After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

The head of the village had the captured people beaten again and thrown directly to the city gate. He then took the villagers and quietly went up the mountain under the cover of night.

What Ye Qing didn't know was that just after they had walked for an hour, the few people who had just been thrown at the city gate came over with the yamen runners.

"Hu Zi, what about those people you mentioned who robbed your money? They're not trying to play a trick on me, are they?" The bailiff kicked Hu Zi in annoyance.

"Sir, they were still here an hour ago. They can't get far. Let's give chase."

"Get out of here. I don't have time to deal with you. If we find you, take you directly to the government office." After saying this, several bailiffs went straight back to the city.

Hu Zi led his men to chase along the official road for two hours, but failed to catch up, so he returned with a look of anger on his face.

Ye Qing and his companions quietly climbed up the mountain. They did not dare to light torches and spoke in low voices for fear of attracting the attention of the people at the city gate.

After walking for an hour, the sky began to brighten. Ye Qing then looked back and realized that they had only reached the halfway point of the mountain. It was dark and the pace was slow, so they could only grope their way forward.

The village head and his men were still urging everyone to move forward. They were still not far from the foot of the mountain and it was still dangerous. After walking for another two hours and climbing over the mountain, they could no longer see the city gate, so the village head asked everyone to rest.

We had been walking all morning and hadn't had breakfast, so our stomachs were growling with hunger.

Li led the wives to make a fire and cook, while Ye Qing and several of his brothers took baskets to dig wild vegetables. There was not much food left at home, and they didn't know where to buy food later.

After walking for a while, Ye Qing found some wilted shepherd's purse. Ye Qing did not dislike it and quickly dug it up and put it in the basket.

After scooping out half a basket, Ye Qing took it back and prepared to wash it and add it to the porridge.

After drinking half a bowl of porridge with wild vegetables, his stomach felt a little better. Ye Qing found a shady place, lay down and fell asleep.

It felt like I had just closed my eyes when I was woken up. I quickly packed up my mat and followed the group forward.

Ye Qing felt itchy as he walked. There were many plants and mosquitoes in the mountains, so he slept for a while and his whole body was red and swollen.

The same thing happened to everyone else. Fortunately, their legs were tied up, so they were better off and were not scratched by the thorns on the mountain.

Ye Qing has been wondering how he prevented mosquitoes in his previous life, using mosquito repellent bracelets with toilet water, but these conditions are not enough.

Ye Qing held a stick in his hand and slapped the grass while thinking. What Ye Qing feared most was mollusks, so he was afraid that these little cuties would suddenly jump out.

Ye Qing was suddenly attracted by the dead grass on the roadside. Why did it look like mugwort? In the past, people would plant some mugwort at home during the Dragon Boat Festival. Although this one is dry, it should still be of some use.

Ye Qing took a bag from the car, walked quickly to the bushes, and pulled out all the mugwort he could see. This patch was in the sun, and it had already been sunburned to death.

"Qingya, why are you pulling this? There's plenty of this kind of hay. It won't be too late to find some for firewood when we stop."

"Brother, this is not for making fire. You will know what it is used for at night." Ye Qing said mysteriously.

The sun was setting and the convoy happened to pass by a cliff. There was a large cave at the bottom. The village chief asked everyone to stop and rest there for the night.

Although it is still a little early, if we walk further we may not find such a good place to rest.

Just have a few people guard the cave entrance at night so you don't have to worry about wolves coming and hurting people.

Ye Qing and his friends were not idle either, and they went out with their baskets to look for food. Ye Qing searched along several large trees for a while and actually found some green wild vegetables.

Ye Qing dug out a little more soil, and the soil underneath felt damp. Ye Qing walked in this direction again, and found more and more wild vegetables.

Ye Qing no longer had time to dig wild vegetables. He walked forward for a while and saw a puddle behind a dry vine. There was only about half a bucket of water in it.

Ye Qing lay down directly, scooped some water with his hands and brought it to his mouth. It was sweet and cool, and after drinking it, his body and mind felt extremely comfortable.

Ye Qing hasn't had a drink of water for a long time. Every time he drinks, he just takes a sip to moisten his throat. He hasn't found water for seven or eight days.

Only after Ye Qing had drunk his fill did he have time to look at the puddle carefully. Even though he had drunk so much, the amount of water in the puddle had not decreased at all.

Ye Qing used a stick to dig the hole a little bigger. Bubbles appeared at the bottom of the water and gradually more bubbles filled the hole.

Ye Qing was pleasantly surprised to find that this was a spring, but it was too small and he would have to wait a while before water would gush out.

Ye Qing hurried back to call for water. The Ye brothers came first with buckets, followed by the Zhou and Sun families. There was not much water left at home, and if they couldn't find water, everyone would die of thirst.

Old man Ye also went to the village head to tell him about the discovery of the spring and asked him to arrange for everyone to fetch water. When the villagers heard the news, they were excited and every family sent one person to fetch water.

The Ye family arrived early and fetched two buckets of water first. Other families were waiting for the spring water to gush up, and it took an incense stick of time to get a bucket of water.

No one was in a hurry, and those who were in a good mood would even joke with each other.

Ye Qing was also very happy. He washed the green wild vegetables he picked, put them in the porridge, and cooked them together while they were still fresh.

Li also put a little lard in it. It was so fragrant. It had been a long time since I had eaten such thick porridge.

Li gave half a steamed bun to the child and one to the adult, and they also drank a bowl of thick porridge. Everyone looked very satisfied.

The spring water was flowing out all the time, and everyone's worries were reduced. Late at night, everyone was still queuing up to get water. Only when all the buckets at home were filled could they really feel at ease.

After finishing his meal, Ye Qing took out the grass he had pulled during the day and lit it with the fire that had not yet gone out. However, it was his first time and he had no experience. The wormwood was too dry and burned up when it got close to the fire.

Ye Qing took out some more. This time he had some experience, so he sprayed some water on the mugwort, and this time the mugwort slowly burned.

Ye Qing placed the mugwort where he slept, and everyone around him started to cough due to the choking.

"Qingya, what did you order? It's so choking." A woman who was on good terms with the Ye family had a look of curiosity on her face.

"Aunt, this is mugwort. It's used to smoke out mosquitoes. It also allows you to sleep well at night."

"It really works. What does this grass look like? I'll go pick some right away. The mosquito bites on this mountain are too painful."

"Auntie, I'll give you some. Use it first and return it to me when you find it. It's late now and you may not be able to find it." Ye Qing hurriedly handed over a handful of mugwort.

The people around also gathered around and divided the mugwort in Ye Qing's bag into handfuls.

There were no mosquitoes in the cave at night, and everyone slept well. This was the first good sleep they had since fleeing the famine. There were no refugees staring at them with eager eyes, and there was freshly drawn water. They felt extremely happy.