in a ceramic bowl for you."

"Aunt, let's boil it here. The room is too crowded and the smell of the medicine is too strong."

Su He pretended to talk to her family, but was actually secretly observing Acai next to her.

"Today is still the same as before. Let's cook a few side dishes, some meat, and kill a chicken."

Aunt Luo smiled brightly when she saw the business coming. "Okay, do you still want to stew the chicken? The stewing process is slower, so you can come back in half an hour."

"Well, I'll bring it myself when the time comes."

Ah Cai was looking for silver in his pocket, but a piece of jade fell out. He himself didn't notice it, but Su He, who had been paying close attention, saw it.

Seeing that Acai didn't notice the jade pendant he had lost and went out with the water, and Aunt Luo also went out to catch chickens, Su He rushed up with one step. The jade pendant had a soft luster and exquisite carvings, and it was obviously a high-end product at first glance.

Su He, who knew nothing about jade, knew that it was expensive, but out of caution, she did not pick it up, but ran back.

Before Wang Fugui and his companions had time to ask, Acai actually ran back.

"Uncle, how long will it take to boil this medicine?"

Su He suddenly asked Wang Fugui a question, and they started chatting.

Acai looked at the ground and found the jade pendant he had lost. He quickly picked it up and looked at the people in the corner. They were all sitting together chatting and seemed not to have noticed anything.

He left with peace of mind.

"Aunt, can this pack of medicine only be boiled once? Judging from my brother's condition, he may need to drink it several times before he gets better."

"One pack can last two times. Your uncle and I will come later. You don't need to come. Go back to sleep."

Zhou bent down and added some firewood to the small stove to make the fire burn more vigorously.

"I'm fine anyway. The room is full of people. I'll stay here with you."

The two men kept shirking the responsibility, with Wang Fugui interjecting from time to time.

Acai, who was standing by the door, was now sure that they really didn't see it, and this time he left with peace of mind.

While Su He was talking to her family, she was thinking in her heart why the jade pendant seemed so familiar.

Most of the good things she could see were in the Zhao Mansion, with the old lady.

Jade pendant, jade with words carved on it.

"A Yuan, find the Hetian jade and don't carve it. Just give it to San'er. When the child is born, let him find a master to carve it into a jade pendant."

"Madam, is there anything particular about this carved jade pendant?"

"It's nothing special. It's just that there is a large piece of Hetian jade in my dowry. My descendants can all get a piece. When they are born and have their own feet and names, I will carve a piece for them. The jade pendant will have the owner's words on it."

Su He pursed her lips and thought to herself, this can't be such a coincidence.