As soon as the village chief left, the farce finally ended.
After such a commotion, the family was in a low mood and lost their appetite when they saw the porridge in the bowl that was so thick.
Zhao couldn't bear to see the food being wasted, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, now is the time. Don't think about anything else. Let's eat! We can't waste food at this time.
Besides, we have to travel early tomorrow morning, so we should hurry back to rest after eating!"
Since the elders had spoken, everyone had to cheer up and eat early. Then, Zhao urged them to go back to their rooms to rest.
But at this moment, no one felt sleepy and just stared blankly.
Zhao handed Lin Changshu a sip of tea and asked, "How is it? What did Big Brother and the others say? Do you want to go with us?"
Lin Changshu shook his head. "No, they just said they would discuss it. But it seems my sister-in-law doesn't want to leave because she's worried about hurting her grandson."
To be honest, Zhao didn't want to be with them. After all, her elder sister-in-law was a very opportunistic person and had a bad mouth, and the two of them had never gotten along.
If they didn't go together, Zhao would be much more relaxed.
However, he was the only biological brother of their old man, and they understood how reluctant he was, but it was not up to them to decide on this matter.
"Okay, old man, forget it. Let's just do our best and leave the rest to fate. Go to bed quickly. We have to get up early tomorrow!"
After saying this, Zhao hugged her little granddaughter who had already washed up and went to sleep on the kang.
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Before daybreak, there was already movement in the yard. Zhao was a light sleeper, so she got up quickly when she heard the noise.
When I came out, I realized it was my eldest daughter-in-law Li Yue.
"Old man, why are you up so early? Did you sleep well?"
Li Yue was scooping water and smiled when she saw her mother-in-law.
"I couldn't fall asleep after waking up, so I decided to boil some water so everyone could wash up later. Why are you up so early?"
"It's getting late, and daybreak is almost here. Let me boil some water, and you go wake everyone up.
Let's wash up, have a simple meal with some hot water, then load everything into the car and get ready to go!"
Li Yue was stunned for a moment, "Okay, then I'll go wake everyone up first."
Maybe because we were thinking about traveling today, everyone slept very lightly and soon everyone got up.
Only the children were a little sleepy, but they were forced to wake up by the adults. Only the smallest one, Little Bell, was still sleeping soundly.
Breakfast was simple, just a couple of bites of bread with hot water. Everyone loaded the things they had packed yesterday into the car according to their weight.
The Zhao family was relatively wealthy. In addition to a donkey cart, they also had a flatbed cart. Heavy items were placed on the donkey cart, and lighter items were placed on the flatbed cart.
The rest of the people had to carry baskets and shoulder poles, trying to pack as much as possible.
Zhao knew that her granddaughter had space.
Last night, while the old man was out washing up, she had already communicated with Xiao Lingling, so she didn't put some important valuables in the car.
As the sun was rising, Zhao went back to the house and woke up Little Bell.
"Lingbaoer? Wake up! We're about to leave!"
Little Bell was half asleep, but she opened her eyes when she heard the sound. Her voice was soft and sticky, "Nai~~~"
"Hey, grandma's here. Come on, get up! If you're sleepy, we can sleep on the way, okay?"
Little Lingling remembered that she had to flee today, so she stood up obediently and let Zhao dress her and comb her hair.
By the time she finished packing, everyone had already pushed the donkey cart and the cart out.
Zhao asked everyone to wait outside while she checked with Xiao Lingling. After confirming everything was OK, she locked the door and came out.
No one thought much about it, just thinking she was afraid of missing something, but that wasn't the case.
Zhao took Xiao Lingling and went around each room, putting everything inside, including the tables, chairs, and kang cabinets, into the living room.
By the time she locked the door, there was nothing left except the empty old house.
As soon as the chains were hung, they officially began to flee the famine.
The family looked at the yard for a long time with some nostalgia, as this was where all their memories from childhood to adulthood were.
Lin Changshu was the most reluctant, but he quickly retracted his gaze and flicked his whip aside, "Alright, let's go!"
In this way, the family began their official escape journey.
They were not moving very fast because it was still early and they did not want to alarm too many people.
Just as I was about to leave the village, a familiar voice suddenly sounded behind me.
"Second Grandpa! Wait a minute, we'll go with you!"
Lin Changshu turned around in surprise and found that his eldest brother's eldest grandson Lin Ping was running after them. Behind Lin Ping, he could vaguely see the figures of his family.
Lin Changhe's family was slightly worse off than Lin Changshu's. Although they didn't have a donkey cart, they had two carts, both of which they made themselves.
Lin Changshu waited for a moment, and they caught up. The whole family of six came out, pushing two carts and carrying a few baskets on their backs.
Lin Changhe looked at his second brother, his eyes reddened, "Second brother, we'll go with you! We grew up together from the same mother. Others may not believe you, but I, your eldest brother, do!"
But, we, the old and the young, are afraid that we will cause you trouble!"
Lin Changhe actually felt a little guilty. He knew very well that it was not a good idea for his family to go together like this. He might need more care from his second brother's family along the way.
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