They cleaned up neatly. Except for the stone table and stone benches, everything else in the yard had been neatly put away and put into the house.
So except for the village chief and a few older people who had stools to sit on, everyone else had to stand.
But at this point, no one cared about these things. They just looked at the Lin Yue brothers eagerly, begging them to explain it more clearly.
After knowing everyone's purpose, the two brothers repeated the whole morning's process in detail.
Seeing that what the two brothers said did not seem to be false, everyone instantly quieted down. Everyone had a sad face, and even the weaker-minded women had begun to sob softly.
The entire yard was immediately shrouded in sorrow, despair, worry, and confusion, and even the Lin family, who had already accepted the reality, began to sigh.
Only the ignorant children didn't understand what was going on, but they timidly hid behind the adults.
The village chief lowered his head and wiped his face, quietly wiping away the crystals from the corners of his eyes, then cleared his throat.
"Okay, don't be sad, everyone! At this point, no matter how unwilling you are, there is only one way to go.
Fortunately, we found out about it early, and everyone hurried to pack up. It would be safer to travel while there are fewer people around.
Moreover, our entire village is walking together, so we can keep each other company. The more difficult the time is, the more we must unite as one!
Everyone, stop standing here and go back to pack up. Come to me if you have any questions!
Oh, and don't let the news leak out carelessly. If the world really gets into chaos, we'll suffer too!"
The village chief grew up with Lin Changshu and naturally believed what he said, so when he came out, he had already asked his family to pack up their things.
However, the successive years of drought had already made life difficult for everyone, and naturally people were unsure about what to do if they had to flee the famine, which caused panic among the people.
"Village chief, it's not that we don't want to escape the famine. We've been suffering from drought for two years now. If it weren't for the little food we had stored, our family would have been broke long ago!
Listen to what Lin Yue said, even black flour is sold for fifty coins a pound, we can't afford it! If we flee like this, I'm afraid we'll starve to death on the road before we get far! "
"Yes, Village Chief, we don't have much land to begin with, and we've eaten up all our food a long time ago. Last time, we spent all our savings to buy some black flour, but even then, we only had one bowl of porridge a day.
Except for going to the bathroom, I usually don't even dare to get off the kang. If it weren't for the full moon banquet today, I wouldn't have gotten up. I feel dizzy after just standing for a while, what can I do to escape the famine?
"Yeah, my dad is so hungry he can't even speak, he's still lying in bed and can't get out!"
"Who says it's not true? In this world, fleeing for safety is truly life-threatening!"
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Everyone was in a mess, talking about their own family difficulties, crying as they spoke.
Of course, these are all true.
If you want to eat less but not starve to death, you have to exercise less. Otherwise, who can stand eating a bowl of porridge so clear that you can see the bottom of the bowl every day?
But at this point, the village chief was powerless. He knew how difficult it was to escape the famine, but at this point, if he didn't escape, he would die.
He had lived enough, and even if he closed his eyes now, he would not feel any regrets. But there were still four or five-year-old children at home, and he couldn't let the whole family be trapped here to death.
"Fellow villagers, be quiet, be quiet! I know it's not easy for everyone, and I know food is expensive right now. But if we don't leave now, and a real fight breaks out, if those soldiers can't hold on, we'll be the first to suffer!
Besides, it's already spring, and there's still no sign of rain. Just for this reason, if we run away, we might still have a chance of survival, but if we don't, we'll die sooner or later!"
In fact, the villagers didn't fail to understand, they just didn't want to admit it or face it. So when someone picked up on the topic, they immediately started to refute it.
"I don't think so! The Lin brothers only told us about this, and none of us has confirmed it, right?
What if the news is false? Wouldn't all our hard work be in vain? If we're not careful, we'll lose everything!
And whether it will rain or not is really uncertain. I went to the temple to ask for divination some time ago, and the abbot said at the time that the drought would not continue this year.
The abbot of Lingguang Temple always speaks with such eloquence. Who knows, it might rain in a few days? If we flee, even if we return, we'll miss the farming season, and then we'll have to pay for another year's work!
The person who was speaking was none other than Mrs. Feng, who lived across the street from the Lin family. This woman and the Zhao family were notoriously at odds, and they would quarrel every few days.
Of course, Zhao was a bold and aggressive person who would not suffer any loss, and later she was protected by the luck of the little koi, so most of the time it was Mrs. Feng who lost.
But she is just that tenacious. Not only does she not know how to restrain herself, but she becomes more and more courageous as she faces more and more setbacks. Wherever Zhao is, she will come out to make jokes.
Here it comes again!
After she finished speaking, she did not forget to roll her eyes provocatively at Zhao.
As a result, before Zhao had time to say anything, some people who did not want to flee the famine immediately came out to agree with Feng Pozi.
"That's right, Village Chief, we can't just believe everything we hear! Even if we really want to flee the famine, we have to know the real news!
"The Lin brothers came back and said something, and the whole village fled. It's really too ridiculous!"
"That's right. What if those two brothers really hear false news without paying attention, and we foolishly follow them? Wouldn't that be more harm than good?"
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