Escape from famine: Daddy stands up, Dali girl lies down

"Little sister~" Lin Hongqing said crying.

"Third brother is a man, you are not allowed to cry or make any noise.

Just keep running and don't make any sound no matter what you see.

Otherwise, we will all be killed by the bad guys, understand?" Lin Shu said more seriously than ever before.

This was also the first time she experienced such a scene, okay.

Who could have known that before leaving, he would encounter robbery and murder.

No matter whether the people who came were bandits or northern barbarians, as civilians they would not get away with anything good.

The only way is to save yourself, otherwise you will die.

Hiding in a tavern would make him the most obvious target.

Leaving will be inevitable.

For a while, the tavern owner and the waiter didn't make any movement.

I guess they have found a place to hide, and no one cares about their life or death.

"Okay, Third Brother, be obedient." Lin Hongqing said with forced calmness.

Lin Erzhuang threw him onto his back and tied him up with a rope.

He said in a deep voice, holding an axe in one hand and a whip in the other.

"Shu'er, if you encounter danger, hide yourself and don't worry about us.

Let’s go~”

The noise outside was getting louder and louder, and the father and daughter leaned against the wall and slipped out of the tavern from the backyard.

The dark and dirty alley was filled with debris and emitted a foul odor. The night wind brought a strong smell of blood.

Lin Shu's heart couldn't help but tighten. With such a strong smell of blood, how many people would die.

The father and daughter groped their way out of the town, one step deep and one step shallow, with the sound amplified infinitely in their ears.

"Bang~Dang~"

"Puff~Chi~"

"Help~"

"Kill all the northern barbarians, kill!"

The belated shouts of killing shook the sky, and the townspeople seemed to see hope and responded to the shouts by beating gongs and drums.

...

"Squeak~mute~"

A big hairy head suddenly popped out with a strong smell of mutton and sweat.

"Oh my god~"

Lin Shu, who was moving closer, suddenly found a dark shadow covering her head, and she cried out in fright.

He reflexively poked the iron rod in his hand upwards with force.

"Ow~"

The man, who reeked of stench, covered his chin and made a high-pitched sound.

Lin Erzhuang grabbed his daughter and swung the axe in his hand.

"Sizzle~Sizzle~"

A head rolled out a foot away, accompanied by the sound of water leaking.

It was particularly creepy in this night filled with shouting and killing.

All three of them looked pale, their stomachs churning but they forced themselves to swallow.

Lin Erzhuang stared blankly at the corpse lying in front of him, his hand holding the axe shaking.

Seeing that the man had a huge bag on his back, Lin Shu bit her lips hard, pulled off the bag and threw it into the space, growling.

"Dad, hurry up and run."

After saying that, he pulled Lin Erzhuang and ran out of the town.

Lin Erzhuang was pulled so hard that he staggered two steps. After he came to his senses, he grabbed his daughter's hand and ran away.

Lin Hongqing, who was in the backpack, covered his mouth tightly with his eyes wide open.

The scene just now flashed through his mind again and again, and the boy's eyes went from fear to clarity.

He stared wide-eyed and watched everything that was happening in front of him, with little flames in his eyes.

...

The father and his two sons fled the town in a dodgy manner and lay in the wild without daring to make a sound.

At dawn, the shouting and screaming gradually subsided.

"When will we kill all those damn northern barbarians? This is my house!"

"Bah, with drought in front and the northern barbarians behind, life is really unbearable."

……

Due to tension and fatigue, Lin Shu, who was lying on the ground, nodded her head like a chick pecking at rice.

I heard voices in a daze, and I woke up suddenly and looked around.

I saw a group of dusty people emerging from the wild, looking at the smoking town with all kinds of resentment towards the northern barbarians.

[No wonder I didn't see anyone when I escaped from the town.]

The scene of the tunnel warfare suddenly flashed through Lin Shu's mind. It seemed that everyone who escaped was very experienced.

If we can use underground warfare against the enemy, the effect will definitely be twice the result with half the effort.

Lin Erzhuang looked at the smoking town with strong hatred in his eyes.

He turned his head to look at his young children and said in a deep voice.

"We should go."

"it is good!"

Lin Erzhuang put his wilted daughter into a backpack, put the axe on his waist, and walked towards the road holding his son's hand.

"Hey, isn't that the big eater family?"

"It seems like the loss was not small! Fortunately, his life was saved."

"He's a smart guy. He's lucky to be alive."

"If this continues, it won't be long before no one dares to come to Tongfeng Town."

……

Everyone looked at the gradually shrinking figure, and then glanced at the smoking town behind them.

I felt so sad that I didn't know what to do.

...

end of August.

A skinny mule was pulling a carriage of unknown color, moving weakly.

There was no grass growing on the cracked land, and it looked barren as far as the eye could see.

There was no sound of cicadas or birds in the vast land, and the whole earth was as silent as death.

Lin Shu's heart tightened for a moment. The situation was very bad!

In an era when everything depends on the weather, the crops have not yet been harvested.

They also had to face heavy taxes and foreign invasions on the border from time to time.

I don’t know how many families will be displaced and destroyed.

She took a look at the things in the carriage: ten sheepskins, five water bags, and five pairs of sheepskin boots.

These things are gifts for my grandfather. Of course, my grandfather has the final say on how to distribute them.

Lin Shu's move is also a disguised way of subsidizing the Wu family. It's impossible for the whole family to eat and live in the Wu family for free!

That sounds like something!

...

At noon, there was hardly a wisp of smoke from cooking in Wujia Village, and the sound of mules kicking was particularly eye-catching.

Wherever the mule cart passed, heads of different sizes popped out.

"Twelfth month son-in-law?" an old man asked doubtfully.

"That's right. How are you these days, Uncle Zhang? Have you had lunch yet?"

Lin Erzhuang was worried when he saw the village was dead silent.

I left Wujia Village more than a month ago, and it was still full of the atmosphere of life.

Now it is as quiet as a dead village. It would be strange if I didn't feel scared.

Even though he had experienced fleeing famine in his dreams, he still found it difficult to accept the familiar village.

"Oh, what's good!

There is not a single grain of harvest from the fields, and the government is coming to collect taxes tomorrow, but I don't know what to pay.

How could I dare to eat lunch? I just wanted to save every grain of rice.”

"What? Taxes have to be paid tomorrow. This is more than a month earlier than in previous years."

Lin Erzhuang cried out in surprise and rushed towards the Wu family with a whip.

I thought I had plenty of time to prepare, but now I have to leave.

...

"Dad, my dad is back."

Lin Hongshi, who was guarding the door every day, jumped eight feet high to greet him when he saw the familiar person on the mule cart.

"Dad, I miss you so much. I wait for you at the door every day.

As for my little sister, we made a lot of straw ropes, straw hats and straw shoes..."

Lin Hongshi ran after the mule cart, chattering non-stop.

Lin Shu and Lin Hongqing stuck their heads out of the window and talked about what they had seen and heard along the way.

The voices of the three little guys immediately activated Wujia Village.

The villagers came out of their homes to watch the excitement. When they saw the familiar Lin Erzhuang, they all asked about the situation outside.

"Okay, please go back, old and young masters!

I just got back, I'm hungry, thirsty and very tired, I'll chat with you guys when I have time."

Seeing that he could no longer hold out, Lin Erzhuang bowed and begged for mercy from the villagers.

"Okay, I'll tell you guys about the situation outside when I have time." said a neatly dressed middle-aged man.

"Okay, okay. See you later!"

Lin Erzhuang pulled the mule cart out of the encirclement and hurried home.