The dinner was simple, wild boar meat and wild vegetable porridge.

The Ling family was very satisfied with the meal and felt that this was simple happiness.

Only the duo with broken legs were grimacing in pain and couldn't eat anything.

Chi Xingyue sighed, used the spiritual spring water to make a pot of pork bone soup, and the two of them reluctantly drank some.

That night, no one dared to sleep. It was only after Ling Jiheng arranged for someone to keep watch that everyone finally closed their eyes and fell into a light sleep.

Chi Xingyue leaned on Ling Jiheng and entered the space again.

After taking a bath and drinking a bowl of bird's nest before going to bed, Chi Xingyue looked in the mirror and felt that she had become much whiter recently.

Make a mark on the wall, hmm, I've grown one centimeter taller.

Chi Xingyue smiled happily, brushed her teeth again, and then lay down on her little bed to rest.

After a peaceful night, the sun rises from the east.

The morning air is cool and a little steamy.

Chi Xingyue stretched his limbs facing the sun, as if the earthquake was a thing of the past life.

Ling Jiheng got up and got busy repairing his ox cart and reinforcing it.

He used a rag to wipe the carriage clean, removed the cotton mat that Chi Xingyue had sat on, and took it to the river to wash.

After drinking the spiritual spring water, Ling Weiyuan and Ling Jihao's legs felt less painful. Their brows relaxed, and they slept until dawn.

The others also woke up one after another, some were making breakfast, some were fetching water, and some were repairing the ox cart.

Ling Jiheng had someone lead the cow to the river to have a drink, and then he called everyone and set off half an hour later.

The Han and Wang families had no objections, but the Chen family members cried and refused to move.

"My son can't even move, and you're leaving now. What's your intention?"

Ling Jiheng didn't bother to pay attention to her, but he did ask someone to clear out a car for those who were seriously injured.

It's not that he is kind, but he really needs to speed up.

It took only one month to travel from Jiangning Prefecture to Yingtian Prefecture, such a long distance, even after experiencing locust plagues, wildfires, and heavy rains.

Now, it has been more than 30 days from Yingtian Prefecture to Daming Prefecture.

Without Gao Hongbin's whip, everyone relaxed a lot.

However, they have a time limit to report to Youzhou. If they fail to arrive within four months, they will be treated as fugitives.

Although the Great Yong Dynasty was in chaos due to natural disasters, it still existed.

Who knows when it will completely collapse? Before the change of dynasty, we still have to abide by the rules.

Now that Ling Jiheng has such great help from Chi Xingyue, has he ever thought about starting an uprising?

The answer is no.

In history, apart from those few commoners, which founding emperor was not a nobleman in his previous life?

Without financial resources, status, fame and appeal, do you really think everyone will obey you?

It's better to keep quiet. If you keep quiet, you can live a peaceful and smooth life.

Ling Jiheng asked Ling San to lead the way and told him where the underground river was found.

Since we are heading north anyway, let's just follow this road, get some water at the front, and then leave.

Chi Xingyue thought that although plastic is extremely harmful to the environment, it is indeed a great invention.

Just like now, it is difficult to store water without clay pots, buckets, and vats.

Even with these containers, they are very heavy.

Plastic bottles are different. They are thin, light, and very tough.

As long as it is not repeatedly hammered or cut with sharp objects, it will generally not break.

After filling it with water, you can still screw on the bottle cap without having to worry about the water spilling out if the container falls over.

Or, how about opening a plastic bottle factory in the future?

But, does she have the ability to do so?

I shook my head and tried not to think about it, only to find that it was almost noon.

Chi Xingyue went into the space and ate a string of candied haws before coming out and waiting for the Ling family to feed him.

***

The ox cart was not as fast as the horse, and the group did not reach the source of the river until mid-afternoon.

However, from a distance, Ling Jiheng noticed that there was someone over there.

After sending Ling Si to ask, he found out that these were farmers from the vicinity of Daming Prefecture.

"The earth dragon turned over, our home was gone, and we escaped!"

"Prepare to go to Shangjing. The refugees should be properly accommodated there at the feet of the emperor!"

Chi Xingyue heard a few words and felt that these people's ideas were quite naive.

A corrupt and decaying dynasty, do you expect it to provide disaster relief?

Haha, dreaming is more realistic!

Before emptying the Third Prince's Mansion and the Sixth Prince's Mansion, Chi Xingyue would think about it.

But after staying in Beijing for a few days, she was completely disappointed.

"By the way, brothers, where are you going? You don't look like you're fleeing from disaster!"

"Ah, we were going to Youzhou, but who would have thought we would encounter a natural disaster on the way."

The people on the opposite side looked at Ling Si in surprise and asked him soul-searchingly, "What are you doing going to Youzhou? It's a deserted place!"

Ling Si rolled his eyes and began to complain to the group, "Alas, you don't know. Heavy rains in Jiangnan caused a flood, and those damned people actually fled to Shangjing. Many people in Shangjing...

Well, I can’t say it, it’s too tragic!”

"What? Big Brother, don't just tell half the story!"

Ling Si saw a group of people looking at him with clear eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty. But when he thought about how he could save so many lives by just lying down, he hardened his heart.

"The plague! Those people were infected with the plague. We were scared and ran away!"

When the group heard the word "epidemic", they were so scared that they ran away several meters.

The voice trembled: "You, you didn't get infected, right?"

"Of course not, otherwise how could I be alive now?"

Ling Si said earnestly, "Brother, it's not that I don't want you to go to Beijing to make a living, but it's really not a good place. You guys, take care of yourselves!"

This group of people were suspicious, shocked, and frightened, not knowing what to choose.

Ling Jiheng signaled Ling Si to come back and there was no need to say anything more.

The group went to the river to fetch water in turn, washed up briefly, and then prepared to set off.

Unexpectedly, that group of people followed behind them and said they wanted to go north with them.

Ling Jiheng didn't care, but he just kept a certain distance from them.

The two groups treated each other with respect and marched towards Youzhou in unison.

This journey lasted for more than ten days.

In Hejian Prefecture, as they were about to reach Youzhou, the exiled prisoners unexpectedly encountered a group of robbers.

This group of robbers was different from the ones they had encountered before. They were not refugees, but bandits.

The bandits looked ferocious, with fierceness hidden in their eyes. Even the chief of the yamen runners, Zhou Changsong, was a little frightened when he saw them.

However, no one backed down because they didn't have much food left.

For the past half month, they dared not eat or drink, and relied on a little food every day to survive.

We didn't dare to replenish our food until we were completely out of the earthquake zone.

Just after roasting a wild boar and eating it, he was surrounded by people.

Ling Jiheng moved his fingers slightly, and the group of people picked up their weapons and started fighting.

He took the initiative and attacked several of the leaders directly.

The others panicked, like a bowl of loose sand.

The Ling family members, who had rich combat experience, picked up their weapons and started fighting. Both men and women beat the bandits until they cried out in pain.