Lin Jinyue couldn't bear to see it: "Why is Prince Jing so excessive? Is he really only concerned with fighting wars and not caring about the lives of the common people?"
Lin Shucheng touched her head and carried her on his back: "Let's go, girl, you should sleep a little longer. You are still growing. Don't worry too much. You won't grow taller if you don't."
Lin Shucheng really felt sorry for her daughter during this period. Why were these people so useless? They wanted her daughter to do everything for them. She couldn't sleep well at night.
Lin Jinyue lay on her father's back without making any preparations before discussing with the village chief and the night watchman about strengthening the guards. Even the troops under Prince Jing had to come to the mountains to find food. If they happened to run into them, wouldn't they be in big trouble?
The other people in the team were also silent, probably because they all thought of this.
Not to mention encountering the army, even if they encountered those starving refugees, they would be in big trouble.
After the rain, the road was muddy and there was mud everywhere you stepped on.
Lin Jinyue struggled to get down and walk, but Lin Shucheng refused to let her, fearing that her little arms and legs would get lost.
There was mud everywhere, making it difficult for people and animals to walk.
The cart was carrying the people who had been on guard last night. They had been up all night and were very nervous, so it was not a good idea to ask them to continue walking, so they had to sleep as long as they could.
The villagers took turns pushing the cart. Some people felt sorry for the animals, so they let the horses rest from time to time and pulled the cart manually.
No one complained here, everyone was rushing to work.
We walked for half a day before we found a place to rest.
They deliberately avoided the county town and took mountain roads. Tian did not dare to relax and sent two or three people to climb trees to keep an eye on them. The Liu brothers took a few people to the mountains to hunt. The women had nothing to do, so they went to pick some mushrooms, wild vegetables and fruits nearby to store some food. They couldn't just sit there and eat up all the food.
Lin Jinyue handed over such important tasks as hunting and guarding to Liu Lao Da and Liu Lao Er, and directly put the rare crossbow arrows on the two brothers. Butcher Liu became more friendly to him and stuffed half a rabbit leg into Lin Jinyue's hand.
This was a rabbit he had caught yesterday with great difficulty. It was so skinny and had only a few pounds of meat on it. His family managed to save half a rabbit leg from their teeth and leave it for Lin Jinyue.
Lin Jinyue was also greedy. Even though the rabbit leg was sprinkled with only a little salt, she ate it with relish. After taking a bite, she stuffed it into her father's mouth. After Lin Shucheng finished eating, he gave it to his wife. Jiang Yun took a small bite and gave it to his son.
This half rabbit leg is basically gone if each person takes one bite.
If it were modern times, why would she be so greedy for such a rabbit leg?
I'm tired of eating meat, but I still clamor to eat vegetable salad every day to lose weight.
Butcher Liu watched Lin Xueqing take a bite of the rabbit leg meat and continue making crossbow arrows. He couldn't help but worry: "Hey, this thing, I always feel that it is too eye-catching."
Lin Shucheng: "Yes, it is eye-catching, and so is this horse, but without these, we would be dead."
Butcher Liu shook his head: "That's not what I meant. I meant that this crossbow arrow is clearly made of wood... If I'm not mistaken, can Xueqing's latest one shoot through animal bones and leather armor? I saw the two in my eldest brother's hands, and they sometimes work and sometimes don't. It's not because of anything else, but because the tools are not good enough and the workmanship is too crude. Did you figure this out?"
When Lin Shucheng mentioned his daughter, he was particularly proud. "Of course, my daughter likes to study these things. She took a look at it in a book before. Isn't it amazing?"
Butcher Liu continued: "Amazing! Even the skilled craftsmen under Prince Jing are not as good as Yueyue."
Hearing this, the faces of the four Lin family members changed, and even the look they gave Liu the Butcher was a little wary.
They didn't know how advanced the weapons of Da Gan had been, and they didn't expect that Liu the Butcher would know it so clearly.
Liu the butcher saw something wrong in the family's eyes and laughed, "We are all from the same village, so don't be wary of me. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. I'm a deserter, a deserter under King Ning. It would be fine if I died on the battlefield defending my country, but King Ning wanted to rebel... So I came to Linjia Village with my whole family."
Lin Shucheng breathed a sigh of relief. Butcher Liu's grandson was only five years old and got along well with the kids in the village. After spending so many days together, they would not suspect Butcher Liu because of his identity.
Butcher Liu continued, "I heard that Prince Jing and Prince Ning began to capture all kinds of skilled craftsmen from the people to work for them a few years ago. Those who were willing to work were served with good food and drink, and their bodies were also kept under house arrest. Those who were unwilling were directly cut off from their kneecaps and their families were captured to threaten them. If they dared not to work, their family members were directly threatened with their lives."
This is a big trouble.
If Prince Jing really sent people to search for their family, how could these fifty people plus crossbows be able to match Prince Jing's army?
It seems that I have to be more careful in the future and try to avoid those officials.
Lin Jinyue only felt pain in her kneecaps, "Dad, do you think I can make gunpowder..."
Lin Shucheng sighed: "Where can we find the materials? Oh, we should rest enough and leave quickly. Don't delay us. We should try to avoid conflicts with them."
During the lunch break, everyone was reluctant to walk. From early morning to noon, it was really tiring to walk in the muddy ground.
Lin Jinyue wanted to use a loud speaker to shout: "Everyone, don't rest. My father and I have studied the map. We should be almost in the south. We can reach Runan County in a few more days. After passing Runan County, we will be completely safe. There are many fruits in the mountains, and there are many things to eat. The further south we go, the safer we will be."
Liu the butcher who was sitting next to him asked, "Are you serious? Why haven't I heard of such a saying?"
Lin Jinyue said confidently: "What nonsense! There must be hope, right?"
The road ahead is still dangerous.
Anyway, she is a child. Even if she doesn’t say it right, she will just cheat when everyone asks her!
It's hard to walk on rainy days, and every step you take is covered in mud.
The animals were reluctant to leave.
They wished they could eat the animals on the spot so that they would still have the strength to pull the cart, but they were stopped by Lin Jinyue.
This is a horse!
You can’t eat it even if you sell it!
But everyone is just talking, no one can really eat it, it’s not like they are starving to death, and animals are more valuable than people.
The villagers would rather pull the cart themselves than let their animals suffer.
I worked so hard to get this horse, I can’t let it die like this.
They walked for a long way before they ventured onto the official road. There was no other way. Apart from the official road, which was barely walkable, the rest of the ground was muddy and would not be walkable without two days of drying.
But the only good thing about rainy days is that there are more fish in the river.
The next afternoon, they finally found a slightly drier place and prepared to have a good rest.
The fish basket made by Lin Shucheng came in handy again.
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