There was no shelter at the gate of the city. The refugees could only clean the pebbles on the ground and lie down to sleep with their clothes on.
The weather was very hot during the day, but there was a slight chill at night. Everyone had to turn out the clothes in their bags to cover themselves, barely able to resist the slightest chill.
The Song family quickly cleared a small area, each chose a spot and lay down.
Niu Hua'er took out all the clothes from the bag and put them on the ground, and said to Song Xixi: "Lie down quickly. Your father and I will sandwich you so that you won't be cold at night."
When fleeing famine, the Song family brought two bedrolls with them. Later, when they ran out of dry food, everyone was too hungry to walk, so they had to throw away the heavy bedrolls to save energy.
Song Xixi has a strong adaptability, and after a few days, she almost got used to the life of running away from home. She did not dislike the simple "bed", and walked over and lay down honestly.
Apart from being a bit hard and smelling like earth when breathing, there is nothing else.
Niu Hua'er and Song Cai also lay down on the left and right, surrounding Song Xixi tightly in the middle, using their own body heat to drive away the cold.
After traveling all day, Song Xixi was also tired, so she closed her eyes and prepared to fall asleep.
Song Cai and Niu Hua'er had something on their minds and couldn't sleep for the time being. Seeing that their daughter didn't move, they thought she was asleep, so they whispered.
Niu Hua'er asked: "If the old village chief and others don't leave, will our family also stay?"
Song Cai whispered: "Whether to leave or to stay is not something that dad alone can decide. But it's not bad to stay. As Brother Hu Zi said, this Lucheng is a geomantic treasure. If you can stand here, there is no need to take risks.
Go to Huai'an Mansion."
Brother Huzi was one of the men who just kept vigil.
"Well, I think dad wants to leave, but I'm afraid I'll have to argue with the old village chief and the others over this matter." Privately, Niu Hua'er didn't want to take the risk of going south, and she wasn't confident in establishing a foothold in Lucheng.
There are too many victims staying here, and Lucheng, which is also affected by the drought, may not be able to feed so many people.
Compared to Niu Hua'er's entanglement, Song Cai was much more optimistic: "Things haven't been decided yet, so don't think about it so much. Anyway, we have the blessing of our ancestors, so no matter how bad it is, it won't be much worse."
These words gave Niu Hua'er confidence, and she felt relieved: "It's true. I got through it without eating or drinking before. If we stay or leave later, our family's life will not be too difficult."
The ancestor once asked Xixi to pass on a message, saying that he would only help them overcome the current difficulties, and it would be up to them whether they would be good or bad in the future. I think that as long as their family has not settled down, the ancestor will not let them go.
Song Xixi listened to the conversation between the couple and silently asked 001: "Do you know the customs and customs of various places in the Jin Dynasty?"
001 said: [Host, the system is randomly released, and it is impossible to obtain information about the release plane in advance. However, according to what the host has heard about Huai'an Prefecture before, the natural conditions there should be more superior than Lucheng. ]
At this point, 001 paused for a moment before continuing: "The better the natural conditions, the richer the species will be, which is conducive to the host's task."
Hearing this, Song Xixi knew what was going on.
The next day, as soon as the sun showed its face, the victims at the gate of the city woke up one after another, and the whole place became noisy.
Many people stared eagerly at the closed city gate, hoping that the rich people in the city would be kind enough to give them a meal of porridge in the morning.
Even a bowl of rice soup that can see people's faces can slightly soothe the already burning stomach.
Some people don't want to wait so hopelessly, so they take bamboo tubes with them and go to the wilds to find water sources while the sun is not so strong. If they don't have anything to eat, drinking more water can also help their stomachs.
Song Jin and Song Yin stayed up for half the night and were very sleepy now, so they ran to a shady corner under the city wall to catch up on their sleep.
Song Wufu went to see the old village chief to discuss matters, and he wouldn't be able to come back for a while.
Zhang Xiaomei was afraid that his nonsense would offend people, so she went with him.
Song Cai had nothing to do, so he picked a few stones to play with his nephews and nieces.
Song Qingqing was not interested in this childish trick and just watched without participating. Soon she started to feel sleepy, so she went to the corner to catch up on her sleep with Song Jin and Song Yin.
At this time, Yang Cuilian led Niu Niu over and asked Niu Hua'er and her three sisters if they wanted to go out to find water and food.
Although the family has no worries about food and drink, this matter cannot be made public. If such a big family does not go looking for food or drink, it will definitely arouse the suspicion of interested people, so Niu Huaer, sister-in-law, and Yang Cuilian decided to go together.
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Niuniu was still young and it was inconvenient for Yang Cuilian to take her with her, so she asked Song Xixi to help take a look.
Song Xixi nodded: "Go ahead, I will keep an eye on her."
Yang Cuilian quickly thanked her and lowered her head to tell Niu Niu: "Mom, go find food for you. You must listen to Sister Xixi and don't be naughty and make Sister Xixi angry. Do you understand?"
Niuniu said in a soft voice: "Niuniu, be good and don't make my sister angry."
Yang Cuilian touched her little head kindly, thanked Song Xixi again, and then turned around and left with Niu Hua'er and her three sisters-in-law.
When Song Niannian and others saw that Niuniu was cute and well-behaved, they couldn't help but leave Song Cai and run over to tease her.
Niuniu was shy and kept hiding behind Song Xixi.
Song Xixi couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Niuniu is timid, don't scare her."
Song Niannian pinched Niuniu's little face and said with a smile: "It's only because you are timid that you meet more people. Once you get to know them, you become bolder."
After hearing this, Song Qingshi suggested: "Little sister, everyone is looking for food, let's go look for it too. Someone dug a snake and fish in the river yesterday, why don't we go and dig for it too?"
The river that runs through Lucheng has stopped flowing, but the mud in the river is very deep. If you dig out the topmost dry mud, it will still be wet, and snakes, fish, and loaches will hide in it.
Song Xixi didn't know what a snake fish was and was not interested in digging snake fish. Just when she was about to refuse the proposal, 001's electronic voice sounded: [Ding~ Start a new task. Please host capture a snake fish and become familiar with its living habits to complete the task.
Reward 400 points and get 1 lucky draw opportunity.】
Song Xixi: "..."
Can she refuse? There is no condition for bathing and washing at the moment, and she really doesn’t want to get herself covered in mud on a hot day!
001 seemed to know what Song Xixi was thinking, and explained: [Once a task is released, it cannot be withdrawn, but the task is not time-limited, and the host can decide the time for the task. 】
Song Xixi ignored it and said to Song Qingshi: "Lead the way, let's go catch snake fish."
She also wants to do a few more tasks to get as many points as possible. If this task is delayed, the next task will not come. If you are muddy, just be muddy. Anyway, it has been a long time since I took a shower, and it will not be dirty any more.
Not bad.
Several children cheered and immediately ran to inform Song Cai.
Song Cai was willing to indulge them, but he was still worried, so he handed his family's burden to the people in the same village to watch, and personally took a few young ones to catch snakes and fish in the river.