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Lin Qingming, Lin Qingbai and their three brothers only made one trip, poured the water they brought back into the water tank, and prepared dinner for Li Yanniang and the others.

After eating the pheasants, two wild rabbits were left. Li Yanniang asked Lin Qingming and others to clean them up in the afternoon. She took four or five potatoes, washed two handfuls of wild vegetables, and made some dough to make steamed buns.

After Li Yanniang and the others prepared dinner, Lin Xiaoshan and his brother set the table for dinner. Old Man Lin asked Lin Qingming to fill half a bowl of rabbit meat and send it to Village Chief Lin's house.

After he came back with the food, the family found a place to sit down and eat. The food was not simple or rich, but because the whole family was there, it tasted especially good.

After dinner, everyone didn't go to bed right away. Uncle Lin gathered everyone together and said, "We probably won't be staying in Mingyue Temple for many days. Don't take out your belongings casually. Remember to take good care of your donkey carts and don't forget to feed the donkeys."

"I understand, Dad. My brothers and I have fed the donkey with hay," Lin Qingming spoke first.

"That's good. Have a good rest these days and stick to what Qingxue taught you," Uncle Lin nodded and said with satisfaction.

After chatting for a few words, Lin Xiaoshan and the others continued to practice sword skills. Lin Qingming and his four brothers also started fighting, and the others sat on the side and watched.

As night fell and the moon hung high in the sky, Lin Xiaoshan lay on the bed, still thinking about the sword moves he had practiced today. He secretly made up his mind to practice harder and become as powerful as Lin Qingxue to protect his family.

Lin Qingxue stood alone in the yard, looking at the bright moon, silently praying in her heart that this chaotic world would end soon and that her family would be safe and sound.

She knew that the journey of escaping famine had just begun, the road ahead was still long, and many challenges awaited them, but as long as the family was united, there was nothing to be afraid of.

After patrolling the yard, Lin Qingming and Lin Qingbai returned to the house to rest. The entire Mingyue Temple gradually became quiet, with only the rustling sound of the autumn wind blowing through the leaves, as if telling the story of this family's perseverance and hope in troubled times.

The entire Linjia Village group has been staying at Mingyue Temple for five days, and Village Chief Lin plans to set off on his journey tomorrow.

So, after lunch, he specifically asked his two grandsons to notify the villagers and ask each household to send two people to fetch water, so that they would not have no water on the road.

"I understand. We will go fetch water later. Does your family need help fetching water?" Uncle Lin nodded to indicate that he understood, and then asked Lin Qingchu if his family needed help fetching water.

"Yes, uncle, just send one person from your family to help us fetch water. Qingxun and I have to leave one person in the temple to watch over everyone, otherwise we won't be at ease."

Lin Qingchu was not polite to Uncle Lin. Although his family and the Lin family were two families, sometimes they were no different from one family.

"Okay, go and do your own thing!" Uncle Lin waved his hand, indicating that he understood.

Soon, Uncle Lin assigned the three brothers Lin Qingming, Lin Qingbai and Lin Qingran to fetch water, and the female members of the family began to pack their luggage and prepare dry food for the journey.

Lin Xiaoshan and the other children continued to practice sword skills, while the others looked for places where help was needed and went there to help.

On the other side, at the residence of Village Chief Lin's family, after the brothers Lin Qingchu and Lin Qingxun came back, they went to him and told him that Uncle Lin's family would send someone to help them fetch water.

"Boss, take a few people down to take a look and find out what's going on outside, so we can avoid chaos when we go out tomorrow," Village Chief Lin stared blankly at the sky outside. They had lived in Mingyue Temple for a few days and had no idea what the situation was like outside.

"Got it, sir. I'll go right away," Lin Qingchu nodded. He was the next village chief and clan leader, so it was his duty to do this.

Lin Qingchu went to the patrol team and picked out a few brothers who were on duty today, and followed him out to inquire about the situation outside.

As for the other villagers, knowing that they had to go out to fetch water, every household had already made preparations. After everyone was ready, they went out to fetch water together.

Fortunately, the water source was not far from the temple, only a few hundred meters away. They fetched water and returned quickly. The women in the family prepared dry food, boiled it and poured it into water bags to drink on the way.

After finishing all the work and using up most of the water, some people went out to fetch water again.

Lin Qingzhi knew this side very well. He took his six brothers out of Mingyue Temple, went down the mountain along the path, and when they reached the foot of the mountain, they saw the rotting and smelly bodies of refugees on the ground. In the distance, they also saw a team of horsemen walking towards them.

"Brother Mingchu, those seem to be horse bandits. Let's go back and inform everyone," a sharp-eyed villager saw clearly that the people on horseback did not look like good people. Their clothes were stained with blood and they looked ferocious.

"Are you sure?" Upon hearing this, Lin Qingchu immediately panicked and his face turned pale and weak.

"I'm sure I'm not mistaken," the person who spoke said with a firm tone, although he looked scared.

"Oh no! The villagers are boiling water and preparing dry food. Those people will definitely find the main force when they see the smoke. We must go back quickly to discuss countermeasures with the village chief and others," another person said in a trembling voice.

"Yes, yes, let's go quickly," Lin Qingchu also reacted and ran towards Mingyue Temple. The others saw this and followed him.

Unfortunately, they discovered it too late. The horse bandits had been following them closely, because they had already noticed the smell of fireworks from Mingyue Temple and had also seen the traces of Lin Qingchu and his group.

Lin Qingchu and his group had been out for less than an hour when they ran back with pale faces, attracting everyone's attention.

Lin Qingchu didn't even say hello to anyone and ran straight to the backyard. They knew something had happened and they all stood in the yard, walking back and forth in panic.

In the backyard, Lin Qingchu ran back, panting heavily. He stood in front of Village Chief Lin and said incoherently, "Master, something big has happened. We found a group of horse bandits at the foot of the mountain. They may have discovered our presence. What should we do now?"

"What? Are you sure that's a horse bandit?" Village chief Lin stood up suddenly, walked anxiously to Lin Qingchu and asked loudly.

"Sure, those are the horse bandits. Sir, can we get away if we leave now?" Lin Qingchu said as he quickly thought of a countermeasure in his mind.

"Did the horse bandits discover you?" Village chief Lin quickly calmed down. He pretended to be calm as he looked at Lin Qingchu and the other six and asked.

"They must have discovered us. I looked back when we were running and saw them following us. They must have discovered us when we made a fire at Mingyue Temple these days," Lin Qingchu thought carefully and said in a firm tone.