This year's emperor seemed to be crazy. He recruited soldiers twice a year, and each time a family had to pay six taels of silver. Those who didn't want their family members to go and those who were wealthy almost all paid money to free their family members from labor service. Most of the people here were ordinary farmers. They didn't have that much money at home, so they could only leave with their luggage. Those who stayed behind almost all had some assets at home and could withstand the court's repeated exploitation.
Even those who are exploited dare not speak out, because if the people do not fight against the officials, they will never be able to win.
At the same time, these people may have some connections with the higher-ups, so they can continue to gain a foothold here instead of being forced to leave their hometown. Some people even went directly to Qianmen Town in the north. They heard the news that a treasure mountain appeared in Qianmen Town, and everyone wanted to go there to make a living. In case, they could also farm there, they would not have to worry about not being able to survive or pay taxes. Because they were close to Jianmen Pass, everyone knew that several places had been in chaos. No one knew whether the emperor's surname would be Zhou, so why bother so much.
Now, the imperial court is in a turbulent time, so naturally no one wants their men to serve in the forced labor. Naturally, they would run as far as they can. Everyone knows that serving in the forced labor now means losing their lives. All the families who doted on their children ran away, and those who could hand over their children did not end up well either.
If it really doesn't work, they can wait until the world is stable before returning. Even if they don't have a pass, they can stay temporarily in other villages and return to their original hometown after the chaos in the world is over.
After the old man and his friends finished their dinner, they looked around and confirmed that no one was catching up with them. Only then did they breathe a sigh of relief. They were still determined to move forward, because even if the Zhang family left Jianmen Pass, they would not dare to contact them casually because someone would definitely be watching them.
Now that there are no pursuers behind them, they cannot relax their tense nerves. They will not be able to let go of their worries unless they leave this area.
Although Liu Yong's own abilities were not very good, he had a very smart staff under his command, who had probably already started planning to capture them. For the sake of everyone's safety, as well as the safety of this little burden, they could only take him forward for a while. As for contacting the Zhang family, they had to leave the vicinity of Jianmen Pass first, and they had to leave the area under Liu Yong's jurisdiction, otherwise they would not be able to rest assured.
They had originally planned to wait for the Zhang family to arrive in a town next to Jianmen Pass, but now they think they were taking it for granted. Liu Yong is not a fool. Although he likes to take credit for other people's achievements, he has never been reported by anyone, which is enough to prove his methods.
Nowadays, princes from all over the country have risen up in rebellion, and even Jianmen Pass has been affected by their uprising. Wang Shiyu does not believe that the lord of Jianmen Pass can be very loyal, but the fall of a dynasty will take several years, so the Zhang family can only continue to move towards the place of exile.
At least they are absolutely safe on Qiong Island. There will be no pursuers who will kill you openly. Although it is also a remote and poor place, because of its poverty, there are only ruffians and hooligans there, but no people with strange intentions.
There are now a lot more animals in the mountains and wilds. They can start hunting directly with bows and arrows. Some small animals such as pheasants can be eaten directly on the same day to improve or replenish their bodies. Their bodies are now extremely lacking in nutrition and they must be replenished more, even if they catch pheasants.
They didn't dare to make a fire to cook. Instead, after killing the wild animals, they plucked the hair and discarded the internal organs, then wrapped them in the lotus leaves that Wang Shiyu had brought out and threw them under the charcoal fire to simmer them until they were cooked. It took Wang Shiyu a long time to research and develop the smokeless stove. With this thing, they were much safer even when making a fire in the woods.
Since it was confirmed that the child would continue to follow them, Wang Shiyu found a way to take out some dry food as their future meals, and the rest depended on themselves.
If you want to improve your life, you can only rely on yourself. This will exercise your hands-on ability, and you can even resist directly when the pursuers catch up, so you won't be scared like a fool.
It is especially easier to hunt in places with water, because those animals basically do not stay too far away from the water source. So when hunting them, as long as you calculate the distance well, it is very easy to kill these beasts.
Even when they were hunting, they encountered wild animals such as tigers and leopards, but they were not interested in them, and those beasts did not really want to eat people. Naturally, both sides were not interested in each other and passed by safely. Wang Shiyu was not interested in their water source, and those beasts naturally did not want to bother with these difficult people.
Ever since grandma fainted in the mountains last time, her health has not been very good, and she no longer dares to travel strenuously. So in order to help grandma recover better on the road, Wang Shiyu would secretly prepare some special meals for her and even brought out a lot of treasures. These things were all good foreign goods, and some of them could only be seen in boutiques.
All kinds of nourishing things were used, especially the supplements in grandpa's boxes, including ginseng, bird's nest, sea cucumber, and abalone.
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