People in the Ye family's old house are also packing their things. The old witch sat on the ground, slapping her thighs and cursing the thieves who were robbing the grain.
Most of their food was stolen.
Ye Yuqing took advantage of the chaos and hid the remaining small pocket under her skirt, so no one took it away.
The water distributed yesterday was also carried away in wooden barrels.
Ye Yuqing had a sullen face and sat there recalling that in the last life there was no such thing as refugees grabbing food. What happened this time?
From the moment they started escaping, everything was exactly the same as in the previous life, so she didn't think about any changes.
But now that the food has been taken away, how can they go to the capital without food?
I thought I was going to Jinju soon, so I would try to find a way to get in there.
Let grandpa buy some more food, otherwise what will they eat as a family?
Ye Lanhua ran over crying and said sadly: "Mom and dad, all our food has been stolen by those beasts. You can't ignore your daughter in the future."
When the old witch heard that her daughter's family had no food, she scolded her even more viciously than before.
But what's the use of scolding? Can you get the food back?
Ye Yuqing glanced at her sister-in-law with disgust, then got up and went to her grandfather's place.
Old man Ye was sitting there worrying, and the firelight in the distance shone on his face.
If you didn't look at those fox-like eyes, you would think he was an honest farmer.
He sighed deeply. Their family originally had two months of food.
He bought some in the town some time ago. He calculated that if he saved some food, he could last for two or three months. They should have found a place to stay by then.
He still has some money in his hand, and when the time comes, he will buy another acre or two of land. Although the life will not be as good as before, at least he can save the lives of his family.
But now that the food has been robbed, a large family is pointing at that small bag of sorghum noodles. How long can it last?
"Grandpa, I have something to tell you."
Seeing that she was his eldest granddaughter, Old Ye asked patiently: "Qingqing, what's going on?"
Ye Yuqing pretended to be innocent and said: "Grandpa, our food has been robbed by those refugees. What will we do in the future? It doesn't matter to us juniors. You and grandma are so old, you can't go hungry, right?"
Old man Ye didn't feel any better after hearing his granddaughter's thoughtful words. It would be better if he didn't mention food. After saying this, he began to worry again.
Seeing that her grandfather was silent, Ye Yuqing said with a smile: "Grandpa, yesterday I heard from the village chief that we will arrive in Jinzhou soon. Then let's go to the city to buy some food, and then buy some snacks for you and grandma."
When Old Man Ye heard this, he had a smile on his face. Yes, he will arrive in Jinzhou soon. Let's spend money to buy some food then!
"My Qingqing is really filial. My grandfather knows about it. Go and persuade your grandmother to stop crying."
"Yes, grandfather." Ye Yuqing bowed obediently, then turned around and went to her grandmother's side.
But she was not so optimistic. When she passed through Jinzhou in her previous life, everyone was planning to go to Jinzhou to buy some supplies.
But the city gates were closed tightly, and the refugees were not allowed in at all. If they wanted to, they could, but they had to pay a large amount of money.
Li Wenxiu packed up her things. Before dawn, she spread straw on the ground and said to the children:
"Hurry up and get some sleep. I'll call you when we set off."
This night was spent fighting and cleaning up the battlefield. After working for most of the night, I was really tired and tired.
The three siblings nodded and lay down on the straw to sleep.
Li Yunze smiled and said: "Mother-in-law, you can go to sleep too, I'll watch from here."
Li Wenxiu glared at him: "You haven't recovered yet, and you've been busy for most of the night. How can you afford to eat? Go and rest quickly."
Li Yunze wanted to say something else, but Li Wenxiu waved his hand towards him and said sternly: "Be obedient and go to bed quickly."
He smiled helplessly and had no choice but to lie down next to his two uncles and fall asleep, but his heart felt warm.
His mother passed away not long after he was born. Now that an elder cared about him like this, he felt very warm and fell asleep soon after lying down.
Li Wenxiu saw that several children were asleep, so he took out the half-knitted straw sandals and quickly finished the work on the shoes by the moonlight.
Wang Guilan also quietly moved over to accompany her. Usually, the two families would keep vigil alone.
But something like today happened, and now my heart is still pounding. Having someone to talk to can also strengthen my courage.
Mao Dan's grandmother came over and whispered: "Wenxiu, Guilan, you two should go to bed too, I'll watch from here."
Li Wenxiu refused: "Hey, Auntie, you are so old, how can I let you guard me?"
"That's right, Auntie, you should go and rest! Sister-in-law Wenxiu and I are here."
"I'm older, I don't sleep much, and I can't fall asleep when I wake up. If you don't worry about me, an old woman, just go and have a rest as soon as possible. I have to be on the road tomorrow."
When it came to this point, Li Wenxiu and Wang Guilan had no choice but to agree. Before going to bed, they told her to call out if she felt sleepy.
When they got up early in the morning and went on their way, everyone was listless.
When I first came out, I thought the food would last for two months.
When the time comes, we can find a place without disasters and famines. Even if we beg for food and dig wild vegetables, we can still survive.
But they never expected that just a few days after coming out, their food would be robbed, and Yunzhou was not the only place affected by the disaster.
A few of them muttered and complained, "If I had known better, I would not have run away. At least I could have kept food at home. Although there is not much water in the well in the village, if I use it sparingly, I will not die of thirst."
Another woman curled her lips secretly and said impatiently: "What's the use of talking about this now? We've already come out, how can we retreat? We can only bite the bullet and move forward."
But I thought to myself, there are no adult men in your family, so of course there is no need to worry. Your family won’t be able to do it during the military recruitment, but each of their families has several men.
Before departure, the leaders of the three villages gathered everyone together to discuss the route to be taken.
Yejia Village Zhengdao: "We just discussed that we won't rest at noon. If we walk faster, we can reach Jinzhou in the evening."
Another one, Li Zheng, glanced at everyone and said: "Everyone probably has no food. So we must rush to Jinzhou City as soon as possible and find a way to buy some food."
A man said with a sad face: "There are more and more refugees now. Even if we can buy food, we may not be able to keep it. What if we are robbed again?"
After hearing his words, everyone started talking about it.
Ye Daqing stood up and bowed to the three Li Zheng first, thanking them for their troubles along the way.
Then he asked with a smile: "Li Zheng, I wonder what we will do after we arrive at Jinzhou City?"
The three of them were complimented by him and had more smiles on their faces.
I know that he is a scholar and has many friends in the academy. He also learned about the news that King Xia was going to recruit troops in advance from his classmates.
If it weren't for Ye Daqing and Ye Mingxiang, their villages wouldn't have been able to escape smoothly. So several Li Zheng were also very polite to him.
