Dongxiang Mansion.
At this moment, on the official road from Dongxiang Prefecture to Liaoyun Pass, thousands of people were moving towards the direction of Liaoyun Pass, driven by a group of government officials.
Dongxiang Prefecture is a prefecture in the south of Liaobei County. It was also hit by the disaster this time. A large number of landless people were produced in the prefecture, and they became refugees and became a factor of instability in Dongxiang Prefecture.
After the delegation from Yunzhou County arrived, the prefect of Dongxiang Prefecture immediately agreed to the delegation's deal.
This was already the fourth batch of people from Dongxiang Prefecture who were driven to Liaoyun Pass. The government officials were quite familiar with it, so the journey was peaceful.
Among the refugees, countless people were driven forward numbly. Everyone looked half-dead, their eyes were lifeless, their hands and feet were limp, and they kept moving forward with only their numb will. They didn't know what tomorrow would bring, but they knew. If they stay here, they may not even have a tomorrow.
"Grandpa, where are we going? I'm so hungry. Are I going to leave like my parents?"
In the crowd, a seven or eight-year-old girl with disheveled hair, one strand of hair as brown as weeds due to malnutrition, a thin body that seemed to be blown away by the wind, and a dress with patches everywhere said in a trance. These words came out.
The little girl is eight years old this year. Her grandfather and father are both blacksmiths. In the past, the family relied on blacksmithing for farm tools. The family still had a few acres of land, but their life was not bad. At least they were not hungry.
But since last year's severe drought and food prices skyrocketed, everyone couldn't even afford to eat, and no one continued to make new farm tools. The family's fields also had no harvest. In order to survive, the family had no choice but to sell all their fields. Zhang is a landlord in the village, but the food he got in exchange was still not enough to survive. A few days ago, his family was in danger of running out of food.
Seven or eight days ago, after the little girl's parents left the last bit of food to the little girl and her grandfather, the couple joined hands and jumped into the well. From then on, the little girl only had her grandfather and grandson to depend on each other.
But even if the little girl's parents left, the little food left was still not enough for the grandfather and grandson to survive. As early as two days ago, the grandfather and grandson had run out of food, and the government officials came to the village to arrest people. In this way, the grandfather and grandson appeared among this group of refugees.
The little girl, who had been hungry for two days, could only feel little stars flashing in front of her eyes. Her body was mechanically dragged forward by her grandfather, but her parents seemed to have appeared in front of her.
Although the little girl is only eight years old, she has seen a lot of things. Erniu seemed to be like this before she was buried by her parents.
Erniu's parents said that it was Erniu's grandparents who came to pick her up.
Then are my parents coming to pick me up?
After going to live with her parents, will the little girl never be hungry again?
My little girl wants to eat pancakes. She used to think pancakes were unpalatable, especially after the drought last year, the bran pancakes that the family often ate still stuck in their throats.
But now that I think about it, those bran cakes are so delicious, as if one is appearing in front of me right now!
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He held his granddaughter's hand and continued to move forward. Listening to what his granddaughter said, Lao Litou's face was full of grief. There were more than fifty people. First, his son and daughter-in-law threw themselves into the well in order to keep the old man and his little girl alive. , leaving the last food to him and his little girl. Is it possible that even this little granddaughter has to leave this old man?
I am really useless!
He couldn't help but tighten his granddaughter's hand. Feeling the skinny little hand in his hand, which was as thin as a dry branch, Lao Litou's heart was bleeding.
God, why do you treat our family like this? You really don't give anyone a way to survive!
No way to survive! ! !
"Grandpa... Grandpa... Nannan seems to have seen her father and mother kissing... They came to pick her up... They said there are a lot of cakes somewhere... After following them, Nannan will not be hungry anymore..."
The little girl was so hungry that she began to talk nonsense. Old Li squatted down and picked her up, holding her tightly in his arms.
However, he hadn't eaten for several days and he didn't have much strength left, even with his little girl weighing as light as a bone. He couldn't hold her for long and finally had to put her down, and the grandfather and grandson continued to move forward with difficulty.
Soon, the sun rose to noon, and the team finally stopped, and everyone was allowed to rest.
The grandfather and grandson were finally able to find a place to rest.
The break didn't matter, the little girl who was barely conscious just now fainted in his arms.
Old Li Tou felt sad but helpless. He knew that the little girl was about to lose her strength.
He didn't know how long the little girl could stay with him, maybe one day, maybe two days, but he knew that in this damn world, he, the old man, would soon go to find his son and daughter-in-law with the little girl.
It was the old man who felt sorry for them and failed to take good care of the little girl.
Lao Li thought about it, and his consciousness gradually became blurred.
In a daze, he only felt a faint vibration coming from the ground.
After a while, a sweet liquid poured in from the throat. It was water!
His body instinctively swallowed quickly, and soon a seductive fragrance entered the tip of his nose. His stomach began to worry, and Lao Litou woke up from his coma.
A big, honest face appeared in front of him, looking at him with a smile: "Old man, are you okay?"
Lao Litou took a closer look at this time and saw that the owner of this honest and big-faced man was actually a man, a man wearing armor, and he should be a soldier.
Following the habit of ordinary people, Old Man Li subconsciously sat up straight and said hurriedly: "Master Bing, I really have nothing to give you, old man. Please be kind and let me go!"
The honest man was stunned for a moment, then showed a wry smile, touched the back of his head and said helplessly: "Old man, you misunderstood me. I'm not here to steal anything. I am a guard under King Yun, and I am the crown prince of Fengyun." I have issued an order to come and approach you common people who are going to Yunzhou County.
I won’t steal your things. I even brought you food. If you don’t believe me, look at it! "
As he said this, the man picked up the things in his hands. Only then did Old Man Li notice that the man was actually holding a bowl of porridge. The porridge was actually as thick as paste, filling a big bowl!
At this time, the old man should have grabbed the bowl of porridge and started eating it, but Old Man Li didn't do that. Instead, he stared at the bowl of porridge in a daze, a little lost.
He thought of his son and daughter-in-law, and he thought of his little granddaughter.
If they had had this bowl of porridge in front of them, maybe their family wouldn't have...
Just as the old man was thinking about this, a familiar child's voice suddenly came to his ears and he quickly came back to his senses, looking to the side with a face full of disbelief.
"Grandpa, why don't you eat porridge? The porridge given by these big brothers is so delicious. My little girl has never eaten such delicious porridge. Grandpa, please eat it too!"
My little granddaughter, who I thought was gone, is actually right next to me!
The little girl is still alive!
A huge surprise emerged in his heart, and in the blink of an eye, Lao Litou had tears streaming down his face...
"Little girl...wuwuwuwu..."
I'm so hungry. I haven't eaten for a day. I need to go eat.
(End of chapter)
