When Dong Youliang and Dalang heard that King Duan wanted to recruit troops, they were both frightened. They subconsciously wanted to ask Dongming Ziyu what to do, but when they found that he was missing, they suddenly panicked.

Dong Youliang suppressed his breath and asked, "Where is your fourth uncle?"

Dalang's voice trembled: "I don't know!"

"Second brother, Dalang, come here quickly!" Dongming Ziyu's voice came from the yard behind.

Dong Youliang and Dalang breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly ran over.

Behind the front shop is a small courtyard, which is used as a residence and as a warehouse.

Dongming Ziyu walked out of a door, motioned for the two of them to come over, and then turned around and went in.

Dong Youliang and Dalang looked at each other and quickly followed in.

Dong Youliang said anxiously: "Fourth brother, the government officials have gone to recruit soldiers to catch young men. Let's go back quickly!"

Dalang also said: "Yes!"

Dongming Ziyu said: "It's almost dark now. They have food and water with them. Those who dare not walk at night for fear of being robbed will only notify the nearby villages first. Our village is far away, so there is no rush."

I know that the owner dug a cellar in this warehouse to hide some valuable cloth, but it seems that it has not been discovered by the hungry people. I wonder if there is anything to eat in it."

As he said that, he moved an empty cabinet away, and sure enough, a square wooden board sunk into the ground was revealed.

Dongming Ziyu grabbed the iron ring on the wooden board and lifted the wooden board, revealing an entrance with a wooden ladder at the entrance.

When a few people went down, Dongming Ziyu lit the fire, and the cellar suddenly lit up.

Dalang exclaimed: "So many things!"

I saw rows of shelves stacked with things layer by layer, covered with blue linen cloth, very neatly, but over time, a layer of dust had fallen.

Dong Youliang opened the linen cloth and saw that it was all cloth, some were silk, some were cotton, some were linen...

It seems that these goods cannot be bought or taken away, so they are hidden here.

He said quite disappointedly: "Bu is not suitable for eating and drinking!"

Suddenly, Dalang exclaimed again, "Grain! Rice! Noodles!"

Dong Youliang's eyes lit up and he ran over excitedly. He saw four cloth bags placed next to the last row of shelves. The bags were not big, each weighing only about twenty kilograms.

I opened the bag and saw that it contained rice, millet and white flour. I hugged the bag and started crying.

Dalang also cried, "Great, we won't starve to death!"

They were so excited that they didn't notice that the grain bags were clean and there was no dust at all.

Dongming Ziyu's eyes flashed, he took a piece of cotton cloth from the shelf and began to tear it open, "Let's sew some small bags, separate the grains, tie them around the waist, legs, and carry them on the back, it's not easy

was discovered."

Dong Youliang wiped away his tears and said, "That's right, even if you are robbed, you won't be robbed!"

The cloth shop also sells embroidery thread, embroidery needles and other odds and ends. Sewing cloth bags does not require any skills. The three men sealed seven or eight small cloth bags in no time.

After separating the grains, the three of them helped each other, wrapping the grains in small cloth bags around their bodies, and wearing loose clothes. They were not conspicuous at all, but they looked stronger.

Dong Youliang pulled out a few more pieces of cotton cloth, tore them into pieces and folded them, "Take it back and make them clothes. If you encounter someone who robs you, throw two pieces of cloth away. If they get something, it will look like it is not for food."

He won’t fight us tooth and nail.”

Dalang remembered that the clothes of his mother and Sanya were all in disrepair, so he took a few pieces, wrapped them in tattered green cloth and carried them on his back.

The three of them remembered the matter of catching the young man, so they hurried out of the cellar and tried to restore everything to the original state.

The sky had darkened, and the three of them hurried out of the town, eating sweet potatoes from the water in the water bladders as they walked.

Dongming Ziyu saw figures moving in the dry field. Looking carefully, he saw that there were many people running.

They were dragging their families, carrying baggage, pots, shovels, straw mats and other items on their backs, and they looked like they were fleeing the famine.

Dalang also noticed it and said fearfully: "Second uncle, fourth uncle, there is someone!"

Dong Youliang whispered: "See, he probably didn't want to be a soldier and took his family with him to escape famine. Some people think that being a soldier takes care of food and living day by day, maybe they can still carve out a bloody path.

But some people would rather die with their families; they would rather leave their family background and take their family to escape, than leave their family behind and struggle to survive on their own."

"Stop! Catch them! If they run away again, they will be killed without mercy!" There were government officials chasing those who escaped.

This is a plain, and the terrain is thousands of miles away. There is no place to hide, and we were soon overtaken.

A fight broke out between the two sides, with the sound of iron tools clashing, the scolding of government officials, screams, and the cries of women and children...

Dongming Ziyu did not lend a helping hand. As a former superior, he had the main theme in his mind. If he did not become a soldier, who would defend the country and homeland? Who would expand the territory and seize power?

The history of rulers is forged with the lives of thousands of soldiers.

Of course, he had just arrived and had not yet understood the current situation of the court. As a farmer at the lowest level, he would not mindlessly work hard for others.

He saw that there were more and more people dragging their families with them on the road, and many people were staring at the burdens on their backs. He decided not to leave on the road, but to walk through the wasteland and try to walk as straight a distance as possible.

In addition, I was worried about whether there was any conscription in the village, so I returned to the village nearly half the time it took to return.

Dongming Ziyu saw a figure moving under the dead tree at the entrance of the village, and became wary.

The other party also saw three figures approaching and asked tentatively: "Second brother? Fourth brother? Da Lang? Are they you?"

Dalang said excitedly: "Dad, it's us!"

Higashi Arita was overjoyed and did not come over to greet him. He turned around and ran home, "Father, mother, second brother, fourth brother and the elder brother are back safely!"

When Dongming Ziyu and the other two returned to the small courtyard, they saw several trolleys and flatbed trucks with all their belongings already loaded on them.

Qian came out and said hurriedly: "Come in and talk!"

The low and cramped adobe room was crowded with people, and the atmosphere was very tense and solemn.

The eldest sister, Dayun, who was married to a neighboring village, and the younger sister, Xiaoyun, who was married to this village, and their families all came. Together with the twenty members of their family, the originally small room was packed to the brim.

Dongming Ziyu made eye contact with Guan Ruoli and Ling Yue, and said to Dong Tieniu: "Dad, we are back."

Dong Tieniu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his two sons and his eldest grandson back safely, and said: "Your eldest sister-in-law's relatives who are serving in the county government sent a letter, saying that King Duan, King Xian, and King Rui were fighting, and they wanted to recruit soldiers to capture the strong men.

Let us escape towards the capital."

Dayun said: "My relative wrote in the letter that King Xian and King Rui have joined forces to bully our King Duan. Every time they capture a place, they will rob food and kill people. King Duan has no ability, so he will capture strong men to fill his life. Let's run away quickly.

, run towards the capital."
Chapter completed!