Chapter 53: On the Eve of Escape
"What? Flee from famine?"
"Village head, even if we want to escape the famine, where can we go? If the city doesn't accept refugees like us, we will die outside!"
"Woo woo, my ancestors have been here for generations. Even if I die, I want to die in my own home."
"That's right, if we are all going to die, then we might as well stay here. At least our ancestors are here, and that is our root."
The head of the village looked at the villagers, almost all of whom were against fleeing the famine. He felt very difficult. If he had a choice, how could he be willing to leave the place where he was born and raised?
"I'm just telling you this this time. You don't necessarily have to flee. Let's wait and see what the county magistrate has to say. But I still want to remind you that if the situation is not favorable to us, then we should flee!"
"Hey, let's go!"
After the head of the village finished speaking, he walked home with a sad face!
The villagers who stayed behind talked about it and unanimously decided to stay and wait for the court to send more food. As for water, couldn't the ancient well in the village last another month?
In a month's time, maybe it will rain.
Xu Zhiyi listened to the villagers' thoughts of clinging to the village, but she kept silent. Now that she had the original owner's memories from her previous life, she knew that the result would be to flee from the famine.
Anyway, she had reminded the village head, and the village head had also told the villagers. No matter what, there was nothing she could do!
"Zhiyi, what happened? The village head gathered the villagers, is it about fleeing famine?" Su, who had been standing nervously at the door waiting for Xu Zhiyi, asked anxiously when she saw him coming back.
Hearing this, Xu Zhiyi nodded solemnly: "Mom, fleeing from famine is something we can't avoid!"
When Mrs. Su heard this, her face turned pale and she began to sob: "Wow, why does God torture us like this? We have now severed our relationship with the Xu family and were looking forward to a better future, but now this happens again, woooo."
Shen Wuyou came out of the room and comforted Su, "Mom, we can also think positively! If we flee from famine, I guess we should go to the direction of Nanzhou. I heard that the weather there is good, and the crops in the fields have a higher yield than here."
"So, if we really flee there and live and work in peace and contentment, as long as there is land to be reclaimed and everyone works hard, it won't take long for the villagers' lives to recover quickly."
Xu Zhiyi, who was standing by, was surprised when he heard Shen Wuyou's words. Could he guess this casually? In the original owner's memory in the previous life, the destination of the escape was Nanzhou City.
After hearing what Shen Wuyou said, Su felt better! But she was still reluctant to leave her hometown.
After dinner, after Xu Zhiyi accompanied Su to wash the dishes, she thought about it and decided to go and chat with Shen Changan. Since he heard that he might have to flee the famine today, she felt that Shen Changan was always distracted.
He started to have wild thoughts again. He had bad ideas again. He was probably afraid that he would drag his family down when he fled the famine!
Alas, because of his leg, he is now very inferior and sensitive, and always feels that he is a burden.
"Madam?" Shen Wuyou was sitting on the bed, chatting with Shen Changan. He heard the noise at the door, turned around and saw that it was Xu Zhiyi, and surprise flashed in his eyes.
Xu Zhiyi: "Well, I came to chat with you guys."
Upon hearing this, Shen Wuyou quickly moved a little further into the bed to make room for Xu Zhiyi.
As a result, Xu Zhiyi moved a small stool and sat beside the bed, looking at the absent-minded Shen Changan.
Shen Changan was in agony at this moment. If they really had to flee from famine, then he, a useless person, would be a burden to everyone. Fleeing from famine was already very difficult, and with the addition of himself as a burden, he was afraid that his family would be in danger.
If this is the case, he might as well die early. At least without him as a burden, his family will have a better chance of escaping the famine.
Xu Zhiyi saw that Shen Changan's brows were tightly knitted together, and he knew that he was wasting his time again! After thinking about it, he reached out and touched his brows, and angrily scolded: "Shen Changan, you are not obedient, are you thinking about those messy things again?"
"I'm telling you, you're not a burden to us. If it were any of us, would you give up on us?"
Shen Changan reached out and held the hand that was stroking his brow, and responded firmly: "No, I would rather die than let go"
Xu Zhiyi: "That's right. If you think of those bad thoughts again, we will see it and be worried. Besides, who can be sure that we won't reach our destination safely?"
"If our future is built on your life, we will never be able to let it go."
"But if we have tried our best, there will be no regrets. Why should we care about other things?"
"How is the road ahead? How do you know it's not going to work when you haven't even started walking yet?"
Shen Wuyou's gaze seemed to be drawn, and at this moment, there was only Xu Zhiyi in his eyes. His heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he seemed to be able to hear his own heartbeat.
At this moment, Shen Changan seemed to be deeply touched in his heart. He looked at Xu Zhiyi and was absent-minded for a moment.
Xu Zhiyi thought that he had used up all his brains to say so many inspirational speeches, but in the end, neither of the two brothers responded. Wasn't the amount of inspirational speeches not enough?
“Chen Changan, I won’t let you suffer in your heart again. Don’t think about those bad thoughts all day long. Do you hear me?”
Hearing this, Shen Changan stared at Xu Zhiyi and nodded: “I…I will be obedient and will never give up on myself easily in the future”
Xu Zhiyi heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, then smiled and grabbed Shen Changan's hand and made a pinky promise: "Pinky promise, don't change it"
Shen Changan looked at the two people's little fingers hooked together, and his face turned red.
Seeing this, Shen Wuyou, who was standing by, also stretched out his hand to Xu Zhiyi with great interest: "Madam, I want to make a pinky promise too, and you are not allowed to change it."
Xu Zhiyi didn't think much about it. She was just coaxing a child. If he wanted to play, then she would accompany him!
After this incident, everyone thought that they at least had time to think about it. However, at noon the next day, when someone went to the town, they heard that the bandits had gathered together to rob food. Wherever they passed, they killed the men after robbing the food and raped the women before killing them, regardless of who they were. There was no humanity at all.
I heard that he had already captured the city, and even the prefect of the city was hacked to death by the bandits! At this speed, I'm afraid they will soon reach the county town, and then the town, which means they won't be far from entering the village!
At this time, if you are still unwilling to run, the result will be waiting for death!
The head of the village struck the gong once again. This time, just by hearing the continuous sound of the gong, the villagers knew that the situation was serious. They did not dare to delay and gathered together.
When the village head saw that everyone was present, he glanced at them with tearful eyes and gave a solemn affirmative announcement.
"I believe everyone has heard the news! The bandits are about to attack us. The county magistrate can't even protect himself, so I'm afraid he can't take care of us. Our chance to survive now is to escape."
"Everyone, go back and get ready! Tomorrow morning, whoever wants to follow me to escape the famine, we will gather at 3:00 pm and set off on time at 1:00 pm. We will not risk the lives of those who are late to wait for them. You should keep this in mind."
"Okay! If you need to prepare food now, there's still time. Let's disperse."
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