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

The people who went to buy food and meet the staff came back, and the village head led people to distribute the food to everyone, and they had to distribute it before dawn.

Ye Qing listened to the conversation between Boss Ye and Zhou and slowly fell asleep.

When Ye Qing woke up again, his family members were surrounding Boss Ye and asking about the situation in the city.

Ye Qing also leaned over to listen. Only half of the people were in the city, and most of the shops were closed. The rich masters had all left, and only some poor people had no money and could not leave.

The man's brother-in-law and his group bought medicine and food from a familiar shop in the city, which was more than three times more expensive than usual.

The few people really couldn't bargain, so they had to bite the bullet and buy it. The quality of the grain was still good, and it was all well-preserved old grain.

There is not much water left in the wells in the city. It looks like it can last for another month or two. If it doesn’t rain later, the people in Fengcheng will have to flee the famine.

Ye Qing asked about the situation in the city in detail and learned that no one from the court came to help, so now they could only save themselves.

Ye Qing asked Old Man Ye with some concern, "Grandpa, are we still going? This place doesn't look reliable. While the people from Fengcheng are still here, let's go south first. It will be cold in a while."

Old man Ye was also very hesitant. They had been fleeing from famine for four or five months and no one could walk anymore. Here in Fengcheng, they still had two bowls of porridge to eat every day. Who knows, someone might come to distribute relief food in a few days. After enduring this period, they could go home and farm.

Ye Qing opened his mouth and said, "Master, no one from the imperial court has come to take care of things for almost half a year. How can we count on them? When the weather gets cold, we will have no food left and we will starve to death on the road."

Old Man Ye took the empty pipe and took a deep puff before patting Ye Qing on the head. "Don't worry so much, kid. Be careful that you won't grow tall. I'm thinking about what to do."

Now that they had just arrived in Fengcheng, Ye Qing didn't bother himself with so much and went to queue up with his wooden bowl.

Ye Qing was wearing the hat that his grandfather had made for him and sitting in the queue. It was not time to distribute the porridge yet, but it didn't matter where he sat, so if he started queuing now, he could eat it earlier.

Ye Qing dozed off while sitting in the sun. He had only slept for an hour last night. It was still relatively safe now that it was daylight.

The people around me would rather lie down than stand. They would save as much energy as possible, and less activity could also save food.

The sun has risen and the weather is getting hotter. It's already September and it's still so hot. I used to wear long sleeves at this time of year.

Ye Qing was a little worried, fearing that the weather would turn cold when the solar term arrived, and people would not be able to hold on without thick clothes.

While Ye Qing was still thinking about how to survive the winter, the team started to move.

What Ye Qing received today was still thin porridge with some sand in it. Ye Qing didn't mind that the rice was not washed clean. It was already good to have water to drink.

As night falls, those who are entering the city tonight are already ready, waiting for the man from yesterday to greet them.

The medicinal herbs they brought back yesterday were very effective. I boiled it and drank it twice today. The redness and swelling have subsided a lot and I feel better.

I was planning to buy more food today, but food is too expensive now and I don’t have much money.

When it was almost dawn, the people who bought food came back, but the news they brought back was not good.

The price of grain in the city has gone up again because of the dry weather. The grain store’s granary caught fire and they are no longer allowed to sell grain to outsiders. It is now difficult to buy grain in the city.

Old Man Ye called his three sons to discuss the matter. "There is no sign of rain today, and people in the city are not allowed to buy food. It won't be long before chaos breaks out outside the city. We should continue to head south. What do you think?"

"Dad, we all listen to you. You are knowledgeable and experienced. If you say to go, we will go." Boss Ye spoke first to respond.

Old man Ye had a plan in mind, so he consulted with a few of his relatives and his brothers, and then went to find the head of the village.

Ye Qing listened at the side and felt less anxious. Jiangnan had a lot of rain and was also a land of fish and rice. These people would definitely not starve to death if they went there.

The head of the village finally decided to continue walking south. There were many old people and children at the city gate. They could not walk anymore, so they stayed here and ate two bowls of porridge every day to survive.

The people in Kaoshan Village rested for another day before they packed up their bags and pushed their carts to continue their journey south.

There were also some people who saw that there were so many people and followed behind. As long as they were not too close, the villagers ignored them.

In this world, if you can help as many people as possible within your ability, then that’s it.

The further we went, the more victims we saw. Some people collapsed on the roadside. It was hot and bugs were already crawling on them.

Ye Qing felt sick watching these mosquitoes flying back and forth, and no one was dealing with them, which could easily lead to an epidemic.

The villagers also saw this situation, and everyone began to speed up their pace tacitly.

Now we are no longer walking in the mountains, the road is very flat, and the villagers start traveling at night and rest at noon when it is very hot.

In this way, they could walk dozens of miles more every day and catch up with the victims who had set out earlier.

But there are more people, and more people with bad intentions. Some families have been out of food for several meals, and they have started to target their children.

Ye Qing has seen this several times: some men snatched children from their wives' arms and gave them to other families.

They looked numb, as if they were willing to do anything for their stutter. The only bit of conscience they had left was to try their best to find a good family for the child, but after that, they didn't know what happened to the child.

The village put the child in the middle and had someone look after him day and night.

Ye Qing had no way to save them, he could only try to have as little contact with people outside as possible, so that he would feel less uncomfortable if he couldn't see them.

The people in the village still had some food in their hands and looked much more energetic than the people outside.

Even so, they were also being watched by people outside. A group of people followed them, looking at them with ill intentions.

They had just stopped to prepare some food when a woman with a child knelt down in front of the team.

"Please, give Stuttering something to eat. The child hasn't eaten for two days."

A few men winked at the woman behind her back, and she immediately started crying and shouting, kowtowing to the villagers and begging for food.

Ye Qing supported Old Man Ye and watched from the side. Old Man Ye turned his eyes away with a bit of discomfort and was about to pull Ye Qing back.

Ye Qing felt very uncomfortable looking at the child, but he also knew in his heart that if he gave the food to the child now, the people behind him would be able to snatch all the food.

The woman's face was pale and she was about to step forward and pull Ye Qing's clothes. Ye Qing took a step back and avoided the woman.

At this time, several men at the back stood up and said, "If there is food, please give them some, little girl. They are so pitiful."

Ye Qing turned around and said dissatisfiedly, "You are kind people, please give us some. We are old and young and have nothing to eat."