"What? What do you mean?"
However, Li was unwilling to say anything more and kept him in suspense.
"I'm not sure about this yet, but I should know soon. We'll just have to wait and see. Your nephew is quite generous."
The old village chief finished his tasks at home and exchanged the food for something, but he still stood aside.
Finally, seeing that everyone had almost finished changing, they all sent their representatives to look at him. "Why didn't the village chief urge anyone to leave today?"
He coughed, and then asked the head of each household to stand in front.
"Well, there's something I need to tell everyone. The current situation is unstable, and the emperor has begun to abandon the city and move the capital."
Someone took over the call.
"What's the point of talking about moving the capital? They just saw the situation was bad and abandoned us and ran away. What's the point of moving the capital when they're already at our home base?"
"That's right, our current emperor is not good enough."
"Okay, everyone, stop arguing. It's too late to discuss whether the person in power is right or not.
If the emperor moves the capital, it means that our area may be lost.
But yesterday, several generations of my elder sister discovered a water source in the mountains again.
She said that the water source is enough for the several hundred of us.”
"Wow, there's water! It's a good thing to have water when there's a water shortage. But there's a plague ahead and an enemy army behind us. Should we go or not?"
The old village chief nodded at the man.
"That's right, Sanhua's father is now considering things more and more carefully.
The old man gathered you together again to ask, should we continue on our way or stay for a few days to rest?"
For a while, the discussion on the scene was very heated.
Some people say to move forward to avoid being caught up by the enemy and being attacked by the enemy, such as burning the mountain or looting.
Some people also said that if they knew there was a plague ahead, they would be deadly if they continued to go. It would be better to wait. After all, with water, everyone would not starve to death.
Seeing that everyone was discussing without any conclusion, the old village chief banged the bamboo a few times.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him again, he looked at Patriarch Luo.
"Patriarch Luo, what do you think?"
Patriarch Luo was also conflicted just now.
There is a glimmer of hope if we move forward.
Don't leave? Wait a minute, the enemy is always ready to pounce. Besides, this plague won't end in a short time.
He thought about it for a moment and finally expressed his opinion.
"To be honest, it's best to stay here and not go to the plague area. But how long can we stay here?
Three to five days or ten days or half a month?"
"At most, it's only half a month."
This time, everyone answered loudly that the answer was too simple. Even if everyone earned food this time, they could only stay for half a month at most.
Half a month later, the main force still had to move forward.
"Yes, we can only stay for half a month at most. If we run out of food after half a month, will Pusa still be able to take care of us?"
Everyone looked at Chen Dayou eagerly again.
Chen Dayou quickly raised his hand.
"It means, I don't know how the Bodhisattva took a fancy to me and became my spokesperson twice.
As for whether there will be such good things in the future, to be honest, I really don’t know.”
Everyone was sad. Yes, it was good to have such a good thing happen.
Come again? Bodhisattvas are also very busy, how can they take care of them all the time?
“None of us knows whether we will be able to earn food in two weeks, so I think all we can do is to expect the worst.
If the food runs out in half a month, and we have to move on with no food, only water, and we have to go through the plague area, what will be our fate?
Everyone's expression changed.
It was Sanhua’s father who raised his hand again.
"If we only had water but no food, we would have died even faster if we had passed through the plague zone."
"Yes, being without food is terrifying. From now on, everyone should eat well, take good precautions, and continue to exercise as usual in the morning and evening.
We try to improve our physical condition, maybe we can escape the disaster and fight for a chance of survival.
So in the end, my choice was that now that we had food, we would continue forward. As for the water in the mountains?
As we discussed earlier, let's bring back as much as we can. We can cut some bamboo and use it to store water.
Soak your cotton clothes in water and carry them with you. When you pass through the plague area, you can walk faster and eat better. Try to get through those places as soon as possible."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lao Qian raised his hand in response.
“I agree with Chief Luo. It may seem that we are temporarily safe if we stay, but it is actually more dangerous.
Once the enemy attacks, they will not be gentle with us.
Even if we stay in the mountains, birds might still get sick. If the birds infect us, won't we be in the same danger?
It's all dangerous anyway, so we might as well just keep going. The prerequisite is that there must be sufficient water resources."
"Then let's go and bring the water back today and continue on our journey tomorrow."
The old village chief made the final decision and it was decided that everyone should send everyone who could fetch water to fetch water today.
The elderly and children under eight years old stay at home to look after things.
Originally, according to everyone's idea, since there was so much food left at home, it would be better to keep some young people to protect them.
But the Boy Scouts and the old soldiers all assured that they would take good care of the things.
"Don't look at us because we are old. We have been trained to be very strong. If the thieves dare to come, they will eat one of us first."
“As for us, although we are young, we are not vegetarians.
If we work together and use our venom, we will definitely be able to defeat the thief."
Seeing how confident they were, the old village chief finally made a selection and kept Xiushui and other boys and girls under the age of thirteen.
“You half-grown boys and girls, if you stay here, you will shoulder a heavy responsibility.
Everyone please try not to light a fire to cook. If people know there is smoke here, they will know there are people here.
If trouble arises, there will be bloodshed.
You guys eat a day's worth of dry food, and we'll go into the mountains and carry water back. Keep an eye on your belongings and people.
If you are really unlucky, you can just give up your belongings and save your life."
The children and the old people all waved.
"That won't work. Property is as important as food. We can't leave food behind when we're fleeing famine. As long as we have food, we have it."
The old village chief shook his head. Even though he was worried, he still let Li Qingfang take his men into the mountains.
The old lady could have chosen not to go, after all, she had just given it.
But the old lady couldn't sit still. She thought there were wild fruits in the mountains, and she felt relieved that Xiushui was taking care of her at home, so she had to go with them.
Fortunately, Li was familiar with the mountains. Although she rode a snake that day, she also silently memorized the route.
I successfully brought the person to the end of the land, but found that there was an unexpected situation there...
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