The famine-escape cub vs. the fake daughter cub

Zheng Fang looked at the person who was speaking and smiled meaningfully, "Of course it's because those who can't afford it have all left."

The word "walk" is quite spiritual.

It could be going to a faraway place or going to another world.

Everyone was silent for a moment.

The rich are living in luxury, while the poor are freezing to death on the streets. They are so naive, how could they have thought that in such a disaster year, there could still be such a paradise-like city.

"Then...then can we still go get this porridge?"

An aunt whispered.

She didn't understand any big principles, she just knew that her family's water was almost gone. If a family of seven or eight people could get this bowl of porridge, they could save a day's worth of water!

"I'd rather go into the city and buy five taels of silver for a bucket of water than get that porridge. That porridge is cooked with sea water and is terribly salty." Zheng Fang gave a final reminder before leaving.

Hey!

The crowd exploded.

Five taels of silver per bucket! Why don't they just go and rob it?!

Even if they wanted to buy it, how could they afford it?

If it is just for drinking water for the whole family, one bucket of water is indeed enough for five or six days. But for the convenience of travel, every household has livestock. If a bucket of water is used sparingly, it can only be used for two or three days.

The sky-high price of water meant that if they wanted to stay in Lishui City, they would have to give up their livestock. If they gave up their livestock, they would have to stay in Lishui City and could not go anywhere else.

This is a multiple choice question.

The old patriarch frowned and chewed leaves, and after a long while he spat out the food in his mouth, patted his thigh and said, "We can't stay! We have been walking for so many days! In another ten days, we will enter Huzhou! Huzhou has many waters and lakes, so there will definitely be no drought! How can we delay the journey just for the sake of a momentary comfort?"

"Do we have too much silver? We have to give five taels to Lishui City to get a bucket of water. Let's work harder and walk more. When we get to Huzhou, there will be plenty of free water for us to drink! Listen to me, let's eat some dry food and get on the road!"

The old patriarch waved his hand domineeringly, unilaterally ending the argument.

That’s five taels of silver!

A family would have to go without food or drink for a year to save this amount of money.

When everyone thought that five taels of silver could only be exchanged for a bucket of water, they felt heartbroken. It would be better to just take their lives.

If the villagers had their own opinions before Zheng Fang came, after Zheng Fang left, everyone's opinions were basically unified.

Even if I die, I won’t let the profiteers get away with it!

The villagers prepared for their departure in silence, and under the watchful eyes of the escort team, they set out on the road heading east.

As we hurried along, the farther we got from Lishui City, the hotter it felt, and the line became longer and longer.

The children were full of energy, running in groups of three or five in the front of the team, and the elderly could keep up with the team by sitting on the ox carts to rest from time to time. A small number of women fell to the end of the team.

"If we had known we had to leave so early in the morning, we should have listened to Aunt Fa last night and gone to the moat to wash up first." The thin, dark woman complained to the older woman walking beside her while wiping the sweat from her face, panting.

"There are a bunch of wild men over there in the moat. I don't believe you dare to go there."

"Hehe, I'm just saying. Besides, the river is so long, it's impossible for all the places to be filled with disaster victims. If a large group of us go over and occupy a small area to wash up, it won't be a big deal..."

Before the woman could finish her words, she froze in place, all her strength quickly disappearing from her body.

She slowly lowered her head and saw something suddenly growing on her chest. Upon closer inspection, she saw a blood groove with red liquid flowing out of it.

Then the woman discovered with horror that there seemed to be something extra in her body!

Before she could think about it any further, the person fell softly to the ground.

The woman next to her heard the sound, turned around, and saw the woman she was friends with lying in a pool of blood.

"what--"

Before she could finish her scream, another arrow shot out, pierced her chest and flew away with her body.

Falling to the ground, she saw a group of strong men chasing out from behind, armed with bows and arrows. Almost every arrow could take the life of one of her relatives or friends.

The child... Fortunately, the child is in front...

This was her last wish before she died.

The convoy was in chaos as soon as it was attacked.

The enemy came at us with great force and were equipped with long-range weapons. Without a shield, we had no strength to fight them.

The first thing the men did was to stuff all the elderly, women and children around them into the ox cart. At this time, they did not care whether the other party was their family member or whether stuffing so many people in the cart would tire out their oxen.

Human life is more important than anything else.

There were loud shouts, calls for help, and curses everywhere.

The carriage of the ox cart at the end was like a hedgehog, covered with dense arrows.

Fortunately, the enemy seemed to be on guard against something, and while killing, they were also looking for cover, and had no intention of rushing forward. They were just like a blunt knife cutting meat, slowly harvesting everyone's lives.

The village chief brought a few men with him, with each three of them carrying a thick door panel to protect themselves, and covering the men as they drove the ox carts side by side to protect all directions to the greatest extent.

Slowly the entire ox cart was brought together to form a protective circle.

The women and children covered their mouths tightly, not daring to cry out loud, fearing that they would disturb the men who were fighting for their lives outside. The men who had not found their families had red eyes and shouted the names of their wives, children, and even parents. They simply could not believe that those people lying on the ground like hedgehogs in the distance were their own family members.

Yunli was still feeling frightened at this moment.

Just now, a stray arrow hit the rear window of the carriage! The arrow head was shining, only ten centimeters away from Sanbao!

The child was terrified, holding onto Yunli tightly and refusing to let go. His little body was shaking like a sieve, as if the wind would blow him down. His eyes were wide open, filled with fear and helplessness, and tears kept rolling down like beads that had broken off the string, soaking Yunli's clothes. His lips were also trembling slightly, but he couldn't make a sound, he just clenched his teeth tightly, as if trying to restrain the fear in his heart.

Yunli held him in her arms and struggled to remove the wooden boards on both sides of the carriage that served as seats. She then pulled out the straw that was used as padding and reinforced the carriage with the wooden boards. Although the space became smaller, safety was greatly improved.

Ropes were also put on Jin Suan and Yin Zun to prevent them from running around and getting injured.

At this moment, Lou Hanyu's eyes focused, and he stretched out his hand, grabbed a piece of cloth and pulled it hard, causing Yun Fan, who was guarding the door of the carriage, to stagger and fall into the carriage.

Everyone looked in shock and saw a trembling feather arrow stuck in the door of the carriage.