I'm wearing it, but I'm still suffering.

I posted chapters 90 and 89 yesterday in the wrong order, and now I can't change it. Friends who are reading this chapter can first find chapter 89 in the catalog, read it, and then jump to this chapter. Also, I apologize for my carelessness and thank you for your hard work.

Along the way, they didn't see any people. Only a few horse-drawn carriages occasionally passed by them. Although it seemed that there were a lot of things on their carriages and they were also heading in the same direction, they didn't see a large number of people fleeing famine like them. This made the villagers doubt whether their decision to flee famine was the right one.

Finally, one afternoon a few days later, some villagers couldn't help it and decided to talk to the village chief while everyone was resting.

The first person to find the village chief was Liu Laizi. He was lazy to begin with, and since he hadn't seen anyone along the way, he didn't want to go on. He thought that if he persuaded the village chief to go back now, it wouldn't take more than a few days, but if he continued walking, he didn't know how long it would take.

"Village Chief, you see, we haven't seen anyone along the way. Did we take the wrong road, or is it that we haven't reached the point where we need to flee from the famine?"

After hearing Liu Laizi's words, the village chief was silent for a moment before saying, "I'm not sure if we've taken the wrong road. But right now, we have no other choice but to keep going forward and see if there are any villages ahead to ask."

After hearing what the village chief said, other people around also expressed their agreement.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from afar. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a carriage coming towards them, and finally stopped not far away.

The curtain of the carriage opened, and a middle-aged man leaned out. He looked at the place where they were resting, and said to the people following him, "Let's rest over there for a while before we continue on our journey."

Hearing this, the people around him responded and started to lead another man and a woman to set up the tent next to them, and to make a fire and cook. It was obvious from their looks that they had done this many times and their movements were so skillful.

The man who had just ordered them to work also helped a beautiful woman out of the car. Judging from her age, she should be the man's wife.

After he had settled his wife in the tent to rest, he walked towards the village chief and bowed slightly before saying, "My surname is Lin, and my given name is Xuan. I'm sorry to bother you by passing by. May I ask where you are going?"

Upon hearing this, the village chief quickly stood up and returned the greeting, saying, "My last name is Liu, and my given name is Yingxiong. You can also call me Uncle Liu. We actually just left home a few days ago to escape the famine. We haven't seen many people along the way, and I'm not sure if this is the right direction. Where are you planning to go, Xiaolin?"

After hearing this, the middle-aged man nodded and said, "Then you are really foresighted. Judging from your current state, you should not have suffered much. I guessed it roughly."

When Liu Yingxiong heard what he said, he immediately became interested and invited him to sit down and chat more.

Lin Xuan didn't act pretentiously. He lifted his skirt and sat down on the straw mat with Liu Yingxiong and the others, and told him their origins: "My family is actually from Yaozhou. I did some small business in Jingzhou! I brought my wife with me, but I didn't expect that there would be a sudden uprising in Lanzhou. Many refugees joined them, and gradually formed a small-scale army. Wherever this army went, they burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of atrocities. When I found out, they were already attacking Jingzhou City, so I took my wife and the servants and fled overnight."

After listening to this, Liu Yingcai asked again, "Why are you leaving in such a hurry? Did you know that the city of Jingzhou behind you has been captured?"

Lin Xuan replied, "I heard from those who managed to escape that the city was breached. Luckily, I ran fast. I heard that it was breached the next morning. As for those who were hoping for a lucky break and thought the prefect could hold the city gate, they were basically doomed."

He smiled awkwardly after saying this, "As for me, I escaped without taking anything with me. Fortunately, I bought some food and clothes in the counties and prefectures, so I didn't starve to death."

Liu Yingxiong sighed, "Alas, we also heard the news, so we had to flee the famine. But we don't know the situation outside, and we have been very nervous all the way."

Lin Xuan comforted him, "Don't worry, Uncle Liu. I see there are so many of you, so I'm sure you've made some preparations. I originally wanted to go back to my family, but we're a small family, and we were worried about robbers along the way. I was terrified all the way."

When Liu Yingxiong heard what he said, he knew the main reason why he came to find him today. It was probably because he saw that there were so many people and wanted to follow them, but it was not easy to say it directly, so he came around in such a big circle!

Although he knew what he meant, Liu Yingxiong still did not invite him directly. Instead, he said, "In fact, we are also blessed by my brother. He is willing to take us with him. This is why our village is not running around like headless flies."

Lin Xuan understood what he meant. If he wanted to go with them, he had to tell his brother. So he asked, "Where is your brother? Would you mind introducing him? From what you said, I'd like to meet him too. It would be even better if I could go with you guys in the future."

Seeing that he had made his point clear, Liu Yingxiong replied, "Of course, I can, but I have to ask him first."

"That's as it should be. Thank you for your help, Uncle Liu. I'll be waiting for your reply over there."

After saying that, Lin Xuan stood up and said goodbye and returned to his camp.