Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

In short, in keeping the matter of the "immortal" blessing a secret, everyone in the Lin family, except for Father Lin, chose to keep their mouths shut and resolutely not leak a single word. Otherwise, if things went wrong, the third girl (third sister) would be dragged out and burned as a monster.

Moreover, when overtaking pedestrians on the road, I occasionally saw some refugees with exposed skin covered with red spots of various sizes, and some of the more serious ones even had tiny blisters, which were obviously caused by sunburn under the sun during the day. Seeing those people stretching out their black nails, wanting to scratch but not daring to, and just letting the nails hang all over their skin was too shocking, and it made me more determined not to expose San Ya (Third Sister)'s secret.

They carefully tightened the caps of the cooling oil bottles, put them in their respective pockets, and covered their mouths more tightly.

……

Somehow, the journey seemed particularly difficult that night.

The road is narrow and has many rocks and sands, and it becomes increasingly difficult to walk on. Not only are there potholes and bumps, but it also feels a bit winding.

Looking into the distance, you can vaguely see scattered groups of people not far ahead.

It was definitely not possible not to go. At most, when they encountered some difficult sections and the wheels of the shopping cart fell into a pit, Lin Xiaoyue handed the shopping cart to Miao, who was nauseous and would rather get off the cart and walk on his legs. Then he took two steps at a time and pushed the cart forward. After successfully lifting the wheels out of the pit, he turned back and took over the shopping cart.

Miao wanted to help her daughter share some of the pressure, but she was powerless. She herself was top-heavy and shaky, so how could she have the energy to help her daughter? She had to pray to God not to cause trouble.

After walking for more than two hours, Lin Xiaoyue wanted everyone to stop, let the mules and people rest and catch their breath, otherwise they would be exhausted.

But everyone wanted to hold on a little longer and travel a little further.

Lin Xiaoyue had no choice but to push the cart with one hand and put her other hand on Miao's lower back to push her so that she could walk more easily.

Suddenly, a scream was heard from the front. Everyone stretched their necks, but could not see clearly what was happening.

Countless modern cases have taught Lin Xiaoyue that when something is going on, don't rush forward blindly, as nine times out of ten, nothing good will happen.

She simply pulled the mule cart over to the side, letting her family rest there, and not forgetting to be alert to unexpected situations around them. She went to the front to find out what was going on.

Along the way, everyone had become accustomed to listening to Lin Xiaoyue's words and doing what she said, because she had been the one who handled several emergencies. Unknowingly, Lin Xiaoyue had established her prestige, making everyone forget her age and subconsciously believe in every decision she made.

When she got to the front, Lin Xiaoyue found that quite a few people had stopped, but each of them looked worried and haggard.

Lin Xiaoyue took advantage of her height and pushed through the crowd to check. When she saw what was going on, she was completely shocked.

The road ahead was blocked by loose mountain debris. On the left was a cliff hundreds of feet high, and on the right was a bottomless abyss. It was a dilemma.

Everyone was terrified. This was... a landslide.

"Oh my god, why did the mountain collapse?"

"How can people leave like this?"

"Oh my god, God has completely given us no way to survive."

"I'm not prepared at all. The road is blocked. What can I do?"

"It will take a detour through four more counties to reach the state capital. My mother's legs are not very strong. The journey is already extremely difficult, and now we have encountered a landslide. What should I do?"

"No, no, I can't walk anymore."

"If we go beyond four counties, we'll have to take a long detour. I can't walk anymore."

"Mom, let's not leave. Let's go back. I want to go home."

"Son, this won't work. We have lost our home. If we go back, we will die. There is no turning back."

Stuck on the road halfway up the mountain, people were panicking and at a loss as to what to do.

The women and half-grown children could not bear it. They had been running around for days, the weather was unusually severe, and the heavy pressure made them collapse to the ground, howling.

The old people were crying too, crying that there was no way forward, and that the homes they had lived in for decades were destroyed, and they also had no way to retreat. The world was so big that it seemed that they could only be buried in the wilderness, with no way to survive.

The shock brought by the landslide weighed heavily on people's minds and caused endless panic. The depressed atmosphere became even more solemn. Dejected and desperate people slumped on the ground, brows drooping, not knowing what to do.

……

No wonder the ancients said: The road to Shu is difficult, more difficult than climbing to the sky.

Only by witnessing it with your own eyes can you know how powerful the wrath of nature is.

What Lin Xiaoyue was most worried about was not the detour, but the fact that, according to the time and direction of the Linjia Village team's march, if the landslide occurred during the earthquake, it would be fine. However, if the landslide occurred before or after the heavy rain, when the Linjia Village team passed through this steep slope, a large amount of mud and rocks would collapse, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

Ignoring the people around her who were immersed in various sad emotions, Lin Xiaoyue turned back to the Lin family and told them about the situation ahead.

She did not rashly speak out her guesses. On the one hand, these were just her own speculations at the moment. On the other hand, she did not want to put too much psychological burden on her family.

Upon hearing this, the Lin family members sat there in a daze, not moving a muscle. The fourth and fifth children, who had no idea what a mountain collapse was, saw that everyone had a serious expression on their faces, and looked at each other in confusion. Finally, they cautiously trotted to Lin Xiaoyue, grasped the corner of her clothes in a dependent manner, half hugged her legs, and looked up at her anxiously.

Lin Xiaoyue placed her palms on the top of the two little kids' heads with concern, rubbed them gently, and silently comforted them.

Although the two little kids were young, they could still sense the unusual silence among the adults.

Children of the same age today are still being held in the palm of their families’ hands, climbing up the roof and tearing off the tiles, hating cats and dogs, and making trouble out of nothing. However, the two little kids of the Lin family suppressed their nature, standing silently beside Lin Xiaoyue, being so well-behaved and sensible that it made people feel distressed.

"Bang--" Old Man Lin, who had a disabled leg on the cart, punched the cart board hard, making a dull sound, as if it hit everyone's heart at the same time, making people couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Even the exhausted and dejected mule standing aside made panicked hoarse sounds and stamped its hooves anxiously.

Fortunately, Xiaocao came to his senses in time and calmed the mule down. He patted the mule's back gently as if to comfort it and smoothed its fur. After a long time, the mule finally calmed down.

Realizing that he had lost control of his emotions and almost caused unnecessary trouble to his family, Old Man Lin scratched his messy hair in annoyance. Finally, he let out a long sigh and buried his face in his palms. His shoulders kept shaking, and you could vaguely see moisture flowing through his fingers.