In order to see more clearly, Yun Yiyi stepped out of the team and carefully observed the refugee group in front of her.

She found that some of the refugees in front of her were pushing carts, some were driving donkey carts, and some were driving horse carts. Looking closely at their carts, they were carrying a lot of things.

"Everyone line up, and let's speed up. Every adult should keep an eye on their own children. Also, keep up with the team and don't fall behind." After the village chief said loudly, he stood in front of the team and walked away.

The refugees walking in front heard the village chief's shout, they looked back, then turned back and continued walking forward.

The team from Yunjia Village was very fast and they surpassed some of the refugees.

Yun Yiyi looked at the refugees next to her. They all looked good. They had flesh on their faces and were in good spirits. The clothes they wore were made of good material.

Yun Yiyi thought about it and finally understood why she felt strange before. The refugees she saw now did not look like refugees, but rather like residents of the prefecture who were migrating with their families.

After Yun Yiyi figured it out, she looked at the refugees passing by and realized that her guess was correct.

The family she had just passed must be a large family. They were driving several carriages, all of which were probably occupied by people. There were also women dressed as maids walking beside the carriages. The servants driving the carriages were also tall and strong.

There were several donkey carts full of stuff following the horse carriage. Yun Yiyi also judged it by the deep ruts on the ground after the donkey carts passed by.

The carriage was not moving very fast, and the people from Yunjia Village quickly passed it. Yun Yiyi looked at the team next to her again.

This team should be a business. The team is very large, with more than 20 carriages. Only a few of the carriages have people on them, and the others should be loaded with goods. There are more than a dozen strong-looking people following behind the carriage team.

Yun Yiyi guessed that they were from the escort company. Generally, when a business goes on a long journey, they will hire escorts for protection.

When the people in Yunjia Village saw that there were many refugees nearby, they unconsciously quickened their pace and walked forward.

In this way, under the leadership of the village chief, the people of Yunjia Village surpassed many refugees. Of course, many of the teams next to them might not be refugees. But in the eyes of the people of Yunjia Village, anyone who left their homeland and went to other places was a refugee fleeing famine.

When the village chief felt that they had walked twenty miles, he went to the side of the road and rang the gong to ask everyone to stop.

"We have walked more than twenty miles. Let's stop walking. Let's go to the woods by the roadside to rest. However, we can't stay far away from each other like before. As you can see, there are people in front and behind us on this road."

"So, we have to gather together, did you hear that?" the village chief said loudly.

"Understood, Village Chief."

"Hurry up, village chief. Everyone is tired."

When the village chief heard everyone's discussion, he drove into a nearby forest. The forest was not small, so all the people from Yunjia Village went into the forest. The forest instantly became lively.

"Everyone just eat something lightly at noon, and then take some time to rest. Those on duty should continue to be on duty, don't forget." The village chief kept giving instructions to everyone in the woods.

Yun the Butcher and his family settled down near the edge of the woods. Yun the Butcher used a shovel to dig a hole in the open space under the tree. Then he dug a round hole on the side and used a shovel to dig through the top.

Zhang put the big iron pot on the pit dug at the back and found it was just right. In this way, a simple stove was built.

Yun the butcher had previously used stones to build the stove because that was faster. Digging the stove like he did just now would still be much slower. However, the advantage is that it saves time picking up stones everywhere.

Zhang took the eldest brother Yun to cook. The second and third brothers Yun took Yun Yiyi to clean up the sleeping and eating areas.

Yun the butcher went to feed the little donkey and secretly fed a hen.

Some of the refugees walking on the official road continued to move forward, while others stopped to rest and cook in the woods nearby.

The front and back of the forest where the people from Yunjia Village were staying were soon filled with people. The young man on duty from Yunjia Village turned around nervously.

Following the instructions from the village chief, the villagers all prepared a simple meal, and no one had a strong smell of food.

Yun Yiyi was eating the simple dumpling soup in her bowl, smelling the aroma of meat coming from the woods in front and behind. She suddenly felt that the dumpling soup was not fragrant anymore.

"Dad, smell the meaty aroma coming from the woods in front and behind. They don't look like refugees. I looked carefully and thought some of them were residents of the prefecture who were migrating to the next state."

"There are also some trading companies that are transporting goods. It seems that we are much safer this way. Because, right now, the people in our Yunjia Village are the poorest and have the least supplies." Yun Yiyi said in a low voice.

"Yiyi is right. I also looked at it carefully and it is indeed as Yiyi said. However, we can't take it lightly. We still have to be vigilant." Yun the Butcher also said in a low voice.

"Mom, let's just keep things simple recently." Yun Yiyi said after thinking for a while.

After hearing what Yun Yiyi said, Zhang looked at Yun the Butcher in confusion.

Butcher Yun shook his head and said nothing.

Yun Yiyi saw that no one understood why this happened, so she continued to explain to everyone.

"Mom, among a group of people, no one cares about the poorest people. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Yiyi, do you mean we should pretend to be poor? But we are already very poor." Zhang still didn't understand.

"Mom, Yiyi means that among all the people we have met now, the people of Yunjia Village are the poorest. However, others don't know that we are poor. Therefore, we have to show our poverty."

"Because only poor people are not threatening to others." said Brother Yun.

"Yes, that's what second brother said." Yun Yiyi said in agreement.

"I understand, Yiyi. We want others to know that we are not a threat to them, right?" Zhang asked.

"Mom, that's what I mean. There's no harm in keeping a low profile. We don't know anyone here, so it's best to keep our distance."

"Yiyi, you have thought it through very carefully. I will go talk to the village chief now and ask him to tell the villagers to pay attention." Yun the Butcher said hurriedly.

"Dad, I guess the same situation will happen when we travel in the next few days. Please ask the village chief to tell everyone to keep a low profile and not cause trouble. We are in a weak position now, which is both a good thing and a bad thing. It all depends on what we do." Yun Yiyi emphasized.

"Okay, I'll go find the village chief now. You guys should finish your meal and go to bed. You don't have to wait for me."

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