Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

"You heartless man, how could you abandon your own daughter? Ahhhhhh, Daya was only six years old, how dare you throw her into a den of thieves? Ahhhhhh, I will not fight with you, you beast!" A sharp and piercing curse was heard, followed by a bitter cry.

"That money-loser, I've raised her for so many years and haven't made a penny yet, and you still want me to take her with me? Dream on!" The man's angry voice rang out, "Do you believe I will beat you to death? You still dare to show off your power by stepping on my head?"

"Bah! You lost my child. I won't live anymore. I'm going to fight you!" The woman rushed up and started fighting with the man. The two of them soon started fighting.

The people on the roadside turned a blind eye, with indifferent expressions, and became spectators who had nothing to do with the matter. Some people who couldn't bear it wanted to go over and intervene, but they were pulled back and shook their heads silently.

Men are always stronger, but people often overlook the power of a mother, a woman who is willing to sacrifice her life. While the man was not paying attention, the woman took out a hairpin from her bosom, which was her only dowry. She stabbed the man's neck with a cruel heart.

The man died instantly. Seeing this, the woman dropped her hairpin, wiped her tears, picked up her bag, and ran back. "Daya, mother is back to find you. You must be well!"

"Sister, you...ah." The aunt next to her was about to speak, but the woman turned a deaf ear to her and ran away quickly.

The villagers of Qingshan Village arrived here at this time, but they obviously came too late. The places on the roadside where people could stay were all filled with disaster victims, and the only small space had a "person" lying on it.

"Let's go. Let's not stay here. Let's go further down."

The refugees sitting on the roadside were basically those who had escaped from the border town. People from the same village had almost all dispersed. It was rare to encounter a large group of refugees. From a distance, they looked like they were carrying large and small bags. Some of the victims were inevitably worried, but when you got closer, you could see that each cart was piled with firewood and hay, and some people were carrying hoes.

He stopped thinking for a moment. Who would carry so many burdens with them when fleeing? There were also weapons. Even if there was money to be made from these people, he couldn't afford to offend them.

Wang Jiaojiao also saw this large group of people, and when she saw the firewood and hay on the carts, she felt contempt. She glanced at them again and was stunned.

What a handsome man! Although he was wearing a shabby linen shirt, it couldn't hide his noble and elegant temperament as a scholar. He stood tall among the rough-looking men.

Just with this one glance, Wang Jiaojiao's heart was excited and her face turned slightly red.

Seeing that the team didn't stop, they just left.

How could that be possible? If I don't stop, how would I have the chance to meet that handsome man?

Wang Jiaojiao looked at her parents and elder brother, pointed at the group and wanted to follow them. She even said that a group of so many people would be intimidating to others, and it would be safer to follow them than to walk alone.

Wang Dahai felt that what his daughter said made sense. There was nothing they could do as the bandits had entered the village in a hurry, so they had to hide in the mountains for a few days. They left in a hurry and didn't have time to take any weapons with them. Along the way, Wang Dahai just focused on getting on with his journey and keeping a low profile.

Wang Dahai was not the only one who had this idea. There were others as well. So gradually, several teams followed behind Qingshan Village, not too far away.

"Village chief, someone is following us. Do you want to take a detour and get rid of them?"

The villagers who were following the road behind ran to the front and reminded the village chief who was leading the way, "It's okay, we'll go our own way, as long as there's no conflict, we'll let them do what they want."

The group hurried on their way and stopped at sunset to rest for a night on the roadside.

They made fire and cooked, and did not treat themselves harshly just because there were refugees following them. After all, they had just started their journey and everyone must have some surplus food. If they kept the food hidden away, the food would go bad if they didn't eat it in the end.

Seeing this, several refugees following Qingshan Village also stopped not far away, not too far away. Wang Jiaojiao wanted to move forward, but her parents stopped her. "Jiaojiao, what are you doing? We have to be on guard when we go out, let alone others. Don't do unreasonable things."

"Dad, humph!" Wang Jiaojiao also knew that she was being reckless, so she had to go up and introduce herself first, and then ask if she could go with him. Anyway, her father had no idea where to go, he was just following the crowd.

Thinking of this, Wang Jiaojiao tidied up her messy dress and hair, and was about to walk forward with a smile on her face, but Wang Dahai pulled her back and said, "I am a girl, why should I get involved? Go back and let your father find out."

Wang Dahai walked towards Lao Fan who was at the back of the team, asked where he was going, and asked if they could go together. Lao Fan just replied, "Just follow me, we won't disturb each other."

Wang Dahai realized that he would not be driven away, so he returned to his own territory after receiving the news.

The group walked and stopped along the way, and the number of refugees gradually increased. Most of them were unkempt and ragged, and the food on the carts that had not been preserved for a long time was eaten up, but there was some dried meat that was not easy to take out at this time, and the water in the bucket was almost empty.

This is the tenth day since leaving Qingshan Village. The weather is getting hotter and hotter. According to the original plan, we will reach Nancheng in a week. However, the road is getting more and more desolate, and there are more and more refugees. It is inevitable that there will be some conflicts. Fortunately, there are many people in Qingshan Village, so everyone is still afraid.

Xuyuan looked at the almost empty wooden barrel. He hadn't seen any water on the road for days and could only take a small sip when he was thirsty.

Many people and Xu Zhi's lips were already cracked due to lack of water. Xu Yuan wanted to pull the cart, but gradually he became weak due to lack of water. The same was true for the villagers. Everyone fell into a slump. Even the crowd following behind him gradually slowed down.

At noon, the sun was high in the sky and the ground was scorching hot. The number of people walking on the road gradually decreased, and most of them were resting under the shade of the trees.

"Let's stop. Let's stay here for one night and see if there is any water source or wild fruit nearby." The village chief felt that if they continued walking under the sun, no one would be able to hold on. Besides, the water was almost gone, so they had to replenish some water.

Xu Yuan looked at his brothers and sisters who looked depressed, and his voice was about to get angry. He asked Aunt Li to take care of Xu Zhi and prepared to go into the mountains to find water.

Gu Qinghan and several villagers were also going to find water, but when they saw Xu Yuan had already entered the forest, they hurriedly followed. They had been on the road for a while, so Xu Yuan's performance and ability were also demonstrated. No one in the village dared to look down on Xu Yuan. Although she was a woman, she was no less capable than a man, and she had supernatural powers. Why didn't anyone stop Xu Yuan from entering the forest? Now everyone was busy with their own affairs, and no one would care.

Wang Jiaojiao hid in the shade of a tree nearby. After days of traveling, her face was not as neat as it was a few days ago. Her eyes stayed on one place. When she saw him enter the forest, she was not as excited as before. Because her family was also facing water shortage, she sent her brother to follow.

Wang Jiaojiao felt that she would not be wrong about them and they would definitely find water.

Seeing some of them go into the woods, some villagers couldn't wait any longer and followed them in to find water.

Some women began to look for wild vegetables and fruits near the resting place.