Chapter 059: Oh no, we encountered disaster victims
Sun ignored her daughter's sadness and shouted angrily, "You silly girl, why don't you hurry back? They've already kicked you out, and you're so shameless, trying to get your face in the cold. How can you be so cheap?"
Li Fenghua turned a deaf ear and just stared blankly at Li Mumu who was being carefully cared for by Gu Yuru.
The next moment, she was grabbed by the ears and slapped twice. She cried loudly in pain, but Gu Yuru did not look back this time.
But she couldn't help but sigh. Madam Gu came over and gently advised: "Everyone has his own destiny. It's not something we can control."
"Mom, I understand." Gu Yuru replied in a low voice.
The Li family, who had no money or food, could not even get enough to eat. They had to rush on the road every day and had no time to make a fuss. But every time they saw the Gu family eating delicious food and quickly buying things when they came across a place where they could restock supplies, their eyes would light up.
Only Li Yuan tried to win back Gu Yuru without giving up, even though he was rejected. But no matter what, Gu Yuru ignored him. The reason why she didn't beat or scold him was simply for the sake of the children.
But she didn't know that as long as she wanted to take action against Li Yuan, her brothers and sisters would never stop her.
The weather has started to get colder, especially in the morning and at night. People sleeping in the tent will shiver if they don't cover themselves with something. The Li family has lost most of their belongings and can only huddle together to keep each other warm.
They had to sleep in the wild again that night, which was really hard for the Li family.
At this time, they would rather sleep in the cowshed or horse stable, which is much warmer than in the open wilderness without any shelter.
The once plump and beautiful lady has become skinny after days of running around. Lin Siyan's original beautiful appearance is no longer there, replaced by a yellow-faced woman.
In addition, her status has declined and she has lost Li Yuan's favor, so her life is not easy. Even though her belly is getting bigger, she is not being cared for by anyone.
"Are you guys going out again?" Zhang Yi asked softly.
Li Yunchao smiled and said, "I have nothing to do anyway, so I'll take my brothers and sisters out for a walk and see if I can bring back some game."
It's like this every time, and everyone is used to it. After all, Li Yunchao has always been reliable in doing things.
Li Fenghua said weakly, "Cousin, I want to go too."
Li Yunchao glanced at her and said, "Your legs are on your own body. If you want to go, go ahead, but don't follow us."
"Why...why?" Li Fenghua asked.
Li Yunye sneered, "Aren't you afraid that we will throw you away? Then we'll say you're disobedient."
Li Fenghua's face darkened and she bit her lip. She wanted to explain what happened that day, but several people didn't want to listen at all.
"Mumu, big brother will hold your hand."
Li Mumu nodded, and then went up the mountain happily. As she walked, she was thinking about what to take out from the space for everyone to eat this time, when she heard people shouting in the distance.
Is there anyone in the deep mountains and wilderness?
Li Mumu was not as happy as her brothers. She calculated that they were robbed by bandits in Zibo City, which was two or three hundred miles away from here. They would definitely not come here.
Since they are not bandits, then they are... victims of the disaster?
That’s right, she slapped her forehead.
The place where they met the plague victims was still seventy or eighty miles away from here, but because they had walked less distance than in the original book some time ago, the meeting place was brought forward.
"Cousin, there's someone over there."
Li Mumu was about to stop them. They didn't know how many victims there were, so it would be better for them as children not to disturb them.
But the eldest brother is the eldest brother after all, so he naturally thinks a lot.
"Shh~ Don't talk for now. There's no one on this road. These people don't know where they came from, so be careful."
Li Mumu nodded, but he didn't expect that Li Yunjue, who was not far away, ran over happily with something in his hands. He was so happy that he didn't notice that Li Yunchao was shaking his head at him.
"Brother, look what goodies my second brother and I have found." Li Yunjue shouted excitedly, "They are bird eggs. I can make egg custard for my sister."
Li Mumu sighed, her cute and simple third brother!
"Someone, a child!"
Li Yunchao heard the noise and quickly picked up his sister, "Run back quickly."
Li Yunye didn't ask what happened. After all, his elder brother would not harm him. He jumped down from the tree and ran away with his younger brother.
The people behind were chasing closely, and judging from the noise, there were more than a dozen of them, all adult men.
However, this may not be the whole story. Li Mumu remembered that everyone saw the victims stripped of their skin, and all their food, clothing and daily necessities were taken away.
They were almost starving to death, so who cared whether they were yamen runners or not? Moreover, they were so numerous and powerful that even the yamen runners were robbed.
Li Mumu patted her brother's shoulder and wanted to get down and run by herself, but Li Yunchao comforted her, "Brother is not tired, and I will definitely protect you."
Facts proved that the brothers did not go hungry along the way, and they drank Li Mumu's spiritual spring water every day, so they ran very fast, and the victims who had been hungry for a long time could not catch up with them.
But they were not going to give up after seeing their prey.
They followed the little guys all the way to the camp. When they saw the fire and the yamen runners, they didn't catch up with them.
"What happened? Did you encounter a wild animal?" Gu Mingjing said with a relaxed expression, "Where is it? Take me to see it. The roasted wild boar we had last time was really delicious."
The younger ones were running out of breath and could no longer speak. However, Li Mumu was held by her eldest brother and did not have to exert much effort.
"They are not beasts, they are... people... a lot of people." Li Mumu did not dare to say directly that they were victims of the disaster, otherwise if people asked her, she would have a hard time explaining.
"People? Where do people come from in such a desolate place?" Zhang Xiang said after taking a sip of wine. He was already half drunk. "Are you guys seeing things?"
"No...no, there really are a lot of people chasing us." Li Yunchao said after a while, "Seeing you guys, they went back."
Gu Mingyu frowned, "Could it be bandits? I'm afraid it's not safe here."
Mr. Gu also nodded, "That's right, sir, let's go quickly."
Zhang Xiang was drunk and didn't want to move at all. He said nonchalantly, "Old man, I've walked this road many times. There are no bandits here. You've just been fighting too many battles and are too nervous. Didn't they just say they ran away when they saw us? We are from the imperial court. How dare they fight against the imperial court? Are they tired of living?"
Li Rong also lay on the ground, motionless. "No, whoever wants to walk can go. I can't walk anymore. I finally have a break, why do I have to mess around?"
"That's right, we're not leaving either," said Mrs. Li. "Should we listen to the official or you? You can even kill wolves, so why are you afraid of people?"
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