Someone jumped off the pier unwillingly, trying to reach out to grab the side of the boat, but was severely beaten by the servants on board, and accidentally fell into the turbulent river.

Originally, he was so hungry that he had no energy left, but after a few struggles, the man disappeared into the water without a trace.

"Baby's father!" A woman lay on the edge of the pier and cried loudly. If the family members beside her didn't stop her, she would have jumped off.

The woman's bitter cry infected the surrounding victims, and for a while the crying on the pier was loud.Before the Li family got close, their hearts felt heavy.

Needless to say, it would be difficult to go to Kyoto by boat to join my uncle's family.

But if you walk there, it’s thousands of miles away, not to mention how hard it is, but the difficulties and dangers along the way, how can you keep your family safe?

Mrs. Li clenched the cigarette pipe and pot tightly in her hand, her heart was full of depression.

After a long silence, she pointed to an open space away from the victims, and said in a deep voice, "Go over there and rest for a while, and then we'll figure out a solution."

The Li family quickly settled down, as if feeling the low pressure that permeated the adults, even the two naughty boys Jiaxi and Jiaan sat on the side obediently and did not run around.

Mrs. Li and her sons wandered around the pier twice, but they couldn't find any hope of getting a boat, so they had to come back dejectedly.

Jiayin nestled in Tao Hongying's arms, her brows were frowning, and she also had a headache. If she had no food, she could do tricks secretly, but without a boat...she couldn't conjure one out of thin air!

"Let's cook first, the children are hungry too." Mrs. Li was so worried that she seemed to be a few years older in an instant, and she forgot to put shredded tobacco in the pot.

If there is really no other way, the whole family can only walk thousands of miles to Kyoto.

Mrs. Li looked up at the dim yellow sky in the south, and sighed like she was on fire.

There was good news secretly feeding, and the Li family's dinner was full again.

The victims by the pier were so hungry that their eyes turned green when they smelled the aroma of food wafting from Li's house.

But there are many men in the Li family, and the hatchets in their hands are shining brightly, and the victims only dare to look at them, and dare not really come up to grab them.

As night fell, a large and gorgeous passenger ship slowly docked at the pier.

Standing by the side of the boat were a few strong boys, each with a thick wooden stick and fierce eyes.Seeing this, the victims who were eager to try quickly withdrew their heads.

Mrs. Li was resting on the donkey cart, and the bonfire was crackling two steps away. When she heard the sound, she opened her eyelids and took a look. It seemed that the boat belonged to a wealthy family, and it would definitely not carry the victims.

She sighed, turned her head to see the little granddaughter sleeping soundly in Tao Hongying's arms, and a little hope appeared in her eyes.

The little granddaughter is blessed, and I hope this time can also bring hope to the family.

"Mother, mother, look quickly, someone got off the boat." Li Laosan gently pushed old lady Li with a tense and urgent voice.

The big boat took a springboard to the pier, and quickly jumped off several people.

The head of the middle-aged man's hair was combed neatly. Although he was not wearing silk and satin, it was also a good fabric that the Li family had rarely seen. He looked unusual.

The man was followed by two servants. After getting off the boat, he looked around for a while, and when he saw the Li family, he walked straight towards them.

"Old man, we want to buy this milk goat from your family. Do you want money or food? Can you make a price?" The man saw at a glance that Mrs. Li, who was surrounded by Li's family, was in charge, and walked up to her. Straight to the point and explain why you are here.

The dairy goat was tied to the donkey cart, probably hungry, and was bleating.

Mrs. Li was taken aback when she heard that, no wonder these people came straight to them, it turned out that they had taken a fancy to her sheep.

But this sheep is the granddaughter's ration, and the fourth daughter-in-law doesn't have enough milk. If she sells the sheep, Fu Niuer will starve.

Mrs. Li was about to refuse, but Wu Cuihua'er suddenly grabbed Mrs. Li, "Mom!"

She could see that her mother-in-law didn't even want the food delivered to her for the sake of that little girl's film!

She hurriedly joined Mrs. Li, "Mother, this sheep is a burden to us, and these people seem to be not short of money. Let's ask for more food and sell the sheep."

Mrs. Li's face turned cold, and she gave Wu Cuihua'er a hard look, "No, Fu Niuer has to drink goat's milk..."

Before she finished speaking, Wu Cuihua'er didn't know where the courage came from, but interrupted her directly, "Mother, don't you know how much food is left in our family, and Hongying doesn't have milk? Do you really want to eat?" Are we going to starve all of us because of a girl?!"

Wu Cuihua'er jumped to accuse Mrs. Li, completely forgetting that she has not been hungry for a meal these days, and it all depends on the good news.

"Shut up!" Mrs. Li, seeing Wu Cuihua'er in such a dead state, really wanted to strangle her to death. Why was she so confused at the beginning, and married her son to such a troublemaker!

Tao Hongying was afraid that her mother-in-law would be angry, so she hugged Jiayin and went up to her, and asked, "My lord, let me ask you a question, what do you want to buy the sheep for?"

She understood clearly that if it was purely for goat milk, the Li family could milk some and sell them, but if they wanted goat milk, it would definitely not work.

That middle-aged man is a manager, and he always pays money to do things. He rarely fails, but he didn't expect to be defeated by a family of people fleeing from famine.

He was a bit displeased, but he didn't hide it, and explained in a cold voice, "My young lady is only half a year old, and the nanny brought out by the family is seasick. She has lost her appetite and has no milk for the past few days. Madam is in a hurry, just in time I saw you have a dairy goat on the boat, so I ordered us to buy it back.”

Hearing what he said, everyone in the Li family knew what was going on.

Regardless of their origin, children always need extra care and attention.Mrs. Li couldn't bear to hear that there were children starving on board.But her granddaughter also needs to drink milk, so she can't sell it no matter what.

"My lord, look, my granddaughter is not yet a month old. If there is no milk sheep, she will starve to death. I'm really sorry, we can't sell this sheep."

While talking, she hugged Jiayin into her arms and leaned forward.

"Mother!" Wu Cuihua'er immediately yelled in dissatisfaction when she heard Mrs. Li's words, but was dragged aside by Li's second child who covered her mouth.

The middle-aged steward looked down, and Jiayin's big black eyes were also looking at him curiously.He was looked at by these clear eyes, and his hard heart softened.

But when he thought of his young lady's face becoming thinner due to hunger, he really felt distressed.When I was on the boat, I thought I was lucky, but I ran into a dairy goat. Only now did I realize that it was nothing but joy.

He couldn't help sighing, "In this case, then..."

Jiayin was trapped in her hands and feet by her swaddling clothes, and she was so anxious at the moment, she managed to free one arm, and tried to point to the big boat by the pier, shouting, "Ah, ah!"

Mrs. Li thought her granddaughter was curious, so she patted the baby gently, and just about to coax her a few words, a thought popped into her mind!

"Hey, big brother, wait!"

The middle-aged manager thought that Mrs. Li had repented, and immediately turned to look at her expectantly, "Old sister, have you changed your mind?"

When he got excited, he also changed his name.

Mrs. Li shook her head, "No, no, big brother, we will never sell this sheep. But everyone has children, and I can't bear to hear your lady go hungry.

In this way, I have a proposal, can you listen to it? "

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