Old Master Yu had no objection. More people would be better. Besides, the in-laws were all strong laborers, so the road would be safer. He nodded quickly.

"Go, go, come with us, third child! Just stay at home with grandpa! You must be exhausted from this early morning."

As he spoke, Grandpa Yu took out a palm-sized steamed sweet potato that was still warm from his pocket, peeled it and handed it to Yu Baibai.

"Grandpa is so nice to Baibai! Baibai should be nice to Grandpa in the future!" Yu Baibai said a lot of good things. It was obvious that the sweet potato was the old man's own food, left behind specially for him.

Eat it in small sips. It is slightly sweet, but it is a pleasure to eat.

Qiao Mu glanced at the mule cart at the door and asked, "Is that mule cart ours?"

"Yes, I bought these cheap ones outside." Yu Yaozu took a bite of Yu Baibai's sweet potato and said nonchalantly.

"Okay, this mule cart is full of things and there is no time to unload it. Let's drive that one. Dad, it will be hard for you to watch it at home." Qiao Mu quickly took a broom, swept the cart twice, got on the car and turned around.

"Well, go ahead, and be safe on the road."

"Dad, it's time to talk to the village chief and the others about this. Tell them that I brought the news, and it's accurate. We must leave!"

Yu Yaozu reluctantly poked Yu Baibai twice with his stubble and gave his father worried instructions.

“Don’t run!”(▼ヘ▼) Old Master Yu chased after him with a broom.

"Dad! I was wrong, I was wrong!" Yu Yaozu ran away and got into the car, begging for mercy with his mouth and thinking that he would dare to do it again next time.

"Wife, hurry up! Dad! Go in quickly!"

"Hmph! I'll deal with you when you come back!" Old Master Yu put his hands behind his back, looked at me for a while, sighed, frowned and walked into the yard.

Seeing Yu Baibai, his frown relaxed, and he squatted down to coax her, "Be good, come with grandpa for a walk, okay?"

"Okay~" Yu Baibai grabbed the hem of Grandpa Yu's shirt with his left hand, and held the half-eaten sweet potato in his right hand.

"Let's go! Grandpa will take you to see the village chief."

Before leaving, he said to Mrs. Yu: "Make some more dry food to take with you on the road."

"Oh! I got it, Dad!" Yu's wife was packing her family's things in the house and responded in a loud voice.

Old Master Yu took Yu Baibai's little paw and sighed:

"Let's go, little darling, there will be fewer peaceful days like this in the future~"

"Grandpa, we will be fine! Baibai will protect you, mom, dad, aunt, and..."

"Hahaha...Okay, okay! Then my little darling must eat well! Only when he grows tall can he protect us."

"Yeah! Bye Bye can eat two bowls of rice now!"

"My little darling is so amazing!"

The grandfather and grandson, one tall and one short, chatted and laughed as they slowly walked out of the yard.

The afterglow cast a long shadow on them.

Many years later, Yu Baibai still remembers this scene vividly.

-

When Yu Yaozu returned with his father-in-law, the villagers were sitting neatly in the wheat field, and low sobs and sighs could be heard everywhere.

The village head spotted Yu Yaozu immediately with his sharp eyes, and was so excited:

"San'er! You're finally back. We're all old and don't have much skills. You're capable and have seen the world. You're the one who has to come up with the rules for this matter!"

Yu Yaozu, who was trying to sneak in quietly, was caught red-handed by the village head.

Good fellow! You old man are trying to flatter me! If I take this idea, then if anything goes wrong in the future, I will be the one being blamed for all the gossip.

"Ahem, Uncle Village Chief, I've been out and about, and I've picked up some gossip. I estimate the refugees will be arriving here in the next seven or eight days. Everyone, go back home, pack up, and hurry on your way."

Even if you don't want to take the lead, you have to do it. If your family leaves, you might be eaten to pieces on the way.

As the saying goes, when you go out, you rely on friends. It is safer for people in this village to walk together.

If it weren't for this, Yu Yaozu would have secretly run away with his family.

The headman almost lost his backbone when he encountered this incident, but he couldn't give in because he was the headman of this village!

But this is something that really needs young people.

He asked softly, "Can we hide in the mountains? To escape this..."

Yu Yaozu frowned and said sternly, "Uncle Village Head! I know you're reluctant to part with your ancestral property, and this one thing, but have you ever thought about what would happen if the refugees burned the mountain? Hundreds of people in this village would die on this mountain, buried with the ancestral property that they couldn't bring with them!"

After that, he took a breath and relaxed his voice:

"The most important thing is to stay alive. We will definitely leave! We've already found the route, and we're also preparing the supplies. I'll wait for you for a day at most, and then we'll leave at dawn the next day. Uncle Village Chief, those refugees are cannibals. They really will eat people..."

"Dad, let's go home." After saying that, he didn't go in anymore. He just shouted and turned to go home.

The only thing left in everyone's ears was the words "It really can eat people..." echoing back and forth.

Finally, someone couldn't stand it anymore. This person was Zhang Shitou, who lived next door to the Yu family's old house:

"Yaozu is right! You can't take your ancestors with you when you are born, and you can't take them with you when you die. You can only take them with you when you are alive! Mom! Go home and pack your things! Let's follow Yaozu!"

Then, as if the crowd was infected, one after another people went home to pack up their things.

The village head took a look and struck the gong in his hand: "Quiet, quiet!"

The village head still had great authority, and everyone fell silent in an instant.

"Those who want to leave, go home and pack your things. Bring enough dry food and water. Remember to take some oil paper and other things with you. If you are short of food, get up early tomorrow and go to the town to buy as much as you can. Keep your mouth shut about this! I will go back and inform the head of the village within ten miles. But if anyone causes trouble in the town and brings trouble to the village, don't blame me, the head of the village, for being dishonest..."

"Don't worry, Uncle Lizheng, I can definitely keep my wife under control!"

"Me too!"

"Me too..."

"duangduang"

"Okay, let's go home!"

The village head walked with his hands behind his back, supported by his son, to the Yu family's house.

At this time, Mr. Yu was busy with his work.

Old Mrs. Yu brought her two daughters-in-law to make pancakes, while Old Mr. Yu brought his two sons to load the carriage. After all, the old man was a wealthy man, but the carriage was very old and might not be able to withstand the long journey.

That's why Yu Yaozu followed the advisor and rebuilt the frame. Old man Yu knew a little bit about everything, but he wasn't very proficient in it. However, his two sons were good at it.

It was Yu Baibai who called out first, which drew the attention of the village head to him:

"Grandpa Lizheng!"

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