Li Wenxiu glanced at the backs of the two of them and remained silent. She had just been out for a day and was already targeting their home.
Is this because they are easy to bully, or is there someone behind the scenes?
She glanced at the people in the old house with a sullen face. The big family was sitting around talking.
The old witch's daughter, Ye Lanhua, and her family were also there. The three villages they fled together happened to be the village where her husband's family lived.
Ye Lanhua noticed her gaze, glared at her, and said something.
Because he was far away, Li Wenxiu didn't hear it, but he knew it was definitely not a good thing. She didn't bother to answer.
This Ye Lanhua has been arrogant and domineering since she was a child. When she was not married, she even asked her to help wash her underwear.
Once she was so angry that she had a fight with Ye Lanhua and went to the village to publicize her evil deeds at home. Only then did the old witch and her daughter restrain themselves.
After Ye Lanhua got married, every time she returned to her parents' home, she liked to criticize her and often beat and scolded her three children.
If it weren't for the protection of the child's father, she herself was so powerful, and her three children were so clever, I'm afraid that none of the scum would be left to be chewed by that family.
Ye Yutong opened her eyes and saw the dim yellow sun rising slowly. She blinked and realized that she was on the way to escape.
She glanced next to her. Her mother was making porridge and her eldest brother was wiping his machete.
The young husband was sleeping on the cart, and the second brother was lying under the cart snoring.
Ye Yutong stretched, got up, packed the bedding, and bundled the straw underneath and put it on the cart.
He took out the bamboo tube from his backpack, took a mouthful of it and slurred it in his mouth a few times. When no one was paying attention, he spat the mouthwash on the ground.
The drought is so severe now that we don't dare waste water blatantly.
Someone saw it and thought that their family had pulled out a lot of water. Wouldn't that bring trouble to their family?
The wild vegetable and brown rice porridge cooked by Li Wenxiu was gone after each person drank a bowl.
Nowadays, every household is tightening their belts. Only wealthy families eat dry food, and most of them are wild vegetable and brown rice porridge with clear soup and little water.
"Have you packed up? We're leaving soon." A serious voice came from the front.
After hearing this, everyone quickly packed up their things, and soon the team moved forward quickly.
They are now taking the official road, which is much easier to walk, and it is not so strenuous to pull the cart.
But there are more and more victims on the road. Some come out from the whole village together, and there are also small teams of dozens of people. It is rare to see a person acting alone.
These should be villagers who escaped from the Xia King's conscription. Some of them fled from the drought and there was really no way to survive.
Ye Yutong walked next to his second brother, put his hand into his satchel, and took it out as if nothing had happened.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she quietly stuffed two meat strips into her second brother's hand and winked at him.
Ye Mingzhe's little dirty hands tightly grasped the things given by his sister, and he used the corners of his eyes to see if anyone was looking at him.
Ye Yutong walked to his elder brother again and gave him two meat sticks in the same way.
Ye Mingxuan didn't say anything. He quickly stuffed the dried meat into his mouth, covered his mouth with his hands and ate it.
Li Wenxiu was pulling the trolley, and when Ye Yutong fed her water, he also stuffed a piece of dried meat into her mouth.
Ping An was sleeping, and Ye Yutong was ready to wait for him to wake up and let him have a taste. With him watching over him last night, they could sleep peacefully.
We walked like this for almost three days. No matter how frugal we were, we would finish drinking the water we brought out.
When resting in the evening, Li Zheng informed everyone that starting from tomorrow, one man from each family will go out to find water.
You have to bring the guy who holds the water, and those who don’t participate can’t share the water.
Li Wenxiu said to several children: "I'll go and talk to Li Zheng later, and I'll follow them to find water tomorrow."
"Mom, I'll go." When Ye Mingxuan said this, his eyes were firm and mature, like an adult.
Li Wenxiu's eyes suddenly turned red. She turned her face to the side and wiped her eyes.
Then he said gently: "Okay, then go ahead. Don't be impulsive. Follow your Uncle Yongchang and Uncle Sanshi."
"Mom, don't worry, I know everything."
Ye Mingxuan knew in his heart that his father was not at home, his mother was a woman, and his younger brothers and sisters were still young. He is the backbone of the family, and he must not let anything happen to him.
Ye Mingzhe said sensibly: "I'll go with my eldest brother."
"No, I can go alone. You can watch over your mother and sister."
Ye Mingxuan refused to go with his second brother. If something happened to him, his second brother was ten years old this year and could help his mother share the burden.
Seeing them fighting over each other, Ye Yutong expressed his position: "I will go with my eldest brother, and my mother and second brother will follow the villagers to dig wild vegetables."
After hearing what he said, the whole family did not agree. Li Wenxiu said seriously: "No, you are a girl and you are so young. Why are you running around with me?"
"Mom, just let me go. Why are you worried about me following my brother?"
Then he whispered in her ear: "Mom, have you forgotten? If there is danger, my brother and I can hide with the gods, but if my brother encounters danger alone, what will he do?"
Li Wenxiu hesitated, but finally shook his head and said:
"No, Tongtong, even if you are in danger, you cannot disappear suddenly in public. That will be more dangerous."
After thinking about it, he warned worriedly: "From now on, you can't just go into the fairy place outside. If someone sees it, you will be burned as a ghost."
Although her words were meant to scare people, they were not unreasonable. If someone saw such a magical thing, they would definitely think of ghosts.
Ye Yutong still wanted to express her opinion, but neither her mother nor her two brothers looked at her. She sighed helplessly and gave up.
Li Yunze got off the cart and took two steps, and said to several people: "Mother-in-law, eldest brother, second brother, Tongtong, you should go to bed early, I will keep watch."
After traveling all day, she was indeed tired. Li Wenxiu smiled and said, "Peace, let's go to bed first. If you feel sleepy, just call me and Mingxuan."
Before going to bed, Ye Yutong took out a large backpack on the cart. The backpack was covered with straw, and it was impossible to see what was underneath.
She put her hand in and pretended to look for something, but in fact she reached into the space and took out a large bag.
There are cookies she baked a few days ago, as well as cucumbers, pears, and apples.
When no one was around, I grabbed a handful of biscuits for each of the eldest and second brothers.
Then he took two pears, two apples, and two cucumbers and put them on their bed. Let them cover themselves with quilts and eat secretly.
Thinking that Li Yunze would have to stay vigil at night, I grabbed two handfuls of biscuits for him and gave him a well water in a bamboo tube for him to eat and drink at night.
After thinking about it, it seems that this dynasty already has pears and apples, but they are not as big as her space.
She took out a big pear and an apple from the cloth bag.
He whispered: "Eat secretly, my mother bought this in the town a few days ago."
Li Yunze hurriedly took it and put it under the quilt on the cart. He smiled at Ye Yutong and said, "Thank you Tongtong."
Ye Yutong waved to him and returned to his sleeping place.
