Sun Qiaoqiao sometimes suspects that she is dreaming, and is afraid that one day when she wakes up, everything she has now will disappear.

It is obvious that everyone’s life has become more difficult, and during years of famine, they are forced to flee.

But under their mother's command, their family's lives were getting better and better.

From doing business before fleeing the famine to the process of fleeing the famine, their family had never suffered any hardship or encountered any major danger. Instead, they often had help from noble people.

Several boys in the family went to school with him. No matter how bad their performance was, they could at least become accountants. As for taking the imperial examination and becoming a high-ranking official, Sun Qiaoqiao dared not even think about it. The two daughters also learned embroidery, hoping that they would have a skill and marry into a good family in the future.

Sun Qiaoqiao felt that no matter how hard her life was in the first half of her life, she was happy with it.

With water and food, the Zhou family and the Daxixi Village team lived better than most refugees fleeing famine.

Happiness is created by comparison.

While fleeing from famine, life is definitely not as good as in the village. The confusion about the future and the unknown road ahead also cast a shadow on everyone.

But when they saw the corpses of people starving to death on the road and the farmers selling their children, they suddenly felt satisfied.

Fortunately, they are still alive and well with their families.

Some people had water and food, and although life was harder on the road to escape famine, everyone still had hope for the future.

Only occasionally, they miss the roof that can shelter them from the wind and rain, the bed that is not squeaky, and the farmland that can grow food to support their family.

In this regard, several members of the Zhou family were more obvious.

On weekdays, they live a life of luxury and have never suffered such hardship.

In just such a short period of time, everyone looked much more haggard.

As they walked, fate seemed to favor them.

I saw a dilapidated temple not far away, with broken tiles on the eaves and scattered dry straw in some places.

The temple is very big and can accommodate at least dozens of people to rest inside. I imagine it was a place with a lot of incense and people in the past.

Everyone's spirits lifted. Could it be that they were lucky and found a good place to rest?

But in the next second, their beautiful dreams were shattered.

I saw a man walking out of the temple, holding a bag of something in his hand, and preparing to throw it away.

As soon as he came out, he ran into a huge group of people outside.

Everyone was a little disappointed. Since there were people in the temple, they could only find another place to rest.

As for resting together in the temple, that was out of the question.

As they walked along, whenever they met strangers on the road, they would actively and deliberately keep their distance, indicating that they would not interfere with each other.

Everyone was a stranger to each other. During the famine when resources were extremely scarce, being too close would largely mean launching an attack and snatching resources.

But after Jiang Jiang saw the man's actions, he felt something was wrong.

She had good eyesight and was not too far away from the man, so she could clearly see that when the man encountered such a large group of people holding sharp blades and looking aggressive, the look on his face was not of alertness and tension, but of surprise?

What is he happy about?

The young man immediately picked up the things in his hands and turned into the ruined temple.

"Mom, what are you looking at?" Seeing that Jiang Jiang was a little absent-minded, Li Cuicui patted her arm.

"Is it heat stroke?"

Li Cuicui rarely saw Jiang Jiang so absent-minded, and thought she was feeling unwell.

Huang Ying and Sun Qiaoqiao, who were standing by, immediately came to check on Jiang Jiang's health with concern.

Mother is the backbone of their family, she must not fall.

Seeing how nervous and worried they all looked, Jiang Jiang had no choice but to explain over and over again that he was not feeling unwell and was just thinking about something.

In the end, she was forced to rest on the ground by the worried crowd.

"Mom, drink some water and rest here. Let us take care of the rest."

Several children in the family had all gone to Zhou's house. Jiang Jiang, who was originally supposed to help with cooking and cleaning, could only sit by herself with a bowl of water and rest.

Bored, she took out a candy from the space, put it in her mouth and slowly melted it. The sweet taste made her feel a lot better.

Jiang Jiang began to wonder if he was a little too sensitive. He could tell something was wrong with others just by looking at their facial expressions.

As it got darker, several children who had gone to Zhou's house to study came back one after another.

Li Chan and Li Juan happily showed Sun Qiaoqiao and Jiang Jiang the flowers they had embroidered today, while Li Pingan and others were sitting by the campfire, working on the homework assigned by Master Zhou with sad faces.

"Everyone has worked hard during this period, especially the children, who have lost a lot of weight. Cuicui, cut two slices of bacon for each of them when we cook the rice tonight."

Li Cuicui responded with a smile on her face.

Whenever my mother says we should eat meat, everyone will have a share.

She picked out the small piece of bacon, cut off a small piece with a knife, and then cut it into thin slices.

The thin bacon is placed on the simmering rice.

When the rice is cooked, the bacon is also cooked. The rice at the bottom is soaked with the fat from the bacon and is very fragrant.

The other people who were eating smelled the aroma of meat, their nostrils twitched, and finally their eyes were fixed on Jiang Jiang's family.

There is nothing shameful about this. When Li Cuicui served the rice, she first placed two slices of meat at the bottom of the bowl, covered the rice in the middle, and finally placed a small piece of meat on top of the rice.

In the eyes of others, Jiang Jiang's family did eat meat, but it was such a thin layer that they couldn't even taste the meat before they put it in their mouths because it had already melted.

Especially since there are several educated children in their family, the whole village knows that Li Laibao is smart and has a promising future.

They thought that he was cutting a small piece of meat for the child to satisfy his craving, and they were envious in their hearts, but there was nothing they could do to interrupt.

As for the family members, it was even more impossible for them to make a sound. They shoveled rice into their mouths like thieves, and secretly stuffed bacon into their mouths when no one was watching them, squinting their eyes with happiness, as if they were eating the most delicious thing in the world.

The rice was soaked with the aroma of bacon, and everyone ate it with a satisfied look on their faces.

After eating and drinking, everyone packed up and prepared to rest in a familiar manner. Opening their eyes every day meant walking dozens of miles, which was a very tiring task even though they had adapted to it now.

Except for the patrol team, everyone was sleeping soundly.

"Mom, I want to pee." Six-year-old Li Ergou pushed Qian Daya who was sleeping soundly beside him.

Qian Daya was so tired that she could not open her eyes and said something vaguely.

"Go pee over there, and come back to sleep when you're done."

In a farming family, a six-year-old child is not considered small, and Qian Daya is not worried about the child just peeing.

Li Ergou looked at the dark grove and felt a little scared.

But he knew that if he urinated where others slept, he would not escape a beating.

His father was on patrol tonight, and Li Ergou didn't dare to look for his father. There was no reason. According to his father, if someone needed someone to accompany him when he went to pee, he would be a coward.

So Li Ergou had to grope his way to the edge of the grove in the dark.

It was pitch black here, and he only felt at ease when he saw the fire burning in the middle of the crowd.

Just when he finished peeing and was about to go back to rest, a hand suddenly covered his mouth and then he was picked up.

Li Ergou struggled with all his might, but to no avail.

Qian Daya suddenly woke up with a start. She touched the position where Li Ergou was next to her, but only felt air.

This child, hasn’t come back yet?

Qian Daya stood up and planned to look for someone nearby.

But after looking around, Li Ergou was nowhere to be found.

"Ergou! Where have you been?!"

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