Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

After learning that Zhao Lian had left, Village Chief Fu sensed that something was wrong. It seemed that they could no longer stay in Datian Village. After discussing it, the father and his two sons began to prepare for their escape from the famine.

"Every man for himself, and the world will destroy him." Under the arrangement of Village Chief Fu, the father and his two sons avoided the crowd and planned to secretly open the stone slab in the middle of the night and fill all the water hyacinths in their house in advance.

Unexpectedly, the Li family also had this idea. The brothers Li Shuangquan and Li Shuangli were also planning to fetch water, and they just happened to meet.

This time, Li Shuangquan stopped hiding anything and directly told Fu Biao and the others about the imperial court's order for a large number of people to flee to Hengnan Prefecture.

"Shuangquan, is what you're saying true?" The village chief asked, somewhat incredulous.

Li Shuangquan nodded affirmatively and said, "Zhao Lian told us this herself. Even she's gone now, so it can't be fake."

Li Shuangli said regretfully, "Village chief, to be honest, if it weren't for my mother, we probably would have left by now. We wouldn't be here until now."

"Father, I think this is probably true."

"Village chief, why don't we go together? There are more people, and we can look out for each other on the way."

Finally, after discussion, everyone agreed to move the stone slab and prepare to fetch water.

After opening the stone slab, we realized that there was very little water, not even enough to fill a bucket. This bucket of water would be divided equally among everyone.

Upon arriving home, the father and his two sons filled all the water hyacinths in the house. After discussing with their family, they packed their belongings overnight and, before dawn, met with the Li family and set off immediately.

The next day, everyone waited and waited but the village chief never came, so the villagers rushed to the village chief's house to look for him.

When I got to the village chief's house, I found the door locked. I patted it until my hands hurt, but no one opened the door.

The village chief is gone!!!

The news spread throughout Datian Village in no time, and the villagers began to panic. Why did the village chief leave without saying a word?

Without the village chief's supervision, everyone opened the stone slabs to fetch water, only to find that the water was pitifully scarce.

Everyone crowded around the well, eager to draw water. The situation began to get out of control, and many people started fighting over the water, resulting in bloodshed.

Seeing the chaos, He Zhu and He Shu panicked and ran home.

"Mother, something terrible has happened! The village chief has also run away."

"What the hell? The village chief ran away too?" Old Yangshi started to get restless.

"I think this is a bit strange."

He Sen tapped his pipe, exhaled a puff of smoke, and looked up at He Shu: "Third brother, go check on the Li family and see if they're still there."

"Oh, oh~" He Shu quickly ran out.

"Old man~" Old Yang looked at He Sen with a questioning expression, not knowing what he was thinking.

He Sen remained silent with a sullen face. If he guessed correctly, the Li family had probably already left.

Just as he expected, a short while later, Uncle He stumbled back: "Dad, Dad, the Li family has left too."

He Sen looked grave and put down his pipe: "Second brother, third brother, listen to your father, pack your things quickly. We can't stay in Datian Village any longer, we have to leave."

"Leave? But where have we gone?" Liang Zhu panicked.

First, my brother-in-law left, then I found out that Zhaolian had also left, and now even the village chief has left. The village is without a leader, and now I've discovered that the Li family members are also gone.

All of this suggests that they definitely know something, they just don't know it yet.

He Zhu gritted his teeth: "Father is right, we have to leave. No matter where we go, we have to get out of here first. Right now, the imperial court probably doesn't care about our lives anymore. If we stay here, we'll only be dead. Are you leaving or not? If you don't leave, I will!"

As He Zhu spoke, he urged Liang Zhu to pack her things.

"Qiang Qiang Qiang~"

Just then, the sound of a gong rang out outside, followed by the rapid clatter of horses' hooves and shouts: "Listen up, everyone! The imperial court has issued a proclamation: everyone is to relocate and depart for Hengnan Prefecture!"

No one had ever seen anything like this before, and they all rushed out of their homes.

A government official was seen riding a tall horse, holding the reins in his left hand and a gong tied to his waist, striking it while shouting loudly.

The official circled the village once, then drove off to the neighboring village.

Many villagers looked at each other in bewilderment, some still unaware of what had happened.

"What happened?" Some people didn't hear clearly and were dumbfounded when they saw the officers.

"It seems like they've issued a notice telling us we have to flee the famine."

"Fleeing from famine? No way!" Everyone started to panic.

notice!!!

Then everyone realized that they had just said they would post a notice.

Whenever the imperial court had any important matters to attend to, such as paying taxes or conscripting Yao laborers, they would post the notice under the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village.

Everyone quickly ran towards the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village.

Although most villagers were illiterate, there were a few who could read. Liu Fuzi's daughter-in-law, Zhang Lingqiao, quickly ran out as well.

Sure enough, a notice was posted on the banyan tree, and many people surrounded it.

Although they couldn't read, the villagers still wanted to know what was written on it.

"Hey~ Does anyone know how to read? What does it say up there?"

Can you read?

"You ask me, I still want to ask you!"

"Hey~ isn't that Zhang, the second wife of Master Liu!"

Everyone turned around and saw that it was indeed Zhang Lingqiao, the second daughter-in-law of Master Liu, causing a stir in the room.

“Zhang, you’ve come at the right time. Take a look at what’s written here.” Everyone made way for her.

Zhang Lingqiao smiled and nodded, then quickly walked inside.

The words on the red background were in black. Zhang Lingqiao looked at them for a while, and her brows immediately furrowed. It turned out that the imperial court really was sending everyone to flee the famine.

Mei Chunlan looked at Zhang Lingqiao with curiosity: "So, Zhang, what exactly is written on it?"

Zhang Lingqiao said with a solemn expression, "It seems that everyone heard correctly. The imperial court has ordered us to flee to Hengnan Prefecture. They said that someone there will receive us."

What?! It's true! We really have to flee the famine!

The scene immediately erupted in chaos!

Someone at the scene said, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and pack your things to get out of here!"

Chrysanthemum's words immediately brought everyone to their senses. "Yes, we're fleeing the famine now! We need to go back and pack our things quickly!" In no time, everyone scattered.

Previously, we didn't know if it was true or not, but now it's clearly written in black and red on a red background, telling everyone to go to Hengnan Prefecture, so there can be no mistake.

As Old Yang packed her things, she cursed, "That damned eldest son, he's such an ingrate, leaving before we even told him."

He Sen glared at Old Madam Yang: "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and pack your things!"

After saying that, He Sen looked around and, seeing that no one else was paying attention to them, whispered a few words in Old Yang's ear with a serious expression. Old Yang nodded earnestly.

He Sen instructed Old Yang to stay close to her son and not let him be left behind. After all, the eldest son was an example, and who knew if the second and third sons would follow suit? They still had to be careful.