Chapter 18 Separation
Everyone had a rather hearty meal. There was no other way. If they didn't eat well, they wouldn't have the energy to travel. Also, the weather was hot and some things didn't last long, so they had to eat them as soon as possible.

Zhao passed on her experience to her three daughters-in-law, "Start making fried noodles after dinner. Pick some wild vegetables if you come across them on the road and put them in the car to dry. You can add them to a dish later. The wild animals you hunt along the way should also be pickled with salt." Otherwise, what would you do if you had nothing to eat in the north? You would have to travel for a year or so, so you would have to stock up on food along the way.

Pan Yingying came over with half a bowl of sausages, "Add a dish for mother."

Zhao gave her a reproachful look and said, "I asked you to come and eat with me, but you refused and insisted on doing it yourself."

Zhang Xiaoye probably cried before, her eyes were red and swollen. When she saw Pan Yingying, she forced a smile and said, "Yingying, come eat with us from now on."

"Oh, Chaosheng is calling me, Mother, sister-in-law, I'll go over first!" Pan Yingying put down the bowl and ran away. She really didn't want to listen to Zhao's nagging.

She wanted to be lazy and not cook, but the Pan family ate wild vegetables and grains every meal, which she and Yu Chaosheng could not afford. It was better for her to do it herself so that she could smuggle some private goods.

Zhang Xiaoye looked at the greasy sausages and tears welled up again. She didn't know if her parents would have meat to eat while they were on the road.

Thinking of this, she looked at Pan Dajin sadly, and then looked at Zhao hesitantly.

His lips moved slightly, but he dared not utter a word.

Zhao pretended not to see anything and picked up the spoon to start distributing the food.

I thought my eldest daughter-in-law was a good person, but I didn't expect that she couldn't make sense of important matters.

Her family had finally managed to get here overnight, but she actually wanted Pan Dajin and his two grandsons to borrow Yingying's car to go back and pick up her parents and her brothers' families.

Is this a case of madness?

There were so many mouths to feed at home, and the stored food might not be enough for them to reach Yaocheng. The Zhang family had more than ten people, and they had to tighten their belts on weekdays. If they took them with them, could they expect the Pan family to share the food with her Zhang family? Don't think she didn't know what Zhang was up to, that was to target Yingying's family.

Her daughter and son-in-law have money and food, and are willing to take their family with them. However, Zhang is not only ungrateful, but also has evil intentions. It seems that she has to keep a close eye on them.

Zhang Xiaoye's family of four was riding in Pan Yingying's family's ox cart. She had secretly looked at it on the road and saw that the ox cart was full of food. There were only two people, Pan Yingying and Yu Chaosheng, and they could not finish it all. They were all relatives, so what was wrong with helping her family?
Besides, she didn't want to go to Yaocheng at all. It was not a place for people to stay. It was such a long way to go and she might die on the way before she even got there.

However, she only dared to think about this in her heart and dared not say it out loud. Pan Yingying was the apple of the Pan family's eye. If she dared to say it, Pan Dajin would be the first one to not forgive her.

Yu Chaosheng brought half a bowl of sausages to Yu Laoer. Xiao Wang took the sausages and used the empty bowl to fill it with half a bowl of stir-fried meat with wild vegetables.

Yu Qiuer ran back and whispered to Yu Chuner, "My uncle and aunt eat white flour buns, sausages, and boiled wild vegetables."

Yu Chuner's mouth twitched. She knew without thinking that the steamed buns must have been steamed by her aunt before. Apart from braised food, her aunt really knew nothing about cooking. She was good at talking but her hands-on skills were terrible.

"Mom, I should continue to cook for my uncle and aunt in the future." She was worried that my uncle and aunt would have to drink wild vegetable porridge every day after they finished eating the white flour buns.

Xiao Wang also heard Yu Qiuer's words and nodded in agreement, "Take Qiuer with you, but you are not allowed to eat at your uncle's house."

Now that everyone is fleeing, it would be really inappropriate for the two sisters to continue eating with the third brother and his wife every day. Didn’t you see that none of the younger brothers in the Pan family went to the third brother’s house for dinner?

Yu Chun'er knew the current situation. Even if her mother didn't say anything, she would not eat at her uncle's house. Her uncle and aunt usually spent money lavishly, and they might not have saved much food. She had to be frugal when cooking and could not listen to her aunt and add so much oil and salt.

Nothing happened all night. At daybreak, everyone quickly ate the dry food they had prepared last night and prepared to set off. Old Man Pan and Mrs. Zhao went to the ox cart, and Pan Dajin, who had been on guard last night, came to the carriage to take a nap.

The village chief and Yu Cheng came to find Yu Chaosheng. The village chief still wanted to persuade them to go to Wuxian with him, but before he could say anything, Yu Cheng said that they would go their separate ways. Yu Chaosheng looked at the village chief meaningfully, nodded, said "take care", and turned away.

Yu Cheng’s old man is not a good person. The village chief and others will probably be cheated, but what does this have to do with him?

After leaving the canyon, Pan Yingying and Yu Chaosheng's carriage was still in the front leading the way.

"What's going on?" Pan Yingying lowered her voice.

Pan Dajin was resting in the carriage, and Zhang Xiaoye was making shoes. When they heard the young couple in front of them talking in a low voice, they secretly pricked up their ears.

Yu Chaosheng sneered, "Nothing happened. They just said they were not going with us. They went east."

Pan Yingying took out the map and carefully looked at the places in the east. Finally, she concluded, "They are probably going to Wu County."

In fact, they also wanted to go to Wu County at first, but in troubled times, the richer the place, the more likely it is to get into trouble. Maybe someone has already set their sights on that place.

Yu Chaosheng said "hmm" without commenting, "Wu County is not bad either."

Pan Yingying rolled her eyes at him and put away the map. "It's almost autumn. I hope we can reach Yaocheng by this time next year."

Yu Chaosheng flicked the whip in his hand and raised his chin, "Don't worry, you don't know my ability yet."

Zhang Xiaoye clenched the sole of the shoe in his hand, with an inexplicable gloomy expression on his face.

She hoped that person could move faster. She really didn’t want to go to a haunted place like Yaocheng.

Yu Chaosheng did not take the official road, but chose to take a detour for safety. He finally arrived at Yulin County half a month later.

Martial law has been imposed in the city, and many people have left with their families, probably because they received the news that Anping County had been breached.

To enter the county town, each person needs to pay an entrance fee of 100 wen.

Pan Yingying guessed that within two days, the magistrate of Yulin County would flee.

Each family discussed it and paid the entrance fee to go into the city to do their shopping.

"Let's split up and gather here in two hours. Everyone must pay attention to the time." Yu Chaosheng looked at the street showing signs of decline with a serious tone.

Pan Dajin's face was tense and his back was straight. Pan Datie and Pan Li, who went into the city with him, were exactly the same as him.

Wang Yougen smiled and said, "Don't worry, Brother Chaosheng, we won't hold you back."

Yu Laoer had to stay outside to look after the supplies, and it was Xiao Wang who went into the city. She didn't want to cause trouble for the third brother and his wife, so she chose to go with her younger brother.

"Okay, let's do it!" Yu Chaosheng waved his hand, pulled Pan Yingying and left.

(End of this chapter)