Walking from the gray sky to the sunrise, Li Ping'an was sweating profusely, his mouth was dry, he didn't even have much saliva left, and his throat felt a slight pain every time he swallowed saliva. What is more painful is the sole of the foot. I walked all day yesterday and felt a little sore when I rested at night. Today, after walking for a while, it started to feel hot.
What's worse is that it's midsummer, and the sun is scorching, shining unobstructedly on the body like burning. The teenage children have to grit their teeth and persist, and the younger children can't stand it anymore. The little ones are howling. The adults complained endlessly and felt sorry for their children, but after a few words of advice were useless, they reluctantly yelled and cursed. There were also those who just glanced at them and didn't bother to care. If they have the energy, let them do it. When they are tired, they can no longer do it.
It was almost midnight before the team stopped and found a shade to rest. The sun at this time is the most scorching, and adults can't stand it. Even if they are rushing, they can't rush for this hour. If someone falls down due to heatstroke, it will only delay time.
They are all mud-legged, they have never traveled far, and naturally they don’t have a water bag. The boiled water in the morning is put in a clay pot, and poured into a bowl during rest. Both adults and children are holding the bowl and "ton ton ton" "Drank the water in one gulp, and after finishing the whole bowl, there was no second bowl.
There are one or two families with many people and few clay pots, and they don't even have enough water to share. They can only drink a little to quench their thirst, and they have to beg for some from others who have water left.
"Cauldron!"
After drinking the water, the wilted little Ruyi felt a little energetic and ran over to Li Pingan again. After shouting, he didn't say anything and just sat quietly.
Now Xiao Ruyi is gray and messy, her hair is messy, not as white and fair as before. If it weren't for the patches on her clothes and the flesh on her face, she would really look like a little beggar.
However, I have also lost weight visibly.
After arranging little Ruyi's hair, Li Ping'an asked: "Are Ruyi hungry?"
"I'm a little hungry!" Little Ruyi frowned and sighed pretending to be an adult, "Ruyi was really hungry, so drink some water and feel full!"
Just a little bit of water and a little sweat and it'll be gone...
Li Ping'an secretly complained, turned around and shouted: "Zhang Xiaoshan!"
"What are you doing?" Zhang Xiaoshan responded in a weak voice.
"Find a few people and let's go look for wild fruits."
The refugees on the official road came one after another, and they did not dare to light a fire to cook food in front of everyone. Li Ping'an and Zhang Xiaoshan called all the children of similar age and walked towards the mountain not far away.
This place was unfamiliar to any of them, and they did not dare to spread out. They gathered together and scurried around like headless flies. After a long time, they did not find a single wild fruit. They recognized that some plants were from the ground. There were wild fruits, but there was not a single fruit. I don’t know if they were picked by people hiding from the flood in the mountains, or by the refugees who were walking ahead.
They didn't dare to go far because they were unfamiliar with the place. However, they didn't find anything to eat. Li Ping'an did find some herbs that can activate blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and relieve pain and stop bleeding. When they were hiding from the flood, they didn't bother to look for herbs. Now they saw it. After picking it, no matter whether it is needed or not, it must be prepared first. Otherwise, if you wait to find it when you need it, there is no guarantee that you will find it right away.
The little ones, who were eagerly looking forward to finding wild fruits, saw that they had not found anything to eat, and their eyes darkened in disappointment.
When the time passed and the sun was no longer so fierce, the team that had had enough rest continued to set off, and did not stop until the sky darkened.
This time, they found a good place. It was not on the edge of the official road. There happened to be a fork in the road. They turned in and were away from the crowd. They were finally able to relax a little and make a fire to cook, although they ate so many grains of rice that they could count. Rice soup can be regarded as a serious food. People who have been hungry for a day will lick up even a drop of rice soup.
Li Ping'an felt like crying. This was the first time in his two lives that he had been wronged like this. No matter how much he suffered from illness in his previous life, he would never be so hungry. Even if he couldn't eat, he could still receive nutritional fluids.
When he was hospitalized in his previous life, he also read online novels to pass the time. He read all types of novels. Why did the protagonists who were ordinary people in modern times become so prosperous when they traveled back to ancient times, and he was homeless now? Even in Xiaochen Village, I only dared to do some hard-working small businesses cautiously. It could only be said to be a living, and it could not be called a fortune at all.
Obviously his goal has been set very low, to have enough food, clothing and a stable place to live. Even this cannot be achieved.
The next day we set out again when the sky was gray. We took a break during the day when the sun was at its strongest, and then stopped when it got dark. After walking like this for two days, the speed of the crowd suddenly slowed down. Slowly and slowly. Stopped.
Just when everyone was puzzled, news came from the front that there were still more than ten miles to go to the state capital. Porridge was being given out outside the city. The high official of the state capital sent the state army to shout, asking people to queue up to eat porridge. If you eat porridge, go around it.
No one didn't want to eat porridge. The refugees went to the state capital just to get a bite to eat, so everyone lined up honestly, so the speed of the crowd slowed down.
There were also people who wanted to eat porridge but didn't want to queue up honestly, so there were a lot of quarrels and even fights. Li Pingan admires these people very much. They are all skinny and skinny, but they still have the energy to argue and fight. Can't they line up well if they have such energy?
The noise grew louder and louder, and before long, a group of soldiers wearing armor and carrying swords came over on horseback. They reined in their horses, jumped down, and indiscriminately caught the fighting refugees and beat them up. After that, the infantry of the state army came over, and one person stood at a distance, which should maintain order.
Li Ping'an felt that the refugee from Linhu County was right. The governor of the state was a good official. At least the officials and soldiers of the state still took care of these refugees. When these soldiers stopped here, even if there were only a few of them, they felt completely safe compared to the fear they felt in the previous few days.
The team advanced slowly, and the sky became dark again. Just when Li Ping'an thought that he might not be able to eat the relief porridge from the state capital today, and the soldiers who had stood for most of the day would withdraw their troops and return to the camp, another long line of fire appeared in front of them. .
The soldiers from the state army came to change their shifts and brought news that the porridge shack would not be evacuated and they would continue to provide porridge at night, so that the refugees should not be anxious.
The originally agitated team suddenly became quiet again.
When Li Ping'an saw the city wall by the light of the fire, it was already midnight. On both sides of the team of refugees receiving porridge, government servants walked by with knives in hand from time to time, scanning with vigilant eyes.
Li Ping'an looked forward. The brightly lit place in front of him must be the porridge shed. There were countless soldiers in thick armor guarding them with weapons. He raised his head and looked towards the city wall with a feeling. Chao.
