Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 404 Zhao Yunyun is back

The few of them spent another afternoon threshing all the corn cobs.

The next day, today is the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, and up to now, there has been no letter from Zhao Yunyun. Grandpa Zhao can't help but become worried.

After finishing breakfast, Yunhua said, "Lu Chuan and I will go down the mountain to check the situation. I think Yunyun should be here today. Let's go down and wait for her."

Lu Chuan looked up at Yunhua and nodded in agreement.

The Taoist priest also agreed, "Okay, then you guys go down and wait first."

Xu Han said, "I'll prepare some food for you to take with you. If Yunyun hasn't come back by mid-afternoon, you can go back first and go again tomorrow."

Grandpa Zhao also reminded, "Yes, pay attention to the time and don't come back late."

The two responded, "Okay, we got it."

After Yunhua finished speaking, she pulled Lu Chuan out. The people at home were not idle either. Taking advantage of this time, Xu Han quickly made some beef jerky so that she could take it away for Yunhua and Yunyun.

Xu Han has made beef jerky many times, and now she can do it with ease.

During the winter hunting season, I went bison hunting specifically just to make beef jerky for the two of them to bring back.

They started working right away, and with the help of the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao, they finished the job quickly. The Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao were responsible for cutting the beef, while Xu Han took advantage of this time to prepare the necessary seasonings.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Chuan came back with Yunhua and Zhao Yunyun.

Xu Han was a little surprised when she saw them coming back. "You guys came back together? I thought if Yunyun came back with you guys, she would have to wait until the afternoon at least. I didn't expect you guys to come back so early today."

Lu Chuan replied, "We waited for a short time after we came down the mountain, and then we saw Yunyun. It was a coincidence that Yunyun had arrived at the place last night, but because it was late, she did not go up the mountain. Just as we waited for a while, Yunyun came over from the county town."

Yunhua also said, "If we hadn't gone down to pick Yunyun up, she would have walked up here by herself."

Hearing this, Xu Han smiled and said, "Hahahaha, luckily you guys went in time. If you were a little later, you would have missed it."

As they were talking here, Grandpa Zhao saw Zhao Yunyun coming back. He immediately took the bag from Zhao Yunyun's hand and pulled Zhao Yunyun to sit down in the sun.

Grandpa Zhao seemed unusually happy as he hadn't seen his granddaughter for a long time.

After they were seated, Zhao Yunyun started to greet everyone. "It's been a while since we last met. How are you guys doing? I see Mu'er and Ze'er have grown up a lot. Mu'er, do you still recognize me?"

Zhao Yunyun stretched out her hand, and Mu'er came to Zhao Yunyun and let Zhao Yunyun hold her. She also shouted very loudly, "Hello, Aunt Yun."

"Hey, hahahaha, it seems Mu'er still remembers me. Aunt Yun brought you a lot of gifts, come and see if you like them."

After Zhao Yunyun finished speaking, she picked up a bundle from the side and opened it. Inside was all toys that the children liked.

"I like it very much, thank you Aunt Yun."

When Ze'er saw that his brother had new toys, he immediately stumbled towards Mu'er, trying to snatch some toys from his brother's hands.

"Do you want it too, little brother? Don't fight, I'll give it to you."

"Ahhh." Ze'er didn't listen to what Mu'er said at all. He just grabbed it and slapped Mu'er on the head in the chaos.

Seeing this, Xu Han just said coldly, "Mu'er fights back."

Mu'er looked at her mother and slapped Ze'er on the body, but considering that her younger brother was still young, she didn't hit him hard.

When Ze'er saw that his brother hit him back, he looked at his mother and father aggrievedly, but neither of them paid any attention to him. Seeing that it was useless to play the victim, Ze'er could only wait obediently for his brother to bring him the toy.

Mu'er was not stingy either. After beating her brother, she picked out some toys suitable for Ze'er to play with from her bag as she did before.

Everyone has become accustomed to this scene, but it is different in the eyes of Yunhua and Zhao Yunyun.

Yunhua laughed and said, "Hahahaha, this Ze'er is quite good at reading people's expressions."

Zhao Yunyun also said, "This is so cute. I didn't expect these two brothers could get along so well."

Xu Han explained, "You will understand when you have children. The age difference between these two children is not big, so they are more likely to fight. If parents cannot treat them equally, there will be conflicts and estrangement between the two brothers in the future."

The Taoist priest also agreed, "The girl has experience in educating children. Although the girl dotes on these two children, issues of principle must not be touched. These two children will definitely not grow up astray in the future."

Lu Chuan also said, "There is no parent who doesn't love their children, but the rules should be set, and the children should not be spoiled unconditionally, otherwise there will definitely be problems when the children grow up. They will either be frivolous or unreasonable, arrogant and presumptuous."

A few of them chatted for a while on this topic, and inevitably talked about border issues.

The Taoist priest asked, "How is the situation at the border? As Yunhua said, it looks like the situation is even worse than during the drought. It seems that life at the border is even more difficult."

Yunhua continued, "You've gotten darker and thinner. Life at the border must be hard."

Zhao Yunyun explained, "The situation is indeed not very good. But it is mainly due to sun exposure, and I am often too busy to eat, so I have lost some weight.

The people living in the border areas have a decent life. Although our army and other countries have conflicts from time to time, so far, it has not caused too much personal harm to the people. The people can still live a normal life, but they have to face war from time to time. When there is no war, the people can live a normal life, and when there is a war, they have to hide.

But the soldiers at the border do have a hard time, lacking food and clothing. When winter came a while ago, they didn’t even have winter clothes to keep warm.”

Yunhua replied, "The batch of winter clothes has arrived, right?"

“It has been delivered, but it is still not enough for the soldiers.

There are constant small conflicts between the two sides, and the most scarce items are medicinal materials and food.

If this battle cannot be ended quickly, the longer it drags on, the smaller our chances of winning will be."

The Taoist priest continued, "I'm afraid a war is about to break out."

Xu Han thought for a moment and said, "If a war really breaks out, I think it would be a good thing. At least it would end the war as soon as possible.

Just like what Yunyun said, the longer it takes, the smaller our chances of winning. War is the most costly thing. War is all about food and money. "