The changes over there cannot affect life here.

After resting for half a quarter of an hour, the whole team moved forward again.

The road ahead is unknown, and the unfavorable natural scenery on both sides of the road, as well as the increasingly obvious heat as the sun rises, make them dare not take the attitude of "walk slowly" or "take it slow".

After all, drought disasters are God's will to make things difficult for people. When we are fighting for our lives under God's hands, there is no time for us to rest.

Because of the terrain and route, even though their destination was the south, they had to go all the way south.

However, if they wanted to truly go south on this official road, they now needed to follow the mountain road and turn north for a distance. After leaving the valley, they would reach the wide official road heading south.

There is no way around this.

If you want to go south safely, you have to take a detour.

It is really too dangerous to cross the mountain directly, and there is a steep cliff on the south side of the mountain. If we take the route of crossing the mountain directly, and the team is led over, only one in ten people can successfully land on the south side, and that is all thanks to God.

Nowadays, although the weather is too hot, it is not too dangerous for the first batch of disaster victims migrating south. If they have to cross the mountains, they will naturally do it in the safest way possible.

Because they turned north, by the afternoon, the group felt increasingly hotter, perhaps due to psychological reasons or something else, and their legs seemed to be filled with lead.

But looking back, the county town has not disappeared. Although the Bi Bo Lake is no longer visible, the iconic mountains can still be vaguely seen.

"Captain Liu, take a break!"

As we walked along the mountain road, there was no wide and flat place for everyone to gather and rest. Also, due to the bad weather, the further north we turned, the less clouds there seemed in the sky. Captain Liu ordered everyone to eat dry food and then continue on their way.

If they wanted to go fast along the mountain road, it would take about three days and three nights to successfully reach the easiest and smoothest official road to the south. Logically speaking, the small team that set out half a day earlier than them would only be half a day late even if they walked faster.

Especially since that team was mostly made up of frail and weak people, it stands to reason that they should have encountered each other.

But I just didn't meet him.

Therefore, Captain Liu had some bad guesses in his mind, so he continued on his journey.

People in the team kept asking to take a break. It's not that he didn't hear them, but looking at the dry but still dense woods on both sides, his intuition told him.

Even if you want to stop and rest, you have to find a flat and open place.

There are woods on both sides, which is the most unsuitable place to rest!

"Everyone, be patient. After we walk through this section of forest road, we will rest for a while when we reach an open area. Then, before dark, we will find a safe place to set up camp and rest for the night. We will continue our journey tomorrow morning!"

Captain Liu said this and asked his men to pass the message from the front of the team to the back.

However, not many people can understand Captain Liu's good intentions.

In Songjia Village, because they were under the supervision of the village chief and clan elders, and they had cars, they could take turns going up to rest. The misunderstandings and questioning voices were suppressed before they could even be heard.

Except for Songjia Village, there was no one in the team who could discipline the people who came from different villages. After listening to Captain Liu's words, they were unhappy and naturally shouted it out.

"We've been walking for almost a whole day, and we're all exhausted. It's so hot, and although this place isn't much better, at least there's some shade, so we can rest and cool down. Why do we have to walk to a place without any shade?"

At the front of the line, a slightly fat man complained loudly.

His complaints instantly resonated with others.

"Yes, there has been no shade since we got on the winding mountain road. We finally got to the forest road. Didn't we plan to set up camp and take a rest? Why can't we do that?"

"The government organized a migration southward. We are disaster victims, not exiled prisoners. They didn't even allow us to rest, and they didn't even check whether we can move!"

"We have a long way to go! A short break is nothing!"

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There really was one person taking the lead, and then one after another started making trouble.

With the commotion in front, the people from Songjia Village who were walking behind could not do much. They could only try their best to suppress the people in the village and not cause trouble for Captain Liu.

After all, in this hot environment, it is easiest to be provoked and infected.

Seeing that the people in the front of the team were more or less agitated, the village chief had even begun to control the front row of people in his village to move back slightly.

It's not that he is selfish, but it's human nature.

He is the chief of the village, and he wants to lead the village south and return to his hometown Laizhou intact.

It's already good enough that he can manage the people in his own village and not cause trouble to Captain Liu who leads the team.

Songjia Village belongs to a clan. The clan leader stands behind the village chief and supports all the decisions made by the village chief. In addition, everyone knows what is going on, so they naturally cooperate in every way. Seeing that the commotion in front is about to spread over, everyone drives the building car and moves a little to the back.

Captain Liu was troubled by the sudden unrest in the team, but he had no other choice.

These are ordinary people, not rioters, so I can only try my best to explain:

"There are woods on both sides, which is the most vulnerable to danger. Resting in an open area will allow us to save our lives in the first place if danger comes! Who comes to this mountain often? Who can guarantee that nothing bad will happen?"

Captain Liu asked two questions in a row, each of which made sense and hit the point.

However, not everyone with two ears can listen.

"Who are you trying to scare by saying this? Aren't you trying to make things difficult for us just to get us to take the initiative to pay tribute to you?"

The slightly fat man just now saw that many people were speechless because of Captain Liu's words. He didn't want to continue on his way, so he hurriedly blurted out what he was thinking. Although he regretted it after he said it, seeing that many people were looking at him, he stiffened his neck and looked like he had done nothing wrong.

Captain Liu's face immediately turned dark.

Escorting the villagers to the south was the task he received from the county magistrate. If he had to be selfish, it was that his family was in the team, so he would take better care of them to a certain extent.

But he would never do such a thing as accepting bribes.

It was a disaster year, and the villagers who were sent away were disaster victims. He had old and young people in his family, and he would never do such a wicked thing!

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