Volume 1 Chapter 37 Detour to Annan Prefecture City
At night, in the Xu family's tent.
"Ah Jin, did the woman tell her husband's name before she died? Is anyone still here? If so, we will find her relatives for the child when we have the opportunity in the future."
Ms. Zhang was holding her baby in her hands and feeding her baby milk powder. Xu Yunjin bought the milk powder bottle from the mall.
She thought Xiaoyi and his planet all drank nutrient solution and had no milk powder.
As a result, Xiao Yi told her that a hundred years ago, their planet gave newborn babies milk powder instead of nutrient solution.
The big stone in Xu Yunjin's heart fell to the ground. It was difficult to raise a child who was born prematurely before full term.
Now we are on the road to escape from famine. If anything happens, the child may be dead.
Fortunately, there is Xiaoyi, otherwise I really don’t know how to raise this child.
"No, she said there is no one in her husband's family anymore and she came here as a refugee. Grandpa and grandma, do you blame me for agreeing to her adoption of this child?"
Xu Yunjin was silent for a while, and finally decided not to tell the family about the child's life experience, so as not to cause trouble to the family.
Xu Yunqing knew from Xu Yunjin's reaction that Xu Yunjin was hiding something, but he didn't expose it.
"No, saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. This child is also destined to my Xu family, and has such wonderful things from the old god to raise. This child is also blessed."
The others all agreed after listening to Mr. Xu's words. This child lost his parents when he was born. Since they encountered it, they must not ignore it.
"Oh yeah, then I won't be the youngest anymore, I will also be an older brother. What's my sister's name?"
When Xu Yunzhao heard that he was going to have a little sister, he jumped up and down with joy.
When the Xu family heard Xu Yunzhao mention their child's name, they all turned to look at Xu Yunjin.
Xu Yunjin...
You don’t want me to choose a name!
"Ajin, you delivered this child, why don't you give her a name?"
She really comes up with whatever she wants. She, Xu Yunjin, is a sucker for naming. In her previous life, her grandma's orange cat was named by Xu Yunjin. It was a very common name, just Daju.
"Let's take Ji...Xu Chenxi. Her mother wanted her to grow up in peace and health all her life, so that she could be as vibrant and healthy as the rising sun."
Xu Yunjin almost said the child's last name out of reflex. Fortunately, he stopped the car in time, but Xu Wen and his son still picked up the clue.
"Okay, okay, from now on this child will be called Xu Chenxi, Xiao Xi'er. You must grow up safely and healthily."
Several women were sitting around teasing the infant baby. Xu Yunmeng was still holding needle and thread in his hand to make new clothes for the baby.
Early the next morning, the army set off. Before leaving, Xu Yunjin held the child in his arms and went to the woman's tomb to say goodbye.
Because we wasted a lot of time along the way, we were overtaken by people who had escaped from Dafang and Anyi County not long after we set off.
This group of refugees was even more miserable than they had seen before, and there were people on the road pulling them for food and drink.
Thanks to Xu Danian's previous death order, which did not allow anyone to overflow with sympathy, and because they all had weapons, they were not surrounded and robbed.
Ten days later, a large force was stationed on a hillside seven or eight kilometers away from Annan Fucheng.
"How's it going? Have you found out the news? Do you want us to pass through the city?"
Xu Danian hurriedly asked Xu Wen and Zhao Jin who had gone to inquire about the news. They all looked bad, especially Zhao Jin, who looked terrible.
"We were not allowed to pass by at all. Even when Brother Zhao presented a letter signed and signed by his brother who was an official, the officers and soldiers did not let Brother Zhao enter the city.
He also said who knows whether his letter was stolen, and said that if we make trouble again, we will be treated as spies sent by the barbarians and arrested."
Xu Wen and Zhao Jin didn't say anything, so Xu Wu had no choice but to answer. It was only on the way that they learned that Zhao Jin's brother was an official in Jiujiang.
Jiujiang is a great place.
As the name suggests, Jiujiang is a place where nine rivers pass through. It is the most developed shipping place in the south and is famous throughout the country.
Even they, the poor people in the northern mountains, knew this, so at Zhao Jin's suggestion, they planned to go to Jiujiang.
The original plan was to let Zhao Jin go to Jiujiang to settle down first, and then someone would be there to help them when they went to Jiujiang. Unexpectedly...
Zhao Jin knew why the people in Annan Fucheng wouldn't let him use the road, but now was not the time to talk about it.
Moreover, he has been lying to Brother Xu that his father is just a poor teacher.
"In this case, we will directly bypass Annan Fucheng and go to the next county to have a look. Our current food will not last long, and the weather is getting colder."
Xu Danian was a little worried. The weather has been getting colder recently, and their house was covered with two quilts at night.
The quilts of poor families are not very good and very thin. In the past, it was okay to have a kang at home, but now they can only sleep on the floor.
Not to mention the elderly and children, even young adults can't stand it.
Since the Fucheng cannot be entered, then we should take a detour. There are more than ten counties below Annan Fucheng. Isn't there any county where we can go shopping?
As long as you pass through Annan Fucheng, Yuezhou Prefecture and Yunxiang Prefecture, you can reach the territory of Jiujiang Prefecture.
They can take the smooth official road along the way and don't have to worry about the barbarians attacking them so quickly.
They set off after making good plans. They had already stayed here for a day, so arriving as soon as possible and settling in was the best thing to do.
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"Dad, there are so many refugees outside Annan Prefecture who can't even enter the city. They must have not received the government order to resettle the refugees. Can a prosperous prefecture like Jiujiang let refugees like us in?"
Xu Yunjin was sitting on the bullock cart, holding her child and talking to Xu Wen. The Luo family had Zhao family guards, and she didn't have to help push the cart recently.
Every day when she had free time, she would watch her children farm and read medical books, which almost gave birth to eggs. Riding in the bullock cart made her butt hurt.
"Since your Uncle Zhao asked us to go to Jiujiang Mansion, it proves that he has connections. Don't worry. Even if it doesn't work, dad will find a way."
Xu Wen looked at his somewhat wilted daughter and comforted her with a few words. This child was too worried and didn't look like an eight-year-old girl at all. It hurt his heart to see her.
Life was peaceful when I was still in Nanyun Village. Although I was a little poor, my daughter was still well-off.
When the two sisters were at home, one did embroidery and the other studied medicine. They were rarely allowed to go out to the ground, so both sisters were kept fair.
In the past few months of fleeing, he had lost weight and become darker. Xu Wen secretly decided that he must work harder to give his family a better life when he went to the south.
"Uh...stop."
Zhao Jin was riding at the front. When he heard his voice, the people behind him stopped. Xu Wen drove to Zhao Jin and asked:
"What's wrong, Zhao Jin?"
"We'll rest here for the night. The magistrate of Fucheng County in front of us is my father's classmate. I'll go to the city gate to see if I can get in."
It had been half a month since they set out from Annan Fucheng, and the weather was getting colder and colder. The refugees they met on the road were all wearing rags.
Many people were frozen to death. Fortunately, Annan Prefecture was not as severely affected as the northernmost prefectures.
The refugees heading south can still find some food. Xu Yunjin and the others no longer need to go out of their way to release water recently.
"Then let me go with you. If I can see the county magistrate's people, I will ride back and ask them to count the things they want to buy, and then I will take a few people to drive an ox cart to the gate of the county town to follow you in."
Xu Wen handed the cow rope to Xu Yunqing, got on his horse and followed Zhao Jin towards the city gate.
At the gate of Fucheng County, there were also some refugees setting up small tents at the gate, but the number was not as large as in Annan Fucheng before. Xu Wen walked over and asked one of the older people who looked kinder:
"Old man, why are you stopping here? Why don't you continue walking south before the city gate is opened?"
"Hey, those of us who stopped here are all without food or warm clothing. We are afraid of freezing to death on the road, so most of the troops have moved forward.
The county magistrate here is a good official. He not only gave us some old clothes and quilts, but also gave us porridge every few days, so we plan to wait here until spring warms up before heading south."
The old man explained to Xu Wen, and Xu Wen looked at Zhao Jin, who was talking to the soldiers guarding the door.
After a while, a soldier took the things in Zhao Jin's hand and walked into the city. This chapter has been completed!