Yi Xin as a concubine

Chapter 222 Harvesting the First Batch of Supplies

Wei Yu was not a talkative person, but Qin Chu was a chatterbox, so he told him everything that had happened during the entire day in detail, from beginning to end, as if he was reading a speech notebook.

Xin Baoer remained calm throughout the whole process. The short video hosts in later generations are much more eloquent than her, but Zhao Xian was startled by what he heard.

It was still dark in the morning, and the snow and wind had stopped, so Wei Yu and Qin Chu went out early.

The two of them had no intention of looking for food in the county town from the beginning. The small county town was so small that one could see the end at a glance. Although they stayed in the house these days, they were not doing nothing. At least they observed the changes in the streets.

The night before they decided to go out, they had already asked the store owner about the situation of the surrounding villages. Based on what they learned, they went straight to the nearest village when they left the house in the morning. While everyone was asleep, the two of them directly flew out of the city by climbing over the eaves and walls.

Laishui County is actually a very remote small county, and the villages under its jurisdiction are scattered and quite far away. Even the nearest one takes an ordinary person two hours to walk there, and even riding a ox cart would not be much faster.

Wei Yu and Qin Chu relied on their good light-body skills and it took them a full hour to walk and stop.

When they arrived, they were dumbfounded. The houses in the village were already low, and after the heavy snow, only the roofs could be seen in many of them. It was already time to make breakfast, but the village was dead silent. Not to mention human voices, there was not even the cry of an animal.

When the two saw this situation, they were disheartened and wondered if all the people in the village had frozen to death.

Both of them were action-oriented people. Once they had a common idea, they always had to verify it, so they walked towards the nearest house tacitly.

There was snow everywhere, and it was impossible to find tools. However, both of them had swords, so they took them off without saying a word and started digging the snow with both swords and scabbards.

The snow looks thick, but in fact most of it is blown together by the wind. There is a hard crust on the top and much softer underneath. It is not easy to clear it all out, but it is still possible to clear a path.

The two worked quickly and soon cleared a passage that was more than one person wide. When they opened the door, it had been pushed open forcefully from the inside out.

Several pairs of eyes were staring at each other inside and outside the door, and the scene was a little weird for a moment.

The two villagers in the house were covered in snow and holding swords in their hands. The words of thanks they were about to say were suddenly stuck in their throats, and the gratitude in their eyes turned into vigilance.

Wei Yu was always careful and reacted quickly. He put the sword back to his waist, patted the snow off his body, and then clasped his fists and said, "Don't be afraid, fellow villagers. We are travelers passing by and wanted to buy some food from you. But the village was too quiet, so we helped clear the snow."

At this time, Qin Chu also reacted, and hurriedly put away the sword, and smiled: "The snow is too heavy, and I don't have any tools, haha."

Seeing the smiling little girl, the villagers finally relaxed, but they still looked cautiously at Wei Yu who had a serious expression.

Qin Chu seemed to know what they were thinking and smiled: "It's okay, my friend is like this, expressionless, rarely smiles, but has a good heart. Most of this snow was cleared by her."

Hearing this, several villagers finally felt relieved and immediately invited, "Come in, my two benefactors. You haven't eaten yet, right? There is still some food on the stove. If you don't mind, have a bite."

Qin Chu and Wei Yu obediently walked into the house and looked at the seven or eight people of all sizes in the room. They all looked pale and skinny, and they guessed that they were not full either.

"You don't need to ask for food, just some hot water. You should also check for damages quickly. Also, other families in the village may need help."

After Qin Chu finished speaking, he clearly felt the woman who was ordered to go to the back room to get food breathe a sigh of relief.

The village is not big, with only about 20 households living there, and the houses are not next to each other. Qin Chu and Wei Yu are both kind-hearted girls. Seeing that someone needs help, they naturally cannot just stand by and do nothing, so they stay and help dig people out from each house.

Everything was dug out. It was almost noon. After an inventory, we found that there was basically no loss except for a few elderly people who couldn't stand the cold.

This is also thanks to the fact that the villagers here built their houses sturdily and the kitchens are all indoors. Otherwise, if they were trapped in the house for three or four days, they would either freeze to death or starve to death.

The villagers were finally able to go out, but new problems arose. Because the geographical location of this small county was too remote and the management was not strict, the villagers would secretly exchange some cattle and sheep with the people of the Seabuckthorn Country across the street to raise. When they grew up, they could be sold to the town or county in exchange for some household expenses. The price of the exchange was not high, just some coarse grains, fruits and melons.

But this time the snow was too heavy, and the cattle and sheep that were exchanged were all buried under the snow, and it was obvious that they would not survive. Originally, they only needed to be raised for a month or so, and then they could be sold before the New Year, and the money could be exchanged for firewood, rice, oil and salt for the family to use during the New Year.

But now, due to a natural disaster, all the food and livestock are gone. The villagers looked at the "sheep carcasses" dug out of the snow, and they were all in tears, with sorrow on their faces.

Qin Chu and Wei Yu felt bad when they saw the villagers like this. The world was bad and people's lives were too hard, but they didn't know what they could do.

After helping the people put the frozen sheep in order, the two wanted to leave first. After all, they couldn't help if they stayed, it was painful to watch, and they hadn't found food yet.

Just when the two were about to leave secretly, they were discovered by the first family who rescued them.

"Benefactor, are you leaving now? Wait a minute." The man said as he trotted back to his home. Not long after, a slightly younger man followed him back. The most eye-catching thing was that both of them were dragging a frozen sheep.

Wei Yu and Qin Chu were a little confused, but before they could ask, the man said, "It's not a good thing. I'll just give it to you two benefactors as a dish. It didn't freeze to death for long. Please don't despise it."

Wei Yu and Qin Chu naturally refused to accept it. After some arguing, Wei Yu finally took the initiative to accept it. However, she also kindly kept the silver and money, but secretly placed it in the living room of the man's house.

Because they helped out this morning, the two of them came back late.

"You two haven't eaten yet?" Zhao Xian was very good at grasping the key points this time. After Qin Chu finished speaking, she asked in surprise.

The two of them nodded in silence, looking like they had little interest in anything, and the atmosphere in the room was a little silent.

Xin Baoer was casually fiddling with the brazier, but her mind was busy. After waiting for a while, she asked, "Ayu, what do you think?"

The silent Wei Yu was suddenly called out. He looked up at Xin Baoer's profile, thought for a moment, and then said, "I don't know. I can think of the customer service to buy those frozen livestock, but I haven't thought about how to deal with them after buying them. There are three or five animals in a family, and there are dozens of them in total."

Xin Baoer suddenly smiled and said mysteriously, "Too little. Let's eat later. Have a good rest today. You two have to run another trip tomorrow."

"Baoer, do you have a solution?" Qin Chu asked excitedly.

"You have to have it even if you don't have it, otherwise you two won't be able to eat those two sheep." Xin Baoer joked.

The two of them were indeed relieved when they heard this. This feeling of powerlessness, of being able to help but unable to, was really torturous.

"Tell me first, what should we do tomorrow? Otherwise we won't be able to eat." Qin Chu is older than all of them and usually quite steady, but this time he must be really anxious.

Wei Yu and Zhao Xian looked at her expectantly when they heard her words. She had no choice but to tell them about her plan.

After hearing Xin Baoer's idea, Wei Yu was the first to get impatient and stood up and said, "I have to go to the village first to inform the villagers, so that they won't deal with the animals carelessly."

After saying that, Wei Yu turned around and walked out. Qin Chu saw this and didn't think about eating anymore. He followed her out and said, "Zhao Xian girl, go downstairs and watch over our sheep. Don't let them take too many away."

Zhao Xian responded stupidly, and when he turned around, the person was gone.

"What are they so anxious about?"

Xin Baoer shrugged her shoulders, indicating that she didn't understand either. However, after the two men left, the two of them were not idle either. They went downstairs to look after their sheep, which would be their food for the next period of time.