They searched nearby for a long time but failed to find a clean water source.
There was only some muddy water in one pit, which was just enough for them to moisten their throats.
These two buckets of clear water must have been brought by the girls from elsewhere.
Li Yunze stepped forward with a smile, "Father-in-law, we brought this water from Dongyang County. You can drink it without worry. The drought will be less severe as we go west, and there will still be enough water for food."
Ye Dafeng looked at this son-in-law with outstanding temperament and felt very complicated.
He never expected that his little girl would get married after just over a year.
Seeing that the two sons are also very affectionate with Ping An, we know that this child should be good.
He smiled and took the water, but was reluctant to drink it. He asked, "Ping An, how do you know the drought is not that bad in the west?"
"Dad, this is where we left when we came out. You drink quickly." Ye Mingzhe hugged his arm and said.
"good."
Ye Dafeng touched his son's head, smiled and said to everyone, "Let's all drink."
Ye Mingxuan and Li Yunze have already set up the pots and are ready to steam a pot of rice for everyone.
Ye Yutong took more than ten kilograms of brown rice from the carriage, poured it all into the pot without washing it, and poured half a bucket of water into it.
Ye Mingxuan lit the fire, and Li Yunze went to find firewood. After a while, a large pot of brown rice was steamed.
Over there, Ye Mingzhe had already told Ye Dafeng everything he could say.
He didn't say anything about his sister's fairy realm or his brother-in-law's identity, so it wasn't his turn to speak.
Whether my sister and brother-in-law tell their father when they get to the mountain later is their business and they have no control over it.
Today he only talked about how they settled down in the mountains and how Uncle Shitou brought people from the capital to seek refuge.
He glanced at his uncle sitting nearby and whispered to his father.
"Dad, are these people unreliable? Are they all from the villages near us? If there are those with evil intentions, don't take them with you."
Ye Dafeng glanced at his son and knew that this boy still had something in his heart that was not convenient for him to say.
Thinking about the things pulled in the carriage by his two sons, daughter-in-law and son-in-law, as well as what they were wearing, I knew that there were some things that must not be told to outsiders.
He was silent for a moment and said: "There are eight people who are not from us, but they have a good relationship with me, so there is no problem.
But there are three or four in our village and six in Hujia Village. These people are not very reliable.
Didn’t you say that their families all settled near the capital? You can tell them your address later.
They will definitely go to the capital to find their relatives and will not follow us. "
Ye Mingzhe nodded, "I understand, Dad, what about the rest of the people? Their families are also in the capital."
Ye Dafeng said nonchalantly: "Then it's up to them. If they want to stay, they will follow the rules you set. If they want to leave, it's their own business."
These people had a normal relationship with him when they were in the village, and they didn't live in the same military camp after joining the army.
At that time, we were far away from home. Although people in the same village were closer than outsiders, the number of meetings was limited and the relationship did not deepen much.
This time, following the leader of the military camp on a mission, they were assigned together by mistake, and then they decided to find an opportunity to escape.
Ye Mingzhe stood up and said, "Dad, I understand. I will discuss it with my elder brother and prepare some food for them to eat on the way to the capital."
After hearing what his father said just now, he no longer planned to take those people up the mountain.
Later, I will give them the current address of Yejiacun, and give each person a few kilograms of food so that they can go to the capital to reunite with their families.
Ye Yutong opened the lid of the pot and shouted: "Dad, uncles and uncles, come over for dinner."
Everyone has long smelled the fragrant smell of rice, even though they have been eating bark and grass roots in the past few days.
But they were not children. They were swallowing saliva and were too embarrassed to look over here.
Ye Dafeng waved to everyone and said with a smile: "Let's go, didn't you hear my daughter calling for dinner?"
Everyone then sheepishly followed Ye Dafeng.
Because there were not enough bowls, everyone had to take turns eating.
The guys at the back of the queue laughed and cursed: "You guys, hurry up and eat, I'm so greedy that my mouth is drooling."
A group of grown men were chatting and laughing, it was so lively.
Ye Mingzhe called his sister, brother-in-law, and eldest brother aside, and the four of them discussed the stay of these people.
Ye Mingxuan said: "It takes almost a month or two to walk from here to the capital. But they are all middle-aged men, so it will take at most a month to get there. Prepare some food for them on the road, and it will save dad and them this year." friendship."
Li Yunze nodded in agreement, "Brother is right. If they want to leave, give them forty kilograms of food each. Save some food, it will be enough for them to get to the capital."
Ye Yutong saw that there was almost enough food there, so he said to the three of them: "Ping An, let's go prepare food for them. Brother, brother, tell them about the situation in several villages and see what they plan."
Several men from Yejia Village whose relatives were in the capital were leaving, so Li Yunze and Ye Yutong gave them food.
They were shocked when they looked at the half bag of grain.
Unexpectedly, Dafeng's daughter and son-in-law were so willing to give him half a bag of grain at once, which seemed to weigh forty or fifty kilograms.
Not to mention such a famine year, even when the weather is good, no one is willing to give away so much food.
I didn't expect these two children to be so willing to take action.
Several people bowed their hands towards them and said gratefully: "Thank you nephew and niece-in-law."
Ye Yutong smiled and said: "Uncles, I'm sorry, you are all my father's good brothers, that is, our elders.
Since we have food, we cannot let you go to the capital hungry. Although the food is a little short, my niece has only so much ability. I hope uncles and uncles will not be too little. "
Those people glanced at the much empty carriage and said sheepishly:
"What did my niece say? You only brought so much food in total, and most of it was given to us. What will happen to you on the road ahead?"
Ye Yutong said nonchalantly: "It's okay. There are many mountains here. When the time comes, we can dig some wild vegetables and peel some bark and we can get home."
It's a long way for uncles to go to the capital. The old people say that a poor family has a better life, so my father will feel relieved if I bring you more food. "
After hearing her words, everyone was even more moved and thanked the two of them repeatedly.
The men next to him were hesitant. Ye Yutong didn't recognize them and they probably weren't from Yejia Village.
Ye Mingzhe stepped forward and asked: "I wonder which village these uncles are from? There are also people from Hujia Village and Qinjiapo with us."
These two villages are adjacent to their Yejia Village, and Goudan and Mantang are from Hujia Village.
This time I came with Uncle Shitou, and there were many people from these two villages.
The eyes of those people lit up and they all hurriedly asked about their families.
A tall and thin man asked: "Mingzhe, my wife's name is Xinghua, my son's name is Mantang, and my daughter's name is Chunyan. Are they with you?"
