Traveling through famine: The space peasant girl

This year's emperor seemed to be crazy. He conscripted soldiers twice a year, and each time a family had to pay six taels of silver. Those who didn't want their family members to go and who were wealthy almost all paid money to free their family members from labor service. Most of these people were ordinary farmers. They didn't have that much money at home, so they could only leave here with their luggage. Those who stayed behind almost all had some assets at home and could withstand the court's repeated exploitation.

Even those who are exploited dare not speak out, because if the people do not fight against the officials, they will never be able to win.

At the same time, these people may have some connections with the higher-ups, so they can continue to gain a foothold here instead of being forced to leave their hometowns. Some of them even went directly to Qianmen Town in the north. They heard the news that a treasure mountain appeared in Qianmen Town, and everyone wanted to go there to make a living. In case, they could also farm there, they would not have to worry about not being able to survive or pay taxes. Because they were close to Jianmen Pass, everyone knew that several places had already become chaotic. They didn’t know whether the emperor’s surname would be Zhou, so why bother so much.

Nowadays, the imperial court is in a turbulent time, and naturally no one wants their men to perform labor service. Naturally, they would run as far as they can. Everyone knows that performing labor service now means throwing away their lives. All the families who doted on their children ran away, and those who could even hand over their children did not end up well.

If it really doesn't work, they can wait until the world is stable before returning. Even if they don't have a pass, they can stay temporarily in other villages and return to their original hometown after the chaos in the world is over.

After the old man and his friends finished their dinner, they looked around and made sure that no one was catching up with them. Only then did they breathe a sigh of relief. They still decided to move forward, because even if the Zhang family left Jianmen Pass, they would not dare to contact them casually because someone would definitely be watching them.

Now that there are no pursuers behind them, they cannot relax their tense nerves. They will always feel uneasy if they don't leave this area.

As for Liu Yong, although his own abilities were not that great, he had a very smart aide under his command, who was probably already planning to capture them. For the sake of everyone's safety, as well as the safety of this little burden, they could only take him forward for a while. As for contacting the Zhang family, they had to leave the vicinity of Jianmen Pass first, and they had to leave the area under Liu Yong's jurisdiction, otherwise they would not be able to rest assured.

They had originally planned to wait until they reached the next town after Jianmen Pass and then await the arrival of the Zhang family. But now they thought that they had taken it for granted. Liu Yong was not a fool. Although he liked to take credit for other people's achievements, he had never been reported by anyone, which was enough to prove his methods.

Nowadays, princes from all over the country have risen up in rebellion, and even Jianmen Pass has been affected by their uprising. Wang Shiyu does not believe how loyal the lord of Jianmen Pass can be, but the fall of a dynasty will take several years, so the Zhang family can only continue to move towards the place of exile.

At least they are absolutely safe on Qiong Island. There will be no pursuers who will kill you openly. Although it is also a remote and poor place, because of its poverty, there are only ruffians and hooligans there, but no people with strange intentions.

There are a lot more animals in the mountains now. They can start hunting directly with bows and arrows. They can eat some small animals like pheasants on the same day to improve or replenish their bodies. Their bodies are now extremely lacking in nutrition and they must replenish themselves, even if they catch pheasants.

They didn't dare to make a fire to cook. Instead, after killing the wild animals, they plucked the hair and threw away the internal organs, then wrapped them in the lotus leaves that Wang Shiyu had brought out and threw them under the charcoal fire to simmer them directly. It took Wang Shiyu a long time to research and develop the smokeless stove. With this thing, they were much safer even when making a fire in the forest.

Since it was confirmed that the child would continue to follow them, Wang Shiyu found a way to take out some dry food as their future meals, and the rest was up to them on their own.

If you want to improve your life, you can only rely on yourself. This will exercise your hands-on ability. You can even resist directly when the pursuers catch up with you, instead of being scared like a fool.

It is especially easier to hunt in places with water, because those animals basically will not be too far away from the water source. So when hunting them, as long as you calculate the distance well, it is very easy to kill these beasts.

Even when they were hunting, they encountered wild animals such as tigers and leopards, but they were not interested in them, and those beasts did not really want to eat people. Naturally, both sides were not interested in each other, and they passed by safely. Wang Shiyu was not interested in their water source either, and those beasts naturally did not want to bother with these difficult people.

Ever since grandma fainted in the mountains last time, her health has not been very good, and she no longer dares to travel strenuously. So in order to help grandma recover better on the road, Wang Shiyu would secretly prepare special meals for her and even brought out a lot of treasures. These things were all good foreign products, and some of them could only be seen in boutiques.

All kinds of nourishing things were used, especially the supplements in grandpa's boxes, including ginseng, bird's nest, sea cucumber, and abalone.

In order to make her grandmother's health better, Wang Shiyu would stew a bowl of soup for her grandmother every day and let her drink it to nourish her body. After all, because of her old age, her grandmother's health is not very good every day. Sometimes she even starts to feel dizzy while walking.

In order to replenish the old lady's qi and blood, she even used ten slices of ginseng slices that her grandfather had treasured. After using this thing, grandma's health was visibly better, but there was not much of this thing, just enough for grandma to drink ten times. The ginseng she collected was a bit young, and those planted in the space were only 20 to 30 years old, so the medicinal effect was not enough, so she could only make do with the quantity.

Just when the old lady was about to give up, they arrived at a village. They had deviated from their original route and were now extremely far away from the official road. Although this place was called a village, it only had four or five households. After seeing this village, it was very quiet and it seemed that no one lived there. The old man took a knife and went to investigate, only to find that no one really lived there.

Indeed, there is no water source nearby, and it is almost dry. In these villages, the only well is also dry. It is estimated that people have left here for life.

They helped grandma to the best family in the village. It seemed that these people left in a leisurely manner. They took away almost everything that could be taken away from the house. There were not even two beds left, not to mention the light luggage. Wang Shiyu touched the dust on the bed with her hand. It had been accumulated for at least ten days or half a month, otherwise the dust would not be so thick.

The two brothers Wang Yixian began to move the bed. Mo Ruru and Zhou Guichun found a dry rag and simply tidied up their temporary residence. Grandma's body was no longer able to move forward, so she could only rest here for a while.

The old man cut some dry grass outside, came back and put the mattress on it, took out the sheets he brought from home and spread them on it, and let the old lady lie down and rest. Now that they have found a place to live and no one else is chasing them, they want to rest here for a while before leaving.

Grandma fell asleep as soon as she lay down because she was tired. Because Wang Shiyu had been secretly preparing special meals for grandma during this period, the old lady did not lose weight, but instead gained a little weight. Wang Shiyu found an eye mask and put it on grandma, then went out directly, standing in the yard looking at the sky in silence.

Because Wang Shiyu and the old man now have a growing ominous premonition in their hearts, and they even feel that if they continue on their journey, they will easily die on the road. However, they have no choice and have no place to rest. Now they have come to this village, and it would not be a problem to rest here for a while. As for the Zhang family, they can no longer take care of them. They just hope that the Zhang family can live well, and they will meet on Qiong Island then.

The two people in the family who had the most accurate premonitions wanted to stop and rest at the same time. No one else had any objections, even Zhou Qingyun didn't say anything. His great-grandfather was very smart. He knew that there must be a reason why his great-grandfather rested here. It just so happened that he had been traveling at a forced march during this period, and he was exhausted, so it would be good for him to take a rest.

While they were still resting in this unknown little village, the weather outside changed a little, as if black clouds floated in from somewhere in the blue sky.

It was as if it appeared out of thin air, as if a small hole was cut in the sky, and the black clouds were slowly squeezed in. It really appeared out of thin air. This was the first time she had seen such a wonder in her two lifetimes. She had never seen such a situation before. She just didn't know what God was trying to do.

Wang Shiyu was not resting at that time. She was standing in the yard and looking into the distance. She found the dark clouds that seemed to occupy the entire sky. She hurriedly called her second uncle and father and quickly started to repair the house they were living in. She thought it was going to rain. After all, in such a cloudy and gloomy weather, there was nothing else she could think of except rain.

In addition, we must be prepared for the coming of heavy rain. Seeing that the weather finally changed, everyone was relieved. It was good to rain. If it really rained, the people on the road would soon return to their hometowns. As long as there was water, they could farm. As long as they could farm, they could survive. This was the thought engraved in the hearts of the people, and it was also instinct.

Wang Shiyu looked at the clouds in the sky. For some reason, she felt that there would not be a heavy rain. Instead, these strange dark clouds seemed to cover the sky. Even the air was still hot, without the slightest change. Even though the sun was blocked, it did not stop the sun from emitting hot air.

She didn't know what she was thinking, but she suddenly remembered that in the novels she had read before, there would be a polar night after the polar day. Could it be that the polar night was coming now? The polar day lasted for a whole month, so the polar night would be about the same, and it would take a month. If it was a polar night, they would have to make more preparations. A month of polar day had caused them great problems. Not getting enough rest was a small matter, and their bodies could no longer bear such a rest time.

If the polar night really comes, they will never be able to leave here. Night is the paradise of wild animals, but also the time of despair for humans. There are many wild animals that can see at night and can see clearly when hunting at night, but humans cannot. Humans are blind at night.

Thinking of this, she looked at the old man who was also looking at the sky like her. She felt that the old man seemed to know something about the situation, but she didn't know whether he was willing to tell her.

"Grandpa, does it look like it's going to rain? Why do I feel like these dark clouds want to cover the sky and prevent the light from shining through?"

The old man stood next to the three children with his hands behind his back, looking at the sky. The rest of the people were repairing the house, removing the tiles from the roofs of uninhabited houses and patching them up on the roof of the house they were living on now.

To prevent heavy rain, which would cause heavy rain outside and light rain inside, and even to prevent sudden drops in temperature, they also put the cut dry grass on the roof. This can keep things warmer, prevent the body from losing temperature, and better help them survive the sudden drop in temperature. In order to stay at home after it rains, they even cut a lot of wood in the house to ensure the temperature inside.

Zhou Qingyun listened to Wang Shiyu's words and slowly studied the changes in the sky. He felt that it didn't look like rain. Instead, it was like what his sister said, as if it was going to be dark. He didn't know why he believed his sister so much. Moreover, because he was young and not taken seriously, he had never learned astronomy and geography, and had no idea what such weather meant.

The old man himself wasn't sure either. After all, he had never encountered such a thing in his life. He could only take one step at a time. As for their danger, there was no need to be afraid. There would definitely be no problem.

"Grandpa doesn't know either, but let's be prepared first. If it's just that the sky is no longer bright, it's not a big deal. If it rains heavily, we must be prepared in advance. Once the sky is no longer bright,