The villagers were ashamed and whispered, "It's hard for us to do anything even with a few little dolls."
Uncle Wang snorted coldly, "What are those little dolls? There are people here. You're testing us! This time you were soft-hearted and gave us food. After a while, more people came to sell them and asked for food. I won't be able to get rid of you even if I want to!"
The village chief walked out with a cigarette pot and a nod. said.
"Old Wang is right. Besides, at this time of year, it is not a spring drought, let alone a heavy snowfall. Even if there is no food, as long as you are diligent, there are always wild vegetables in the mountains next to you. If you pick some, you will not starve to death! This is their temptation. As for us, once we open our mouth, there will be no end in the future."
Li Laosan sighed as he remembered the time when he fled from the North to Kyoto.
"The fourth uncle and the village chief are right. On the way to Junyang, our family once felt soft-hearted and gave some food to the children. As a result, they were robbed of food the next day. If it weren't for good luck, The fourth child can always catch some pheasants and rabbits, and he is afraid that he will starve to death on the road."
Perhaps he felt that everyone did not believe it, so he simply took them along the direction where the children were running, and quietly walked over.
Sure enough, under the woods less than fifty or sixty feet away, there were several men beating and scolding the children.
"You can't get anything back even if you beg for useless things! If they don't give it to you, you won't cry. If you cry to death, they will cry until they become soft-hearted, so they will definitely give it to you."
"It's just that if you can't ask for food, You always see clearly what they eat, right? What's in the pot? Do you bring a lot of food?"
The children would cry when they were beaten, which made the men even more angry.
They wanted to talk again, but when they looked up, they saw Li Laosan and others shrinking their necks in horror.
Li Laosan and others looked cold and slowly raised the hatchets in their hands.
Those people turned around and ran away, followed by a crying child. How could they be garbled with words?
Li Laosan and others did not chase after them, but they all felt heavy when they returned.
These troubled times are so terrible. At this time, the news has not spread completely. There are still wild vegetables and leaves on the mountains to satisfy hunger.
But there have been so many calculations and so many covets.
In another month, there will be no food to be found on the mountain, and the barbarians will come after them. When that time comes...
everyone feels like a big stone is weighing on their hearts, and no one dares to think about it, and no one can think of anything.
Let's go, we must hurry up and don't delay for a moment!
At this moment, this was a consensus reached by everyone without any discussion.
The night was getting darker, and everyone shared more than half a bowl of vegetable porridge. A few pieces of chicken or duck were added to the porridge, and a little broth was added.
The young boys really got three extra pieces of chicken, and they all ate it with smiles.
Little babies like Jiayin also get rice cooked in broth.
The Li family gathered around, each picked off their own chicken and gathered it into a bowl.
Mrs. Li shredded the chicken bit by bit, mixed it into the vegetable porridge, and gave it to her granddaughter in bite-sized portions.
The rest of the people drank the porridge and smacked the bones, and they also felt it was sweet.
Jiayin felt sad and wanted to refuse, but she knew she couldn't.
At this time, she should eat more and sleep more to reassure her family.
Sure enough, she managed to eat most of the bowl of meat porridge, and her belly was bulging.
The whole family was very happy to see him.
"Fu Niu's food is so delicious and delicious. I
will eat like this in the future." "That's it, eat more and sleep more, and be as fat as a pig."
"We Fu Niu are blessed. We don't have to worry about eating and are not picky eaters. ."
Jiayin held her grandmother's shoulders and walked around her side, thinking of exercising after dinner.
Occasionally, she ran to hug her second uncle, kiss her parents, sit in her third aunt's arms and sway her legs twice, looking like a happy nut.
Try to give your family more comfort and joy at this time.
Uncle Zhao, several old men and Doctor Zhang were gathered together, talking while eating.
Although we are in the wild, the night is dark, like a giant man-eating beast, which makes people feel heavy.
But today, it has been four or five days since we escaped from the famine, and we have traveled more than a hundred miles. It is relatively smooth, and it also gives everyone a little confidence.
As long as we are not afraid of hardship and keep walking as a team, we will reach the Jinsha River after a month.
After eating, everyone simply tidied up and went to bed when it was time to watch the night.
After walking for a day, the blisters on my feet hurt, but no one cared.
After it is opened, it will be more painful to walk tomorrow.
We can only wait for the blisters on the soles of our feet to be crushed by being stepped on during the day-after-day trek, while our flesh and blood quickly turn into cocoons as we move forward, and we will never have blisters again.
Aunt Wu gathered next to the campfire, listening to the loud snoring, and carefully mended her worn cloth shoes.
Mrs. Li walked around and said when she saw this.
"Tomorrow at noon, I will look for suitable grass and knit a few pairs of big straw sandals, which can be worn over cloth shoes. I can save a little bit."
Aunt Wu also nodded, "I think so too. We still have to walk twenty miles. How many days have passed? If we continue like this, we won't even have enough cloth shoes to change."
After chatting for a while, Mrs. Li went back to the temporary shack she had built.
Sure enough, her granddaughter was still awake and was sitting eagerly waiting for her.
Next to her, Jia'an Jiaxi was already sleeping snoring, with her granddaughter's quilt covering her belly.
Who could not love such a sensible granddaughter?
Mrs. Li hugged her granddaughter, kissed her on the forehead, took off her coat and wrapped her around her, and then they fell asleep.
The next day, they were on their way at dawn as usual. Everyone was already familiar with their errands, and their cooperation was getting better and better.
The women and old people carefully searched for cattails and knitted straw sandals as they walked.
The other fleeing people who followed him not far or near, seeing this, also followed suit.
For a time, the cattails on the roadside were snatched up earlier than the wild vegetables.
In this way, Xiaoxing spent the night, everyone hardened their hearts and ignored anyone's misfortune or chatting.
Whenever anyone approached, he raised his hatchet and walked away without incident for two days.
Finally, at noon when autumn tigers were raging, everyone approached the gate of Jin'an, the first county town going south.
Seven or eight miles away, everyone looked at the city gate, which was crowded with people and blocked by water.
There are still many people stranded in the open space on both sides of the city gate.
The autumn wind carried faint cries and angry shouts, which made people feel heartbroken.
Everyone was confused, so the village chief discussed with the Li family and led everyone to find a place to camp.
After walking around for so many days, it was time to rest for an afternoon and explore the situation ahead.
The village chief stayed behind, and Li Laosi took Jiaren Jiayi and several villagers to the city gate to have a look.
No matter how worried the rest of the people are, they have to cut cattails, dig wild vegetables, gather wild fruits, and even wash clothes and cook, all without touching the ground.
Jiayin was carried on Tao Hongying's back, making her dizzy. When she saw her father was about to leave, she opened her little hands and shouted.
"Dad, dad!"
Li Laosi turned around, guessing that his daughter was going to follow, so he quickly coaxed her.
"Daughter, it doesn't seem to be good over there. Dad will go over there and take a look. He will be back soon."
Jiayin refused, however, and still insisted on following her.
Mrs. Li was lighting the fire, and she couldn't bear her granddaughter not getting what she wanted, so she shouted.
"With Fu Niu, even if something happens, so many people still won't protect her!"
Li Laosi had no choice but to agree.
Soon, Jiayin was carried on his father's back and set off towards the city gate.
The closer the crowd got, the more clearly they could hear the cries and curses.