Chapter 23: Leaving



Shen Yu'an looked towards Lin Chunyan and found that their family was sitting next to Wang Zhicai's family.

She raised an eyebrow with great interest.

After selling the grain, she went to the town with her second and third uncles to buy an ox cart. When she came back, she informed the news and packed up her things. She really didn't have time to find out what the result was of Ma taking Lin Chunyan to the Wang family to seek justice.

She looked at Xiao Zhang and asked, and Xiao Zhang shook her head to indicate that she didn't know.

They didn't go to watch the fun, so naturally they didn't know how it would develop.

Without giving it any more thought, Shen Yu'an looked down the mountain again. The refugees had already looted their belongings and left.

Late at night is the time when everyone is most relaxed, and the refugees rush through the villages like machines that never stop.

Because they left in a hurry, each household did not have time to deal with the live livestock such as chickens and ducks.

Perhaps they were tired, the calls of the chickens and ducks gradually became weaker.

Everyone staying on the mountain took a nap in this quiet environment.

Early the next morning, seeing that everyone had packed up, Shen Lizheng gave an order and headed down the mountain again.

We had to pass by the village when coming down from the mountain, so we stopped here for a while.

Someone walked into the village and found that there was no one else in the village except for a few corpses on the ground. They must have taken the opportunity to escape last night.

Chen Lizheng called a few people to carry those people to the bottom of the mountain and bury them. After all, they were from the same village. It would be fine if they didn't see it, but it would be a shame if they saw it and did nothing.

When a person dies, it is like a light going out, and all the past grudges will be gone.

The three brothers of the Shen family and the eldest and second brothers all went to help. Shen Yu'an asked her mother and second aunt to take the chickens and ducks tied to the ox cart to the river and kill them.

We don’t know how long we will get through this journey. If they get frightened on the road, they won’t lay eggs and need to be fed every day. It’s better to kill and clean them now while there is water.

Others saw this and did the same.

Wu Cuihua squatted beside Song holding a chicken. She stretched her head to look at Shen Yu'an and asked, "Girl, can't we come back to live here after these refugees leave?"

The others also pricked up their ears to listen. If they could stay here, who would be willing to leave their hometown?

Shen Yu'an said, "No, Aunt Wu, look at this river. We hold a handful of water and half a handful of mud. It will dry up in a few days. Instead of waiting for God to send rain to give us a way to survive, we might as well earn it ourselves."

"Besides, if a second group of refugees arrives after one group leaves, we can't predict what will happen."

Everyone looked at the river and thought it made sense. The wells in the village had stopped producing water a few days ago, and even the river had dried up.

If you don't leave now, you will die of thirst even if you don't starve to death.

Mr. Shen’s family was kind-hearted and told everyone the news when they got it.

Because the Shen family was willing to sell grain to everyone, everyone's favorable impression of them increased.

After resting for less than half an hour, everyone picked up their bags and prepared to set off again.

This time I leave, I may never come back.

There are more than 500 people in Shenjia Village, big and small, and now there are only more than 300 of them following the team.

Everyone took out all their belongings from home. It was more convenient if they had ox carts or carts, but some families didn't even bring carts, so they could only walk carrying their belongings.

There were elderly people and quite a few children in the team, so the team's progress was slow. They only walked a dozen kilometers in the morning.

The elderly could still bear walking for a long time, but the children did not understand why they had to walk such a long distance away from home. There were constant sounds of children crying and women beating and scolding children.

Fortunately, the village head finally spoke up: "Let's go forward a little further. When we get to the forest ahead, we'll stop and rest."

"Oh, okay, okay."

Knowing that they could finally stop and rest, everyone walked towards the forest ahead with all their might.

Although the forest didn't look far away, it still took me a quarter of an hour to get there.

Everyone found a place to pile their things at their feet and rest, and some took out some dry food to fill their stomachs.

Shen Yu'an found a big tree at the edge of the crowd for the Shen family to stay.

Chen Yun carefully helped little Zhang down from the ox cart.

No one else in the Shen family entered the carriage, saying that they couldn't hold out on the first day. Even the ten-year-old Liu Lang walked beside Shen Dalang and the others.

Shen Yu'an's training of them during this period has been quite effective, and they have become much stronger.

Old Mrs. Shen said, "Let's eat something quickly, or we won't be able to eat if we keep on traveling."

Ding Hehua (Xiao Zhang's sister-in-law) hurriedly followed Song and Zhao to take down the bag of dry food from the car and took the steamed buns out.

Each person was given a steamed bun filled with meat slices and vegetables that they had prepared in advance.

There are only four people in the Zhang family, and the Shen family didn't specifically ask them to cook by themselves. Everyone worked and ate together, but Ding Hehua would add some of their family's food every time she cooked.

While biting a steamed bun, Shen Yu'an suddenly noticed an extremely aggressive gaze. She followed her feeling and looked, and met Wang Zhicai's thoughtful eyes.

I thought that after what he said to him by the river that time, with Wang Zhicai's strong self-esteem, he would not have such an attitude, even if he hated him to death.

Could it be that he is planning something bad again, or wants to do something weird?

She didn't believe that someone as vindictive as Wang Zhicai would look at her with such a gentle attitude.

Lin Chunyan, who was sitting next to him, called Wang Zhicai several times but there was no response. She followed his gaze and happened to see Shen Yu'an's delicate face.

She bit the dry biscuit in her hand stiffly, as if she was venting her anger.

Shen Yu'an withdrew her gaze. No matter what bad things they were planning, she could fight them back.

After resting for an hour, the commander called everyone to get up and continue their journey. Chen Yu'an and the others moved in perfect harmony to put the things they had taken down back on the ox cart.

"We just rested for a while, why are you walking again? We can't wait until it's cool before continuing our journey." Lin Popiah muttered as he lay on the ground.

"Whoever doesn't want to leave can stay here." Shen Lizheng glanced at the rascal who said he didn't want to leave.

It was hot all day, and if they wanted to wait until it was cooler before continuing their journey, they would starve to death before they could even leave their county.

Seeing that everyone continued to move forward, Lin Puff, who was lying on the ground, had no choice but to get up, put his things in his arms and follow the team.

The Shen family was walking at the end of the team, and Lin Puff caught up with the end of the team after just a few steps.

Lin Popi lives in a single household in the village. If he is well fed, the whole family will not be hungry.

He had no elders in his family and had never married. He had been fond of stealing since he was young. After he was caught peeping at women in the village taking a bath, no one paid any attention to him anymore.

He was walking behind and saw Shen Yu'an at the end of the team. He glanced at him and saw that his skin was so white that it seemed to glow under the sun.

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