The whole family escaped from famine and accidentally occupied land

Dusk is approaching.

The Zhou family lives at the foot of Taiming Mountain.

"Are we going into Taiming Mountain at night?" Old Mrs. Bai didn't know where they were going, so she got in the carriage and followed.

Taiming Mountain was right in front of them, and they were on a small path.

The Zhou family is on the other side, not far away.

Zhou Wen stuck the reins of the ox cart into the ground and ran to Bai Zhao's ox cart with a few big strides.

"Minghui, we'll go with you!"

Zhou Wen is now dressed as a hunter, with a bow slung over his shoulder and sharp eyes.

"Brother-in-law, you also saw it at the city gate. Are you sure you want to sacrifice the lives of your whole family?"

Bai Zhao is under a lot of pressure now. The eldest family and the Zhou family, more than a dozen people, have come with him.

"Son-in-law, if the Zhou family follows us, let them follow. My Wei family can still protect these dozen people."

Wei Liu also settled the carriage and came to Bai Zhao with his hands behind his back.

Bai Zhao didn't take his words seriously.

The Wei family has fallen, so we can’t rely on them.

They have farmland to return to and these people will not starve to death.

After things settle down, we will find a way to open source.

The most important thing now is to save their lives. The wanted warrants have been distributed to various places, making it difficult for them to move forward.

When Bai Zhao came here, he felt powerless for the first time.

Bai Jingzhi sat in the carriage, feeling uneasy, and the father and daughter felt deeply sympathetic towards each other across the distance.

The Wei family was accused of treason, and all the survivors became wanted criminals.

Wei Hongmian offered a reward of 1,000 taels, and the bronze token was in her hands. Could it be that the news had leaked?

The road became more and more bumpy, so Old Lady Bai held Bai Jingzhi in her arms and shielded her head from hitting the wall of the car.

"It's dangerous to run into Taiming Mountain in the dark!"

Old Lady Bai pursed her lips and said, "Old Third Family, what is Master Wei Liu planning to do? Didn't he say that we should run in the direction of Northeast Xianwang?"

She heard from her two sons that the areas south of Lingzhou and the surrounding areas were hit by the disaster, but the situation in the northeast was relatively better.

She is an old woman and has never traveled far.

When Mr. Bai was alive, he traveled a lot and told her about his experiences after returning.

Old Mrs. Bai also wanted to go traveling with them, but she didn't expect that after having her eldest child, it would be inconvenient for her to go out.

It was under such circumstances that I left Jingkanzi Village.

Now I don’t have the energy to enjoy the scenery or travel to famous mountains and rivers.

When on the run, saving your life is the most important thing.

"My father left a letter before, saying that if you encounter danger, you should hide in Taiming Mountain for a while."

What Wei Hongmian said was true, but the situation has changed now. The Wei family has been framed, and their plan of hiding here and then moving to the Northeast should not work.

Taiming Mountain spans the entire Lingzhou area and has abundant water systems.

This is also why there was no significant impact here when other regions were hit by severe droughts before.

It was not until this year that the Lingzhou area was affected.

If there were no refugees and vassal kings looting, Lingzhou would still be prosperous.

Lingzhou was one of the granaries of the Dazhuang Dynasty. If Lingzhou was lost, the emperor of the Dazhuang Dynasty should send people to support it.

The final result was that the entire Wei family was executed, and the whole thing was tinged with weirdness.

The mountain road winds around.

It's still night time now, and if you're not careful you'll fall down.

"Uncle Six, use this to look at it."

Bai Zhao hurried over and tied a solar-powered lamp to the carriage.

These lamps were exactly what he took out from the villa.

Wei Liu did not refuse, and the road ahead was indeed much brighter.

"This is a rare item. Where did it come from?"

Wei Liu followed Wei Shou and was used to seeing rare treasures, but this was the first time he had seen this thing, so he couldn't help but ask a few more questions.

"A traveling trader came here to collect the goods, and I exchanged them with mountain products."

Bai Zhao's eyes rolled and he came up with this idea.

There are many of these solar lighting lamps in the villas, so it makes perfect sense to attribute their origin to merchants.

With these lights, they moved significantly faster.

Bai Jingzhi sat in the carriage and couldn't sleep at all.

There is no such name for this mountain in geography.

She was not sure what Wei Liu was thinking and why he came here.

She thought that hiding in Taiming Mountain meant finding a cave halfway up the mountain to hide for a while, and then setting off to the northeast to find the second master of the Wei family after the storm was over.

Bai Jingzhi's body was leaning backwards due to inertia, and he was going uphill again.

"At this rate, are we going to reach the top of the mountain?"

She just muttered to herself, not sure.

After nearly three hours, at half past ten in the evening, Wei Liu finally stopped moving forward.

When Bai Jingzhi and the others came down again, they found themselves in a huge cave.

Their carriages, horses, and cattle can all come in.

"Rest here for one night first, and we'll continue our journey tomorrow."

Wei Liu made all the arrangements, but then disappeared.

Bai Jingzhi gently beats his thighs to relieve the numbness and pain caused by sitting for a long time.

Wei Hongmian took a torn quilt from the carriage and asked Bai Jingzhi to sit down and rest.

After settling the two of them, Wei Hongmian went to help Xiao Wangshi by making a fire and cooking.

The father and daughter sat on the torn quilt and looked around vigilantly. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, they dared to communicate normally.

"Dad, there are so many people following us. If someone really catches us, what will they do?"

Bai Jingzhi was a little worried. He was responsible for other people's lives and it was really stressful.

"We can raise animals in Guiyuantianju, so they should be able to do the same if they go in there."

Bai Zhao had already made a plan. If he really encountered a danger that could not be avoided, he would let Jingzhi take the people to Guiyuantianju.

At worst, they can stay at home for the rest of their lives. There are so many fun places in Guiyuantianju that these people won’t get bored of it in a short time.

Bai Jingzhi learned of his thoughts and remained silent.

This is also a last resort.

Humans are social animals, and if they don't always communicate with outsiders, their mental state will be affected.

Also, she didn't want to expose her return to Yuantianju in front of these people.

Returning to the countryside and farming is the basis for them to survive in troubled times.

"I'm going to help your mother with the work, you take a rest first!"

Bai Zhao got up, dusted off the dust on his body, and went to help Wei Hongmian light the fire.

"Sister, take your mother-in-law to Jingzhi's place. We are here!"

"You all go and have a rest. Everything is ready. Just heat it up." They were all sent away by Xiao Wang.

The Zhou family didn't have a horse-drawn carriage, so they rode in an ox cart, which was not only bumpy but also a bit cold.

Bai Meidong and her mother-in-law, Old Lady Zhou, had lips that turned blue from the cold.

Wei Hongmian took out a few more quilts to keep them warm.

The mother and daughter knew a little about the Zhou family, but they didn't dare to talk to them easily when Bai Zhao was not around.

The Zhou family has a simple population.

Old Master Zhou is a hunter. Twenty years ago, he went hunting deep in Taiming Mountain and killed a tiger, but he also died.

By the time the Zhou family found out, Grandpa Zhou was gone.

Old Lady Zhou took out a tiger-skin mattress and said, "Meidong, lie down on it. Be careful not to catch a cold."

"Mom, I can't do that. You know my body," Bai Meidong glanced at her waist, her face flushed, "I can't hold it in and it's dirty. It's hard to clean."

Wei Hongmian moved to the side and grabbed Bai Meidong's wrist, "Sister, come over here!"

That's it!