A dozen men in black were riding tall horses, heading towards Yunzhou.
Regardless of their aura or movements, these people were very similar to those who were chasing him. They should have been sent by the eldest prince to find him.
When they first sent people to the temple to assassinate him, they probably didn't think he was a threat.
But now that he has escaped, and there are so many masters protecting him, he will not let him go.
The men in black on the official road seemed to have discovered something. The leader stopped his horse and looked around.
Li Yunze immediately looked away and held his breath. These were specially trained warriors who were very sensitive to smells.
They had been chasing him for so long, so they should be very familiar with his scent.
When the nearby refugees saw these men in black, they were so frightened that they did not dare to breathe.
The leading man in black looked away when he didn't see anyone suspicious.
I closed my eyes and felt it for a while. Not noticing any familiar scent, he waved his hand forward and rode towards Yunzhou.
Li Yunze waited until they were far away before breathing slowly.
He smiled sarcastically. Before the eldest prince ascended the throne, he didn't even think of him as the titular prince.
Now that I have sat in that position, I think of chasing him. It seems that the throne is not justified.
After a while, the group of men in black disappeared, and everyone took a breath and started talking quietly.
Ye Yutong didn't feel scared. Their family was born and raised in the countryside and had no power.
Even if they are flattering, they have nothing to do with these people. If they walked across the street, people wouldn't even look at them, and they would definitely stay away.
Because she was so dirty and smelly, she felt a little disgusted with herself.
Seeing that everyone nearby was busy, she took a strawberry in the space and put it in her mouth, covered her mouth with her hand and ate it quickly.
The search for water went smoothly today. After walking for more than half an hour, I found a puddle at the foot of a mountain that was not completely dry.
There was still a shallow layer of water inside, and that was it. Everyone rushed over to fill it up as if they saw a treasure.
Because there was too little water, there was yellow mud underneath. After a few stirs, the water became turbid and turned into muddy water when put in a bucket.
But everyone didn't dislike it at all. After filling up all the water in the pit, they carefully carried the buckets back.
The originally listless villagers cheered happily when they saw that they had brought back so much water.
But there was another conflict when it came to dividing the water. There were more people than water, and there were only more than 20 barrels of water in total. It was still divided among the people of three villages, and each person could not even get a bowl of water.
Some men were unhappy. It's unfair to say that the water they worked so hard to bring back was shared equally with people who didn't contribute much.
Several people also looked at Ye Mingxuan and another boy about ten years old, intentionally or unintentionally.
The boy came from Hujiazhuang next door, the same village where Ye Lanhua married.
This boy's name is Mao Dan. His father also joined the army, and he was in the same batch as Ye Dafeng.
He has a grandmother, a mother, and a five-year-old sister below him. He is the only little man in the family.
Originally, their family was not prepared to flee, but most of the people in their village had to leave.
I heard that the barbarians from the north were coming again and the well was almost running out of water, so Mao Dan's grandmother decided to escape with the villagers.
Mao Dan stood with Ye Mingxuan. After hearing what those men said, he was a little unconvinced.
He was very quick when filling the water just now. No less than the adults do.
Now we have to share the water, but we think they are sharing too much. Isn’t this bullying them because they are young?
He glanced at Brother Mingxuan and saw that he didn't speak, and Mao Dan didn't say anything either.
Yongchang glanced at a few people, stood up and said: "What do you guys mean by these words? Who didn't contribute?
When loading water there, Mingxuan and Maodan did the most, and we took turns carrying just twenty buckets of water back.
Don’t you guys do as much as us? Why are there so many opinions? "
Ye Shitou laughed and said: "Isn't it fair? It's really unfair to divide the water like this. I think Mingxuan and Mao Dan should share more.
These two boys are honest in their work and don't know how to cheat, but they are much more agile than some grown men. "
"Who are you talking about? Who cheated?" The strong man who just said it was unfair pointed at the stone and yelled.
Ye Shitou was not used to his bad habits, so he pulled his hand aside and sneered: "No doubt, I'm talking about you."
When the strong man heard this, he became furious and called his brothers to beat Ye Shitou.
Ye Tietou, Ye Mutou and several of their cousins all gathered around, standing behind Ye Shitou, staring at the strong men fiercely.
Seeing that this was about to start a fight, the villagers from the three villages hurriedly came over and said sternly:
"What are you doing? We have only been away for a few days and we are already starting to fight among ourselves? You don't even look at the refugees, you are all looking at our food. If you are not united and are still fighting here, do you want to die? ?”
No one said anything, but they didn't talk about the fight anymore.
The three of them discussed it for a while and decided to divide the water based on their heads this time.
When you go to find water in the future, you can find a companion by yourself, or you can follow the villagers.
But you have to bring the water bottle with you. Whoever finds it belongs to him, so you don't have to fight for water distribution.
They didn't want to worry about this anymore. In fact, the three of them had already understood that it would be increasingly difficult in the future. From now on, everyone can take care of themselves. Whether they can survive or not depends on their own destiny.
Mao Dan held the water he shared and said happily: "Brother Mingxuan, will you still go looking for water with the villagers in the future?"
"We'll see then!" Ye Mingxuan asked him with a smile, "What about you?"
"Brother Mingxuan, I will follow you."
"Okay, I'll call you when I go to find water." Ye Mingxuan agreed without hesitation.
Despite his young age, Mao Dan is very smart and quick at work, similar to his younger brother Mingzhe.
"Brother Mingxuan, I will put the cart at home together with yours later. We will take turns keeping watch at night so that we can sleep a little longer."
Ye Mingxuan didn't know what Grandma Maodan and his mother were like, so he didn't dare to agree rashly. If they didn't get along well, wouldn't that be causing trouble for his family?
You can observe it for two days first. If you get along with your mother, you can go together in the future. Otherwise, forget it.
He smiled and said, "Okay! During this period, we are staying with Uncle Yongchang. That night, the three of us will live together and take care of each other."
Yongchang followed them, listening to the two boys talking with a smile, but thinking about finding water in the future.
Listening to what Li Zheng said just now, he will not care about the villagers' affairs in the future, nor will he organize everyone to find water.
If this is the case, then he should discuss it with his close brothers. When the time comes, it will be safer for everyone to go together.
Ye Yutong looked at the muddy water his brother brought back and sighed. This kind of water needs to settle for at least one night before he can drink it.
In other words, if the villagers have no water, they will have to wait until at least tomorrow morning to have water to drink.
Now that the sun is not shining so much, everyone did not cook in order to save water. They just ate some dry food and continued on their way.
