Xiao Shui looked around, glanced at almost everyone, and then said, "Ah Heng asked me to pick you up."

As expected, Fubao guessed from the beginning that Xiaoshui was here for this matter. She always had a feeling that those people who came to check at the city gate were looking for Xiaoshui.

Zhou Qiaoping finally couldn't help asking, "Then where are we going?"

Xiao Shui: "Let's go to Yuzhou first, and then make plans. Ah Heng is at the front line now, and he can't get away. That's why he asked me to come here."

The old man who had been silent all this time finally spoke up: "When are we leaving?"

Xiao Shui: "Now, I came here so that you can leave quickly."

Fu Bao looked at the packed things and comforted them, "The house collapsed, and there are wolves in the cabin. We have nowhere to go. Why not leave now? This is the best time. What's more, we are all together as a family, and we have some money. We are not afraid of going anywhere."

Xiao Shui: "If you leave now, you can still get away, but the city gate will be closed soon, and it will be difficult to leave then."

Li Huaiqing looked at the whole family and said, "Okay, pack up and let's go."

Fu Bao looked at Zhang Ercui who was about to run out the door and shouted, "Auntie! Where are you going?"

The woman who was called paused, turned around slowly, and said sadly: "My parents and my brother are still at home, I have to ask them to go with me." As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.

Fubao went to see Zhao Xiuer first, fearing that she would be soft-hearted and take those ungrateful people from the Zhao family with her. Seeing that she was unmoved, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiaoshui: "Where is your mother's home?"

Zhang Ercui seemed to be grasping at a life-saving straw: "It's in Zhangjiazhuang, not far away. I'll walk faster and I'll be back in more than an hour."

Li Darong and several children could not bear it and said, "We will go with you."

Xiao Shui's face changed: "Zhangjiazhuang? You must not go there. Do you know how many people there are? Going there is simply suicide."

Zhang Ercui slumped on the ground, her backpack scattered, and asked absentmindedly: "Why? Why can't I go? I still go there to sell soup every day..."

Xiao Shui: "They used the excuse of forcing people to do corvée labor to actually station troops for war. Those people you saw, they can't come back anymore. As for Zhangjiazhuang, it has become a stronghold for the remnants of the Black Cloud Village."

Fubao hesitated and said, "Then my aunt..."

Xiao Shui continued, "The people of Zhangjiazhuang should be the first to know. Anyone who has not served in the army should have become a lackey of Heiyun Village. If you go and inform him now, it would be fine if he is really innocent. But if he is already... then your whole family will be killed."

Fubao tried her best to think about it. She had been selling soup for so long and had never met Zhang Ercui's family, so she didn't even know that her aunt had a younger brother.

Zhang Ercui seemed to have thought of it as well, but still didn't want to admit it: "No, Tianfu is timid and can't do such a thing. No..." She shook her head to deny it again and again, which made people feel a little bit uncomfortable.

Fubao said helplessly: "Why don't you go first, I'll go with my aunt." Someone must remind her to go when she is not conscious.

Zhang Ercui raised her head suddenly, but Zhou Qiaoping refused sternly: "No! You little kid, what if something happens..."

Xiao Shui didn't think so: "I think it's feasible. Now is not the time to tear each other apart. They are still luring these villagers to work there. You are from this village, as long as you don't bring men with you, you should be fine. But you must come out as soon as possible."

The family members were worried, and no one except Zhang Ercui would agree. But if outsiders came into the village, not to mention the people from Heiyun Village, even the small minions would be very difficult to deal with.

Chongming was already a boy, so he was not sure if he would be detained. But Fubao was still a little girl, and she had been selling soup with Zhang Ercui for so long, so she was the most suitable person to go with her.

After struggling for a cup of tea, Xiaoshui directly carried the family's bag on his shoulders and said, "Let's leave the village first, go to Pingyang County first, and then leave the city. Zhangjiazhuang is next to Pingyang County, let's talk about it after we get there."

He was a quick walker and walked away to pull the cart. Everyone left the tent under the cover of night, and Fubao packed up his things and walked towards the ox cart.

When I got closer, I found that Xiaoshui was driving a donkey cart. It was a good thing because the whole family could not sit on the ox cart.

Before they got close, Xiao Shui suddenly asked, "Why is there one person missing? Who hasn't come yet?"

The family looked at each other in bewilderment. Fubao also turned back to look for his mother. No wonder she didn't stop Fubao from going to Zhangjiazhuang. It turned out that she had already gone out.

In an instant, anxiety and irritability spread, and just when he was about to leave, Zhao Xiuer disappeared.

Zhang Ercui said excitedly: "Isn't Zhao Xiuer going to pick up her family?"

No one in the Li family said anything, the atmosphere was solemn, only Fu Bao said firmly: "No, mother will not pick up bad people."

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhao Xiuer hurried back and said, "I'm sorry, I've caused trouble for the family. I'll go... pick up Grandma Jin."

Fubao's brows relaxed. Grandma Jin had always taken good care of his mother. Moreover, she had no children, so she treated Zhao Xiuer as her own daughter, so it was only right for her to take her away.

Li Shuangrong: "Why didn't you tell me? I'll go with you to pick him up. The road is hard to walk on at night."

Granny Jin coughed a few times and said, "I am an old woman who is half buried in the earth. I am not afraid of death. But I heard from Xiu'er that you are going to Yuzhou. Yuzhou is my hometown. If I take you there, it should be smoother."

Fubao couldn't help but laugh when he saw that everyone in his family was relieved.

Zhou Qiaoping comforted her, "That's not the case. You are Xiu'er's mother, and you should go together as a family."

As he was speaking, Li Shuangrong had already put Grandma Jin's bag on the ox cart.

The old couple and the first wife's family sat on the ox cart, with Li Darong driving the cart, while the second wife and Grandma Jin sat on the donkey cart, with Xiaoshui driving the cart. Usually, the oxen seem to walk slowly, but in fact, when they run, they are not slow.

Zhou Qiaoping: "Put on the quilt to keep warm." The spring wind was still a little cold. Fubao was wrapped tightly, with only his little head exposed. He watched the trees and mountains around him moving backwards. Qili Village, I don't know when I can return.

Fubao looked at his brothers who had already fallen asleep, with their heads leaning on the adults, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

Xiaoshui drove the car very steadily. At about 12:00 a.m., he stopped the car and whispered, "Zhangjiazhuang is one mile to the east. It's very quick to walk there. Have you thought it through?"

Before the people in the car could react, Fubao had already crawled out of the quilt and ran towards Zhang Ercui who had already set off.

Ignoring their parents' shouts from behind, the two quickly ran into the night.

Fubao felt himself flying into the air and falling into a warm embrace.

"Aunt, I can run." Fubao said, grabbing her arm.

Zhang Ercui: "Shut up, you're running so slowly. I'll hold you."

In this way, the two arrived at the entrance of Zhangjiazhuang Village. Before they entered, they were stopped by someone.

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