After looking at a few families who wanted to stay, Xiushui understood.
Some of these families have pregnant women, and some have elderly people.
Escaping famine is not easy, and it is even more difficult when there are these two types of people.
The old village chief did not try to persuade them at the beginning. He just sighed and turned to look at the two scholars.
"The sixth son of the Wen family, Le Hui, is the most educated person in our village and a scholar with a good academic record.
They have experience, so let's listen to what these two have to say."
After hearing the order, the two looked at each other. Wen Sufeng nodded, signaling Le Hui to come forward and talk about the matter.
After all, Le Hui is the eldest grandson of the old village chief. Now that he is fleeing from famine, his family still needs to establish its prestige.
Seeing his son like this, Wen Bibo was very satisfied. This son was not only smart in studying, but also had his own way of behaving.
Le Hui sighed. "I know what you're thinking. In fact, when I was away from home, I've heard of many cases of people fleeing famine.
We did want to flee our hometown because of lack of water and food, but what was the main reason?
"We were defeated at Yukou Pass, and we can't even hold on to our place. Now we don't dare to take the main road anymore because there are soldiers and bandits on the main road."
"Yes, it seems everyone is still quite clear-headed. If it's just a drought, our village might be short of water, but we won't be completely without water to drink.
There are still some water sources in the small rivers and streams, and it is hard to leave our homeland. If it were not for the defeat, none of us would want to abandon our homes and flee the famine."
"Soldiers, bandits, these people invaded our territory and all they did was rob and kill.
Young women were taken away, and slightly stronger men were captured and sold, or taken back directly to work as coolies.
Anyone who resists will be killed immediately. As for those over 40...they will be killed."
Many elderly people over fifty years old shed sad tears at this moment.
"If I can't stay in the village, can I run to the mountains? The answer is no, I can tell you clearly now.
These enemies are not brainless. Why do you think there is such thick fog today? It is because the enemy has burned the mountains and forests.
Burn the mountain!
After knowing this, everyone panicked, and Xiushui frowned when she heard it.
I didn’t expect that the wars between countries in ancient times would be so brutal.
Not only will they burn, rob and kill everyone, they will also have to destroy the entire mountain.
"That's why we've been urging everyone to flee quickly, because no one knows when the wildfire will reach this side."
When the few families who wanted to stay heard this, they all became disheartened.
Burning the mountain.
What good will it do if there is water here when a wildfire comes?
Can you dig three feet deep into the ground and hide in the mud? Even if you hide in there, it won't work. The thick smoke will suffocate you to death.
"You can decide the specific choice yourself. Our family will continue to flee to Liuhua Country."
The few families who had originally wanted to stay now all shook their heads.
"No, we won't stay. Even if we want to find a place to hide away from the world, we have to choose a place where we can get by. This place is definitely not suitable."
Zheng Lehui added leisurely, "What if they don't want to burn this entire mountain? Perhaps you can hide here and avoid it."
These people are now clear-headed.
"No, we can't stay here. Those people are so cruel and ruthless. How could they let such a large area of the mountain go unburned?
We won’t stay behind, we’ll all follow the others.”
The other families had not even thought of staying, and now they all said they wanted to go with us.
Also, because of the mention of fire, someone suggested that we all go for a walk in the dark tonight.
After all, to bypass the bandit fortress, it would take at least five days to travel around in these mountains and forests, not counting getting lost.
"We have both old and young people here, so we need to rest at night. This valley is pretty good today, so let's quickly pick a place to rest.
Those who have sleeping bags should quickly arrange them, and those who haven't finished knitting should hurry up, because sleeping in a damp place is not a comfortable place after all."
When this was mentioned, everyone became busy again.
Some people even complained that this group of people just now acted impulsively and wasted everyone's time.
"Don't complain, they also want to settle down soon. After all, they are either pregnant or elderly. Alas, it's all because of the difficult times these days."
With this sigh, everyone shut up.
Yes, that's life. No one wants to be born into suffering.
But helplessness and difficulties always accompany them, making you unable to avoid them.
Because it was dark, everyone only opened up a separate area for cooking.
After making sure that there would be no wildfire, everyone started cooking their own meals.
There are also families with fewer people who live together with others of similarly small size.
Most people were weaving sleeping bags by the fire, while a few men were left outside the valley to keep watch.
No matter what time, safety comes first.
The pheasants that the Wen family caught yesterday were put into the pot to stew soup. Xiushui also quietly took out a dozen morels and threw them in, intending to make a pheasant and wild vegetable noodle dumpling soup.
A large pot of broiler chicken and the aroma of morels wafted out, and the rich aroma made many people drool.
Xiushui didn't cook today, but weaved straw sandals with Wen Sunan.
The sleeping bags were woven by several other aunts and uncles.
Walking really wears out shoes, and the front of the shoes she was wearing were quite worn out.
The road is still so long, so we have to prepare straw sandals in advance.
These grasses were all picked by Xiushui herself. Wen Sunan discovered that the grasses picked by his daughter were more flexible than those picked by him.
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