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

Huang couldn't hold him back.

"Guoguo, Guoguo, put them down and let mother come. How can you hold them? These two children might be sick!" She was so anxious that she was about to cry.

Zhou Guo turned around and comforted her, "It's okay, mom. Didn't you hear what everyone said? They don't look sick. Besides, they were the first two I came into contact with, so why bother another person? I'm very strong. They're so thin, they don't feel heavy at all when I hold them. Don't worry."

How could Li not be worried? She was still a child herself.

Zhou Su pursed his lips and wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

Old Master Zhao stepped forward, snatched the two children from her hands, and said, "I am your master, and I should be the one doing this. Look at your small stature, how can you be taller than them? If you hold them, they will just stretch their legs a little and stand on the ground. They can walk on their own."

Zhou Guo: “…” Is this considered a personal attack?

Li was a little embarrassed. "Well, her master, let me do it. How can I trouble you?"

The old man glared and said, "Why can't you trouble me? I am her master. She will take care of me in my old age and take care of me for the rest of my life. Her affairs are my affairs. You don't have to worry about this. Take Zhou Su back. He is still young. Don't push forward casually."

Zhou Guo also said, "Mom, you should go back." He then looked at Zhou Su, whose mouth was pouting, and said, "You should go back with mom. When I'm not around, grandma, mom, and sister still have food, but they all depend on you to protect it. You better watch out for it and make sure no one steals it."

After hearing this, Zhou Su felt a surge of responsibility in his heart and nodded heavily, "I will definitely protect them. Just wait and see." He went back holding his mother's hand in a proud and confident manner.

Zhou Guo looked at the two children held in his master's arms and wondered if he was too impulsive.

How could Old Man Zhao not tell what she was thinking? He said, "Aren't you usually quite decisive? Why are you hesitating here? Now that you've done it, don't think too much about it. It's already come to this point. There's no point in thinking too much. Let's go, lead the way."

At this point, the older child in his arms continued to struggle. He glared at him and said, "What are you doing? Are you still restless while I'm holding you?"

The older child whispered, "I, I can walk by myself."

The old man frowned, "Stay here, Ansheng. How fast can you walk with your short legs? We are in a hurry now and can't wait for you. If you can't keep up, you can stay here by yourself."

The child suddenly didn't dare to say a word and curled up in the old man's arms, not daring to breathe.

Zhou Guo looked at his master holding the two children, and still stretched out his hand and said, "Master, why don't you give me the little one."

The old man didn't even glance at him.

She had no choice but to hold the hoe and lead everyone forward.

Countless people fell on the roadside along the way. Some people looked at this group of people, and their survival instinct took over. They stretched out their hands and kept calling for help.

However, Zhou Guo didn't even bother to look at them. She knew that she was willful in saving these two. There were so many people in the team, she couldn't take any more risks. If one thing went wrong, there would be no recovery. Some things were lost and could never be returned.

The entire team didn't look away, only the children glanced at them from time to time, but they no longer said anything pitiful. There were simply too many people, and they couldn't save them all even if they wanted to.

After walking non-stop for two hours, the number of patients along the way gradually decreased.

That's how it was. Zhou Guo didn't dare to rest and walked forward for another hour and a half. The adults' footsteps had become heavy and it was already dark, so she finally found a place to stop.

It was really tiring. There were so many people in the team, but no one was talking. The only sound I could hear was the clanging of tools.

After a short while, the fire was lit, the pot was put on, the food was put into the pot, and the aroma of rice wafted into the air.

Everyone finished their meal in silence. Except for a few people who were keeping watch at night, everyone in the camp fell asleep. Soon, snoring sounds could be heard one after another.

Before Zhou Guo fell asleep, he looked at the two little guys not far away. He didn't know how long they had been hungry. They ate like hungry wolves. Even the little one ate two bowls of food in one breath. It was obvious that the steamed bun they had during the day was not enough.

She is worried!

Now there are two more people with big appetites, how can I support them?

Before falling asleep, she was still thinking, if things become stable in the future, how much food ration will their family need for a year?

She fell asleep, so she naturally didn't know that the two boys had quietly squeezed in next to her, one on the left and one on the right. They didn't dare to get too close. They found a suitable position and closed their eyes contentedly.

The old man opened his eyes, took a look, and closed them again. He was so sleepy!

They fell asleep, but it was hard for the refugees who had been following them.

Once on the official road, the cart started rolling and there was no need for everyone to lift it. The team's speed naturally increased. In addition, no one dared to rest on the road, so they walked for three and a half hours.

At first the refugees were able to grit their teeth and follow, but later they gradually could not keep up. They watched helplessly as the people in front of them walked farther and farther away, their backs disappearing from their sight little by little. They could not catch up with them no matter what they did, and they were extremely desperate.

Seeing so many people falling down along the way, they were more eager to follow the little monk in front.

So we chewed wild vegetables and grass roots all the way without resting for a moment, and finally in the second half of the night, we saw a large group of people sleeping on the ground.

They were unable to even cheer; they collapsed to the ground and fell asleep.

It was Zhou Dacang's turn to keep watch in the second half of the night. He recognized at a glance that these people were the ones who had been following them for several days. They had either been left behind by them or they could catch up with them in the middle of the night. He was really surprised. He didn't know why these people had to follow them.

Zhou Guo picked up two children. Apart from taking them with him when he was traveling and eating less at meals, there didn't seem to be much difference.

The next day, the older children will insist on walking on their own.

The old man couldn't ask for more.

Zhou Guo didn't stop him. Her little brother wasn't that big, and he followed her around every day.

On the third day, there were no more sick people along the way, so Zhou Guo asked everyone to take off their clothes and burn them.

But no one agreed. If it burned, there would be no clothes left in the house. What would everyone wear? They wouldn't be able to show their clothes to anyone.

Since no one agreed, she had to ask someone to fetch water, set up a big pot, put the clothes in to boil, and let them boil for fifteen minutes. She then let the clothes dry in the hot sun to ensure a thorough disinfection.