The journey of the only child of a peasant family to take the imperial examination

This time of escaping was very different from the last time. Last time at least I had the news in advance, and there weren't too many people along the way, so I had the upper hand.

But this time, the journey to Lin'an is not only long, but there must be a lot of people along the way. After all, no one is stupid and everyone wants to go to the safest place.

When Zhang Ping'an passed by each house on his way home, he greeted them and asked the men to come over for dinner in the evening.

In the current situation, the winery is no longer open, and Liu Sanlang and others are also unemployed. Fortunately, Zhang Ping'an arranged for them to work in the government office, so that they can have two full meals and reduce the food pressure at home, otherwise it would be even more difficult!

No one asked why, but after agreeing, they came together in the evening.

The reason why the female relatives were not invited was because they were afraid that there would be too many people, and they would chatter without a clear conclusion and could not make a decision.

As for Grandma Zhang, Zhang Ping'an believed that she would definitely support him. She was a very decisive and wise old lady.

After arriving home, Zhang Ping'an asked his mother to make a pot of thicker dumpling soup and each of them took a bowl.

After everyone finished eating, he said, "You should have heard about the situation outside the city. Yuezhou City is not safe now. People outside the city have started to eat each other. It's only a matter of time before the city is broken. When that happens, we will be fat meat in the eyes of those refugees. I plan to leave the city through the south gate as soon as possible and take a detour to Lin'an. What do you think? Tell me!"

Dazhu was reluctant to leave, after all, his wife was still pregnant, but he also understood the predicament and said, "I'll go with you."

Erzhu also said: "Ping An, I will follow you wherever you go!"

He knew that his cousin was capable, and if he followed him he could at least have something to eat, but if he stayed in the city he would just be waiting to die.

"Me too, I'll go with you," said Jinbao.

"me too."

"I'm leaving too."

After the last round, only Uncle Xu was unwilling to leave. He always felt that the situation was not that bad, the city was still okay, and there was still some food at home and work to do in the government office. Fleeing was too hard, and he didn't want to do it a second time!

"Okay, uncle, I won't force you. After all, we are not going there to enjoy wealth and luxury, but to escape. It must be difficult on the road. Please take care of yourself in the future," said Zhang Ping'an.

"Yeah, you too," replied Uncle Xu.

Xu couldn't help but interrupt, frowning and saying, "What if the city is broken? You'd better come with us!"

Uncle Xu shook his head. "Lin'an is too far. I don't want to go. At least in Yuezhou I can cross the river to Yingzhou, and then go all the way to my hometown. If I go to Lin'an, I don't even know how to get back."

Zhang Lao Er nodded and said, "I understand, Sanniang, please stop trying to persuade me!"

Xu's tears suddenly came down. She raised her sleeves to wipe them and went back to the kitchen.

After Uncle Xu left, Zhang Pingan continued, "Aren't you guys working in the government office sharpening swords and other things? There are also carts. I'll take care of it tomorrow for the guy guarding the warehouse. When you leave work, you should be the last to leave and take some out."

"Isn't that stealing?" Dazhu and Liu Sanlang blurted out at the same time.

Jin Bao understood what Zhang Ping'an meant and explained, "We all have families to support, so how can we get by without a car to carry our luggage? Even if we don't have livestock, a car will make things much easier. Besides, if we encounter danger along the way, it's always good to have weapons with us."

"That's right, we can't fight the bad guys with bare hands," Qian Yongde agreed.

Then he asked, "Is there anything else in the government office that can be stolen? Steal more!"

Zhang Pingan rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "Do you think I'm the one who runs the government office?!"

"Jinbao, go to the medical department tomorrow morning and find a clerk named Lao Bian. Get some common medicines from the medical department. He will know my name when you tell him," Zhang Ping'an continued.

"Okay," Jinbao replied, and then he was curious, "What did you exchange it with him?"

Zhang Pingan smiled and said, "I asked someone to open a lot of travel permits for him. This is a win-win situation, right? We all have the same idea."

Qian Yongde sighed: "It would be better if I had some power in my hands!"

Erhe had been educated for a few years and had more experience. He thought for a moment and said, "Since everyone wants to run, it doesn't matter. It's just an exchange of resources anyway."

"Well, pack up all your thick clothes. By the time we get to Lin'an, it will probably be almost winter, and we can't do without cotton clothes," Zhang Ping'an reminded.

Qian Yongde then remembered, "What if San Ya gives birth to a child?"

"What can we do? Just let it go! We'll talk about it when the time comes. Swords and spears have no eyes. No one can wait until she gives birth before fighting," Zhang Pingan said helplessly.

"This child has a miserable life. He was born at the wrong time," said Dazhu.

Qian Yongde jumped up and down when he heard this: "Who has a miserable life? My son is so blessed!"

Dazhu was a little confused: "I'm talking about my son. Meizi got pregnant at the wrong time. If she were back home, we could occasionally kill a chicken for her to eat. Now she can hardly eat, and her belly doesn't show at all, it's just a little bit big. Oh, what a miserable life!"

No one could respond to this and could only offer comfort!

When they got off work the next day, Liu Sanlang and his men deliberately waited until the last to leave. Each of them pulled a new cart, on which were placed some sharpened old weapons, arrows, bows and other things.

When I was getting ready to go out, the closer I was to the person guarding the warehouse, the faster my heart beat!