Chapter 52 53. Dilemma
There was also an elderly family and a child waiting like them. No one cared about who was who at this moment, and everyone tried to sit together as close as possible, fearing another beast attack like yesterday would happen again.
"Look, it seems like someone is coming." Someone screamed, and everyone's eyes were focused on the person who was coming.
It was not just one or two people, but many people, supporting each other, and moving slowly towards this side.
Li Cuicui squinted her eyes, but couldn't see the faces of the people coming. "You kids have better eyesight, help grandma to see who they are."
"It's too far away. I can't see clearly now." Gu Leshun also anxiously looked among the crowd to see if his parents were there.
"I can't see clearly either, but there are so many of them," Gu Lehua licked her dry lips. She had lied to her grandmother before. In fact, there was still some water left in their house, but the words had already been said, and it was not easy to take them out again. She could only endure it.
Even her brother, who was standing next to her, tried to get a drink of water several times, but was stopped by her.
Gu Sanbu looked at these old, weak and sick people with some worry, and prayed in his heart that the people who came back would be his, otherwise they would be at the mercy of others.
Unfortunately, they were disappointed. They saw that these people were all unfamiliar faces, and they kept looking back when passing by them.
Finally, someone couldn't help but ask, "Everyone, is the city gate ahead open? Have all the people who came in before entered?"
Fang Daniu didn't even turn his head and waved at them, "Go in? That depends on their fate. We all went in, but were thrown out anyway.
I advise you not to wait here and die. If you can escape in, at least you can still have a life. Otherwise, you will have to come out and wait to die like us."
"Why tell them this? Maybe they are luckier than us and have found an official road to escape."
Fang Daniu also fell silent, and no matter how many questions the people around him asked, they remained silent.
"My kid will definitely not leave me here," Gu Sanbu knocked on his family's ox cart next to him, "No matter how unfilial that kid is, don't forget that all our belongings are here. Without them, they can't survive.
You all just wait here quietly, maybe these guys are thinking of a solution now."
"But they are unfamiliar with the place, and they don't have any relatives or friends here, so no one will take them in." Gu Daping touched the household register on his chest, "They don't have any documents proving their identity, so they might be taken away as fugitives."
"No way?" Thinking of this law, everyone became nervous. They have been guarding their household registration very tightly all the way, and they are not without this worry!
"We can't wait here, let's go to the city gate and guard it. If they can't get out, we can just throw the documents in. No matter what, we can't let the children become slaves." Many elderly people could no longer sit still and carried some of their most important belongings on their backs.
"Uncle San, let's go over and take a look!" Li Cuicui also looked at Gu Sanbu for help. Waiting here was so tiring every moment.
Gu Sanbu also knew that this was not a place to stay for long. The old, weak and sick could not withstand a few blows, so he could only grit his teeth and said, "Everyone help each other. Take what you can take. For what you can't take, pick out some unimportant ones and put them in the corner."
After getting the OK, everyone got busy.
Li Cuicui looked at the pile of things with a headache. Seven families' luggage were all placed here, and it would be unfair if any one of them was missing.
Turning to look at the other children, he said, "Take everything you think is important with you. Grandpa and grandma won't be able to take care of you now. Follow closely."
Looking at these half-grown children, I don’t expect them to carry much.
Gu Dashi struggled to pull the bag he had brought with him, but was stopped by Li Cuicui, "Don't open the wound. You can't find a doctor to help you treat the wound now."
"But what should we do with these things?" Gu Dashi looked at each one reluctantly, "I don't know what happened to these brats. They haven't come back yet."
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The brothers of the Gu family who were being talked about are now hiding in various corners. From the moment they entered the city, they had actually regretted it. If they had retreated to a corner, they would not have followed the flow of people into the city.
Now the city gates are closed and armed yamen runners are everywhere. We are really in a dilemma.
"Brother, what should we do now? Our Xiaoshun and our parents are still outside. We should be anxious now." Gu Yuantu's eyebrows were almost squeezed into a ball. He had no idea at all and could only ask Gu Yuanjin for help.
"I can't do anything now. We can't find Le Tian and Le Jia. I don't know if they didn't come into the city or ran away to somewhere else?" In order to get more water, Gu Yuanjin and his family lined up together. At that time, he was only concerned with pulling Xie Ruyi, and the other children all dispersed.
Fortunately, Gu Ledi was squeezed together with Gu Yuantu and the others, otherwise they would be even more anxious.
Xie Ruyi wiped her tears and said, "I don't know where the eldest and third brother have gone. The city is so big and chaotic now, I hope nothing happens to them."
"If you can't speak, don't talk nonsense. The children may have gotten lost. If it doesn't work, let's go to the city gate and wait. Maybe they have already gone back." Gu Yuanjin raised his foot and was about to walk towards the alley entrance.
Hong Daya was worried about Gu Leshun outside, so she stood up and followed him, "Yes, maybe the city gate has been opened. Let's go out quickly."
"Are you stupid? If you run out now, you will have to live outside the city without water or food. Think about the wild beasts in the mountains, how many times can we resist them?" Gu Yuanlei and Lan Ying tried to stop them.
"Youngest, don't forget that our parents are still out there," Gu Yuanjin turned around and stared at him fiercely, "Don't forget that you and your parents haven't separated yet, do you want to be unfilial?"
Gu Yuanlei panicked, but pretended to be calm. "How has this got anything to do with filial piety? It's not like I don't support them. It's just that we have to think of a safer way to move forward and bring them in."
Hong Daya was only thinking about her children. "By the time you come up with a solution, the daylily will be cold. Our parents and children are out there lacking water and food, and they are all elderly and children. If there are wild beasts or bad guys plotting against them, do you think they can resist them?"
After saying this, he deliberately glanced at Lan Ying next to him. Everyone knew clearly that the gang of robbers were closely related to the Lan family. No one knew how they could be so shameless and pretend nothing had happened.
(End of this chapter)
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