The location where Chunque stopped the mule cart was by a dry river.
As the fire rose, Zhou Yunshu took her daughter off the mule cart, and Li Jialan and Fang Huiwen took Yuanyi and the three of them out of the mule cart in turn.
Yuan Ruo was the little crybaby in the family. He kept crying for his grandmother and mother after getting off the mule cart. There was no other way, so Li Jialan could only hold him in her arms.
Both Caodianzi and Houzhuzi were on the mule cart driven by Chu Wu, and the food and daily necessities were also on the mule cart. So at this moment, Zhou Yunshu and the others could only sit on the thick hay.
Fortunately, there were many children on their mule cart, and there were cakes, fruits, quilts, etc., so it was not a problem to make ends meet for the day.
At night, after the children fell asleep in the arms of adults, Li Jialan looked at her daughter and said with worry: "Shu'er, what should we do next?"
Now this is an out-of-the-way place, and the cakes and water on their mule carts cannot sustain them for a few days.
"Do you want to go find your grandmother?"
Li Jialan was afraid that not only they and her mother-in-law were separated, but Wu Gui and her mother-in-law were also separated from her.
Of course, getting separated was not the worst outcome. She was worried that something might happen to Wu Gui's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law during yesterday's refugee riot.
The reason why Ji Mingzhu was not worried was because Chu Qi's martial arts skills were not vegetarian.
"Mom, don't worry first."
After Zhou Yunshu comforted her, she looked at Chunque beside her and asked, "Chunque, please tell me about the situation at that time."
Spring Que held a small wooden stick in his hand and said guiltily while rubbing it: "Uncle Qi told us before we set off at noon that we must follow them closely."
Zhou Yunshu rubbed her fingertips. Her previous guess was true. The refugee riot was indeed related to her grandmother.
"I really followed closely at first, but when Uncle Qi drove the carriage into the middle of the refugees, there were too many refugees. A cow next to it was slashed with a knife and slammed into us. I was afraid that the mule carriage would overturn. I pulled the reins, and then there were assassins fishing in troubled waters and refugees trying to climb into the mule cart, fighting and fighting... We were getting further and further away from Uncle Qi's carriage."
Chunque's voice became softer and softer as she spoke, "There were too many people, and the refugees around me were all crazy. When I panicked, I rushed directly to the road closest to us..."
"Girl, I'm sorry." Chunque lowered her head. It would be better if she could follow him a little tighter.
"it's not your fault."
After Zhou Yunshu finished speaking, Chun Que looked up at his girl eagerly.
Zhou Yunshu looked at Chunque's pitiful eyes, touched her head and said, "You have done a good job."
At that time, Chunque just made the choice that was most conducive to their escape.
"Then are we going back again?" Chunque asked looking at her girl.
Zhou Yunshu shook her head. She looked at the three spring birds who were looking at her and said, "Although we are separated from my grandmother and second aunt, at the same time, we have also got rid of the emperor's eyes."
"If they lose track of us, they will definitely leave some people waiting in place, or looking around." Zhou Yunshu broke the straw in his hand and continued: "We will leave this place at dawn and find a village or town to settle as soon as possible."
Li Jialan said anxiously: "What about your grandmother and second aunt? Shouldn't we look for them?"
"It's not that we're not looking for it." Zhou Yunshu held her mother's slightly cold hand and said, "Grandma and second sister-in-law know that our final destination is Haizhou, so we can wait for them in a larger city on the way to Haizhou. It's really a wait. If not, we will go to Haizhou to wait for them."
"As long as my grandmother and second sister-in-law are alive, they will definitely go to Haizhou."
Li Jialan and the other three nodded after hearing this. This is the only way this can be done now.
"I put two men's clothes on the carriage. From tomorrow on, Chunque and I will show off in men's clothes."
Zhou Yunshu said to Li Jialan and Fang Huiwen: "It is too dangerous for us to have women and children in the car. It is more convenient and safer to have men around."
"From now on, everyone will call me Sanlang and Chunque, little brother. Don't reveal your secrets."
Li Jialan and Fang Huiwen nodded. So many people before them could get into trouble. If people really knew that they were a carload of women and children, wouldn't it be equivalent to telling others that they were a group of fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered?
"Mom, you and your sister-in-law remember to explain it clearly to the children and don't let anything slip."
"Don't worry, we will take good care of the child."
Zhou Yunshu exhaled a breath of turbid air. In fact, this was still not safe.
They haven't arrived in Luzhou yet, so many things have happened. If they really want to go to the border of Luzhou, they will be alone and have four children. Even if she knows martial arts, Chunque is very powerful in combat, but it is difficult to use two fists. She couldn't gamble against four opponents.
Therefore, for the sake of safety and to avoid being slaughtered as a fat sheep, the safest way is to go south with the caravan, escort and other teams.
In the evening, there were no vigils on the seventh and fifth day of the lunar month, so Zhou Yunshu and Li Jialan had to divide into two teams to keep vigil. Zhou Yunshu and his mother stayed up until midnight, and Chunque and Fang Huiwen stayed up until midnight.
Zhou Yunshu slept for a little more than three hours from falling asleep to waking up, and it was almost dawn when she woke up.
She looked at the sleeping children and mother in the carriage, took out men's clothes to change into, and also took out the rouge and gouache she had prepared long ago from the drawer of the carriage, and put on simple makeup for herself.
She has excellent makeup skills in modern times.
There is no way to put makeup on herself now, her appearance is too eye-catching.
Even dressing up as a man would attract attention, and the last thing they needed right now was specialness.
After putting on makeup, Zhou Yunshu is just a young man with a delicate face. Although his Adam's apple cannot be faked, the raised collar can just cover it up.
Both her and Chunque's voices were relatively neutral. Dressed up like this, they were really no different from teenagers. Even Fang Huiwen was shocked when she saw Zhou Yunshu dressed up.
Chunque went to change clothes in the carriage, and Li Jialan and Fang Huiwen told the four little ones not to spill the beans.
Yuanli and Yuanyi have experienced so much and have matured a lot. They have been smart since they were young, and of course they know that their aunt is doing this for them.
Yuan Ruo nodded, not feeling much about his aunt becoming an uncle.
Only Xixi curiously leaned next to her mother and shouted tentatively: "Is your mother your father?"
Zhou Yunshu kissed her daughter's little face and said with a smile: "Yes, from now on Xixi can no longer call her mother, but she has to call her daddy, you know?"
Xixi tilted her little head in confusion, "Mother and concubine, isn't your father your father?"
When Zhou Yunshu heard the fatal name for her daughter, she knelt down and looked at her and said seriously: "From now on, mother will be father."
"Also, starting from today, Xixi can't call me mother or concubine in front of anyone. She can't call me mother. She has to call me daddy. Can you do that?"
Xixi nodded her little head seriously, "I know."
From now on, the mother-in-law is the father, and the father-in-law is the mother!
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Beijing.
Bits and pieces of fish food fell from the sky, making ripples in circles. Then the fish food was swallowed by the fish under the lotus leaves, flicked its tail, and disappeared among the lotus leaves.
"master."
A black figure suddenly appeared by the lotus pond. He looked at the man standing by the pond lazily feeding the fish, and replied: "The princess and the eldest princess have dispersed."
"stay close."
"yes!"
