On the way to escape famine, my parents divorced

Chapter 57: October is a different child from us.

They traveled rapidly all the way, resting only for two hours every day. After three days of continuous running, there were less than fifty people left in Lijia Village, which originally had more than sixty people. Even three of the livestock died.

This is even including the five women and five children who were rescued when they met the refugee group led by Dazhuzi.

I don't know if they were lucky, or if it was really the survival of the fittest, but after all the hard work, five more people in Lijia Village didn't survive, and two children died, but they were not the only one left.

My third great uncle didn’t make it. He fell into a coma on the second day of his journey and passed away in the middle of the night.

However, the lamb survived under the care of my cousin and is now able to eat on its own.

Even though my cousin's uncle seemed reluctant, he still carried the lamb on his back all the way.

Father Li actually gradually got better. Even though he was still lying on the donkey cart, he was able to get off and walk a few steps when the cart stopped.

Even the wounds on his face caused by Li Wangming gradually healed with the passage of time, and now only a few bruises remained.

Li Shiyue and his men were really lucky. They didn't know that on the second day after they left, soldiers passed by the path where the six auxiliary soldiers were burned.
Li Shiyue and the others didn’t know either, so why didn’t anyone catch up with them?

Not only did the riots caused by refugees outside the city spread to the county town, but after the refugees, a large number of refugees from other places entered the city and burned, killed and looted.

In order to escape, many people in the city fled northward, causing the existing epidemic to spread even more.

Due to an epidemic outbreak, the battles between the Shen Ce Army and the rebels came to a halt.

Therefore, even though they discovered that the auxiliary troops had been burned and that traces of the people from Lijia Village had left were found, no one caught up to investigate.

Li Shiyue gave the official sword she got from the auxiliary soldier to Shitou the next day. In the past, Li Shiyue only let Shitou use a carrying pole for defense, but now she has figured it out. Even in this chaotic world, they still have to use a sword.

Moreover, Li Shiyue still remembered the plot of the original book. Instead of thinking about whether he could change the plot, change his own destiny, and protect the stone by himself, it would be better to let the stone protect itself. A knife can kill people more conveniently than a carrying pole.

Li's mother was still reluctant to let Shitou use the knife, but Zheng Meiniang's words finally changed her mind.

"He has grown up and is already a head taller than you. Can you protect him forever?

Or will October protect him for your whole life?

The stone is your child, isn’t October a piece of flesh that fell from your body?

If I were in the village, no matter what, at least I would have something to eat.

But what about now?
Chunniang, in this world, who can rely on whom?
Shitou has to learn to rely on himself and protect himself. If you continue to be partial to him now, how will you be able to bear it if something happens in the future?"

Zheng Meiniang's words reminded Li's mother of Ermozi and Xiaomozi in the village. That night, refugees attacked at night. Ermozi was stabbed in the stomach by the refugees in order to save Xiaomozi and died.

Because of this, Shitou took the official sword. Li Shiyue didn't teach him anything else but how to chop and hack. Shitou relied on his height and strength to chop whenever he met someone.

As for teaching other things, not to mention that Li Shiyue herself doesn’t know how to do it, even if she does, it would probably be difficult for her to teach Shi Tou.

Therefore, this time Li Shiyue not only brought Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian with her, she also brought Shitou with her. Shitou and the child would usually only hide with Li's mother.

Eventually, the story of Li Shiyue chopping off someone's head was leaked out. Now, whenever he stops at a place, there are always people pointing and talking at Li Shiyue not far away.

If Li Shiyue looked up, they would pretend not to be looking at her.

At first Li Shiyue didn't understand, but later when they were taking a break, Zhou Lanhua came over with Xiao Zhuang and brought a bowl of vegetable soup. Zhou Lanhua told Li's mother about it, and Li Shiyue finally understood why the people in Lijia Village were like this.

It turned out that they knew that she had chopped off someone's head with a knife that night.

Li Shiyue also understood Zhou Lanhua's intention of coming over to talk.

"Aunt Lanhua, I know Uncle Wangshui didn't say that. He is not the kind of person who likes to gossip.

Maybe one of the three people who followed us told it, or maybe all three of them told others. It doesn't matter, I did chop off the man's head with a knife, that's true.

Just say it, I think it’s a good thing that they are all afraid of me.

I don’t know what the future will be like, but they are afraid of me. If I can’t take care of the family sometimes, they won’t dare to do anything to my mother, which is a good thing.”

After hearing this, Zhou Lan turned around and said to Li Wangshui: "Shiyue is different from us."

“Why is it different?
Isn't it because she took after her uncle? She was born with great strength."

Zhou Lanhua shook her head, "That's not it, I don't know how to put it, but October's way of looking at things is different from ours.

Perhaps she and the scholar are of the same kind."

Li Wangshui was still wondering why Zhou Lanhua said that, but when he looked up, he saw Li Shiyue talking face to face with Li Shiyang in front of him.

What are Li Shiyue and Li Shiyang talking about?
"Dongmu Port is a hundred miles away from Dengzhou Prefecture. Mr. Chen, whom I met in the prefecture, was under the command of King Zhenbei.

Although the fief of King Zhenbei is in Andong, because the northern part of Andong Protectorate is close to the sea and has Sanshan Port, it only takes five to seven days at most to sail to Dongmu Port, and it is possible to make a round trip once every half a month.

Therefore, the King of Zhenbei sent people to Dongmu to build ships and run business, just to provide a channel for the bitter land of Liaodong to connect with the inside.

At that time, Mr. Chen gave me this. ”

Li Shiyang took out a bronze plate from his arms, on which was written the word "Xuan".

"This is the token of the Black Armor Army under the command of the King of Zhenbei. Mr. Chen told me that if troubled times come in the future, I should go to Dongmu Port to find a ship merchant named Yan Jun if I want to achieve my ambitions. This man can take me to Andong!"

Li Shiyue took the bronze plate with the word "Xuan" on it, looked at it twice and then returned it.

"Brother Shiyang, since you said that Mr. Chen only has high hopes for you, if our entire family follows you now, will he accept it?

If not, what should we do?"

Li Shiyang chuckled, took the bronze plate and put it away carefully, then explained to Li Shiyue: "Liaodong is bitterly cold, and the King of Zhenbei has been receiving refugees who lost their land for many years, so he set up a resettlement site in Dengzhou.

I only heard that the place is indeed bitter and cold, not as good as the heartland of the Central Plains. Except for the border troops, why would ordinary people think of going there?
Even if they are refugees, not many are willing to go.

I have a family, and as long as we can get on the ship, we can definitely settle down in Andong!"

With Li Shiyang's words as a basis, Li Shiyue's heart finally settled down a little.

The two chatted for a few more words, and then someone came over to say that Ma Zi and Mole had returned from exploring the area.

When they met the pockmarked man and the mole, they learned that there were soldiers in armor blocking the road at the fork in the road ahead. "From the looks of it, they didn't seem to be arresting people to serve as soldiers, but rather they seemed to be collecting tolls."

Ma Zi described it to Li Shiyang: "There are tripping posts at the intersection, and soldiers are guarding both intersections.

If you go to Dengzhou, you can just check your household registration and pay the toll and go.

If you want to go to Dongmu, there is a scholar sitting at the table asking questions. Ma Zi and I did not dare to approach, and we did not know what the man was asking. We just looked at him and asked questions. We could leave without paying. "

After listening to what Ma Zi said, Li Shiyang had some ideas in his mind, but he needed to confirm them.

So, Li Shiyang called Li Shiyue and Li Wangshui and a few others to pull a donkey cart forward.

　Really, when I write, I can never touch the hearts of the readers.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)