Lin'an City is the gateway to Jinzhou. To prevent chaos caused by too many people, heavy troops have been deployed to guard it.
For these refugees, who only have hoes and sickles and are starving, a riot is like hitting a rock with an egg.
The villagers of Qingshan quickly ran to the edge of Yunhua Mountain and followed the path up the mountain. At first, vehicles could barely pass through, but the path became steeper and steeper, so they had to abandon the carts and carriages.
Carry important items on your back or on livestock, carry water and baskets.
The Gu family had many livestock, but also a lot of stuff. Under the protection of his family, Gu Xinran stored most of the stuff in the space, leaving only a few hundred kilograms of food, two buckets of water, and some daily necessities for the cows and donkeys to carry, just for show.
Everyone mainly carries light items such as clothes and quilts.
Grandpa Gu, Grandma Gu, and Mother Gu were helped onto the horses. Xiao Ba, Xiao Mei, and Big Brother Gu led the horses to protect them as they moved forward. Gu Xinran rode a horse alone, holding Tingting in his arms. Xuanxuan held Big Brother Gu's hand and walked by himself. Xiao Lan and the Zhao brothers and sisters followed closely behind, leading the mules and cows loaded with things.
Just as everyone had finished packing, there was more noise and urgent shouting from the back, "Run! The soldiers are chasing us!"
The Qingshan villagers rushed forward again. Gu Xinran fell behind, covered Tingting's eyes, and quietly put the cart and carriage hidden in the bushes into the space.
After leaving Yunhua Mountain, the appearance can be modified and it can be used again. The multifunctional carriage is particularly important.
Everyone ran in panic in the mountains and forests for two quarters of an hour, and no one knew where they were. Gradually, there was no movement behind them.
The crowd could no longer hold on and collapsed on the ground, relaxing. Many people burst into tears, expressing fear, confusion, and the heartache of having to give up their belongings.
At this moment, a cry of surprise made everyone quiet down.
"Has anyone seen my old lady and little Fatty?"
Uncle Wang and his second and third wives were so busy escaping that they didn't even notice that Mrs. Wang and Xiaopang were missing.
Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads. They were all busy taking care of themselves along the way, so who had the time to pay attention to others?
After catching his breath, the village chief quickly asked his eldest son Li Changfu to count the number of people. Fortunately, only those two people were missing.
Uncle Wang cried and asked the village chief to send someone to look for him.
At this time, the mountains were in chaos. Perhaps the government was arresting people. Everyone was exhausted. In addition, Wang Po and Xiaopang had such bad tempers that no one wanted to go.
The village chief looked at the people collapsed on the ground, thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait here for a while. Maybe they will arrive soon. If you are worried, you can go and look for them first."
When the third room heard this, they all moved back, completely disregarding Wang Po's life or death.
On the contrary, Boss Wang, who had severed the relationship, had a worried look on his face, worried that something might happen to his mother.
Seeing that no one was willing to help, the second wife and her husband sat down on the ground and started howling.
"My poor dear, why is there no one to lend a hand?"
"You have no conscience! All these years of calling me uncle and aunt are in vain!"
"My poor mother, the whole village is so cold-blooded that they'll just watch you die!"
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Village Chief Li was so annoyed by the howling, "Shut up! Why don't you go look for your own mother and son instead of howling?"
Other people's lives are not theirs. Didn't you hear that the soldiers were chasing them? Now they go out and kill people like a mob. Can you afford to pay for it?"
Everyone also began to condemn the Wang family for forcing others to do something against their will.
Seeing that throwing a tantrum didn't work, Uncle Wang turned his attention to the Gu family.
He pulled up his second son and his wife who were lying on the ground and walked towards the Gu family.
The second wife and her husband knelt before Grandpa Gu and begged, "Uncle Gu, you must save my mother and son. Your family is the most powerful in the village. If you want to help, we will definitely find them.
If you don’t agree, we will kneel and die here.”
Uncle Wang also wiped his tears and begged: "Brother Gu, for the sake of our friendship as fellow villagers for so many years, please lend a hand. If you don't help, you will just watch them die!"
Seeing that her grandfather was in a dilemma, Gu Xinran was really fed up with this family. They were all selfish and only knew how to morally blackmail others.
He looked at the three people with disdain and said coldly: "If you don't help, you are a bunch of lazy people. You are not missing any limbs, but you don't rely on others. You are shameless. Get out!"
The three of them were dumbfounded. They had never received such a straight ball before, and they were hit in the face with a loud slap!
Grandpa Gu rubbed his forehead helplessly. Ran Ran's fighting ability was first-rate, but he was too stubborn. He said awkwardly: "My granddaughter is the boss. All the capable people are hers."
Uncle Wang wanted to take advantage of his seniority and scold him, but was stopped by Grandpa Gu's words.
He stepped aside with his second son and his wife who had stood up.
Uncle Wang was really anxious now. He couldn't let his wife and grandson get lost. Without anyone to help him, he could only rely on himself.
He examined his two sons, one of whom was only good at playing tricks, while the other was a coward who hid far away and was useless. He scanned them and finally stopped his gaze on Boss Wang.
Seeing the worry on his face, I didn't expect that the child who was driven out was the most filial. I was really wrong before.
Uncle Wang came to the eldest brother with a smile on his face and said, "Son, your mother had a hard time giving birth to you. Can you go and look for her?"
It was rare for Boss Wang to see his father in such a good mood, so he couldn't help but agree. Wu Ya's mother hurriedly tugged at his sleeve.
He had no choice but to apologize and said, "Dad, their mother and the other seven are all relying on me. I can only look around here. Please ask the second and third sons to look around as well."
Uncle Wang finally got a slightly better answer, and he felt much more at ease. "Okay! Okay!"
Boss Wang knew that he was incompetent and most likely would not be able to find the person. He had called her his mother for so many years and was reluctant to let her go.
He walked up to Gu Xinran and said with a flattering face: "Xinran, if you go out for patrol, please keep an eye on my mother. You don't have to look for her specifically."
This is the correct way to ask for help. Gu Xinran nodded in agreement. She also wanted to figure out what the situation was.
Gu Xinran called Xiao Ba, and the two of them sneaked into the jungle and walked in the direction they came from.
They had been running for their lives in such a hurry that they strayed from the normal path up the mountain. This time, they returned to the right path.
Soon, there was the sound of noisy footsteps, mixed with the crying of women and children.
Gu Xinran and Xiao Ba hid behind a big tree.
Waves of voices came from far away:
"We should have taken a detour long ago, but you insisted that the Lincheng County Magistrate was a good person and could be bribed with a few buckets of water. And now, there are corpses everywhere in front of the city gate."
"Oh, we were so impulsive! How could we have done such things as stealing water, storming the city gates, and killing so many yamen runners? Now we've all become a mob. They can kill us if they want, and call it eliminating violence and protecting the good."
"Fortunately, they just chased us up the mountain and didn't kill us all."
"Luckily we weren't crowded under the city gate and managed to save our lives."
"There are at least hundreds of refugees who have collapsed in front of the city gates, if not a thousand."
"Stop talking, find a place to rest, it should be safe now."
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After hearing this, Gu Xinran and Xiao Ba breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.
The two continued to walk down the mountain road. No matter how annoying Wang Pozi and Xiaopang were, they were two lives, so they might as well look for them.
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