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Those people were real refugees. One of them was dressed in rags, with a pale face and skinny body. He looked at passers-by with a dull look in his eyes. He had lost all hope for life and lived like a wooden man.

Seeing the appearance of those people, the elderly and children, it was quite heartbreaking, but no one said anything, as no one was a fool.

Ignoring the refugees looking at him eagerly, Old Man Lin led the villagers forward. After walking for about half an hour, they finally found a place to rest.

Although there are still many refugees here, there is a small open space at the very edge. If all the people from Linjia Village squeeze together, they can still stay there for one night.

"Big brother, second brother, you two brothers go and make the villagers sleep together for one night, and tell the patrol team to be more alert when they go out, to watch out for theft."

Village chief Lin got off his ox cart as he spoke. He took his wife and stood by to watch over his great-grandchildren, while he asked his son, daughter-in-law and the children to start packing their things for the night.

"I understand, sir. I will tell everyone," Lin Qingchu said, then he looked at the refugees who were staring at him, and he had a rough idea in his mind.

When the brothers Lin Qingchu and Lin Qingxun came to the Lin family to deliver the message, the Lin family had just spread out the oilcloth and quilts, and Li Yanniang and her three sisters-in-law were preparing dinner.

After hearing what the Lin brothers said, Old Man Lin nodded and said, "Go back and ask your grandfather to pay attention to it. If you need anything, come home and tell us. Don't be embarrassed. When you have it, just return it double."

"I understand, great grandfather," Lin Qingchu responded with a smile. Although old man Lin was only their cousin, he was no different from their biological grandfather to them.

Old Man Lin and Village Chief Lin are both only children. Not only are they not much different in appearance, but they also grew up together with the same grandparents. Naturally, their relationship is very deep.

Lin Qingxue sat on the quilt, looking at the dark night, raised her head to look at Old Man Lin and said, "Master, based on our current distance, how long will it take to reach Lingyun City?"

Old Man Lin didn't say anything, but just looked up at the sky. After a long silence, he said, "Based on the current situation, it will take at least two days to reach Lingyun City. I don't know if we refugees can enter the city."

Hearing the confusion in Old Man Lin's tone, Lin Qingxue shook her head and said, "Since ancient times, no city has easily accepted refugees, but bringing supplies into the city is still no problem. Along the way, we've seen thousands, if not tens of thousands, of refugees. Just the corpses we've seen in the past two days are more than a thousand. I estimate that there must be countless refugees waiting outside Lingyun City for resettlement."

"Then can we still go into the city?" Lin Qingran said, looking at Old Man Lin eagerly. Even with Lin Qingxue's baby, their whole family had to go into the city to "buy" things.

"There will be no problem entering the city, but the number of people will be limited, and there will most likely be a high entry fee."

Lin Qingxue's tone was full of helplessness. This was the bad thing about the ancient times: human life was not treated as human life.

"In that case, we won't go into the city, nor will we go outside the city. Let Qingxue and Qingran go over and take a look. If they can go into the city, then they can go in. If they can't, then forget it. It's not convenient for so many people to go there."

Aunt Lin said this as she looked at the three donkey carts filled with luggage. These were the lifeblood of the family. If they were robbed, how would they survive?

"Okay, then let the eldest take the third and Qingxue with him," Uncle Lin nodded and said. He was not at ease with just the two of them going, so only the eldest and the second had to go, as the third was not steady enough.

The others also understood the meaning of Uncle Lin's words and knew that he was worried about Lin Qingran taking Lin Qingxue to do things alone, so no one refuted.

Chatting and laughing, dinner was soon ready. After dinner, the Lin family quietly drank a lot of water while the night was dark and no one was looking.

They didn't dare drink much water during the day, so they could only drink more water at night when no one was watching them to make up for the water they had missed during the day.

For the next two days, before reaching Lingyun City, life in Linjia Village was very boring. They traveled during the day and found a place to rest for the night after the sun went down. The only difference was that everyone's water and food were getting less and less, and everyone had a bad expression on their face.

Two days later in the afternoon, before the sun set, the group finally arrived at a pavilion five miles outside Lingyun City.

It’s not that they don’t want to go forward, but this is a fork in the road. They come into the city only to buy supplies, not to do business, so they just need to go here.

"Big Brother, Second Brother, we'll stay here tonight. Go ask everyone who needs to go into the city for supplies, what they need to buy, and how much silver they can come up with. Count them up, and then we'll discuss a plan tonight."

Village Chief Lin looked towards Lingyun City with a smile on his face. They finally arrived at a city and were getting closer and closer to the imperial capital.

Their hope of fleeing famine increased. As long as they could enter the city tomorrow, their chances of survival would be even greater.

"Got it, sir. Let's go then." Seeing that Village Chief Lin had no other instructions, Lin Qingchu pulled Lin Qingxun to notify the villagers.

Knowing that they had to stop for the night and that Lingyun City was not far away, the villagers of Linjia Village became restless. Everyone had money and wanted to buy things, but money was a big problem.

"Be clear, young man. We are all short of food and water. We need to buy salt. It doesn't matter whether we buy the other things or not. Only these three are essential. But you know our situation. We are all short of money. What should we do?"

"Yeah! Clearly, boy, can you ask the village chief to help us think of a solution?"

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Listening to everyone's words, Lin Qingchu remained calm and said calmly, "Each of you should discuss what you want to buy first! Those who can afford it, please give more. Let's get through this difficult time first. I will talk to my grandfather about this."

After Lin Qingchu finished speaking, he went to the Lin family and ignored the villagers. They didn't want to contribute anything and just wanted to get something for free. How could such a good thing happen?

Arriving at the Lin family, Lin Qingchu told them what his grandfather meant. He looked at Old Man Lin and said, "Grandpa, do you have any extra money? Many people in the village don't have money right now. You should also be careful about others coming to your house to borrow money."

"Okay, we get it. What's the situation at home? No water at all? How much food do you have? What are you going to buy in the city this time?"

Old man Lin nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that all the villagers had gone to see his cousin. Most of the villagers were not related within the five degrees of kinship. Whether to lend or not, Village Chief Lin would be in a difficult position.