Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 259 Visiting the Villages

An Yue asked her sister-in-law Meng Xiuer to help trim the fern leaves.

An Yue planned to lay a thick layer of fern leaves on the bottom of the wooden box first. She tried it with her hands and found it was very soft.

Then, carefully place the garlic bottle at an angle on the fern leaves.

Next, place a thin wooden barrier and then a layer of fern leaves on top.

Repeat this cycle, placing a partition between each layer and using ferns as filler to ensure that the bottles and jars do not collide or shake with each other.

After working for a while, An Yue finally completed this special method of transportation.

At this time, it was almost dusk.

An Yue sat in the yard to take a rest, and suddenly realized that her brother An Nian and Gu Mingchuan had not returned yet.

Thinking of this, An Yue's heart tightened and she began to feel uneasy.

She thought to herself: [The drought is severe everywhere now. They are on the road. Could they have encountered some trouble? ]

The more An Yue thought about it, the more anxious she became, and she wanted to ask Daniu and A'er to go out and look for them.

However, I don’t know where exactly they are going.

She stood up and paced back and forth in the yard anxiously.

Meng Xiuer saw that An Yue looked uneasy, so she walked up to her and asked with concern, "Yueyue, what's wrong with you?"

"Sister-in-law, Niannian hasn't returned by this time yet. I'm a little worried..."

"Don't worry, Yueyue. Master Gu will take care of him, so he will be fine. They will be here soon."

After hearing what Meng Xiuer said, she thought she should wait and see.

Time passed by slowly, and the sky began to darken.

……

After everyone finished dinner, Ale Daniu and Chunzhi divided the housework among themselves.

An Yue stood in the yard, still waiting for them to come back.

As they hadn't come back yet, An Yue prepared to call Daniu and A'er over and discuss letting them go out and search separately.

At this time, it was already the end of the Xu hour.

Suddenly, there were a few knocks on the door outside the courtyard.

dong dong dong.

An Yue ran quickly towards the gate of the courtyard and asked as she ran, "Is Nian Nian back?"

"It's us." Gu Mingchuan's voice came from outside the door.

An Yue opened the door and saw Gu Mingchuan carrying An Nian on his back.

"What's wrong with Niannian?" An Yue looked at An Nian with his eyes closed and asked anxiously.

Gu Mingchuan hurriedly walked into the yard carrying An Nian on his back.

When everyone in the yard saw them coming back, they all gathered around.

As An Yue closed the door, she asked, "Why did you come back so late?"

Gu Mingchuan put An Nian on the lounge chair in the yard. An Yue hurriedly ran forward and touched An Nian's forehead.

Gu Mingchuan stood up and said with a heavy breath, "Don't worry, girl. Niannian is fine. He is just a little tired after following me all the way."

"On the way back, he said he couldn't walk any more, so I carried him on my back and continued on my way back. Not long after, he fell asleep on my back."

After hearing what Gu Mingchuan said, An Yue finally felt relieved.

"That's really troublesome, sir."

Chunzhi brought a bowl of water and handed it to Gu Mingchuan, saying, "Mr. Gu, drink some water to quench your thirst first!"

Gu Mingchuan took the bowl full of water and drank it all.

He raised his hand to wipe the corner of his mouth and said, "We went out and headed west, visiting several nearby villages."

"The farthest village we walked to was called 'Huangtu Village'. All the crops in that village had been eaten up by locusts."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

Gu Mingchuan cleared his throat and continued, "Now every village is experiencing a serious water shortage. The situation in your Baili Village is relatively better. People in other villages have died of thirst in the past few days."

After hearing this, An Yue's heart skipped a beat.

She thought to herself: [The drought is so severe right now, and a locust plague is about to hit. People have already died in other villages. If it is not handled properly, bacteria or viruses will breed, and with the locusts carrying them, I am afraid another plague will be set off!]

Meng Xiuer, who was sitting nearby, patted her legs and helplessly looked up to the sky and lamented: "Oh, God! You are not letting people live!"

After hearing this, Da Niu and his friends were so frightened that they took a few steps back. Each of them looked as if they were facing a great enemy, with a terrified expression.

Gu Mingchuan said to An Yue: "I have to hurry back to the county town early tomorrow morning."

An Yue nodded in affirmation.

Then he turned to Ale and the other two and said, "Ale, Daniu, Chunzhi, we should get up early tomorrow so that we can go to the county town with the young master."

The three of them nodded and said in unison: "Okay, Miss."

An Yue said to Gu Mingchuan, "Sir, you are tired from the journey today. Let's go to the main hall to have dinner first!"

When Meng Xiuer heard An Yue say this, she hurried to the kitchen to serve food to Gu Mingchuan.

An Yue said to Daniu, "Daniu, you have more strength, carry Nian Nian to his bed!"

Da Niu hurried forward, picked up An Nian and walked straight to An Nian's room.

Then, An Yue said to Chunzhi, "Chunzhi, find all the backpacks and baskets in our house and take them to the county town tomorrow."

"Ale, you and Daniu should quickly make some more straw ropes." An Yue said to Ale. After Ale responded, he turned around and started working according to An Yue's arrangements.

An Yue took the wooden basin on the bluestone slab and went to the kitchen. She planned to get some warm water and bring it to An Nian to wipe his face and hands.

The night wind blows gently, but it cannot take away any dryness.

……

The second day, early morning.

Everyone was in sync and got up early.

After the family had breakfast, Daniu fed the piglets while the others packed up and began to prepare to go to the county town.

Everyone set off for the county town. An Yue told Meng Xiuer, "Sister-in-law, you are the only one at home today. All household affairs will be handed over to you."

"Well, Yueyue, don't worry!" Meng Xiuer nodded in response.

Da Niu and his friends were walking in front, carrying a large wooden box, while Anyue and Chunzhi were walking behind, carrying backpacks.

An Yue was the last one to walk out of the gate. She turned back and said to Meng Xiuer, "Sister-in-law, the drought is severe now and everything is in chaos. If someone knocks on the gate, don't say a word and don't open the door."

"Yeah, okay, I've kept that in mind."

Everyone set off for the county town.

In this season, the sun rises especially early.

A group of people walked to the side of the road and stood there waiting for Li Wu's ox cart.

It was already the end of the morning hour when Li Wu came driving a ox cart from the west end of the village.

They carefully moved the wooden box onto the ox cart. As the wooden box was too big, the ox cart could only accommodate Anyue, Anyan and Chunzhi, so the others had to walk quickly to the town.

……

In less than two quarters of an hour, Li Wu's ox cart arrived at the entrance of Shijing Town.

With Li Wu's help, An Yue and a few others worked together to move the wooden box off the ox cart.

After a while, Gu Mingchuan and the other three also arrived.