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The villagers sat around a makeshift fire, and the jumping flames seemed to be sad about the impending separation.

Village chief Hu called the village cook to come over and explain the situation. The aunt looked at such a large basket of dried meat and was happy to be able to eat meat, but some were sad that the Liu family had left.

Liu's mother still followed the aunts in the team to cook and help them make fire.

Village chief Hu stood up and cleared his throat, his voice firm and warm: "Fellow villagers, although our village is small, our hearts are big. Along the way, we have been through thick and thin together, and we have witnessed each other's tenacity and kindness. Although the Liu family is leaving, they will always be part of our village. No matter where you are in the future, I hope everyone can remember this friendship and the difficult days we have spent together."

"Why don't you settle down here with us?"

"Yes, Uncle Liu, you can settle down with us. We have strength in numbers. We are not afraid of being bullied."

"Yeah yeah……"

Several families who had good relations with the Liu family persuaded them to settle down with the villagers.

Although Father Liu was very grateful, the problem was the background of their group. The more familiar the people were, the easier it was for them to reveal their flaws.

"Thank you all for your care and kindness over the past few days. We decided to go on a walk. Some family members got separated on the road, so we agreed on a meeting place. No matter what, we all want to wait for them at the agreed place. There is a long way to go, and we will have the opportunity to get together again in the future."

"Alright, alright. Everyone has family and friends. Let's have a farewell dinner together today. We'll officially separate when we enter the city tomorrow morning. Everyone should say goodbye properly. We may see each other again if we have the chance in the future."

"Yes, thank you for taking care of our family along the way. I hope everyone can find a suitable place to stay. I wish you all the best."

"Brother Liu, you have to take care of yourself too!"

After what Village Chief Hu said yesterday, the villagers knew that they would have to separate.

Although the people in their village wanted to be resettled together, no one was sure that everyone could be resettled together, let alone those who joined in halfway.

The more people there are, the harder it is to arrange them together.

In this way, everyone had a hearty farewell dinner together. Hu Dagen, whom Liu's father met at the beginning, and several brothers Hu Youliang, with whom he had more contact, all came to say goodbye to Liu's father.

They also made an agreement with Liu's father that if they settled down in Quguan County, they would be able to visit Quguan County if they had the chance after they found a place to settle down.

Father Liu was also very familiar with these two people and had a good relationship with them. He sincerely suggested that they go a little further, but they all said that they wanted to follow the people from Hujia Village.

Liu's father also understood them, and finally could only give him some advice, asking them to settle down and try to choose a village close to the southeast.

At dawn the next day, everyone got up and packed their luggage. The villagers did not eat breakfast. After traveling for more than one or two hours in the morning, they would stop to rest and eat the first meal of the day.

Liu's father and mother had already gotten used to it. They would just get up, eat something quietly, and then set off with the team.

Father Liu and his group slowly moved forward with the crowd.

The further we walked along the official road, we found that more and more people were heading towards the county town. People from all directions gathered on the official road. Some were talking along the way, some were talking about the village's family affairs, and some were talking about current affairs in the court.

Liu Caixia and her group also pricked up their ears, hoping to hear some useful information.

Zhongzhou is now the fief of Prince Qing. Prince Qing was able to get Zhongzhou because he and the current Emperor Dayuan are brothers from the same mother, so naturally their relationship is better.

Right above Nakasu is Kyoto City, which is directly governed by Emperor Ohara. Both economic and agricultural development are much more prosperous than other prefectures. In addition, with convenient transportation connecting the east, west, south and north, people's lives are pretty decent.

Although they are currently in Zhongzhou, close to the border of Nanzhou, after entering Zhongzhou they will find that the situation here is much better than that of Xizhou before.

Now the war is going on in the northwest, and it has not rained in the Northwestern and Western states for more than three years. There is almost no harvest throughout the year. People can only rely on the water stored in some lakes to grow sweet potatoes and other easy-to-eat foods to barely make a living.

The amount of food allocated by the state for disaster relief every year is just a drop in the bucket. After being exploited by corrupt officials, very little remains in the hands of the people.

Therefore, after two years of drought, most of the families in the Northwest and Xizhou who could move fled to the east or other places to escape the famine.

This caused a surge in refugees in Zhongzhou and several other states, and social unrest. At this time, the Mongolian Empire in the north was also affected by the drought and came to the northwest to plunder. Without food and reduced personnel, the Northwest Army could not win. The court had already taken resources such as the army and military pay from other places.

At this time, many other states had fiefs of princes. The princes were certainly unwilling to use the grain from their own fiefs to divert resources, and they had no way to control the army.

They were certainly unwilling to provide food. The princes of the Southwest and Xizhou were not very convinced of the emperor in the first place, and they were all secretly thinking about whether they could have the opportunity to sit on that throne. How could they sincerely help him?

After a struggle, the Northwestern Army was defeated step by step. There was no food left in the Northwest, so the enemy had no choice but to move towards Zhongzhou, Beizhou, or even Nanzhou. How could the emperor allow the enemy to attack? He had no choice but to forcibly conscript soldiers and collect food to fight the enemy.

As a result, many more families were forcibly conscripted, there were fewer and fewer male members in the family, and the labor force was getting smaller and smaller. Life was already difficult, and it became even more difficult now.

However, fortunately, I heard that the Mongolian army had been stopped outside Huping Pass in the northwest. Huping Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is also the last checkpoint after the loss of five cities in a row. If Huping Pass is breached, half of the territory in the northwest will fall, and only at Tianchang Pass will there be a geographical advantage to stop the enemy.

Therefore, Emperor Ohara issued an order to defend Huping Pass at all costs and forcibly mobilized the eastern garrison to provide support with food and fodder.

Fortunately, it is said that the situation has been brought under control and there is no more forced conscription. After hearing the news, everyone felt a lot more at ease.

Whether it is war or natural disasters, it is civilians who suffer more.

It would take about two to three hours to get to the county town today. They had already agreed yesterday that they would not stop to cook and eat on the way, and would make plans after arriving at the county town.

During this period, those who were really hungry would eat some dry food to fill their stomachs. Each family would eat some cooked chestnuts or dried meat, and drink a few sips of water to fill their stomachs.

It was not until noon that all the people in the group arrived outside the city gate one after another.