The whole family travels through time: escape from famine! No cheat codes yet!

Chapter 372 Robbery of civilian girls

But he didn't notice the lady's expression, he was too excited, he asked: "Auntie, what are you buying in the county town, when are you going back, I can go with you, you can also lead the way, I have a bullock cart, I can take you directly to your doorstep."

The lady looked even more unnatural, and she was a little hesitant when she spoke: "What is your relationship with the Meng family?"

Shen Zhiqiu was just too excited to notice it for a moment, but he was not stupid. His heart skipped a beat, and when he recalled his dream yesterday, he wanted to ask anxiously, "That's my relative. Auntie, did something happen to Master Meng?"

"this...."

In fact, the old lady thought that Shen Zhiqiu had some relationship with the young lady from the Meng family. After all, how could a grown man come up and ask if someone had a daughter?

The main thing is that the girl is engaged and is said to be getting married in the next two days. Should I tell the boy about this?

Just when the old lady was hesitating, Shen Zhiqiu quickly took a few hairpins and bracelets from the hairpin stall and put them into the old lady's basket. He said sincerely:

"Auntie, we are really relatives. We got separated when we were fleeing from the famine. Please lead me the way."

This lady is also a kind-hearted person. She is hesitant not for seeking benefits, but just to avoid doing bad things with good intentions.

She was frightened by Shen Zhiqiu's action.

Coming back to her senses, she quickly refused: "No, no, I just wanted to say that his daughter is getting married soon, and I don't know whether I should tell you."

What kind of person is Shen Zhiqiu? Looking at the old lady's expression and the words she said, he immediately realized that she had misunderstood.

He said, "Oh, that's great news. I didn't even know my sister was going to get married. Auntie, when you finish shopping, I'll pack some things and go with you. I can also add to the joy of my sister's marriage."

In fact, he had never spoken a word to the girl from the Meng family, because when they were together, he only talked to Old Man Meng and his two sons.

I say this because I’m afraid that the girl’s reputation will be ruined due to misunderstanding.

Obviously, Shen Zhiqiu's performance made the old lady feel relieved. She also knew that she had just misunderstood. She said:

"Okay, I can't accept these jewelry, I'll just buy some shoe soles and catch a few chickens later, and then there'll be nothing to worry about. This is a lucky one, I'll lead the way for you, and you'll let me be your cart for free."

The two of them refused for a while, and finally the lady was only willing to accept two cheap hairpins. She also paid for a bracelet and two pairs of shoe soles with her own money.

While the old lady was buying chickens, Shen Zhiqiu was not idle either. He bought some rubber shoe soles of various models, especially those that men and women usually wear.

Knowing that Miss Meng was about to get married, he went to the hairpin stall and picked out a set of magpie-climbing-plum-pattern headwear, pearl flowers for little girls, hairpins for old ladies, and he also selected some bracelets and other things.

I also bought two kilograms of brown sugar and two kilograms of snacks at the market.

Thinking of the old man, he felt very warm. On the way to Shuntianfu, with this old cow, his children and the elderly have benefited a lot. After all, the kids and the grandfather have a car to ride.

When his father, mother and daughter were tired, they could take turns driving the carriage. Even when his wife was not feeling well, she could rest on the shaft of the carriage.

Not long after, Dahu and Erhu drove a ox cart. Shen Zhiqiu wanted to know more about the situation at Mr. Meng's family, so he asked a few more questions.

Unexpectedly, the old lady didn't want to talk more.

Shen Zhiqiu felt something was wrong, so he kept trying to get close to the old lady.

Not to mention that the village is called Shili Village, and it takes an hour to get there by ox cart from An County. To be honest, it’s not that close.

But it was also because of this hour that Shen Zhiqiu was able to extract a lot of information from the old lady.

His face became increasingly gloomy.

Refugees like them were arranged to live in other people's villages and were excluded and oppressed. To be honest, this is normal.

Just like them, if it weren’t for his calculations at the beginning, they probably wouldn’t be able to integrate well now.

Unexpectedly, the situation in Mr. Meng's family is even more serious. Miss Meng was not engaged voluntarily at all. She was simply forcibly abducted.

The old lady said with great regret: "There is no way. The little girl of the Meng family has to agree. A group of people surrounded their door every day. Several of his brothers were beaten and even the old man Meng is now bedridden."

Shen Zhiqiu was not originally a feudal and superstitious person, but since his family traveled through time, it was a little hard to explain. Now he dreamed last night that Old Man Meng was lying on the bed calling him, and something really happened in reality.

The group arrived at Shili Village. Before entering the village, Shen Zhiqiu asked the old lady to get off the car. He also told her clearly: "Auntie, I asked you to get off here because I am afraid you will get into trouble. Mr. Meng has done me a favor, and I can't just ignore it."

The old lady was kindhearted and anxious: "Young man, Zhao Dezhu's uncle is the legal advisor of the magistrate of An County. You..."

Shen Zhiqiu waved his hand: "It's okay, I know what's going on, just pretend you know nothing about it."

The old lady watched Shen Zhiqiu and his companions' carriage driving towards the village, her face full of worry. She regretted telling Shen Zhiqiu and felt as if she had wronged the young man by being too talkative.

But as soon as Shen Zhiqiu and the other two entered the village, they started asking where Grandpa Meng lived, and many villagers followed them as if they were joining in the fun.

Mrs. Meng's eyes turned red when she saw Shen Zhiqiu for the first time.

He forced a smile on his face and told the villagers who asked him about the matter that this was a relative of theirs.

As a result, when the ox cart entered the yard and the gate was closed, the old lady could no longer hold back her tears and they flowed like beads from a broken string.

It felt like I had been wronged and finally saw my loved ones.

Shen Zhiqiu patted Madam Meng on the shoulder and said, "Aunt, I heard about it on the way. Let's go inside and talk about it first."

When I entered the house, I saw that Mr. Meng's two biological sons and two adopted sons all had bruises on their faces, and the second son of Mr. Meng was even limping when he walked.

Old Man Meng's eyes were sunken and he looked skinny, even worse than the first time they met him while fleeing from famine.

But the family took good care of the patient, and there was no odor in the room that came from being in bed for a long time.

"That man also attacked the old man?"

The old lady looked worried, "No, that little bastard found a group of hooligans and blocked our door every day. The four of us, including the eldest brother, fought with them. Your uncle Meng went to stop them, but was pushed down by them and fell."

It is said that it takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. At Mr. Meng's age, if he falls, the situation will be even more grim.

Especially when Miss Meng saw her brothers being surrounded and beaten to the ground by more than 20 people, and her father being knocked to the ground unable to move, she agreed to the marriage while crying.

Mr. Meng was even more shocked and almost died that night.

Fortunately, the family was not short of money, and the two adopted sons invited a doctor back from An County with their injuries. Otherwise, Shen Zhiqiu might not have been able to see the old man this time.