Xia Manni hesitated whether to call for help, after all, she didn't know what to call in this situation.
"Uncle Zhou."
Finally, it was the eldest child who broke the silence among the adults.
It turned out that the people who came on horseback were the former county magistrate, Lord Zheng, and Constable Zhou.
Liu Miaoyan: "Miss Xia, do you know each other?"
"Yes, the former county magistrate and constable from our county."
After Xia Manni finished speaking, she greeted Constable Zhou.
"Constable Zhou, Lord Zheng."
Lord Zheng turned around without responding to Xia Manni. He still remembered being pulled by this woman on his sleeve before leaving.
"Madam Xia, why are you here?"
"I fled the famine just a few days after parting with you, but how come you are behind us?"
"My Lord and I had some accidents on the way, and we also had to look for Miss Liu..."
"What Miss Liu? Isn't that the future wife of our family?"
Before Constable Zhou could finish his words, Liu Miaoyan pulled Xia Manni aside.
"Don't listen to his nonsense. We're going back to cancel our engagement. I came out this time to find him..."
"Are you still going? Do you want to run into the other princes' troops?"
Lord Zheng's voice came from behind them.
However, Liu Miaoyan ignored him and said to Xia Manni, "Don't worry, at least I'm still alive after meeting Zheng Yingyan..."
Liu Miaoyan saw Xia Manni's expression and was moved by her worried look.
In fact, Xia Manni was just gossiping.
It turns out that Lord Zheng’s name is Zheng Yingyan, what a heroic name.
Her inner thoughts were: Is this a love triangle?
After Liu Miaoyan finished speaking, she hugged Xia Manni. She had to admit that she understood a lot of things after this trip.
It turns out that the legendary Jianghu really does eat people.
Fortunately, I met Xia Manni.
It's just that the wood was lost, and she has to find it back.
"You and your guards will ride on one horse, and Xiaohong and I will ride on another."
Liu Miaoyan forced Constable Zhou to dismount, and then she and Xiaohong rode on the same horse.
"Miss Xia, see you later."
"She is a widow, why call her a girl?"
What Lord Zheng got in return was a roll of the eyes from Liu Miaoyan.
Xia Manni: "Why are you calling me sir?"
"you!"
"What are you looking at? Run!"
After Xia Manni finished speaking, she pulled Da Wa and the others and ran back.
If she hadn't known that they would never meet again, she wouldn't have acted so hastily.
From behind came the voice of Lord Zheng cursing, and the voice of Liu Miaoyan laughing and urging him to get on the road quickly.
It was quite lively for a while.
People almost forgot that they were hiding from the drought.
Then came the sound of galloping horses, and the wind was mixed with the cursing between Zheng Yingyan and Liu Miaoyan.
They are indeed a pair of bickering lovers.
At this time, the eldest child said, "Mom, why do I keep hearing the sound of galloping horses?"
"Mom always has this illusion. Let's go up the mountain and find a place to stay."
Erwa: "Mom, will this mountain also be set on fire by the sun?"
Erwa thought of the mountains he had encountered before, and he thought they were all caused by the fire set by the sun.
"Erwa, did you see all those soldiers just now?"
"Mom, I saw them. They are all very majestic. I want to be like them."
"Haha, okay. When you grow up, I'll support you in whatever you want to do. Besides Weifeng, they also brought a lot of people down with them."
Sanwa: "Mom, I saw it. Those people were dressed very strangely."
"Yes, those people should be bandits. There should be a stronghold here."
Da Wa: "Mom, are you trying to say that since those bandits dare to live here, it means there is a water source here?"
Xia Manni nodded and gave Da Wa a look of praise.
Erwa: "Brother, you are so amazing, I can't believe it."
Sanwa: "Second brother, it's obviously you who can't imagine..."
Erwa took the opportunity to slap Sanwa on the back, and it seemed that the two were about to start fighting.
The eldest boy hurriedly rushed to the left and right, scolding them, "What are you arguing about? Are you still going up the mountain?"
More than a month had passed since they left Shizai Village.
Xia Manni feels that each of the children has made progress in their own way.
The eldest child is becoming more and more sensible, and is more skilled than her as a mother in disciplining his younger brothers and sisters.
The second child is becoming more and more agile in climbing mountains and trees. Although he is still very sincere, he can at least listen to advice.
Sanwa gained a lot of experience after this trip and no longer thought about how to make money from everything he saw like before.
Sometimes she wondered why a child was so obsessed with making money.
Later she began to understand that Sanwa always watched other children spend money, and in his perception, money could solve everything.
Si Ni'er put into practice all the herbal knowledge she had learned during these days.
Moreover, she observed that Si Ni'er began to have a new focus on other things.
Before, she only focused on what she liked and what she cared about.
It is estimated that after experiencing these life-and-death escapes, the changes in the children are all due to their respect for life.
The family went to unload the things on the cart first.
"Mom, look, it's still alive."
Sanwa said excitedly while holding the hare.
When Potato heard the sound, he just took a look and turned away.
Look, a rabbit that even dogs dislike must not have much meat on it.
When they climbed the tree, Da Wa hid the rabbit in a cloth bag.
Xia Manni leaned over to take a look. Although he was still alive, he was almost dead.
She said, "Take it with you."
Originally, Xia Manni wanted to bury the cart at the foot of the mountain and they would carry the things up the mountain.
Later, Xia Manni suddenly thought, since there are so many bandits here, it is impossible to transport supplies by carrying them on one's back, right?
She thought, perhaps there was a slightly flatter road up the mountain in this continuous mountain range.
If they really can't find it, they still have time to bury the cart.
"Let's go quickly and find a mountain road where we can push the cart up the mountain."
The children nodded, and Xia Manni pushed the cart from behind.
Four children were carrying potatoes and looking for a way ahead.
They circled the mountain but didn't find a flatter mountain road.
Just when Xia Manni resigned herself to carrying her things up the mountain, Potato unexpectedly discovered a narrow path.
This path is hidden among the trees and cannot be seen unless you look carefully.
Walking onto the path, the road gradually became steeper as the altitude increased.
But it is much better than the ordinary mountain roads that are rugged, overgrown with weeds and trees.
Erwa was like a victorious general, leading the way with potatoes.
Everyone was surprised that Potato could find the way up the mountain.
But Xia Manni didn't want to go down this road to the end.
She thought that perhaps this road could connect the village.
She said to the children, "Let's find a cave."
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