Village chief He Qiang paused here, obviously not wanting to mention that matter again.
Yu Qinghai did not urge him, but instead pulled him to find a place to sit down.
Yu Qinghai and several others surrounded Village Chief He Qiang and continued to listen to him talk about what happened next.
Village chief He Qiang also endured the hunger and continued to tell Yu Qinghai what they had encountered.
It turned out that they encountered another group of people later. This group of people specialized in capturing women and children. Most of the people in the village were captured.
Only a few dozen families were left behind, barely escaping.
But at that time they had completely run out of food, and they had no choice but to eat tree bark and grass roots along the way.
They continued to move forward. Yu Ling'er in the team couldn't bear the hardship, so she found a master to be her concubine on the road, and her family left the team.
The rest of the people followed Village Chief He Qiang and are now staying in the dilapidated temple.
The young men in the family would work at the docks during the day to earn a living, while the older men would beg like him.
Village chief He Qiang is standing there with a broken porcelain bowl in his hand. He is also begging.
Yu Qinghai couldn't bear to see the former village chief like this, so he softened his heart and bought him a few steamed buns to fill his stomach.
When Village Chief He Qiang saw the food, he couldn't be polite and started to eat it voraciously.
He hadn't eaten a full meal for two days. If he continued like this, he would probably starve to death sooner or later. Fortunately, he met Yu Qinghai's family and they put aside their past grudges.
Village chief He Qiang filled his stomach until he was about 70% full and stopped eating.
His face flushed red as he asked, "Can I take these steamed buns back for them to eat?"
After all, the little grandson and granddaughter at home were still hungry. Village chief He Qiang's grandson and granddaughter were also the few children who survived the famine.
Yu Qingqing was also touched when she heard about the children. After all, the village chief had not done anything to harm their family, so there was no need for her to embarrass him.
Yu Qingqing: "Village Chief, please eat more. We'll go with you guys later. After all, we're all from the same village."
Yu Qingqing moved the steamed bun towards Village Chief He Qiang, indicating that he could continue eating.
Village chief He Qiang felt both moved and ashamed.
In the end, he couldn't bear the hunger anymore, so he ate another steamed bun and refused to eat any more.
Village chief He Qiang was also very hungry, so it was no wonder that he wanted to take it back, because the people in the dilapidated temple had been hungry for a long time just like him.
Then Yu Qinghai asked them how they got into the town. After all, he remembered that they paid money when they came in.
Mentioning the name of Village Chief He Qiang made them even sadder. Although their food was stolen, at least everyone still had some money on them.
But when they were here, they were all cheated, and finally they paid all their money before they could enter.
After all, if you don't come in, you will only die faster outside.
After hearing this, Yu Qinghai did not ask any more questions. He packed another hundred steamed buns and spent another hundred coins.
Village chief He Qiang felt a little guilty, but he couldn't pretend to be generous and reject other people's kindness on their behalf.
It was already noon at this time, and Yu Qingqing and the others just ate some steamed buns to get by.
The tools they used to set up their stall were no longer usable and they had to buy new ones later, so they planned to go directly to the ruined temple and throw away the broken items.
Yu Qinghai was carrying a large bag of steamed buns on his back, and the hot buns burned his shoulders.
Realizing that this was very uncomfortable, I asked the boss for a few more cloth bags and packed the steamed buns separately so that each person could carry one in his hand.
Yu Qinghai stared at Village Chief He Qiang and said seriously, "Village Chief, don't feel pressured. These things are nothing. Just lead the way and let's go see the people in the village together. If you have anything to say, you can tell us directly later when you've made up your mind. We all come from the same place, and no one is superior to anyone else."
Yu Qinghai was quite considerate. He noticed the look in Village Chief He Qiang's eyes and knew what he was thinking.
Village Chief He Qiang was deeply moved when he heard this. However, he didn't have time to express his feelings. He decided to take his people back as soon as possible so that they would not suffer from hunger for a while longer.
Village chief He Qiang choked up and said, "Okay, okay! You're great. You're as kind and honest as your father. Let's keep going."
Village chief He Qiang led them into a small alley, and soon they arrived at a busy street.
Yu Qingqing followed behind, observing the surroundings and memorizing the route.
After passing a tavern and a casino, we came to a river and crossed the bridge.
We came to another street, but there were very few people.
After walking for about half an hour, we finally arrived at a hillside, which was already in the wilderness.
The group struggled forward under the scorching sun. Fortunately, Qingqing brought a lot of water, otherwise they would have died of thirst.
After going down the slope, Yu Qingqing saw a dilapidated temple from afar.
There are many trees growing nearby, and there are many cicadas singing hard on the trees.
The terrain here seems to be a little high, with a lot of gravel on the ground, but relatively few weeds.
A group of people were gathered in the dilapidated temple at this time. Everyone inside looked haggard and withered.
Everyone was lying or sitting. The older people had gone out to look for wild vegetables, leaving behind only the elderly, weak, sick and disabled.
There was no hope on anyone's face, and it felt like they were waiting to die.
The people who were looking for wild vegetables outside just came back and saw a few people walking towards them from a distance.
Aunt Mei had good eyesight and immediately recognized Yu Qinghai and others following the village chief.
Seeing that no one had come yet, she ran inside excitedly, shouting as she ran: "Come out quickly, all of you come out quickly. The Yu family boy is here with the village chief, you all come out quickly."
It's no wonder Aunt Mei was so excited. After all this journey of fleeing famine, everyone felt that following the Yu family would be good. It's just that they were blind and drove others away for you.
Soon, after hearing Aunt Mei's words, the people in the dilapidated temple tried their best to support their broken bodies and moved out step by step.
"Village chief, you are finally back. This is the boy from the Yu family. I really can't recognize him." Aunt Mei was the first to run to Yu Qinghai, and she was in a very happy mood.
Yu Qinghai greeted her warmly, and only then did he realize how hard their journey had been.
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