Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

What's more, their team has two more members, Ergou and his widowed mother.

The two of them had almost nothing to wear, just a simple bag. Now that they had found so many useful things, they naturally gave most of them to the mother and son first.

Although Ergou's mother kept refusing and saying that they were not necessary, the clothes and bedding were still useful. Even if they were not used as a cover on a hot day, they could be used as a cushion on the cart to cushion the bumps.

As for those who are fleeing from famine, there is no saying that it is unlucky to pick up things used by others or the dead. It is good enough to be alive. There is no such thing as being picky and picky like the pretentious behavior of the rich families.

Apart from food, most of the daily necessities and clothes were set aside for Ergouzi and his mother, and the rest was divided among everyone, so there was nothing left.

However, four taels and twenty-three coins were found in the ruins, and everyone said they would give them to Lin Xiaoyue. After all, she was the one who led everyone to search for things and found them.

But Lin Xiaoyue made it very clear that brothers should settle accounts clearly. Since they have found the thing, they should divide it equally among the three families, and no one should monopolize the money.

As usual, each family received one tael of silver and three hundred and forty-one coins. By making the details clear, we would avoid any resentment when we parted ways one day.

The equal distribution approach is the fairest. Every family has contributed and every family deserves it, and no one takes advantage of anyone else. There is nothing wrong with this.

Everyone was helpless and couldn't persuade Lin Xiaoyue, so they finally had to happily collect all the things that had been distributed.

After all the hard work, it was already midnight. Everyone decided to stay for another day tomorrow to see if they could find more food. After all, they were so many and their consumption was high. Finding more food would be a precaution, so that they wouldn't be too worried about food later on the road.

After they returned to their rooms, Ergou's mother told her son about how Lin Xiaoyue had asked them to join the group at noon.

I thought my son would disagree and raise objections.

But after listening to this, Ergou remained silent. After a long time, he said "hmm", which was his answer to his mother.

Seeing that her son was distracted and looked gloomy, Ergou's mother pursed her lips, resisted the urge to comfort her son, shook her head, went back to her resting place, lay down in her clothes and went to sleep.

On the long and desolate road of escape, I had no idea whether I was alive or dead, and I had no control over my sleep and wakefulness. I couldn't tell when I would start working non-stop or when I would suddenly stop.

Everyone can only try their best to cherish not wasting a grain of food or a sip of water when they have food to eat; and to seize the time to rest when they have time to rest, so as not to drag down their bodies and become a burden to others.

If something goes wrong, or even you are left behind by the team, it is hard to say for sure.

Moreover, Ergou worked so hard this afternoon that he was exhausted and dusty, so he had no extra time to be sad or complain about nothing.

Ergou seemed to have noticed his mother's attitude, but he didn't know what to say.

He knew his own problem, but knowing it was one thing, and how to turn it around was another. He hadn't figured it out yet, and he didn't know how long it would take to figure it out. So, he just listened to his mother, followed the Lin family, and took it one step at a time. One day, he would figure it out.

Nothing happened during the night, and at daybreak Miao and Ergou's mother began to prepare food.

Avoiding the crowds, you don’t have to cook in secret, for fear that the smell will spread and attract a large group of hungry refugees to snatch the food.

So, taking advantage of the good opportunity when they were far away from the main road and surrounded by their own people, Miao took out the large amount of food she had got from Lin Xiaoyue last night and prepared to cook a big pot of stew.

Ergou's mother's eyes flashed as she looked at the dazzling array of ingredients, including large bones (wolf bones), pork belly (pork stored in the space), dried vegetables, shrimps, clams, wilted wild vegetables (picked by Chunxing, Xiaosi and Xiaowu in the mountains), the extra dumplings she made yesterday, and other ingredients. Ergou's mother was stunned for a moment and thought she had returned to the Chinese New Year period.

However, no matter how surprised she was in her heart, she kept her mouth shut and didn't ask any questions that were not necessary.

The Lin family could bring it out in front of everyone without any hesitation, which shows that they value and trust everyone. I don't have the ability to treat people like Dr. Qiao, but I have the support of the Lin family, which is a great favor from them and a great fortune. I didn't get a big advantage, but I couldn't control my mouth and brought trouble to everyone.

Miao had been paying attention to Er Gou's mother's expression, and saw her change from surprise to confusion, and then to relief and determination. She didn't ask any more questions from beginning to end, and just focused on her work. She couldn't help but sigh that her daughter had good vision. Those who were brought into the team were not troublemakers, otherwise, she would always worry that the news that her daughter was blessed by the "god" would be spread out, bringing disaster to her daughter.

The staple food was rice. Considering that everyone had to consume a lot of energy today, Miao was generous for once and treated it as a reward for everyone. Moreover, after leaving this deserted village, they had to be restrained in eating and not be too ostentatious.

Therefore, when everyone saw such a sumptuous breakfast, they could not help but be overjoyed. They quickly sat in a circle, stretched their cheeks and ate as hard as they could, just like hungry ghosts.

Lin Xiaoyue: Is it that exaggerated?

Miao: The big pot stew is made with the standard of two meals, but the fighting power of everyone is so low, it doesn’t look like breakfast at all, it’s clear that they have been hungry for ten days or even half a month…

What surprised Ergou's mother was Ergou's reaction. When he saw the big pot of stew on the dining table, he was just incredulous for a moment. After that, his face was wooden and expressionless the whole time. He just focused on eating, so silent that he seemed like a different person.

Seeing her son becoming unusually quiet after changing so much, Ergou's mother didn't know whether it was good or bad, and the food in her mouth didn't taste as good anymore.

But no matter how much Ergou's mother was worried about her son, everyone moved quickly. Especially after having a good meal, everyone was full of energy. Miao and Ergou's mother were left to clean up, while the others went out to continue digging through the ruins.

Old Man Lin didn't stay either and went out with everyone else.

Yesterday, Father Lin was left alone, and he was somewhat depressed. Lin Xiaoyue saw the anxiety in Father Lin's heart, who was tugging at his trouser legs, and quickly placed four long sticks around the cart, tied the top with ropes, covered it with oilcloth, and propped up a simple cloth shed to block the sun.

In this way, when Old Man Lin goes out with them, he can get some fresh air without being afraid of the scorching sun.

Sure enough, being able to go out with everyone, even if Old Man Lin couldn’t do anything, at least he was not left alone. A smile was visibly raised on the honest man’s face.

Seeing that her father finally stopped looking so miserable, the second sister silently gave Lin Xiaoyue a thumbs-up. The third sister said, this is called a thumbs-up.

Xiao Si, Xiao Wu and Xiao Cao saw this and also gave Lin Xiao Yue a thumbs up. Chun Xing joined later and didn't understand the Lin family's "secret code". After quietly asking the Lin sisters, she also gave a thumbs up without fully understanding.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Lin Xiaoyue couldn't help but laugh out loud.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the team became more harmonious.