As the sun sets, the sky is gradually dyed with orange-red sunset, making the whole world look like a dream.

In just a quarter of an hour, everyone finished their food, and more and more people appeared on the official road nearby and headed in this direction.

There was almost no space between the people on the official road, like a long queue. Father Liu quickly asked everyone to pack up and set off.

"Everyone cheer up, there is no time to lose, get up and get going!"

After Father Liu finished saying these words, the other people in the team also noticed the densely packed black dots in the distance, and quickly got up, packed up, and set off.

"Dad, why are there more and more disaster victims? Looking at them, I always feel sad. They are so pitiful."

While packing his things, Liu's father counselled Liu Caixia: "I know they are pitiful, but there is nothing we can do. Let's just take care of ourselves first.

Even if we give out all the food, we can't save everyone, and we may even die.

Don't underestimate the fighting power of these people. As long as you show a little kindness, you will be gnawed to pieces without leaving any bones."

How could Liu Caixia not know this?

She was just saying it, she wasn't being silly and well-intentioned.

After resting, they set out on their journey again.

Just when they were about to set off, two groups of people came over from their side. Both groups were organized and disciplined, either from the same village or the same clan. There were quite a lot of people, with one group having sixty to seventy people, and another having even more.

Moving forward with great momentum!

Seeing the Liu family preparing to leave and the stone stove for cooking, one of the uncles came over and asked politely, which surprised Liu's father. There were not many people so polite at that time.

"Brother, are you leaving?"

"Yes, what can I do for you?"

"We want to rest here and use the stove you built to cook something!"

"Oh, we have to hurry on our way anyway, come over here, I just have a simple stone stove."

"grateful."

"You're welcome."

Father Liu also took the opportunity to talk to him a little more and inquire about what happened afterwards: "Did anything happen in the city? Why do I feel like there are more people fleeing?"

"Yes, we all entered the city and came out directly from the east gate. The city is in chaos now!"

"Isn't the war under control?"

“But if it doesn’t rain, people in the west and northwest won’t be able to survive and will have to go to the central or southeast to beg for food!

So basically all the people over there came here. Although some people died along the way, the remaining people finally gathered in the Zhongzhou area after three to five months of travel. So the situation in these border counties is almost the same now!

We quickly got something to eat and continued on our way. We had originally thought we could settle down here, but now it seems like that’s not going to work, we have to move on.”

"Yes, winter is coming soon. Will it snow in winter?"

“It’s hard to say. It snowed last year, but that little snow was not enough for food and drink, let alone for farming after it melted.

They could only grow some crops that were easy to feed, and the little food they collected was not enough to feed their families. Therefore, the tax revenue in the northwest was not good in the past two years, and the court could not collect any food at all.

On the contrary, a lot of grain had to be transferred for disaster relief, so the court was also in a difficult situation!"

"Well, the people are having the hardest time. I just hope it rains soon!"

"So we just got something to eat and continued on our way."

"Brother, let's go first!"

After receiving the information he wanted, Father Liu stopped listening to his reply and ran to catch up with the team.

Liu Caixia walked in front, looking back at her father from time to time to make sure that the people behind her kept up with her pace.

At this moment, she seemed to feel an unprecedented strength, which came from the deep responsibility to her family, the expectation for the future, and the deep worry about this journey.

As night fell, the team walked until the sun was about to set, when they saw a dilapidated temple. There were already some people sitting outside the temple to rest.

Liu Caixia looked at the dilapidated temple and said, "Dad, let's find a place ourselves. I used to watch TV novels and they said people would rather sleep in a graveyard than in a dilapidated temple. I think it makes sense. And you see so many people outside the dilapidated temple, I don't know what's going on inside."

Father Liu: "I know. I just saw why there were so many people in that dilapidated temple. There weren't so many refugees who passed us along the way. We were at the front of the group."

"It's also possible that he's a local beggar or homeless person."

"Then let's go past this ruined temple and find a place to spend the night."

The group found a big tree far away from the ruined temple. The terrain around the tree was flat and suitable for overnight stay. It was not that they did not want to go, but it was already dark and they could not see the road clearly.

They were afraid that if they walked any further they wouldn't be able to find a suitable place to spend the night.

Although this place is not far from the ruined temple, if any riot or fight occurs among them, they can still protect themselves and escape.

Mrs. Tan tied the mule to a tree and built a triangular tent on the mule's bed to spend the night, even though it was very hot.

But there is still dew in the early morning near the mountains and trees. Now they are all family members, and they can still block it if conditions permit.

A fire was lit in front, and Lin Weizhong and his son collected firewood around, while Liu's mother and Liu Caiyun built a stove and cooked dinner.

Liu Caixia and a few other kids were picking up dried wild vegetables and peeling chestnuts, and making a wild vegetable and chestnut porridge to drink. By making this porridge they could take out the staple foods in the space and mix it with it to hide their tracks.

After eating and drinking and getting ready to go to bed, I heard sounds of fighting and children crying coming from the ruined temple.

The group of people became nervous, fearing that the fight would implicate them. They were all thinking about whether they should continue on their journey at night. Anyway, they had flashlights and other lighting devices, so it would not be a problem to use torches as a tool.

After getting up, Father Liu walked towards the dilapidated temple. Suddenly he heard a child crying, "Don't hit my grandma and grandpa. You are all bad people. I will ask the police to arrest you all..."

Father Liu walked a few more steps towards that side. As the distance got closer, he could hear the sound more clearly. After listening carefully, he found that he was asking the police to arrest you again!

Father Liu sighed in his heart!

“Is this another time we met an old friend from the same hometown?”

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