The people in Hanjia Village got up at dawn in the morning.

Han Shunde told everyone to eat and drink enough in the morning before going down the mountain.

So every household cooked a thick porridge and ate it with wild vegetable pancakes.

Some families even put dried meat into the wild vegetable porridge.

Yes, dried meat. These days, the men had to share the prey they had brought back from the mountains with everyone. After they got the meat, no one was willing to eat it, so they removed the meat, boiled the bones with wild vegetables into soup, and put the meat in a pot and dried it. They made the simplest dried meat, thinking that they would be able to chew it when they were exhausted while fleeing the famine.

During the more than three days on the top of the mountain, Li Lanzhen also thought of ways to nourish Zhang Yu Niang's body.

She was given a bowl of sugar water every day without fail. When making pancakes for her, try not to put wild vegetables in them and let her eat pancakes made of pure black flour.

So far, I have not been able to exchange any medicines or drugs to preserve pregnancy in the mall, as well as gauze, scissors, disinfectant and the like that are needed for women during childbirth.

These days, Li Lanzhen's father and brother are also very busy.

Because they both knew some carpentry skills, everyone asked them to build carts or donkey carts.

Xue Lao Hu said that the horses that were robbed in Ankang City would attract too much attention if they were taken to the official road.

They originally planned to kill the horse for meat, but no one wanted to do it and they were reluctant to do it. They wanted to take the horse to Youzhou to settle down so that it could help them plow the fields and do farm work.

However, Xue Lao Hu told everyone the serious consequences of taking horses with them to escape famine.

"This will attract too much attention. We are refugees, wearing rags, but we have so many horses. First, we will be targeted by the hungry refugees, and second, we will attract the soldiers. Once the soldiers find these horses, we can't explain where we came from and we won't be able to escape."

Only then did Li Lanzhen realize that this was indeed the case.

She racked her brains to think of how to put these horses into the space.

Xue Lao Hu glanced at Li Lanzhen, who was frowning and thinking, and he also had some thoughts in his mind.

He thought that her in-laws might have some secrets and that she might be able to take the horses out, so he said, "Let's gather the horses together and let them pull the cart to the mountainside first.

After we reach the mountainside, we will investigate further to see what the official road is like. If we can take them, we will take them to the next county town and exchange them for silver or food. If we can’t take them, we will gather them together in this valley. When we settle down in Youzhou, we will send someone to take these horses back.”

Everyone thought this was a good idea.

Because they had horses, they thought of asking Li Erhan and his son Li Xishui to build some carts and let the horses pull them.

The manpower of the father and son alone is definitely not enough, so when they call a taxi for someone's family, that family will find the wood and cut the boards themselves.

Li Erhan and Li Xishui only dealt with the key areas where Mao Falcon was to be installed.

Han Shunde also said that carts should be made smaller so that they are easier to pull.

Therefore, all the men in the village who like carpentry have learned some skills from Li Erhan and his son, and they are very grateful to them. Carpentry is a craft, and being able to teach your craft to others is admirable.

In this way, after eating and drinking enough early in the morning, the people of Hanjia Village went down the mountain.

There were horses pulling carts or carrying heavy loads, and they were moving very fast along the way.

The women freed themselves, carrying baskets and holding a selected short wooden stick, and dug up wild vegetables and put them in their backpacks. They took everything edible, which slowed down the journey for a while. Han Shunde shouted to everyone to hurry up and stop digging wild vegetables. We still have to hurry. We should reach Youzhou as soon as possible and settle down as soon as possible.

His words gave everyone hope, so they quickened their pace. Despite this, they did not stop to eat at noon. Everyone took a bite of dry food and continued walking. They only reached the lower part of the mountainside when it was slightly dark.

You can see how high this mountain is. When they arrived here, the water in the river in the valley was very little. It would probably dry up if they went a little further down, so everyone cherished it very much and used the water in the stream for drinking as much as possible. They would never use the water in their own cars.

Nothing happened that night. The next day, it took them another half a day to reach the foot of the mountain. The further down the mountain they went, the drier the river became, the grass and trees turned yellow, and even the bark of the trees was stripped off.

Xue Bao and the men of the escort team led the way and found a low-lying area where the people of Hanjia Village gathered.

Han Shunde instructed everyone not to make loud noises, but to sit down quietly to eat something and drink some water, and then he would send a few people to the official road to investigate the situation.

This time, Xue Lao Hu took Xue Bao, Han Mingjiang, Han Zhaoxiong and others down the mountain.

Xue Lao Hu and his companions made several detours and finally got onto the official road.

When I looked up, I was stunned by the scenes on both sides of the official road!

Both sides of the official road were filled with people lying together, each with dull eyes and withered bodies. Some children were crying like hungry kittens in their mothers' arms.

Seeing them coming down, these people looked horrified, but they didn't have the strength to get up and walk.

Xue Lao Hu and his men continued to move forward with swords and sticks in their hands.

After passing this area, there is no one living there any more.

A hot wind blew up. Due to the drought, the yellow soil on the ground was three feet thick and was blown up by the wind, making it impossible for people to open their eyes.

Han Mingxiang was so shocked by this tragic scene that he could not express it in words.

Fortunately, they have their mother! Han Mingxiang firmly believes that his mother has a secret, and all the opportunities in their Hanjia Village are brought by his mother.

Otherwise, they would just like these refugees, die of sun exposure or starvation, or be eaten by their own kind.

Xue Lao Hu thought the same thing.

After years of interaction, he knew that Li Lanzhen was not an easy person to get along with. She was what the villagers called a "top classmate"!

She would feel itchy if she didn't take advantage of the situation for a while, and she would bully her daughter-in-law and even treat her own daughter and granddaughter badly.

However, a lot has changed since he said he wanted to escape the famine this time.

Moreover, every good opportunity since fleeing famine was related to Li Lanzhen.

This made Mr. Xue suspect that she had a secret.

Xue Lao Hu has traveled far and wide and has seen a lot. He knows many mysterious and talented people, but ordinary people have not seen or discovered them.

He believed that his relative was just such a person. He wondered how she had gotten such an opportunity!

Anyway, this is good for everyone, especially for my daughter.

After standing in the yellow wind for a while, Xue Lao Hu said, "Let's go back."

He thought to himself that now it was noon, he should quickly get the people from Hanjia Village to the official road.

We quickly passed through this area. There was no human habitation ahead. We walked until dark and found a place to stay and take a rest. We couldn't stay with these people.

So they quickly returned to Hanjia Village.

He explained the situation to Han Shunde and the others in detail.

When everyone heard that the situation was serious, the old village chief said, "Go! Go! Quickly, get through this area!"

Han Shunde saw that everyone had packed up.

He said to Xue Lao Hu, "I'm afraid these horses can't be taken out. What should I do?"

Xue Lao Hu slapped his head and said, "Oh, it is true that we must not go on the official road!

If we take the official road, I'm afraid that people fleeing famine will flock to us, so I'll kill the horses. But I'm not sure if the frenzied people will attack us."

He glanced at Lan Zhen and said, "My dear, you and Han Mingjiang should hide these horses in the valley ahead. I have found a good spot there. If you hide there, the horses will not be able to get out."

Li Lanzhen was stunned. She had an idea in her mind that her vest might have been discovered by Xue Lao Hu.

Let me find out if I have discovered it. As long as I don’t admit it and don’t say it out loud, what can others do to me?

She nodded and said that she would take Han Mingjiang and pull seven horses towards the valley.

Han Mingxiang didn't think about anything, just led the horse and followed Li Lanzhen into the deeper valley.

Xue Bao looked at his father, then at Aunt Lan Zhen who was walking away, and touched his head, feeling very confused.

But there were so many people around, so he didn't ask his father.

Li Lanzhen and Han Mingxiang pulled the horses around a mountain bend and could no longer see the people from Hanjia Village. So she said to Han Mingjiang, "Second brother, pull the horses over here."

Han Mingjiang pulled the horse here and looked left and right, but it didn't seem like a good place to hide the horse.

He said to Li Lanzhen, "Mom, my father-in-law must have made a mistake. How can there be room to hide horses here?"

Li Lanzhen said, "Silly!" and waved her hand, and the horse disappeared.

Han Mingjiang looked at the horse behind him just now, and suddenly it disappeared. He was startled and shouted loudly, "Mom, there is a ghost!"

Li Lanzhen reached out and patted him on the back of his head, "Get lost!"

Then he took out a steaming white bun from the space, handed it to him and said, "Silly boy, eat it quickly!"

Han Mingjiang looked at the soft white steamed bun in his mother's hand, swallowed his saliva, and said with wide eyes, "Mom, can you perform magic?"

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