After returning to the camp, Zhan Qingyue couldn't wait to tell everyone the news she got from the officer and soldier.
Everyone was stunned.
Hu Dayong ran forward with a face full of panic and asked in disbelief: "Miss Yue, you...are you telling the truth? There was a military riot in the city in front. What should we do?"
Looking at Zhan Qingyue's serious face, Hu Dayong also knew that he shouldn't have any hope for this matter.
"Fortunately, those officers and soldiers said that we can go to Zhoucheng, but Zhoucheng is still far away from here. It will take half a month to take a detour, which will be a bit harder."
Zhan Qingyue's expression became a little more majestic, and she quickly added, looking helplessly at everyone: "So, let me listen to everyone's opinions on whether we should go to Zhoucheng or not."
Everyone was silent for a moment, and they all gathered together to discuss the matter in low voices.
"As long as you follow Miss Yue, the hard work is nothing. It would be best to have a place where everyone can settle down. Our group of people started from our hometown and are really tired now."
"Yes, Miss Yue, war is more terrible than famine. We will go to Zhoucheng with you. We are not afraid of hard work."
After receiving unanimous approval from everyone, Zhan Qingyue nodded with firm eyes.
"Okay! As long as everyone unites as one and settles down in Zhoucheng, God will protect us."
Zhan Qingyue looked more and more like a leader. In just a few words, everyone's blood was boiling. Now he stopped being annoyed. Taking advantage of the fact that it was still early and the sun was not high, he packed his luggage and started on his way.
The queue was long and sparse. Zhan Qingyue led her family at the front, but she began to feel anxious.
They don't have much leftover food in their hands now. If they can't support Zhoucheng, it seems they have to use the food in the space to subsidize everyone.
She had made up her mind and Zhan Qingyue had been looking for an opportunity.
After finally surviving until the noon break, Zhan Qingyue took the opportunity to sneak into the woods nearby.
While no one was paying attention, he moved a lot of food and water out of the space.
"Everyone, come quickly! Grandpa Mountain God has appeared and brought us food."
Zhan Qingyue shouted, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to a big tree in front of her.
When everyone arrived, everyone was so excited that tears filled their eyes, and they knelt down behind Zhan Qingyue.
"Bless the gods, bless the gods!"
Zhan Qingyue listened to the sound of her favorability rising in the space, and finally a smile appeared on her sad face.
With the favorability value, you can exchange it for more food than this.
But Zhang Lizheng and his party, who had stolen everyone's food, were not so lucky.
Setting off overnight, it looked like we would finally reach the city ahead, but we didn't want to encounter a stray soldier at this time.
The soldiers were wearing tattered armor with a fierce look. When they saw that the other party was just a group of people fleeing from famine, they immediately became interested.
I saw the soldiers pulling out their swords with a cold sound and pointing them at Zhang Lizheng and others.
The people around Zhang Lizheng silently took half a step back and let Zhang Lizheng out.
Zhang Li was rushing to put the duck on the shelf, so he had no choice but to step forward and say politely: "Everyone, you are welcome and well."
When the soldiers heard this, they just thought they were funny and teased them with playful eyes.
"Good! Very good."
A leading cavalryman was smiling one second, but the next second he raised his knife and plunged it into Zhang Lizheng's chest.
This frightened everyone, and all the refugees immediately fled in all directions.
The soldiers chased him one after another as if they were hunting.
A few unarmed civilians are no match for this group of soldiers.
After a while, Sanniang and Xiaocui were captured, and Qian San and his family did not get a good ending.
The soldiers divided up their luggage and food, tied the prisoners with ropes and drove away.
Zhang Dabao's eyes were red and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
The two of them saw clearly what happened on the road just now. It was also their luck that they went out to find water and hid in the bushes, thus escaping the disaster.
In the blink of an eye, they were the only two people left in the group.
"Bao...Brother Bao, we...what should we do?"
Zhang Dabao's wife hid in Zhang Dabao's arms and shivered.
At this moment, she was extremely grateful that Sanniang and Xiaocui couldn't stand her, so they drove the couple out to look for water.
Otherwise, he would have been captured, or he would have died on the road like his father-in-law.
"Brother Bao, you must stay calm and don't do anything impulsive. Those people are just deserters, and they are better than our unarmed common people."
Zhang Dabao's wife hurriedly raised her hand and rubbed it on Zhang Dabao's back.
"Brother Bao, you and I are the only ones left in our family. If you are evil, how can I survive!"
Her eyes were blurry with tears, she bit her lower lip tightly, and tried to persuade her husband in a choked voice, for fear that her husband would do something impulsive.
"Escape! Wife, we have to escape quickly. This place is not safe. If they come back, we will die."
As Zhang Dabao spoke, he picked up his wife and went into the forest next to her.
Zhang Dabao's daughter-in-law, Monk Zhang Er, was confused. She pulled Zhang Dabao's hand and asked in a low voice: "Brother Bao, where are we going to escape now? In my opinion, why don't we go back to find Miss Yue and the others."
"Miss Yue and Master Tong Sheng are both good people and have been kind to us. We must let them know about the shooting stars on the road."
Zhang Dabao lowered his head and thought carefully. Following Zhan Qingyue, they would indeed have a chance of survival. Besides, his wife was right, Zhan Qingyue was kind to the couple.
Thinking of this, he immediately changed direction and rushed towards the direction of the large army.
Zhan Qingyue and Han Yiyun led the team on the road step by step.
Song Cuihua suddenly ran forward in a hurry.
"Oh, Yueyue, I finally caught up with you. Our food was lost again. The wild vegetable pancakes I just made were gone when I turned my back."
Song Cuihua was so angry that her face turned red and her neck was thick. She pointed at Brother Zhan and Brother Zhan and said, "Tell me, did you two eat it secretly?"
The two brothers looked at each other with a look of grievance.
"My dear mother, my second son and I have always been here and never left. If you don't believe me, just ask my little sister."
Zhan Qingyue smiled bitterly and explained for the two brothers.
"Mom, please tell me carefully, what is going on?"
When Song Cuihua heard this, she rambled on about how she made the wild vegetable pancakes and how she found out that they had been stolen.
"Yueyue, let me tell you, it's not just today that our family lost food. There were also food losses in the past two days, but not as much as today. I thought it was your two brothers who took it."
After Zhan Qingyue thought about it, she understood what was going on. It was pity that her two brothers took the blame for the thief.
"Mom, go back and make some wild vegetable pancakes. When you're done, call me and I'll promise to catch the thief."
