Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

Entering the dense forest and gradually moving away from the city gate, the night merged the sky and the mountains into one, and it was pitch dark.

Except for the rustling of grass blowing by, the forest was completely silent.

Li Shulan hugged the two children in front of her, held the reins tightly, and looked at Lin Yinan who was leading the way in front. She asked softly, "Anan, are we going directly to Jiancheng?"

Lin Yinan took off his mask and breathed in the fresh air of the forest. He had been to Jiancheng several times with his father and brother, and was recalling the route to Jiancheng in his mind.

"We passed by Xincheng. Let's go to Xincheng to rest for a day and buy some dry food before going to Jiancheng."

"Okay! Mommy listens to you."

Li Shulan pursed her lips and stopped talking.

Lin Yinan hurried on his way while paying attention to the situation around him.

As the night deepened, the children on horseback began to doze off little by little. Lu Changqing on Lin Yinan's back also fell asleep, but his hands and feet twitched from time to time.

She frowned slightly, thinking that the child was probably too frightened and she didn't know what would happen to him in the future.

The two Arabian horses were very smart and walked slowly along a path trampled by people.

The dew was heavy in the Tianshan forest in September. After traveling all night, Lin Yinan found a flat place to rest at daybreak.

When Lin Yinan got off the horse, she took advantage of the horse's cover to take out the package that Li Shulan had stuffed into her from the space, and found a piece of oilcloth that had been confiscated last night and spread it on the ground.

She first carried Lin Yian down from the horse.

"Sister." Lin Yian was too sleepy to open his eyes. He glanced at Lin Yinan and fell asleep peacefully again.

Lin Yinan placed him on the oilcloth and then took off Lu Changqing from his back.

Although she was strong and six-year-old Lu Changqing was not fat, a deep red mark was left on her shoulder after carrying him all night.

Li Shulan sat on the horse's back, so tired that she could hardly lift her eyelids, and she also had to protect the two children in front of her.

After helping the three men off their horses, the two children laid down on the oilcloth and fell asleep.

Seeing this, Li Shulan quickly took out a few coats from her bag, covered the children with them, and then sat down on the ground.

"Mom, have a cake." Lin Yinan took out two palm-sized cakes from the bag given by the man in black and handed one to her.

"You eat, I'm not hungry." Even though she was very tired, Li Shulan didn't feel hungry at all.

"Eat even if you're not hungry, otherwise how can you have the energy to go to Jiancheng to find your brother?"

Lin Yinan understood her feelings, but his attitude was very tough. He stuffed the biscuits into her hands and picked one up to eat voraciously.

After eating three in a row and drinking half a pot of water, Lin Yinan felt that he had regained some strength.

Li Shulan finished the cake in her hand and took out another one from her bag to continue eating. Her daughter was right. Her father was no longer with her and she still had three children to take care of. She couldn't fall behind.

Lin Yinan stood up, brushed off the debris on his body, and handed her the water bag. "Mom, drink some water. You also lie down and rest for a while. We will set off in half an hour."

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going to take a look around and take the horse to get some water."

"Be careful and don't go too far." Li Shulan warned.

While they were talking, Lin Yinan had already walked away with the horse. He turned around and waved at her, telling her not to worry.

Lin Yinan drove the horse to the stream. She climbed up a big tree next to it and looked into the distance. Everywhere she looked was lush greenery, with mountains one after another, rolling and undulating.

Without a guide, we would probably get lost in these mountains.

Even though the forest was dense, the sharp-eyed Lin Yinan still found traces of human footsteps in the bushy forest.

Judging from the footprints on the mud, quite a few people passed by here, probably the people who took refuge in the mountains and forests.

Taking out a compass from the space and checking the direction, they were not wrong, they were heading south towards Jiancheng.

When we returned to the camp, Li Shulan was taking a nap while hugging Lin Yian.

After tying up the horse, Lin Yinan dozed off for an hour. She was awakened by the dazzling sunlight.

It was getting late and the horses moved slowly in the forest, so we had to hurry.

She woke up Li Shulan and several children, gave each child a cake, and while cleaning up, she took out a few pills from the space.

"Mom, this is the medicine I found in the pharmacy last night."

Li Shulan took it obediently, tilted her head back and ate it.

Lin Yinan changed the medicine on her wound and bandaged it again with a clean cloth.

"Auntie, does the wound still hurt?" After finishing his pancake, Lin Yongzhi ran over to look at Li Shulan's bandaged wound, frowned and asked.

Li Shulan touched his head and said, "It doesn't hurt anymore."

Lin Daoqin, who was standing next to him, clenched his fists and said angrily, "When I grow up, I will definitely drive the Hu people out."

Thinking of his murdered father, Lin Yian burst into tears. "I want to avenge my father and kill those hateful Hu people."

He raised his little face with a determined look.

Hearing them talking about the Hu people, Lu Changqing quickly stuffed the cake in his hand into his mouth, ran over to hug Lin Yinan, buried his head in her arms, trembling all over, and growling like a little animal.

The four children looked at Lu Changqing with eyes full of pity and pity.

Lin Yongzhi and Lin Daoqin were the oldest among the children. Lin Yinan looked at them in confusion.

Lin Daoqin was a smart guy. He leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Changqing's elder brother was killed by the Hu people in the academy. Yesterday in the government office, the Hu people wanted to kill him, but his twin brother stood up and was killed by the Hu people in his place."

After hearing what he said, Lin Yinan knew that this child witnessed the murder of his two brothers and probably suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Li Shulan had already put the things on the ground into her bag. "Anan, everything is packed. Are we leaving now?"

Lin Yinan nodded. Although he had walked all night, he was slow and had not actually walked very far. If the barbarians caught up with him, it would be troublesome. There were old people and young people here.

"Go right now."

We can only wait until Lu Changqing’s problem is settled down. He might even meet his escaped family on the way.

She helped them mount the horses one by one, and finally tied Lu Changqing to her back, climbed onto the horse, and set off again along the path that had been trampled out.

The group traveled through the mountains and forests on horseback. Although they moved slowly, it was still faster than the children walking on the ground by themselves.

The forest was not too hot under the scorching sun, so Lin Yinan did not even stop to rest at noon, but continued on his way.

They kept walking and walking, and they didn't know how long they had been walking.

It was not until the sun was setting that Lin Yinan found a flat place to stop. Not far away there was a clear stream.

Lin Yinan made a routine check of the surroundings and found no signs of human movement, and no traces of large wild animals were found near the stream.

This place is safe and I can finally have a good rest tonight.