"What are you doing? Help! Someone's stealing our food!"
"This porridge is mine!"
Someone snatched the porridge and shoved it into their mouth without caring that it was scalding hot!
Before he could even take two sips, he was kicked to the ground by someone and ran away with the basin in his arms!
The person who had just drunk the porridge was lying on the ground in pain, their throat burning from the heat... but they still couldn't bear to spit it out.
Some people even tried to snatch the grain bags from the flatbed truck!
Old Man Chi and others quickly ran over to protect the grain.
"ah!!"
Suddenly someone let out a painful howl.
A man who looked like a beggar was shouting and yelling, and there was a bloody arm on the ground!
Thirteen's baby face was already stained with blood, but he showed no panic whatsoever.
Thirteen sheathed his longsword and said menacingly, "Get lost if you don't want to die!"
Apart from the man's painful screams, no one else dared to make a sound.
It was as if everyone's throats had been suddenly choked!
After a long while, the sounds of a child crying and an adult screaming were heard.
Seeing the arm on the ground and the grass stained with blood, the Chi family members suddenly covered their mouths and ran to the side to vomit.
The children were so frightened that they didn't dare close their eyes!
Although it was frightening, it worked very well; immediately no one dared to come and steal the food.
Even the place where they slept was eight zhang away from the Chi family's house.
Seventeen glared at Thirteen, then walked up to the family whose arm had just been chopped off and threw them a bottle of medicine.
Then, without saying a word, he returned to the place where the Chi family had been sleeping.
Although Chi Tang's eyes were covered by her mother and she couldn't see the arm and the blood, she still heard everything and felt a little down.
But she didn't say anything.
Using your sympathy at this time will only harm your whole family.
We can't give them food!
This year, the country is experiencing a severe drought, and the price of grain will definitely skyrocket, making it unaffordable for ordinary people like them!
At the same time, if they are given food this time, those people will only continue to follow them.
Then you won't be able to shake them off.
It would be better to make an example of someone to deter others, and solve the problem once and for all!
That's the logic, but when the Chi and Li families saw that bloody scene, they were still afraid.
The silence was broken by cheers when Chi Dashan and Li Mingfan returned.
"Father, Mother, we actually caught a pheasant! And a fat rabbit too!"
I haven't had meat for several days, so I can finally have some today!
This good news cheered up both families, and they started discussing what to eat.
No sooner had they killed the pheasant and the rabbit than Seventeen woke them up, insisting they continue on their way.
"Why? We've walked for so long, I'm really tired," complained Sister-in-law Chi.
Is it not just Liyang City and Jinyang City that will experience natural disasters?
They're no longer in those two cities, so why are they rushing on their way?
It was like they were running for their lives!
Seventeen replied, "The smell of blood will attract wild animals. To be on the safe side, it would be better to walk a little further before resting."
Hearing this, Sister-in-law Chi stopped complaining.
Everyone immediately got up and packed their things.
Old Man Chi and Old Man Li and a few others went to tell the refugees who were resting not far away about the situation before returning.
"Whether they leave or not is their business, but I feel bad for not telling them," said Old Man Chi.
Old Man Li nodded: "Yes, I heard that these refugees fled from the south. There was not only a severe drought but also a locust plague, making it impossible for them to survive, so they fled here..."
Both families set off with heavy hearts.
Even if I catch a pheasant or a rabbit, I won't be happy.
Famine was rampant everywhere, which meant that even if they survived the natural disaster, their future would not be easy.
After walking for another half an hour, the group stopped to rest when they reached a hilltop.
Sister-in-law Chi used half a chicken to make a big pot of chicken soup, and then stewed the remaining half chicken with mushrooms.
Li Mingfan's wife took out some sausages from home and steamed them, and also steamed a large pot of steamed buns.
As for Li Mingrong's wife, she was resting on the side, looking exactly like Xiao Zhoushi.
"Xingxing, wash properly and don't move, or there won't be enough hot water," Chi Dashan scolded his son.
A group of little kids lined up to be washed clean and dressed in clean clothes.
Then the women went to wash the clothes, and after washing them clean, they simply set them up over a wood fire.
It's still quite hot now, so I should be able to finish most of the work by tomorrow morning.
The aroma of the chicken soup wafted far and wide.
The elderly and the child each drank a large bowl of it.
Especially the little boys, they all gulped it down in one go!
He wiped his mouth, then stretched his neck and insisted on drinking more.
He didn't care about being scolded by the adults; he got up, grabbed the steamed bun, and started eating again.
The freshly steamed buns are very soft and fluffy, and they are full of the aroma of wheat. Even though they only contain a little white flour, they taste delicious in this world.
Without needing any vegetables, a seven or eight-year-old boy can eat a whole steamed bun on his own.
Seeing how much the children loved it, the women would only eat half and leave the rest for their children.
Even Xiao Zhoushi was no exception.
Aunt Chi held the bowl, and little Chi Tang drank the chicken soup sip by sip and ate a little bit of steamed bun. Her little belly bulged up in no time!
After seeing that her daughter had eaten her fill, Aunt Chi only ate half a steamed bun and didn't eat a single bite of vegetables.
The trees are lush and green, and birds are circling overhead.
The crimson sunset was reflected in the lake not far away, as if the lake itself had become the color of the sunset.
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