"Everyone, hurry up, line up, and follow the team forward. Also, take good care of your children and don't make any crying noises. Remember, don't make any big noise. We have to leave quietly and can't attract the attention of the refugees in the square." The village chief walked from the front of the team to the back, whispering instructions to each family.
The village chief had already addressed this issue during the previous meeting. So, besides the village chief's voice, the only sounds in the procession were the footsteps of people and the clatter of wheels. Every child had been instructed by their parents beforehand, so not a single child cried or wailed. Everyone in Yunjia Village tried hard to keep up with the procession, striving not to fall behind.
The moon was bright tonight, just enough to illuminate the path. However, the potholes in the road were hard to see. You could only feel them by stepping on them. There were no refugees on the official road at the moment. The village chief asked everyone to walk in the middle of the road. It was smoother there.
The village chief soon came to the end of the team.
"Butcher Yun, your family is at the end of the group. If any refugees catch up, you should arrange for the young man behind you to go to the front of the group and notify me. Also, these twenty or so young men behind you will be under your command for the time being. What do you think?" asked the village chief.
"No problem, village chief. My family is at the end of the group, so we were always the last. Don't worry, if I find any refugees following us, I will arrange for a young man to go to the front of the group and inform you." said Yun the Butcher.
"Young men from Yunjia Village, you will follow behind the team tonight and be responsible for observing the movements of the refugees. In addition, you will be temporarily under the management of Yun the Butcher tonight. Does anyone have any objections?" the village chief asked in a low voice.
"Village Chief, we have no objection."
"Village Chief, don't worry, we will all listen to Uncle Yun."
"Yes, village chief, we will definitely complete the task."
The impatient young men answered.
"Okay, I believe you. Don't worry, once the refugees come up to steal food, everyone in our Yunjia Village will come to help and will not let you resist the refugees alone." The village chief promised.
"Even if refugees come to steal food, you must protect yourselves and try not to get hurt. Everyone in our Yunjia Village is very important." The village chief continued to instruct.
"Okay, we understand, Village Chief."
"Don't worry, village chief."
Seeing that the young men had heard it clearly, the village chief turned to look at Yun Yiyi.
"Yiyi, if refugees come to steal food, don't rush up alone. We know you are good at kung fu, but it will be dangerous if you are surrounded by refugees. You must stay with everyone. Okay?" asked the village chief.
"I understand, Uncle Village Chief. Don't worry. I will definitely fight against the refugees with everyone." Yun Yiyi replied while holding up a stick.
"Yun the Butcher, please take care of the back of the team. I'm going to the front to lead the way." said the village chief.
"Okay, village chief." said Yun the butcher.
After the village chief finished speaking, he quickly walked to the front of the team.
The people of Yunjia Village lined up and quickly moved away from the city gate and came to the official road.
Butcher Yun looked behind him and saw a group of refugees far behind him. It was too far away to tell how many there were. He could only speed up and try to leave the refugees behind as soon as possible.
After walking about a mile on the official road, Yun the Butcher and his companions came to a point where two intersections appeared. One led forward, and the other led south. The village chief, unsure whether to take the south intersection, waved his hand, inviting everyone to stop. He then waved to Li Xiucai.
"Li Xiucai, take a look at the route map. Should we take the intersection in the south?" The village chief asked Li Xiucai who had just arrived.
Li Xiucai took out the route map his teacher had drawn and began to examine it in the moonlight. The characters on the map were not clearly visible, but the route outlined with a brush was clearly legible. Li Xiucai carefully read it twice before putting the map away.
"Village chief, it's the intersection heading south. The route map drawn by my teacher shows that the intersection we take to the south is the road to leave the city and go to the next state. The road that goes straight forward can enter the city from another city gate, or continue forward and leave the city. However, that road goes to the north of the city, and the direction of progress is exactly opposite to ours." Li Xiucai said affirmatively.
"Okay, as long as we make sure we don't go the wrong way. Speaking of which, we'll have to rely on the route map your teacher gave us in the future." The village chief sighed.
"Village chief, don't worry. My teacher gave us a complete route map. We will definitely be able to get to where we want to go." said Li Xiucai.
"Okay, let's move on." After the village chief said this, he waved his hand and asked everyone to move on.
Yun Yiyi had just stopped with the group, but now she was continuing to move forward. She was puzzled as to why the group had suddenly stopped. She turned to look at Yun the Butcher.
"Dad, why did the team stop suddenly just now?"
"There must have been a fork in the road just now. The village chief was not sure which way to go, so he stopped." Yun the Butcher replied.
"Dad, how did the village chief decide which intersection to take so quickly?"
"It must be that Li Xiucai made the decision after looking at the route map drawn by his teacher. Among the people in our village, including the village chief, only Li Xiucai has followed his teacher to the provincial capital. So, it is normal that the village chief is not sure which intersection to take." Yun the Butcher explained.
"Dad, don't we have a map here? We can find the route we want to take on the map." Yun Yiyi asked again.
"There are few literate people in our village, so even if we have a map, no one can understand it. What's more, only the government has simple maps, and they are not complete. The rest is that the major trading companies have their own maps. They will mark the places the trading companies often go to on the map, so that even if the trading company changes a group of people to purchase goods, they will not go the wrong way. However, the trading company's maps are also incomplete." said Yun the butcher.
"So that's how it is. I understand, Dad. When I grow up, I will definitely travel to many places and try to draw a detailed map." Yun Yiyi said.
"Haha, Yiyi. Your idea is very good. However, it is not easy to realize it." Yun the Butcher said with a smile.
"Yes, Yiyi, even if you just sit in a carriage on the road, your butt will hurt a lot." Zhang also said.
"Mom, things will get better and better for us in the future, and I believe that one day, the travel between the two places will become more and more convenient." Yun Yiyi had experienced the developed transportation and popularization of information before the end of the world, and she was still not used to such backward transportation and lack of information.
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