Within ten meters, except for people and trees, if you want to find a living creature, you can only find a few ants in the weeds.

Follow the ants in search of food and then go deeper into the burrow, until they feel exhausted and their heads ache slightly, and then they fall asleep against the trunk of the tree.

I was woken up again, and the sun hanging in the sky had set in the west.

"Mother, why don't you ride with me later, you are nervous and too tired to ride a horse alone." Li Chengmu saw that Xia Jing was sleeping deeply, and he unconsciously felt sorry for her.

Xia Jing woke up refreshed and wanted to stretch her limbs, but as soon as her legs moved, the pain from her inner thighs made her frown.

However, out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Xiao Wu's nervous expression, so she had to stand up quietly in pain.

"Okay, I'm fine, I can handle it myself, you see I've been riding for half a day in the morning."

And her words obviously did not have a soothing effect, but her neat movements reassured Xiao Wu a lot, and finally agreed to her to continue riding on her own.

At the end of the break, Xia Jing drank two sips of water and honestly climbed onto the horse.

Survival in the last days is a test every day, and coming to ancient times is still a test every day.

In a word, it's not easy to live!

When the two stepsons saw Xia Jing on horseback, they all came over to show their concern, and when they were ready, the team began to set off again.

In the afternoon, it may have been that their speed had caught up with the group in front, or that the news of the rebel attack on the surrounding county town had spread.

In short, more and more people are fleeing along the way.

There were caravans, refugees, and even teams of whole families fleeing from villages.

Some of them walked, some rode in ox carts or horse-drawn carts, and some pushed carts by man, and the only thing that was unifying was probably their expressions.

Miserable, hesitant, helpless, and all that remains is a deep sense of powerlessness.

Their procession caught up from behind, causing a commotion among the fleeing procession on the road.

The refugees at the bottom are afraid of their guarded teams, while the powerful fleeing teams have guesses and guards against their teams!

There were many people fleeing on the way, and the speed of the team had to slow down, and the servants who followed behind couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and if they ran like this, they would die of exhaustion before they starved to death.

"The disaster in this area of Gyeonggi should not be so dry that there is no water to drink, right?"

Li Chengmu looked at the refugees walking on both sides of the road, skinny, ragged, numb, the dirt on his face and hands had not been washed for a long time, and he could smell a smell of ecstasy when passing by them.

Zeng Yan had pity in his eyes, and explained in a dumb voice: "Back to the fifth master, look at their state, it should be the displaced people who fled from the north, although there are still deep wells and water in this area of Gyeonggi, but the scarcity is precious, and its preciousness is not something that these homeless people can afford to drink." ”

"Snakes have snake paths, rats have rat paths, they have been fleeing for a long time, they must have their own rules of survival, otherwise they wouldn't be able to get here." Xia Jing thinks that only rich people will think about buying water, but people at the bottom must also have their own ways to get water.

Zeng Yan agreed: "The princess is right, everyone has their own way. ”

Li Chengmu nodded, and when he turned a corner, the team in front of him caught his attention again: "I don't know which team in front of me is?" The battle is big enough, and they dare to transport so many materials in this troubled world, aren't they afraid of others robbing them? ”

He roughly estimated that there were at least a hundred carriages, and the number of guards reached a few hundred.

Zeng Yan: "Fifth master, the team in front of you knows at a glance that it is a big business, and it is normal to have so many materials, and it is not normal for our team, except for people and horses, there are basically no materials." ”

If the royal palace followed the south, the carriages in their palace would only be larger and larger than the previous team.

Li Chengmu recalled that his people only had water bladders and a small amount of dry food except for horses, and he couldn't help but smile.

With guards guarding the way, the masters of the palace did not have more time to pay attention to the homeless people on the roadside.

In the evening, under the cover of twilight, their team finally saw the mountain village hidden in the col.

The houses in the village are scattered, and judging by its size, there are many villagers in this village, which can be regarded as a large village.

The captain of the guard who was exploring the road in front turned around: "Princess, several masters, the road leading to the village in front has been barricaded by the strong men in the village, and if the team passing by the post road wants to ask for water, it must be bought with silver." ”

When Li Chengyi heard this, he frowned, and looked at the captain of the guard with eyes that hated iron and steel: "They are blocking the road and robbing them, just a few mountain villagers, you take some guards to rush the card, let them learn a long lesson, and let them know that no one's money is so easy to earn!" ”

"Fourth master, this ......"

The captain of the guard looked embarrassed and was about to explain, but his words were interrupted by Li Chengyi again.

"Anyway, I don't want to sleep in the wild tonight, I want to live in the village, and I want to bathe."

This is a bit outrageous, but Li Chengyi doesn't care, his mount has not drunk water for a day, and he is already hungry and thirsty, and his water bladder is just empty, and he needs to be filled with water.

Li Chengshang ignored his deviant fourth brother, looked at the captain of the guard, and asked gently, "What is the situation ahead?" You tell me more about it. ”

"Yes!"

The captain of the guard narrated the situation ahead: "According to the villagers, the well water in the village is also tight, and if it continues to dry this day, the well water in the village will not last long, and sooner or later their village will embark on the road of escaping the famine." ”

"The well water can't be taken away, so while the well water can still be produced, the villagers came up with a way to sell water to make money, hoping to take the opportunity to earn more money so that they can cope with the rest of the famine life."

As he spoke, the captain of the guard glanced at Li Chengyi: "There are hundreds of villagers guarding the intersection, and all of them are young and middle-aged, and they rush in directly according to what the fourth master said, then our little person is just enough for others to make dumplings." ”

"......" Li Chengyi glared at him, why didn't he say this earlier!

"You take the steward with you to buy water, buy more, our horses haven't drunk water for a day, and everyone's water bladders are empty." Li Chengyi instructed them uneasily.

After the captain of the guard and the housekeeper took people to buy water, the remaining guards were busy escorting several masters to find an open space on the side of the road and prepare to set up camp.

"Mother, are you alright?"

As soon as Xia Jing found a slightly clean place to sit down, Li Chengmu came over.

"It's okay, you can keep going, don't worry."

Hongmei poured some water on the handkerchief, and then handed it to Xia Jing: "Princess, you wipe your hands first, and then you will wipe your face when the housekeeper comes back from buying water." ”

Xia Jing took the handkerchief and was inadvertently discovered by Hongmei's red palm.

This little girl's eyes immediately turned red: "The master has suffered a big crime this time, and he blames the strict housekeeper, who originally prepared the carriage, but because he came out in a hurry, he left the carriage at the inn." Otherwise, the master would not have to follow the slaves and maids to suffer this kind of sin. ”

Xia Jing glanced at her palm and said indifferently: "It's okay, it's just that the reins are red, and the skin is not broken, just get used to it in a few days." ”

It's good that she didn't say this, but when she said Hongmei, she was even more distressed.