Fang Chenxi took his brother into the inner room, and after a while, each of them came out carrying a small backpack.

The backpack was wrapped with a layer of worn-out cloth and old clothes, and looked dusty. The backpack straps betrayed it. It was essentially a sports backpack, and the color was quite bright.

Liu Caixia took a look at the backpack straps and said to the two siblings, "Find some cloth to wrap around the backpack straps. The straps look very new. You can tear some strips of cloth from old clothes and wrap them around them. Then it won't be so obvious."

Fang Chenxi took off the backpack and looked at the strap, then ran into the house and took out a pair of tattered coarse cloth trousers, cut them into strips with scissors, and wrapped the backpack straps around them. After packing up, Liu Caixia took the two siblings out.

Father Liu was standing outside in the dam. When he saw them coming out, he said, "Why don't they tell the villagers if they want to leave? After all, they rented this yard from the village."

Liu Caixia told her father about her plan: "I must tell the village chief. I just discussed it with them and thought of an identity for them. They are relatives from my mother's family. I think they look a bit similar, so I asked them about their situation.

It was confirmed that someone they knew wanted to take them with them, and they had to tell the villagers that there was no water in the well, otherwise after a while, someone in the village would definitely doubt the source of the water. "

"That's fine. You take them back. I'll go check on the house over there. Someone asked them to tell the villagers that there is no water in the well today. The siblings have also decided to leave with us and settle in the east."

"Okay, Dad, be careful. Come back as soon as you're done. I'll take them back and talk to the village chief."

Liu Caixia told her father the names of the two siblings and then took them back to the village where they had camped.

Along the way, Liu Caixia told the siblings some of the things that had happened since they arrived and told them some things to pay attention to.

The brother and sister were probably frightened by the end of the world. They didn't interact with anyone after coming here and became a little introverted.

Sister Fang Chenxi was better. Fang Chenhao didn't say a word. No matter what was asked of him, he just gave simple answers like "yes" or "yes".

Hey, what is going on?

But it's also true, think about it, with so many things happening, her daughter Liu Xiaolu has changed a lot. She used to be such an innocent and lively little girl, but now she has become mature and sensible, and she talks less. I hope she can find a stable place as soon as possible and live a good life.

When Liu's mother saw Liu Caixia coming back with her two children, she hurriedly took Liu Xiaolu to pick them up.

“That’s the girl who changed the water!”

Liu Caixia pulled the little girl and nodded, and introduced the background she had thought of for the little girl to Liu's mother:

"Mom, these are my great-granddaughter and great-grandson. Some of their family members got separated while fleeing the famine, some died of starvation, and some died of disease. Now there are only two of them left. I saw that they look very similar to my cousin, so I asked and confirmed that they were my cousin's children, and then brought them back!"

"Okay, okay, bring them back. Your uncle and your cousin are very good to you. We will definitely help your cousin's grandson and granddaughter if we can. Come on, kid, follow your aunt."

The two children understood their conversation and shouted together, "Grandma Liu!"

Liu's mother took the children to explain the situation to the village chief, and said that they would provide the children's food themselves and would not take up the village's resources. They could have some extra chestnuts or wild vegetables in stock at each meal to feed the two children.

After hearing what Liu's mother said, the village chief did not try to stop them and just let them take responsibility for the safety of the two children themselves.

After Liu's father came back, Village Chief Hu asked everyone to get ready to set off.

Just like that, everyone continued to move forward along Dahuan Mountain towards Zhongzhou. The villages they passed along the way were indeed sparsely populated, with doors and windows of every household tightly closed, leaving only a few pairs of vigilant eyes secretly peeking through the gaps at the coming and going teams.

Father and mother Liu, with the newly joined siblings, were still walking at the end of the group. Originally, father Liu was walking with village chief Hu in front, and occasionally village chief Hu would discuss the future itinerary with father Liu.

After two more people joined their team, Father Liu thought about discussing with others what they should do next.

After all, their number was increasing and they also had the idea of ​​separating from the village.

It is inevitable that we would occasionally whisper on the road. Following the people from Hujia Village, we were afraid that we would accidentally say something we shouldn’t say and be overheard by others.

Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.

After Liu's father talked to Lin Weizhong, Lin Weizhong also agreed with his approach.

After Liu Caixia came back, she introduced the Fang siblings to the others, so everyone got to know each other in a preliminary way. As for other situations, it was difficult to introduce them in detail because there were so many people around.

Fortunately, everyone is a sensible person.

The team set off slowly, heading towards Zhongzhou along the winding mountain road.

The mountain road is rugged, with lush forests on both sides. Occasionally, the sound of birds singing through the treetops adds a bit of vitality to this quiet mountain road.

The sun gradually rose higher, and the sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled light and shadows on the ground.

Father Liu looked at the people in the team and knew that only the adults could make the decision. In particular, he knew that Lin Weizhong was a soldier before. After retiring, he joined the local Public Security Bureau and became a criminal policeman. He would discuss any issues with him along the way and trusted him very much.

"I thought that after we reach the next town, we would separate from the people of Hujia Village."

Lin Weizhong: "I think this is the best way. My injury has almost healed. It will provide an extra layer of protection for everyone's safety. In addition, I think there are some problems with this dynasty. We have only been here for a short time, and we have already met so many people who are from the same place as us.

I'm afraid there are many people who are in the same situation as us. Some of these people are good people, but of course there are also people with bad character and who break the law.

Therefore, we must be more cautious in the future. We must expand our team while keeping a low profile and doing great things! "

Liu Caixia: "Yes, I feel the same way. I think this dynasty will not be peaceful in the future. If we want to survive, we need to unite more people."

Father Liu: "In this case, it is a wise choice for us to separate from Hujia Village. Later, when we want to add people, we don't have to come up with some messy reasons every time. After all, they are all relatives and friends. It's not acceptable."

Mother Liu: "That's true. If you lie too much, it's easy to be exposed."

"If we go our separate ways, there won't be this problem. Xiaomei can't remember things at her age now."

"Okay, I'll find a chance to talk to Village Chief Hu and the others later."

"We will go our separate ways from now on."

"Well, don't worry. Find a suitable time to bring it up. Even if we are separated now, we are still on the same path. There is no need to be so anxious!"

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