Fortunately, those two people were also scared of being beaten, so they changed their route halfway and took the initiative to stay away from the Li family.
The Li family had another difficult day of hiking. When they reached the bottom of a hillside, they saw the sun setting.
Mrs. Li stopped the donkey cart directly and asked everyone to have a rest.
After being exposed to the sun for a day, the Li family was already thirsty.
The boys, half-grown and older, were all wilted from the sun, like a few green onions that had lacked water.
The good news was always covered by Tao Hongying, so it didn't get exposed to the sun, but she was still a little depressed and lack of energy.
"Mom, I'm going to cook."
Zhao Yuru packed up the things on the donkey cart, handed the kettle to Tao Hongying, and then took the millet to cook.
Tao Hongying saw that Jiayin's little mouth was dry, so she gave her some water to moisten her throat.
"Oh, why am I so confused..."
Seeing that she was about to cook again, Wu Cuihua lingered beside the donkey cart, covering her head and groaning.
Mrs. Li tapped the edge of the donkey cart with her pipe pot and asked her expressionlessly.
"Second daughter-in-law, what's going on?"
"Mom, I may have heat stroke. I need to rest for a while..."
Wu Cuihua said in a weak voice and sat down in the shadow of the donkey cart, deliberately squeezing Tao Hongying.
Mrs. Li gouged out Wu Cuihua's eyes. She was really uncomfortable and fake, but she couldn't tell?
Just thinking about being lazy!
But at this moment, they were on the road to escape from the desert, and they had no extra energy to discipline their daughter-in-law.
She snorted coldly, "Just sit down if you feel uncomfortable. Just eat half a bowl of rice and cleanse your intestines."
Wu Cuihua stiffened, but still groaned and refused to get up.
Anyway, she was exhausted, so Zhao Yuru could just let her do it if she wanted to.
"Mom, I'm going to help the third sister-in-law."
Tao Hongying had just fed Jiayin. When she saw Wu Cuihua's appearance, she stood up directly, carried the well-fed Jiayin behind her back, and wrapped it in a cloth bag.
After saying that, without waiting for Mrs. Li to stop her, she went over to help Zhao Yuru.
Jiayin was only a few days old, and Tao Hongying had not yet given birth, so her health was certainly not good.
But they were the only three daughters-in-law at home. Wu Cuihua was lazy and let Zhao Yuru serve her and cook all day long, which made her feel uncomfortable.
In this day and age, it's good to be alive, so there's no need to talk about having a good confinement period.
Tao Hongying felt a slight pain in her lower abdomen, but it was not unbearable.
She held Tuo Jiayin's little buttocks and squatted by the fire to add firewood.
Zhao Yuru had long been accustomed to Wu Cuihua's lazy behavior. When she saw Tao Hongying coming to help, she wanted to persuade her to go back, but she swallowed her words again.
It's all in vain, Tao Hongying will definitely not go back after she comes here.
She still worked hard so that her younger siblings could relax.
"Hongying, sit down. I'll go over there and see if I can find some wild vegetables."
Zhao Yuru found a stone for Tao Hongying to sit on, and then took a small shovel to dig for wild vegetables in the hay on the hillside.
Jiayin lay on her mother's back, looking around with her big, dark, moist eyes.
At this time, the Li family was busy with what they were doing, but no one paid attention to them.
So she started to make small moves again.
She first cooed twice in her mother's ear. Tao Hongying quickly turned to look at her daughter, stretched out her hand to hold her in front of her and untied the small cloth scarf.
"What's wrong, Fu Niu'er? Did you pee?"
Jiayin took advantage of this moment to wave her little hands randomly, but in fact, she secretly sprinkled the millet in the space into the pot.
As soon as she finished tinkering, Tao Hongying, who made sure the diaper was dry, hugged her again.
Like a little thief who had just done something bad, Jiayin quickly reached out to touch Tao Hongying's ears and spit out two saliva bubbles.
"I'm hungry just after eating. Why do I look like a little pig?"
Tao Hongying was amused by her daughter, adjusted her position and lifted her clothes to feed her.
After these days, Jiayin has long been accustomed to breastfeeding.
There was no hesitation at the moment, he opened his mouth and sucked heavily.
Zhao Yuru didn't dig any wild vegetables. When she came back, she saw Tao Hongying breastfeeding, so she helped her sit under the shade of a nearby tree.
Then I took a long wooden spoon and stirred the bottom of the pot to prevent it from being completely mushy.
As a result, when the long wooden spoon was put into the pot and stirred, she was stunned.
Why is the porridge so thick after half a bowl of millet?
It's almost the same as dry rice, and it's still half a pot?
Zhao Yuru raised her head and glanced at Tao Hongying, who was still teasing Fu Niuer and making her giggle.
Zhao Yuru cooked the porridge full of wonder, and after waiting for it to be distributed among the Li family, she asked them to eat with a strange look on her face.
"Mom, how much rice did you give Yuru?
Why is the porridge so thick today, and it's still a big bowl full?"
Li Laosan took the bowl, a little surprised, but more worried.
There is not much food left at home. If you eat so much in one meal, what will you do in the future?
Mrs. Li was the first to take over the rice bowl, and of course she found something strange about the porridge.
After all, it was the half bowl of millet she scooped for Zhao Yuru with her own hands, which was definitely not enough for the Li family to share a large bowl of thick porridge.
"Shut up and eat your food."
Mrs. Li suppressed the excitement in her heart, lowered her head and took a sip of porridge, then scolded her son.
Li Laosan was stunned for a moment, and he also vaguely thought about it.
He subconsciously glanced at Jiayin who was lying on the side playing with his fingers, and quickly lowered his head to take a big gulp of porridge.
Of course, others did not dare to say anything...
This meal was a rare meal for the Li family, but it was also the most silent meal.
However, their eyes couldn't control it and kept falling on the fat and fair face of Jiayin.
Invariably, everyone blamed Fu Niu'er for this evil incident.
It must be this child's good fortune, and the whole family is once again blessed.
After dinner, Mrs. Li held the good news in her arms. She liked it so much that she screamed heartily.
"Hey Fu Niu'er, grandma's little Fu Niu'er.
You're just a little bit old, and grandma is enjoying the blessings with you!
Grandma is so happy!"
Jiayin danced with pride, making the old lady laugh even more.
Jia Xi and Jia An were dancing together, hugging their sister, and maybe picking up eggs...
In this way, Jiayin often took advantage of Tao Hongying to help cook, and secretly took advantage of the rice stored in the space courtyard. Put it in the pot.
The Li family ate extra food and traveled all the way. Not only did they not lose weight, a few of the young men even gained a lot of weight.
"Mom! The pier!
The pier is ahead!"
Half a month later, the Li family finally arrived at the pier.
Li Laoer went to inquire about the news, and soon ran back, ecstatically announcing the good news to his family.
The Li family members were all relieved and their eyes were red. After many days of fleeing, they finally saw the light of day.
As long as we can find a boat heading south, we can reach Kyoto in less than half a month.
Everyone quickened their pace.
But when they actually arrived at the dock, the scene they saw with their own eyes was like a bucket of cold water poured down on them, chilling their hearts.
There were boats at the dock, but there were also countless people fleeing the famine.
The boats belonged to wealthy families, and they went south along the waterway to escape the war.
When I saw the victims on the pier, I wanted to stay away, let alone let them take a boat.
"Master, please give us a ride.
We are willing to work as cattle or horses, just to survive..."
Some victims knelt at the dock and begged the rich people on the boat, but the rich people were so stingy that they didn't even want to look at them. .