A massive famine! The whole family travels through time together, and with their spatial abilities,

It took an hour to walk.

The villagers of Peach Blossom Village finally left the dirt roads and embarked on the official road.

If you follow the official road for another half an hour, you will see the city gate of Qingyun City, the county seat.

Su Yunhai told everyone to take a short rest.

He took Shen Shuli to the village chief, Zhang Shiwen, his father-in-law, and his brothers-in-law to ask for their opinions.

"Qingyun City is just ahead. We need to pass through Qingyun City to continue towards Qingzhou Prefecture."

“But we have a problem, which is that many people in our village have not obtained a travel permit from the county government.”

“If so many of us go into the city to get travel permits, the government officials will definitely not let us pass, and they might even keep an eye on us.”

"The best-case scenario is that we will be detained by the government and taken back to the village. If we are unlucky, the conscription order may have already reached our county town. In that case, we will be walking into a trap, and all the men in the team will definitely be arrested and sent to the army."

“If the magistrate is narrow-minded, he might arrest our women and children on the grounds that we are evading military service.”

"Therefore, I suggest we take the mountain road, bypass Qingyun City, and then decide whether to take the official road later. What do you think?"

Village Chief Li also realized this problem, knowing that most people in the village had not had time to obtain travel permits.

Without a travel permit, they could only go as far as Qingyun County.

It was impossible to cross Qingyun County to reach the next city. Without a travel permit, one could not enter the city at all, and might even be sent back by the local government.

Moreover, the sudden influx of several hundred people into Qingyun City would certainly attract the attention of the government.

It will probably be very difficult to get away from it then.

The village chief said helplessly, "It seems we have no choice but to take the mountain road. But the mountains are dangerous, with all kinds of wild animals roaming around. Moreover, each household is carrying a lot of luggage, and it will probably be difficult to travel through the mountains. It will take longer."

Neither Shen Huai'an nor Shen Huaikang's families had time to obtain travel permits, so they had no choice but to take the mountain road.

Zhang Shiwen glanced at the group and explained his plan.

"Gentlemen, our Zhang family has obtained travel permits in advance. Why don't we go ahead first and then meet up with everyone after we leave the city?"

"As you can see, we have many carriages and a lot of supplies. Moreover, my family members are not very strong, and climbing the mountain might slow everyone down."

Zhang Shiwen's family carried two to three times more supplies than Su Yunhai's, making climbing the mountain a real challenge.

Moreover, there's absolutely no need for them to suffer unnecessarily.

Let's see if we can continue walking together in the future.

Su Yunhai and the others had no reason to object, so they readily nodded in agreement.

Village Chief Li chuckled and said, "Hehe, then you should go into the city first. While you're there, try to gather as much information as possible. If we happen to meet again in the future, we can travel together again." He knew in his heart that the Zhang family might not wait for them.

After all, staying even one more day increases the danger.

"Don't worry, if nothing unexpected happens, we'll be waiting for you on the main road ahead. After all, we agreed to head south together."

After nodding to the group, Zhang Shiwen stood up and said, "In that case, I will take the Zhang family away first."

"Alright, be careful on the road. Once you get into the city, don't make too much of a fuss. Keep a low profile if you can, and if necessary, spend some money to make sure you get out of the city smoothly," Su Yunhai reminded him.

"Yes, thank you for reminding me. I'll wait for your news near the tea stalls on the main road after we leave the city."

After Zhang Shiwen finished speaking, he left with his family members ahead of time.

The remaining villagers of Peach Blossom Village watched the Zhang family leave alone, puzzled. The group grew impatient and couldn't help but ask what was going on.

Village Chief Li explained the situation to the villagers.

In the line, the villagers who had obtained travel permits immediately stepped forward.

“Village chief, we’ve already obtained our travel permits. Why don’t we go to town with Zhang Fu’s family? We don’t want to climb the mountain; it’s too dangerous just thinking about it.”

"Ah, luckily my family also got a travel permit, I didn't want to walk the mountain road either."

"No problem, we left the city early, so we'll just wait for you there."

More than a dozen companies stepped forward one after another; they had all obtained their travel permits in advance.

The main reason was that I didn't want to walk the mountain roads and make things difficult for myself.

The village chief, of course, could not stop them and let them leave first to chase after Zhang Fuhu.

More than a hundred people left one after another.

This included people from other villages.

Currently, the team still has 287 members.

Those who stayed behind had already packed up and were ready to climb the mountain.

It was getting late.

We need to get into the mountains as soon as possible and find a safe place to spend the night.

Just then, the Wang family from Baishan Village finally caught up.

Wang Kui had already adjusted his mindset along the way, and greeted Shen Huai'an and the others with a smile.

"Cough cough, we finally caught up. Were you waiting for us here? I knew it! We're all from Baishan Village, how could you abandon us?"

Wang Kui was seething inside, but he didn't show it on his face.

It was as if the previous unpleasantness had never happened.

Shen Huai'an and the others ignored him.

Wang Kui was annoyed, but there was nothing he could do. He glanced at a group of people from Peach Blossom Village who had entered the city first, and couldn't help but ask a question.

"Aren't those people from your Peach Blossom Village? Why aren't they coming with you?"

Since the Shen family were also from Baishan Village, and things got too tense, they explained the issue of the travel permit.

Upon hearing this, Wang Kui's entire demeanor changed.

"Hahaha, so that's how it is!" Wang Kui laughed triumphantly, becoming quite smug.

"Fortunately, my son had the foresight to prepare all the travel permits for our Wang clan well in advance."

"In that case, you can stay here and climb the mountain at your own pace. We won't accompany you. Be careful not to get eaten by the wolves in the mountains and end up with no remains. There will be no one to collect your bodies then."

Everyone present changed their expressions.

They never expected Wang Kui to be so sharp-tongued, cursing them to die without a complete corpse.

Shen Shuli had no intention of tolerating this narrow-minded person.

He kicked the person a full ten feet away.

They were more than twice as ruthless as they were towards the Wang family members.

Wang Kui never expected this.

He was just making a casual remark, and someone kicked him so hard his bones almost broke.

He's nearly fifty years old, and he was actually beaten up in front of so many people. Where does he put his face?

"Aaaaah, you bitch, you actually kicked me!" Wang Kui screamed in despair, clutching his chest.

Upon seeing this, Wang Kui's sons, Wang Xuewen and Wang Xuewu, rushed out from the crowd and helped Wang Kui up.

Wang Xuewen was also a scholar, having passed the imperial examination five years earlier than Su Yunhai.

His reputation in the countryside was far greater than Su Yunhai's.

He looked at Shen Shuli's unparalleled beauty, his eyes filled with a sinister and wicked greed.

"Young lady, my father has no grudge against you, why did you resort to such underhanded tactics to harm him?"

"I'm a scholar, yet you dare to show such disrespect to my father, a scholar! Aren't you afraid I'll report you to the authorities and have you imprisoned?"

Shen Shuli caught the fleeting wicked thought in his eyes perfectly and scoffed at it in her heart.

This person actually used his official position to intimidate her.

Was she raised on fear?

Her father and eldest brother were both scholars!

Was she showing off?