The luggage in the car was turned into a mess, and a lot of it was thrown on the ground.
Everyone packed up their things and left quickly, fearing that those people might come back and attack them again.
After walking forward for another quarter of an hour, everyone finally saw a forest.
They drove their ox carts into the woods, planning to camp there tonight.
After we stopped, we set up the tent. It was not as hot as before. Especially after a rain, it would be cold to lie outside at night.
While a few men set up the tent, Old Lady Shen took the other women to start cooking.
Today, those officers took away so much meat. I must turn my grief and anger into appetite and make a good meal to reward myself.
Otherwise, I don’t know which will come first, the accident or the next meal of meat.
If an accident happens, the meat will end up in someone else's stomach.
Ji Xun gave those people two bundles. One bundle contained baked steamed buns with meat slices, and the other bundle contained fried scallion pancakes.
Those biscuits were originally intended to be eaten on the road during the day, but they were all taken away by those people.
If you want to eat it, you can only bake it again.
Old Mrs. Shen used the two remaining chickens and the mushrooms she picked on the mountain that day to cook a large pot of chicken and mushroom stew. The rice smelled delicious before it even came out of the pot.
In addition, a dish was fried with marinated wolf meat.
Seeing that all the dishes tonight were meat dishes, Shen Yu'an turned to the ox cart and took out two handfuls of black fungus and some wild vegetables, intending to make two pots of cold dishes.
Smelling the delicious food, Shen Yu'an was satisfied. It would be even better if he ignored Ji Xun who kept asking him to help him get the stuff off his face.
"Just help me get rid of it. I've lost all my dignity." Ji Xun thought of the disgusted looks on the officials' eyes when they saw him, and he just wanted to burst into tears.
Shen Yu'an refused without thinking: "No, what if those officers and soldiers come back and see that someone in our team has a different face? Wouldn't that tell others that we are up to something?"
Ji Xun put his hands on his hips and refused to accept it, "Chen Yu'an! You don't keep your word!"
"We agreed that you would help me get rid of that weird stuff on my face after I get those people away!"
Chen Yu'an said confidently, "But you caused us to lose a bag of meat and a bag of biscuits, so you can use this face for a few more days. When we pass the next town, I will help you change it to a more handsome one."
Hearing that he could change to a more handsome face, Ji Xun finally compromised.
Everyone laughed as they watched Ji Xun being fooled by Shen Yu'an.
Ji Xun seems to be such a smart person on weekdays, why is he acting so stupid now?
Even if he changes his face, can it be as handsome as his own?
But a few days later, everyone was slapped in the face.
With Shen Yu'an's skillful hands, Ji Xun's face can really be made more handsome.
There were too many people in their group, so they divided the food into two portions.
Although the portion was large, there were so many of them and they consumed so much physical energy every day that in the end there was not even any soup left. They soaked the steamed buns and stuffed them into their stomachs.
After dinner, Mrs. Shen thought about the fried cakes that were taken away by the soldiers and decided to make some more.
At the same time, they also talked about what happened during the day.
Mr. Shen sat next to Mrs. Shen. He took a puff of cigarette, squinted his eyes, and said, "I don't know where the prince the court is looking for has gone."
"Prince Wu Ding is a great general who defended his country. I wonder where this prince is now."
"Alas, the imperial court has been searching for so long but still can't find it. It must be in danger."
Everyone felt a little regretful and thought that the thief who assassinated the Prince of Wuding was a really inhuman person.
Only Shen Yu'an and Ji Xun looked at Fei Yanche with an ambiguous look.
Fei Yanche pretended to know nothing and asked innocently, "An'an, what are you looking at me for?"
Shen Yu'an said calmly, "I was thinking about helping you wipe the stuff off your face in a few days, and giving you a new face."
Fei Yanche's smile suddenly froze on the corner of his mouth. Does Anan think he is ugly?
...Although he does look a bit ugly now.
Ji Xun looked at everyone and saw that they felt sorry for Prince Wuding.
He said: "Don't worry, maybe they are living well now."
Everyone sighed, it was really not their turn to worry about this matter.
When the night sky was filled with stars, after the people left to keep watch, everyone dispersed and returned to their tents.
The next day was another sunny day.
After getting up, everyone set out on their journey south again.
If nothing happens on the way and they walk faster, they can reach Dashan County, the first county in the south, in the evening.
Thinking about reaching Dashan County today, everyone was full of energy and kept walking. They even took a short break at noon and ate some fried cakes made last night.
If they got tired, they would take turns sitting on the ox cart to rest for a while.
Finally, in the evening of that day, the tall city walls of Dashan County were visible from afar.
Mr. Shen couldn't hide his joy and said, "We have finally arrived. If Dashan County can take in refugees, we can go directly to the government to register. We can finally settle down."
The other two old men also responded happily.
"Once we settle down and buy a few acres of land, our lives will get better and better."
"Yes, for farmers like us, we can only feel at ease if we have fields and land in our hands."
Old man Shen Xingwang's legs were injured when he was young, and his family had no money, so in the end he could only walk with a limp.
Bai Wu helped to take a look along the way and said that it could be cured, but it would take a longer time.
I was finally able to walk these days. Although I can't walk like a normal person, I can still move around without any hindrance.
He was now standing and walking forward with Grandpa Shen, feeling that they had finally reached their destination. The two old men's legs and feet were so nimble.
Everyone was in high spirits. Although the journey was tiring, they were much better off than other refugees.
But who doesn't want to settle down?
Everyone quickened their pace and arrived at an open space not far from the city gate just before sunset.
But as they approached, they saw crowds of refugees outside the city gate, and everyone fell silent.
Is this a number of people that the government has not had time to count or are they people that the government does not allow in?
If it's too late today to count, they can just wait until tomorrow.
But if it's the second one...
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