On the way to escape famine, my parents divorced

Chapter 26 Change the route! Go to Dengzhou!

Li Shigui never thought that Li Chunli would actually ask such a question.

He changed his position, lay flat on his back with his face turned up to the sky and sighed softly, "Ah, whether she is sincere or not, what does it have to do with us?
You also heard her say that she doesn't want her father to go back and disturb their family's life.

No matter whether she is sincere or not, can you and I change this matter? "

Li Chunli wanted to say something, but she didn't know how to say it when she opened her mouth.

Yes, could she tell this to Father Li and let her mother Qin Tao be accused of being indecent again?
Their father was drafted into the military, and their mother had no choice but to sell her body to please Father Li and get some benefits. If this were made public, people would talk about it, but at least they wouldn't be too harsh.

After all, it was Mr. Li who first said that he wanted a healthy son.

But if he told Father Li now that Qin Tao was having an affair with another man, the first person who would not be able to accept it would be Father Li himself.

Moreover, Father Li had already been separated from the Li family because of the Qin Tao incident. So, how could Father Li, who had lost so much, accept this?
If I really tell Father Li, how will this end?

"Brother, whose child is the baby in my mother's belly?"

"Anyway, it's not our father's."

Li Shigui said this in his heart, but he did not say it to Li Chunli. He said to Li Chunli: "Only A Niang knows this.

Don't think too much, go to sleep, you don't know what will happen tomorrow."

After Li Shigui closed his eyes and stopped talking, Li Chunli had no choice but to close her eyes as well. She muttered in her heart, "Yeah, what can I do?"

The next day, after Li Shiyue got up, she found an opportunity to claim the prize from yesterday's lottery. This time, it was neither beauty pills nor fertility pills, but ten small cookies in the shape of cartoon bear heads.

"No way, system, you are too stingy, aren't you?

Just because I didn't contribute much to this mission, I got this as a reward?"

Li Shiyue's complaints did not receive any response from the system, so she had no choice but to hide behind the grove and eat the ten bear biscuits in just a few bites.

After all, this thing has a fragrance and her small purse can't fit it, so she has to eat it.

You know what, it really tastes good.

As for whether there are any other effects, Li Shiyue felt it back and forth, but didn't feel anything.

When Li Shiyue returned to the Li family's donkey cart, he happened to meet Li Shiyang who came in person to say that he would gather people to go up the mountain to find water.

“What the Eighth Uncle meant is that since there are so many trees here, there must be a hidden spring on the mountain.

We haven't encountered any water sources on the road for many days, and everyone has very little water left.

So, we decided to spend half of today looking for water. If we are lucky enough to find one, we will stay in this valley for another day and get more water for use on the road. "

Li Shiyue nodded, there was nothing wrong with this arrangement.

However, Li Shiyang only needed to send someone to notify them, and Li Wangming could go with them. Why did Li Shiyang come here in person?

Li Shiyue was still wondering why Li Shiyang came here in person, when he saw Li Shiyang bowing deeply to him, "Brother Shiyang, what are you doing?"

"It was thanks to Shiyue and the young lady from the Zheng family who bravely killed the enemy the night before that we were able to successfully subdue Dazhuzi's group of refugees. I should have thanked Shiyue a long time ago, but it has been delayed until now."

Ever since that night when Li Shiyue, Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian joined forces to kill the enemy, this incident has never been mentioned by the Li family, as if everyone had ignored it. Even the bloodstained clothes that night were not washed by Li's mother, but were burned immediately.

But in fact, when Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian came back with Li Shiyang and the others that night, the twenty men who were with them had already told them how they killed people without batting an eyelid.

Word of mouth spreads the fastest. By now, the remaining seventy or eighty people in Lijia Village, from the elders to the children, must have known about this.

It’s hard to say, there are already women gossiping about Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian behind their backs, saying that Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian don’t act like women at all, are more vicious than men, and are not good candidates for marriage.

However, the fact that the two people committed murder has been deliberately forgotten by everyone in the Li family.

Perhaps it was Li's mother who showed some signs of this. She insisted that Li Shiyue sleep next to her at night. It was obviously very hot, so how could they sleep close to each other?
But Li's mother insisted that Li Shiyue sleep with her. Perhaps she was worried that Li Shiyue would feel bad after killing someone and have nightmares at night.

However, this matter that had been deliberately ignored by the Li family was now spoken out so openly by Li Shiyang. Except for Li Shiyue himself who accepted it well, the faces of everyone else present were slightly stiff.

“There’s no telling what might happen on this road.
Since you are so brave, October, I want you to lead the remaining women in our village to look for food near our camp while the men go looking for water, whether it is wild fruits, wild vegetables or something else. The more food we have, the more we will be prepared for the future."

Li Shiyue naturally agreed to this matter. Li Shiyang came to you personally to talk to you about it, so you naturally have to give him this face.

Besides, she also wanted to eliminate some of the negative image of herself among the people of Lijia Village. After all, her family would have to live in this team in the future.

Everything went on as planned. At noon, the men from Lijia Village really found a small spring in the shade of the mountain. Li Shiyue also brought the women, girls and children to pick some sour fruits. They didn't find any wild vegetables, but it was still a good harvest.

Everything was going well, but in the evening, when each family had lit a fire to cook food, one of the men sent by Li Shiyang to explore the way came back out of breath.

".They all carried swords, and the leaders were riding horses. Judging from their clothes, they must be Youzhou rebels!
They blocked the road and wouldn't let anyone pass. Women and children could pass after paying money, but men had to stay and join the army!

Ma Zi stayed there and watched, and he told me to come back first to report the news."

This was something no one expected!
According to Li Shiyang's original plan, he would head north after leaving Henan Road, and when he reached the border, he would reach the territory of Andong Protectorate. However, when he was about to leave Henan Road, he encountered rebels blocking the road!
Li Shiyang lowered his head and thought for a moment, then looked up and said to the mole who reported the news, "Take a rest, take some water, and go call Ma Zi back quickly.

You two are fast runners. By the time you get back, we should be able to clean up here. Then, we can leave together!"

After receiving the instructions, Mole turned around and left. He was also afraid that the Youzhou army would catch Ma Zi and tell them all about his group of people.

Li Shiyang turned around and called each family member to go to Li Youfu to discuss the future direction of their team.
It had already gotten completely dark, but the people of Lijia Village were still packing up their things in the dark.

Ma Zi and Mole, who had been running all the way and were sweating profusely, also came back. As soon as they came back, they went to look for Li Shiyang.

"Many families who fled the famine were stripped of their skins, and those who had no money had even their straw mats taken away.

Many men wanted to run away, but the leading soldier just chopped one of them with his knife, and blood splattered all over the ground, which scared everyone. Mole and I thought they would stay there for a few days, and they would leave only after they had captured enough able-bodied men.

With Ma Zi's words, Li Shiyang said to Li Youfu and the elders with a serious face: "We can't wait any longer. If the Youzhou army doesn't capture enough people there, they will definitely come to our side!

By then, it will be out of our control!
We must change our route!"

So, when Li Shiyue had sharpened the hatchet, he learned from Li Wangming that they would change their route and would not go out of Henan Road. Instead, they would take a detour to Dengzhou, then board a ship from Dongmu Port and head north to Sanshan Port during the monsoon to arrive at Andong Protectorate!
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