Li Yunze drank the paste in the bowl, wiped his mouth, and asked, "What are your plans for the future, brother and sister?"
The little boy said: "I want to take my sister to the mountains. I heard that there are many wild fruits and vegetables in the mountains, so that we will not starve to death."
Ye Yutong thought this kid was quite smart, and praised with a smile: "It's a good idea."
The little boy smiled shyly.
She asked again: "We are also going to live in the mountains, do you want to come with us?"
"Is that okay? Can we go with you?" The brother and sister looked at the family with bright eyes.
The brother and sister were also observing their group these days. What they originally thought was to follow them for a while, and if these people had bad intentions, they would run away.
Anyway, in the mountains, he has been running fast since he was a child, and these people may not be able to catch up with the brothers and sisters.
But these people did not drag them to eat meat, and deliberately left some for them when digging wild vegetables.
He felt that these people were definitely not bad people. Now that they heard that the sister wanted to take them into the mountains, the brother and sister were very happy.
Ye Mingzhe said to Li Wenxiu: "Mom, why don't we let them two follow us? We are going into the mountains anyway, so it will be more lively with two more people."
"Okay, then follow."
"Thank you, Auntie." The brother and sister knelt down and kowtowed again.
Li Wenxiu pulled them and said, "Good boy, get up quickly and don't kneel down all the time in the future. We don't want to do that."
Children such as Mao Dan, Ye Song and Daniu were also carrying rice bowls and listening to a few people talking while eating. Knowing that they have two more friends traveling with them, they are very welcome.
Seeing how enthusiastic everyone was, the two brothers and sisters soon became familiar with several children.
My brother’s name is Liu Dayuan, he is eight years old this year.
My sister’s name is Liu Qiaoer, she is five years old this year.
Everyone calls them Dayuan and Qiaoer.
After dinner, the pots were cleaned, and the guys started to boil water, preparing to take a bath here today and wash their clothes.
They haven't had a bath for a long time. I don't know if it's because of the mountains or because there's not much drought here, but there's no shortage of water anyway.
Clean yourself up today. The smell of sweat makes you sick.
Ye Yutong's family also has a big iron pot. This big iron pot was bought at a high price from the villagers two days ago and used two golden beans.
Everyone took a bath comfortably, including Dayuan and Qiaoer. The brother and sister used Ye Yutong's pot to boil water and their wooden barrels.
Women sit by the stream washing clothes.
The men sat and discussed the route to take.
"The further we go west, the more mountains we have. It's safe. Mingxuan, should we continue walking on the mountain path?"
Li Yunze nodded and said: "Uncle Yongchang, just take the small road. Although it will be slower, there is water and wild vegetables in the mountains, which is more convenient than taking the official road."
"That's right. Although the roads in this mountain are difficult, water sources are easy to find, and there are many edible wild vegetables."
Ye Yutong was hanging clothes on a branch when he suddenly saw a faint light of fire coming towards him in the distance.
"Brother, it's safe, someone is coming."
The two hurriedly stood up and looked in the direction she pointed, which was still some distance away from where they were resting. I only saw someone holding a torch, but I couldn't tell the exact number of people.
Li Yunze immediately said to several people: "Uncle Yongchang, Uncle Wencai, put out the torch immediately, push the cart to a hidden place, and clean up the place."
The place where they are resting now is relatively low and surrounded by branches. Those people probably haven't noticed the torches they lit yet.
Then he said to the woman who was washing clothes: "Mother-in-law, aunts, please put your things away quickly and hide them."
Ye Yutong took out her watermelon knife from under the trolley, but she actually took it out from space.
"Peace, you use this knife."
Li Yunze took over and said, "Tongtong, you take your mother-in-law, several aunts, and your younger brothers and sisters to hide."
"Then you must pay attention to your safety."
She had just seen that there were quite a few people coming. Now she didn’t know whether they were enemies or friends, so she could only wait and see what happened.
"I understand, don't come out unless I call you."
Li Wenxiu, Yongchang's wife, the literary daughter-in-law, and the stupid mother were holding big wooden sticks.
And the children behind them all had their weapons ready to rush to help at any time.
After this journey of training, even Xiaochun and Xiaoli, who are only a few years old, know how to fight. They are not soft at all when fighting, and their little eyes are fierce.
About a quarter of an hour later, the group of people arrived nearby. There were almost thirty people, most of them adult men, with weapons on their bodies.
There were two carriages in the middle of the team, filled with sacks and boxes. Four horses were pulling them in front, which looked very laborious. There were also several carts behind them.
Walking at the back were four or five enchanting women. There were so many people, but not even an old man or a child.
Li Yunze saw that these people were all big and round, and he remembered the characteristics of those who had heard about the people who robbed food in Tongma Town, and he immediately concluded that it was this group of people.
He squinted his eyes, looking at the way these people walked, they must have some kung fu.
Uncle Yongchang and Big Brother can deal with ordinary refugees, but they are definitely no match for these people, and they also have knives on them.
Li Yunze whispered to Ye Mingxuan: "Brother, these people should be the bandits who are robbing food in Tongma Town. Don't go out. I will go over and meet them."
After getting along with each other for this period of time, Ye Mingxuan also knew the skills of his brother-in-law. After hearing his explanation, he nodded slightly and said softly: "Then be careful."
I wanted to give him the machete in my hand, but I saw a bright big knife about one foot long in his hand.
He had seen this knife from the gods, and it should have been taken out by his sister.
He silently put away his machete.
Li Yunze took a few steps forward, hiding in the shadows, staring at the people getting closer and closer to them.
The two men holding torches in front saw this flat open space and said respectfully to a tall and sturdy man behind them: "Brother, this place is nice. Let's rest here tonight, shall we?"
The strong man took two steps forward, looked at the terrain, walked to the creek, looked around, and nodded with satisfaction.
"It is indeed a good place. Just stay here for a few days. When Prince Liang's people leave, we can go out again."
A short and fat man said doubtfully: "Brother, what do you think King Liang is doing? He said he would resettle the victims for no reason and only wanted young men. Why do I feel something is wrong?"
Another man with a sinister face said nonchalantly: "What does he want to do? It has nothing to do with us. We have money and food. When we want to eat meat, we just find a two-legged sheep to slaughter. What a happy life it is."
"Hahaha, the third brother is right. I didn't expect that we can live so happily in this troubled world. His grandmother's life has been in vain for so many years." The strong man in the lead laughed.
