Shitou and his party arrived on time.
Li Yunze, Ye Yutong and Ye Mingzhe arrived as soon as they took out the food from the space.
Ye Mingzhe happily ran over to say hello.
It's been a long time since he saw Uncle Shitou, Uncle Daming, and his friends.
Shitou saw the three of them and asked, "Mingzhe, where is your brother?"
"Uncle Shitou, Uncle Daming, my brother and his friends went to do some business. He asked me to talk to you when we get back to the mountain."
The two warned him, "Then you should also pay attention to safety on the road."
"I understand, Uncle Shitou and Uncle Daming, please talk to my sister and brother-in-law. I'll go find Xiaochuan and Ma Liang to play with them."
Li Yunze handed over these dozen children to Shi Shi and Daming.
"Two uncles, these children are walking with you. Some of them are relatively young. You can take care of them on the way."
Shitou and Daming agreed without asking anything. He also called his children over and asked him to take them with him.
The two of them looked at the pile of grain again and asked in shock: "Ping An, Tongtong, will you let us take all this grain with you?"
"right."
Li Yunze looked at them. Basically every family had a cart. He said to the two of them:
"Uncle Shitou and Uncle Daming, please pack these grains separately. Put two bags in each car so it doesn't look conspicuous."
"Okay, okay." The two of them were happy and excited after hearing this.
With so much food, if they save some food and dig some wild vegetables on the way, it will be enough for them to eat for several months.
The people who followed were a little nervous at first.
Now seeing so much food, this doubt has been dispelled. Looking forward to the days ahead.
Wait until all these grains are packed. Li Yunze and the other three took them to the foot of the mountain they had agreed with the old man.
The old man and his party were already waiting there, and when they saw them, they felt relieved.
Li Yunze introduced the old man to Shitou and Daming, "Old man, these are my two uncles. Just listen to their arrangements on the way."
The old man nodded and said very solemnly: "Please rest assured, we will be obedient and will never cause you any trouble."
Shitou smiled and said, "You're welcome, old man. We have to support each other on the road ahead."
Li Yunze told a few more people to try not to follow the official path.
Also teach him how to deal with emergencies.
Stone, Daming, and Wood all listened attentively to Tietou.
They all know that Ping An is very powerful and knowledgeable, so they are right to listen to his words.
After watching the big team go away, the three of them entered the space.
"Second brother, it may take ten days to travel from here to Jinzhou. With Mr. Song following us, it will be inconvenient for us to come in. You will have to work hard during this period."
"It's okay, Brother Tiger is with me. You should also pay attention to safety outside. If you want to eat something, sister, tell me and I will prepare it for you."
Li Yunze and Ye Yutong got the carriage out and drove to find Ye Mingxuan and Song Yichen.
When Ye Yutong came out of the space, he looked at his watch and saw that it was already past one o'clock at night.
She and Ping An had been busy all day today and were already very tired.
Ye Mingxuan and Song Yichen had slept for two hours just now, so they were asked to drive at night.
Ye Yutong and Li Yunze slept in the carriage, and they would rest in the middle of the night.
Song Yichen never drove the carriage. Although Ye Mingxuan had passed by, he was not very familiar with it and the carriage did not run very fast.
Ye Yutong was lying inside, unable to sleep. She opened the curtain on one side of the window and looked outside in trance.
This drought will last until next spring, when many of these people will return to their hometowns.
But what follows will be a decade of war. Taxes are being increased layer by layer from top to bottom, making these people even more breathless.
Alas, it was so difficult for civilians in ancient times.
Li Yunze saw her lying on the window, lost in thought, and patted her shoulder to remind her, "Tongtong, it's already very late. Lie down and rest for a while!"
Ye Yutong came back to his senses, smiled and nodded.
The straw mat placed next to it was spread underneath, and two quilts were spread on top.
The two lay on the bumpy carriage and fell asleep.
When Ye Yutong woke up, it was almost dawn.
Ye Mingxuan and Song Yichen fell asleep on the other side of the carriage, while Li Yunze drove in front.
She immediately got up and patted her eldest brother on the shoulder, "Brother, I'll sit in front. You and Mr. Song can lie down here and sleep."
"It's okay, sister, you can sleep a little longer! I haven't had much rest in the past two days."
"I woke up." Ye Yutong said as he opened the bamboo curtain in front of him.
Li Yunze slowed down, waited for her to sit firmly, and then said "drive", and the two horses galloped forward like lightning.
After running for about an hour, at dawn, Li Yunze drove the carriage to a remote road.
There are not many people here, but there are a few disaster victims not far away looking for food.
Ye Mingxuan and Song Yichen also woke up.
Li Yunze said: "Brother, Yichen, you two are here to watch, while Tongtong and I go to find some water nearby to feed the horses."
There were several water bladders on the carriage, enough for the four of them to drink for two days.
However, the two horses need to drink a lot of water every day, and it is not convenient to carry them on the carriage. They have to find water sources temporarily.
Song Yichen quickly stood up and said, "Brother Li, I'll follow you! Let Miss Ye rest here."
People were rushing day and night to see him off, so how could he have the nerve to sit here and enjoy it? Send a girl to find water?
Ye Yutong smiled and said: "Mr. Song, I'm tired of sitting and want to go out for a walk. The carriage also needs someone to watch it, so you and my brother can stay here!"
After saying that, the two of them left carrying a wooden bucket.
This place has exceeded the boundaries of the capital city, because there is a big river nearby and there is no shortage of water.
None of the villagers here have fled, but every village entrance is guarded.
The fields were sparsely planted with crops, and they didn't look like they were growing well.
The two of them did not dare to go too far, fearing that the victims would target their carriage and Ye Mingxuan and Song Yichen would not be able to deal with them.
It was broad daylight now, and Ye Yutong had no room to enter.
She put the bucket in, and Ye Mingzhe quickly went to get a bucket of well water.
We also prepared several freshly baked egg pancakes and two large bowls of sweet potato and millet porridge for them.
Ye Yutong took it out and sat on the floor with Li Yunze to finish the porridge and cakes.
After the meal, I rinsed my mouth again before walking back with a bucket of water.
"Tongtong, my uncle is also in Jinzhou. Let's stop by and see him when we get there!"
Ye Yutong nodded and responded cheerfully: "Okay! Send him some food by the way, including fruits, meat, eggs, etc., and pull a cart over for him."
Ever since Ye Yutong learned about Uncle Ping'an's plans since childhood, he admired him very much.
Faced with such a big change in the family, he did not collapse, was not afraid, and did not give up on himself at such a young age.
Instead, he secretly trained people to protect himself and his nephew. How can ordinary people have such a mind and courage?
