"The route has been scouted. If you go back two miles, there is a small path that can take you around."
"Let's set off now. There are too many refugees here; it's not safe!"
Lin Xue and the others didn't have to wait long before Liu Muchen returned with his men.
"Ah Xue, come ride with me in the carriage! Let the two children come up too!"
"We need to speed things up now; there's no time to waste on the road!"
"I heard from the refugees that there seem to be signs of bandits in the area. We need to get out of here before they arrive!"
Liu Muchen's words made everyone's faces turn sour!
Lin Xue also knew that the situation was urgent and they had to leave this place as soon as possible.
She needs to go back and prepare; the road ahead might be difficult!
"Ah Xue, where are you going?"
Liu Muchen quickly pulled Lin Xue back from walking back to her sons.
Without realizing it, Liu Muchen blurted out the name he had been thinking of.
Unfortunately, everyone is now intimidated by the bandits he talks about, and no one pays attention to his title.
Lin Xue glanced at her wrist, which was being held by Liu Muchen, and then looked at her group of grown-up children.
"Da Gui, Er Gui, carry Shun Bao and Zhen Bao to the carriage!"
"Give the donkeys and horses plenty of water. We might not be able to stop and rest for a while on this journey!"
Lin Xue wanted to let her two daughters-in-law also ride in the carriage to rest for a while, but she knew that the carriage belonged to Liu Muchen.
It was already more than enough that Master Liu was willing to let the three of them—grandmother, grandson, woman, and child—ride in the carriage.
If I were to make any further demands, I would be going too far.
And so, the team set off again.
Behind them, many more refugees quietly followed.
"Master, quite a few refugees are following our group. Should I drive them away?"
Outside the carriage, a young boy's voice rang out; it belonged to one of Liu Muchen's guards.
"Liu Shi, forget about those refugees, let's hurry up and get going!"
"Keep an eye on the Li family members behind us on the way, don't let them fall behind!"
Unbeknownst to him, Liu Muchen had already brought the entire Li family under his control.
The originally spacious carriage had become crowded with Lin Xue and her two children.
"Ah Xue, let the two children sit in the chairs."
They're both small, so if they get sleepy, they can each sleep at one end of the bed; they should be able to fit!
"Let's both sit in the aisle, that way everyone can feel more comfortable!"
Liu Muchen was once again relieved that he had widened the back seat considerably, making the aisle more spacious; otherwise, there really wouldn't have been enough room for so many people.
"Alright, I really have to thank you, Master Liu, this time. However, with the three of us up here, your carriage won't be as comfortable as it was before!"
Lin Xue was genuinely grateful to Liu Muchen.
Looking at the two excited children, she sighed inwardly, thinking that if she had been able to travel through time earlier, she would definitely have bought a carriage herself.
Even if they didn't have a horse-drawn carriage, they would get a donkey cart or something similar.
Unlike now, when we're already on the road to escape famine and can't get anything out of it.
"Ah Xue, I've already called you by your name, why are you calling me Master Liu again?"
"We're already so familiar with each other, you don't need to be so formal with me!"
Liu Muchen frowned, somewhat displeased. What was wrong with the little old lady? She had no sense of propriety at all!
"Huh? Hahaha..."
"I just blurted it out in my haste, Liu Muchen, please don't hold it against me!"
I was in a hurry before, so I didn't pay attention to how Liu Muchen addressed me.
But now that everyone had calmed down, Lin Xue naturally heard his unusual way of addressing her.
She didn't say anything at first, so it's a bit inappropriate for her to start arguing about how Liu Muchen is addressed now.
So, he could only pretend to be stupid and let him be.
"Don't call me by the wrong name next time. After all, we're friends who met on our journey of fleeing famine. I've always treated you, Xue, as my good friend!"
Liu Muchen turned his head away arrogantly, a rare childlike innocence appearing on his gentle face.
"Okay, I won't do it again next time!"
Why is this person so fixated on a particular form of address?
Lin Xue was a little confused. Even if they were friends, it was just a matter of how they addressed each other, so why was she so concerned?
She clearly doesn't care what he calls her!
Lin Xue really couldn't understand what these men were thinking.
"Grandma, what are bandits?"
Just as the two turned their heads away from each other, refusing to look at each other.
A child's innocent voice rang out inside the carriage.
"Bandits must be bad people who rob others, right? I think I heard our father mention them!"
Looking at his younger sister's eager expression, Li Shun desperately tried to recall how his father had described bandits.
Unfortunately, after thinking for a long time, this is all I can remember.
"Bandits are bad people who make a living by robbing and plundering. They not only steal other people's things, but also mercilessly take their lives!"
"So when we encounter bandits, we must find a way to hide and never let them catch us!"
"If we get caught by the bandits, they might kill us!"
On this journey of fleeing famine, no danger is too great to encounter.
Lin Xue would not tell the child a white lie at this time.
She told the two children about how terrible the bandits were.
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