After his stomach was half full, his body warmed up and he felt more energetic, Mr. Fan talked to everyone about what happened after they separated.
Hongzhi Academy could no longer operate, so the principal decided to move south to Yunzhou to continue running the school.
It is very difficult to pack up and evacuate a college.
Many books, calligraphy and paintings, and materials could not be taken away, so they could only be packed up and hidden, and someone would be sent to pick them up when the situation improved.
So the departure was delayed for a few days, but the journey was relatively smooth.
As soon as they arrived in Lin'an City today, they encountered a large group of refugees fleeing to the mountains. They also joined them and went up Yunhua Mountain together.
They did not see the tragic scene in front of the city gate, but they were horrified by the descriptions of passers-by.
Li Daru knew that many officials did not stand up for the people, and he could not stand the intrigues in the officialdom, so he resigned early and returned to his hometown to set up a college.
But no one expected that the magistrate of Lin'an City would dare to do this. He really didn't care about the lives of the people and blocked the passage to the south, which was tantamount to disobeying the order.
When Li Daru talked about this, he was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick. Such a refined man lost his composure in front of others.
Gu Xinran quickly brewed two more cups of tea and asked Xuanxuan to bring them over so that she could make herself familiar to the great scholar.
Mr. Fan took the opportunity to pull Xuanxuan to his side and praised him in front of Li Daru.
Li Daru chatted with Xuanxuan for a while, tested him, and found that he was a promising talent. He loved his talent and asked him to ask questions at any time.
Gu Xinran hurriedly took Xuanxuan to express her gratitude, which could be considered a successful first step.
Soon, the family members and guards of the academy prepared a place for them to stay, and the two scholars expressed their gratitude and left.
Nothing happened during the night. The next day, when the sky was bright, each family had breakfast and started a new chapter of survival in the wilderness!
Qingshan Village was in front, and the people from the academy followed behind. Everyone did not disturb each other and took care of each other.
The mountain road is difficult. When I just climbed the mountain yesterday, the slope was gentle and I could ride a donkey or a horse. Today the mountain is steeper and more dangerous, so I can only walk.
Everyone moved very slowly, helping the elderly and children, and sometimes they had to get ropes to pull them up one by one.
After climbing the mountain for a whole day and walking less than ten miles, Gu Xinran had big blisters on the soles of his feet.
Only then did I realize the hardships of fleeing famine.
When resting at night, Gu Xinran sat down on a tree stump and didn't want to move because his feet were so painful.
Drinking some spiritual spring water when you are tired can refresh your spirit, but it cannot stop the friction between the soles of your feet and the mountain road.
In the past, we also went into the mountains to hunt, but the mountains in Chengzhou are much flatter, without the steep slopes of fifty or sixty degrees. Compared with Yunhua Mountain, it is really a small thing compared to a big one.
However, once you go deeper into the heart of Yunhua Mountain, the terrain will become flatter.
Gu Xinran chose a place with few people, took off her shoes and socks, looked at the big blisters on the soles of her feet, shook her head and sighed.
Xiaomei, who followed her, hurriedly took out silver needles and medicine and was about to help her treat the wound.
Gu Xinran shrank back awkwardly and smiled sheepishly, "I'd better do it myself. I've been walking all day and I'm afraid I'll stink you up."
Xiaomei squatted down without a care in the world, gently held her little foot, and said nonchalantly: "No, when we first started training, it was worse than yours, and we all helped each other deal with it. Don't worry, I have experience, it won't hurt much."
Seeing that she really didn't care, Gu Xinran just let her go. She just didn't want to move herself.
After Xiaomei finished the treatment, Gu Xinran refused the medicine she prepared, took out a bottle of spiritual spring water, and asked her to help apply it.
Except for Big Brother Gu, Xiao Ba and Tingting who was taken turns to be held, everyone else in the Gu family had varying degrees of pain in their feet.
Xiaolan, Xiaoba, and Brother Gu were also helping them deal with it. After prickling and squeezing out the blisters, they applied spiritual spring water.
Gu Xinran secretly decided in his heart that he must practice hard. His half-baked level was not enough and he would become fragile after climbing a mountain.
The other people in Qingshan Village and the academy were no less enthusiastic and helped each other to treat the affected areas on the soles of their feet.
Gu Xinran asked Xuanxuan to give some spiritual spring water to Li Daru and Mr. Fan respectively, and asked them to apply it on their wounds.
After a day's trek, everyone was as wilted as eggplants hit by frost.
Everyone ate something quickly, arranged for the night watch, and went into the tent to rest.
In the winter forest, there were occasional small animals running around, but there was no harassment from mosquitoes, snakes or ants, so Gu Xinran slept soundly.
The next morning, she was awakened by the chirping of birds.
I walked out of the tent, stretched my body, and looked around. The entire Lin'an County was in sight, with densely packed matchboxes lined up close and personal.
Every house has a different story. I envy their stable life and hope they can live in peace forever.
Turning in another direction, what came into view was the lush jungle and the endless mountain peaks, which represented the numerous dangers they had to cross.
Gu Xinran took a deep breath, the air was fresh, and shouted in his heart, "Yunhua Mountains, just wait for me, I will come to conquer you soon, hunt down your people, and take away all your treasures."
A little further away, Xiaoba, Xiaomei and Xiaolan were practicing martial arts. Influenced by them, Brother Gu brought his younger siblings who had gotten up early to join the exercise.
Gu Xinran didn't expect that she was the last one to come. After applying the spiritual spring water, the soles of her feet felt much better, so she also went over and stood in a horse stance.
While making breakfast, the twins looked at the agile figures of Xiao Ba and the other two, and felt extremely envious.
If I had such martial arts skills, my parents would not have died at the hands of the villain.
Grandma Gu and Mother Gu were understanding and said to them with a smile, "If you want to learn, you can go too. It's good to practice and be able to defend yourself."
The two looked at them in surprise: "Is it really possible? I heard that martial arts require inheritance and cannot be passed on casually."
Grandpa Gu stretched his body and took over the conversation, "Ordinary basic skills are not a problem. Come on, I'll take you there."
So, there were two more new recruits in the horse stance team, and Xuanxuan and Tingting were no longer at the bottom.
The Gu family's martial arts team became a sight to behold. Master Qiu's family also began training.
Breakfast consisted of big steamed buns, millet and pumpkin porridge, and meat sauce, and everyone ate their fill.
The Zhao siblings looked at the little food in the tent and felt worried. They thought the host family's eating habits would not last long, so they thought they would have to eat less at the next meal.
After breakfast, everyone continued on their journey.
Gradually, the thorns and small shrubs on the mountain increased. The young and strong took turns to cut down the trees and clear the way. The academy also sent people to the front to take turns.
In the afternoon, after entering the hinterland, the terrain was really much flatter. The elderly, the weak, women and children could ride horses and donkeys again. It was much easier than yesterday, and the speed of travel was also faster.
However, they had also reached a place where few people went, so everyone was on high alert and on guard against the appearance of wild beasts. Xiao Ba and the other two even protected the Gu family in the middle.
The journey was uneventful and we were lucky enough to rest in a cave at night.
After settling down, everyone dispersed into the mountains and forests, preparing to catch wild game to improve their lives.
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