Lin Cuicui felt it even harder to breathe when she thought of the two new beds she had bought. They were new!
Just throwing it away like this, I feel like my heart is bleeding!
Chen Li also told her elder brother and sister-in-law to pack only the necessary things and not to bring anything else that they would not need on the road, and to buy more when they arrived.
Although they felt distressed, they also knew that what Chen Li said was the truth, so they had to pick and choose again and pick out the useless things.
The family collected here and there, and it soon became dark.
In the evening, Lin Cuicui and Li Qiaolan cooked a pot of brown rice and fried two dishes. The family had a simple meal and then went to bed.
They will set off tomorrow. Starting from today, they will stay in the wild for a long time. Tonight is their last night at home.
The whole family got up early in the morning before daybreak, and smoke rose from the roofs of the houses throughout the mountain village.
Lin Cuicui cooked all the remaining eggs at home. Some of them were bought, and some were pheasant eggs from the mountains. They were not convenient to carry on the road, so she just ate them all today.
First, I boiled a pot of water and let it cool down, then cooked a pot of thick porridge. The remaining dried rabbit was also fried with chili peppers.
At this time, the whole family has gotten up and started loading things. Two large water tanks are placed on a mule cart, and they are filled with water.
There was also a tank of water on the Xu family's ox cart, but the water had to be used sparingly as it was difficult to find water along the way.
The other mule cart was simply loaded with as much stuff as possible, leaving some space for rest.
There were also a lot of things loaded on the roof of the carriage, but they were just there because the mule cart could not bear such a heavy weight.
There was also a cart at home, which was also loaded with pots, pans, and some food.
Everyone carried a bag on their backs while fleeing the famine. It contained two sets of clothes, some dry food and a water bag.
After breakfast, the sound of gongs in the village rang. Shen Changshan and Shen Qi'an drove the mule cart, Shen Jingyuan was responsible for pushing the cart, and Xu You drove the Xu family's ox cart himself.
Watching everyone walk out of the yard, Chen Li ran back.
There were still several hundred kilograms of grain in the cellar that could not be taken away, so Chen Li put them all into the space. Chen Li also took away all the usable things left in the house, including the bed that Lin Cuicui had been worried about for a long time.
After packing everything up, Chen Li scanned again with his mental power to make sure nothing was left out. Then he nodded in satisfaction, closed the gate, and caught up with the team ahead.
When we arrived at the village, it was still dark. Every household came out silently pushing their carts, then closed the gate and gathered at the village entrance.
There are 78 households in Sanli Village, and almost every household has more than a dozen people. However, some families are unwilling to leave, while some families do not intend to leave their hometown and plan to go to other towns to live with relatives in a few days.
At three quarters before the hour of Mao, a group of nearly 500 people gathered at the village entrance, which was only 60% of the village's population.
Shen Zhenyuan looked and saw that most of the people who came were members of the Shen family. There were not many elderly people. They did not want to be a burden to their descendants. No matter what their descendants said, they remained unmoved and chose to stay in the place where they had lived all their lives to fend for themselves.
In fact, they also had an idea in their minds: if the refugees had not come, if it had rained, would their children and grandchildren come back?
If they followed him, they would have no home when they returned!
Some people whose surname was not Chen did not come, but chose to go to nearby villages to find relatives to accompany them.
Chen Li's family and her grandfather Lin Biao's family gathered together, and Li Qiaolan followed with her son.
Although there were more than 500 people gathered here, everyone was very quiet, even the children did not cry or make a fuss.
At 4:45 AM, Shen Zhenyuan looked at the gathered villagers and spoke in a deep voice:
"We're not here for sightseeing. It's over 2,000 kilometers from here to Luozhou, and there are refugees following us who may or may not be here. So we have to walk at least 30 miles a day."
"Also, since you've chosen to follow the team, you can't act on your own."
"Does everyone understand?"
Silence, more silence. After everyone figured it out, they all agreed.
Shen Zhenyuan nodded, "I understand. Let's go."
The team moved slowly. Some families did not have ox carts, but only wooden carts. There were a lot of things piled on the carts, which were very difficult to push.
But the Shen Zhenyuan family leading the way had an ox cart, and their speed was not slow, so they could still keep up easily. After a long time, they would need someone else to push it.
Chen Li's family was at the end of the team, with their grandfather's family and the ox cart driven by Xu You in front.
My grandfather's family only had one ox cart and two other carts.
After waiting for about ten minutes, they slowly began to move behind.
The team marched all the way to the outside of the village in the mountains. When they were about to turn onto the official road, Shen Zhenyuan stopped and the team stopped as well.
Everyone knelt down in the direction of Sanli Village. This was a farewell to their elderly parents and also to their hometown, as they would never be able to return.
A sad atmosphere spread in the team. Shen Zhenyuan did not stay for too long. They were now running for their lives, and he quickly commanded everyone to catch up.
The team moved slowly and had already walked onto the official road. Half an hour later, villagers like them who were fleeing with their families could be seen in front and behind the road.
Everyone had a sad look on their face, and many people's faces were sallow.
There is a shortage of water now and prices of all kinds of goods are rising wildly. Most people haven't eaten meat for a long time.
Chen Li sat on the mule cart frame in front, and her sister-in-law Xu Taohua sat in another cart. After sitting for a while, Chen Li walked to Lin Cuicui and walked with her.
Since everyone was traveling with their families, the team's progress was not very fast. Chen Li was very skeptical. Could they travel 30 miles a day at this speed?
Chen Li carried her bag and walked while thinking about other things in her mind.
Gradually the sun grew bigger. They had set out quite early, and it was fine before the sun rose. But now that the sun had risen, it made people dizzy.
Chen Li took out a straw hat and put it on. Seeing this, the other people in the family also took out their own straw hats and put them on.
My grandfather's family couldn't stand the sun either, so they took out their straw hats and put them on.
Li Qiaolan and Xu You didn't have any, Chen Li noticed it, found two new straw hats in the carriage, and quickened his pace to the front.
"Auntie, put on your hat to block out the sun!"
Li Qiaolan took it and said, "Thank you, Ali."
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