Lin Jiuyue responded.
"Okay, go ahead then. Be smart and don't let anyone target you."
Lin Qiye nodded.
There are only so many things in my backpack, and I have just started to escape the famine, so those people will not stare at me.
But it's hard to say.
There are two things in this world that cannot be looked at directly: one is the sun, and the other is the human heart.
People die for money, and birds die for food.
Selling children and daughters on the road to escape famine was considered a good idea, and the phenomenon of exchanging children for food was not uncommon. It was just that it was the early stages of the famine escape, and Lin Jiuyue and her brother had not seen it yet.
The brother and sister have no adult male protection behind them, so they are easily targeted.
Fortunately, it is dark now. If it were broad daylight, Lin Jiuyue would have been spotted by someone with her appearance.
Lin Jiuyue touched her cheek. As if she had thought of something, she rubbed her hand on the ground and then wiped the dust on her hand onto her face.
Without a mirror, Lin Jiuyue didn’t know what her face looked like.
But with the dust covering it, at least it is not so conspicuous.
Lin Jiuyue sat on the side of the road next to the woods, her eyes fixed on Lin Qiye.
Not long after, Lin Qiye came back happily.
"Sister, I got salt."
Lin Jiuyue's eyes never left Lin Qiye, so she naturally knew that Lin Qiye had exchanged for salt.
"Well, this little bit of salt isn't enough for us. We still have to go to the city and buy some."
They said they were going to buy salt, but Lin Qiye and his sister didn't have a single penny on them.
"Sister, we don't have any money on us now, so we can't buy salt."
Lin Jiuyue also thought of this and had to put the matter of buying salt aside for the time being.
I thought I would go to the city to buy salt when I had money.
After a while, the lights of many torches appeared not far away.
The brother and sister became alert instantly and stood up and retreated to the woods along the main road.
After observing for a while, they found that the newcomers were also refugees, and they breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sister, you take a nap. I'll keep watch."
Lin Jiuyue curled the corners of her mouth.
"No need to keep watch."
Lin Qiye: ...
This is not a peaceful and prosperous time, but a time of fleeing from famine. How can we not keep watch?
"It's so dark, no one will notice us. Let's both go into the space and rest. Then we will have more energy to continue our journey tomorrow."
After hearing this, Lin Qiye slapped his head.
"Oh, how could I have forgotten about this?"
There is spiritual power in the space, so sleeping is much more comfortable than outside.
The two found a secluded place, looked around, and when they saw that no one was paying attention to this place, they entered the space.
The temperature in the space is neither too hot nor too cold, very comfortable.
"This is how people should live. It would be even better if we could have a house. Then we can grow some food and have enough to eat and drink. Why would we be afraid of famine?"
Lin Qiye didn't care whether the ground was dirty or not, he just lay down.
"Qi Ye, don't think like that. I always feel that our journey through time isn't that simple."
When Lin Qiye heard this, he sat up suddenly.
"Sister, what do you say?"
Lin Jiuyue didn't know if her feelings were right. But after coming down from the mountain, she saw the roadside full of disaster victims, and she couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.
"I don't know either. I just saw so many disaster victims and felt like I should do something."
Lin Qiye: ...
That's not right. In my impression, my sister doesn't seem like the type to meddle in other people's affairs. Besides, the matter of arranging the arrangements for the disaster victims is under the jurisdiction of the court. My sister and I are just disaster victims now. Even eating salt has become a difficulty. How can we care for those disaster victims?
"Sister, you're not going to care about the disaster victims, are you? Let me tell you, in troubled times, the first to kill is the saint. This is not a good sign."
Lin Jiuyue rolled her eyes at Lin Qiye.
"Qi Ye, do you really think that we got this space for free? Pies don't fall from the sky. We got the space, so we should at least do something with it, right? Otherwise, how can you live with your conscience?"
Lin Qiye lowered his head and thought for a while. He felt that what his sister said made some sense.
"Well, sister, tell me, we're so hungry now that we don't have the next meal. How are we going to take care of these disaster victims? Even though they are disaster victims, any one of them has more food than we do."
Speaking of this, Lin Qiye felt a little aggrieved.
My sister and I said we had space, but our lives were even harder than those of the disaster victims.
Lin Qiye rummaged through the backpack and found that there was still some food in it, but not much.
All that was left were two tattered pieces of clothing.
Of course, the fish that was grilled earlier is not included.
"Qiye, we still have some food. Let's wait until tomorrow morning to see if we can find someone to exchange some seeds for."
The seeds Lin Jiuyue was referring to were actually rice, corn, and wheat. As long as the corn and wheat hadn't been ground into flour, and the rice hadn't been husked, they could be planted.
It doesn’t matter if the seeds are not good, there is still spiritual spring water.
No matter how bad the seeds are, they can become good seeds once they are watered with spiritual spring water.
Bubble, who was standing by, listened to the discussion between Lin Jiuyue and her brother and interrupted.
"Master, you are right. This space is indeed not given for free."
Lin Qiye: ...
When Lin Jiuyue heard what Bubble said, she was so angry that she wanted to hit someone. Oh, no, it was Bubble who was still in cat form!
"Bubbles, are you kidding me?"
Bubble lowered his head, feeling somewhat guilty. After a long while, he finally spoke.
"Master, I'm not trying to fool you. It's just that every space master must shoulder the responsibility of saving the common people..."
Lin Jiuyue: ...
"It's the emperor's job to help the people. We are just ordinary people. How can we shoulder this burden?"
Lin Qiye glanced at Bubble and said dissatisfiedly.
"Master has space. He is an ordinary person now, but he will not be in the future."
Lin Jiuyue: ...
It turns out that Bubble has dug a big hole and is waiting for me here?
"We'll talk about the future later. The most important thing for us now is to survive."
Lin Jiuyue didn't want to care about the future, at least not now.
The two slept comfortably in the space. When they left, most of the refugees outside were still fast asleep. There were also some people keeping watch.
Currently, the victims are all in groups of families, and many families will leave one person to guard around to prevent people with ulterior motives.
"Sister, where are you going?"
Lin Jiuyue turned around and looked at Lin Qiye.
"Something just scurried past my feet. I think it's a mouse. I want to look around to see if there are any mouse holes or something. What if I can dig out some seeds?"
Having rested well, Lin Jiuyue had nothing to do anyway, so he decided to look around for any rat holes.
It's really a waste that the land in the space is left idle.
"I'll go with you."
After Lin Qiye finished speaking, he stood up hurriedly.
"Well, let's go together."
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