Get the golden finger at the beginning: Enjoy the journey of escaping from the famine

Lin Cuicui felt it even harder to breathe when she thought of the two new beds she had bought. They were new!

Just throwing it away like this, I feel like my heart is bleeding!

Shen Li also told her elder brother and sister-in-law to pack only the necessary things and not to bring anything else that would not be needed on the journey, and to buy new things when they arrived.

Although they felt distressed, they also knew that what Shen Li said was true, so they had to pick and choose again and pick out the useless things.

The family collected the grass here and there, and it soon became dark.

In the evening, Lin Cuicui and Li Qiaolan cooked a pot of brown rice and fried two dishes. The family had a simple meal and then went to bed.

They will set off tomorrow, and starting from today they will sleep outdoors for a long time. Tonight is their last night at home.

The whole family got up early in the morning before daybreak, and smoke rose from the roofs of the entire mountain village.

Lin Cuicui cooked all the remaining eggs at home. Some of them were bought, and some were pheasant eggs from the mountains. They were not convenient to carry on the road, so she just ate them all today.

First, I boiled a pot of water and let it cool down, then I cooked a pot of thick porridge, and the remaining dried rabbit was also fried with chili peppers.

At this moment, the whole family had gotten up and started loading things. Two large water tanks were placed on a mule cart, and they were filled to the brim with water.

The Xu family also placed a tank of water on their ox cart, and the water had to be used sparingly as it was difficult to find water along the way.

The other mule cart was simply loaded with as much stuff as possible, leaving some space for rest.

There were also a lot of things loaded on the roof of the carriage, but they were just there because the mule cart could not bear such a heavy weight.

There was also a cart at home, which was also loaded with pots, pans, and some food.

Everyone carried a bag on their backs while fleeing the famine. It contained two sets of clothes, some dry food and a water bag.

After breakfast, the sound of gongs in the village began. Shen Changshan and Shen Qian'an drove the mule cart, Shen Jingyuan was responsible for pushing the cart, and Xu You drove the Xu family's ox cart himself.

Watching everyone walk out of the yard, Shen Li ran back.

There were still several hundred kilograms of grain in the cellar that could not be taken away, so Shen Li put them all into the space. Shen Li also took away all the usable things left in the house, including the bed that Lin Cuicui had been feeling sorry for for a long time.

After everything was packed up, Shen Li scanned again with her mental power to make sure nothing was left behind. Then she nodded with satisfaction, closed the gate, and caught up with the team in front.

When we arrived at the village, it was not yet completely light. Every household pushed their carts out in silence, closed the gate, and gathered at the village entrance.

There are 78 households in Sanli Village, and almost every household has more than a dozen people. However, some families are unwilling to leave, while others do not intend to leave their hometowns and plan to go to other towns to live with relatives in a few days.

At three quarters before the morning, a team of nearly 500 people gathered at the village entrance, which was only % of the village's population.

Shen Zhenyuan looked and saw that most of the people who came were members of the Shen family. There were not many elderly people. They did not want to be a burden to their descendants. No matter what their descendants said, they remained unmoved and chose to stay in the place where they had lived all their lives to fend for themselves.

In fact, they also had an idea in their minds: if the refugees had not come, if it had rained, would their children and grandchildren have come back?

If they followed him, they would have no home when they returned!

Some people whose surname was not Shen did not come, but chose to go to nearby villages to find relatives to accompany them.

Shen Li's family gathered with her grandfather Lin Biao's family, and Li Qiaolan followed with her son.

Although there were more than 500 people gathered here, everyone was very quiet, even the children did not cry or make a fuss.

At 4:00 AM, Shen Zhenyuan looked at the gathered villagers and spoke in a deep voice:

"We are not here for sightseeing. It is more than 30 kilometers from here to Luozhou in the north, and there are refugees who may catch up with us at any time, so we have to walk at least miles a day."

"Also, since you have chosen to follow the team, you cannot act on your own."

"Do you understand?"

Silence, still silence. After everyone figured it out, they all agreed.

Shen Zhenyuan nodded, "I understand. Let's go."

The team moved slowly. Some families did not have ox carts, but only carts. There were a lot of things piled on the carts, which were very difficult to push.

But the Shen Zhenyuan family leading the way had a ox cart, and their speed was not slow. They could still keep up easily now, but if it took too long, they would have to ask someone else to push it.

Shen Li's family was at the end of the team, with their grandfather's family and the ox cart driven by Xu You in front of them.

My grandfather's family also had only one ox cart, and they also pushed two carts.

After waiting for about ten minutes, they slowly followed behind.

The team marched all the way to the outside of the village in the mountains. When they were about to turn onto the official road, Shen Zhenyuan stopped and the team stopped as well.

Everyone knelt down in the direction of Sanli Village. This was a farewell to their elderly parents and also a farewell to their hometown, as they would never be able to return.

An atmosphere of sadness spread among the team. Shen Zhenyuan did not stay for too long. They were now running for their lives, and he quickly directed everyone to catch up.

The team moved slowly and had already reached the official road. Half an hour after they were on the road, they could see villagers like them, fleeing with their families, in front and behind the road.

Everyone had a sad look on their face, and many people's faces were sallow.

Due to water shortage, prices of all kinds of goods have skyrocketed, and most people haven't eaten meat for a long time.

Shen Li sat on the mule cart frame in front, and her sister-in-law Xu Taohua sat in another cart. Shen Li sat for a while, then walked to Lin Cuicui and walked with her.

Because everyone was traveling with their families, the team's progress was not very fast. Shen Li was very skeptical, could they travel 30 miles a day at this speed?

Shen Li was carrying her bag and walking while thinking about other things in her mind.

Gradually the sun grew bigger. They set out relatively early. It was fine before the sun rose, but now that the sun had risen, it made people dizzy.

Shen Li took out a straw hat and put it on. Seeing this, the other people in the family also took out their own straw hats and put them on.

My grandfather's family couldn't stand the sun either, so they took out their straw hats and put them on.

Li Qiaolan and Xu You didn't have any. Shen Li noticed it, found two new straw hats in the carriage, and quickened her pace to the front.

"Auntie, put on your hat to block out the sun!"

Li Qiaolan took it and said, "Thank you, A-Li."