Traveling through 1942 with space

Lying on the mattress, Hou Xiaoge probed his mental power into the planting space.

In just two or three days in the outside world, the space had harvested hundreds of kilograms of green leafy vegetables such as cucumbers and radishes. They were enough to eat and there was no need to keep them anymore.

Harvest all the vegetables and cucumbers on the vines, let the spiritual field decompose and absorb the remaining vines and rhizomes, and sprinkle the purchased medicinal herb seeds on the ground.

After planting the medicinal herbs, the melons, watermelons, and pumpkins that had begun to mature in the fields were stored in the warehouse.

After feeding the livestock in the pen and working for more than an hour, Hou Xiaoge was exhausted. He exited the space and fell into a deep sleep.

Time flies, and we have been resting in the county town for a week. During this period, not a drop of rain has fallen, and the scorching sun is still scorching the earth.

The wild vegetables that grew due to a rain some time ago were dug up by the refugees in the camp. Hou Xiaoge and his brothers had to run six or seven miles every time to look for wild vegetables. The energy consumed in looking for wild vegetables was worse than not going at all.

During this period, Hou Xiaoge finally bought a few copies of "Popular Daily" and "Central Daily News" from the market in front of the city wall.

Hou Xiaoge got the specific answers he wanted from some historical events and celebrity names in the newspaper, and determined that he had come to the Republic of China in another time and space, where various historical events remained unchanged.

Now that history was confirmed, Hou Xiaoge naturally did not want to stay in Luoning County any longer, so he did not bring out any weeds or food these days, and at most he just ran with a few cousins.

Moreover, every time Hou Xiaoge went back, he repeatedly urged his uncle and others to hurry up and flee westward, as there was no way to survive if they stayed in the county.

Uncle Hou Yangmin believed Hou Xiaoge and had the same idea, but Second Aunt and Younger Sister-in-law repeatedly refused and even cried bitterly.

What Second Aunt and Younger Sister-in-law meant was that they now had money and grain, and as long as the county sold grain every once in a while, they would not have to flee to Qin Province and could survive in their hometown.

Hou Xiaoge was so angry that he slapped himself a few times. He didn't expect that the money and food he got would become a hindrance for him in the end.

In fact, not only Second Aunt and Younger Sister-in-law thought so, but most of the people who fled together in the village thought so.

There is the Luo River near Luoning County. As long as people have water to drink and a little food to eat, they can survive. When famine comes, everyone will go home to farm.

This is also the reason why Luoning County is still prosperous despite droughts nine out of ten years, because the people have long been accustomed to it.

Second Aunt and Younger Sister-in-law refused to leave, and Uncle had no choice as he couldn't let the family break up, so he could only take the adults around to look for food all day long, but the harvest was little, and they had to live off their savings every day.

But Hou Xiaoge knew that this famine was not like the ones in previous years, and the main reason was still man-made war.

A few years ago, President Chang dug the Huayuankou to stop the Japanese invaders, causing the Yellow River to flood for hundreds of miles.

Regardless of the war situation, the Yellow River bursting caused incalculable losses to the people in the flooded area that year.

The Yellow River flooded area had to be cleaned up and farming would not be possible for several years, but the humid environment created a breeding ground for locusts that had plagued the people for thousands of years.

Therefore, in recent years, the Central Plains region has been plagued by plague, famine, and locust plagues, which have brought great harm to the people in the Central Plains.

Compared with the eastern part of the Central Plains, Luoning County is relatively good. It is located deep in the mountains and there are rivers. The summer grain can barely break even, and we just have to wait to harvest some food in the autumn.

But the locusts coming from the east were overwhelming and ate up all the autumn seedlings.

The overwhelming swarms of locusts ate up most of the green plants in the Central Plains, which directly resulted in wind disasters, making the situation even worse for most of the Central Plains.

The scope of this famine was so large that even ordinary people wanted to hide in other counties and beg to survive this "cold winter" but it was impossible.

The most accurate answer is the continuous influx of disaster victims from outside in recent days.

Hou Xiaoge heard from all around that there were many disaster victims from Songxian, Yiyang, Fangcheng, Lushan, and even Linying.

They fled to Luoning, where they rested for a few days, and then continued to Shanzhou until their final destination, Qin Province.

Many local disaster victims in Luoning laughed and even felt proud when they saw the disaster victims from other places fleeing to their local area. However, they did not know that Luoning could not bear so many refugees and its resources would be exhausted sooner or later.

By mid-August, the camp of the fleeing team in Nanjiagou Village where Hou Xiaoge was located had moved from the outermost area when they first arrived to the inner area. It took another three or four hundred meters to walk out of the refugee camp, which shows how many victims there were.

Hou Xiaoge was young and had little influence, so he could not afford to escape with his sister and brother alone. He could only use other channels to increase the team's determination to escape.

Today, Hou Xiaoge bought a copy of Luoyang Daily at the market for 20 cents.

The content above said that the disaster situation in the central and eastern parts of the country was urgent. There was often no green for dozens of miles, the roadsides were full of disaster victims, and there were even dogs and beasts eating people. It also said that there was a free train every day to carry the disaster victims to Qin Province.

Luoyang Daily is the most authoritative newspaper in Hou Xiaoge's area, and many ordinary people get their news from it.

After Hou Xiaoge got the newspaper, he ran to the refugee camp without stopping, hoping that his uncle and the village team would take immediate action after reading it.

"Fifth Uncle, Seventh Uncle, Uncle, please take a look at this newspaper." Hou Xiaoge returned to the camp and saw his uncle chatting with several elders, so he quickly handed him the newspaper.

A few people were talking and laughing, and when they saw the newspaper handed over by Hou Xiaoge, they took it directly.

As clan elders, literacy is the most basic requirement, so when they saw the contents of the newspaper, their faces suddenly changed.

"Seventh Brother, I had originally thought of staying in the county until October, when I could go home and sow winter wheat, and then borrow some grain from the landlords to make it through to the next summer harvest. But now it seems that's not going to work.

As the saying goes, one knows one's destiny at the age of fifty. I am already sixty this year. It is hundreds of miles from Luoning to Qin Province. I am afraid it will be difficult for me to walk there.

You have just turned fifty this year, and the remaining two hundred people in our Hou family will be entrusted to you in the future.

You have just been elected as clan elders, and you have to support the group, the people, and the community. The responsibility on your shoulders is also heavy.

Remember, no matter where you go, as long as the tribesmen are together, you will be a force and will not be bullied. It is difficult for a family to survive alone. "The skinny elder looked at the people in front of him and gave a serious warning.

"Fifth brother, you have a strong body! You can live for a few more years without any problem.

The clan leader uncle entrusted the hundreds of people in the Hou family to us, not to me alone, you can't leave me behind." Another old man said with a smile.

"That's right! Fifth uncle, you must take care of yourself. Our Hou family still depends on you." The eldest uncle and the other two new elders said earnestly.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's notify everyone and have all the women in the family gather in the middle of the camp this afternoon to prepare dry food. We will set off early tomorrow morning." The fifth elder of the clan stood up and made the decision.

The uncle went to inform other people in the village, and Hou Xiaoge hurried back to his own camp to inform his second aunt and younger sister-in-law of the news.

At first, the two of them didn't believe it, but when they saw several elders walking around not far away, Second Aunt and Younger Sister-in-law also started to panic.

In order to avoid being seen by refugees from other teams while making dry food, all the women in the Nanjiagou refugee team gathered in the middle of the camp to make dry food together in the afternoon.