Hearing that they would set off in the evening, Yang Liuqing and Lu Hu looked at Lu Qingqing in surprise.

The weather is still so cold, is it okay to travel at night?

Judging from her tone, she was still determined to leave tonight. They both wanted to know what Lu Qingqing was thinking.

Finally, Yang Liuqing couldn't help but ask:

"Qingqing, the temperature has just risen. Are you in such a hurry to head north?"

Lu Qingqing said to them solemnly: "Yes, we must leave Lancheng before the ice melts and rush to Yongquanzhou as soon as possible!"

As the temperature rises, the freezing snow will stop falling, and the ice that has lasted for more than three months will begin to melt as the temperature rises.

It's a good thing that the ice melts, but it's not a good thing if the bodies buried under the ice are exposed.

Fortunately, Muyang Village produced a top scholar, which gave all the children in the village the opportunity to learn to read.

Lu Qingqing had heard her teacher say this when she was in school.

Frozen corpses exposed to the scorching sun will cause plague!

Plague, there is no cure.

It can be transmitted through air, saliva and close contact.

It not only infects humans, but also animals!

A plague broke out in the Ying Dynasty, two dynasties before the Yan Dynasty.

It was more terrifying than freezing snow. Overnight, ten cities became deserted cities, and no one survived.

Its horror can no longer be described in words.

Lancheng is one of the state capitals with convenient transportation. It has a permanent population of over 100,000. It is estimated that there are 50,000 disaster victims who passed through Lancheng to rest on their way north.

The entire city of Lancheng was covered in snow for three consecutive months. The number of Lancheng residents who died from the snow and the victims who passed by from all over the country must have been in the tens of thousands.

Therefore, the best strategy is to leave Lancheng as soon as possible!

After listening to Lu Qingqing's explanation, Lu Hu and Yang Liuqing felt a little scared!

I thought the melting of the ice was a good thing, but I didn’t expect that what was hidden under the ice was truly terrifying!

When it comes to matters of life and death, there is no need to hesitate.

Listen to your niece, pack up your things and leave!

Lu Qingqing is extremely lucky, her family members are all clear-headed!

They had been preparing for their trip north a few days ago and had packed most of their things.

Now, it’s just a matter of making more food for the road.

Lu Qingqing and Yang Liuqing were immediately responsible for preparing food, while Lu Hu took Lu Yuanzheng and Lu Yaoyao to pack their bags.

With the help of the black horse, all we have to do is pack the luggage and put it on the horse's back.

Lu Qingqing looked at the food. They had eaten a lot of food this year.

There are only about 60 kilograms of food left now. If we live frugally, it can last us half a month.

Among the group of people fleeing famine, they were considered to be a family with sufficient food.

Lu Qingqing and Yang Liuqing discussed it and immediately got 15 kilograms of flour to make pancakes and cooked 15 kilograms of white rice to make rice balls.

Both pancakes and vegetable rice balls require fillings, so I cut ten and a half pounds of lean and fat pork into pieces, and then cut three pounds of wild mushrooms, five pounds of wild mushrooms and eight pounds of dried bamboo shoots and stir-fried them together.

When it is done, the pot is full and tastes fragrant and delicious.

Scoop a large spoonful of dough and stuff it into two palm-sized pies. Bake until both sides are golden brown. Take a bite while it’s still hot. The dough inside is baked until it’s bursting with juice. It’s so delicious that you can eat it all day long and never get tired of it.

Second Aunt was responsible for making pancakes, and Lu Qingqing was responsible for making meat rice balls.

After the white rice is cooked and cooled, pour most of the filling into it and mix it thoroughly. Then take a round mold, scoop a large spoonful of the mixed rice into it, press it into a thick ball, and then pour it out. A meat rice ball the size of an adult's fist is ready.

A total of one hundred meat rice balls and fifty pancakes were made. As there were so many people on the road and it was not convenient to make a fire, these were enough to last for more than half a month.

By the time everything was packed up, it was already early afternoon.

Everyone quickly made dinner of the ready-made pies and meat rice balls. After the meal, there was still time, so everyone rested for an hour to get enough rest and waited until the end of the You hour to set off.

At the end of the You hour, although it was still cloudy outside, it got dark an hour earlier than usual.

Outside, it was pitch dark, but the other eleven caves could be vaguely seen, with faint flashes of fire, but they were not a problem.

Lu Qingqing lit the oil lamp to illuminate the cave and checked again to make sure she had everything she needed.

She blew out the oil lamp, led the black horse in front, led her family out of the cave in the dark, and walked down the mountain road.

The reason for choosing to set off at night is that we don’t want to attract too much attention and cause unnecessary trouble, and the food for the journey can only be prepared at night.

In order to leave Lancheng as soon as possible, we had to set off even at night.

They left Xifeng Mountain, where they had lived for more than three months, in a hurry and quietly, just as they had come here, and headed north!

The road down the mountain is relatively flat, but the ice covering the soil has not yet begun to melt. It is slippery like a loach and you can easily slip if you are not careful.

They didn't dare walk too fast and could only pace forward!

Fortunately, it took two hours to get down the mountain and nothing happened.

After going down the mountain and arriving at the open space where she had been before, Lu Qingqing quickly lit the oil lamp to illuminate the road ahead.

In front of us is an official road leading out of Lancheng and into Yongquanzhou.

Lu Qingqing had seen the map before. If she continued along this official road and then switched to a small path halfway, she would be able to reach Yongquanzhou directly!

However, in the area illuminated by the oil lamp, the official road was winding, and the tall trees on both sides had intricate branches entangled together, reflected on the ice, very much like a spider web covered with a large mouth, ready to swallow everything.

No one had much experience walking at night, but fortunately, after seeing this scene, no one was scared or backed off.

No matter how terrible the things were, they had experienced them along the way.

It’s no big deal if a little environment is made terrible.

Lu Hu stepped forward, took the black horse from Lu Qingqing's hand, and led the way in front.

Lu Qingqing didn't fight with him, but switched seats with her second uncle. Her dark eyes were always on guard around her!

It seemed as if the ice around was slowly melting, and there was an intermittent ticking sound.

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