The next day, the team was still on the road, and their speed was two points faster than yesterday, overtaking many refugees nearby.
As they walked, everyone noticed that there were more and more corpses on both sides of the road.
From seeing one far away at the beginning, to now there is almost one or more lying down a few meters away.
Although they understood Shen Zhenyuan's hurry to get on the road at first, some of them couldn't help but complain. Later, when they saw so many corpses, they didn't dare to say much and just focused on hurrying on their way.
After traveling for several days in a row, the people in Sanli Village were miserable. They had to walk 20 miles more a day than before, and wearing masks made it even more uncomfortable. Everyone became visibly thinner and looked like they were fleeing from famine.
Shen Zhenyuan was even more satisfied after seeing this and decided to continue moving at this speed. If you are fleeing famine, you should act like you are fleeing famine.
In this way, the Sanli Village team walked for more than ten days without finding any water source or other supplies.
Everyone in the team started to panic. The food supply was decreasing day by day, and the most important thing was that the water supply was also becoming less and less.
But now all I see are withered and yellow trees, no green trees at all, let alone water sources.
However, it is comforting that the past ten days have been relatively peaceful. Although there have been some minor frictions, there have not been any major conflicts like before.
Once you leave Jingzhou, the situation outside should be better, at least not as dry as in Jingzhou.
That evening, the Sanli Village team rested in front of a fork in the road.
There are two roads ahead, one is a mountain road and the other is an official road. The official road is flat, and the mountain road is faster. Shen Zhenyuan asked everyone to vote by raising their hands.
Most of the refugees also separated here, most of them took the official road, and a small number took the mountain road.
Chen Li estimated the time and thought that after getting out of the mountain road, it would take about 10 days to leave Jingzhou.
The water in her family was enough to support them out of Jingzhou. The water in other families might be a little less, but it should be about the same.
After all, you can tell they are saving a lot of water by looking at their yellow faces and chapped lips.
At this time, the team had a disagreement. Fifty percent of the people felt that taking the official road was safer, 20% felt that taking the mountain road was more suitable, and the remaining 30% did not express their opinion.
This was the first time they had a disagreement since they had been on the road for so long.
Both the Shen and Lin families wanted to take the mountain road. For Chen Li, taking the mountain road would give her more opportunities to smuggle things out of space.
However, Shen Changshan, Lin Hu and others believed that there would be gains in the mountains and they would not have to rely on their past capital.
Shen Zhenyuan sighed deeply. Changshan and his men wanted to walk into the mountains. If the team was separated, not only would there be fewer people, but they might also encounter more dangers.
But it was obvious that those villagers who didn't want to take the mountain road had become a little arrogant after the previous battles and thought they were very powerful.
Another reason is that most of those who want to take the official road are pushing carts. They think the roads in the mountains are difficult to walk on and want to take it easy.
This is also human nature.
but……
The team has suffered so little damage along the way, all thanks to the Shen family and the Lin family. Why are they confused now?
At this time, everyone seemed to be quiet, waiting for Shen Zhenyuan's decision.
"Let's go through the mountains. The distance is shorter in the mountains. We are running out of water. We need to leave Jingzhou as soon as possible."
When the villagers heard this, their expressions varied, but they ultimately chose to follow Shen Zhenyuan's decision.
Shen Zhenyuan was also very clear that after he forced the decision this time, the team might no longer be so united.
But he is the village chief of Sanli Village and the patriarch of the Shen family, and he has to be responsible for them.
"Okay, let's go back. It's decided."
Shen Yanshan looked at his old father worriedly. He seemed to have aged a lot in this instant.
"Dad~"
Shen Zhenyuan shook his head and looked at Shen Changshan and Lin Hu who had not left yet, and said, "Changshan, Lin Hu, I have been a burden to you along the way."
Shen Changshan felt bad seeing him like this. Fourth uncle had worked hard for Sanli Village all his life, and when he was old he had to follow them to escape famine and work hard for everyone.
"Uncle Si, don't overthink it. Everything will work out in the end."
The team from Shanli Village originally had a large number of people. After this disagreement, I'm afraid the morale of their team has been dispersed and they won't be able to last long.
"Well, go back and rest."
Over there, Chen Li also knew about Shen Zhenyuan's decision. She was silent for a moment, and then she felt that Shen Zhengyuan was a very authentic village chief/clan leader.
Chen Li has psychic abilities, so she heard the whispers of those who came back. Some of them were no longer convinced of Shen Zhenyuan as the village chief.
This is because they haven't suffered enough real beatings yet. If the team disbands in the future, these people will definitely regret it.
Lin Cuicui didn't cook because everyone didn't have much water. At this time, most people ate fried noodles, which was convenient, quick and filling.
The Shen family also had a bowl of fried noodles per person, and two pieces of dried meat to supplement their nutrition.
Chen Li, who had been eating fried noodles for many days, gradually began to think about leaving the team.
The moon was already high in the sky, and the dead woods fell into silence, with only the occasional rustling of leaves in the wind.
In the middle of the night, Chen Li's lips curled slightly. Some people really couldn't wait.
The next morning, the gong sounded, just as the team was about to set off.
Only a small number of people stood up. Shen Zhenyuan frowned and looked at the villagers who didn't move. He asked in a deep voice, "What? Don't you want to leave?"
The leader was a man who looked a bit bookish. His name was Shen Liangbai. He had attended a private school for a period of time, so he had a bookish air.
Shen Liangbai is of the same generation as Shen Changshan and the others. He is usually a little proud of his status. He has long been dissatisfied with Shen Changshan and the others' status in the team.
"Uncle Si, we don't really want to go up the mountain road. You see, you all have ox carts and mule carts, but we can only push a cart with our bare hands. Going up the mountain road is really too difficult."
"How about this, we meet on the official road outside the mountain?"
Shen Zhenyuan's cloudy eyes scanned those people one by one. Those who were caught in his gaze lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.
Finally, Shen Zhenyuan met a pair of eyes that contained a hint of smile, "Have you thought it through? Are you sure you want to separate here?"
No one answered. They just didn't want to walk on the mountain road and wanted to take it easy. They were not wrong.
Shen Zhenyuan nodded and looked at the team that was ready to set off. There was a hint of relief in his voice, "Are there any of you who still want to take the official road? You can join them."
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