Many people followed the village chief. They only trusted the village chief. As for the fact that the village chief wanted to follow Li Lanzhen to escape the famine, they kept silent. As long as the village chief was there, it would be fine.

On the other side, Old Mrs. Wu was waving her hands and making a fuss, calling out to those who wanted to go with her, as well as a few people who were hesitant.

Old Mrs. Wu gave birth to five daughters in a row before she had a son, Wu Lao San. All four daughters got married, and all married to people in Hanjia Village. In her words, she wanted to be close to home so that they could help take care of her precious son.

So, now she is trying her best to persuade these families to follow her. She feels good about herself and thinks that the village chief should follow her. Another biggest reason is that Mrs. Wu’s younger brother works as a clerk in the Lin County Government.

His brother brought a letter, asking her to bring her family to meet him and go to the capital together. For this reason, these people were willing to follow her.

This was also the reason why she was angry that the village chief did not follow her. She had a younger brother who worked in the county government, who was not much better than Li Lanzhen, that top class person.

She held her breath and wanted to pull most of the villagers to follow her, but only the in-laws of her daughters were willing to follow her. There were also three families who had ulterior motives. They thought that if they followed Old Lady Wu's brother to the capital, they would be able to find a village that would accept them.

When Li Lanzhen learned that they were going to the capital, she sneered in her heart. Why did they go to the capital without even looking at the current situation of the Li Dynasty? Well, let's go. The road is chosen by ourselves.

After greeting the village chief, she turned back to her family. From a distance, she saw Xue Lao Hu talking to Han Mingjiang. When she got behind them, Xue Lao Hu nodded at her and walked away. Han Mingjiang held something in his hand, and with a serious expression, he stretched out his hand and handed it to her, "Mom, this is what Nizi's father gave me. He asked me to give it to you."

Li Lanzhen took it and looked at it. They were five reddish-brown wooden spikes that were a circle long. Each of the spikes was as thick as her middle finger. They were very solid and smooth. They must have been used for a long time.

She looked at Han Mingjiang in confusion. After surrendering, she glanced at where Xue Lao Hu was standing, then turned to look at Li Lanzhen, "Mom, Nizi's father asked me to tell you that we used this poisonous wooden thorn to kill those bad guys today."

Li Lanzhen's heart shuddered. Yes, Xue Lao Hu had been running around in the mountains and forests for many years and had sharp eyes. He must have discovered that the electric batons they used were different from the others. Now there were so many people around and they were all gossiping, so he was afraid that something might happen to them.

She glanced at Xue Lao Hu with gratitude, took one for herself, and handed the rest to Han Mingjiang, "Go, give one to your eldest brother and tell him what your father-in-law said. You two give me the sticks, I'll hide them and give them to you when I need them."

After a short rest, they were ready to set off.

A total of 11 households in Hanjia Village fled famine together with Li Lanzhen and her family.

The village chief and his family followed behind Li Lanzhen and her family. The village chief had an ox cart which was also piled with various things. They followed behind the mule cart of Lolo's family.

The last family in the group was a butcher. They had a donkey cart, three carts, and their three sons were all married. They had six grandsons, all of whom were tall and strong. Now, they were holding the big knives they had just confiscated from the bandits, so they were no longer afraid of the fleeing people.

Behind them were 10 families led by Old Lady Wu. They were cursing as they walked, and if you listened carefully, you could hear they were cursing Li Lanzhen for a bad death.

Li Lanzhen didn't hear it, and even if she did, she wouldn't have the time to pay attention to her. This kind of scoundrel, the more you talk to her, the more arrogant she becomes. Ignoring her is the best blow.

Because they had wasted time in the morning, they decided not to rest at noon. They ate some dry food and drank some water and continued on their way. Li Xishui, Li Erhan, Ye Shi, and Zhang Yue Niang were sitting in the big blue mule cart.

Ye was afraid that the bumpy cart pulled by Han Minghai would hurt the baby in Zhang Yueniang's belly, so she insisted on letting her get on the cart. Miaomiao was held hand by Li Lanzhen and walked beside the cart pulled by Han Minghai.

It was around noon and the sun was shining brightly, making people dizzy. Han Deshun ran over and told Li Lanzhen to take a rest and continue walking after noon. They could walk an extra mile in the afternoon when the weather was cooler.

Li Lanzhen looked up at the white sky and the fiery red sun, feeling dizzy and dazed. "Okay, tell the old village chief that we should take a rest."

The message that they should rest before continuing was passed on to Xue Lao Hu who was in the lead. Xue Bao drove the donkey cart off the main road and into the mountain. At the foot of the mountain, everyone spread out straw mats and lay down to rest.

Old Lady Wu, who was walking behind, snorted, "They are all a bunch of sickly people, fleeing famine like this. Let's keep going. Turn right ahead and we will reach my brother's county town. When we get to the county government office, we will have a good meal and a good sleep. Let Li Lanzhen walk on this bare road."

After saying that, he put a wet towel on his head, straightened his back, and walked very fast.

Since we stopped to rest, everyone prepared to boil water and cook some porridge to drink.

Xue Nizi and her friends prepared the porridge for all four families as usual. However, when they called Goudan and his grandson, her parents, and Zhang Deshui's family to come and drink the porridge, they all said that they had caught up with the main group and would eat separately instead of eating together.

Xue Nizi came back and told Li Lanzhen that she thought this was a good idea, but the porridge for today was already cooked, so they could just have a farewell dinner together.

After hearing what Li Lanzhen said, everyone came over to get some porridge, then took the bowls back to their homes to drink.

Ma Dazui from the village, holding a bowl of vegetable soup, slowly moved towards Goudan and his grandson, glanced at the porridge in their bowls, and swallowed his saliva.

The vegetable soup in her bowl, although it sounds nice, is actually just a soup made from rough particles of tree bark and grass roots, and it is very watery.

"Goudan, have you been eating at Li Lanzhen's house all this time? You are so lucky. What is that black thing? It looks like food. Tsk tsk, we haven't had any proper food for a long time, but Li Lanzhen still has some. We are from the same village, but she didn't even share some with me."

Goudan retorted, "We have all ordered food from Aunt's house. In order to walk faster and catch up with the village chief, Aunt said that we should eat and drink together to save time. Why should Aunt's family's food be given to you? Why didn't you give food to Aunt's family when you had it?"

Ma Dazui was confronted by a little kid and his face turned red. He glanced at his grandma who was drinking porridge with her head down, rolled his eyes, stood up, and walked away mumbling.

After hearing what Ma Dazui said, Li Lanzhen shook her head and didn't respond. Such a person was not worth her words. She suddenly thought of a question.

Which side is the east? Which prince's fiefdom is the east?

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