Village chief Li and his family seized this opportunity, wanting to pick more chestnuts and save more money for the future.
The Li family now has 15 taels of silver in their hands, and there are still two days left. In this way, they can save 25 taels of silver, which is also very good.
Three days later, everyone continued to pack their luggage and prepare to set off.
In this chestnut forest, less than half of the chestnuts are still left to be picked, but it’s too late.
If we pick any more, we will definitely not be able to reach Lingnan on time.
In comparison, it is more important to hurry on the journey. Village chief Li and his family also know the importance of the matter.
I didn’t know before that the Xiao family was from the Wu’an Marquis Mansion. Now I know that the Wu’an Marquis Mansion has been ransacked and they are the same as ordinary people.
But a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even though the Xiao family was confiscated and exiled, their strength is still much stronger than that of ordinary people.
The exile team set off again. This time, it took everyone half a month to get out of the mountains of Qizhou.
The moment they walked out of the Qizhou border, Yun Ruoxi and Mu Ruxue both breathed a sigh of relief.
Mulan Village, Wuming Town, Yichang Prefecture, Qizhou
The villagers of Dashan Village finally reached Mulan Village, only to find that the village had been sealed off.
The leader was Li Ergou. He knew that they could hide in Mulan Village because he had eavesdropped on the conversation between Village Chief Li and his family.
It turned out that they had many relatives in Dashan Village, and their relatives were all in Mulan Village in Qizhou.
Time goes back to that day when the imperial court trapped all the people in the mountains.
The epidemic did come, but Li Ergou took the villagers of Dashan Village and secretly ran away with the raft.
Although they did not run to the mountain where Yun Ruoxi and the others had hidden before, they found a cave in a mountain not far away and hid there.
In this way, a piece of muddy land separated the villagers of Dashan Village and the second family.
As time goes by, the flood is slowly receding, only the ground is still muddy, and there is no flood in this area anymore.
Similarly, Li Ergou also carried a lot of silver that he had stolen from the tents of the Langya Mountain bandits.
They hid in the cave for almost three days before they dared to run out and continue their journey.
I knew I was in Qizhou, but when I came out, I saw Qizhou officers and soldiers patrolling the official road.
Li Ergou keenly sensed that something was wrong, so he took the villagers of Dashan Village and hid in the mountains.
It's no wonder that he has been staying in the second branch of the Xiao family for a while, pretending to be honest, which has adjusted Li Ergou's temperament a lot.
Not much, just a little, at least not as much of a jerk as before.
Li Ergou was hiding in the woods alone when he heard the officers and soldiers from Qizhou say that they saw refugees coming from Yongzhou and wanted to take them all to the straw huts.
Anyone found to have symptoms of plague infection would be taken to a dilapidated temple outside the city.
Whether they can be cured depends entirely on God's will. If they really cannot be cured, they will all be thrown into a pit and burned together.
When Li Ergou heard this, he was so excited that he led the villagers of Dashan Village along the mountain road. After many twists and turns, they finally found Mulan Village.
Unexpectedly, the villagers of Mulan Village had already learned about the actions of the Qizhou government and knew that there might be refugees coming.
So they prepared defenses in advance and blocked the only entrance to the entire village.
If Village Chief Li were here, he would definitely be glad that he chose to follow Yun Ruoxi and the others on their journey.
If I had chosen to go to Mulan Village, I would have been stopped outside the village. Not only would I not be able to enter the village, I would also be at risk of being reported at any time.
But now, Village Chief Li and his family had just walked out of the forest and were leaning against a big tree to rest.
Now, all the villagers in the mountain village are exhausted after such a long journey and having to avoid the pursuit of soldiers on the way.
After hearing what Li Ergou said, everyone knew that they had relatives in Mulan Village and regarded Mulan Village as their last hope, but they did not expect to be turned away.
Once faith collapses, everyone's morale will also collapse.
Many people were already standing outside Mulan Village, crying quietly. Even Li Ergou, who was such a bastard, wanted to curse a few words, but he felt tired when he saw the tall fence built by Mulan Village.
In the end, Li Ergou simply gave up and set up camp at the entrance of Mulan Village. Everyone tried to survive if possible. If I had no way to survive, I would die at the entrance of Mulan Village.
This is what Li Ergou is thinking now. Many villagers in Dashan Village have cried enough, and obviously, they have the same idea as Li Ergou.
All the villagers of Dashan Village were blocked at the entrance of Mulan Village. As a result, the villagers of Mulan Village had no way to go out to buy things.
Although no villagers dared to go out at this critical juncture, the villagers of Mulan Village were always stopped at the village entrance and their movements were obstructed, which made them very annoyed.
No matter how hard the villagers of Mulan Village tried to persuade the villagers of Dashan Village while standing inside the fence, they should go back or hide in the mountains.
Li Ergou and the villagers of Dashan Village were indifferent. They turned a deaf ear to Mulan Village's words and continued to do what they had to do.
The head of Mulan Village had no choice but to let them go. From then on, Mulan Village began to close the entrance to the village and no one was allowed to enter or leave.
Just as Yun Ruoxi and the others had just walked out of the Qizhou border, the second branch of the Xiao family somehow found their way to Mulan Village.
Seeing the villagers of Dashan Village and Li Ergou, Xiao Bin hurriedly went to greet them, "Li Ergou, why are you here?"
When Li Ergou saw that it was the second branch of the Xiao family, his eyes unconsciously turned to Xiao Qingyu behind him.
As a result, when he saw the other party lowering his head, he felt guilty, but then he thought that Xiao Qingyu was not his, and they had not established a relationship.
She is now a broken flower, and it is not certain whether she can get married. Anyway, Li Ergou doesn't like her now.
"It turned out to be Uncle Xiao. I brought the villagers from Dashan Village here to seek refuge with our relatives, but who knew the entire village was sealed off and no one was allowed to enter or leave."
As he spoke, almost ten days had passed since he heard that the officials and soldiers of Qizhou would not allow the refugees of Yongzhou to enter the city.
I don’t know what the current situation is. Looking at the second branch of the Xiao family, it is obvious that they have just arrived in Qizhou not long ago.
After thinking about it, he decided to ask Xiao Bin for information. "Second Uncle Xiao, did he just come from Yongzhou?"
Xiao Bin: "Exactly!"
"Did you encounter any Qizhou soldiers on the way? What's the situation outside now?"
Xiao Bin: "I didn't encounter any soldiers when I came here, and the road was full of refugees. What's going on?"
Li Ergou hurriedly asked, "Didn't the police arrest you and take you to the straw hut?"
Xiao Bin shook his head. "There are no officials here to arrest us and take us to the straw hut. Besides, there are many refugees on the official road now, and the wild vegetables on the roadside have almost been picked up. My family was thinking of looking for wild vegetables, but as we walked deeper and deeper, we found a village here."
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