Escape: I rely on the food exchange system to survive to the extreme

Chapter 23 Raining
It's raining.

An unexpected heavy rain fell all at once, frightening everyone in the canyon.

"Hurry, stick to the stone wall and get out quickly."

Realizing that the rain was falling from the cracks at the top, Mrs. Mei quickly directed everyone to follow the stone wall, avoiding the rain while continuing to walk quickly towards the outside of the canyon without stopping.

It is a very dangerous behavior to be in the canyon when it rains. When the rain falls, it is like falling into a frying pan, which arouses the emotions of everyone in the canyon.

For a moment, the atmosphere became tense, and everyone walked towards the outside of the canyon.

"Watch your steps! Oh, don't crowd!"

Everyone in Lao Mei's family once again used long sticks to "string" the family together tightly. Mei Erhu and Mei Shitou still protected the other female members of the family in the middle.

As she walked, she pushed away the people who were squeezing her.

Since joining the Chen family's team, Mei Qian and the others have experienced crowding for the first time.

"Oops, it's too crowded in the back! Don't push!"

"Oh, who stepped on my foot, what the hell!?"

There were all kinds of curses in the crowd. Mei Qian unconsciously glanced back and saw the crowd of people. Mei Qian couldn't help but feel her heart beat faster.

"It's almost there. There's still less than a mile."

Mei Erhu was leading the way, and encouraged his family members along the way, "I heard from the front that we have found a cave to take shelter from the rain. We can take shelter from the rain when we get out of the canyon!"

At this time, in addition to the turbulent flow of people, another thing that worried Mei Qian and the others was the sudden downpour.

"Mom, what should I do with the food? I can't stand the tide."

At this time, Han also mentioned another important impact of heavy rain - food.

At this time, Mei Qian was also stunned.

She turned to look at the grain sack on the little gray donkey. At this moment, even though the whole family was walking close to the cliff, part of the grain sack was still damp.

When Mrs. Mei saw this, she even scolded her as a thief, and then quickly covered the grain bag with a layer of thatch.

He was running in a hurry, so where did he think of bringing an umbrella and a raincoat?
Just this thatched clothing was made by Jiang when he was knitting straw sandals for his family a few days ago.

The rainproof effect is not as good as that of coir raincoat, but under such circumstances, this short-term thatch coat can indeed save lives.

Saving food means saving themselves.

Mei Qian directly held her small bag in front of her body, wrapped it in the outermost dried meat bag, and threw the flour directly into her space.

There was no way she could make the two hundred kilograms of food disappear in front of everyone, but she could take advantage of the chaos to keep her small bag of food.

Seeing Mei Qian's actions, Mrs. Mei wanted to scold Mei Qian and tell her to stop being such a monster and take care of herself, but when she saw Mei Qian tightly protecting the bag of grain, she shut her mouth.

When the family rushed out of the canyon, Mei Qian had already felt that the heavy rain above her head seemed to be weakening. When the family was soaked in water and found the cave where the Chen family had found, the heavy rain stopped.

The early summer showers taught Mei Qian and her family a hard lesson.

She originally thought that they should rest just after crossing the Xianxian Gorge, but unexpectedly, just as her father inquired, the soldiers stationed in Mingcheng came to meet them.

Their goal was clear, which was to take the princess away without stopping at all. Upon seeing this, other nobles also packed their bags and drove away.

If you want to continue walking with them, you can't stop at this time.

"Are you leaving?"

Mei Qian glanced at the sun above her head, and then at the wet appearance of the whole family. To be honest, it was best to light a fire to dry the clothes at this time. If possible, make a pot of thick ginger tea and drink a bowl of it. .

But right now, they have no conditions. They are seeing more and more refugees pouring out of the Xianxian Gorge. After the heavy rain, everyone is even more embarrassed.

"go!"

Mrs. Mei gritted her teeth and looked into the distance. Mei Qian also followed her eyes and looked into the distance. The terrain to the south of Xianxian Gorge is obviously higher. Looking southward, Mei Qian could vaguely see Mingcheng.

Just because they saw Mingcheng, many refugees decided to rest here first, but Mrs. Mei decided that everyone would continue to leave with the Chen family's team.

If you have a chance to enter Mingcheng, go in. Even if you can't get in, you can arrive nearby in advance so you have more time to arrange things later.

Otherwise, when there are too many people, nothing will work.

"Is everything okay?"

Mrs. Mei looked at the whole family, and finally her eyes fell on Ms. Jiang, who was the weakest. Ms. Jiang was panting slightly, obviously tired, but she still gritted her teeth and shook her head, indicating that she could still hold on.

"Then let's keep walking forward."

Now that they had decided, the Mei family continued to leave with the Chen family's team.

The families who had been blessed by the wealthy families before basically followed them and left this time, but many of the remaining refugees stayed where they were.

They also heard that it would be safer when they got here, and they even saw the Mingcheng city that could be seen in the distance. It didn't matter whether it was a day later or a day earlier, they could reach it eventually.

After being caught in a heavy rain, it’s best for everyone to take a good rest.

Mei Qian and others can also understand the thoughts of these people, and even Mei Qian and others have had such thoughts.

But Mei Qian was right. After finally getting here, it would be the most terrifying thing if their family was lost among the refugees again.

It was just getting dark when Mei Qian and his team arrived outside Ming City.

Normally you are not allowed to enter the city at this late hour, just like now.

But pushing a little further, Mei Qian and the others heard that the princess's team had entered the city.

At present, they can only follow the Chen family and set up camp outside the city. Mei Erhu went to the next door to borrow a piece of burning firewood and came back. After lighting their fire, the family's expressions softened. few.

"It seems that the Chen family plans to enter the city tomorrow morning."

As soon as Mei Erhu finished speaking, Mrs. Mei said: "You think he doesn't want to enter the city as soon as possible? It's just that he is not qualified. Those who are qualified will go in early."

After Mrs. Mei finished speaking, her eyes fell on the Mingcheng wall on the other side of the moat, and she couldn't help but sigh:

"This Mingcheng city has high walls and thick walls, nothing comparable to our small county town over there. No wonder some people misunderstand it."

Their family had long understood what big businessmen like Chen came to Mingcheng for after being reminded by Mrs. Mei.

But along the way, they also listened to a lot of other people's words for two days. Many people just thought that these big families who came to Mingcheng were really in Mingcheng.

Of course, it is not excluded that some of these people are just like their family, pretending to be confused while pretending to understand.

As she spoke, Mrs. Mei instructs her family members to count out the food that was damp due to rain during the day. No one would have expected that there would be so much food unless they opened it.

"Eh! It's sour!"

The damp pocket next to the donkey was fermented by the high temperature and the donkey's body odor. In just one afternoon, it actually gave off a faint smell of rancidity.

Han was the first to smell it and the first to shout it out.

Mrs. Mei first glared at Mrs. Han, and then she also leaned over and smelled it, with a gloomy look on her face.

Mei Qian was boiling water when she heard Han and the others behind her saying something was sour. She was about to turn around and ask, when she happened to catch her eyes.

Her eyes don't seem to mean anything good.

Mei Qian's heart trembled when she saw it, but the next second she heard her mother ask kindly: "How about, girl Qian, have you made all these noodles tonight? Anyway, this noodles is a bit sour, nothing else."

Mei Qian:?
　Mrs. Mei: Sour noodles are still noodles.

　　Mei Qian: Do you want to listen to what you have to say?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)