Traveling through famine: The space peasant girl

As a result, the Wang family left and did not call the Zhou family. She said that the Wang family was ungrateful and abducted their daughter. She wanted to report to the police and arrest those bastards in the Wang family.

The people in Luojia Village don't want to bother with the Zhou family. The Zhou family is notoriously troublesome in the town.

Now that Wang Huan, whom they were looking for, had left, they naturally would not continue to tangle with this woman here, but would take the people from Luojia Village directly back to the village to discuss what to do.

Now, the Wang family has given up the family business they have worked hard for decades in Luojia Village and Yunshan Town and left Yunshan Town, which means they can no longer stay in Yunshan Town and they must make preparations early.

They had already given up the idea of ​​exchanging the pass openly and planned to leave here as refugees and escape directly.

You know, ever since Wang Huan came to Luojia Village, their Luojia Village has been thriving!

Although the people in Luojia Village are relatively xenophobic, they have never bullied the Wang family, because Mr. Wang is indeed a smart man. He not only has a very good relationship with the county yamen runners, but also has connections with all kinds of people.

Now that the Wang family is running so fast, they must immediately catch up with the team that left Yunshan Town these days. Those who leave now are basically those who want to go to Jiangnan, where there are abundant aquatic products and rich materials. They also have to catch up with this group now.

Even though the people in the county government tried hard to quell the rumors that the court would soon send people to provide disaster relief, many people still ran away, even as refugees, and they could not be stopped.

Now all the people in Luojia Village have gathered in the ancestral temple of Luojia Village to discuss what to do in the future?

Most people agreed to leave directly and head south to find a way to survive, but some elderly and frail people did not want to leave. They believed that they would rather die in their ancestral land.

They don't want to be buried in a foreign land. What's more important is that they are also a burden. Even if they don't get along well with each other on a daily basis, they can't hold these children back.

The main reason was that they thought it was impossible to walk to the south of the Yangtze River on their own. They knew their own situation well and knew that they would definitely not be able to reach the south and would probably die on the way. It would be better for them to guard the village so that if these people came back, they would have a place to stay.

Sure enough, after the final discussion, those elderly people with unsteady legs and feet were abandoned in the village. The village chief finally decided to leave some food and water for them and then left.

Within two days, the people of Luojia Village came carrying large and small bags. Some pushed carts, some pulled carts. The younger and stronger people took their wives and children and left Luojia Village, heading south.

In fact, they still fantasized about meeting Wang Huan and having him travel with them. They didn’t know what Wang Huan’s final destination was, but as long as they walked in one direction, they would definitely meet him.

At this time, Wang Huan naturally had no idea that someone was thinking about him. He was very busy and it was becoming increasingly difficult to walk on the road. Teams went out one after another to look for water, but no one could find any. Even the horses ridden by the officers fell to the ground due to lack of water.

Since people couldn’t afford to drink water, how could there be water for animals? In the end, the fallen horses were dismembered and eaten by the officers and prisoners, and the horse blood was poured into water bags for those who couldn’t afford to drink water.

At this time, no one would dislike the smell of horse blood. Who would dislike it if there was something to drink to prolong life?

The Zhang family members were now exhausted and had finished their water, so when they rested at night, the old man gave Zhang Tao five water bags and two bamboo tubes.

The water in the bowl was filled with boiled water with some salt added, which could replenish energy. After delivering the water, Wang Shiyu took a rice ball for her grandfather on the way back.

"Grandpa, eat this. This is something from that place. It's delicious. Eat some."

Wang Shiyu pretended not to understand and gave the old man a seaweed rice ball filled with meat floss.

The old man looked at the rice ball, which had a strange shape. When he put it in his mouth, it had a fishy smell, but tasted good. The stuffing inside tasted delicious. He finished it in just a few bites and drank a few sips of water.

"Xiao Yu, do you have anything else in that place? Is there anything we can use now?"

"Just take the money you need from the box. It doesn't matter even if you use it all. As long as our family is alive, there is hope."

Wang Shiyu looked at her grandfather's dark face, his eyes full of worry for his descendants. As for the gold, silver, jewelry or banknotes that he had stored with his granddaughter, Wang Shiyu was free to use them.

"Grandpa, I get it. Everything is there, and nothing is missing. These strange foods are all on the ground. I see they are all rice, and it would be a waste if I don't eat them. I'll take a silver ingot and put it on the ground over there as payment."

"Grandpa, there are a lot of useful things in there. Look, this one can light up when you press it. It's brighter than a torch."

Take out a flashlight and cover it with a dark piece of clothing. Turn on the switch and the light is still bright through the clothes.

The old man looked at this thing. It was a sharp weapon in the dark. With this thing, would he still be afraid of walking at night?

Wang Shiyu took out another raincoat, unfolded it and put it on, letting the old man look at her body in the light. Although the raincoat was too big, the old man was not an ignorant person and could naturally see the use of this thing.

"There are still many things. It's late now and many things can't be seen clearly. You have to let Grandpa see them during the day."

The old man looked at the fire ahead thoughtfully, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"Xiao Yu, put these things away first, and don't tell anyone about them. It's okay to take out some food, but don't take too much. Remember to give the silver and gold to others, don't be greedy."

"I remember that some of those boxes are filled with gold. You can just take it and exchange it with that place. If it's not enough, you can exchange it with some jade. As for what to exchange, we can decide after we settle down."

"Okay, Grandpa, I remember."

As the two of them talked, they answered and returned to the team. They arranged for the night shift and everyone started to rest.

There is less time to rest at night, and we have to get up early to set off. In two days, we will reach Mocheng. Wang Shiyu lay on the mat on the ground, flat on her back, looking at the stars in the sky.

Mocheng... How much support can it really get?

Now that the ground is so dry and cracked, how much supplies can the people in Mo City provide to support the Zhang family? They still have to walk for another two or three months.

After this period of time, even if the old man still wants to continue helping the Zhang family, Wang Shiyu herself has to think about whether she should continue to help.

They only have so many things in their house, and they help every day, and the things don't seem to be decreasing, so everyone would be suspicious. It's just that there are so many people on the road, and they are walking in front and don't look back much.

The old man was thinking that they would arrive in Mo City soon and someone would be able to support the Zhang family soon, so their family would no longer need to continue helping the Zhang family.

He could also stop using his granddaughter's magical place, but there was no other way now. Who knew if that place would harm his granddaughter's body? If he could avoid using it, he would not use it. Even if he had to buy it with money, he was still a little worried.

There is no other way these two days, so we have to help the Zhang family get through the difficult times first. Life is so boring and tiring.

Two days passed in a flash, and they arrived at the gate of Mo City. The officers pretended not to see anything and let the Zhang family members enter Mo City to look for people.

The officers also sent people into the city for supplies. It was too hot along the way, and the steamed bread they had prepared earlier had turned sour. Although they did not waste it, they still wanted to replenish something else, especially water.

The old man and Wang Shiyu also followed the large group to Mo City to check out the situation. The main reason was that they did not bring many things with them, so they had to go to the city to replenish them. They asked the eldest brother to wait there with his wife and mother to watch over the things.

He took the second son, his wife and Wang Shiyu to the city to see what was going on. They didn't get much information along the way, which was not conducive to their future journey.

When entering the city gate, they asked for an entrance fee of ten cents per person. The old man didn't say much and just paid the money directly.

No one dared to cause trouble at this time. When the Zhang family entered the city, they just took the money and entered the city. After entering the city, they separated directly. The old man took his family to the roadside to observe the situation.

This place seemed to have been affected by the drought as well. All the rice shops selling grain were tightly closed. The only ones that were open were some cloth, spice, rouge and gold shops.

Almost no one is selling anything edible anymore. Even if there is a steamed bun for sale, the price is twelve cents, which is almost the same as robbery.

You know, normally a steamed bun only costs two cents, but now the price has increased so much, and there is a purchase limit, each person can only buy two.

No one would sell even if he bought more. The old man took his family around Mo City for a few rounds. The prices in the city were simply outrageous. Almost no shops were open. Only a few restaurants were open, but the prices inside were also outrageously high.

The old man looked at the price list in silence. The waiter was also very busy. Due to the drought, there were no vegetables to sell, and he had fired a few employees. So he was very busy and had almost no time to pay attention to them.

They just glanced at the price list in the lobby and then left the restaurant. You have to know that a bowl of rice in the restaurant can be sold for one or two taels of silver, which is no different from robbery.

There is actually a place selling water. A water bag is filled with one or two taels of silver. Now in Mo City, water is more expensive than food, and the people selling water are official people.

This is the water sold personally by the person in charge of Mo City. You know, if Mo City could not still sell some water at this time, the people in the city would have exploded long ago.

Even if the water was sold at one or two taels of silver per water bag, it was sold very quickly. The old man did not join in the fun. You have to know that at that time they had prepared more than 300 water bags and thousands of bamboo tubes of boiled water. There was no shortage of water. The old man even got a lot of clean spring water and stored it in wooden barrels with Xiaoyu.

Now water was still abundant for them, so he gave ten taels of silver to the second brother and asked him to buy some steamed buns and some snacks from the snack shop they just passed by, to eat on the way.

If they didn't buy anything when they entered the city, and left empty-handed, wouldn't that prove that they still had a lot of food? They should buy some to show their appreciation.

The old man didn't say much. He took Wang Shiyu to the clothing store and planned to buy some ready-made clothes. He would put away the better ones first, and then buy some coarse cloth clothes so that he would have a few pieces to change when he was on the road. As for the clothes that could be kept, he would keep them, and those that could not be kept would be thrown away directly.

Everyone knows that with every step they take, their clothes will be soaked with sweat, and when they dry, a layer of white salt and alkali will form on their bodies. They cannot bear to wear them without changing clothes, but there is no water now, so they cannot wash them clean.

So they could only buy two more sets of clothes to wear in rotation. Now the smell on their bodies is so suffocating that it can kill people. They haven’t taken a shower or washed their hair for almost ten days, and they haven’t even washed their faces.

Even after they entered the city, they found that the people in Mo City were basically no different from them. Maybe they just sweated less than them on the road, so the smell on their bodies was almost the same as theirs, and it was just as pungent. After a long time, their noses stopped working and they could no longer smell anything.

Looking at the beggars kneeling on the street corners, each of them was so skinny, which was enough to prove that the situation in the city was not optimistic. They had to leave here early.

There was also a group of prisoners in Mo City, who were about to follow the Zhang family to Qiong Island and Yazhou. These people were exiled for another reason.

It is said that he was exiled because of his political differences with some people, and they were even accused of collaborating with the enemy.

Otherwise, they would not be punished so far away. Generally, they would be exiled to Ningguta, or to Qiongdao and Yazhou, where there is basically no hope of returning alive.

The old man bought two sets of coarse cloth clothes for each person, and a few soft cotton inner garments. He didn't buy much else. Cloth is quite cheap nowadays, much cheaper than food.

After buying clothes, the old man asked Wang Shiyu to reach into the backpack and take the clothes away. Some good clothes cannot be seen in the light. You know, he was carrying a big backpack covered with a piece of cloth to prevent people from seeing what was inside.

The old man was also worried that it would be difficult to manage too many things, so he decided to put them in his granddaughter's place.

Wang Shiyu didn't say much and directly took away the clothes in the backpack, leaving only three sets of coarse cloth clothes for official use.