The host of the quick travel is lacking in virtue for eight generations

The kitchen knives used in the kitchen are much better than theirs. You can tell at a glance that they are made of good iron and are thick. The only drawback is that they are a bit heavy.

The reason why I didn't take the soldier's knife was that it was too conspicuous and there was no place to hide it. The kitchen knife was different. It could be used as a weapon or a kitchen utensil, so it was not strange to carry it with you.

In fact, there are horses and carts in the yard, although there are not many of them. The carts are used to pull supplies. After all, there are hundreds of people eating and feeding the horses, so it is impossible for them to go on the road empty-handed.

The reason why they didn't plan to take the horse was, first, it was too big a target, and second, they couldn't hide in the mountains afterwards and would only go to the safe city. The horse was simply not something that ordinary people like them could own.

In ancient times, ordinary people were not allowed to own horses. You could have cows, donkeys, and mules, but you were not allowed to raise horses.

Because horses were war supplies, there were only war horses and post horses. One was used to ride to the battlefield to fight, and the other was used to deliver messages to the court.

There is also the idea of ​​finding a deep mountain to hide in and waiting for the war to stop before coming out. That is even more unrealistic. In ancient times, mountains and forests all had owners, unless you become the king of the mountain.

If you want to hide in the mountains and live alone, it is possible for one person to do so with a small goal. But if a family or even an entire village hides in the valley to live like in some novels, that is simply a fantasy.

Unless you go to an uninhabited area, most places suitable for human survival will not be empty because there are so many people watching them.

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Xiao Yun wrapped the knife with his coarse cloth apron to avoid hurting himself. When he turned around, he saw his youngest son preparing to stuff meat into his mouth.

"Huai Li! Shut up!"

Gu Huaili subconsciously stopped what he was doing and looked at her in confusion.

Gu Lanzhang suddenly thought of something, and quickly reached out to slap the meat out of his son's hand, then looked at his wife and asked, "Medicine?"

Xiao Yun looked at him and nodded slightly. He was indeed a smart man just as his original body remembered.

Apparently the other two sons also understood. The eldest son, Gu Huairen, tapped his younger brother's forehead unhappily and said, "You can't control your mouth. Sooner or later, you will suffer because of your greed."

Gu Huaiyi also glared at him. His third brother was just greedy. He was often fooled by the villagers for food at home. He suffered many losses but never learned his lesson.

"Okay, let's go quickly, your sister must be waiting anxiously."

Xiao Yun was the first to open the bolt leading to the backyard and walked out, and the three quickly followed.

After they went out, closed the door and moved away for a distance, Xiao Lin bolted the door again and crawled out through the gap in the threshold.

When they reached the pigpen in the backyard, Gu Mingyue and Gu Mingxing ran out without them shouting. They had been staring outside and the moonlight was bright enough, so when they saw someone following their mother, they knew it was done.

They didn't say anything, but just looked at their father and brothers with tears on their faces to see if they were injured.

The father and his two sons did the same. They took a good look at their daughter/sister and made sure she was fine before they burst into laughter.

Xiao Yun was afraid that they would waste time, so he was about to remind them, but Gu Lanzhang spoke first, "Don't waste time here, let's leave here quickly, and we can talk again when we are safe and sound."

"Yes, yes, let's go quickly. It will be troublesome if those officers and soldiers wake up."

Gu Huaili nodded vigorously to agree with his father.

Anyway, the family is reunited and we can talk about everything later.

A group of seven people quietly left through the back door, walked directly to the end of the alley at the back, and then left the town from the side.

Those people were not stupid. They did not make much noise after running away. Even those who were originally from the town did not go home. Some of them were worried about bringing trouble to their families, while others were afraid that their families would detain them and send them back.

After all, not all parents love their children. Some parents have passed away, and their uncles or brothers and sisters-in-law give their children to the officers and soldiers because they don’t want to spend money.

This gave everyone time to escape, and just as Xiao Yun thought, they fled separately, and some of them knew each other or ran together like the Gu family.

Among them were the original body’s brothers and nephews, as well as the fathers, sons, uncles, nephews and brothers who were captured in the village.

They were chasing in the direction the villagers of Kuiyang left. They told the place they were going before leaving the village, just in case they got separated by accident.

Xiao Yun and his group did not go in that direction because they did not plan to go towards the capital.

They followed the villagers out to escape the famine because they thought there was strength in numbers and it would be safer. Moreover, the pass was in the hands of the village chief, so they would not have to worry about being turned away when they entered some prefectures and counties.

But in the current situation, following the villagers would be a burden. It would be better for them to go on their own.

Of course, the two daughters also said that there was a reason why the villagers ignored them and their two daughters.

After leaving the town and walking to a place they thought was safe, Gu Mingyue and her sister began to cry to their father and brother about their previous grievances.

Although their mother was with them before, the two girls still felt uneasy. Even though Xiao Yun's arrival gave them some confidence, when they saw the pillars of the family, they felt they had someone to rely on and could no longer hide the grievances in their hearts.

While crying, they said that in order to catch up with the villagers, they had to run with their mother on their backs, but they could only catch up with them. No one stopped to wait for them or ask about their mother.

Not to mention the indifference of her grandparents and aunts and uncles. It's okay for the villagers, but also for her relatives. Gu Mingyue and her sisters are sad, but they didn't say it before because they didn't want to make their mother sad.

Gu Lanzhang was also annoyed when he heard this. Although he was worried about his wife before, she was with the villagers at that time, especially her family, so he could help in any way he could.

I didn't expect this to be the result. Since that's the case, there's no need to chase him. I probably won't see him again in the future anyway.

When his wife married him, a man without parents and with a tough life, he felt that he had wronged her, so he usually treated her with extra kindness.

When he was in the village, the Xiao family did not help him, but he did not think much about it. A daughter who is married off is like water spilled. It is a favor for the Yue family to help them, and it is their duty not to help them. He had no complaints.

But in the current situation, it is a bit unreasonable to turn a blind eye to it. What about the people in the village? Not to mention the fellow villagers, there are also other members of the Gu family. Even if they are out of the five generations of mourning, they are still clan members. It is better to stay away from such a village and such a family in the future.

Afterwards, they chose to go west, bypass the Yanshui County and then go north. They would visit another county at that time, and if that didn't work, they would leave Yuzhou.