It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 128

On March 9, the 14th year of Jianguang, Jiang Yan boarded a mule cart back to Dongshan Village. Following the girl's orders, she went back to the village to find a few experienced farmers who would be responsible for the farm's output in the future.

Yile was also traveling with them. Fu Nulang believed that she was serious and responsible and could effectively prevent Jiang Yan from playing tricks in finding someone.

Jiang Yan really didn't want to bring the people of Dongshan Village under Fu Nulang's watch, because everyone had to be careful when she got angry, but to be honest, working for Fu Nulang would ensure food and clothing, and perhaps some grandparents or uncles would be willing to try this lifestyle.

To return to Dongshan Village, they had to head southwest. When they drove their mule carts through several county towns, they could see crowded civilians queuing up to leave the city, and then rushing to the sides of the road to dig up wild vegetables.

The farm that Fu Nulang had not taken care of in the past two days was already overgrown with weeds, and from a distance it looked like a huge piece of green felt.

Although spring arrives earlier here, it is hard to see any green, and all you can see is the color of loess.

"Is the famine so serious?" Jiang Yan murmured, but did not dare to stop the mule cart and ask.

There were many pairs of eyes on both sides of the road staring at their mules with such greed that it seemed as if if they stopped, they would lose their minds and swarm over, then skin them, pull out their tendons, eat their flesh and drink their blood.

Jiang Yan did not dare to gamble on the deterrent effect of Heding Prefecture's current labor system on a group of hungry people. He did not dare to stay in the city at night, but went to a dilapidated temple where he had rested before, and took turns to rest and be on guard.

Fortunately, the situation has improved a lot after leaving these counties that are not close to Qinshan.

After delivering a letter from Nanny Huang of the Chang Mansion to Magistrate Zhang (Huang) of Rongcheng County, Jiang Yan finally arrived at Dongshan Village before sunset.

Jiang Li, who was guarding the village entrance, saw Jiang Yan sitting on the mule cart from afar and immediately shouted excitedly: "Grandpa, Grandma, Sister Ying, Sister Yan is back with her people~~"

The villagers were busy working in the fields in the last bit of daylight. Hearing the sound coming from the village entrance, Jiang Ying straightened his back and looked at his friends around him happily.

Jiang Wang waved his hand and sent them away: "Put your things aside and go find her first."

Jiang Li quickly got down from the tree trunk and walked up to Jiang Yan a little embarrassedly: "Sister Yan, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Jiang Wanggui, who was a few years younger than Jiang Li and was following behind her, also greeted her shyly: "Aunt Xiaoyan."

Jiang Yan rubbed their heads, stuffed two copper coins into each of them, and said with a smile: "It's you two who are on duty today, you are so good~"

Then she introduced them: "This is also Miss Fu's maid, you can call her Sister Yile."

"Yanyan——"

As soon as Jiang Yan finished speaking, he heard Jiang Ying's call, and immediately ran up to her and hugged her tightly. A few breaths later, Jiang Ying excitedly picked her up and spun around, while the other friends gathered around and laughed.

Jiang Ying put Jiang Yan down and looked him up and down. "You've been away from home for over eight months, and it's been the Lunar New Year, how come you haven't gained any weight?"

Seeing Jiang Yan stuffing two copper coins into each person's pocket, and the scabs on his fingers from chilblains that had not yet faded, he said with concern: "Your bulging wallet, could it be from washing clothes?"

After saying that, he was about to return the copper coins in his hand, "You should keep these hard-earned money for yourself, don't give them to others."

"It's not even eight months yet." Jiang Yan said, then winked and mouthed at Jiang Ying, indicating that she should accept it, as she still had a lot of money.

When Jiang Ying saw this, she knew that with outsiders present, some things could not be discussed in detail, so she stopped refusing, stuffed the copper coins into her sleeve pocket, and led Jiang Yan and Yile to the village.