The group exchanged glances.
"Big sister, can you sell all your steamed buns to us?"
......
The atmosphere on the oxcart back was also not good.
As they boarded the oxcart and left, they could vaguely see a moving black dot in the distance. The group felt heavy-hearted and only looked away when it disappeared from sight.
"Do you really think there are people fleeing famine? I haven't heard of any disasters in the south this year?"
In the minds of ordinary people, there are only a few reasons for fleeing famine: natural disasters and war.
It's only been a little over a decade since the country was founded, so war is naturally out of the question. Besides, if there really were a war, they wouldn't be able to stay here peacefully.
That leaves only natural disasters as a possible reason.
Have you heard about this from your correspondence with family? Is it a drought or a flood?
"No,"
Su Hong's complexion was also not good, and she found it difficult to speak.
"It's not a natural disaster; the weather has been great this year."
"Why is that?"
The group was even more puzzled. Since ancient times, who would willingly leave their homeland unless they were desperate to survive?
Fleeing famine means having no home once you leave your house, not knowing where you're going or how long you'll live.
Even whether I'll be alive tomorrow is uncertain.
Su Hong pursed her lips, her eyes gazing at the distant mountain peaks, her tone somewhat unfocused.
"What else could it be? If we don't farm, we naturally won't have any food."
If you're hungry, you have to find a way to survive, right?
They are not villagers confined to the mountains; they haven't forgotten why they went to the countryside.
Each family has its own story, and once you put it that way, everyone understands instantly.
After a long silence, someone finally spoke softly.
"Is it already this chaotic outside? There's no basic order left?"
This opened a floodgate, and others began to speak.
"Yes, it seems that things have been alright here these past two years, right? Apart from the educated youth and the few who were released occasionally, things haven't been too bad."
"It also has to do with the leaders. From the commune to the village, we are all pragmatic people."
Our villagers, living in this isolated place, also have their advantages. They don't have those unrealistic and grandiose ideas; their goal is simply to have enough to eat. They know that only through hard work, with every hoe and pickaxe, can they reap a harvest.
"Exactly."
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