When everyone was almost finished eating, Qingyan suddenly stopped, put down her bowls and chopsticks, stood up, and looked toward the northeast of the road.
This road is said to be a main road, but it is actually wider than the small road they took before. It can only carry two donkey carts side by side. There are wastelands on both sides, which is relatively empty, but it is not straight and the end cannot be seen at a glance.
What I saw at the end of the road was a village, which meant that the village was at a corner, blocking the view.
When everyone saw Qingyan's movements, they also stopped what they were doing and their voices fell silent.
Yang Dashan took a step forward and asked, "Miss Xue, what's wrong? Has someone come over?"
Everyone looked at Qingyan subconsciously, waiting with bated breath for her answer.
Qingyan nodded and replied: "I heard the footsteps of many people, and there seemed to be animals. It should be the sound of horse hooves hitting the ground."
Then he looked around again and frowned, "I don't know if the person coming is a passing trader, a soldier, or a Khitan..."
The reason why I didn't guess it was ordinary villagers passing by or some migrating people like them was because the footsteps were relatively heavy. Even if they were a bit far away, the footsteps sounded powerful.
If they are not carrying baggage, they are wearing armor or cowhide boots.
Unlike the footsteps of ordinary villagers like them, they are all dragging, which makes them feel weak.
Such powerful footsteps, coupled with the sound of horse hooves, were most likely Khitan people or soldiers passing by, and most likely not ordinary merchants or villagers.
In fact, it would be best for them to find a place to hide and watch what happens, and wait for those people to pass before coming out.
The problem is that the wasteland on both sides now only has calf-high weeds and not even a crooked neck tree thicker than a thigh. It is impossible to hide.
What's more, they still have donkeys and donkey carts, so they can't hide at all.
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and looked in that direction with frightened faces. They were a group of old, weak, women, and children, that is, Li Hao, Qingyan, and Chou Chou, who could fight some bad guys. , there is really no chance of winning.
Yang Dashan took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and said to everyone: "Let's clean up quickly and leave before anyone comes, just in case we can escape!"
As soon as everyone came back to their senses, they quickly got up and packed up their things on the ground.
No matter what, it’s good to pack your things first. It’s also good to walk more and put a little distance between you and the other party.
What's more, if they go southwest, there should be a town if they walk a little further there. If they walk quickly, they might be able to enter the town.
Or if they encounter some villages, if there are houses, they can at least hide for a while.
If the other party is not hostile, he may just pass by. Of course, if the other party is an enemy, there is no use hiding anywhere.
Everyone was thinking wildly and didn't stop moving. Just because of this thought, they speeded up.
Li Hao and the other three walked to the roadside, and Wang Kun ran to a tree to see if they could see anything.
It's a pity that the road at that end is winding and cannot be seen at all.
They did not doubt that Qingyan heard wrongly. Along the way, they had a deep understanding of Qingyan's ear, which was beyond ordinary people.
Fortunately, they had put away all the straw mats and mattresses for sleeping on before cooking, and there were only some pots and pans left on the floor.
I had almost eaten breakfast before, so I put two or three mouthfuls of the porridge in the bowl into my mouth. I didn't have time to wash it, so I put all the pottery bowls directly into wooden barrels and put them on the donkey cart.
Yang Dashan had already put the cart on the donkey's back and drove the cart directly onto the road.
The other cart contained relatively light items, such as bedding, straw mats, etc. The heavy items were placed on the donkey cart.
The driver of the donkey cart is still Liu Sanli. His legs are much better now, but he still has problems after walking for a long time, so it is best to let him continue to drive the cart. He is also the most skilled in driving the cart, and the donkey is also familiar with him. It is very good. Listen to him.
The other car was pulled by Yang Dawang in front, and Yang Shuanzhu and Yang Erzhuang were pushing it one by one from behind, which made it faster.
After all, although the contents of the car were light, the wooden wheels and frame were actually very heavy, and it was very difficult for one person to pull it.
The women and children walked in front, because they were coming from behind, so the front was safer.
Li Hao and Qing Yan walked behind to hold the line. Chou Chou Hei Dan and the female goat sat directly on the donkey cart in front.
Chou Chou wanted to protect them, and there was an emergency ahead. Hei Dan walked too slowly because of his short legs, so Qingyan put the little leopard next to him, letting him and Chou Chou watch.
