Your Majesty, the princess is fleeing famine with her child!

The villagers initially took refuge on Fengluo Mountain, intending to return after the flood had passed.

But when I saw the houses at the foot of the mountain being washed away and the fertile fields being flooded, I realized it was impossible to go back.

Because there were no houses for them to live in, and the fertile fields flooded by the floods had lost their fertility.

Such fields are simply not suitable for growing crops. It will take at least seven or eight years before they can become fertile land again.

With this energy and time, it would be better to become a refugee and settle down again to get land.

Even if you are allocated wasteland, it is better than fields flooded by floods.

After thinking it over, the villagers all preferred to become refugees and settle down again.

Who would have thought that as the days passed, the flood at the foot of the mountain never receded.

The villagers became anxious.

An elderly man, looking at the flood waters below the mountain, estimated: "This flood water may not recede for two or three months."

When the villagers heard this, their faces changed.

They are now trapped on the top of the mountain. Although there are wild vegetables and fruits in the mountains to fill their stomachs, how long can they last?

With so many of them, I'm afraid it will take less than a month for them to completely barren the mountain.

Moreover, Fengluo Mountain has now become an isolated island. They have been trapped here and have lost contact with the outside world.

Even if the imperial court ordered disaster relief and resettlement of the victims, they were trapped here and had no idea what the specific policies were.

Even if they could hold on for two or three months and wait for the flood to recede before going down the mountain, what if by then all the disaster relief workers from the imperial court had left and the government did not recognize them as disaster victims?

The more the villagers thought about it, the more anxious they became. They all surrounded Village Chief Zhou, talking to him and trying to get his advice.

When Yun Shanhu heard that they might be trapped in the mountains for two or three months, she immediately jumped out.

"No, I don't want to stay here!"

After only staying in the mountains for a few days, Yun Shanhu couldn't stand it anymore and was about to collapse.

If she had to stay there for another two or three months, she didn't dare to think about how she would get through it.

She caught a glimpse of Ding Mingrui standing beside her and immediately pulled him aside, saying, "My cousin has to go to Beijing to take the exam. We can't delay him!"

Ding Mingrui frowned slightly, his face full of anxiety and worry.

The purpose of his trip to Beijing was to take part in the selection examination for the Imperial Medical Service which would be held in a month.

He got this selection quota thanks to the recommendation of his uncle, Yun Gansong, the second master of the Jichun Marquis' Mansion.

If he could pass the exam, he would be able to enter the Imperial Medical Bureau. Even if he was just a low-level imperial physician at first, it would be enough to bring honor to the family.

If I can't get down the mountain in time and delay going to Beijing, I will definitely miss the exam.

Ding Mingrui suddenly became extremely anxious.

Village Chief Zhou took a puff of his pipe and pondered for a long time before saying, "I know a small path. Go north and cross the three big mountains in the north. There is a small town down there that leads to the neighboring Baishi County. After passing Baishi County, we can go all the way to Jiangning Prefecture."

"This flood is so severe, it's definitely not just our village that's affected. The government in the city will definitely take care of it!"

Village chief Zhou walked that path many years ago. Although it has been a long time, he has a good memory and still remembers how to get there.

As soon as Village Chief Zhou finished speaking, someone loudly objected: "No, there are monsters in the mountains over there that will eat people!"

A few villagers seemed to have thought of something and immediately shook their heads.

"You can't go that way!"

"Yes, but you must not go!"

"Have you forgotten the Hu Hunter?"

There was originally a hunter family in Linshan Village, whose surname was Hu.

A few years ago, Hu Liehu and his son went into the mountains to hunt and never came back since then.

The villagers all guessed that the father and son might have encountered a wild beast in the mountains and died.

Hu Liehu's wife was so heartbroken that she fell ill and passed away not long after. The villagers helped to take care of her funeral.

Later, other villagers went into the mountains, but without exception they all lost their trace in the mountains.

Gradually, rumors spread that there were man-eating monsters in the mountains, and anyone who went into the mountains would never come out alive.

Over time, the villagers no longer dared to go deep into the mountains, and usually just dug wild vegetables and picked up firewood in the area outside Fengluo Mountain.

When the villagers heard Village Chief Zhou say that they wanted to go deep into the mountains, they became scared.

Yun Shanhu glared at the villagers who objected and cursed, "What man-eating monster? That's nonsense!"

"There are only a few ferocious beasts in this deep mountain, such as tigers and black bears."

"With so many of us, are we still afraid of a few wild beasts?"

"If you see one, just kill it and you can eat its meat!"

"If you are afraid, I have the guards with me. They are all very skilled. A few beasts are nothing to them!"

The Yun family guards standing by twitched their lips slightly.

They do have Kung Fu skills, but they are not good enough to punch a tiger or kick a black bear!!!

They are afraid, but they dare not say it.

The villagers saw that Yun Shanhu was very sure of what he said, and then they looked at the Yun family guards, each of whom was tall and strong, and looked very powerful.

Everyone immediately felt relieved.

Village Chief Zhou tapped his pipe and said, "Everyone go back and think about it, and talk to your family. If you want to leave, come to me this afternoon and tell me."

The villagers dispersed and went to discuss things with their families.

Yun Fuling, who hadn't said a word during the entire process, went back and asked Zhang Sanmu to weave four sturdier backpacks.

Zhang Sanmu nodded in agreement and asked hesitantly, "Madam Yun, are we going with you too?"

Boss Wu immediately slapped him on the head, "Idiot, of course you have to follow me!"

The only way to survive is to go out. If you stay, you will be finished sooner or later.

Zhang Sanmu covered his head and said, "But I think many people don't want to leave."

Yun Fuling said: "Just wait and see, the villagers will follow you in the end."

No one is stupid. After weighing the pros and cons, they will definitely choose the more advantageous path.

Even if some people are afraid of the mountains and don't want to go, people have a herd mentality and when they see others going, they will naturally follow.

Yun Fuling herself prefers to leave early.

The villagers lived together under the same roof, which was very inconvenient for both eating and living.

Yun Fuling didn't dare to take out the tent that she had placed in the space and use it.

Sometimes when you eat something delicious, you still have to endure the envious and jealous looks of others.

Moreover, the mountains are not safe, especially at night, so you have to be more careful and alert.

Not only should we be careful about wild animals, but we should also be wary of people with malicious intentions.

So Yun Fuling wanted to go down the mountain as soon as possible, find a place to settle down, make money, live in a big house, and eat delicacies from land and sea!

The development of the matter was just as Yun Fuling had expected. At noon, almost two-thirds of the villagers went to find Village Chief Zhou and expressed their willingness to follow him over the mountain and leave.

Village chief Zhou and his family also wanted to leave.

Obviously, the disadvantages of staying are too great. If I leave, although there will be risks and it will be very hard on the road, as long as I get out of these mountains, there will be endless hope of survival.