Chapter 71: The First Day of Escaping the Famine, Second Shift
Once the village chief Xu put on an official presence, he was still very bluffing, and after the beating, he changed his kind tone again, and continued, "We also have a charter for escaping from the famine, try to protect everyone, and try to bring a lot of them to the capital, and the villagers are out of the house, that is a family, and they should take care of each other......
"So, I arranged it this way, there are mule carts and ox carts at both ends, those who lead the team in front, those who are behind are broken, women and children and the elderly walk in the middle, and the young and strong are born on both sides of the team, and they all carry machetes with them, just in case, every hour they go, they will rest in place for a quarter of an hour, stop to eat at noon, find a suitable place to spend the night, whether it is to go or stop, try to gather the big guys together, don't break away from the team, I arrange it this way, do you have any opinions?"
He waited symbolically for a few seconds, and when he saw that no one squeaked, he said, "No opinion?" Okay, that's it, grab the dirt and go! ”
The last two words shouted loudly.
Many people were hooked with tears left, but they should still go, and finally looked back with nostalgia, then pushed into the car, picked up the backpack, and reluctantly embarked on the road to escape from the famine, and rushed to the distant capital.
No one knows what awaits them in the future, but they all have a number in their hearts, and if they stay, what awaits them is a dead word.
Village Chief Xu commanded loudly, and the team was barely busy without chaos.
On the first day, Village Chief Xu was quite satisfied, and he had a little more expectation and a little less melancholy.
Xu Huaiyi drove the mule cart and walked in the forefront, as he said before, he was responsible for leading the way, who told him to have a good daughter-in-law who had traveled abroad for more than ten years, borrowing the name of his daughter-in-law, he was not weak at all, and he was proud.
In fact, Gu Huanxi is similar to a road idiot, when he goes to a strange place, he can't tell the difference between the southeast and the northwest, he can drive with navigation assistance in his previous life, and he can turn confused, the real sojourn master is Xu Huaiyi, he can not only build a fully functional RV with his bare hands, but also formulate a thoughtful and perfect travel strategy everywhere, when he goes out, everything can be arranged properly, and the ability to survive in the wild is not a problem, anyway, Gu Huanxi goes out with him, he doesn't need to bring his brain at all, he is responsible for eating and drinking, watching beautiful scenery, and taking beautiful photos along the way.
At the moment.
She didn't show up from beginning to end, she was comfortably leaning back on her seat, holding the travelogue with relish, with soft cushions underneath, soft cushions in the back, a small table in front of her, a box full of snacks, and a rattan basket with pomegranates, persimmons, and cleaned pears and dates, and a set of teapots and cups, the teapot was filled with boiling water, and pear paste was added, and the whole carriage exuded a faint sweet smell.
The row of seats next to her temporarily served as a small bed for the girl, afraid that the bumps on the road would roll down, and the edge was baffled, and the girl was covered with her little floral quilt, sleeping soundly, not causing her trouble at all.
Opposite Gu Huanxi, it was Gu Xiaoyu, like her, who was also reading a book, and she was very involved in reading, and she couldn't see the weakness of having a fever in the morning.
Xu Huaiyi sat outside, catching up with the car and eating melon seeds, full of spirits.
Xu Changsong drove the ox cart, followed closely, caught a glimpse of his comfortable appearance, his mood was complicated, his father was in command behind, and he hadn't caught up yet, so he could only talk to his younger brother, "Why do you say that Huaiyi doesn't look uncomfortable at all?" Let's go to escape the famine, give up our family and abandon our business, no matter how big our hearts are, we have to be melancholy, right? ”
Xu Changbai is fourteen this year, and he still has the innocence of a young man, and when he heard this, he said as a matter of course, "Third Brother Xu is ambitious, why should he be sad?" ”
Xu Changsong, "......"
This younger brother is definitely stupid to read.
After the ox cart of the head of Xu Village, it is the ox cart of Xu Maoyuan's family, but there is no carriage on the ox cart, only a simple shed built with oilcloth, there are many things to take away at home, and the car can not be put down, Xu Huaixiao also pushes a cart to follow, and then back, it is a team of carts and walking, a long slip, and it is quite orderly.
At the end of the line, there were more ox carts, including the Gao family, the Liu family, and the fourth uncle's family and Doctor Jiao, who was alone, and he was driving a mule cart and was chasing the team to keep up.
With him, Village Chief Xu is more down-to-earth, in addition to being afraid of being hungry and freezing on the road, he is afraid of getting sick, and having a doctor to follow him is a multi-layer guarantee.
But as soon as he left, the people left in the village became even more panicked.
Some people have even begun to accuse, "Let you go, you don't go, look, even Dr. Jiao has left, what does this mean?" It means that he really can't stay here, Dr. Jiao is well-informed, he will definitely not be alarmist and alarmist, he must have sensed the danger before he ran for his life, God, what should we do? ”
"What's the crying about? me again! ”
"You smoke, you smoke me to death now, and you don't have to save me from staying here with you and waiting for death, woo woo ......"
"If you want to roll, just follow it, Lao Tzu won't stop you!"
"You kill a thousand knives, why didn't you say it before, now let me follow the others, why don't you prepare anything? You're forcing our mothers to die......"
The two of them got into a fight, and some secretly discussed, "Otherwise, let's get ready too?" Once the situation is not good, you can leave if you say you can leave, and you are not afraid of rushing ......"
"It's okay, it's not bad for a few days, wait and see, anyway, the village chief said that there will be a mark for us on the road, and if you look for the mark, you can keep up with them, and there will be no chaos."
"Then I'll rest assured, while they're all gone, let's go into the mountains to find out again?"
"Okay, now, no one is robbing us, carry it back more, it's okay to keep it for food, and it's a purchase if you sell it."
"yes, so it's a good thing they're gone."
"Hahaha, that's not ......"
It's self-deception or not, anyway, the people who stayed behind barely stabilized.
The old house of the Xu family, not long after the team to escape the famine left, Xu Huaiyu also went out with a burden, he was going to Qingzhou to study, and there was a letter from Mr., but he was not worried about not being able to enter the city.
Followed by Xu Huailian, Mu Ran pushed the cart, the cart was bedding and clothes, and a bookcase, he was responsible for sending his younger brother to Qingzhou, this errand made him full of displeasure, but he couldn't refuse.
Out of the gate, Mrs. Zhao was still holding her youngest son's hand, and kept admonishing, and the reluctant look with tears made the other sons look a little tired.
Xu Maoshan only reminded him meaningfully, "Huaiyu, you go to Qingzhou, you have to study hard and gain a foothold there as soon as possible, and the whole family will count on you." ”
Xu Huaiyu saluted with a respectful face, "My son remembers his father's teachings. ”