Rebirth of an Old Farmer: Escape from Famine with Children and Grandchildren

He had lost a lot of weight, and his original clothes were no longer visible on his body. Now all that was left was a skinny frame.

Kou Zhong first expressed his gratitude to the village chief and others, and then decided to follow his grandfather's last wish and join the traveling team from Darong Village.

After this farewell, the village chief looked obviously much older, and everyone's mood was more or less affected.

So, when Sun Wan was cooking at night, she secretly added some spiritual spring water into the pot.

After dinner, Zhu Xiuqin stretched herself lazily, puzzled. "Why is this meal so refreshing today?"

"I used to just want to lie down after eating, but today I actually want to stretch my muscles!"

She scraped the bottom of the pot curiously, scratching her head but still couldn't figure it out.

"If you want to move, just help me chop wood!" Erquezi immediately responded with a wicked smile on his face.

"Go to hell! Dream on!"

Zhu Xiuqin responded bluntly, and Erquezi could only pout unwillingly and pick up the axe to chop firewood for the evening.

The villagers were already used to their bickering and watched this daily drama with a smile on their faces.

After drinking the spiritual spring water, the village chief felt much more energetic. He walked up to Sun Wan and discussed the next route.

From Sanling Village to Jizhou, there are two roads in front of you. One is along the official road through Xuancheng to Jizhou City, and the other is through Lucheng.

Sun Wan thought for a moment and said, "Let's go towards Lucheng."

She said frankly: "My third child is likely to go to Lucheng. As a mother, I can't let him go."

"Whether he is good or bad, I have to see him with my own eyes to feel at ease."

The village chief nodded in agreement: "That makes sense. Then we will go to Lucheng."

When the workers came back, the village chief announced the new itinerary. Everyone had no objections and after agreeing, they each planned to take the time to rest and get enough rest.

Only a trace of trance flashed across Yan Senyue's eyes.

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Heavy snow was flying all over the sky, and people were walking forward with difficulty on the official road.

They were wearing thin gray-black cotton coats, but no matter how tightly they wrapped themselves, they could not resist the severe cold. The only trace of warmth they had was like a candle in the wind.

Most of them walk in groups of three or five, or the entire village travels together.

And their eyes would occasionally turn to a group of particularly conspicuous people.

This group of people were wearing thick and warm rabbit fur coats. In this biting cold wind, they not only did not feel cold, but were sweating from the heat.

Apart from the warm clothes, the refugees' attention was more focused on the large and small bags of food they carried with them, as well as the three full carts of food.

No need to guess, this team is the villagers of Darong Village.

It has been more than half a month since I left Sanling Village.

In the past half month, it seemed that their luck had run out and they could no longer find a safe and secret refuge like Sanling Village. Most villages were burned down and the ground was littered with rotting corpses, which made Sun Wan and her group quickly take a detour when they saw them from afar.

In such a dead and silent place, an epidemic will break out if you are not careful!

In the end, they could only spend the night near the official road most of the time.

During this period, they encountered the Western Zhao army twice.

Fortunately, with Yan Senyue, they were able to escape danger every time.

The only casualty was Su Guiying, who sprained her foot while escaping.

At this time, Su Guiying was sitting on the small cart pushed by Chi Niangzi.

But the one pushing the cart was Sun Sheng.

After leaving the valley where rabbits abounded, the dried meat stored by Old Lady Sun and her group was quickly used up.

In desperation, the family bowed to Sun Wan and exchanged labor for food.

After pushing for a while, Sun Sheng was exhausted and gasping for breath.

Old Mrs. Sun immediately glared at Song Ping.

Song Ping walked forward expressionlessly to replace Sun Sheng. At this moment, she looked much thinner than before!

Su Guiying retreated a little, but her feet were too swollen, so she had to turn her face away, not daring to look directly at Song Ping.

Finally, a group of people set foot on the land of Lucheng.

Seeing the shadow of Lucheng from afar, the extremely tired people couldn't help but feel refreshed.

But when they got closer, everyone was stunned.

There were more than ten layers of refugees densely packed under the city wall of Lucheng. People collapsed on the ground in unbearable pain, and some were even silent.

Occasionally, there were a few who were still able to move, but they could only beg for a little food in a hoarse voice.

The air was filled with the stench of decaying corpses and the pungent smell of feces.

Everyone covered their mouths and noses, their stomachs churning.

Their appearance immediately attracted the attention of many refugees.

Especially when those vehicles loaded with food came into view, greedy green light suddenly appeared in the eyes of several refugees!

Zhang Daniu's hair stood on end. He quickly drew out his sword and glared fiercely at the man with the most fiery eyes.

When the man saw the flash of the knife, he quickly put away his greedy eyes, but still secretly looked at the group of people.

Others also drew their knives from the carts and stood guard around the grain carts and the women and children with vigilance and nervousness.

The old village chief had a solemn look on his face as he squeezed through the crowd and walked towards the city gate accompanied by Su Rongze.

As soon as they approached, the soldiers guarding the gate waved their hands impatiently: "Go! Go! The gate is not open now!"

The village chief put on a smile, bent down like a bow, and quietly slipped a few copper coins to the soldier:

"Brother Bing, please be kind and let us in."

"Look, we have food and clothing, we are not refugees!"

The soldier weighed the copper coin in his hand, his expression softened a little, but his tone remained firm:

"No, there's an order from above; the city gates can't be opened!"

"You'd better take a detour. This area has been completely destroyed by the refugees. If you stay, there will be trouble sooner or later."

Upon hearing this, the village chief's heart gradually sank.

He smiled awkwardly and returned to the crowd, "I'm afraid something has happened in Lucheng."

"The guards are refusing to let us in, Sister-in-law Sun, we may have to find another way out."

Sun Wan felt mixed emotions and sighed, "Maybe it's just not our destiny yet."

"In that case, we..."

"Open the door! Open the door quickly!"

Before Sun Wan finished speaking, there was a sudden commotion at the Lucheng city gate in the distance.

Immediately afterwards, the city gate that had been closed just now suddenly made a loud bang and slowly opened!

In an instant, the refugees on the ground who seemed to be dying rushed towards the city gate like a tide.

Yan Senyue's expression changed drastically: "Run!"

After a period of adjustment, the people of Darong Village woke up collectively the moment they heard Yan Senyue's order, and they picked up their luggage and followed him closely.

But Yan Senyue did not run into the city, but turned around and ran out of the city.

Unfortunately, the number of refugees is huge.

The refugees, like a flood, were almost frantically pressing towards the city gate, and the people from Darong Village were quickly dispersed in this crowd.

What's worse, they took advantage of the chaos to steal the food they were carrying!

"Damn it!"

Zhu Xiuqin's backpack was tightly grasped by a skinny hand. She turned around suddenly, raised her hand and slapped the man's face: "Let go, let go!"

Zhu Xiuqin has always been a fierce and aggressive person. Her figure is not as frail as that of ordinary women. Instead, she has broad shoulders and a round waist. After a few slaps, she really beat the man who intended to steal the food and made him let go.