Su Yin felt relieved when she heard that Nan Jingzhi and his group would separate from them only when they arrived in Linzhou.
By the time they arrived in Linzhou, they had at least achieved half of their goal.
"Then we should follow the original planned route."
"good."
"On the way to Linzhou, you'd better travel with us and don't walk so fast." Nan Jingzhi said.
They had more people but fewer animals, so their speed was far slower than Su Yin and his group.
Su Yin nodded. She naturally understood and said to him, "Thank you."
Nan Jingzhi waved the folding fan in his hand nonchalantly.
After the discussion, Su Yin intended to synchronize the team with Nan Jing's group.
Zhang was the first to notice that Su Yin and his group were slowing down.
"Dad, they seem to have slowed down." The second son of the Zhang family exclaimed in surprise.
The other members of the Zhang family were also pleasantly surprised. “Finally, we don’t have to jog all the way to catch up. My legs really can’t take it.”
"Okay, stop talking."
Su Yin, who was walking in the front, looked at the people lying on both sides of the official road ahead. Some of these people had already stopped breathing, while some were still breathing but were too weak to move forward.
Many crows, flies and mosquitoes landed on these corpses. When someone passed by, they would fly away, and when the person left, they would gather together again.
There is a foul smell in the air. The smell is faint but very pungent. I am afraid that it will not be long before the smell will increase exponentially.
Su Yin distributed the masks that she had prepared long ago to Su's mother, Su Baozhu, and Uncle Wan San, as well as to several children from her uncle's family.
As for the other adults, let them figure out their own solutions.
She alone can't take care of the 'masks' for everyone.
"Uncle, find something to cover your mouth and nose. Remember to do it, no matter how hot it is."
"good."
Su Yin gave orders one by one.
Madam Xu smiled and said, "I saw you making it before, so I made a few a long time ago. If you don't have enough, I have some here."
"I have some." Su Yin thanked Madam Xu for her kindness.
The Zhang family noticed the movement on their side, and without waiting for Su Yin to go over and notify them, their people came over to inquire first.
"What happened?" Zhang Bingliang asked.
"The corpse was left here in the sun, and the gas it emitted and the flies and mosquitoes around it could carry diseases. Doctor Li suggested that all of us cover our mouths and noses."
"Okay, okay." Zhang Bingliang nodded continuously and immediately went back to tell his family.
"Hey, where can I find this thing?"
"Just find a piece of unwanted clothing and cut it up so it can cover your mouth and nose. Hurry up, ladies. Don't dilly-dally. Don't you see that Miss Su and the others have already put on their clothes?"
Nan Jingzhi didn't need any instructions, and the people below him found some cloth to cover their mouths and noses.
The corpses they saw now were only a small portion, but they knew very well that the further they went, the more corpses there would be.
"I'm not saying that Nanshan County is similar to Nanping County, but I think Nanshan County is more serious."
Su's mother saw more and more corpses on the roadside. When she passed through Nanping County before, she only saw groups of people fleeing, and occasionally saw some corpses, which were all killed.
But after entering Nanshan County, there were more and more corpses. Most of these corpses were not killed by humans, but died of starvation, thirst, or even illness.
Su Baozhu said, "Many people couldn't hold on and fell here. In Nanping County, they might have been able to hold on, but they were probably exhausted here."
How long can a person survive without food or water?
They were considered very lucky, except for the initial period when their feet were rubbed raw and blisters formed from days of walking. Even if their feet were unbearable, they had to hurry on.
But since they got the carriage, they rarely walked and felt a lot more relaxed.
There were very few refugee groups as relaxed as theirs, except among the wealthy.
When Su Yin and his group were traveling through Nanshan County, something unexpected happened with the Su family.
Su Xiaozhong picked up firewood from the woods. As soon as he walked out of the woods, Su Xinguang rushed over, grabbed his legs and feet, and cried loudly, "Dad, go and save my brother. My brother has been taken away."
"What?" Su Xiaozhong was so shocked that he threw the firewood in his hand to the ground.
He looked around anxiously, but didn't see his eldest son. His parents and second brother all lowered their heads and didn't dare to look at him. Only his sister-in-law looked gloating.
"Where did they go?" Su Xiaozhong asked anxiously.
"They went in that direction." Su Xinguang pointed to the east.
When Mr. Su and his wife saw that he was about to leave, Mrs. Su hurriedly stopped him.
"It's too late for you to chase after him now."
"It's so dangerous now, you should stay here."
Su Xiaozhong gritted his teeth and said, "Mom, that's my son. I must bring him back."
Su Xinguang spoke at the right time, "Dad, my brother would not have been snatched away just now. It was all because of my aunt. She deliberately stretched her legs and tripped my brother, which allowed those people to succeed."
"Dad, Mom, is this true?"
"What's true or not? Don't listen to the nonsense of the child." Old Mrs. Su retorted.
The second brother's family also joined in.
"Third brother, don't misunderstand. It was Xinyang who fell down by himself. Xinguang didn't see it clearly and misunderstood."
"I didn't do that. It was my aunt who caused my brother to be arrested." Su Xinguang retorted angrily, his eyes turning red with anger.
Su Xiaozhong bypassed Old Lady Su and insisted on chasing after her.
"It's no use chasing after him. Don't waste your time."
If Su Yao and Su Tiao's two children could be brought back, they would not have disappeared just like that.
"No matter if it's useful or not, I'm going to go find him. I can't just abandon my son. You guys don't care whether he lives or dies, but I will."
If even he doesn't care about Xinyang's life or death, then no one will care, and he will have no choice but to die.
"Okay, okay." Old Mrs. Su was also very angry and ignored him.
Su Xiaozhong told his youngest son to stay here. He ran towards the east like a rocket, looking around as he ran, for fear of missing it.
He chased his eldest son from sunset until dark, but found no trace of him. His heart became heavier and heavier, and a feeling of powerlessness weighed on him, making it difficult for him to breathe.
Suddenly, he stumbled and fell heavily to the ground, his elbows and legs were scratched and bleeding.
He fell to the ground weakly, tears flowing from his eyes.
"Ayang, it's Dad who is useless. It's Dad who is sorry for you."
"I am too embarrassed to see your mother."
Just then, I heard a familiar voice.
“Woo woo woo.”
"Ayang, are you here?" Su Xiaozhong stood up hurriedly, looking around like a headless fly.
After running forward for a few hundred meters, I saw several men building a fire. On one side, a boy was stripped naked and was about to be put into the pot.
The light from the fire allowed him to see the boy's appearance clearly.
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