Ye Qiuyun quickly knelt down and looked at his daughter a few steps away with bright eyes.

People around him also held their breath, fearing that they would make any noise and scare Ji Miaomiao.

"Miaomiao, come, come to mother~" Ye Qiuyun's voice was soft and he was good at coaxing his daughter.

Ji Miaomiao stretched out her fleshy little hands and threw herself into Ye Qiuyun's open arms with a smile.

He was still shouting: "Mother! Mother!"

"Hey, my sweet baby!" Ye Qiuyun held the soft and waxy girl in his arms, and his heart became even softer than a puddle of water.

"Our little girl can walk! This is a great thing!" Mrs. Ji dared to speak loudly at this time, and she was excited to watch.

"Hey, my sister can not only walk, but she can also call her brother!" Ji Shiliang proudly claimed the credit.

"How dare you say that!" Mrs. Ji glared: "Put your sister on the ground, and I will deal with you next time!"

Ji Shiliang shrank his neck, and after a while he looked at his sister happily again.

"I need to give Miao Yatou some good repairs." Wang Xueyan said with a smile, "Being able to walk is a big deal."

When the baby boy in the family can walk, he has to make egg custard alone to nourish the baby, let alone Ji Miaomiao, who is like a treasure in the family?

Mrs. Ji was convinced. She took out some dried meat from the kitchen cabinet and asked Wang Xueyan to cook some meat porridge for Miao Yatou to eat.

"Cook more. If the second and third children come back, you can also give them a toothpaste."

The two sons have been running around for so long, and they don't know if they are eating well.

And Ji Lao Er and Ji Lao San, who were missed by Mrs. Ji, also arrived home at the same time an hour later.

The family was holding Ji Miaomiao in the yard and watching her walk. When they saw Ji Liangqing and the others came back, Mrs. Ji hurriedly went to greet her.

No need to ask, Ji Liangqing smiled as soon as he saw Mrs. Ji and the others.

It turned out that after they went to the city to exchange for broken silver at the bank, they did not stay in the city for long, but immediately went to a nearby village to make purchases.

The price they gave was honest, but it was much more cost-effective than buying at a rice store. With fifty taels of silver notes, I bought one hundred catties of wheat, five hundred catties of corn, and fifty catties of sweet potatoes.

The sweet potatoes are steamed and glutinous, which is suitable for sweet eating for children. There are so many children at home, and they have to take care of them.

"Then where did you put these things?" Mrs. Ji looked outside. When she saw that there was nothing, she understood that her two sons were looking for a place to hide.

"We were afraid that our entry would be too public, and we would have people drop the grain on the other side of the river. We only came back after watching the oxcart drive away."

Ji Liangqing explained.

Mrs. Ji laughed. On this point, the three brothers had a tacit understanding and hid the food in the same place.

"It just so happens that the carriage your brother brought back is still there. Let's move it together in the evening."

Mrs. Ji made some calculations and concluded that these grains are real things. The family can make them into portable dry food, which can also last a little longer.

At least he won't starve to death on the way out because there is no food to eat.

It was only then that she breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at her son and daughter-in-law:

"Second, second and third, you guys go back and have a rest. Get up in the afternoon and go to the village chief's house with me."

The Ji Liangqing brothers obviously didn't sleep well all night, and their eyes were covered with black spots.

After hearing what Mrs. Ji said, they agreed and were about to go back to their room to sleep when they were stopped by Mrs. Ji again:

"I've cooked meat porridge at home. Let's eat something to sleep on."

"Cooking meat porridge?" Ji Liangqing raised his eyebrows unexpectedly.

Now that meat is unavailable, most of the meat porridge cooked now is from the previous stock.

Mrs. Ji usually has very precious things, and she always gives them to her little ones to eat.

"Hurry up and eat! It's not because our little girl can walk. This is for our little girl. You are just passing by." Mrs. Ji said.

"What?" Silly father Ji Liangqing suddenly raised the corners of his mouth crazily, "My daughter can walk?"

After saying that, without waiting for anyone to reply, he rushed back to the room to see his daughter.

When he arrived at the room, he found his daughter sleeping soundly with her little fists clenched. His excitement calmed down instantly and he adjusted his breathing so as not to wake her up.

Then he sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Ji Miaomiao with a silly smile. Even the meat porridge was eaten by Ye Qiuyun.

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When Ji Miaomiao woke up in the afternoon, there was no one around her, but her nose was filled with the smell of food.

The yard was very busy. The women were steaming vegetables and steamed buns in pots in the kitchen, while the men were drying grain in the yard.

My brothers are still there to help.

Greedy Shi Jia carefully picked out a piece of steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth, but it still couldn't escape Mrs. Ji's eyes.

"Glutty boy!" she scolded with a smile.

If she hadn't known that this was preparation before fleeing, Ji Miaomiao would have wanted to say that the years have been quiet.

But Ji Miaomiao knew and understood that this was the last calm before the storm.

Soon after drying the grain, Mrs. Ji took her three sons to the village chief's house.

Recently, mountain goods have been hard to sell. Zhao Chuanyong has been at home. When they knock on the door, Zhao Chuanyong opens the door.

"Auntie, are you here?" Zhao Chuanyong greeted with a smile.

Mrs. Ji nodded, "Chuanyong, are your parents at home?"

"Here we are, in the back room." Zhao Chuanyong quickly led them into the room.

There was also peace in the house. The village chief and his wife were having fun with their grandchildren and enjoying family happiness.

Seeing Mrs. Ji coming, she hurriedly greeted:

"Sister is here? Sit down quickly! Yuexiang, go get a cup of brown sugar water..."

"Village Chief, let's not talk about this for now. I am here to tell you something." Mrs. Ji didn't mince words and said straightforwardly.

The village chief frowned slightly, his intuition telling him that this was not a good thing.

He nodded, mentally preparing himself.

The village chief's wife also looked at Mrs. Ji seriously, waiting for what she would say.

"Village Chief, you also know that our family cooperates with restaurants in the city. During this period, we went to the city several times to buy meat, but none of the meat stalls were open."

After a pause, Mrs. Ji continued:

"We asked people around us and they said it was swine fever and all the pigs were dead. We originally thought it was just swine fever and it would get better after a while."

Having said this, the village chief and his wife already had a premonition. Their faces turned pale and they stared at Mrs. Ji.

But their prayers did not come true. What Mrs. Ji said next shattered their last hopes:

"But my youngest son went to the city yesterday, and the shopkeeper of Huajian Restaurant told us that swine fever can infect people. It's just that it's not a big deal now, and not much is known about it, but it's like a plague!"

Mrs. Ji stared at them closely and sighed:

"It is said that he died within a few days after contracting vomiting and diarrhea! So we have to leave! Sooner or later, Lin'an County will turn into hell. If we don't hurry up, we won't be able to leave even if we want to!"

These words were like a bell, instantly bringing the village chief back to his senses:

"Go! Must go!"

He is about the same age as Mrs. Ji, and he also hates the plague.

There is still a slight chance if you leave, but if you don’t leave, you will definitely not survive!


Chapter completed!