"Mom! I saw the city wall! Fuhai City is in front of me!"
The group of people traveled on the official road for another half a month, and finally arrived at the nearest town.
The Lin family fled all the way and finally reached their destination, and they were all filled with joy.
"Silang, keep your household registration and road signs and show them to the city guards when you get to the city gate. No one can enter the city without a road guide."
Lin Silang patted his chest: "Don't worry, mother, I'm keeping it close to you, I won't lose it!"
Lin Laosan wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled happily.
"When I get to the city, I'll find a job, carrying goods at the dock, blacksmithing in the iron shop, whatever. I have a lot of strength, and I will never let my family go hungry!"
"And me, I can find a shop as a waiter. I heard that there are many restaurants in big towns, and dignitaries spend a lot of money, and they often give rewards to the waiters!"
Boss Lin was also full of yearning. When he was in the village, the farthest place he visited was a small market in the town, and the largest restaurant he saw was just a small restaurant with two wooden chairs.
When the family settles down, he might be able to buy two flowers for his wife to wear if she has enough money. She has been married to him for so many years and has few decent jewelry.
Lin Laoer quietly carried his luggage without saying a word. He had fallen down in a ditch in his hometown in his early years. Since then, his right leg has been a little lame. It is not noticeable when he walks normally. When he walks fast, his right leg can't keep up. Funny and embarrassing.
No employer would be willing to recruit such a long-term worker. He is destined to only work with crops in his life.
Mrs. Lin nodded, glanced at her second son with his head hanging down, and said casually.
"Nowadays, the world is in chaos. There are a lot of old, young, women and children at home, and they can't all go out. The safety of the family is the most important. If there are no men to protect them, there will be gangsters who will cause chaos. The second brother is strong and strong, so he will stay to look after the house."
The Lin family members suddenly felt that my mother was thoughtful and agreed again and again, jokingly joking that Lin Lao Er looked burly, and there must be some careless people coming to the home to cause trouble.
Xiangyun nestled in Mrs. Lin's arms and hummed in agreement.
Lin Laoer's face turned red. He had an honest and honest personality, but suddenly so many people praised him, and he kept scratching the back of his head.
"No, no, I don't know anything else."
The Lin family was enjoying themselves happily, except Zhao Ruoxia who kept her mouth shut and said nothing.
As we get closer to the city gate, there are more and more refugees on both sides of the road. Everyone with their families is so hungry that their cheeks are sunken. Many people are sitting on the roadside clutching their stomachs. They are listless and slovenly, looking more like beggars than beggars.
In contrast, although the Lin family is dressed in shabby clothes, they are strong, strong, and rosy-cheeked. They don't look like they are fleeing from famine, but more like they are going on an outing as a family.
The city gate is clearly in front of us, so why don't these people go into the city and would rather lie on the roadside?
The Lin family was puzzled, but suddenly they heard a scream from behind them.
"ah!"
Everyone turned around and saw a pair of bony hands tugging at Aunt Jiang's trousers, and the other hand stretched out tremblingly in front of her.
"Give me something to eat, kindhearted person, please give me something to eat. My child has been hungry for several days."
Aunt Jiang covered her mouth and nose in disgust, as if there was something unclean on the other person, completely forgetting that she looked little better than the person in front of her half a month ago.
"Go away! Don't touch me with your dirty hands! Fengxian, you are a dead person, please pull him away quickly!"
Fengxian hurriedly stepped forward and wanted to open the man's fingers. Unexpectedly, the next second the man in front of him suddenly vomited violently.
"Uh-huh, uh-huh..."
The yellow vomit, accompanied by bile, sprayed all over Aunt Jiang's body. The disgusting filthy smell spread quickly in the hot summer. Fortunately, Xiangyun's mouth and nose were quickly covered by Mrs. Lin to avoid a wave of poisonous gas attacks.
The Lin family took a big step back in unison.
Lin Yongchang was the closest to his mother-in-law. He jumped out of the car immediately and took a few steps back. His sleeves were fluttering very quickly like a cattail leaf fan, and his eyebrows, eyes, and nose were filled with disgust.
Aunt Jiang smelled the stench on her body, and her anger suddenly rushed to her head, and she kicked the man in the chest.
"Killing a thousand swordsmen, did you mean it on purpose? If I don't give you food, I'm disgusting. I'm so filthy. Your fucking father is so filthy!"
The old man who was kicked into the mud was quickly helped up by his family members. Seeing that the Lin family was so large and powerful, and they were all young and middle-aged, they dared not speak out in anger, so they could only help the old man away.
Aunt Jiang cursed and pulled Fengxian to find a water source to wipe her clothes. The Lin family could only stop and find a shady place to repair, and then went into the city together when they came back.
Lin Lao Er found a slightly higher slope and climbed up, looking around. Lin Lao Er saw this and said curiously.
"Brother, what are you looking at? The sun is very strong. Go into the shade and hide."
Boss Lin came down quickly, but his face was gloomy: "I seem to have seen the village chief and his party."
"That's a good thing. Where are they? Let's all go there. We all come from the same village, so we can help each other. When we enter the city, we won't be bullied because we don't know each other."
Lin Lao Er said and started to take action, but was stopped by Lin Lao San.
"What's wrong, Third Brother?"
"Second brother, don't you think it's strange?"
Lin Laoer scratched his head and asked in confusion: "What's so strange?"
"The village chief and the others left the village half a month before us. Logically speaking, they should have entered the city long ago. Why are they still waiting at the city gate?"
Only then did Lin Lao Er realize that something was wrong: "You mean, the city gate is closed to entry?"
So what was the point of them traveling hundreds of miles just to squat at the city gate? It would have been better to stay in my hometown and not escape the famine. At least I could have a shelter from the wind and rain at home. There was not a single tile in this wilderness, and I would have to freeze to death if I didn't starve to death!
At this time, Aunt Jiang came running from a distance in a panic, the wind was blowing under her feet, like fire, and she was shouting as she ran.
"Amazing! Amazing! Turn around and go back quickly, you can't stay in this place!"
Seeing her looking like she was being chased by a ghost, Lin Yongchang scolded her: "What crazy talk is this old lady talking about? We have been rushing for several months to get there. Where are we going back?"
"You can go back anywhere, but you can't stay at the city gate," he said, picking up the cart and leaving. "Fuhai City is not the only rich town in the world. We will change our route to live in other towns. Anyway, we can't stay here. Death is lost here!”
Aunt Jiang couldn't explain clearly, which made the Lin family confused.
Fortunately, Fengxian rushed back with the same panic look on his face.
"Auntie, when my mother and I went to the river, we heard the refugees saying that the guards at the city gate wouldn't let outsiders into the city at all!"
"Why?"
Fengxian looked horrified: "Because...because someone among the refugees at the city gate has the plague!"
