Chapter 54 There’s no use staying here

On the last night, the two of them worked hard on each other until daybreak gradually dawned. Zhaocai ate and drank enough outside, then came back and left with a large carriage.

As the carriage swayed all the way out, Jin Yan felt that the outside was even more desolate. In addition, it was already November, there was less food, and the wind was getting a bit stronger.

She asked Jin Jiaojiao to stay in the carriage and practice sewing when he had nothing to do. If he was bored, he would use the bamboo strips and ropes she brought to make storage baskets.

There was a lot going on these two days, and I didn’t have time to do many things. Even the mattress in the car was made quickly and slowly, with great difficulty.

And the reason why this matter is ranked first is because there are too many animal skins outside, and it looks messy if they are all piled up in the car.

After her improvements, the carriage had a very obvious cushioning effect. In addition, it was padded with roe deer skin. Jin Jiaojiao brought two futons with him. Sitting on the carriage there was no bumps like ordinary carriages.

Therefore, when Jin Jiaojiao works in there, he can still do it if he works carefully and slowly.

The two of them didn't have to cook on the first day. They took out what they had prepared when they left as soon as the meal arrived. After they came out, they had to save everything, but they still had three meals a day.

The only hard part is to attract wealth. Fortunately, it can find food by itself and is very strong.

"Sister Ayan, there are so few people on this road, where are we going now?"

The two of them were sitting in the carriage, and Jin Yan praised her for her cleverness in bringing the futon with her, which made the carriage even more perfect.

He praised Jin Jiaojiao so much that his face turned red.

Jin Yan sat on the futon and pulled out a hidden table from under the cabinet next to him. After setting it up, he took out a cup and water from the cabinet.

Jin Jiaojiao was stunned. Why didn't she know that there could be a table pulled out next to it?

The table was fixed under the cabinet. Before she pulled it out, Jin Jiaojiao thought the cabinet was just a little thicker.

Who knew that this was still a table, and after it was pulled out, the two sides could be snapped up from the bottom, and the width suddenly became forty centimeters, and the length was about forty centimeters, making it a square table.

The two of them sat on one side, took out the braised pork cooked last night, and lit a fire outside to heat it up before eating.

There are no extra seats in the carriage, only the trunk, but the trunk is full of things, and neither of them likes to sit on it, so they just sit on the wooden board.

But it's not too hard to sit on a futon covered with roe deer skin.

She smiled and taught her how to fold and retract it, "I put a lot of thought into making the carriage. This is just one of them. The only bad thing about this table is that it cannot be moved and can only be placed here."

I planned to put a table inside the carriage. When I was still in the capital, I rode in the prince's carriage and had a wonderful experience.

She deeply felt that the car must have these items, so she thought about it and made one.

But that thing was still too much in the way, and there was already a shrinking table.

So she made this small table inside, which could barely be used as a coffee table. After pulling it out, she just put the two legs on it.

"When you are in there, as long as you close these cabinets, the small table can be pulled out for use, but do not take out things that are easy to break."

Jin Jiaojiao nodded with satisfaction. She felt a little inconvenient today, so she could only put the things she took out at her feet.

Jin Jiaojiao also admired her more and more, and became more determined that he must learn more from her.

"It seems that the capital is also suffering from drought. It's useless for us to stay here. Let's go and find out where the drought situation is better in the next two days."

If you are not familiar with the place, walking around randomly is not a good idea.

They had a simple meal, asked Jin Jiaojiao to pack their things, closed the cabinet in the car, and set off again.

The roads in ancient times were really uneven and bumpy. If her carriage hadn't been unusual, she would have vomited.

Zhaocai took them all the way to the main road, where they could see some people who were fleeing the same situation as them.

Jin Yan looked around and saw probably dozens of people along the way. Most of them were bringing their families and carrying luggage, and a small number were pushing carts.

The only ones like her who have an animal pulling a cart are particularly conspicuous, but most of their carts are ox carts or donkey carts, which are not as good as her family to attract wealth, and they are tall and can run.

So when the people saw her, their eyes changed.

Either scared or shocked, but most of them stared at them.

It was such a big carriage, and she was the only woman driving it. She didn't even see a man. Anyone would think that she was a walking rich man.

There's no telling how much food there is in the car. As long as he robs her, won't he not have to worry about the rest of the day?

Realizing that these people were looking at him unkindly, Jin Yan didn't bother to inquire with these people. He could only walk forward aimlessly until he caught up with a strong man driving an ox cart in front of him.

The bullock cart looked extremely miserable in front of her. It was low and didn't go very fast. It was pulling a cart slowly, and it was full of things.

But when the brother saw her, he said hello, "Sister, are you also fleeing with me?"

Jin Yan turned to look at him and tried his best to put on a kinder expression, "Yes, the drought is getting worse and worse, and staying here is not an option."

"Oh, that's right. My family had no choice but to leave."

The prime man felt that it was a pity. In the past, his family's cow was a very famous thing in the village, and every household would beg to let his cow work.

Not to mention anything else, if you lend it out and receive a penny at a time, your family will have multiple incomes, so life is not too difficult.

But now there is a severe drought, the fields have dried up, the cattle cannot plow, and all the people in the village have left. Now the family's cattle can only pull carts.

"Brother, I would like to ask where you are planning to go? It's not necessarily a good idea to go somewhere else in this situation, right?"

The brother sighed and said, "Who can say otherwise? We are going to Yangyun County. I heard that the drought there is not bad, so we can only go and have a look. It is better than waiting to die here."

Jin Yan secretly remembered that Yangyun County seemed to be a good place.

She asked about the situation in Yangyun County again, and found out that it was about four or five days away from here, which was really not that far for these people.

You must know that transportation in ancient times was not developed, and most people relied on walking. It was very possible to walk to a place for a year and a half.

Naturally, traveling long distances is not the first choice. They mostly go to the nearest place.

"Then Yangyun County is really the best place right now."

"Yes, if you want to go further, you will have to leave Jinyun, and the days will have to go into March and April. You don't think anyone can survive until then."

While the middle-aged man was chatting with her, he had to look behind him, fearing that some short-sighted person might pounce on him and steal his things while he wasn't paying attention.

Jin Yan also discovered it, and felt that he was lucky to have a carriage, otherwise he would not feel at ease while fleeing for the country.

Although the people on the road were jealous of her, they were still a little afraid of carriages, so they just didn't have the guts to do so.

She looked at the sky and saw that it was getting dark, so she asked, "Brother, are you alone?"
Chapter completed!