"Did you tell our village chief?"
"Not yet, I'm just about to go and talk to him. If he doesn't agree, our Yun family will leave first."
A hint of reluctance flashed in Yun Mo's eyes, but behind him stood the entire Yun family.
“I’ll go with you to talk to the village chief.”
Yun Mo nodded in agreement.
Upon hearing Yun Mo's words, the village chief made a decisive decision without hesitation: he would go with the Yun family.
Because many people in the village were injured last night, Yunmo finally compromised and agreed to set off again at noon tomorrow.
After lunch, the village chief used his ancestral gong to summon all the villagers for a meeting.
The villagers had many objections when they learned that they would have to set off earlier than planned.
However, the village chief and clan head were adamant.
"Those who are not leaving can stay and recover slowly. We will absolutely not force them."
The villagers panicked even more upon hearing this. They knew that it was absolutely unacceptable for the village chief to abandon them and run away, so they all said they would go with him the next day.
At this point, who would dare to stay behind alone?
Staying means certain death!
The families that were scattered by the Hu people last time are still unknown, whether they are alive or dead.
Although following the main group might result in injuries, at least the whole family is together.
"Let's go, let's go!"
“Village chief, we were just joking. We’ll follow you wherever you go.”
The village chief was very satisfied with this and arranged for all the men in the village to go to the sparse forest to cut down trees and make carts.
The rest of the journey will not require crossing mountains and valleys; we will take the official road directly.
Li Shulan used the rabbit skin she had hunted to make a jacket for Lin Yinan.
While helping out, Lin Yinan successfully found the Dragon and Phoenix Invitation Card, which was kept with the household registration, in Li Shulan's large bundle.
As for Su Yunzhi's personal jade pendant, she found it in her own bag.
He put both items into his own space, and when the time was right, he would directly break off the engagement with Zhu Jinhui. She would definitely be happy to see it happen.
Everyone was busy, and Lin Yinan knew neither needlework nor how to make a cart, so her brothers, including Lin Yiheng, wouldn't let her help.
Even Liu Ji and his sister were busy cutting down trees with the villagers to make carts.
Lin Yinan was the most idle, lying in the tent with Lin Yi'an, Lu Changqing, and Lin Yichun, fast asleep.
The people of Linjia Village worked until late that night, and it wasn't until noon the next day that they finally finished making the carts.
Lin Yinan's family has four horses and one cow, but they only travel on three carts.
Lin Tiezhu's wife's family has many children and no livestock.
Grandma Zhao let her three-year-old son Lin Datou and seven-year-old daughter Lin Lili sit down, along with a small portion of their luggage, while the rest was carried by Lin Tiezhuang and Lin Tiezhu's wife.
After lunch, the group left the small village under the guidance of the Yun family.
When leaving the village, the adults in the family quickly covered the children's eyes to prevent them from seeing the heads of the bandits hanging at the village entrance, for fear of scaring them out of their wits.
Lin Yinan sat on the cart, her brows slightly furrowed. She unconsciously covered her mouth and nose as she smelled the scent wafting in the wind.
Apart from the deep mountains and old forests, the entire route was barren and desolate.
The fields were riddled with holes and pits, and even rat holes were dug out by passing refugees.
Gradually, people from other cities who had fled to the official road began to gather and take the same route as them.
Everyone left their homes to escape the war, seeking a place to settle down in order to survive.
They didn't know how long they had walked, or how much longer they could hold on.
Everyone's face was weary and sorrowful, their eyes revealing numbness and confusion.
As the number of refugees on the road increased, Yunmo sent Yun Er to maintain order for the entire group.
Yun Er had the young and strong men and women walk to the sides of the procession, while the elderly, children, and livestock carts were in the middle.
At the same time, it is not allowed to communicate or chat with anyone outside the team.
Lin Yinan got off the cart and followed beside him with a sword in hand.
The migrants carried hoes or sharpened sticks, and when they saw a glimmer of green sprouting in the fields, they rushed over to grab it.
They dig it out without caring whether it's edible or poisonous, just stuff it into their mouths, chew it a couple of times, and swallow it.
Lin Yinan's heart was pierced by this scene; they were now going hungry.
Seeing this, Lin Yi'an, who was on the cart, tugged at her sleeve.
"Sister, I'm scared!"
Upon hearing this, Li Shulan embraced him and Lu Changqing.
"Don't be afraid, your older brother and sister are here."
“If anyone dares to come closer, I’ll beat them up.”
Lin Yinan brandished the sword in her hand at him.
Lin Yiheng followed behind, patting his younger brother's hair. "An'er, be brave. When you grow up, you will protect your mother and sister."
"I will be brave when I grow up," Lin Yi'an said in a muffled voice, burying his head in Li Shulan's arms.
Perhaps because they all looked fierce and menacing, no one dared to approach the group.
Those without food were afraid of losing their lives if they came to rob, while those with food stayed far away, afraid of being robbed.
They had animal-drawn carts and carried only light luggage, allowing them to travel faster than ordinary refugees.
Every day at mealtimes, there are always refugees with gleaming eyes staring at them.
Everyone went from feeling uneasy to facing it calmly.
Finally, on the fifth day, they arrived at Yangcheng, the capital of the prefecture.
A prefecture capital is a prefecture capital; it's incomparable to an ordinary county town.
Their arrival also aroused great curiosity among the refugees at the city gate, who secretly discussed where this group of refugees came from.
A large number of refugees gathered near the city gate, and it seemed that they had formed gangs.
Upon arriving, Yunmo chose to stop somewhere far from the city gate.
"Heng'er, what are all those people doing gathered around that thatched shed over there?"
Li Shulan pointed to five or six simple thatched huts over there, where many refugees were lining up in long queues outside.
Lin Yiheng looked in the direction she pointed and said, "It should be wealthy families in the city distributing porridge."
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