Chapter 27 Leaving
"If you're worried, we can get married right now, but that would be a bit unfair to you."
"What are you talking about? I'm only fifteen, I won't get married so early!" He was talking about joining the army, but when did he come here? He is so shameless.
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After this matter was revealed, Gu Chengze practiced even harder. Although he was very diligent to begin with, she didn't know what to do, so she could only replace the water he drank with spiritual spring water, after all, he was one of their own.
In the blink of an eye, the snow stopped, the sun came out, the weather became warmer, and the snow that had not melted for several months began to melt.
Li Zheng knew it was time for them to set off.
Li Zheng thought about going with Gu Chengze. They were going to the south anyway, and since Gu Chengze was in the army, they decided to choose a place to live closest to where he was stationed. After all, where there were troops, the safety factor would be higher.
Li Zheng thought so and told him so.
Unexpectedly, he looked very surprised. "Although I can't join the army, it's good to live nearby. That way I can feel at ease. It seems that after I go in, I have to quickly get a small official position so that I can have time to come out and see you."
Li Zheng felt a little warm in her heart when she saw Gu Chengze's plan. One of them had no relatives alive, and the other had lost his mother. Although he had a father, it was worse than having him. It would be a lie to say that no feelings had developed between them during this period. The two of them felt like two people without relatives who warmed each other and depended on each other, a bit like family, at least that's what Li Zheng thought.
When the snow melted and the road became much firmer, Li Zheng and the other two began to pack their bags and prepare to leave. Li Zheng, however, was reluctant to leave the house where she had lived for several months. She stuffed everything she was reluctant to leave into her space. Gu Chengze wanted to persuade her, but when he saw that it disappeared as soon as she touched it, he kept quiet.
Li Zheng had the easiest time along the way. She handed the cart directly to Gu Chengze, letting him have a taste of the hard work. Her hands were covered with blisters at that time.
Gu Chengze pushed the cart, thinking how difficult it was. Although the road surface looked dry, the inner layer was still not dry. As he pushed it, the wheels brought a circle of mud, and he had to stop to scrape it off. But as a man, this was what he should do.
When she got to the front, Li Zheng saw corpses lying on the road, which had already rotted. Although the temperature was low and there was heavy snow covering the bodies during the winter, the snow had melted and the temperature had risen. The bodies began to rot again, and the melted snow flowed into the water. She dared not think about the consequences.
Li Zheng took out three pills and said, "Take them quickly to prevent the disease."
As soon as Gu Chengze heard about the epidemic, he ate it quickly.
Seeing that there was no one around, Li Zheng put the cart into the space, put a bamboo basket covered with cloth on her back, and asked Gu Chengze to carry Baoger.
"We have to hurry. There are probably refugees all along the way to the south. The weather is getting hotter and hotter. I'm worried about an epidemic."
The two of them used their Qing Kung Fu to move forward. When they ran out of internal energy, they would just walk and wait for their internal energy to recover. This was mainly to cooperate with Gu Chengze.
"An epidemic broke out? How do you say that?" He really didn't understand how the epidemic came about, he just knew that it spread very quickly.
"Did you see the body just now?"
Gu Chengze nodded.
"After a person dies, if it's not handled promptly, the invisible bacteria on their body, that is, the dirt, will spread into the air, and people can be infected just by breathing. Furthermore, it's snowing now, and when the snow melts, those dirt will enter the body with the water. That's how epidemics break out on a large scale."
“So how can we prevent it?”
"It all depends on hygiene awareness. Drink boiled water, wash hands frequently, clean your home, and most importantly, burn the sources of transmission."
"I see." The wealthy and powerful families still pay attention to cleanliness, but the common people are not so concerned. They are already tired every day, so why bother with this?
The two said they were in a hurry along the way.
After about ten days' journey, the two men took out their carts, and, having stained themselves with dirt and tatters, continued to travel slowly on their way, for ahead of them was a large group of refugees, all heading south.
"What's going on?" Li Zheng lowered her voice.
"I guess they are just like us, unable to survive and want to go south. But they should be coming from another city." Gu Chengze observed these people. These people survived the drought and the snowstorm, and being able to survive is a skill in itself and should not be underestimated.
"Let's not take a break at noon and continue on our journey. It's better to be careful." Gu Chengze lowered his voice, which sounded a little hoarse.
"Yeah." She also felt that these people were a little different from the previous group.
At noon, the refugees found a place to lie down and rest, diligently picking any green leaves they saw and hiding them in their arms. Li Zheng and the others didn't stop, continuing their pace. Those lying on the road watched them continue their march, some with disdainful eyes, others with a murky, unexplained glint.
Li Zheng walked calmly amidst the gazes of the refugees. As they walked away, the stares that were staring at her disappeared. "Huh, I finally got out. That was so scary." It was scary enough to have a group of people staring at you as you walked.
"Yeah." It was also the first time that Gu Chengze had this feeling. So many people were staring at you as if you were a piece of meat.
"Let's stop today and continue on our journey. What if those people catch up with us..." Li Zheng didn't say the rest of the words, but Gu Chengze understood, after all, it had happened once before.
"Let's go." Li Zheng and the other two did not stop along the way. They kept on moving forward and only rested when the moon came out.
What Li Zheng didn't know was that at this moment a group of people were arguing over the three of them.
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"Brother Feng, we've lost those three people." A dirty man walked up to a man who looked dirty but strong, with some sinister eyes, a hooked nose, and a square face.
"What? How could we lose him?" Before the man named Brother Feng could speak, the tall and thin man standing next to him spoke.
"Third brother, they didn't stop all the way, and we brothers could hardly keep up, but we knew where they were going. They went all the way south." The man nodded and bowed, fearing that the two men would be angry.
"Forget it, let these two people be lucky." The man named Brother Feng waved his hand.
"Brother Feng, are you just going to let it go like this?" The third brother was a little unwilling. The food that was about to reach his mouth flew away?
"It's okay. It's okay not to eat human flesh for a day. Besides, everyone is tired of it. Are you the only one who hasn't eaten enough?" Brother Feng smiled. He was a little tired of eating these every day.
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