In the evening, Zhou Yu took a few snacks back to the carriage. Yang Xi asked in surprise, “Why is Mr. Qian willing to make snacks?”

As the food supply decreased, Mr. Qian’s family’s food also declined, and they could only get enough to fill their stomachs.

Zhou Yu gave a piece of snack to his mother first, then to his wife, and finally to his son and younger sister. He and his younger brother did not eat any, so there were only four pieces of snacks in total.

After distributing the snacks, Zhou Yucai said, “I gave Mr. Qian the idea of ​​hunting, and he was happy to make snacks tonight.”

Seeing that her mother-in-law had wrapped the food in a handkerchief and was reluctant to eat it, Yang Xi said hurriedly, “Mother, you don’t have to save it for Ziheng, eat it yourself to nourish your body.”

The whole family didn’t gain weight from eating the food from the caravan, so they really needed some sweet snacks to replenish their bodies.

Ziheng held up his snack to grandma, “Grandma, Heng’er is a big boy now, he doesn’t like sweet food anymore, Heng’er will give his to grandma too.”

When Ye Shi heard this, she was afraid that her daughter-in-law and daughter would not eat either, so she quickly took out some snacks from her handkerchief and said, “I have some here, you can eat yours.”

Yang Xi waited for her mother-in-law to eat, then she took a bite. Hmm, it had been a long time since she had eaten candy, it was so delicious. A piece of dessert was not big, she ate half and quickly stuffed the other half into Zhou Yu’s mouth.

Zhou Yu was helpless, “I eat better than you guys.”

Apart from being a vegetarian, his diet was pretty good, with fine grains for every meal and he could drink tea from time to time.

Yang Xi’s eyebrows curved, “This is what I want.”

Ye Shi was stunned. She and her husband were the closest, but they didn’t share a piece of dessert. Her expression soon returned to normal. She should be happy that her son and daughter-in-law had a good relationship.

Zhou Xiaomei broke off the pieces she had eaten and took the remaining half to go out to find Zhou Xiaodi.

Zhou Yu saw his wife rubbing her waist, “I’ll go for a walk with you.”

Yang Xi, “Okay.”

The couple passed by guards and coachmen who were discussing the caravan’s provisions, and they also saw the owners of two other caravans looking for Qian Zhu.

The food problem must be solved, otherwise, not only would they not be able to leave Bozhou, but their own team could be in chaos.

Yang Xi asked, “Are you sure about hunting?”

Zhou Yu took a step forward to shield his wife from the cold wind, and then whispered, “We are sure. The caravan has more than 200 guards.”

Yang Xi asked worriedly, “Do you want to go with them?”

Zhou Yu shook his head, “No, I just need to give some advice. I have enough experience in hunting and escorting.”

Yang Xi asked, “What do you use as bait for the trap?”

The caravan had no extra donkeys and horses to kill, and it was difficult to find bait during the cold winter when the mountains were closed. When Yang Xi thought of a possibility, her eyes widened and she couldn’t help retching.

Zhou Yu patted his wife on the back and said, “You think too much. You are disgusting yourself.”

Yang Xi felt very uncomfortable in his stomach, and vomited out the snacks she had eaten with great difficulty, “Who told you not to explain clearly.”

Zhou Yu felt sorry for his wife, “Okay, okay, it’s my fault.”

“What’s the bait?”

“Secret.”

Yang Xi, “.”

She felt like hitting someone!

The next day, they continued on their journey, and the pace was very fast. In the afternoon, they entered the mountains. Yang Xi looked at the endless mountains. There were many wild animals here, and she didn’t know whether the hunt would go smoothly.

If everything went well, Zhou Yu would be respected by everyone in the caravan. If not, and there were casualties, life would be difficult for their family.

The next morning a team of forty guards left the team.

The caravan continued on its journey. This morning there was only soup and a small piece of bread; the porridge was gone.

Yang Xi also asked his younger brother to remind the Wu family to hide the food well and eat two grams less food per day than the caravan. Only in this way would no one target the Wu family.

The food supply had not run out yet. No one had contacted Zhou’s family so far. The Zhou family has always been relying on the caravan. It was unrealistic for the Zhou family to say that they had no food. They needed to find an opportunity to take out some food to stop the speculation.

Yang Xi took out the coarse cloth for the quilt cover. Seeing that her sister-in-law was about to start sewing, Zhou Xiaomei hurriedly said, “Sister-in-law, leave it to me whatever you want to make.”

Yang Xi lowered his voice, “I want to make a quilt cover, put the food inside, and try to make it look like a quilt.”

The carriage was so small that she had no place to hide the food, so she could only try to make it as visible as possible.

Zhou Xiaomei’s eyes lit up, “Good idea.”

These days she was worried that the caravan would rob her if they ran out of food, and someone had already tried to trick the young man.

Ye Shi also perked up, “I’ll help too.”

Today’s journey was not fast, as the caravan intended to wait for news on the hunt. Unfortunately, as they waited from morning to afternoon, they became increasingly impatient, and the discussions became more and more frequent.

Qian Zhu couldn’t help but ask, “Why is it taking so long? Did they run into soldiers?”

Don’t let the prey you finally hunt be lost!

Zhou Yu, “We didn’t see any officers or soldiers along the way.”

Qian Zhu felt more at ease and sighed, “There is only enough food until tomorrow morning.”

To go hunting today, the forty guards not only had their fill but also took away a lot of food.

Zhou Yu couldn’t help but think that the forty people would not take the opportunity to abandon the caravan, but then he thought again, Qian Zhu said that the guards were all employed by the Qian family.

It was getting dark, and the atmosphere in the caravan was getting worse. Yang Xi could hear low curses from time to time.

Brother Zhou followed Third Yang to collect firewood. Soon, he came back and said, “Sister-in-law, there are the sounds of horse hooves. The hunters are back.”

Yang Xi felt relieved. Seeing the blood on his brother-in-law’s hand, she asked, “Are you injured?”

Zhou Xiaodi explained, “It’s not my blood. Third Yang shot a wild rabbit.”

Yang Xi really admired Third Yang. He practiced archery every day. The relationship between the guards and Third Yang was getting better and better. Who didn’t like someone persistent and hardworking!

After waiting for a while, Yang Xi heard cheers. In the light of the torch, she saw wolves and several large wild boars. Her eyes widened.

When Zhou Yu came back, Yang Xi found out that Zhou Yu proposed to lure the wild boar first and use it to hunt the wolves. It sounded simple, but every word of it was filled with danger.

Even with careful planning, some people were still injured during the hunt. Several people were bitten while killing wolves. Fortunately, the caravan had no shortage of medicine.

The caravan hadn’t eaten meat for a long time. There were a total of sixteen wolves, four wild boars weighing more than 100 kilograms, and several wild boars weighing less than 100 kilograms.

It was a pity that the Zhou family was vegetarian and couldn’t eat meat, so little brother Zhou had to endure it even if he was craving it.

Zhou Yu also felt sorry for his family. For the sake of survival and nutrition, it was not realistic to be a vegetarian for three years, and it was not possible to be a vegetarian for one year either. He planned to be a vegetarian in memory of his father until the 47th day after his death. He discussed it with his mother, and she agreed.

She had to agree. The whole family needed nutrition so much.

Yang Xi and Zhou, You have had the experience of reincarnation in the modern world. They hoped that their father could live a good life and be reborn into a good family in the future. Yang Xi prepared paper money and wine early on, and they held a memorial service every seven days.

That night, the caravan was filled with the aroma of meat. The three owners wanted to have some fun, but Zhou Yu couldn’t eat meat or drink alcohol, so he came back to have dinner.

His plan succeeded, and Master Qian gave him sugar, dried fruits, and other items. Zhou Yu couldn’t carry it all by himself, so the young servant helped him bring it back.

Seeing the sugar and dried fruits, Yang Xi smiled and paid no attention to the fabric. “Let’s cook some dried fruit sweet soup later.”

Zhou Yu, “Okay.”

Yang Xi waited for her xiǎogūzi to go and prepare sweet soup before saying, “While the trade caravan still remembers your contributions, let’s take the opportunity to move our grain out, so they won’t fixate on it in the future.”

(End of this chapter)

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