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

Everyone sat on the ground, feeling as if they had escaped death.

They took turns resting like this until dawn. A light breeze blew through the mountains, and the morning light was just breaking. Some villagers went back and forth cautiously to find the hiding place of the cart and the donkey.

"These bastards, damn it, luckily we ran fast."

The grass was in a mess, the vines had been cut aside, and all the belongings were gone except for some useless pots and pans, straw mats, and carts that had been chopped off. Some villagers could not take away all the food at once, so the food they left hidden here was looted and taken away.

People who have cows and donkeys certainly wouldn’t leave them here. They were also taken away together when they ran away last night. These animals sensed the danger and ran faster than humans, so they are now tied up where they hid last night.

"Hurry up, maybe they are still nearby, waiting for us to come." Everyone was terrified and quickly picked up some useful things, picked up the cut vines on the ground to stabilize the cart, and hurried away.

The villagers following behind did not forget the instructions of the others and made the traces at the fork in the road very messy to confuse others.

When the group returned to the place where they were last night and cleaned up again, Xu Yuan didn't want to run around here, so he discussed with Gu Qinghan, who was still figuring out his background, and took the lead.

"Xiaojiu, exchange the map for the quick route out of the forest and back to the main road."

"Okay, five points will be deducted, leaving 15,002 points."

"Exchange for a compass navigator and import the map into it."

"Okay, Master, I'll deduct two points, leaving 15,000."

Make a wish:…

Xu Yuan put the bag he was carrying on his back in front of him and pretended to take something. After a while, a wooden compass with a navigation needle appeared in his hand.

Xu Yuan gave it to Gu Qinghan, "Here, take it, it's up to you!" He waved his sleeves, put his hands behind his back and returned to the team as if nothing had happened.

Gu Qinghan was stunned, looking at the thing that suddenly appeared in his hand. It was no different from the one on his body, with a wooden needle in the middle. He tried to turn it, but the wooden needle was firmly fixed there without any movement. After a while, it shrank.

It's amazing!

Gu Qinghan turned it again, and the wooden needle leaked out again, heading in another direction.

It turned out to be the case.

Looking at the people in the team trying hard to lower their wishes, the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

He walked towards the village chief who was leading the way, took his place, and started walking towards the right path.

With the correct route, everyone quickly came out of the winding woods. At this time, the road was connected in all directions, and there were many more refugees heading towards the south city.

The South City was only half a day’s journey away. From afar, I could see a city wall standing there. The city gates were closed and many soldiers were guarding the wall.

It will probably be dark by the time we get there, will we still be able to enter the city gate? Xu Yuan thought.

"Boss, I see a lot of refugees coming here. What should we do? We have already accepted many refugees here. If so many refugees come in, I'm afraid there will be chaos for a while."

The officer and soldier named Boss also saw it, frowning, not knowing for a moment whether they should allow some people to enter the city first or not let any of them in.

The refugees standing outside the city gate were in tattered clothes, and those in front were still banging on the gate.

"Sir, please open the door. I'm kneeling down in front of you. Please save us." At this time, an old woman knelt down and kowtowed hard. Beside the old woman was a child who was unconscious, with a pale face and bloodless lips.

At this time, an officer came up from the city wall and kowtowed, saying, "Boss, the prefect has given orders to open the city gates first. We will arrange for porridge to be distributed tomorrow morning to appease the people first."

Soon, the city gate was opened wide. The refugees who were still kowtowing and knocking on the door saw this, they hurriedly stood up, picked up their bags, and rushed in.

The officers and soldiers took up their weapons and blocked the entrance. Another group of officers and soldiers came, brought benches, pens and ink, and waited at the gate.

"We can come in, why are you stopping us here now?" Some impatient refugees immediately questioned the couple when they saw the situation.

"It's, it's..."

For a moment, a group of people crowded at the city gate, a huge group of people, all blocking the spot.

"Don't worry, everyone who comes in now needs to register, so that it will be convenient for you to distribute the porridge later."

"Make way, make way, come one by one. The prefect said that there will be no limit on the number of refugees entering. There will be porridge distribution at the city gate tomorrow morning. So, please line up and come in. Don't make a mess."

When the villagers of Qingshan Village arrived here, it was just getting dark. The city gate was already closed, so they had no choice but to rest by the city wall for the night.

Xu Yuan found a corner sheltered from the wind and was about to put his things down when he was frightened by a figure lying nearby.

What the hell is that? It scared me.

"Ouch, who stepped on my feet?" A pair of dirty hands reached out, removed the tattered straw mat that was blocking the body, and sat up.

An old beggar, whose hair was almost tangled and sticky, whose face was dirty and whose clothes were wrapped together with various fabrics, cursed angrily.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, grandpa, I didn't see you here, I'm sorry." Song Guozi was helping to pile things up for the wish and didn't pay attention to his feet. He unexpectedly stepped on someone and gave himself a scare.

Song Guozi's face was filled with shame, and she stood aside silently apologizing.

"Okay, I apologize, old man, but don't scare my child." Xu Yuan advised, then piled the things in one place and began to make the bed on the floor where they would sleep at night.

Seeing that the beggar was not there to cause trouble, the old beggar glanced at Xuyuan and muttered softly, "What a rude girl." Then he covered the bed with the tattered straw mat, turned over, and fell asleep again.

There were many people around, so Xu Yuan picked up the wooden sticks he had prepared, tied them with vines, built a tripod, covered it with a tarpaulin, moved outside to block the view, and secretly built a fire on the side. He dug the ground with a hoe and built a simple stove with a cloak of earth.

Then he threw in a handful of coarse rice and a handful of dandelions picked on the road, took out the oil can, added a little oil the size of a fingernail, added a little bit of coarse salt, added water, covered it, and added firewood.

People around were surprised to see the tripod used for making wishes with a piece of cloth on it, but upon closer inspection, they saw that it was just a few wooden sticks tied together.

No, who would bring sticks and firewood with them when fleeing? This group of people is really fierce.

In addition to the villagers of Qingshan Village, there were also some refugees from other places. Except for some who had donkey carts, the others just carried some necessary bags.

The villagers of Qingshan Village were not surprised to see the tripod built for wishing a good harvest. After all, they had seen it on the road. Some villagers who had wooden sticks and vines also built tripods nearby.

On Xu Yuan's side, a simple and rough dinner was prepared, and Xu Zhi and the others were holding broken bowls and eating on the side.

"Hmm?" Xu Yuan was pouring porridge into bowls one by one, when suddenly a dirty, broken bowl was handed to him.

A dirty old face smiled, "Little girl, pour some for me, an old man. I haven't eaten for a long time. Don't worry, I won't take advantage of you. I will tell you a great news later. I will never lie. I swear to the sky." He raised his hand and swore.

Xu Yuan smiled. This old beggar had extraordinary eyesight. Even though his face was so blackened, he could still recognize the girl's appearance. This old beggar was really something.

He told Xu Zhi to eat quickly, as there was still a little food left in the pot, and he poured it all into the old beggar's broken bowl with a smile on his face.

"Hey, old man, I've given you everything. Tell me, what's the big news? I want to hear what it is."