There were no trees in this area, but there was a river in front that had been dry for a long time.
At this moment, many women and children were looking for things along the river. The river had dried up and cracked into many cracks, so it was unlikely that they would find anything.
There will be a dry reed patch over there, which can provide a place for women to use the toilet.
Chen Li frowned as he looked at the refugees around him. With so many refugees, they were afraid that they would not be able to pass through Wuyuan City. At that time, there was a high possibility that they would have to bypass Wuyuan County.
If they passed through Wuyuan County, it would only take them half a day to leave Yizhou. If they took a detour, it would take three days.
"Dad, there are too many refugees. Wuyuan County may not open the city gates."
When Shen Changshan saw the large number of refugees, he had a bad feeling in his heart. It was not until this moment, when he heard what his daughter said, that he realized something was wrong.
"If the city gates don't open, we won't be able to get in, so we'll have to take a detour."
"Yeah, Dad will take some time to talk to Fourth Grandpa. We need to plan ahead."
"good."
Shen Changshan is a man of action. When he learned about this, he could no longer sit still. He immediately took his brother-in-law and rushed to find Shen Zhenyuan.
When Shen Zhenyuan learned about this, he pondered for a long time. He had originally planned to go to Wuyuan County to buy some food and learn about the latest situation, but now it seems that it might not be possible.
Moreover, the drought in Wuyuan City does not seem to have eased. Instead, it is even more serious than theirs.
"Changshan, let's wait a little longer. We are still three days away from Wuyuan County. If the city gates really aren't open, the team can take a detour via the official road outside the city."
Shen Changshan didn't know much about the situation in Wuyuan County, as he had never traveled far in his life.
Seeing that Fourth Uncle had made up his mind, he didn't say anything else. Fourth Uncle was a man with a plan in mind.
Shen Zhenyuan brought up another matter from their perspective. "Changshan, Lin Hu, we've also seen that there are many refugees here. You should go pick out the young and strong men in the team and take turns to keep watch."
"OK."
Neither Shen Changshan nor Lin Hu refused. Their families were also in the team, so this matter would also be beneficial to them.
They immediately picked out twenty young men and divided them into two groups, one to guard the first half of the night and the other to guard the second half.
The Shen family and the Lin family have already produced Shen Changshan and Lin Hu, so naturally they will not have any other male heirs. These 20 young and middle-aged men were selected from other households.
"Sister, can you give me something to eat?"
Shen Dalong and his family were the last to arrive, and when they set up camp they were also in the outermost circle.
Shen Lai Di was cooking when she saw a dirty little girl standing not far away.
The girl was skinny, with a big head and a small body. She said that her head was on top of her slender neck, and it shook from time to time, as if the slender neck would not be able to bear it in the next second.
Because the girl was so thin, her eyes looked particularly big.
Shen Lai Di only looked up briefly, then quickly lowered her eyes.
It's not that she has no sympathy, but that she can't afford to have sympathy. If she gives the little girl a bite to eat today, she will be beaten severely.
Being beaten was considered a good thing. She was just afraid that in the next two days, her parents would withhold her already limited food and water rations.
Seeing this, the little girl walked towards a nearby house, but after she asked several families, no one gave her an answer.
Everyone just lowered their heads silently. Behind the little girl stood a dozen children of different ages. If they started this, it would probably not end well.
Besides, since she was a little girl and could walk here, she must have family. Otherwise, she would have been kidnapped long ago.
Seeing this, the little girl walked back to her brother dejectedly.
The half-grown boy touched the girl's dry hair and said, "Don't ask anymore, Nannan. We will be in Wuyuan City soon. Brother will find a way."
"good."
After it got dark, the boy took out a small piece of coarse-grain cake from his dirty bag, divided it into two halves, and gave the larger half to his sister. The brother and sister ate the cake in the cover of night.
Outside Wuyuan County, more than a thousand refugees have gathered outside the city. The city gate has not been opened, so some people have set up tents outside the city gate, trying to wait stubbornly for the city gate to open.
When the magistrate of Wuyuan County saw so many refugees gathered outside the city gate, he did not dare to open the gate rashly. He had to order the officers and soldiers to drive them away every day without hurting anyone.
As the chief official of Wuyuan County, he is responsible for the people of Wuyuan City.
There must be more refugees behind. If they are allowed into the city, there will definitely be panic.
So he could only order the city gates to be closed.
Chen Li and his companions traveled for three days and finally arrived outside Wuyuan County. However, they could see the closed city gates and refugees outside the gates from afar.
Shen Zhenyuan immediately led the team to another road. There was still the Grim Reaper behind them who knew when he would catch up with them, so they couldn't waste time here.
During these three days, the people in the team were very self-conscious without Shen Zhenyuan's instructions. The elderly, the weak, women and children walked in the middle, and the teenagers walked outside. In addition, their team was large, so the refugees on the road did not dare to attack them.
There is a big mountain outside Wuyuan County. It takes them three days to cross the mountain and leave Yizhou.
Of course, there were many people in the refugee group who made the same choice as them and also entered the mountains outside Wuyuan County.
They needed food to stay outside Wuyuan County. They didn't have much food anyway, so if they went into the mountains, they might be able to harvest some food.
It was already afternoon when the Sanli Village group arrived outside Wuyuan City. After walking in the mountains for two hours, it was getting dark, so they immediately found a place to set up camp.
Shen Zhenyuan looked at the villagers who were out looking for something and warned them, "There are quite a few refugees who have stopped to rest nearby. When you go out looking for something, try not to get into conflict with them."
The women and strong men who were about to go out nodded at the same time. They all went together for fear that if they found something, it would be snatched away by others.
Chen Li was traveling with Lin Cuicui, Aunt Li, and two aunts.
Originally, Xu Taohua also wanted to go, but was sternly rejected by Lin Cuicui and Li Qiaolan, so she stayed with Shen Jingyuan and Shen Qi'an to look after the belongings.
After walking out of the woods, they could see the dried-up river they had seen before.
At this moment, many people were digging on the river, and many people were walking along both sides of the river.
"Mom, aunt, where are we going?"
Aunt He Yue looked at both sides of the river, pointed to the side with fewer people and said, "Let's go that way."
Most people who come out to look for something don't have any hope. They may not find food if they come out, but if they don't come out, there will definitely be nothing.
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