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

dawn.

After a short rest for an hour, the Bird's Nest team, the woman disguised as a man, returned to her normal appearance.

But there were many adult men with bloody bandages on their bodies. Some of them were really injured, while others were not.

Although they knew that the government would no longer impose compulsory conscription, they still made some extra preparations for safety reasons.

The closer we got to the city, the more refugees there were on the road.

Disheveled hair, tattered clothes, and a pale face and thin body have become the standard characteristics of refugees.

Most refugees live in villages, and outsiders will be excluded if they get close.

Everyone took advantage of the low temperature in the morning and tried to travel as much as possible.

If there are several ox carts or mule carts in a group, they will become the focus of many refugees.

This means not only food, but also walking meat. Who wouldn't be greedy?

...

The Bird's Nest team joined the crowd, protecting the young and old in the middle, while the young and middle-aged men walked on the periphery with sticks.

Lin Shu, still sitting in the backpack, looked around with a pair of eyes revealed from under her straw hat.

Seeing two old oxen that were so skinny that their bones were visible, he couldn't help but smack his lips.

To be honest, she was also a little craving for that piece of beef.

Spicy beef, boiled beef, beef offal hotpot, braised beef.

Just thinking about the name of the dish made her drool.

Lin Shu glanced at the skinny cow that had been stored in the space. After having been well fed and well fed for some time, the fat on its buttocks was really tempting.

"Gu~dong~"

It’s time to put the beef in the refrigerator that you have been reluctant to eat on the agenda.

I am busy traveling every day and am as tired as a dog. I have to find time to cook in the space.

I don't have enough time to cook beef, it's just an idea.

[It would be nice if there was someone in the space to take care of logistics. ]

Lin Shu sighed secretly. She had never made good use of the space since she got it.

The most used function is the warehouse, where all kinds of miscellaneous things are placed.

Seeing the collected stones and dead trees piled up like a small mountain, Lin Shu felt more at ease.

"Woo~"

Baozi poked his head out from under his torn clothes and let out a long breath.

The dog's face was wrinkled as it panted with its long tongue hanging out.

Seeing that it looked really pitiful, Lin Shu simply sent the bun into the space.

To avoid suffering with her outside, and also for fear of being recognized by the fleeing refugees.

Without the stove around me, I felt much cooler.

A stainless steel bowl with a lid appeared at my feet, bringing a hint of coolness.

Open the lid and pinch a cube of ice and put it in your mouth.

He pinched another piece, stood up, and stuffed it into Lin Erzhuang's mouth.

A piece of ice suddenly appeared in my thirsty mouth, as refreshing as a spring of water.

Lin Erzhuang's frown relaxed a little.

The coolness on his back made him straighten his back and a smile appeared on his bearded face.

Unfortunately, no one saw it.

...

The eyes under the straw hat were still looking around.

From time to time, he would stretch out his little black hand and ask his family to secretly feed him a colorless and tasteless ice cube.

Although the Bird's Nest team walking together were curious, they didn't smell any food.

Just think of it as children playing around.

Lin Shu arched her nose and breathed in a disgusting smell of sweat. A swarm of mosquitoes covered her head.

She held on to the backpack tightly, fearing that she would be dragged away by thousands of mosquitoes.

At noon, the scorching sun was hanging overhead, and all the roadside trees were occupied by people.

There is a scorching sun above and heat rising from the ground below. Walking on the dusty road feels like sitting in a steamer.

Lin Shu held the steel bowl that she had changed five times and gasped for breath. The water she drank quickly evaporated into sweat.

The whole person looked like he had been pulled out of the water, and his dark and thin face was burning with pain.

The big, awkward head leaned weakly on the backpack, and he didn't even have interest in looking around.

...

The official road was lined with refugees, and the Bird's Nest team found a slope far away from the official road to rest.

Pick up a few branches and stick them in the ground, then put a piece of rag on it and you can make a simple hut for resting.

Those who were quick were able to pick up the dry grass left by the refugees ahead and build a small shack.

He got in without thinking and lay down, and in just a breath he started snoring.

Lin Shu curled up into a small ball, just enough to hide in the makeshift shack.

As soon as Baozi came in, it seemed extremely crowded and hot.

The temperature of the ground was so hot that he could not sit still. He sat up with a whoosh and the shack suddenly collapsed.

"My dear grandson, you are hot!

Come, let grandpa fan you."

Wu Yidao came over with a broken palm-leaf fan in his hand and a long gown in his hand.

"How about it? Grandpa's gown is nice, isn't it?"

Wu Yidao showed off the long gown that he had always been reluctant to wear, which was the groom's suit for his wedding.

I couldn't bear to leave it behind this time, and it's coming in handy now.

"Grandpa, this is simply a magic weapon for summer!

Come on, let's put up a big tent."

Speaking of the big tent, Lin Shu glanced at the tents standing still in the space.

I miss the days when I had a tent, but it’s not suitable to use it now.

The tent for my grandfather's family disappeared when the mule was lost.

Today, they are refugees in every sense of the word.

As the saying goes, the eldest brother doesn't talk about the second brother, they are all the same.

An old man and a child braved the scorching sun and built a shack for the three of them to rest.

When Lin Shu went in, she suddenly felt the sky was high and the earth was vast.

Wu Yidao also carefully used dry grass to cover the edges of the heat leak.

An old man and a young boy hid in the tent, while Baozi blocked the entrance of the tent with his butt facing outwards.

No one is allowed in.

"Click, click, click, click."

There was a slight chewing sound, accompanied by the rustling of dry grass.

Baozi was so anxious that he kept digging the ground. How could his owner forget about him!

Lin Shu had her hands full and had to prepare food for Baozi.

Wrap the rice and meat in cabbage leaves, place them in front of the bun, and raise your index finger to your lips.

"Sh ...

He opened his mouth wide to prepare the big, dry bun, then closed his mouth and lay over the rice to chew silently.

That funny look almost made Lin Shu laugh so hard that she almost spit out her food.

Old Man Wu ate until he was 80% full and refused to eat any more.

He drank a large bowl of water, wiped off the traces with his sleeves, and slowly climbed out of the tent.

"Dad, I'm looking for you!"

When Uncle Wu saw his father coming out of his niece's tent again, he knew that the old man was eating alone again.

But what can he do!

Because of the second child, my family’s butt is not clean.

How could he dare to get close to his niece, for fear of exposing her secret, which would harm the whole family.

"Is there anything left to eat? I'm so hungry that I don't have the strength to eat."

Wu Yidao touched his stomach and said dejectedly.

"Give me a few grass roots. I'm dying of thirst."

"There is wild vegetable soup, let's have it.

After arriving in the city, I will find a job and buy some food for you, old man." Uncle Wu said insincerely.

His old man is black, but he is more enthusiastic in fighting than him.

Now no matter how good one pretends, he has to admit defeat.

Where is justice? Why doesn’t his niece even look at him?

Uncle Wu helped the old man away with a look of resentment in his heart. The father and son showed such loving care and filial piety that even those who didn't know what was going on were moved.

After a while, members of the Lin family came into Lin Shu's tent one after another.

When they come out, they are either looking sad or being scolded or beaten.

"Mom, look, they don't bring us any food.

I’m dying of hunger and thirst!” Lin Shu yelled in a shrill voice.