On the next day, everyone packed up their things. Tu Yufan made a rough count and found that there were still about a hundred people in Shuigou Village. Most of them were middle-aged men, and the rest were children and women. Most of them, people of Tu Yufan's age, died on the road, and the others were all skinny and pale from hunger.
"Before I say this, wild beasts are secondary. I heard there are bandits in the mountains. You must listen to me when you are on the road."
Jiang Yu was the first to speak: "Okay, Uncle Jiang, thank you for your help."
Tu Yufan stood outside the team in the middle. The others took axes, hoes and sticks as weapons and marched along the official road. Refugees from other places also followed, and the team became very large.
Tu Yufan carefully observed the situation around him. He was holding a sword in his hand, which was snatched by the refugees when they killed the soldiers guarding the city. Tu Yufan saw it and snatched it away.
The hoe is still not very convenient to use as a weapon.
Because there were so many people, there was no danger along the way. At night, they camped in caves or open places, eating wild fruits, weeds and tree bark. When it was time to go to bed, Tu Yufan sprinkled mosquito repellent around.
After a few days of walking, Tu Yufan passed by halfway up the mountain and saw that there seemed to be chimneys emitting smoke in the distance. Although it was covered by trees, he could vaguely see a village in the distance.
Tu Yufan asked Jiang Yu: "I heard that there are people living nearby?"
Jiang Yu thought for a while and said, "It should be a group of bandits. The governor of Licheng has suppressed bandits several times before, but basically there was not much effect. This group of bandits have lived here for many years and are good at using the terrain to escape, and they can predict every time in advance."
Tu Yufan said "Oh", then it must have been a collusion between officials and bandits before.
Jiang Yu said indifferently: "Uncle Jiang, don't worry. There are so many of us here, and those bandits don't dare to come over."
Tu Yufan took a look at Jiang's appearance and the densely packed crowd behind him, all of whom were ragged and looked exhausted.
"Let's just stay here for the day and find a quick place to rest nearby."
The people of Shuigou Village followed Tu Yufan, who led the way in front, stopping and starting along the way. Because of the inconsistent pace, some people were left behind. Tu Yufan just kept going.
Jiang Chuan took a look at Tu Yufan's strong but healthy appearance and felt sad.
Before, they were wondering whether his father's health could withstand it, but now seeing his father walking briskly, they are actually holding him back.
"Is Xiaofu feeling better?"
Before, Xiaofu had a low fever and kept coughing, so Tu Yufan boiled some medicine over the fire and gave it to him to drink for a few days.
Jiang Chuan no longer had a worried look on his face: "Much better, I just fell asleep."
"That's good. You and Jiang Ye stay here and keep an eye on the people in Shuigou Village."
"Dad, where are you going?"
Jiang Chuan looked at the dark sky with a look of shock. The sun was about to set. Where was he going so late at night?
"Don't worry about it. If it's not dawn yet, you guys just continue to wait here. The others can do whatever they want."
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