Zhan Qingyue looked at the villagers kneeling in front of them. They were all in a miserable state, with the mud on their bodies washed away by the rain and making them dirty.
"Miss Yue, please take us in..."
Zhang Dabao's voice became choked up, "There was a mudslide in the village, and there was nothing left."
Zhan Qingyue naturally saw that many people were missing from the team. It was not easy to survive by chance. At this moment, they only had the clothes on their bodies.
"Everyone, get up first and let me take you in."
Zhan Qingyue calmed down the expression on her face and continued: "But I have one request. Everyone must unite as one and obey the command. If anyone disobeys the command, I will let him leave without mercy."
Seeing her serious expression, those who had other thoughts immediately stopped and showed their loyalty to Zhan Qingyue.
"Miss Yue, we all listen to you and will never do anything like rat shit."
"You are already grateful for taking us in. Why would you dare to cause trouble?"
Although everyone didn't say it explicitly, they all knew in their hearts that if Zhang Lizheng had listened to Zhan Qingyue's words and followed him up the mountain, so many people would have died and even their luggage would have been lost.
Now that they have a place to stay, Zhan Qingyue will not just watch them die of illness and starvation. If they continue to disobey orders, they will be courting death.
"Zhan Qingyue..." Zhang Lizheng let Zhang Dabao hold him tremblingly, looking at Zhan Qingyue feebly.
"It was me who did not do a good job of correcting the situation, which caused everyone to lose their lives. From now on, you can be the correct one. All I ask is that you lead everyone to find a way out."
He explained the matter solemnly in a tone that left no room for doubt.
Zhan Qingyue was speechless for a moment and was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Zhang Lizheng, who had always looked down on him, would actually take a heavy responsibility on him. One can imagine how much changes he has experienced.
"Zhan Qingyue..."
Zhang Lizheng lowered his eyebrows and begged her in a very low voice, "Uncle, please!"
Zhan Qingyue frowned and her face almost twisted into a ball.
When there are too many people, it is not always easy to control them. On the one hand, Zhang Lizheng has always cared about his upright position, but now he is reluctant to part with him because he is suspected of taking advantage of others.
She didn't want to say anything, so she just said vaguely: "Uncle, everyone wants to live. If you trust me, you will naturally listen to me. It doesn't matter whether you are in the right position or not."
After that, without waiting for Zhang Lizheng to speak again, Zhan Qingyue began to arrange for the new villagers who had joined the team. The injured ones were treated, and the uninjured ones were baked for clothes. They were very busy.
The heavy rain finally stopped after three days. Zhan Qingyue spontaneously picked up a hatchet and went to explore the road. Han Yiyun followed like a tail.
The mountain forest where it had rained was full of vitality, and the stream formed by the rainwater was flowing smoothly. The road down the mountain was collapsed and blocked, and it was obviously impossible to walk on it.
Zhan Qingyue used a hatchet to chop down the weeds and branches blocking the road.
Suddenly, Han Yiyun said coldly: "Yueyue, did you hear anything?"
Zhan Qingyue glanced at him suspiciously, holding her breath and concentrating, only hearing the rumbling sound of water.
"have water."
She said this expressionlessly, followed the sound of water, and went over half a hillside. Sure enough, she saw a small river with a moderate current flowing eastward. There were traces of water rushing out on both sides of the bank when the water rose.
"Yueyue, look, there are fish."
Han Yiyun pointed at the turbid river water and shouted excitedly.
Zhan Qingyue also saw a fish, but it was only about the size of a palm.
Her eyes lit up. No matter how small a sparrow is, it is still meat!
There were dozens more mouths in the queue, waiting to eat. This fish came just in time.
"Brother Han, this is not far from our cave, and there are our people digging wild vegetables around. Go and call someone, and we can catch fish to eat."
Han Yiyun had been extremely excited for a long time, and finally had a job that could help Zhan Qingyue.
He agreed wholeheartedly and trotted towards the cave.
After a while, Han Yiyun arrived with a large group of strong laborers.
Everyone has densely woven bamboo baskets on their backs and in their hands.
When everyone heard about the fish, they couldn't hold it any longer.
Now seeing that the water in the river was only up to Zhan Qingyue's knees, they immediately jumped into the river and set up bamboo baskets downstream. A few people were guarding the river downstream, and a few people upstream were holding hands and stamping the water desperately to drive the fish downstream.
As soon as they caught the first round, Song Cuihua and Mrs. Zhang brought some women over to help.
"Auntie, you are here just in time. Sister Yueyue said to keep the fish for two meals and make the rest into dried fish to take away."
Han Yiyun stood on the shore and gathered all the fish in the bamboo basket together.
When the women saw their bumper harvest, their faces turned into smiles, and the haze of the dead in the previous few days was gone.
"It's whatever Yueyue said."
Song Cuihua said with a smile: "Boss, you go back and ask your father to arrange for a few people to pick up some firewood to bake. Otherwise, the firewood will be too wet to light. Build a few more stoves and prepare to grill the fish."
"Lao Zhang's wife, go and call some women who are quick and agile, and we will kill the fish."
From the cave to the river, everyone was busy.
After two days of busy work, the dried fish was finally ready, and every household received a lot of it.
The road was now much easier, and the fleeing team descended from the mountain and set foot on the official road.
There were more refugees on the official road, and occasionally a few carriages passed by.
"Have you heard? Shu County can take in refugees. Let's go to Shu County. We might be able to get a few acres of fertile land when we get there."
News like this is spreading among refugees.
Soon, someone in Zhan Qingyue's team also heard the news.
"Miss Yue, why don't we also go to Shu County? Although it's a little far away, it's still a way to survive."
"Yes, Miss Yue, there are not many states and counties that can accept refugees these days."
Everyone started talking at once.
Seeing that everyone agreed, Zhan Qingyue naturally had no reason to refute and immediately agreed.
After not walking far, we arrived at the official road to Shu County, but we saw a lot of people gathered in front of us.
From a distance, I could hear hysterical crying coming from inside.
"Master Guan, please let us go. The whole family is waiting to survive. We only have one tael of silver per person. We really can't afford that much."
"Go, go, go! Why go to Shu County if you don't have money? Don't block the way."
Zhan Qingyue's expression changed and she hurriedly stopped the team.
Zhang Dabao and Hu Dayong quickly stepped forward.
"Miss Yue, why did you stop suddenly? The road to Shu County is ahead."
Zhan Qingyue glanced at the place where the crowd gathered.
"There are officials in front collecting passing money. Each person has one tael of silver."
One tael of silver per person!
Everyone took a breath of air, looked at each other, and immediately decided to change lanes.
After walking all the way, Lao Gao stopped to rest when the sun rose at noon. Zhan Qingyue saw that there were many more people in the entire team.
While she was wondering, a middle-aged man walked forward politely.
"Girl, I heard that you are leading the team. Could you please make it easier and take us in?"
Zhan Qingyue raised his eyebrows and glanced at the people he brought with him. They looked much better than them, and the luggage on the carts was fully loaded.
"no."
She refused unceremoniously.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of the space deducting the favorability value.
