This night, whether everyone tossed and turned, or whispered excitedly, the night passed quickly.

Almost as soon as there was a glimmer of light in the sky, the whole camp was busy.

The women were busy cooking, and every family originally had a small pot, so it was enough to boil six or seven at this time, and even one could be divided into small porridge for the children.

The men packed their bags, set up their cars, and went to the river to load water.

The old men shouted at the half-sized boys, and trained them like small soldiers how to beat people with sticks, and where it hurt the most, and the half-sized children were excited.

Soon, everyone eaten, packed their bags and hit the road.

This time, although it is still very rusty, the team is obviously different.

There was a mule cart in front and a donkey cart in the back, and in the middle were women supporting the old man.

The men carried their burdens and walked on both sides, and the knives and sickles hung on the baskets, and the snow was bright in the sun.

The whole procession, like an oval egg.

Occasionally, others tried to intervene, but they were all squeezed out.

Someone had a bad temper and wanted to scold twice, but the villager immediately raised the firewood knife, and the person quickly got out of the way.

For a whole day, only half an hour of rest at noon, everyone stood against the sun, maintained this formation, and walked out for a full fifty miles.

This is much faster than yesterday, even Hu Laosan, who originally fell behind, was also thrown away.

There are smart people who see that this team is not ordinary, and they have been closely following dozens of feet away, borrowing light to walk together, and there is no need to bother to open the way.

At sunset, the people looked for a place to rest.

It's not that everyone can't endure hardship, it's just that there are too many old people and children in the team, and it's too dangerous to rush to the night.

At this time, safety comes first.

At noon, when everyone drank water and ate dry food, many people watched from afar, hesitating whether to step forward.

It is not difficult to guess that these people must be out of food.

Whether they wanted to pay money for food, or begged for it, everyone didn't want to pay attention.

Before the severe drought, thousands of miles of red land, the price of grain increased several times.

Except for the large families who have grain in stock, the rest of the ordinary people are almost empty rice jars.

I planted some vegetables, beans and other kinds in the field, but I couldn't bring them out at all.

Therefore, almost all those who fled the famine had little food on their burdens.

It's only been a few days, the adults are fine, the children are already yellow and thin, and there are even elderly people leaning on the side of the road, and they can't get up when they sit down.

The people of Qingshui Village hardened their hearts and tried not to watch or listen.

The village chief couldn't wait to wear out his mouth, and told everyone over and over again.

"Put away your kindness, and never give anyone dry food or food. There are only a few dozen of us, and those who walk together on the road are hundreds of them with a simple stroke before and after. If they knew we had food, they would have come to us. When the time comes, it's not begging, it's robbing! ”

"Yes, whoever dares to cause trouble to everyone will be thrown out directly. When is it, I can't save my life, no matter how bad and kind, go with others! Li Laosi also echoed loudly.

killed the Liu family brothers before, and his appearance covered in blood was too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Now he speaks in the ranks, but he is more effective than the village chief.

Just like this, even beating and admonishing, one day down, it will be safe.

But you have to cook at night, this is the most dangerous time.

Everyone deliberately stayed away from the official road, walked out of Erli more, and found a small mountain pass.

It's not easy to fetch water here, but everyone likes it.

Because most of the sight is cut off here, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, as long as you protect the front of the mountain pass, you are not afraid of someone plotting.

Soon, the mule carts and donkey carts were unloaded and laid across the pass for simple shelter.

The old man and the children took advantage of the faint light left to quickly collect firewood nearby.

The women divided half of the fire to boil water, and the other half carried baskets to pick wild vegetables.

It doesn't matter if it's delicious or not, as long as the poison doesn't kill people, pick it back.

Wash it, throw it in the porridge pot, and add a little salt to make everyone half full.

Tonight's food is much better than the previous days.

Because the chickens and ducks brought out by the family can only be smeared with a layer of salt in a hurry to keep them from rotting.

The weather in late autumn is not much hot, but it is not much cooler.

If you put it down, I'm afraid that the chickens and ducks will stink.

Therefore, in addition to the wild vegetable porridge, there are a few more pots of stewed chicken and duck for dinner.

There are more than 90 people of all ages, and of course it is not enough to eat such a few chickens and ducks.

But at such times, even if you can drink a sip of broth, it is a great pleasure.

The families who took out the chickens and ducks don't have to go to the stove to get food tonight and tomorrow.

It's a compensatory act for everyone.

Walking the same way, it's absolutely fair to not be able to do everything, but try to have a bowl of water evenly.

This is the basis for ensuring unity and overcoming difficulties.

When the night was dark, the men sat outside the donkey cart and mule cart, lit two bonfires, and gossiped while waiting for dinner.

The mountain breeze blew the aroma of chicken soup, which made everyone swallow their saliva.

These days are too tiring, especially for these young people, who have to carry burdens, escort convoys, and take care of the old and young.

It's not just the physical effort, it's more about the tiredness.

A kind of tension that can't wait to deal with danger at any time.

At this time, smelling the aroma of the food and listening to the half-grown children playing and laughing on the other side of the mule cart, they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Thinking of Hu Laosan's family who left, they suddenly felt a little happy.

If they were gone, how could they be so leisurely waiting for dinner?

It's a pity that there are always people who don't want them to take it easy for a while.

Seven or eight children, I don't know when they touched it.

They did not dare to come closer, but only stood a dozen paces away, looking into the col with their feet crossed, wiping their saliva from time to time.

Xu was so greedy that one of the children suddenly started crying.

"I'm hungry, I want meat!"

The rest of the children also cried as if they were infected, whimpering and crying out that they were hungry.

Then they moved forward little by little, and their faces were timid and pitiful.

Li Laosan, who led the team on duty, quickly stood up.

The others also frowned, wanting to scare and shout a few times, but the opposite side was a five or six-year-old doll.

They can't beat it, and it's not good to scold.

Li Laosan was just about to harden his heart, and in the mountain pass, the three old men including Uncle Wang, who was in charge of taking half of the eldest son, were already shouting at their little soldiers.

"Boys, someone is coming from outside, and they want to rob you of your chicken soup, what are you going to do?"

"Hit out, hit out!"

The boys couldn't wait to lie on the edge of the pot, drooling greedily.

As a result, they didn't wait for food, and someone came to grab it, how could this be?

So, each of them screamed as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and they grabbed their self-defense sticks one after another, and rushed out.

The little dolls wanted to cry and beg, but before they could open their mouths again, they were cried wolf by the ghosts of the half-sized children with sticks, and stumbled back.

Fourth Uncle Wang followed behind, waving half of his arm, shouting loudly, and withdrawing his troops in time.

The boys came back with wooden sticks on their shoulders, especially Jia Xijia'an, learning to hold their fists as in the play.

"General, I will wait for the expedition and return victorious, will there be a reward?"

Fourth Uncle Wang laughed and patted them on the head.

"Of course there is a reward, one person gets three pieces of chicken."

"Oh, chicken, chicken!" The half-boys cheered, and in the blink of an eye they burrowed back into the col.

Fourth Uncle Wang glared at Li Laosan and the others.

"How many times have I told you, as long as you set up camp, no one can come close, are you the wind in your ears?"