Wu Chao: Take the whole family to escape the famine

Chapter 12 A Vicious Smile On His Lips
Jiang Zhiyue looked around Jiang Zhilan and found that their family was sitting next to Chen Zhicai's.

She raised her eyebrows with great interest.

After selling the grain, she and her second and third uncles went to the town to buy oxcarts, and when they came back, they notified the news and packed up their things. They really didn't have time to find out what happened when Mrs. Ma took Jiang Zhilan to the Wang family to seek justice.

She looked at Xiao Wang and asked, but Xiao Wang shook her head and said she didn't know.

They didn't go to watch the fun, so naturally they didn't know what the development had become.

No longer thinking about it, Jiang Zhiyue looked down the mountain again, those refugees had already grabbed their things and left.

The night is when everyone relaxes the most, and those refugees are like endless machines rampaging through the villages.

Because of the rush to come out, the live livestock such as chickens and ducks from each household did not have time to deal with them.

Xu was tired from screaming, and the crowing of chickens and ducks gradually weakened.

The people staying on the mountain took a nap in this quiet environment.

In the early morning of the second day, Jiang Hengrong gave the order to walk down the mountain again after seeing the crowd packed up.

Coming down from the mountain is to pass the village, so everyone stopped here for a while.

Someone walked into the village. Except for a few corpses on the ground, there were no other people in the village. They should have taken the opportunity to run away last night.

Jiang Hengrong called a few people to carry those people to the bottom of the mountain and buried them. After all, they were people from a village. If they couldn't see them, it would be fine. I felt sorry for seeing them and doing nothing.

When a person dies like a lamp is extinguished, the grievances and grievances in the past will be dispersed.

The three Jiang family brothers and Dalang Erlang all went to help, while Jiang Zhiyue asked her mother and second aunt to take the chickens and ducks tied to the ox cart to the river and kill them.

I don't know when this road will go. If they are frightened on the road, they won't lay eggs and have to be fed with food every day. It's better to kill and wash them while there is water.

Others saw it and did it.

Song Furong squatted next to Mrs. Zhang with a chicken in her hand. She stretched her head to look at Jiang Zhiyue and asked, "Girl, can't we come back when this refugee is gone?"

Others also listened with pricked ears, who would leave their hometown if they could stay here.

Jiang Zhiyue said: "No way, Aunt Song, look at this river, we hold a handful of water and half a handful of mud, and it will dry up in a few days. Rather than waiting here for the rain to survive, it is better for us to make a living. Earn it."

"Besides, if a group of refugees leave and a second group arrives, that's not certain."

Everyone looked at the river and thought it was so reasonable. The well in the village couldn't pump water a few days ago, and even the river was dry.

If you don't leave, you will die of thirst even if you don't starve to death.

It was Jiang Xiucai who had a kind heart, and told the big guys when he got the news.

Because the Jiang family is willing to sell food to everyone, everyone's favor towards them has increased by a degree.

After resting for less than half an hour, everyone picked up their bags again and prepared to leave.

If you leave this time, you may really never come back.

There are more than [-] people in Jiangjia Village, big and small, and now there are only more than [-] people in the team.

Everyone took out all the belongings at home, and it was more convenient to have a cart or a cart. Some people didn't even bring out the cart, so they had to walk with their things on their backs.

There are old people and many children in the team, so the process of the team is not fast, and it only walked more than ten kilometers in one morning.

The old man can bear it after walking for a long time, but the children don't understand why they have to walk such a long distance from home. There are constant sounds of children crying and women beating and scolding them.

Fortunately, Heng Rong finally spoke up: "Go on, let's stop and have a rest when we get out the forest."

"Hey, good good."

Knowing that they could finally stop and rest, everyone mustered their strength and walked towards the forest ahead.

But the forest was not far away, and it took a quarter of an hour to get there.

Everyone found a place to pile things by their feet to rest, and some people took out dry food to pad their stomachs.

Jiang Zhiyue found a big tree on the edge of the crowd for the Jiang family to settle down.

Jiang Yun carefully helped Xiao Wang get off the bullock cart.

The rest of the Jiang family did not enter the carriage, saying that they could not persist on the first day, and even the ten-year-old Liu Lang walked beside Jiang Dalang and the others.

Jiang Zhiyue's training for them during this time has also been quite effective, and their bodies have become much stronger.

Mrs. Jiang said: "Let's hurry up and eat something, we won't be able to eat if we hurry on our way later."

Ding Hehua (Xiao Wang's sister-in-law) hurriedly followed Zhang and Zhao to remove the dry food from the car, and unwrapped the steamed buns inside.

One steamed bun per person, with sliced ​​meat and vegetables prepared in advance.

There are only four members of the Wang family, and the Jiang family didn't specifically ask them to cook by themselves. Everyone worked together and ate together, but every time Ding Hehua cooked, Ding Hehua would add some of their family's food.

While biting a steamed bun, Jiang Zhiyue suddenly noticed a very aggressive gaze, she followed the feeling to look, and met Chen Zhicai's thoughtful gaze.

I thought that after saying that about him by the river that time, with Chen Zhicai's strong self-esteem, let alone hating him to death, he would not have such an attitude.

Could it be that he is holding back something bad again, trying to fix some moth?

She couldn't believe that someone like Chen Zhicai, who was determined to take revenge, would look at her with such gentle attitude.

Jiang Zhilan, who was sitting by the side, called Chen Zhicai a few times but didn't respond. She followed his gaze and happened to see Jiang Zhiyue's seemingly flimsy little face.

She bit the dry biscuit in her hand stiffly, as if she was venting her anger.

Jiang Zhiyue looked away, no matter what bad things they were holding back, she could call him back.

After resting for an hour, Hengrong called everyone to get up and go on their way again. Jiang Zhiyue and the others acted tacitly and put the things they had taken down on the bullock cart again.

"I just took a rest for a while, why did I start walking again, I can't wait for it to cool down before going on my way." Jiang Poppi lay on the ground and muttered.

"Anyone who doesn't want to leave can stay here." Jiang Hengrong squinted at the rogue who said he didn't want to leave.

It was hot all day long, and if they wanted to wait for it to cool down before rushing, they would starve to death before they left their county.

Seeing that the big guys continued to move forward, Jiang Poppi who was lying on the ground had no choice but to get up from the ground, put his things in his arms and followed the team.

The Jiang family was walking at the end of the line, and Jiang Poppi caught up to the end of the line within a few steps.

Jiang Poppi lives in a single household in the village, and the whole family is not hungry when one person is full.

He has no elders in his family and has not married a daughter-in-law. He was fond of sneaking when he was a child. Later, when he was caught peeking at the women in the village taking a bath, no one would take care of him.

He walked behind and saw Jiang Zhiyue at the end of the line, and took a look twice. His skin was so white that it seemed to glow under the sun.

Jiang Poppi took two quick steps and walked next to Jiang's house. Even if Zhang Shi and Zhao Shi didn't like it, the road was open and there was no reason to drive him away.

He was fairly honest, and nothing happened to Jiang's team.

It was dark and late in June, and the team had been walking for more than two hours without taking a break.

Some children couldn't walk and cried, and the adults had to put them on the stroller or carry them on their backs.

Only when it was so dark that the road could not be seen clearly did the crowd stop again.

There was no place to live at night, so I had to choose a random place on the side of the road to stop, and everyone sat down close to the side of the road, so that the road was not blocked.

It was time to spend the night here, and everyone didn't make do as they did at noon. They all set up the pots and started to boil water and cook rice.

Some people take advantage of this time to make food into pancakes or other things that can be eaten directly.

They came out to flee the famine, and there was not so much time for them to cook in the morning and noon.

There is no river nearby, and the water they used was brought with them when they left. If they can’t find a source of water before it runs out, they will just drink it, so they cherish it all the more.

Many people kill chickens and ducks in the morning, and they can’t keep them for long in the hot weather, so they simply cook soup for a good meal. However, some people roast the meat and tear it into strips, so that it can be eaten for several days.

They walked all day today and didn't meet anyone else. Jiang Zhiyue watched everyone sitting or lying on the side of the road loosely.

She turned sideways and whispered something to her father, and Jiang Rong stood up and went in the direction of Heng Rong.

Jiang Hengrong's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were cooking. In the pot was thick multigrain porridge and an old hen that was being stewed. There were some multi-faced pancakes beside them.

The food in his family is not bad, some people are only willing to put the wild vegetables brought out in the pot and sprinkle some salt, it is considered as a meal.

Jiang Hengrong's mother-in-law first saw Jiang Rong coming over, she put the lid on the pot and said with her mouth curled up, "We are running away from the desert, what are you doing here at this time?"

She thought that Jiang Rong must have come here at this time because he saw them cooking meat and wanted to have a meal.

Jiang Hengrong glared at his wife and scolded, "Shut your mouth, you idiot."

His mother-in-law didn't dare to challenge Jiang Hengrong, so she could only gouged Jiang Rong's eyes, and turned sideways to block the pot.

Hengrong looked at Jiang Rong, and said kindly, "What's the matter with Jiang Xiucai coming here?"

"Uncle Hengrong, everyone has been tired all day, and it's time to rest after dinner, but we are in the wilderness after all, do you want some people from each family to take turns to keep watch at night. "Jiang Rong said.

Hengrong smiled and said, "You're still considerate, I'll arrange people to take turns to watch the night."

Jiang Hengrong also moved quickly, and after thinking about it, he stood up and told him about the night watch.

Although the people who were assigned were a little reluctant, they didn't say much when they heard that they only needed to keep watch in the middle of the night. When the time came, they would change shifts with the next round of people.

Every family has a vigil, no matter how many people there are in a household, there will be one out, and five people will be arranged at a time.

Everyone was tired after a long day of driving, and after a brief stomach pad, someone was lying on the ground and snoring.

Jiang's side.

Several people wrapped the freshly baked dry food pancakes and roasted chicken and duck in oilcloth and put them in the carriage where Mrs. Wang was.

The rest of the people cooperated tacitly and took the oilcloth and quilt from the bullock cart and spread them on the ground.

Mrs. Wang looked at the people making 'beds' outside, stopped Jiang Zhiyue and said: "Why don't you come up and sleep with me, Zhiyue, there is still a big gap in this carriage."

"Yes, you can stay with your third aunt in the carriage, and we'll just have to watch outside." Mrs. Jiang pushed Jiang Zhiyue into the carriage and continued to tidy up outside.

Xiao Wang looked at Jiang Zhiyue who came in, and said with a smile: "I'm only four months old, so I don't need to take care of it so closely. If you want me to say, it's okay to go out and sleep on the ground with you."

Jiang Zhiyue knew that she was sorry that all the elders were outside facing the sun and the moon, but she was lying in the carriage, and quickly comforted her.

"Third Aunt, don't think that way. We don't know when we're going to go. Being outside all day is no better than being at home, and there's no doctor around. We'd better be careful."

After comforting her, Jiang Zhiyue looked at Xiao Wang's slightly swollen belly again, put her hand on it gently, and said with a smile: "Isn't it, little sister, do you want your mother to stay in the carriage?" .”

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Wang's stomach moved slightly. Jiang Zhiyue felt the sensation from his subordinates, and opened her eyes wide in surprise to look at Xiao Wang.

"She... Did he kick me just now?" Jiang Zhiyue asked excitedly.

Xiao Wang was equally excited, this was the first time the little life in her stomach moved after being pregnant for so long.

She lowered her head to look at her belly, her eyes filled with the radiance of maternal love.

"It likes you. Your third uncle called it many times and it didn't move. If you let him know, he must be jealous of you."

Jiang Zhiyue felt the warm touch from his hand, and slowly transmitted a trace of gentle spiritual power to Xiao Wang's stomach through the palm of his hand.

She closed her eyes and felt carefully, feeling two small balls of light playing with that trace of spiritual power in Xiao Wang's stomach.

She withdrew her hand, took Xiao Wang's hand to attach it, and said, "You should feel them too."

Xiao Wang put her hand on it in a daze. When Jiang Zhiyue put her hand on it just now, it made her feel very warm on her stomach, and the usual pain disappeared.

However, she still noticed what Jiang Zhiyue said, and asked, "Why did you say it was them?"

"Well... maybe this is called... a woman's sixth sense." Jiang Zhiyue pretended to shake her head.

Xiao Wang scolded with a smile: "You damn girl."

The two were in a mess in the carriage, and the Jiang family outside was terrified.

Mrs. Zhang looked at the carriage worriedly, the three younger siblings were still pregnant, don't let this girl hurt people just like that.

Immediately, he went to the carriage in a hurry, and asked through the curtain: "Girl, what are you doing in there, don't hurt your third aunt."

"Sister-in-law is fine, I'm talking to Miss Yue." Xiao Wang opened the curtain and said.

"Okay, then if she sleeps dishonestly, you can let her come out to sleep." Mrs. Zhang made arrangements and then retreated.

The crowd gradually quieted down, except for a few people who were watching the night, everyone else fell asleep.

Jiang Zhilan, who went to get up at night, found that the night watchmen had changed. When she came back, she saw Jiang Popi squinting at her.

Jiang Zhilan glared at him in embarrassment, then returned to her position and lay down.

After a while she heard movement behind her, she looked sideways quietly, and found that it was Jiang Poppi, who was on watch at night, sneaking towards the ox cart of Jiang Xiucai's house.

She thought that she seemed to see Jiang Zhiyue and Xiao Wang sleeping there just before going to bed.

She turned around quietly again, with a vicious smile on her lips.

(End of this chapter)