"Shuiwan Town is just ahead. I heard that there are many rivers in Shuiwan Town, so it shouldn't be too severely drought-stricken!"
"Once we get there, let's quickly replenish our water supply and continue heading towards Yulin County!"
"We must reach Yulin County before the snow starts, otherwise the journey will be very difficult!"
Old Wang carefully examined the terrain and, after asking the other refugees, learned about the area ahead.
He was explaining the upcoming itinerary and some information about Shuiwan Town to everyone.
"I hope the situation in Shuiwan Town will improve, and that it won't become as poor as Sanhua Town was before!"
Previously in Sanhua Town, they couldn't buy anything except a little bit of food.
There was no place for Ge Xiaoyu to use her culinary skills.
Although there was pork jerky to eat, after traveling for more than half a month, the little bit of pork jerky was almost gone.
Especially after getting involved with the Wang family, they could ignore the adults, but they would always give the children one or two sticks.
As a result, the pork jerky was consumed very quickly.
Later on, Ge Xiaoyu didn't dare to eat pork jerky during the day. She would only wait until the children were asleep and then secretly take a piece and chew it.
Of course, she didn't skimp on Liu Enze's share. Whether he chose to eat it secretly or share it with his friends was none of her business.
"Grandma, there are far more people in Shuiwan Town than in Sanhua Town!"
After arriving in Shuiwan Town, Lin Xue and her group parted ways with the Wang family, agreeing to meet at the town entrance that evening.
Having already received some silver from the robbers, the Wang family wanted to go shopping on their own and buy some necessary supplies.
Lin Xue then led Ge Xiaoyu and Liu Enze straight to the Shuiwan Town Grand Restaurant.
Once inside, they ordered a large table of dishes without saying a word, including both meat and vegetables, with rice and steamed buns as the staple foods.
The three of them looked at the delicious food on the table and, without any hesitation, picked up their chopsticks and began to eat heartily.
This period of time has taken a heavy toll on Lin Xue. In order to experience the life of fleeing famine again, she didn't give herself any special treatment.
She ate whatever the others in the group ate, except for some dried pork that she could have as a treat; she couldn't even find a pheasant normally.
The refugees ahead were so fierce that they had looted almost everything edible, so when they arrived here, there was absolutely no meat to be found.
Unless you have the guts to provoke wolves and tigers, you might be able to find some meat to eat.
However, Lin Xue's body is already 60 years old. If a 60-year-old woman were to kill a tiger, people would be terrified.
After the meal, Lin Xue took the two to an inn where they washed themselves clean.
Just as Old Wang said, Shuiwan Town is not short of water, and the hailstorm earlier was not severe here, not causing too much damage to the crops in the fields.
After arriving in Shuiwan Town, they made sure to replenish their supplies.
Thinking that the weather was getting colder, Lin Xue bought two more sets of thicker clothes for the two children.
Of course, they didn't treat themselves badly either; when they left Shuiwan Town, their procession had an extra oxcart.
Lin Xue bought the oxcart in Shuiwan Town. Originally, she planned to buy a flatbed cart, but a family urgently needed to sell their ox to raise money for medical treatment for a family member.
The price wasn't too high, so Lin Xue bought the ox.
With the oxcart, the luggage was easily carried, and all they had to do was swing their arms and follow along.
The Wang family's flatbed cart was also loaded with supplies. If the elderly and children were too tired from walking, they could sit on Lin Xue's oxcart for a while.
This makes everyone's schedule much easier.
Walking along the official road, you'll encounter one or two villages every now and then.
These villagers dared not have much contact with the disaster victims, but they were very welcoming if you used money to buy some vegetables or something.
This brought convenience to the team, at least they didn't have to keep eating hard, dry pancakes.
On the rest of the journey, Lin Xue and the other two continued to eat with the Wang family, and this time she also brought out some food.
Half a month after leaving Shuiwan Town, they finally arrived in Yulin County.
It takes more than a day to get to the county seat of Yulin.
It was at this moment that the group encountered a massive rainstorm.
Fortunately, Old Lady Wang in the group suffered from rheumatism, and before the rain, her arms and legs were already aching terribly.
I only felt a little better after sitting in the oxcart.
Therefore, everyone was able to roughly determine when it would rain.
So they found a cave early on to rest and planned to continue their journey after the rain stopped.
"Splash!"
Just as everyone had gathered a few bundles of firewood, a sudden downpour began in the clear sky, without any warning whatsoever.
The group quickly carried the collected firewood into the cave and carefully stacked it inside.
"This rain really came out of nowhere, without giving us any warning!"
One second it was sunny, the next it was pouring rain.
The men who were gathering firewood outside were all soaked to the bone.
"You all should go and change your clothes quickly. I have a piece of old ginger here. I'll boil a pot of ginger water later, and everyone should drink some to prevent catching a cold!"
Lin Xue took out the ginger she had bought in Shuiwan Town from her basket and handed it to Da Zhuang's wife, who was in charge of cooking.
"We bought some brown sugar in Shuiwan Town earlier, just in case someone gets sick when it rains!"
Grandma Wang also took out a small packet of brown sugar from her bag and handed it to Dazhuang's wife.
The meaning was clear: to have Wang Dazhuang's wife brew some brown sugar and ginger water to warm everyone up and nourish their bodies.
"I wonder when this heavy rain will stop. If only we could have some meat to eat!"
Lin Xue stood at the entrance of the cave, looking at the sky outside. Just moments before, the sun was shining brightly, but now the rain came suddenly, and the sky was covered with dark clouds, making the whole world dark and gloomy.
"Speaking of meat, my grandfather never even bought us two ounces of pork to satisfy our cravings back in Shuiwan Town!"
"I, Wang Xiaohu, have been eight years old and have hardly ever tasted meat!"
Hearing Lin Xue's words, everyone was tempted by the meat, but no one showed it.
Only Wang Xiaohu pretended to be a little adult, walked up to Lin Xue with his hands behind his back, and looked into the distance like her.
"Oh, Grandma Su! Look, isn't that a wild boar running through the bushes?"
Suddenly, Wang Xiaohu seemed to notice something, and pointed to a wild boar that was running wildly with its head down.
This little wild boar weighs only about fifty or sixty pounds, but it runs quite fast.
"Grandma Su?"
As Wang Xiaohu exclaimed in surprise again, everyone's attention turned to him, only to find that Lin Xue was nowhere to be seen beside him.
Looking again at Wang Xiaohu's gaping mouth and incredulous eyes, staring straight at the outside of the cave, everyone knew that Old Lady Su had gone to chase wild boars.
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