PFC Chapter 243 Pingtong County Shopping Spree
Chapter 243 Pingtong County Shopping Spree
Lu Tianming and his group went straight to the grain shop, where the price of grain was higher than in normal years.
But compared with the price of food on the road to escape famine, this price is still acceptable to everyone.
But they didn't buy any more. After all, even if they bought it, there would be no cart to transport it. The first thing everyone wanted to buy was a cart.
After asking the grain shop owner where to buy carts, the group rushed there.
Lu Qingqing used the excuse of going to buy a cow first and separated from the others in the team.
Seeing the two of them about to leave, Lu Tianming shouted:
"Xiao Lang, Daya, after you finish shopping, go to the city gate and gather. We'll be waiting for you there!"
Lu Qingqing quickly responded.
After walking for a long distance, the two men found a deserted place and released a cow and a cart from the space.
Of course, this cow is not the same one as before.
By the time Lu Qingqing arrived at the place where the carts were sold, the others had already bought theirs and returned to the grain shop.
Seeing that there were thickened and cold-proof carriages here, Lu Qingqing bought one.
After the guys helped to set it up, a brand new ox cart appeared in front of them.
Thinking about what Yang Yongyan said before, Linshan Village is about four days' journey from Pingtong County.
I guess it will be difficult for them to go into the city to buy things after they go to the village.
Therefore, she didn't rush to the grain store, and the two of them went straight to the grocery store.
He restocked a wave of miscellaneous items, especially the various candies that Qin Lang loved to eat.
Then, the two walked along the street, and when they saw a store they wanted to eat, they went in and did some shopping.
Because they had so much "silver and copper coins" in their savings, the two of them would buy almost anything they saw to eat.
This big shopping spree was not over until we reached the end of the street.
Lu Qingqing put most of the things she bought into the space and took out a few bags of food from the space.
Then the two of them headed straight for the city gate. At this time, most of the people in the team were waiting.
Looking around, every family in the team bought a cart, but only a few bought livestock.
One after another, people kept coming back.
Only after everyone arrived did Lu Tianming take everyone out of the city.
When the people waiting outside the city saw them coming out, they couldn't wait to come over.
Everyone was delighted when they saw the food they had bought.
I've been eating dried fish for so long, it would be a lie to say I'm not tired of it.
Nowadays, when people see grain, many of them think of freshly steamed, fragrant multi-grain steamed buns.
As they thought about it, many people swallowed their saliva unconsciously.
Lu Tianming looked at everyone's cheerful expressions and said with a smile:
"Everyone has bought a cart now, so load up everything and let's go!"
After everything was packed up, the group continued on their journey in the snow.
The road from Pingtong County to Linshan Village is no longer the flat and wide official road it used to be.
There was a thick layer of snow on the road, and the road was bumpy.
Even with Yang Yongyan leading the way, everyone still had to be extra careful when traveling.
It took the group five days to walk from Pingtong County to Linshan Village.
The journey was tiring and boring. The team was silent except for the sound of footsteps on the snow.
"Look, our village is next to that mountain!"
As soon as Yang Yongyan shouted out these words with joy, everyone looked over unconsciously.
When they actually saw the snow-capped mountains, many people in the team cheered.
"We're here, we're finally here!"
"Great!"
"..."
After cheering, everyone quickened their pace.
In the afternoon, the team arrived at Linshan Village.
Lu Qingqing stood at the entrance of the village and looked inside.
The layout of Linshan Village is similar to that of Lujia Village, both are located at the foot of the mountain.
But the number of houses is less than that of Lujia Village.
At this time, there was no one on the streets of the entire village and all the doors were closed.
Only the snow in front of each house has been cleared.
After sweeping, only a thin layer of snow fell again.
As soon as Yang Yongyan arrived in the village and saw his own house, he ran towards it unconsciously.
I had just run a few steps when I thought of my friends behind me.
He stopped abruptly, scratched his head awkwardly, and pointed to a house at the entrance of the village and said:
"Uncle Lu, Shuhe, that's my home. Everyone, follow me and have a seat at my house first."
When the group arrived at the door, they saw Yang Yongyan knocking on the door and shouting loudly:
"Dad, Mom, Yongxing, Taohua, Yongju, I'm back! Open the door quickly!"
When Yang Yongyan shouted for the second time, a sound came from inside.
"Mom, I heard my brother's voice!"
Then the gate was opened.
The person who opened the door was a boy of eight or nine years old. He looked somewhat similar to Yang Yongyan, but was darker.
As soon as the door opened, the boy rushed over the moment he saw Yang Yongyan.
Yang Yongyan caught the boy in his arms, and heard the boy in his arms say with tears in his eyes:
"Brother, it's been so long since you came back. Mom and Dad are so worried about you!"
As Yang Yongyan listened, his eyes became red unconsciously.
"Yongju, brother is fine, it's..."
Before the two brothers could talk any more, several people rushed out of the room.
Seeing her eldest son, whom she had been worried about, Yang's mother ran over quickly, hugged her son, and complained:
"Yongyan, I was so worried about you. How could you not write to me for so long?"
Yang Yongyan hugged his mother back and comforted her:
"Mom, everything is fine. I'm back now."
Beside the two of them, Father Yang looked at his eldest son who had returned safely, his eyes a little red.
After Yang Yongyan comforted his mother, he turned around and introduced:
"Mom and Dad, this is Uncle Lu and Shuhe. The ones behind them are from the same village. I fainted in the snow from hunger before, and it's all thanks to them that they saved me! Otherwise, I would have frozen to death long ago!"
When the Yang family heard that Lu Tianming and his team had saved their son, they hurried to thank them.
After a few simple greetings, Yang Yongyan said to his father:
"Dad, Uncle Lu and his friends are coming from the north. Is there any vacant house in our village where they can stay?"
Looking at the team of dozens of people, he thought for a moment and said:
"There are four empty houses in the village, two larger ones and two smaller ones, with a total of about seventeen or eighteen rooms.
However, these houses have not been occupied for a long time, and I am afraid they need to be renovated before they can be occupied.
In addition, except for the largest house, where the owner moved out, the remaining three families have all died out for various reasons."
Father Yang said, looking at Lu Tianming and his group with an apologetic look on his face:
"It's not right to entertain you in a house where someone has died, but it's winter, and there's really no other way."
Lu Tianming hurriedly said:
"Brother Yang, you're too polite. We've stayed in all sorts of places along the way, so why would we be so picky? In this weather, just having a house to shelter us from the wind and rain is already great."
Father Yang felt relieved when he saw that he was speaking frankly and seemed to not mind.
He noticed that the behavior of the people in front of him was not like that of farmers.
I told them this in advance because I was worried that they would be taboo about this.
After all, he is the eldest son's savior. It would be bad if he offended him because of this.
The two sides chatted briefly for a few minutes, and Yang's father wanted to invite them into the house to sit down.
Lu Tianming quickly refused. There were about fifty people in their group, and it was really inconvenient to go into someone else's house.