After the hottest time at noon, Liu Jiarong was still missing.
After several hesitations, the old village chief finally decided to set off to find the next suitable place to stay, where he might be able to wait for Liu Jiarong who caught up.
None of the villagers had any objections, but when they saw that Li Xiufen and his wife wanted to continue to follow, some people stood up and objected, and they were not allowed to follow anymore. The reason was very good:
"This woman has evil intentions and is very sick. What if something happens again along the way and she joins forces with the bad guys to plot against us?"
After hearing this, the villagers who were originally indifferent also thought that Li Xiufen and his wife were not suitable to travel together: "Yes, she even plots against her own nieces, let alone outsiders like us."
The Song family watched quietly, neither objecting nor agreeing.
Li Xiufen was afraid of being left behind, so she struggled to get up and defended: "No, no, ahem, yes, it was Hu Laoer who deceived me. I just lost my mind and did the wrong thing. Please believe me, don't
, don’t leave us three mothers behind..."
After saying that, she looked at Yang Cuilian pleadingly, hoping that Yang Cuilian, the sufferer, could stand up and say a few good words to her.
She was kicked hard by Mr. Hu last night, which probably hurt her internal organs. In addition, she didn't rest in time, so she couldn't walk several times last night.
If it hadn't been for the help of a few soft-hearted women, the three mothers would not have known where they were at the moment.
Li Xiufen knew very well that after being left behind this time, there was only death waiting for the three of them.
Now besides following Song Jia'ao closely, she had no other choice.
Yang Cuilian lowered her head and took care of Niu Niu's sparse hair. She had no intention of speaking for Li Xiufen.
Seeing this, the others knew that she no longer wanted to pay attention to Li Xiufen and her mother, so they became even more reluctant to let Li Xiufen go with them: "I didn't send you away last night because of the sake of the two children. Don't push yourself too far."
Li Xiufen was desperate. She sat helplessly on the ground and cried heartbrokenly: "I was wrong, I was wrong, I shouldn't, I shouldn't!"
Yuanbao and Tongtong huddled helplessly, wiping tears quietly.
After crying, the villagers who objected to their following had nothing to say.
They are all people with children, but they just can't stand Li Xiufen. Her two children are innocent.
If one day they themselves are in trouble, they hope that their children will have someone to help them and keep them safe.
In the end, the old village chief spoke and allowed Li Xiufen and his wife to follow. Once they make any move that endangers everyone, they will be expelled directly.
Of course, the village will not provide help to the three mothers. Whether they can keep up is their business. If someone is willing to help the three mothers, the old village chief will not care.
This result was within Song Xixi's expectation.
Although it is difficult to escape famine, human nature has not been destroyed.
Orphans and widowed mothers are inherently weak, and Li Xiufen seems to have repented. For the sake of her two children, the old village chief cannot cruelly drive them away.
Although several villagers murmured in their hearts and complained about the old village chief's decision, they did not dare to speak out against it. They just told their family members to stay away from Li Xiufen's family to prevent being plotted against.
Everyone packed up their things and set off again. Most likely they had successfully escaped last night's disaster. Everyone was in a good mood and full of hope for the unknown future.
The Song family walked together with several families with whom they had good relations, and chatted for a while from time to time, which made the escape journey less boring.
While they were chatting, a man named Song Baotian seemed to have discovered something new. He stared at Song Cai's face and said, "Everyone is fleeing, why do you look so red?"
After that, he looked at the other members of the Song family and found that their faces were two points better than the others, and the surprise on their faces was even worse: "Have you not finished eating all the dry food?"
When the other villagers heard this, they all looked over curiously, jokingly asking the Song family if they carried people on their backs to eat delicious food every day.
Several adults in the Song family were nervous, but they didn't show it on their faces.
A few small disguises were not enough. Except for Song Qingqing, the rest showed nervous expressions and looked at Song Xixi subconsciously.
Song Xixi was worried about being noticed, so she flicked her fingers to Song Niannian's forehead, who was the closest: "I was born with fair skin, and my complexion is not as good-looking as yours."
Being interrupted like this, a few of the little ones reacted and started to praise each other: "White skin is the only one who looks good. My little sister is the prettiest!"
This is not a lie. The original owner's skin is indeed very white. Even if he gets tanned in the summer, he can cover it up for a winter.
Even now, Song Xixi has tanned a lot and is fairer than all the children in the village.
Taking advantage of everyone's attention being diverted, Song Cai chuckled and said, "Who allowed me to have a well-run mother? My mother secretly hid some dry food before, but later she was able to find some food in Lucheng. Now I can eat it."
It’s a little better than before.”
Zhang Xiaomei reacted quickly and took over the conversation: "Humph, if I don't hide a little bit, I'll have to kill you all in the first few days of escaping."
Song Wufu and others laughed and said nothing, but they became alert in their hearts.
Every time I eat the food sent by my ancestors, I am as cautious as a thief and never let others notice.
But you can't hide your complexion, and it will be even harder to hide it if you gain more flesh.
You have to find a way to cover it up, otherwise it will arouse others' suspicion sooner or later.
After listening to the explanations of the Song family's mother and son, Song Baotian had no doubts and said with envy: "My aunt is still good at running the house! Alas, my family's dry food has been exhausted long ago. If it weren't for the few bowls of porridge Lucheng drank to keep us alive, we would have been beaten by iron.
My body can’t bear it anymore.”
Song Cai thought about the life his ancestors lived before their appearance, and felt sad: "Yes, I don't know when the day will end. We young and strong people can still suffer a lot, but the elderly and children may not be able to survive for long."
Song Baotian glanced at the skinny child and sighed: "There is no other way. It would be death to stay in Songjia'ao. It is better to run out and escape, maybe there is a way to survive."
After saying that, he suddenly became excited: "The old village chief said that Huai'an Prefecture is a good place. As long as we can settle down there, we will have a good life in the future!"
Song Cai was infected by his emotions and had a smile on his face: "Well, as long as you keep moving forward, you will get there sooner or later."
There were many old people and children in the team, and the young and strong people deliberately slowed down to take care of them. When they encountered a suitable place to rest, everyone would stop to take a breath before walking.
Song Xixi calculated that if he could walk fifty miles in one day, it would be as high as the sky.
She wasn't impatient. Taking advantage of the fact that others couldn't see the system screen, she simply clicked on [Pet Farm] and watched 250 battle wits and courage with the big rooster next door, which didn't make the journey boring.
As night fell, everyone was preparing to settle down in a small village next to the official road, but unexpectedly ran into another large group fleeing from the desert.
There were nearly two hundred people in this team, which was much more than Song Jia'ao's people. Everyone was immediately alert.