"We don't sell our grain." Shen Dacheng refused without thinking about it: "We still have to hurry, you better go and ask somewhere else." ”

If this is opened, he can guarantee that the mule cart will be besieged immediately.

After refusing with a cold face, he turned his head and whispered a few words to his eldest son Shen Fuan.

Soon Shen Fuan ran to the back of the team and beckoned everyone to hurry up.

In addition to the original mule cart, the other end was also attached to the cart by them.

Although you can't pull heavy objects yet, you can still pull two people.

Shen Laoqi and Zhao Manchu's injuries were not healed, and they couldn't walk, so they could only lie on the mule cart to recuperate.

Ming Huang pulled a large cart of grain, and the group did not rest at noon, until the evening, when they stopped in front of a ruined temple.

Shen Dacheng went to see the situation, and came back and said to everyone: "There are a lot of people gathered inside, for the sake of safety, let's not stop inside, find a place with a wide field of vision to rest." ”

A woman held the child, somewhat reluctantly: "Village chief, it's so cold now, let alone at night, how can you have a shelter in the temple when you go in?" ”

Shen Dacheng patiently explained: "You haven't eaten enough of the lesson last time? Now there is an extra cart of food, and we can deal with it in time if there is a situation outside. It will be better to light the fire later. ”

When they saw him say this, they found an open place and stopped, and they all unloaded their things from the car.

The men went to gather firewood, and the women began to prepare dinner.

"Sister, we picked up a lot of firewood." Shen Jiyue and Wang Liang came back with difficulty with two large bundles of firewood and put them beside Shen Xinyue.

"Really capable." Shen Xinyue praised it, picked up the fire fold and began to make a fire.

She first set up one pot to cook porridge, and then used another pot to cook wild vegetables.

Although he tried to keep a low profile and only dripped a little oil into it, the smell of vegetables came out of the pot soon.

The smell of the food attracted all the people in the temple, and they didn't dare to come forward to ask for it, but they didn't want to leave so easily.

"Eldest sister, their eyes are really crazy." Shen Yingyue looked in their direction and whispered.

Wang Liang came over with a bundle of hay, and comforted him when he heard this: "Second sister, don't be afraid, there is Uncle Shen guarding them, and those people don't dare to come over." ”

Shen Yue frowned: "Being stared at by them like this, I feel that this meal is a little unbearable." ”

Shen April drank the porridge in the bowl in two mouthfuls, raised his head and said, "Third sister, if you are not hungry, you can give me the food." ”

Seeing this, Shen Yue immediately ate with his head bored, for fear that she would snatch the meal away from her.

Seeing that Wang Liang was still busy, Mrs. Shen beckoned to him: "Child, don't be busy, sit down and eat with everyone." ”

Wang Liang hurriedly responded, put down the work in his hand, and then wiped it twice on the hem of his clothes at will, and sat down next to Shen Jiyue.

After the people had eaten, the men kept the mule carts and the women and children in the middle, and they stood in the outermost positions, ready to rest.

The campfire crackled, and the surroundings fell silent.

In the second half of the night, there was a sudden noise and shouting from inside the ruined temple, accompanied by men's cursing and women's crying from time to time.

Shen Dacheng sent Shen Shenggen's eldest son, Shen Quanquan, over to see the situation.

"It was said that there was a dead person in the temple, and it was the woman's husband, and everyone was disgusted with it, so they couldn't help but scold a few words."

On the way to escape the famine, there were people dying of hunger and disease every day, and everyone didn't care.

Just as he was about to continue sleeping, he heard Shen Quanquan muttering: "That person vomited a lot of things before he died, and his body stinks, but in fact, I don't blame everyone for being angry." ”

When Shen Xinyue heard this, her brows furrowed subconsciously.

Then she shook her head again, perhaps because she was overthinking.

However, in the next two days, more and more people were seen on the road, and there was a foul smell around them.

Even Shen Dacheng and the others began to become worried.

"I don't think those people were dying of starvation, I came with my mother to go to relatives, and on the way I met a village with a plague, and the situation when those people died seems to be similar to now."

He opened his mouth wide and panicked, so he spoke up.

It's just that she was too young back then, and she couldn't remember some things clearly, but so many dead people, almost piled up, she still remembered.

Hearing the word plague, the crowd suddenly panicked.

It was a disaster worse than a natural disaster, and if someone in the crowd had contracted it, they might all have to die.

Shen Dacheng stopped the mule cart and said loudly: "Don't panic, everyone, try to stay away from those dead bodies, and then I will send someone to the front to inquire." ”

Out of the boundary of Xizhou Capital, there are a lot fewer mountain roads all of a sudden.

In order to avoid interception by officers and soldiers, they mostly chose wild paths that no one usually walks.

There are not a few people who can think the same way as the villagers of Shenjia Village.

There were more people walking, and a path more than one meter wide gradually appeared.

Everyone avoided the crowd and rested in place, and Shen Fuan and Hu Chunsheng took machetes and went to the front to explore the way.

It took about half an hour for the two to turn back.

"Dad, it's not going well." Shen Fuan's face was solemn.

"There is a small village seven or eight miles ahead, and I heard that the people there broke out of the plague half a month ago, and most of the people in the whole village died, and everyone did not dare to approach."

"Is it really the plague?" The idea was confirmed, Shen Dacheng's face was not very good, and he asked again: "Can anyone from the government come forward?" ”

Hu Chunsheng: "We asked, now there are disasters and famines everywhere, and the top can't take care of it at all." The village in front of you must not be able to go, if you take a detour, you have to turn the road to Jiyun Town, twenty miles to the east. ”

Hu Songbai: "In case we run into an investigation, we don't have a household registration and a road guide, I'm afraid we won't be able to get by." ”

Shen Dacheng twisted his eyebrows: "In this situation now, there is only a chance to try it." ”

Soon, everyone packed up their things and continued to set off in the direction of Jiyun Town.

Along the way, I met many people who had to take a detour like them, and everyone walked silently with solemn expressions.

"Uncle, I heard a guest say before that there are ways to avoid the plague, in addition to not coming into contact with infected people, you also need to protect yourself properly. The first thing to do is to cover your nose and mouth. ”

"And this kind of thing? I'm going to tell you to pull a piece of fabric and cover your face. Shen Dacheng was overjoyed, and hurriedly went to inform everyone and did what Shen Xinyue said.

Now everyone is very convinced of Shen Xinyue's ability, and basically no one opposes her words.

Seeing that everyone was getting ready, Shen Xinyue pretended to rummage in the basket, and then took the opportunity to take out a dozen masks from the space.

Shen Yue screamed: "Sister, what is this?" When did I have this thing in the basket, why didn't I notice it before? ”

Shen Xinyue sighed in her heart, this kid is good at everything, but his head is a little lacking.