The victims who had gathered around were shocked when they saw the momentum of the team. They just stood aside and watched, not daring to make any move for the time being. The atmosphere was tense and subtle, and was about to explode.

"The swill truck is coming." Someone shouted.

The victims screamed and ran towards the back of the team, and both sides of the team instantly became empty.

Just as Si Sheng was about to exhale, he saw a teenage boy running towards him quickly.

Si Sheng could even see the child stuffing the stuff into his mouth as he ran, choking until his neck stiffened.

The child was followed by several young men, all holding sticks in their hands. They chased and shouted: "Stop, stop for me."

Then the child choked and let out a "burp", rolled his eyes and fell to the front of the team.

Several men caught up and surrounded the child, punching and kicking them. They cursed and said: "You still dare to eat alone on my territory. You kid is tired of living. If I don't teach you a lesson, I don't know how many princes Ma has."

Eye."

The child was surrounded by men, and his condition could not be seen or heard from the outside.

Da Sheng led the mule and walked away from the group of people, speeding up and walking forward without even the slightest pause.

Si Sheng grabbed Suxue and Wang Zeran's arms tightly and walked quickly without looking away. He couldn't bear it but couldn't control it, so he could only keep his sight out of sight.

The team instantly left behind the beatings and scoldings, as well as the disaster area.

After crossing the disaster area, everyone relaxed a little, but their steps did not stop. This place was not suitable for resting at all, and they had to find another campsite.

"Dad, look." Suxue shook Si Sheng's hand and showed him a big hole on the roadside.

Many corpses could be vaguely seen in the pit, piled up irregularly. The corpses were buried with soil, but they were not completely covered, and some limbs and heads were still exposed.

Without giving any instructions, everyone quickly took out their masks and covered their mouths and noses tightly.

The team walked forward along the path beside the river.

Everyone hurried on in a dull manner, the hopes they had filled with in the morning deflated like a burst balloon and disappeared without a trace.

It was already dark, so we stopped at a dam at the entrance of a village, where we planned to spend the night.

People unhooked the animals from the shafts of the carts, the men picked up stones from the river to build temporary stoves, and the women spread the floor and took out pots and pans to prepare for cooking.

While everyone was immersed in their own work, a loud shout suddenly came: "What are you doing? You can't stop here, go fast, go fast."

Everyone raised their heads in surprise and saw several strange men standing in front of them. They were holding hoes, hoe, iron forks, etc. in their hands, and they were staring at everyone eagerly.

Seeing this, the men from the six families immediately picked up wooden sticks and kitchen knives, gathered together to confront the visitor, and the women also picked up the tools at hand to protect the elderly and children.

Si Sheng, who was leading the mule to the river, hurriedly threw the reins to the second boy, ran over and greeted with a smile: "Brothers, don't get me wrong, we are fleeing from famine, not bad people. We are passing by and rest here."

Leave in one night."

The leading middle-aged man said eloquently: "Just because you are fleeing famine, you can't stay here. The government has issued a decree that no village or house can take in refugees."

Listening to the words, this group of people should be from this village. Si Sheng hurriedly explained: "Brother, we are not refugees, we are farmers with household registration. You see, this is our road guide and this is our household registration document."

"

Si Sheng said as he took out a pile of information from his arms and showed them to the middle-aged man one by one.

The man was obviously literate. His eyes followed Si Sheng's movements, browsing the information, and suddenly pressed Si Sheng's hand.

"Ye Sixheng, is this yours?"

Si Sheng looked down and saw that it was his "examination card", which was the admission ticket for the scientific examination. It was issued by the government and had the names of three generations of his Ye family and the identity of the scholar.

The test card and household registration materials were all placed in the space. Si Sheng was anxious just now and grabbed the household registration certificate to show to others. Unexpectedly, he also brought out the test card.

Si Sheng had no choice but to reply: "Yes, I am Ye Si Sheng. This is my previous exam."

Surprise flashed in the man's eyes, and his expression became a little loose, but he still insisted: "Although you are a scholar, you are not from here, so you are not allowed to stay here."

A wry smile appeared on Si Sheng's face, and he said awkwardly: "Brother, it's getting dark today. Look at us, old and young, if we don't stay here, where else can we go?"

The middle-aged man looked at the embarrassed figures behind Si Sheng, and seemed a little unbearable.

He looked back at the men behind him, took two steps forward and stood next to Si Sheng, and said in a strong tone: "It has nothing to do with us where you go, but you must not stop at the head of our Majiazhai Village. If this happens,

If we are sued to the government, our village will be implicated."

After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he paused for a moment beside Si Sheng, then took a few steps back and said solemnly: "No matter where you go, as long as you don't stop in our village."

After what the middle-aged man said, Si Sheng understood it and hurriedly nodded and said, "Okay, we won't stay here and won't cause you any trouble. Let's leave. Let's leave now."

Si Sheng turned around and knocked on the iron pot. The six families hurriedly packed their luggage and loaded the car. They left the chosen campsite in embarrassment and walked towards the path outside the village.

The middle-aged man and the men behind him watched the group of deserters disappear, then shook their heads and sighed before returning to the village.

Si Sheng led a group of six families along the path along the river, passing through a wasteland. After walking for about a quarter of an hour, they stopped at an abandoned yard and said, "We will camp here today."

Instead of calling it a courtyard, it's better to call it an open space with a bit of adobe.

The yard is quite large, and there are many trees planted in it, but the wall surrounding the yard has collapsed and only a third of it is left. The inside and outside of the wall are covered with grass.

There is a house in the innermost part of the yard. It has no roof and only a few walls are standing precariously.

It was already dark, so everyone drove the animals into the yard and started collecting firewood to light the fire again.

Niu Zhixin comforted himself while unloading the animals: "No matter what, we finally reached the county seat."

Zhao Datou also said: "Yes, there are no bandits, no locusts here, and no uninhabited villages full of corpses."

Butcher Zhang said with some pride: "Not only did our six families come out, but not one of them was missing. The Zhu family we met at noon only had five of the thirteen members come out."

After hearing this, everyone started chatting, talking to each other about their feelings today while working, and the solemn atmosphere slowly became active.

Wang Zeran helped Si Sheng lay the floor, Suxue held Yong An's hand, and the three boys stood waiting by the side.

Suxue asked Si Sheng with some doubts: "Dad, there are several roads out of the dam in Majiazhai. Why did you choose this one and come across such an abandoned yard far away from the village by chance?

, is it really a coincidence?”

Si Sheng pretended to be mysterious and said: "Why are there so many coincidences? It's your father and I can figure it out!"
Chapter completed!