Long before Ruyi spoke, Li Erlin and Li Ping'an discovered the five ox carts heading in their direction. There were about twenty strong men carrying knives and sticks on both sides of the convoy.
These days, those who can afford a few animals to pull a cart are already rich, not to mention having so many guards. There are so many refugees fleeing that they dare to be so high-profile. It is conceivable that the identity of the visitor is not simple. .
As soon as he heard Xiao Ruyi's yelling, Li Ping'an immediately covered her mouth and took her away. If it were just a small group of refugees, they wouldn't be afraid, but the attitude of this group of people made them feel frightened.
Li Erlin also asked people to quickly ask the woman who was handling the prey to hide the prey, and bury the feathers, fur and other things with soil, and bury them tightly. Although the convoy looks impressive and may not be short of food, who dares to bet. Although they have about the same number of strong men as their opponents, they have knives and serious weapons. If there is a conflict, even if they are lucky enough to win, they will definitely suffer heavy damage.
The adults of each family also restrained their children. There are no cattle in Xiaochen Village, but during spring and summer plowing, the late old village chief Chen An could always borrow cattle from Zhengzhi. Every time the children would go see the cattle and scream with excitement. But now is not the time for them to make a fuss, lest they offend the noble and make him unhappy.
Not only the children, but the adults also lowered their heads and dared not keep staring. In today's troubled world, ordinary people like them dare to kill the mob that targets them, let alone these big shots with their own status? They could only pray silently in their hearts that this team would not stop here.
However, God, this old man always likes to play tricks on people. He is afraid of what will happen. The slow convoy stopped not far away from them, and then they saw people coming out of two oxcarts with people on them. The guards were divided into two. One team moved things from another bullock cart, and the other team spread out to be on guard.
It looks like they should have spent tonight here.
Li Ping'an felt miserable. The psychological pressure placed on them by this team was too great, just like a fierce tiger. He didn't dare to imagine how tiring it would be to tighten his nerves all night.
It happened that at this time, he heard his grandfather whisper: "Those guards are not simple, they look like soldiers in the army, and they look like warriors who have been on the battlefield."
The little old man is just physically weak, but his mind is not confused. He is the only one in their team who has actually been on the battlefield and has seen the world. He said that the guards are like tough soldiers in the army. Li Ping'an is not He knew whether others believed it or not, but he believed it anyway. His breath couldn't help but stagnate, and he quickly lowered his head.
"Ruyi, do you still remember the game that big brother played with you about not talking loudly?"
Xiao Ruyi nodded and said "hmm" with her covered mouth.
"Big brother will play this game with you now. Whoever speaks louder first will lose. If there is no winner in the end, you will be considered the winner. When you can enter the city or meet the salesman, big brother will buy candy for Ruyi. OK?"
Xiao Ruyi nodded without thinking. When Li Pingan saw this, he released his hand covering her mouth. As soon as he let go, Xiao Ruyi covered her mouth with her own hands and looked at Li Pingan with a smile.
Li Pingan couldn't help but smile, "You can talk, but you can't talk loudly."
Xiao Ruyi didn't let go, and shook her head. She hadn't eaten candy for a long time, and she must win.
…
The two sides do not disturb each other and live in peace.
Gradually, Li Erlin and the others became more relaxed on the surface, and the adults relaxed their restraints on the children, as long as they didn't run around and make noisy noises.
But the children are not happy. They were supposed to have meat to eat, but now they can only eat rice soup that is so thin that people can be reflected in it.
After dinner, the women washed the pots and pans, packed up their belongings by the light of the fire, and left in a hurry the next morning after eating a breakfast that was so thin that they could even count grains of rice.
Everyone left together, and no one stayed. Even if they didn't want to continue fleeing, they couldn't stay in these barren mountains and mountains. It was best to find a county that accepted the refugees before making plans.
They thought that if they left early, they would be able to get rid of the group of wealthy people. However, when they settled down in the evening, just as they were getting ready, the people behind them also arrived.
"Big pot, do you still want to play games?" Xiao Ruyi came over and smiled slyly.
She is a clever little girl. Yesterday, Da Guo only played games with her when she saw the adults making bullock carts. Now that they are here again, wouldn't she be able to play games with Da Guo again and make Da Guo owe her an extra piece of candy? Yet?
Li Ping'an rolled his eyes, "If you want to play, I'll play with you."
"I'm not the only one. My eldest sister and my fourth brother are also playing together."
"..." You're being cruel, "You can have as many as you like."
Anyway, if Xiao Ruyi has a piece of candy to eat, how can he not give her good fortune and prosperity?
Li Erlin was also very confused at this time. The rabbit meat and chicken would stink if he didn't eat them. He should marinate them with salt, and he couldn't hide them from the other side's eyes. But if he didn't eat them tonight and didn't deal with them, they would be wasted when they stink.
After unanimous discussion, for the sake of prudence, it can only be wasted.
Their hearts were filled with tears. If they had known that they would be traveling with such a big shot, they should not have coveted the uncertain wild boar's decision to rest for an extra day the day before yesterday. If they had left a day earlier, they would not have encountered them.
Compared with their annoyance and caution, the people on the other side of the motorcade were much calmer. A middle-aged man dressed as a butler looked around and said to a middle-aged man with a smile: "Master, it was the man next to us when we settled last night. A group of common people.”
"You have to say it, I'm not blind!" The middle-aged man who was called Master also laughed. Although he was a little more publicized along the way, the refugees did not dare to approach them and hid. They were so far away that they didn't even dare to follow them. It was the first time that he met the same group of people at the place where he stayed for two consecutive days, and they were the ones who arrived later, which made him feel quite interesting.
But when he thought of the other party's hurried departure in the morning, he thought for a moment and said: "Jia Le, go over and ask them where they are going."
The housekeeper Wang Jiale hesitated for a moment, but he still said yes and walked towards Li Erlin. After a few words of conversation, he turned back and said, "Master, they are a branch of the Qingfeng Chen family. They went to Yuezhou to meet with Li Erlin. We are on the same page.”
"It's a coincidence. You go there again and tell them there is no need to panic. We are not the ones who arrogantly burn, kill, and loot."
"yes!"
Li Erlin was dubious about the words sent by the man who claimed to be the housekeeper of the Wang family in Fuping County, and his vigilance did not relax. However, since the other party took the initiative to express his kindness, he could not continue to pretend to be cold.
His face softened, and he suddenly thought that the plague Cao Ya mentioned happened in Fuping County. Could it be that they fled to avoid the plague?
