Li Rui and his group were very happy.
We stayed here for about an incense stick of time [i.e. thirty minutes], which gave the others and the horses some time to rest.
Su Yin said, "Let's go."
The huge team continued on their way, and Li Rui and his group followed behind Su Yin's team.
After they left, the bearded man and his group followed behind them not too close.
This long line can scare off many people with bad intentions.
The person who was most happy about the joining of Li Rui and his team was Su Baozhu.
In the team, she was familiar with only Su Yin and her sister-in-law, and she was not familiar with the rest.
Now when I see familiar people, I am naturally happy.
Su Baozhu invited Li Rui's sister Li Xiu to ride in the carriage together.
As soon as they got on the carriage, two girls of similar age chattered about what had happened along the way.
Su Baozhu picked up things that could be said, and even if she cut corners, the things she encountered along the way still shocked Li Xiu.
"So dangerous?" Li Xiu was very surprised. "I thought we were already miserable enough, but I didn't expect you to be worse than us... Fortunately, fortunately we didn't follow your path. Big brother is right."
Su Yin, who was driving the car in front, heard this and couldn't help asking, "Where did you come from? I haven't seen you along the way?"
Su Yin was very curious about this.
At the beginning, all the people in Xinghua Village fled together, so their speed was naturally slower than if there were fewer people. But later, after they got a horse-drawn carriage, their speed increased a lot.
"When my brother came back, he originally planned to leave early the next morning, but then your uncle told him about the merchants he encountered, so he thought about it and decided to leave early. He left with everyone that night."
"We were heading south. On the way, my brother met other peddlers and took them with him. Because everyone was afraid of being caught up by the refugees, they took a shortcut. After arriving in Fushun County, we didn't stop and went straight through Fushun County."
When Su Yin and his party arrived in Fushun County, they happened to catch up with the closing of the city gates, so they had to take a detour.
It is true that a small mistake can lead to a huge difference.
"When we passed Fushun County, my brother and several other peddlers realized that something was wrong with the entire county. Many of the wealthy families' restaurants and other things were closed."
"They felt something was not right, so they discussed with others how to save time and head south as quickly as possible."
"My brother's friend often travels around Fushun County and knows of a mountain road that can save us a lot of time. But the road is steep and difficult to walk on. Only one cart can pass through it at most. Fortunately, there is no horse carriage in our team, so everyone agreed."
"Speaking of which, it was really hard to take that road. My second uncle's cart fell directly into the valley. Because of this, my second aunt has been blaming my brother."
"In the end, there was no other choice but for my brother and several other families to give them some money, and only then did they calm down."
Talking about this matter, Li Xiu was full of grievances.
"We walked for many days in the mountains. The roads were narrow and there were a lot of mosquitoes. Look at me, I still have a lot of scars on my arms."
"We got lost on the way. Fortunately, we were lucky and walked in one direction. Unexpectedly, we came out of the forest. After we came out, we arrived in Tai'an County. My brother said that we were lucky to be able to walk out smoothly and did not go in the wrong direction."
"After we entered Nanshan County, we didn't know the way very well, so we headed south with other refugees. We planned to go to Linzhou. We heard there are boats there that can get us to the south faster. Alas, I don't know how much the boat fare is. If it's expensive, we can only walk or find a safe place to settle down."
Although it was just a simple description, Su Yin could probably imagine the hardships involved.
Judging from their route, they basically took the small road, starting from Fushun County and heading to another road, and most of them did not take the official road. After arriving in Nanshan County, because I was not familiar with the road conditions, I started to walk along the official road and ran into them.
"Where is your water?" Su Baozhu asked.
If Su Yin had not found the water source, they would have no water to drink now and would have died of thirst like everyone else.
When talking about water, Li Xiu smiled and said, "I have to praise my eldest brother for this. Soon after we entered the mountains, the water we brought with us was quickly used up. At that time, my parents and uncle were very worried."
"But my brother was smart. He found the source of water."
When this was mentioned, the little girl's eyes sparkled, showing her admiration for her brother.
Su Baozhu was very curious, "How did your brother find it?"
"This is a secret. I'm telling you, you can't tell anyone else." Li Xiu looked mysterious.
Su Baozhu nodded continuously, "I know, I promise not to tell."
Not to mention Su Baozhu's curiosity, even Su's mother, who had been doing needlework, stopped what she was doing out of curiosity and listened quietly.
"There are many wild animals in the mountains. My brother said that the mountains are the territory of these wild animals, and they are the ones who know their own territory best. They can survive because they know where there is water to drink. My brother just follows the footprints of the wild animals and finds the water source."
"However, we can't always find water. Most of the time, the places we find are dry. Fortunately, we have found two water sources. We are better off than others and are not so short of water for the time being."
Su Yin listened to the little girl's words and couldn't help sighing in her heart. Everyone has their own opportunities, and everyone has their own destiny. Each of them has a different way of survival and creates a different story.
In fact, many times, modern people usually fall into a misunderstanding, or a weird sense of superiority, and always think that the ancients were stupid. In fact, it is not the case. They just lived in ancient times, which does not mean that they have no brains or are not good at observation and discovery.
"I wonder how the other people in the village are doing?"
Su Baozhu shook her head, "I don't know."
Li Xiu suddenly thought of something, "Why are there only three of you in the Su family? Where are the others? Could it be..."
Su Baozhu knew she was thinking the wrong thing when she saw her expression, and patted her shoulder with a smile, "My parents didn't leave, they stayed in the village. I believed what your brother said, so I sneaked out quietly."
After being shocked, Li Xiu gave her a thumbs up and said, "You are really amazing. You dare to do this. If it were me, I would never dare to do this."
Li Xiu and Su Baozhu chatted about everything under the sun, and time passed quietly.
She was sitting in the car and didn't feel any tiredness in her legs, but the same couldn't be said for others.
Yunniang, the young wife of Uncle Li, pounded her legs and looked at her husband in pain, "Husband, my legs are sore again."
Li Si looked at his wife unhappily, "Yun Niang, what's wrong with you these days? You complain of being tired all the time. I've never seen you like this before."
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