She picked up the young prime minister while fleeing famine

Lian Chengmo naturally went to find Yao Lizheng.

The city lord's family actually sent people to assassinate him, and all of them perished here. Since they didn't get the information they wanted, they will definitely send more people.

Furthermore, since these people were able to find their route, they must have sent messages back, so they can no longer stay here.

This road is no longer a viable option.

Taking out the map he had drawn, Lian Chengmo discussed a new route with Yao Lizheng. The Lian family would definitely think he was going to the Yuncheng clan's territory, so they just needed to avoid the route to that place.

It turns out that for some time to come, we'll have to take back roads and even cross mountains.

In this way, the wheelbarrows in Yaoli Village are fine, but the flatbed carts and the like will probably be a bit difficult to move.

However, it wasn't without its advantages. Once they entered the mountains, they no longer had to worry about prey, and they could also escape the chaos of war outside.

The reason why Banxia's call for conscription was able to scare away so many people today is because it is a real thing!

With the pros and cons laid out before him, Yao Lizheng frowned and thought for a long time before finally agreeing to Lian Chengmo's suggestion.

As the moon rose high in the sky, Lian Chengmo finally returned to his tent. He sat silently by the fire and ate the dinner that Wu had left for him. He sat by the fire for a long time afterward.

He quietly entered the tent and gently sat down next to the little girl after everyone in the camp except those on duty had fallen asleep.

After an unknown amount of time, he sighed softly, touched the little girl's forehead, and whispered, "I'm sorry!"

And so, Lian Chengmo stayed by Banxia's side all night, just as Banxia had stayed by his side before.

In the middle of the night, Banxia indeed developed a fever. She vaguely opened her eyes and saw Wu wiping her forehead, but she seemed to see someone else out of the corner of her eye, though it wasn't clear.

Yes, although Lian Chengmo took on the responsibility of keeping watch at night, the little girl was still a girl after all. He promised Wu that he would wake her up to help if anything happened, otherwise Wu would not be able to sleep peacefully.

Sure enough, Banxia developed a fever in the middle of the night due to her wound. It was really because the medical conditions were so poor; there wasn't a single hemostatic or anti-inflammatory medicine that Dr. Li had prepared.

Fortunately, Banxia was in good health, and the fever only lasted for about fifteen minutes. Because it was discovered in time, the fever subsided quickly.

When Banxia woke up in the morning, she opened her eyes and saw Lian Chengmo dozing off against a small tree that was supporting the tent.

He seemed to have been paying attention to his condition the whole time. As soon as Banxia moved slightly, Lian Chengmo immediately opened his eyes.

"Banxia, ​​you're awake. How are you feeling? Is anything bothering you?" Lian Chengmo immediately became anxious and leaned down to ask.

"No, it's nothing. I was just sleeping on my stomach, and my arm got a little numb, so I thought I'd get up and move around." Banxia tilted her head back slightly, supported herself with her palms on the ground, and tried to get up.

She hadn't expected that this old-fashioned girl would be guarding her; she clearly saw that it was her sixth aunt guarding her.

Could it be that the old-fashioned guy took over for Aunt Liu's shift in the middle of the night?

Banxia nodded to herself, thinking that this must be the case. Her injuries were all because of Xiao Guban, so it seemed only right that he should keep watch for her.

However, seeing the little stick-up's self-reproachful expression, Banxia couldn't help but offer words of comfort.

"Lian Chengmo, don't blame yourself. What happened yesterday was an accident. Even if it wasn't you or someone else, they would have saved me if they could," Banxia said, trying to sound casual.

But only she knew that she wouldn't risk her life to save everyone.

Lian Chengmo was different. During this time, he always did his best to make her and her brothers live comfortably, and he did not look down on them because of their status as farmers.

He treated Changshan and the others the same way he treated Ayu. Banxia could feel that they genuinely considered them as one of their own, and Banxia also regarded Lianchengmo as a partner.

"Okay, I'll help you up." Lian Chengmo paused for a second upon hearing this, then reached out and helped the little girl up.

Banxia had an injury on one leg and walked with a limp, so Lian Chengmo simply let Banxia put one hand on his shoulder and act as a human crutch for her.

Lian Chengmo also wrapped his left arm around the girl's waist for support.

Banxia was taken aback by Lian Chengmo's action, and when she turned her head, she saw the young boy's profile.

Although Lian Chengmo looked young at this time, his handsome features were already evident. His pink lips were slightly pursed beneath his high nose bridge, and he was only a fist's distance from Banxia's cheek.

call!

Someone felt her breath catch in her throat, and she hurriedly turned her head, her voice slightly rapid.

"Thank you, thank you."

And so, Banxia was helped out of the tent by Lian Chengmo, the two of them completely ignoring the other little ones who had been woken up inside the tent.

Of course, the little ones were all worried about Banxia's injury, and they didn't dare to make a sound even after waking up.

As soon as Banxia went outside, she saw Wu Shi, who had already gotten up to start a fire and cook. Her father-in-law, Qi Sanshui, had also gotten up early to help with the fire.

Instantly, Banxia felt as if she had seen a savior.

"Sixth Aunt, can you help me?" Banxia hurriedly called out.

It's been a whole night, and Banxia needs to go to the toilet.

Seeing this, Lian Chengmo had no choice but to hand the person over to Madam Wu. However, he himself still followed silently behind, not allowing Madam Wu to take the person too far, for fear that there might be some danger around.

Banxia finished relieving herself in a very awkward situation, and was then pushed into the tent by Wu to have the medicine reapplied. In her condition, it was not appropriate for her to change into new clothes, as the medicine would only make the change pointless.

Finally, he simply put on Wu's coat and began to feast on his breakfast.

Of the group, only Banxia had meat pies to eat; the others drank wild vegetable porridge, and no one complained about it.

The brothers Qi Changshan and Qi Juanbai even wanted to give up their wild vegetable porridge so that their eldest sister could eat more to nourish herself.

Only after Banxia repeatedly assured her that she was truly full did she give up.

The morning's rest was quick, and Yao Li Village set off again.

This time, Banxia, ​​who was supposed to be driving the oxcart, ended up lying down to recover from her injuries, while Lian Chengmo stayed up all night and pretended to sleep in the cart. So the job of driving the cart fell to Qi Lei.

Fortunately, he only injured his leg, and has recovered a lot; his hands are still able to move around freely.

Following the new route devised by Lian Chengmo, the team walked for most of the day before turning from a side path onto an even smaller mountain trail.

There were no more refugees on this road. Although the road was difficult to travel, the absence of those suspicious and scrutinizing eyes made everyone feel more at ease on their journey, and their daily progress was no worse than before.

That evening, Banxia took the opportunity of going to the toilet to get two wild vegetable seeds to ripen. Knowing that Wu would make meat patties for her separately, she said that she liked to eat this kind of wild vegetable and asked her to mix it into the flour and fry it into meat patties for her.

Sure enough, after eating the two energy-rich wild vegetables, Banxia felt that the pain in her injuries had lessened.

From then on, she worked even harder to find the wild vegetables she "liked to eat".

At first, Wu was puzzled, but seeing that Banxia always found the same kind of wild vegetable that she could never find, she let her be.

Only Lian Chengmo would occasionally look at the little girl with a questioning gaze, until Doctor Li said that the wild vegetable was also a kind of Chinese medicine and that eating it would be good for the wound, which dispelled his doubts.

But the guilt in my heart only deepened.