The old woman's voice was mournful and tearful, touching the hearts of those around her.

Fleeing the famine all the way, sleeping in the open air, being displaced, getting sick and starving are all common things. After all, there are a small number of people like Lijia Village who are organized to flee the famine with grain, and more people are wearing ragged clothes and skinny bones, and they are carrying tattered pots on the road.

All the way, begging all the way, all kinds of sourness, can only be known by escaping the famine in person.

Grief and pain are contagious, and men, women, and children are constantly wiping away tears. If they are not allowed to cross the river, they will run out of food and they will not be able to go back to their hometown, what will they do next?

The dragon and phoenix fetuses could feel the sad atmosphere, and they also cried one after another.

Li Rong sobbed, her eyes desperate and confused.

Li Dabao's eyes were red, and his eyes looked at the sky blankly.

Liu Paner is uncomfortable, the lives of ordinary people are like mustard, and they are really worthless.

Desperate, Liu Paner couldn't sit still, and in the end she could only fight to the death.

"Village Chief Li, let's stop crowding here, let's find a place to settle down first, and then find a way to cross the river." Liu Paner gathered her mind, the tears at this time were the most worthless and useless.

Village Chief Li wiped his tears and nodded, "Yes, even if we block here, those officers and soldiers will not let us pass, it is better to occupy the best place with the best water source as soon as possible, rest for a while, and then think of a way." ”

Zhou Cuihua helped her mother-in-law, whispered comfort, optimistic and hopeful, "Mother, we have the blessing of the gods along the way, and we will definitely be able to cross the river this time." ”

Mrs. Li's hair was gray and her eyes were deep, and the others only saw that she couldn't cross the river and couldn't go to the south, but she thought of going deeper.

Grandma Li was worried, sighed and said, "It costs money to cross the river, and it costs so much, but where can the people who flee the famine get so much silver in their hands?" I'm worried that the people on the other side of the strait don't want us to pass through, so I deliberately set up a checkpoint.

In addition, it is also possible that the government colluded with those bandits to surround us here and arrest us. Anyway, it's not a good thing. We need to prepare for the worst before it's too late! ”

When Liu Paner heard Grandma Li's words, she was slightly stunned, and the worry in her heart coincided with Grandma Li.

It is said that people become old and fine, and it is not false at all.

This Grandma Li is illiterate, but she is old, has a lot of experience, and people are naturally very smart and good at thinking, so now she can see the deeper side of things.

When Village Chief Li heard his mother's words, his face changed greatly, "If you can't cross the river and go back, you will encounter those bandits, no matter what, they are all dead and have no way to live." ”

When others heard this, they were even more sad and sad, like mourning.

Grandma Li saw that even her son, who had always been strong, began to be anxious, and others had no good way, and suddenly she saw Liu Paner's face solemn, but she was not flustered.

Thinking of what Liu Pan'er had done recently, Mrs. Li thought about it, and then asked Liu Pan'er, "Yuanqing's family, you are well-informed, do you have any good ideas?" ”

Liu Pan'er was slightly stunned when she saw Grandma Li asking her, now is not the time to hide, "Big grandmother, our hometown is still in a big drought, and it is estimated that there will be a locust plague next year, even if we can avoid the bandits and return to our hometown, we will not be able to continue."

Now the south obviously won't let us go, after all, if you can afford to spend a silver or two to take a boat for one person, those are rich people, not poor people fleeing the famine.

Now we only have two ways, one is to find a way to cross the river and continue to escape in the south as before, but even if we get to the south this time, it is estimated that the officials and people in the south will not be willing to help us.

On the other hand, let's not go to the river, just on the north bank of the river, let's find a place with abundant trees and water and grass to settle down.

In the past few days, I have been paying attention to the situation around me, the climate is close to the south, the trees are lush, and there is a lot of water, so we can cultivate land and build houses. Now in the summer, hunting in the woods and fishing in the Dadu River can always fill your stomach. ”

Village Chief Li was stunned for a moment, and retorted dryly, "We are not afraid of hardship, but I am worried that those bandits will chase after us and attack us, what should we do?" ”

Liu Pan'er explained, "Then we need to find a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, dig traps outside, and the young men in the village practice archery and hunting." By the way, I saw a poison nearby, and when the time came, it would stick to the arrow, and if it broke the skin, it would kill me. Those bandits are here, and we will fight with them. ”

After Liu Pan'er thought about it, she crossed the river, and she didn't know what to do in the future, so it was better to find a place to settle down.

At this time, the village chief of Zhaojia Village and the village chief of Liujia Village sighed and walked over, "Brother Li Xian, we can't cross this river." I just found out that after the money is given to go by boat, the government will stamp a stamp on the road guide before letting it go.

Some people had no money and crossed the river, and some people were unfortunate and were directly shot by the people of the government and washed away by the fierce water of the Dadu River. Even if some people are lucky enough to cross the river, because the road guide does not have a seal to cross the river, they will be arrested and sent to work in the mines. That mine is not a good place, go in, don't think about it in this life. ”

Village Chief Zhao was very horizontal along the way, after all, there were four or five hundred men, women and children in Zhaojia Village along the way, and there were also one hundred and two hundred men in the prime of life. But since the last night when it was looted by bandits, it has decreased by more than half, and the whole village has less than 200 people.

Now I can't cross the river, so I want to come over and discuss with Village Chief Li how to deal with it.

On the way, they met Village Chief Liu, and the two of them greeted each other and sighed, and came to find Village Chief Li.

When Village Chief Li heard this, his face turned red, and he was extremely sad and angry, "We don't provide disaster relief in the local area, let us fend for ourselves." The imperial court was originally in charge, but now it seems that it doesn't care. ”

"Yes, Brother Li Xian, I have always admired you, do you have anything you can do?" Village Chief Zhao asked politely, I can't advance or retreat, what can I do in the future?

Village Chief Li scratched his head and grimaced, "If I had a good way, I wouldn't be in a hurry here." There are wolves in front and tigers in the back, and you can't advance or retreat, how can this be good! ”

Liu Paner and his old mother were discussing just now, and they haven't discussed it yet, so of course they can't tell anyone else at will. After all, it is a way to survive, of course, stick to yourself first.

Village Chief Liu looked embarrassed, "When I came out, there were still 200 people in Liujia Village, but now there are only more than 100 people, and they have been ruined by natural disasters and those bandits.

Brother Li, I figured out that the people in the south did not let us ordinary people fleeing the famine go to the south, probably because the officials above were fighting, and we ordinary people who fled the famine were cheap, and no one cared.

There are bandits in the back, and there are only a hundred of us, which is simply not enough for those bandits and traffickers. I thought that if we settled here, our three villages would merge together, and eventually there would be more people and more strength. ”