Although Chen Li fell asleep, she still released a trace of mental power to keep alert around her.
Who knows what we might encounter in this desolate wilderness?
Fortunately, the famine has just begun, and everyone is relatively well-behaved and has not committed any petty thefts.
The next day, before dawn, there were sporadic noises around. Chen Li opened her eyes and found that her mother and the others were already up, so she took away the straw mat on the ground.
The villagers of Sanli Village started to light a fire to cook breakfast. They would walk until noon and had to eat breakfast.
It was still dark, and there was no moisture in the air, let alone any morning dew.
After breakfast, before dawn, Chen Li, my grandfather's family and the Xu family arrived at the front of the team, following the village chief's ox cart.
"Dong~Dong~Dong~"
After three gong sounds, the team started to set off, taking advantage of the fact that the sun had not yet risen to walk a little further.
Chen Li was chewing a piece of dried meat in her hand, and it was good to be at the front of the team.
Although their team had not been on the road for long, they were already on the road. After walking for a whole day, everyone smelled bad, but they had to save water and could not wash.
At the end of the team, the smell of the wind blowing in your face is so sour and refreshing.
Walking in front, the air felt much fresher, and Chen Li's mood was not so depressed anymore.
The sun came out little by little, and Chen Li put on her straw hat. The sun was too strong, and she was afraid that her skin would become the same color as her father's.
Thinking of that scene, Chen Li felt happy in her heart.
But she also understood that she still had to sunbathe later, otherwise her skin would be too white and would be too conspicuous in the refugee group.
In the team, many people saw the straw hats worn by Chen Li's family and took advantage of the rest time last night to weave a straw hat.
After wearing it on my head, I don’t know if it was for psychological comfort or a real effect, but it did feel much better.
Lin Cuicui and Xu Taohua were also beside Shen Li. She would walk for a while and then sit for a while.
In her words, she is still young, so she will walk as long as she can. She will be careful not to get hurt or tired.
No matter how naive Xu Taohua was, she knew that the journey to escape the famine would definitely not be peaceful. If there was really danger, she was already in a weak position because she was pregnant, and she didn't want to drag her family down too much.
Xu You gave the ox cart to Li Qiaolan and got off to walk.
Li Qiaolan wanted to give him some advice, but when she thought about her current situation, she swallowed her words.
Well, the in-laws were kind enough to accept them, but people should know how to repay kindness. Ayou is the only man in the family, and it is time for him to stand on his own feet.
My uncle was walking next to Shen Zhenyuan, and the two of them were chatting in whispers.
My grandparents were also walking next to the ox cart, and they seemed to be quite adapting to it.
Near noon, we saw a group of refugees ahead. There were more than a hundred of them. They were in tattered clothes, with pale faces and thin bodies. Even from such a distance, we knew they were refugees fleeing famine.
Chen Li frowned slightly and walked to Lin Hu's side: "Uncle, it's almost time to rest, let's walk a little further."
Lin Hu also saw the group of people in front and understood what Chen Li was thinking.
This group of people had just started fleeing the famine and they still had a lot of things with them. If the refugees had any ideas, conflicts would be inevitable.
"good."
Lin Hu took a few quick steps and came to Shen Zhenyuan's ox cart. "Village chief, go a little further and pass those refugees. We'll take a rest."
Shen Zhenyuan understood immediately and asked Shen Yanshan to notify everyone to pay attention. Women, the elderly and children should stand in the middle of the team, and young and middle-aged people should go to the sides to be careful of the refugees in front.
"good."
Shen Yanshan immediately walked to the back, talking as he walked.
At the same time, Shen Zhenyuan also sped up. When they met the group of refugees, the way those people looked at them was not right.
Shen Zhenyuan asked his grandson to drive the ox cart a little faster. The villagers behind him witnessed it and wanted to complain, but when they saw the refugees in front of them who were eyeing them eagerly, they could only grit their teeth and push the cart to keep up.
Women, the elderly and the young all stood in the middle of the team. The teenagers on both sides of the team were stronger than them and it was obvious that they could not win.
Until the end of the team came Shen Dalong's family. Shen Dalong was pushing a cart, and Shen Lai Di and Shen Xiang Di were helping him.
Wang Xiaolian was walking beside them with her son Shen Jiabao, complaining about something.
When several of the refugees saw this, their eyes lit up. When Shen Dalong pushed the cart alongside them, Wang Xiaolian suddenly let out a scream.
"ah!"
She was thrown to the ground, and the two whole-grain biscuits on her chest were snatched away. The man also pinched her several times in a vicious manner.
Shen Jiabao was also pushed to the ground and let out a sharp scream. Seeing this, Shen Dalong put down the cart and hurried to help.
Seeing this, several refugees nearby pulled the two sisters away, quickly rushed to the cart, found a few bags of food, carried them and ran away quickly.
Just as Shen Dalong pulled Shen Jiabao up, he heard his two daughters say, "Dad, someone is stealing food!"
Those who grabbed the food ran away quickly. It was obvious that the people in Sanli Village were not very hungry, unlike them who were starving to the point of being skin and bones.
If you don't run faster and get caught up by them, not only will you lose the food you have, but you will also get beaten up.
Seeing that other refugees were ready to move, two strong men from Sanli Village nearby hurriedly stood next to the cart.
Shen Dalong also ran to the cart. When he saw that two bags of coarse grains, a bag of coarse flour and a bag of corn were missing, he felt so heartbroken that his heart was bleeding.
"Hurry up and catch up with the team, otherwise..."
Seeing the refugees watching closely from the side, Shen Dalong hurriedly pushed the cart and caught up with the team in front.
The families behind hurried to catch up, still blaming Shen Dalong's family in their hearts.
We have told women, the elderly and the young to walk in the middle, why doesn’t this family listen?
It's really unlucky to follow them!
Shen Zhenyuan, who was at the front, did not hear the noise, but the families in front of Shen Dalong did hear it and wanted to come over to help, but when they looked at their daughters and wives, they gave up.
What if they go to help and these refugees come to rob their homes?
Wang Xiaolian got up from the ground and quickly pulled the still crying Shen Jiabao to catch up with the team in front.
Fortunately, all this didn't take long. They quickly caught up with the team in front and slowly moved away from this group of refugees.
After walking forward for another quarter of an hour, Shen Zhenyuan found a bamboo forest next to the official road and stopped the ox cart, intending to rest here.
Wang Xiaolian had a dark face the whole way. If Shen Lai Di and Shen Xiang Di hadn't helped push the cart, she would have probably been scolded by her.
However, when they stopped to rest at noon, the two sisters still couldn't avoid the scolding.
If the sight of the villagers watching nearby was not too obvious, she would even want to hit someone.
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