Seeing that no one came to help her for a long time, Xiao Lingling had no choice but to turn over and get up. However, she tripped over the quilt as soon as she took a step and fell directly onto Zhao.
I woke up feeling so irritable from not getting enough sleep that I couldn't hold it back anymore and burst into tears.
Zhao finally stopped laughing and quickly went over to pick up the little girl. "Ouch, ouch, the quilt was disobedient, wasn't it? It tripped my precious granddaughter. Ouch, let grandma see, are you hurt?"
Little Lingling cried so happily that even Lin An, who was sleeping soundly, joined in.
The two of them cried and talked to each other. For a while, the small and dilapidated temple was filled with crying and laughter. It was so lively!
By the time the two families had finished their breakfast, it was already dawn. After everyone had simply washed the dishes and put away the bedding and other things, it was just light outside that the road could be seen clearly.
In order to get into the city to fetch water as soon as possible, everyone started their new day's journey without saying a word.
I don’t know why, but everyone’s enthusiasm for traveling today is even greater than yesterday, and their speed has increased instead of decreased.
Only when he could see the city wall of Fengyuan County in the distance did he slow down a little. At this moment, he heard Lin Guang's shouting from behind.
"Dad, Second Uncle! Move aside quickly! There's a carriage coming from behind!"
Everyone turned around and found that three carriages were speeding towards them. The speed was so fast that you could tell from the dust raised behind them that was higher than a person.
Everyone hurriedly drove their cars to the side, and the next moment, three carriages rushed past them at the same time. Everyone only had time to take a quick look before being buried in the dust.
Little Bell was held in Zhao's arms, so the dust didn't blind her eyes. However, she only had time to take a quick look at the carriage.
She had seen the wood used for the carriage before. Her grandfather had used it when making dowries for wealthy families. She had forgotten what it was called, but the wood was very expensive.
That noble family had a lot of money, but they were only willing to spend it on a dowry. This shows that the three carriages that just passed by were either rich or noble.
However, the carriage was moving so fast that it disappeared in the blink of an eye, so even though she was curious, she didn't have time to take a second look.
However, this was only the first shocking news, and the second one came right after.
It was Lin Guang who shouted, because he was the last one in the team and had to keep an eye on the movements behind him.
After the carriage left, he looked back and found that he could vaguely see the shadows of other people in the distance. He couldn't see how many people there were, but he could make out there were ox carts and carts, which were probably other people fleeing famine!
"Dad, there are other refugees coming behind us!"
Everyone just glanced back and quickly put it back.
"Brother, we have to speed up. No matter what else, we can't delay entering the city!" As he said that, Lin Changshu began to wave the whip and speed up the team.
In order to make everyone move more quickly, Qiqi put the basket on the armrest of the donkey cart so that they could jog to the rhythm of the donkey cart.
By the time they arrived at the city gate, there was no trace of anyone else behind them.
But instead of feeling relieved, they felt even heavier in their hearts, because besides them, there was already a long queue at the city gate, the end of which was almost invisible.
So, they were early, but there were many people who were even earlier than them. Not only that, there were twice as many yamen runners guarding the gate as usual.
Lin Feng felt that something was not right. "Dad, let's not go over there yet. I'll go find out what's going on. Big brother, you go line up first. I have a feeling that something is not right!"
Lin Changshu always knew that his youngest son was smart, so he didn't say much. "Okay, go ahead, but be careful!"
The two brothers nodded, and then they all went into the crowd. Lin Changshu led the people to the edge where there were fewer people, so that everyone could take a break.
Little Lingling was not idle at this moment, looking around with her little head. She didn't expect that this would be the situation when she first came to the county, but this did not affect her curiosity at all.
But there were people everywhere, which blocked her view a lot. However, she keenly caught a few figures, who seemed to have just come out of the city, carrying buckets in their hands.
However, the bucket kept shaking, and she could tell at a glance that there was definitely not much water in it. Moreover, they looked worried while talking, and she immediately felt that her father would not bring any good news when he returned.
Sure enough, Lin Feng came back very quickly, even Lin Yue was brought back by him.
"Dad, let's just go. No need to go into the city. I just asked a few people about it. The water level in the county wells is very low right now. Each person can only draw half a bucket of water. And the water is extremely muddy and can't be drunk at all. Going into the city will cost more money too. It's totally unnecessary!"
Lin Changshu was mentally prepared when he saw the two brothers coming back together, but even so, when he really heard the news, his heart was still heavy.
But he didn't hesitate much. He went over and chatted with Lin Changhe for a few words before preparing to continue on his way.
"In that case, let's get going! From here, we can turn directly onto the small path. It's close to the foot of the mountain. If we're lucky, we might find a spring or something, and maybe even get some extra supplies. Let's go, let's move faster. If we can find a good place at noon, we can rest for a while."
After saying that, everyone started to hurry on their way. Fortunately, they walked fast, because as soon as they left the city gate and stepped onto the path, a riot broke out outside the city!
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