Chen Li noticed the movement behind them, but seeing that everyone else was fine, she thought that it was Wang Xiaolian's family who did not listen to her instructions. After seeing them catch up, she stopped paying attention.
This family is really a trouble maker!
It was said that women, the elderly and the young should walk in the middle, but she refused to listen and insisted on walking to the side with her son.
She was afraid that the refugees wouldn't see her. Now, their food has been stolen. If the strong men nearby hadn't reacted quickly, the families behind her might have suffered.
What a sin!
Chen Li licked her dry lips, took a sip of water, and then picked up a fan to fan herself.
It was so hot that all my clothes were soaked and stuck to my body, which was so uncomfortable. The sun was so strong that my clothes kept getting wet and dry.
Absolutely amazing!
It would be nice to have a portable fan. Even though it blows hot air, at least there is wind!
The weather is so dry now that even wind is a luxury.
When there was wind at the beginning, I complained that the wind was hot, but now there is no wind at all.
The official road is relatively flat. It is estimated that after two more days of walking on the official road, there will be a small section of mountain road. By then, even if they are out of Qinghe County, it will probably take another ten days to get out of Yizhou.
Shen Zhenyuan in front frowned. There were not enough trees on both sides of this section of the official road to provide shade.
Now the sun has moved directly overhead. If we rest facing the sun, we might get heatstroke, which would affect our afternoon journey.
He looked at Lin Hu standing beside him and asked, "Nephew, do you know the terrain ahead? Is there a place where we can rest?"
Lin Hu looked at the hillside in the distance and said, "Uncle Village Chief, we should be able to reach that place in another quarter of an hour. We can then take shelter from the sun at the foot of the hillside."
Shen Zhenyuan looked in the direction he pointed. His eyes were a little cloudy and he couldn't see clearly, but he still nodded.
"Okay, let's speed up."
The people in front were speeding up silently. The villagers at the back, who were exhausted, noticed that the people in front were speeding up, so they could only grit their teeth and keep up.
There were many people in the team complaining about why they had to rest so late today, and some people also agreed.
Shen Qi'an helped his uncle inform everyone. When he heard what they said, he suddenly asked, "Do you need me to convey your opinions to Fourth Grandpa?"
The few families who were still complaining suddenly became as quiet as chickens. They were just complaining!
Even if they were stupid, they knew that there was a reason for hurrying on the road, so they didn't dare to talk about it in front of the village chief.
"Haha, Qi An, no need for that. I think these old ladies just can't keep their mouths shut."
An uncle with a very quick reaction glared at his wife. Doesn’t she know what to say and what not to say?
Shen Qi'an didn't insist, "I just said that. Uncle Seventh has seen that there are no trees around, so we can rest here. Grandpa Four was afraid that everyone would get heatstroke, so he continued on his way."
Uncle Shen nodded, “Uncle Seven knows that your Fourth Grandfather is doing this for the good of everyone.”
Seeing that the women didn't say anything more, Shen Qi'an continued walking downstairs to inform others.
In fact, he could pretend not to hear what was said today, but if there were too many complaints in a team, it would affect the team unity and Fourth Grandpa's decision.
There are so many refugees fleeing famine now. If the team is not united, it will be easy for them to be targeted by people with ulterior motives.
A quarter of an hour later, they finally reached the edge of the hillside. A group of people carefully pushed the ox cart to the shady side of the hillside, finally avoiding the sun.
Everyone stayed where they were, and it took a while for them to recover. Chen Li took out some dried mint and gave it to Lin Cuicui.
"Mom, use this to boil water and we will drink it this afternoon."
"good."
Lin Cuicui obviously knew what the effects of mint were. She didn't even ask and just put it into the pot. She even took the time to tell her parents about it.
Chen Li couldn't stand touching the sticky surface on her body anymore, and saw her sister-in-law in the other carriage also scratching her body secretly.
Chen Li filled a wooden basin with some water, took out a piece of clean cotton cloth, and handed it to Xu Taohua.
My sister-in-law is pregnant now and is more afraid of heat than ordinary people. I'm afraid she can't stand it now.
"Sister-in-law, go in and wipe it, I'll help you watch it."
Xu Taohua's frown relaxed a little, "Little sister, isn't this a waste of water?"
Now that they were on the road, it was so hard to find water, so she had been holding it in and not saying anything.
"It's okay, I didn't get much water, come in quickly."
"good."
Xu Taohua really couldn't stand the heat. In just two days, she had a lot of red rashes on her body, which were very itchy.
Many parts of her body were scratched, and after Chen Li said this, she didn't insist anymore.
Chen Li was outside being watched by her sister-in-law. Xu Taohua came out after a while, feeling a lot more relaxed.
Chen Li also poured some water in to wipe it, and then quietly added a lot of water to the basin.
After wiping off all the sweat on his body, he sighed with satisfaction.
At this time, she missed modern air conditioners and refrigerators very much.
She put away her cotton cloth and asked Lin Cuicui and Li Qiaolan to go in and clean it.
Xu Taohua and Shen Li took over the task of cooking. Of course, Xu Taohua was responsible for cooking. They didn't dare to give this job to Shen Li.
They were already hungry and tired after walking for a whole morning. If they were tortured by Chen Li, they might not have the energy to continue their journey in the afternoon!
Shen Li: (ー_ー)!!
At noon, I cooked some brown rice porridge, fried a dried chicken, added a lot of side dishes, and stewed them in one pot. The taste of the big pot dish was also very good.
The team was relatively quiet at noon today. After traveling for fifteen minutes, everyone was exhausted and wanted to rest quickly after eating.
After finishing her meal, she went to the carriage and found a box of ointment. Just now, when her sister-in-law was cooking, Chen Li vaguely saw a few heat rashes on her arms.
Walking to the straw mat where Xu Taohua was resting, he said, "Sister-in-law, take this ointment and rub it on yourself."
Xu Taohua looked surprised. How did her younger sister know that she needed this?
Lin Cuicui and Li Qiaolan both looked at them.
"Taohua, you are pregnant now. If you feel uncomfortable, you should tell me."
Now on the road to escape famine, Lin Cuicui sometimes didn’t notice so many things. If Ali hadn’t told her, she wouldn’t have known!
Li Qiaolan nodded and looked at her daughter: "Taohua, your mother-in-law is right. We are fleeing famine now, and sometimes we don't pay attention to so many things. You should pay more attention to yourself."
Xu Taohua showed a faint smile at the corner of her mouth, "Mother-in-law, mother, I understand."
Lin Cuicui didn't say anything else, "Go wipe it quickly, and then come over to sleep."
"good."
Xu Taohua went to the carriage to wipe it, while Shen Jingyuan was guarding outside with a depressed look on his face. It was all his fault that he was too careless and didn't notice his wife's discomfort.
He asked quietly, "Wife, why don't you say you're not feeling well?"
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