After the marriage was severed, I fled with my golden finger to protect my mother

After the three of them finished the porridge in their bowls, Cui wiped the bowls and chopsticks with hay and put them in the backpack. Now that Qi Siyuan was added, it was not convenient to wash them with water, so they had to make do with it for the time being.

Yuxiu continued to watch at the entrance of the cave. In just a short while, the official road finally began to become lively again.

Some carried baskets on their backs, some shouldered loads, some pushed wheelbarrows...

The victims dragged their wives, children, and all their belongings and traveled on with difficulty.

Have those people left?

Yuxiu thought about this possibility and felt a little relieved. She decided to follow those people while there were many victims. As for Qi Siyuan, she could only let him rest here for another day and go out at night.

"Girls, I have some things here. Take them first. When you get to a bigger town, you can exchange them for some food."

Qi Siyuan was still a little weak. After standing for a while, he found a stone to sit on and took out a purse from his waist.

Yuxiu looked at the thing. It was seven or eight golden peanuts, which looked particularly delicate in his fair and slender palm.

No matter what, at least he saved his life. Yuxiu had no reason to be shy and reached out to take it.

"Thank you very much, sir. We saved people and you gave us this gold. This is our repayment for saving their lives."

Qi Siyuan smiled and said nothing more.

Although he couldn't remember too many things, he could vaguely recall that he grew up in a very wealthy place. So, his life was worth more than just these few golden peanuts.

Thinking of the heavy golden peanuts in her hand, Yuxiu thought for a moment and asked Cui to fetch the military water bottle she had prepared. Cui had sewed a cover on the outside of the water bottle with floral cloth, so the metal material inside could not be seen.

"We came here early yesterday and drew some water from the old well in the village. I saw that your water bag was empty, so I'll give you some."

As she said that, she took Qi Siyuan's water bag and poured half of it into him.

Anyway, the village has been burned down, and no one knows whether there was water in the well before. Even if there was water, so many people lived there yesterday, and the fire burned for half the night, so any remaining water would have been dried up.

Seeing the woman opposite him pouring so much water for him, it was impossible for Qi Siyuan to say that he was not moved.

This drought affected a very wide area. Everyone was out and about, and it was extremely difficult to find a drink of water.

"Thank you. Please be careful on the road."

Qi Siyuan took the water bag. Yuxiu thought about it and rummaged in the backpack again. She took out an oil paper bag and handed it to him.

"It's fate that we met. Inside are some snacks we bought when we came out. I'll leave them for you to fill your stomach."

"You can't do it, you can't do it..."

Qi Siyuan was a little surprised and wanted to refuse, but he saw Yuxiu waved her hand, walked to the cave entrance with a backpack on her back, reached out and moved the thick stone slab a little, and took Cui with her, and the two of them quickly went out.

"You can block the slab again yourself."

Yuxiu had no intention of staying any longer. After saying a few words, she quickly pulled Cui down the mountain and quietly blended in with the victims on the official road.

"See you later..."

Qi Siyuan held the oil-paper bag in one hand and imitated Yuxiu, stretching out his other hand to pull the stone slab.

"what?"

The stone slabs did not move at all...

He remembered clearly that when the girl went out, it was as easy as pushing open the gate. Now looking at it again, even if he had martial arts skills, he could not lift the stone slab so casually.

Qi Siyuan was shocked and felt the thickness of the stone slab. He felt mixed emotions and had to put down the oil paper bag in his hand. He took a deep breath and used 70% of his strength to block the stone slab at the entrance of the cave.

It seems that the mother and daughter are definitely not as simple as they seem. This is also a good thing. In such a famine, if they have some skills, their hope of survival will be greater.

He didn't go into the cave, but got some hay and spread it at the entrance of the cave, then sat down at the entrance with his back against the stone slab.

This time, Yuxiu and her mother were following a large group of nearly a hundred people. There were many young and strong people in the group. In the middle were two mule carts. Although the mules were thin, they were still very strong. There were some large and small packages and several buckets piled on the cart frames. It seemed that they still had some food and water.

Following the mule cart were some women, with their younger children on their backs and their older children held by their hands. Behind them were some elderly people, each of them leaning on a stick and also walking breathlessly.

The young and strong men walked on the outside, forming a protective posture for the old, weak, sick and disabled people and the food in the middle.

Soon someone noticed Yuxiu and the other person following behind, but seeing that they were just following nearby, neither causing trouble nor talking much, they just left them alone.

After all, the road is wide and everyone is walking on one side. How can we not let people walk on it?

The group walked and stopped, and after most of the day, they arrived at a dry river.

There is no water in the river anymore. It is filled with dried mud and some fish and shrimp that have died from the sun and turned smelly.

There were already many people resting under the shade of the trees. Yuxiu took Cui and asked as they walked, trying to see if anyone had seen Xu Qinghe or knew if anyone had saved someone.

After asking around, both of them were almost drooling. They didn't dare to take out water to drink because there were so many people around. After all, everyone was thirsty and hungry. It would be bad if they aroused others' jealousy.

"Hey, girl, is it your man you're looking for?"

Just then, an auntie wearing a flowery headscarf came over and asked Cui in a low voice.

"Why? Could it be that Sister has seen him?"

Cui was delighted and grabbed the woman's hand, her tone full of anxiety.

"I don't know if this is..."

The woman was a little hesitant. She wanted to say this when Cui came to ask her before, but her mother-in-law told her to mind her own business and not bring trouble upon herself.

Now her mother-in-law and two sisters-in-law had gone into the woods to relieve themselves. The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt, so she took this opportunity to come over.

"Sister-in-law, just say it. Whether it's true or not, we are just grateful."

Yuxiu said, using her consciousness to enter the space, picked out a somewhat dry cucumber, and put it in her sleeve.

"Someone in our village is sick and has been resting here for a day. When we came here before, we saw a group of people resting here. They looked very wealthy, with a carriage and guards. When we passed by, we saw that the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and inside was a farmer covered in blood..."