At the beginning, I beat Lazy, and the host is cruel.

After climbing the mountains for a month, fortunately, we didn't encounter any danger. Occasionally, some blind wild boars rushed into the team and were captured by dozens of strong men in the village. Instead, the whole village had a feast of wild boars. pork.

However, the weather is getting colder and colder, and the villagers are beginning to become a little anxious. Seeing that the mountains seem to be endless, although there is no shortage of food and drink, there is a real shortage of clothing to keep out the cold. When winter comes, the mountains will be gone. It’s good to climb, but I’m afraid I won’t survive this winter.

Villagers who have the means have put on thicker clothes. There is still a big temperature difference between morning and night on the mountain. Granny Shi even put on a thin cotton-padded jacket.

It's even more miserable for the children at the end of summer. They really don't have thick clothes, so they can only put on all the clothes in the package to keep out the cold.

Xia Mo thought that this was not the solution. She planned to wait for the village team to be stationed, to beat some animal skins and let Granny Shi make them into clothes, which could at least keep out the cold.

Li Zheng sighed all day long and discussed with the clan leader to climb out of the mountain and walk towards the official road. They had already climbed past the previous city. In the next city, they might find a good official who could settle them down.

The old patriarch is also worried. This thing all depends on luck. No one can say whether he will meet a good official. But winter is coming, and staying in the mountains is definitely not possible. With such thick snow in winter, eating and drinking will be a problem. , if they encounter hungry beasts again, the frozen villagers will not be able to run away.

Taking advantage of the recent good weather, Li Zheng seemed to have been urged to hurry up, fearing that the heavy snow would trap everyone in the mountains.

The villagers also know that the winter in the mountains can be fatal. They no longer light fires to cook on the road. They prepare the next day's food the night before, deal with a casual bite on the road, and continue on their way.

At the end of the summer, Aunt Shi was asked to help take care of the three children.

"What are you going to do? I heard wolves howling in the mountains. You can't run around!" Aunt Shi asked worriedly.

"I didn't run around. I looked for mushrooms in the nearby forest. I also heard the howling of wolves, so I asked my aunt to watch over the children and stop them from running around." Xia Mo said half-truthfully.

"I'll go with you. I'm really worried about you being alone."

"No, aunt, you come with me. What will happen to the children? Granny Shi can't bear to watch them alone!"

Aunt Shi frowned tightly and was in a dilemma.

"Okay, I'll be there for a while, why don't you trust me? I never told you nonsense."

Xia Mo didn't wait for Mrs. Shi to speak, said a word, and walked away quickly with a basket on her back.

Aunt Shi wanted to chase after them, but she was worried about the children, so she could only say a few words silently in her heart, God bless them.

Xia Mo knew that Aunt Shi was watching her from behind, so she pretended to go directly to the nearby forest. After Aunt Shi couldn't see her, she immediately ran towards the place where there were many wolf howls.

After walking quickly to the north for an hour, Xia Mo first spotted a white-furred fox. She killed the fox without hesitation and threw it into her basket. The fox's fur was also very warm.

Not long after, I caught three more hares in late summer, and picked a lot of red wild fruits, which had a sweet and sour taste, which was very refreshing.

The sky was getting darker and the temperature was getting lower and lower. Even after running for a long time in late summer, she didn't encounter a lone wolf. She would not fight a pack of wolves. This guy had a grudge, so don't bring trouble to the village.

After hitting a hare again, she started walking back in late summer. It was completely dark in the mountain forest, so she continued running.

This time the village was stationed very close to the stream. When she returned at the end of summer, Aunt Shi had already boiled a pot of water.

Seeing Xia Mo's return, Aunt Shi felt relieved. She neatly took Xia Mo's backpack and started skinning the rabbit.

Suddenly, Aunt Shi's hand paused. She held up the backpack in disbelief, looked at the fire, and found that it was really a fox.

Aunt Shi's hands were shaking with excitement. This was really her first time seeing a fox. The fur was so comfortable to touch.

She turned her back to the villagers, secretly skinned the fox and put it in a backpack. Then she carried the basket to her mother-in-law, who was familiar with leather tanning.

Two days later, Aunt Shi and everyone in Xia Mo's family were wearing rabbit skin vests. That little vest made of fox skin, Xia Mo let Granny Shi wear it. This old man is a treasure. He makes clothes. Yes, she is indispensable, but she cannot be frozen.

After climbing for another four or five days, they finally climbed out of the mountain and saw the wide official road. The villagers finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, no refugees could be seen on the official road. Instead, such a large number of villagers from Shidang Village appeared on the official road, which attracted the attention of nearby villagers.

Li Zheng led the villagers to move forward quickly for five or six days, and finally saw the city gate. When he got up early, there was frost on the roadside. Some villagers were already suffering from frostbite from the cold, and several elderly people were sick from the cold.

After seeing the city gate, Li Zheng called on everyone not to rush over in a swarm. He would go to find out the news first.

Remembering the last time they were driven away by officers and soldiers with weapons at the city gate, the excitement of the villagers suddenly subsided and they followed the team forward honestly, no longer pushing each other.

Li Zheng settled the villagers two or three hundred meters away from the city gate, and he walked towards the city gate with a strong labor force from the village.

After a while, Li Zheng came back with a smile on his face and said in a loud voice, "I just heard about it. An imperial envoy is here. The yamen officer said he would arrange a place for us to stay in the village. Let's just wait for news about the official envoy."

The villagers all had smiles on their faces and looked at each other as if they saw hope.

Seeing that it was getting dark, the villagers stationed themselves not far from the city gate at night. The official sent hot gruel to the villagers. That night, everyone slept soundly.

The next day, the imperial envoy and the county magistrate came to the city gate with many official envoys, and Li Zheng learned about the situation of the villagers.

Looking at the villagers in rags and rags, dragging their families with them, some carrying large iron pots on their heads, some carrying baskets on their backs, a few simple carts, and none of their livestock...

The imperial envoy stroked his beard, looked at the county magistrate with a smile, and immediately designated a residential area for the villagers of Shidang Village.

It was a great achievement to settle these victims. The last city hesitated to treat the victims badly, which caused the victims to protest. The emperor was very angry and cut off the hats of a large number of officials.

Of course, the current Holy Emperor is no longer the one who was greedy for pleasure, but the regent who loves the people like a son and ascended the throne with the recommendation of everyone.

The villagers of Shidang Village followed the official official to register their household registration, received subsidies from the government, and several doctors took the villagers' pulse. Then they all happily followed the official official to the place designated by the government.