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

"drive!"

Zhang Shiwen quickly caught up with the group ahead.

He had already spotted several familiar figures; it was indeed Su Yunhai's team.

His eyes were full of joy.

"Scholar Su, please wait a moment!"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Su Yunhai turned around and his eyes lit up.

I never expected it to be Zhang Shiwen.

He thought the Zhang family had already taken the lead and left, but unexpectedly they were lagging behind, so he immediately ordered the group to stop and wait for them.

Shen Shuli raised an eyebrow. The villagers from the outlying villages in the city were being arrested one after another by the yamen runners.

I didn't expect the Zhang family to hide in the city for so long without being caught. They must be quite capable.

"Scholar Su, that's wonderful! It really is you! I've finally caught up with you!" Zhang Shiwen's face was filled with undisguised joy.

He had been living in constant fear in the city these past two days, and only felt truly safe when he was with Su Yunhai.

"There are too many people here, I'll wait for you up ahead." Su Yunhai nodded to him and pointed to a place.

Seeing that there were many refugees surrounding them, Zhang Shiwen understood Su Yunhai's meaning and immediately returned to the group.

A quarter of an hour later.

The two teams merged.

Zhang Shiwen's men kept speeding up to catch up with the enemy, so Su Yunhai had to stop his team to give them time to rest and replenish their energy.

The two sat together and exchanged information.

Su Yunhai told Zhang Shiwen about his experiences without reservation.

“Sigh, we’ve been on tenterhooks these past two days traveling through the mountains, constantly being chased and killed. Those people from Peach Blossom Village who came after us were people who abandoned us halfway through when we encountered danger. I’m not going to take them in.”

Zhang Shiwen's situation wasn't much better.

"Fortunately, I have two houses in the city. I leave the larger one for the villagers to stay in temporarily."

"I guess those soldiers knew there was someone living in the house, which is why they didn't search it. The villagers didn't dare to cook, but luckily there was a well in the house, so everyone had enough water to drink and made do with dry rations for two or three days."

"The city was in chaos for the past few days. The county government's treasury and granaries were ransacked. Fortunately, that mysterious man was very kind and left everything to distribute to all the people in the city. He also opened the city gates, which allowed us to leave the city smoothly."

“All the grain shops in the city are sold out. If the magistrate doesn’t open the city gates, we won’t be able to buy a single grain of rice. Our group of over a hundred people definitely won’t last more than a few days.”

Shen Shuli briefly explained the situation in the city to Su Yunhai, so he knew a little about it.

But by hearing some things from Zhang Shiwen, he gained a deeper understanding of the situation inside the city.

"Before fleeing the famine, when I was buying grain in the surrounding county towns, I heard that a mysterious merchant had bought up all the grain that was available."

"It seems we won't be able to buy any more grain within Qingzhou." Su Yunhai immediately thought of the imminent crisis, and his expression turned serious.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shiwen's expression changed.

He had enough food, but the people from Peach Blossom Village who were traveling with him were running low on food.

Once their food supplies are completely depleted, will the Zhang family still be able to remain unscathed?

Shen Shuli was sitting nearby, listening to their conversation, when suddenly she was startled!

This part of the story is not in the book.

In other words, it was her appearance and the things she did that caused the plot to change.

What will happen if more and more migrants are arriving in the vicinity, and if all the county towns and prefectures cannot buy food, or if food prices skyrocket to a level that the people cannot afford?

"Father! We need to speed up our journey!" Shen Shuli looked at Su Yunhai with a pale face.

Qingyun City is located in the northwest of Qingzhou, in a relatively remote location. The surrounding counties have small populations and underdeveloped commerce.

The area east of Qingzhou Prefecture was a bustling county town with a large population, mainly due to its wide and well-connected official roads.

If the northern barbarian tribes were to attack Qingzhou, the cities to the east would definitely be their first choice.

If the grain in that county town is also monopolized.

To stay alive.

The common people would definitely choose to go to Qingzhou Prefecture to find a way to survive.

Nearly a thousand refugees have gathered on this road.

How many refugees must have gathered in the north and east of Qingzhou?

Just thinking about it is terrifying!

Shen Shuli immediately told Su Yunhai and the other person what she had thought of.

Upon hearing this, Su Yunhai and Zhang Shiwen's expressions changed drastically!

They hadn't thought of that aspect yet.

But everyone knows that Shen Shuli is not exaggerating!

"Quickly, let's set off immediately!" Su Yunhai urged the group as he walked into the ranks.

Zhang Shiwen's team had only rested for a short time; most of them had been eating steamed buns and dry rations in the city for several days.

They finally had a chance to eat a hot meal to soothe their stomachs, but before their water had even boiled, they were urged to set off.

There was a lot of complaining in the queue.

Zhang Shiwen immediately explained the reason to everyone.

"We must speed up and get ahead of the other groups of refugees! Otherwise, we will definitely be refused entry to Qingzhou!"

"What do you think will happen if a large number of refugees are stranded outside Qingzhou?"

"Stop cooking! Quickly fill up the water and hurry on your way. Once we're safe, you'll have a good meal. Otherwise, if you lose your lives, this will be your last meal!"

"I don't care whether you leave or not, I will definitely take the Zhang family and Scholar Su with me! Do as you please!"

The Zhang family completely obeyed all of Zhang Shiwen's arrangements.

Upon hearing that they needed to set off immediately, they quickly packed their belongings and began their journey.

When the people from Peach Blossom Village saw that everyone had left, they became anxious and hurriedly packed up to catch up.

The entire team from Peach Blossom Village was on their way, holding their breath and not daring to slacken.

Fortunately, the closer they got to Qingzhou, the fewer refugees they saw on the road.

For a long stretch of road, there were hardly any homeless people or passersby to be seen.

With the roads clear and unobstructed, everyone was able to travel much faster.

Originally, Su Yunhai wanted everyone to find a place to spend the night in a town along the way.

Even if you can't afford an inn, the city is much safer than the wilderness.

However, to make the journey easier, especially since the temperature is cooler in the evening.

They had already crossed more than twenty miles from the town.

With no houses nearby, the group had no choice but to spend the night in the woods by the roadside.

Finally, I can rest.

Everyone was so exhausted that they lay down on the ground, but the women still had to grit their teeth and cook for the whole family.

After traveling all day, if I don't eat something to replenish my energy in the evening, I definitely won't have the strength to travel tomorrow.

As for men.

Men face greater pressure than women because they are stronger and can carry more and heavier loads.

This is the crux of the problem that men and women can never be equal.

Shen Shuli's family was the most relaxed among the refugees.

Shen Yuehua and Zhang Lanhua led Su Tianze in a carriage.

Even Li Jiao'e had taken a car ride in the afternoon and had been forced to walk for half a day as punishment, without being given much food or drink. She couldn't keep going any longer.

At this moment, Shen Yuehua and Zhang Lanhua had already gotten out of the car and were busy preparing the meal.

Li Jiao'e remained in the car, refusing to get out, showing no intention of helping at all.