Transformed into an extremely evil grandmother and fled to escape famine with her children and grand

"Mom, you're awake. Let me wipe your face with a piece of cloth. Let's drink some porridge. Uncle Xue said that after we finish eating, we should take advantage of the cool morning and travel faster."

Han Yuemei saw Li Lanzhen sit up, walk towards her with a gray cloth in her hand and hand it to her.

Li Lanzhen did not act pretentiously. She took it and wiped her face quickly. She knew that this wet towel would be used to wipe the faces of everyone in the family.

No other reason, no water, save money.

"What's going on over there? Why's the noise?"

"They are from the same village, and they are quarreling over a bowl of water." Han Yuemei turned around and handed the handkerchief in her hand to Miaomiao who was following behind her, asking her to take it to her eldest brother, while telling Li Lanzhen why the people from the nearby village were quarreling.

"water?"

By the way, they didn’t have much water left, so when they came out, they secretly filled a big-bellied jar and a big wooden barrel in their home with water. Because they mixed it with water from the well in the village, no one noticed.

I didn't add much into the ceramic jars that held water for my two relatives' homes, mainly because I didn't dare to do things too willfully and I had to be careful to hide my golden finger.

It was hot, and people, donkeys, and mules all needed water to drink, and water was also needed for cooking. We had been walking for several days but hadn't seen any water.

Thinking of this, Li Lanzhen was a little panicked. What if she couldn't find water along the way? The golden finger must not be exposed.

Well, let’s talk about it when the time comes.

At this time, Xue Lao Hu and a few others were also discussing the water issue. People in a nearby village had fought over a bowl of water, which also made them feel uneasy.

While drinking the porridge, Xue Laohu glanced at everyone, then looked at Li Lanzhen who was sitting on the ground drinking the porridge, "My dear relatives, I think we haven't seen any water on the way to escape the famine, so I think we should collect all the water and plan how to use it together, so that we can save a little bit. What do you think?"

Zhang Deshui nodded, "I have no objection, Xue is right."

"Yes, my dear in-laws are right, let's do this. I think we should collect all the water and let Sister Wu manage it."

Xue Bao's mother, Mrs. Wu, raised her head, thought about it, and readily agreed, "Okay, I'll take care of it. I'll plan it carefully."

They set out at dawn. It was cool in the morning and they were full, so the children followed them eagerly. They did not encounter any trouble throughout the morning.

Li Lanzhen looked up at the sky. It was too hot, probably over 30 degrees. The children were all wilting, and a few of the younger ones continued to rock in the car, drowsy.

"Second brother, you go ahead and tell your father-in-law that we'll find a place to rest and wait until the sun is not so strong before we continue walking. At night, we can walk an extra mile." Li Lanzhen grabbed the Haimen Street cart and told him.

Xue Nizi quickly held the cart and said, "Mom, I'll push the cart, and you just walk beside it."

Han Mingjiang ran to the front to talk to Xue Lao Hu about this matter. After a few people discussed it, they decided to start early before dawn tomorrow, walk a little longer at night, and rest more in the afternoon as it was hot.

This time they were not so lucky to find woods or rocks. Finally, Xue Lao Hu and Han Mingjiang found a group of connected mounds of earth.

Everybody unloaded the donkey and mule carts, and the men used shovels and hoes to dig a hole into the mound. They dug three such long holes in a row, and then built a shed outside with shoulder poles and sticks, and covered it with worn-out sheets and rags.

In this way, they were barely able to fit in the room.

A simple shed was set up next to it, and they cooked. Wu began to arrange the water properly, using the water for washing the pots, for everyone to wash their hands, and finally giving the water to the donkeys and mules to drink.

It was still a black flour porridge, but today it was mixed with vegetable pancakes from Zhang Deshui's home, so the porridge was a little thicker. Wu scooped out three bowls of pickled vegetable water and used a spoon to add a little to each person's bowl of porridge, and then served it as a dish. Even so, both adults and children slurped it up and enjoyed it sweetly.

Li Xishui was still unconscious. Li Lanzhen fed him the anti-inflammatory tablets that she had exchanged in the space every day. She also used iodine to reduce inflammation on the wounds on his body and applied anti-inflammatory drugs. She was afraid that he would have a fever, so she gave him antipyretics. In short, Li Lanzhen had thought of all the methods she could think of, and it all depended on his desire to survive and his physical fitness.

In ancient times, people had to rely on their own bodies to treat headaches and fevers.

I hope he can wake up soon. Li Erhan and Ye are both worried, especially Ye who secretly wipes away tears every day. When Tonghua is resting, she wipes his face with a wet cloth, and the two children also check on him from time to time.

After dinner, Xue Bao and Han Mingjiang stood guard, while the others slept on the straw mats spread out in their own homes.

Li Lanzhen didn’t know how long she had slept when she heard the crying of Li Erhan and Ye. She was so startled that she turned over and sat up. When she looked over, she saw Tonghua running over and holding Li Xishui’s head, crying.

Li Lanzhen pulled her away, "Let go quickly, Xishui just woke up, and you're covering him like this."

Li Xishui slowly turned his head and saw Li Lanzhen. He stammered, "Sister, sister, is that you?" As he spoke, tears rolled down the corners of his eyes.

"Brother, this is my sister. We will always be together and will never be separated." Holding his hand tightly, Li Lanzhen said firmly.

"Wuuuu, wuuuu." Ever since Li Lanzhen got married, Li Xishui has shouldered the burden of the family. It doesn't matter if he suffers, the key is that the xenophobia in Yejiawan is too serious, especially since the two brothers Ye Dayan bully Li Xishui as a matter of course.

Even after he and Tonghua got married, he was still bullied by them. What made him even more unbearable was that they not only bullied him but also wanted to humiliate his wife Tonghua. Many times, if he had not tried his best to save Tonghua, he would have probably lost his wife.

Because of this, Tonghua became more and more aggressive. Whenever he left the house, he would carry a jujube wood shoulder pole and beat up a few hooligans. Only then did his life slowly get better. After so many years of bullying and oppression, Li Xishui finally exploded when he saw Li Lanzhen. The bearded man cried like a child.

Tonghua brought a bowl of warm water. Li Lanzhen patted Li Xishui on the shoulder and said, "Okay, stop crying. You are seriously injured. Drink some water and recover slowly. We are on the road to escape famine now, so you have to get better quickly."

Maybe it was because Li Xishui cried and vented his emotions, or maybe it was because Li Lanzhen's words touched him, Li Xishui wiped away his tears, took the bowl of water and drank it in a few gulps.

He was about to find out what happened in Yejiawan when he heard Han Mingjiang shouting, "Mom, two groups of people are rushing towards us. The people behind are crying and chasing the people in front. I don't know what happened."

Xue Lao Hu immediately asked them to harness the cart, pack up their things, and prepare to escape at any time.