Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Mrs. Li looked at her youngest son's hairstyle which was the same as her daughter's, and she was neither sure whether to laugh nor cry.

Huang was shocked for a moment but didn't care anymore. She looked at her remaining children with a desperate look, "Do you want to cut your hair?"

Mrs. Li and Mrs. Xu looked over quickly, and the children shook their heads hurriedly, "No, no, no, we don't want to cut it. We are so old, we all tie our hair up." There was regret in their tone, it would have been much better if their hair wasn't tied up.

Zhou Guo looked at the other two heads like hers and couldn't help laughing. The three of them looked like they had just come out of inside.

Zhou Tao and Zhou Su also laughed and touched each other's heads, finding it extremely funny.

Everyone was shocked to see the three children of Old Zhou family had their hair cut into such a horrible shape. Fortunately, they were not their own children, otherwise they would have been beaten to death.

The kids around them laughed at them at first, but as time went on, they liked it more and more and felt it was so cool. They were very envious, but due to the tyranny of their parents, they didn't dare to do anything, not even to mention it.

Since cutting his hair, Zhou Guo's mood has improved every day. It feels so good to feel so relaxed and happy.

As for beauty and ugliness, these people who are fleeing are not even as good as beggars who are a little bit clean. How can they have any image? Nowadays, as long as you are comfortable, you can do whatever makes you comfortable.

But even if your head is comfortable, it’s useless without water.

In the past few days, everyone took turns to go out to look for water, but found nothing. These places are really weird. As a last resort, everyone had to ask Huang for help and asked Zhou Guo to go out to look for it as well. "This girl is an expert in finding water and has many ideas. We really have no other choice."

Zhou Guo was very happy to go, and the Huang family members did not stop her. This girl could not sit still and had her own ideas, and none of them could make decisions for her.

It just so happened that we arrived at the foot of a mountain that day. There were big mountains on both sides. The mountain walls were as straight as if they were cut by a knife, and the tops of the mountains pierced the blue sky.

She looked at the two big mountains. The walls were all rocky and there were cliffs on both sides. The cliffs were still some distance from the foot of the mountain. If they wanted to reach the bottom of the cliff, they had to climb some more mountain.

There is usually water at the bottom of the cliff.

She said to her family, "See these two mountains? We need to climb down to the bottom of this cliff and look carefully. Maybe we can find it."

Zhou Mai was a little skeptical. The mountain was not short. It looked close, but if he really wanted to climb it, it would take at least half an hour.

The eldest brother Zhou Gu did not hesitate at all and nodded immediately, "Okay, I'll go this way with you, and Zhou Mai and Zhou Mi will take the people over there."

Zhou Dacang is busy now, he has to guard these things to prevent them from being snatched away.

Everyone went up the mountain together, carrying buckets of water, gourds and bamboo tubes.

Someone reached the foot of the mountain and looked up at the endless mountainside. Before he could move, his legs went weak. "Girl Guo, this mountain is so high and there is no water to drink. If I climb up, I will lose half my life. Is there really water up there? Don't make this a wasted trip."

"Yes, I would say we should just look for it at the foot of the mountain. Why bother climbing so high? Water comes from the bottom. If there is no water at the foot of the mountain, there may be even less water up there."

Zhou Guo nodded, feeling a little puzzled. She was not their parent or elder, so if she didn't want to go, then she didn't have to go. It didn't matter where she looked. She couldn't guarantee that there would be water up there. It would be the same if she looked at the foot of the mountain. Maybe she would find it there.

When some people saw this, they decided not to go up anymore. If they didn't have water when they climbed that high, they would die of thirst.

Finally, there were seven or eight people following behind him, all carrying buckets and gourds and bamboo tubes.

These people followed happily, saying as they walked: "Girl Guo, don't be sad. They don't believe you. I believe you. You will definitely lead us to find water to drink."

The rest of the people nodded. They did not forget that this kid had great luck along the way.

Zhou Guo took a breath when she heard this. She couldn't be happy at all. She felt it necessary to explain it to these people. She turned around and said seriously, "Uncle, I'm not sad. I'm serious. I also think there may not be water up there. It all depends on luck."

Several people were dumbfounded and looked at each other.

She continued, "So if you come along, be prepared to not have any water, or you can blame us later."

Zhou Gu stood silently by with a bucket of water.

After saying this, she turned around and pulled Zhou Gu and walked up the mountain. She had made it clear in advance that it was up to them whether to come or not.

One of them said, "How about we wait a while? When they come down, they will know whether there is water up there or not. It won't be too late to go up then."

A man nearby couldn't stand it anymore, pointed at the mountain, and shouted angrily, "Bullshit! You let two little kids go up the mountain alone? Not to mention the steep mountain road and dense forest, it's hard to walk. What if they run into some wild beasts? What will you do with the two kids? You are too lazy to go up, but how old is Guo? Isn't she tired? Besides, we are not looking for water for her family, but for everyone. How can you bear it? Has your conscience been eaten by a dog?!"

The sound was incredibly loud, and he clenched his fist as if he was going to hit someone any second. The person next to him was so scared that he didn't dare to say a word.

Zhou Guo heard the noise and turned to look at the man, who was about forty years old, with a dark complexion and a sturdier body than most people. Although he looked angry at the moment, his facial features were like those of Maitreya Buddha, revealing a sense of affinity.

The man turned around and smiled at her, "Girl, let's go up the mountain."

Zhou Guo smiled and nodded.

This mountain is really difficult to climb. It's a desolate mountain and I'm afraid no one has been here for many years. There are small bushes and thorns everywhere. It's hard to walk a hundred meters in half an hour.

The man led a few other people to clear the way in front, and Zhou Guo only needed to follow behind. When she wanted to lead the way, she was stopped by them.

Zhou Gu was about to chop with his sickle, but the man stopped him, saying, "No, no, just take care of Guo. She's still so young. If she falls, she'll roll down the hill."

When Zhou Gu heard this, he stayed beside Zhou Guo without moving.

It took the group almost two hours to get up there, mainly because the road was not cut, and it would be inconvenient to carry full buckets of water down the mountain.

When we reached the foot of the cliff, the terrain was finally relatively flat, but all we saw were weeds and wild trees everywhere.

She raised her head and looked upward. The stone wall reached up into the sky, and she couldn't see the top. A feeling of oppression rushed towards her, as if the cliff was going to fall down and crush her to death in the next second!

He lowered his head inconspicuously and rubbed his neck.

"Guo girl, where do you think we should go?"

She looked around and said, "Uncle, take a few people over there, and my brother and I will go over here."

Divide into two, left and right.

Several people walked along the bottom of the cliff.

She didn't even stop to look at the dead leaves and grass along the road.