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

"Let's go, let's go and have a look. There's a notice posted at the government office. What does it say?"

"The one in front, please move forward. The one behind, please stop pushing me. Damn it, my foot! Ouch! That bastard stepped on my foot!"

"Alas, I can't read, Brother Guan, can you read it to us?" An old man was pushed to the front, very close to the notice, but due to his limited education, he spotted the soldiers who posted the notice and were about to leave, and waved to them hurriedly.

The soldier had no time and was busy posting notices. He rolled his eyes at the old man and said in a bad tone, "The content of the notices is roughly that there is a war at the border. We are not far away and the war may spread here, so we ask you to pack up and leave here and seek refuge somewhere else. If you don't want to leave, you are responsible for your own safety. We, the government, will not care!" After that, he picked up the remaining notices and continued to post them elsewhere.

"What!" The crowd exploded instantly.

Word spread quickly from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. People who had not yet seen the notice and were preparing to go and take a look learned about it from the hurried conversations of passers-by and left in a hurry.

Chaos, complete chaos.

The grain shop was instantly crowded with people.

"What's going on? The price wasn't this high yesterday, boss. Is this how you do business?" An old lady asked when she saw that the price of rice and flour was much higher than yesterday.

"That's right, taking advantage of the situation, right?" the person next to him echoed.

"These, these, I want fifty kilograms."

"Hurry up, I want these too..."

"It's up to you whether you want to buy or not. Some people will buy it anyway. I tell you, after I sell these, I'll leave. Who cares about you?" The shopkeeper who sold rice, flour and grain had been in business for many years and had never seen such a situation. He was so busy collecting money that his hands were tied. This time, he finally sold the grain that had been piled up, and he sold it at a higher price than before. He was finally no longer doing business at a loss, and he could make money himself. The shopkeeper instantly felt proud.

The roads were filled with people carrying large and small bags, walking in a hurry. Some wealthy families were also leaving in horse-drawn carriages. For a moment, the houses were empty, without a trace of human life.

Gu Qinghan also hired a donkey cart to go home. Hearing about the price increase of food along the way, he was very glad that he had made plans early. Halfway through the journey, he saw a group of people using two pieces of wood and a wooden board to build a stretcher, which seemed to be covered with a white cloth...

As we got closer, we could see who was coming out. It turned out to be Uncle Fan and his friends. Seeing this, we were so sad...

"Gu boy, shouldn't you be studying in the academy today? Why did you bring back so much food? Is there no food at home?" Uncle Fan asked in confusion when he saw Gu Qinghan coming back with a cart of food.

"No, the academy is closed. There is war on the border. The teacher asked us to make preparations. It may affect us here. He asked us to leave here and seek refuge somewhere else. The food is prepared for the journey. The price of food in the county has increased." He pointed to the white cloth on the stretcher and said, "This, this is..."

"Alas, we don't believe it either, but..."

"And that thing? No, I have to ask my family to get ready. Come on, let's go to the Wishing Girl's house."

After hearing the news, the group of people ignored Gu Qinghan, turned around, carried the stretcher, and left quickly.

Um, I haven't finished yet. Xuyuan should still be at my house. You probably won't be able to find her if you go to her house...

Gu Qinghan wanted to say something, but when he saw that everyone had already walked far away, he shut his mouth.

"Come on, let's go this way."

Gu Qinghan pointed in the direction of his home and shouted to the driver to hurry up.

......

Here, the land has been watered and we are looking at the bright sun.

"Xiaojiu, Xiaojiu." Xu Yuan called out to the golden finger with his consciousness.

"drop"

"I'm here. Xiaojiu's light energy reserve is complete and the system has been repaired."

Xu Yuan finally felt relieved. He thought that Xiaojiu's presence here would be affected. It seems that as long as there is sunlight, it can continue to absorb and store it, and there is no need to worry about it going dormant.

"Xiaojiu, help me check the surrounding environment."

"Master, we have detected war on the border. I suggest you make plans early."

Xu Yuan frowned when he heard about the war at the border.

During any war, the first areas to be in chaos are the border areas, and people in the inner city do not receive the news so quickly. The price of food will definitely rise, after all, if you have money, you will be a fool not to make money. The first to suffer are also the poor people. The rich families have money and food, and they will definitely run away when they hear the news.

But if you want to run and seek refuge, where can you go when you are unfamiliar with the place? Moreover, there are too many unknowns on the road and the risks are very high.

If we don't leave, if the attack reaches this side, the war will be unpredictable. If it is a direct fire, where can we hide for a while?

"Wish, girl!" His thoughts were disrupted. He looked up and saw a group of people walking into the yard, carrying a stretcher made of two pieces of wood and a wooden board, with a white cloth and a human figure.

What it is is also clear.

Old Fan led everyone to Xu Yuan's house. Seeing that the gate was not closed and Xu Yuan was in a daze in the vegetable garden, he called out to him.

Xu Zhi and Xu Xuan had almost finished cleaning the house, and came out when they heard the noise.

"Girl, please accept my condolences. You need to cheer up. Your brother and sister are depending on you."

"My dear girl, I'm relying on you. I, your father, am going to look for your mother. I'm sorry, father."

The words overlapped, and in an instant, Xu Yuan's eyes turned red and he was at a loss.

He raised his hand and uncovered the white cloth.

He was wrapped in tattered clothes, covered in blood and mud, with dirty hair and untidy beard. A piece of his left hand was missing, and the bones were exposed. The bones of his face were also exposed, and his face was unrecognizable. His feet were twisted. The only thing that could be identified was that the belt tied around his waist was a belt with plum blossoms embroidered by his mother for his father, and the blood on it was very red.

The pillar that supported the family lay down forever and closed his eyes forever.

"We followed the blood trail and found your father in a sinkhole. He must have been injured and chased by a wild beast. He broke free and fell into the cave. I'm sorry for your condolences."

Many of them also realized something and started crying “Daddy, Daddy”.

Xu Zhi hugged his brother and started crying too.

When Old Fan saw this situation, he was speechless.

Xu Yuan raised his hand to wipe away his tears and cheered up instantly, "Uncle Fan, please help bury my father and mother together." He knelt down in front of everyone and said, "Thank you all uncles for your help."

"Hey, get up. What are you doing? We are from the same village. I will never say anything if I can help you." Old Fan immediately helped Xu Yuan up.

"Brothers, let's go." So they lifted the stretcher and walked up the mountain.

After finishing the work, Lao Fan took everyone away. Before leaving, he told Xu Yuan the news he got from Gu Qinghan. Xu Yuan said he would make plans.

In front of the grave, new soil was piled up together with the old soil pile next to it, wooden boards were stood upside down, and it was surrounded by trees and the chirping of insects and birds.

"Dad, this is a good place. Mom is here too. Don't worry, I will be fine and take good care of my brothers and sisters."

"Dad, don't worry, I will listen to my elder sister and take care of my younger brother. I will also help my elder sister."

"Father, I will listen to my elder and second sisters. Don't worry, I will be good. Father, can I see you in my dreams when I fall asleep? And mother, I have never dreamed of her. Father, can you come and see me in my dreams with mother?"