Coming out of Wanxian County, whether it is the dead corpses encountered on the road, or the hopeless refugees seen now, Yi'er has experienced first-hand what a year of natural disasters is, and the people are suffering! In comparison, she has been staying in the county seat before, how is it different from the difference between heaven and earth?

Yi'er remembered that when today's son issued a holy decree, His Royal Highness the Great Prince Tang Wang was sent to the disaster relief mission to lead all disaster relief matters in the three northern states, and when His Royal Highness Tang Wang arrived in Beikai, he beheaded the Lianzhou prefect who was unfavorable for disaster relief, and then opened a warehouse to help the people, and set up temporary disaster shelters outside the states and counties to help the homeless and wandering victims.

Since there is a disaster shed, why do these people stay in this deserted village and refuse to leave?

Yi'er was very hungry, but she knew that these people definitely didn't have anything to eat, and she also wanted to ask them why they didn't go to the disaster shelter built by the government, but obviously everyone was very indifferent, and there was a high degree of vigilance against outsiders, no one paid attention to her, and no one accosted her.

But soon, Yi'er figured out the reason.

Two people came back from outside the village, and the people in the village immediately surrounded them, Yi'er was far away, but they also heard clearly. Those two people should have just run back from the county seat, but the news they brought back was like pouring cold water on everyone's heads, and suddenly even the last bit of hope disappeared in their hearts!

The great drought followed the great flood, after the natural disaster, there was a definite news that the plague had appeared in various parts of Lianzhou, and now those refugees in the disaster shelter have been isolated by the officers and soldiers.

What does it mean to be isolated, everyone knows in their hearts, none of those who can be released in the end after being isolated, everyone knows this truth, and it is obvious that at this time, when I go to the disaster shed, I expect to receive relief from the government, but I am afraid that the relief will not be obtained, but I will end up isolated to death!

When people heard the news again, everyone turned to ashes and slowly dispersed.

Yi'er was a little helpless, and now she rushed to the county seat, estimating that there was no way to live, but staying in this deserted village was just waiting for death, she thought about it, and walked out of the village with her weak body, and when she returned to the riverbed again, Yi'er looked at the turbulent river on the river and was distracted.

"The water is so big, I wonder if there are any fish?"

Yi'er walked slowly along the riverbed, I have to say, her luck seemed to be extremely good, she didn't go far, she found a small pond formed by the winding of the river, the pond is not big, the water is not deep, and the most important thing is that there are really fish in it!

Yi'er almost cried with joy, she was so hungry that her chest was pressed against her back, and she really wanted to have a bowl of fish to eat, but there were fish in the river, the water was too turbulent, and it was not realistic to catch fish in it, this small pond was different, she and Jiang Jufang had forked fish in the small river ditch when they were young, and at that time Wu was still Jiang Shuqing's outer room, and they did not move into Xichangbo Mansion, in fact, that time was the happiest time for her and Jiang Jufang!

Yi'er found a branch around, because there was no knife, the top of the branch was a little bald, but it could only be settled.

Yi'er drove out all the chaotic thoughts in her head, lifted the branch, stood in the pond, and concentrated on forking the fish.

Maybe the tools were too rough, or the technology was rusty, Yi'er only forked a small fish with three fingers when it was almost dark for half a day in the afternoon!

Yi'er is not discouraged, it is better to have than nothing, but the fish is there, and how to eat it has become a problem!

She doesn't have fire folds, she can't make fire, she can't let her swallow live fish like primitive people, right? But obviously, this fish can't be taken to that deserted village, just kidding, now everyone is hungry, not to mention rice, not even a mouthful of porridge to drink, she is still a fish, meat food! Yi'er didn't doubt it at all, if this fish was seen, absolutely, it would have nothing to do with her.

She found some dry firewood, piled it up, and then went to the deserted village to borrow a fire, and when she came back, she tossed for a long time, but the fire just couldn't be lit.

It's been raining for so long, today is the first day to see the sun, those that Yi'er is looking for, saying that they are dry firewood, but in fact, there is no dripping water on the surface, the core is very damp, smell carefully, and there is a strong smell of wet mold, where is it so good?

After tossing for a long time, she even extinguished the fire in her hand.

When Yi'er was depressed and went into the deserted village again to borrow fire, finally a fifty or sixty-year-old woman with a little girl said to her: "Girl, there is no life outside the village, although this village is similar, but there are some people, I think you should move in and spend the night!" ”

The little girl was only five or six years old, her face was sallow and a little frightening, and she was dying, without a trace of energy, she only opened her eyes, looked at Yi'er twice, and then turned her head away.

Yi'er looked at the little girl, and suddenly made a decision, she leaned over and whispered a word in the old woman's ear, and the old woman's eyes suddenly widened, looking at her in disbelief!

Later, the small fish less than three fingers in size was eaten by Yi'er, the old woman and the little girl. In fact, it was said that it was eaten by three people, most of which were eaten by little girls, and Yi'er and the old woman just symbolically moved their mouths.

Of course, Yi'er didn't get nothing, the old woman knew where to store real dry firewood, and brought a mat that was still intact, and there were actually two beds of broken cotton wool, so that a simple sleeping place was set up.

The old woman's surname is Xiang, the little girl is her granddaughter, called Ling'er, Ling'er's mother had a difficult birth when she gave birth to her, and died, her father said that he went out to receive the relief food of the government when he was in drought a few months ago, and several middle-aged people from the same village never came back after leaving the village, their mother-in-law and grandson stayed in the village for a few months, and they ate all early, and they had been hungry for many days without a single rice.

Early the next morning, Ling'er may have eaten some fish last night, of course, it is impossible to eat enough, but she is obviously a little more energetic than before, when Yi'er was spearing fish during the day, she was watching from the side, and then she also went to find a branch, and stood in the water to spearfish like Yi'er.

There are not many fish in the pond, although the area is not large, but the spearfish is not an easy task, Yi'er and Ling'er two people in a day, if they are lucky, they can fork two fish, if they are unlucky, they may not be able to fork one, the three of them lived by the pond, although they are also so hungry for a meal, and eat a meal, but for the mother-in-law and grandchildren, it is much stronger than waiting in the deserted village before, and now they can eat at least occasionally, if they continue to stay in the deserted village, I am afraid that in a few days, they will be starved to death.

Yi'er and Ling'er spearfish together during the day, and in the evening she would go back to the village to have a look, and inquire about the situation, mainly because of the government's attitude towards the free refugees, as long as the plague is under control, the government will no longer isolate the refugees, Yi'er thinks that it is better to take Xiang's mother-in-law and the two back to Wanxian County.

It's just that after five days in a row, the good news from the government did not come, but a very bad news spread in the deserted village.

There are dead people in the deserted village!

In fact, in this year of catastrophe, it is not strange that a person dies, take this group of refugees in a deserted village as an example, in this catastrophe, which of them has not seen a dead person? But this time the person who died in the deserted village was different, he first called cold, and was swinging all over, and then he had a fever all over his body, and the high fever did not go away, and finally he died.

This symptom is exactly the same as the plague in the official notice!

There is also a plague in the deserted village! After the news spread, that night, all those who could still walk walked away, and all of a sudden people in the deserted village walked away, and there were only a dozen or so old people who really couldn't walk.

After going back, I talked to my mother-in-law, and my mother-in-law's expression was a little dazed, so she only took Yi'er's hand and said, "Where can you go?" Girl, I know you have a good heart, I have lived this long age, and there is nothing to be reluctant to, there is only one thing, I can't let go of my heart! ”

Yi'er saw that when she spoke to her mother-in-law, her eyes glanced at Ling'er, who was a little far away from the side, and she didn't understand what Xiang's mother-in-law was referring to, but she hadn't spoken yet, and said to her mother-in-law: "Girl, when you want to leave here one day, I will ask you for one thing, you take Ling'er's girl with you!" Listen to me, this girl has been raised since she was a child, she is very capable, she can do laundry and cooking, you can take her with you if you can support her, if you can't support her, you can do it well, sell her to those good people who have accumulated virtue on their ancestors to save her life! ”

Yi'er didn't make a sound, she didn't know what she could say, she looked at the bell on the edge of the fire concentrating on grilling fish, and a trace of desolation welled up in her heart.

In fact, Xiang's mother-in-law didn't talk to Yi'er about such a phone call for no reason, and on the morning of the third day, she couldn't wake up again!

Ling'er and Yi'er together, hastily dug a pit to bury Xiang's mother-in-law, to Yi'er's surprise, Ling'er didn't cry from beginning to end, her face was sad, but she didn't leave a single tear.

After kowtowing respectfully in front of the grave, Ling'er suddenly kowtowed to Yi'er again, and said, "Sister, my mother-in-law said that I will follow you in the future, you don't want Ling'er, Ling'er can do anything, she can do anything, don't you drive me away, okay?" ”

Yi'er felt sour in her heart, held back her tears and took Ling'er into her arms, and said: "Fool, my sister is lonely and lonely, you are willing to accompany me, my sister is too late to be happy, how can I drive you away?" ”