There was food and drink, and a good night's sleep.

Before dawn the next day, the patriarch urged the tribesmen to get up and continue on their way, and began to hurry without eating breakfast.

Cheng Yuanxi, who had dry food in his hand, gave two to his parents, and the rest all went into their family's stomach; Mingyi and Mingli ate the most, all the meat buns were eaten, and two pieces of pancakes were also eaten.

Now all that is left of the family is pancakes.

After another three days of travel, they passed through two county towns, but none of them contained refugees.

They had to keep going, and for two more days, they stood on the hill and saw in the distance what looked like a blue and boundless sea.

"Patriarch, how long are we going to go?"

One of the tribesmen asked, "There is no drought in this land, and wild vegetables can be found everywhere, shall we stop here?" ”

"You think I don't want to stop? Isn't this a place where refugees are not accepted! If we don't have a household registration and don't settle down, how can we live? The patriarch was anxious, and the clansmen didn't understand it, and they seemed to be able to be the masters of those officials, and the patriarch's temper rose.

Mingyi silently looked at her brother.

Cheng Mingli looked at him and smiled slightly, "Sister, don't worry, there will always be a way." ”

"I'm not worried." There are so many refugees, there will definitely be one behind them, and it is impossible for officials to sit idly by.

Either they will take in refugees, settle them anywhere, or they will kick them out, and there will always be a conclusion.

Mingyi's guess was right, their Cheng clan came to the remote county seat after going down the mountain, and the county officials got the news; There are so many people in a small place, and the population is basically familiar with each other, and once an outsider arrives, it will be discovered immediately.

Moreover, there are so many of them that the county town cannot enter, so the officials will naturally know about the arrival of the refugees as soon as possible.

"Let's get some food here first, and the village chief and I will go to the county seat to have a look, and I don't know if we can get in." The patriarch didn't finish his words, and it was unknown whether he could get in, but he had to go.

Cheng Yuanxi wanted to follow, but Mingyi grabbed him, "Dad, I'm a little sleepy, you and my brother accompany me." ”

Cheng Yuanxi: Isn't it good to find a reason to find a reasonable one?

"Yiyi, don't you want your father to go to the county seat?"

Mingyi couldn't avoid it, so he faced his father's question, "Dad, there are patriarchs and village chiefs." ”

Officials in the county town have not moved so far, and the chances of accepting them are very low.

"Hmm." Cheng Yuanxi didn't ask again, the village chief is old, and the patriarch is not too old, so he should be able to deal with it.

When the patriarch and village chief walked to the gate of the county seat, they were stopped by the officers and soldiers guarding outside the city.

"Sir, we want to ask if we can enter the county seat, we want to buy some food; Along the way, the food has run out, and without food, many of us will not be able to live. ”

The village chief had a bitter old face and was very sad.

The four officers and soldiers shook their heads, "The county master didn't speak, I can't let you in, you should leave quickly." ”

"Where else can we go here?"

"Go farther." An older officer and soldier kindly said: "The county lord sent someone to Fucheng, wait for a reply." ”

The patriarch and the village chief knew that if the city promised to accept them, the county seat would accept them; If Fucheng didn't agree, they would have no way out.

I don't know if it's good news or bad news.

It's a mix of good and bad.

failed to enter the county seat, the patriarch and the village chief led people to find a relatively flat place not far from the county seat and settle down, where there are many wild vegetables; Walking a cup of tea is the seaside, Cheng Dazhu knows some edible seafood, and picking up some seafood can also fight hunger.

Mingyi and Cheng Mingli often go into the mountains, they have knives, pots and fires, and they can eat a bite of meat when it doesn't rain; I can also bring some meat back for Cheng Yuanxi and his wife to eat, and there are also a lot of quietly roasted game in the Mingyi space.

The dried meat at home is gone, the pancakes are gone, and the food is rapidly decreasing; Mingyi also had a sense of urgency in her heart, Cheng Mingli was often with her and discovered her changes.

Mingyi will secretly bring some seafood to pickle, and the game will not be eaten all; Roast part of it and put it in the space for later use, and leave half of it outside to make cured meat, so as to contribute some food to the family.

After a long time, the clansmen also noticed Mingyi's movements.

On this day, the patriarch was begged by the clansmen to come to Cheng Yuanxi, and told Cheng Mingyi that his brothers and sisters had been in and out in the past few days, and they talked about the topic.

"Yuanxi! You see that so many of us are running out of food, where did Mingyi and them find the game, can they bring the clansmen with them? ”

"It's like saving their lives." The village chief chimed in, "We don't want to always take advantage of you, but we really can't help it; The tribesmen went to the beach to find less and less food, and only at high tide could they eat more. ”

Cheng Yuanxi feels that he is not a capable person, he and his wife can only eat enough by relying on their children, and they can no longer put a burden on their children.

"Yuanxi, please help, the clansmen can't starve to death." The village chief pulled down his old face and pleaded.

"Village chief, it's not that I don't want to help, but my children are also risking their lives to find food in the mountains." As a father, he could not say anything to let his children give over to the clan what they had gotten.

What's more, he didn't think that his children had discovered the treasure, but that they were willing to go deep into the mountains to find wild meat.

The patriarch had a calm face, and there was a bit of sadness in his tone, "The food of the clansmen is really gone, and they rely on wild vegetables and a little seafood they find every day; If there was nothing else to eat, they would really starve to death. ”

"Our family is similar, and the food in the family has long been bottomed out; The children felt sorry for me and their mother who couldn't get enough to eat, so they gave up their own safety and went into the mountains to find food. Cheng Yuanxi looked sad, and his eyes were full of guilt.

The patriarch and the village chief were very uncomfortable by him.

There is a way, they will not come to his house; Walking through the road of escape together, who has a better life? It's just that the current Cheng Yuanxi relies on his children to be fed.

"Then you see, your children should be familiar with the terrain of the mountains after running in the mountains for several days; It's better to let your family Mingyi Mingli take everyone into the mountain, it's up to them whether they can find something to eat. ”

After several elections, the patriarch and the village chief have already taken a step back, and if he is arrogant, he will be somewhat unreasonable.

"I'll have to wait until my family rituals come back." Even so, Cheng Yuanxi didn't want to be full of words.

A pair of children are people with ideas, if you really want to be gracious, let a pair of children come forward.

"Okay." After a little hesitation, the patriarch gritted his teeth and responded.

The two of them didn't leave, they sat with Cheng Yuanxi, and made up their minds to wait for Cheng Mingyi and Cheng Mingli to return.

In the evening, the Cheng Mingli brothers and sisters came back with a roasted hare wrapped in oiled paper, and what they saw was the patriarch and the village chief talking to their father at their house, chatting with each other.

"Daddy, we're back." Cheng Mingli hugged the hare tightly, and Mingyi rushed to it empty-handed.