Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

They didn't know how long they had been running before they finally got rid of the mudslide that was chasing them.

They stopped only when they were too tired to run anymore and were completely exhausted. Later they realized that they had luckily escaped a devastating disaster.

Everyone was so tired that they collapsed directly on the muddy ground, letting the rain wash over them. Everyone's face was covered with a mixture of rain and mud, looking miserable and numb all over. But I don't know who laughed first, and then, one after another, everyone laughed happily after escaping death.

It was too dangerous, too dangerous. If they were a step slower, they would have died here.

My god, after escorting the prisoners this time, they must have a good vacation and do nothing with their families, just drink tea and take a walk together. Every day will be the most beautiful thing in the world.

The four girls laughed and held hands tightly. The cold touch between their fingers seemed to be connected to the heartbeats of each of them.

Still, it’s good to be alive.

……

After running around exhausted, everyone took a long time to calm down. When they stood up again, everyone was covered in mud and their faces were so dirty that they couldn't see their features. Under the dim black curtain, everyone seemed to merge into the night, with only each other's eyes shining like stars.

It’s also... weird and creepy.

They escaped the disaster, but the rain was still falling. It was unknown whether the heaven and earth had vented enough. Everyone did not dare to stay any longer. After confirming a direction, they continued to move forward in that direction.

Walking in the dark was like walking blindly. The rain continued to wash the earth. Everyone was walking in the mud, groping their way out of a path on the mountain road that no one had ever walked on.

They were hungry on the way, but no one dared to stop. Lin Xiaoyue and the other three simply opened their water bags and gulped down the rice porridge.

The yamen runners were not so well prepared. They just took out steamed buns that had been soaked in rain water and stuffed them into their mouths while walking. When they were thirsty, they were too lazy to even take the water bag. They just tilted their heads upwards to catch the rain from the sky...

They stumbled and walked for what seemed like an entire night until dawn, when the rain eased a little and the sky was replaced by a silvery white. More than a dozen people came out of the rugged mountain road, supporting each other.

After leaving the dense forest, everyone looked into the distance. The visibility was much better than yesterday. They also saw a small building on the hillside in the distance, which made them feel familiar and friendly.

That was their farm.

It's their home.

They finally went home.

So good, so good.

The four girls' faces were covered in mud and dirt, but they all smiled at the same time. The yamen runners who were walking with them saw the four girls' overjoyed expressions and looked at the vague manor house at the foot of the mountain. Needless to say, they knew that was probably the girls' home.

Great! They finally got out safely.

If you survive a great disaster, you will be blessed with great fortune.

Everyone happily followed the four girls down the mountain and headed towards the farm.

Until a group of people, dirty as wild men in the mountains, with unkempt hair and dirty faces, stepped into the yard with black mud, and shouted loudly, "We are back."

A group of people immediately rushed out of the front hall, and amidst the earth-shaking crying and laughter, Old Man Lin and Miao ran up one after the other through the crowd to greet their little clay monkey.

The couple hugged the four girls tightly in their arms and cried excitedly, "They're back, they're back, they're back."

Although they hadn't seen each other for a few days, everyone felt like it had been a long time, so long that the reunion made everyone's eyes tear up.

When Miao saw that the four girls' heads and faces were covered with black mud, their hair was disheveled and stuck to their faces in strands, and water was dripping down their faces, she felt so distressed that she cried.

"Come on, you're back. Go inside quickly, don't stand outside like an idiot."

"Yes, come in quickly, come in quickly, don't get wet again."

"Someone go boil some water and bring the hot porridge over to them so they can eat it first. Don't let it get cold."

Grandpa Lin was supported by Lin Baotian and shouted excitedly to everyone.

cough cough...

It was not until a sudden cough was heard that the Lin family realized that there were six men following the four girls.

However, at this time, because they were covered with straw hats and raincoats and were covered in black mud, no one could tell the identities of these six yamen runners.

"they are……?"

"Grandpa, these officials we met when we went up the mountain will come down with us. Grandpa will ask the uncles and aunts to prepare rooms, clean clothes, and food for the officials. We will explain it to everyone in detail later."

"Hey... Hey... OK, I heard you. Let's get ready quickly. Please come in, sir. Please come in."

Grandpa Lin had dealt with both the state and county magistrates before, so when he suddenly heard that an official was coming to his house, he was not afraid. He was stunned for just a second before he recovered and quickly asked everyone to get moving.

Everyone wanted to come back with the four maids, and thought that the officials would take care of them on the way, so they were particularly enthusiastic towards the six people and kept calling them to go into the house quickly.

Father Lin only hugged the children when he was excited at the beginning, and soon let go of their hands. He stepped aside with red eyes, and looked at the children carefully to see if they were injured.

Miao's eyes were also red and tears were streaming down her face. Her gaze lingered on the four people and she was reluctant to take a look away.

At this time, everyone realized that in addition to Lin Xiaoyue and Lin Zhaodi, Xiaocao and Chunxing were also injured.

Chun Xing's right hand was wrapped tightly with gauze and hung in front of her chest; Xiao Cao was carried on Lin Xiaoyue's back with his feet not touching the ground, and it was obvious that his feet were also injured.

What happened to these two girls?

The four girls, with their dark faces and big white teeth, laughed and walked into the front hall together amid the cheers of the crowd.

Everyone was so happy that they didn't care about the seating order and just let them sit down.

The ten people were hungry and tired. They hastily ate two bowls of thick porridge to fill their stomachs, and then hurriedly went to wash up.

I was drenched by the rain in the forest, and was covered in mud from running and rolling around. In addition, all kinds of dead grass were stuck to my body. Now that I took off my raincoat and filled my stomach, I immediately felt a tingling sensation all over my body, and it was extremely uncomfortable.

No one had time to chat. They rushed into the room, washed up, cleaned themselves up, and went straight to bed to catch up on some sleep.

I have to sleep.

After running at full speed for a whole day and night, racing against time and fighting for life with the vast power of nature, all my energy and spirit have been drained away. I need to take a good sleep first to recharge.

Otherwise, even the strongest man will become powerless.

Grandpa Lin also asked everyone to arrange rooms for the six officials respectively, and collected some clean clothes that had not been worn from the men in each family and sent them to the six officials.

But this was a temporary arrangement and not specially tailor-made, and the sizes were so different that the six officials had to make do with it.