The old man smiled bitterly and said: "At the beginning, my old woman's leg was broken, and my eldest daughter-in-law was pregnant and could not travel long distances. Moreover, my youngest son went to the army, and I was afraid that he would not find us when he came back.

The eldest daughter-in-law died in childbirth, and the eldest son went to buy milk-producing sheep for the sake of the child, but he encountered a hungry man, robbed the sheep, and beat him so hard that he broke his ribs and hurt his heart!"

As he spoke, the old man choked up, but there were no more tears in his eyes. He rubbed his dry eyes with his hands and continued: "I spent all the money in the family and still can't cure it. The eldest son survived for more than a month, but he still can't be cured."

She gave up and left. The old woman with white hair left the man with black hair. She was so sad that she couldn't bear to eat or drink, so she starved to death."

Dalang shuddered and looked outside the yard. There seemed to be three corpses there. Could it be...

The practice of exchanging children for food had already happened in the village, but Dalang could not accept the idea of ​​eating his own relatives.

The old man smiled bitterly and said: "Those are not them, they are the people in the village who cannot afford to escape from famine and starve to death. At first, when I had a stutter, I collected the bodies of those people. Later, when I was very hungry, I used them to survive."

Dongming Ziyu looked at the weak and crying baby in his arms, turned around and left the room.

He said to Dong Youliang and Dalang: "Dig a hole and bury these bones."

The two nodded solemnly, dug a shallow hole under a dead tree in the yard, pulled the bones in and buried them to prevent the bones from being exposed.

Dongming Ziyu entered the east wing of the kitchen, fetched water from the space, filled the water jars and buckets, and also filled the grain jars and salt jars.

He was not so great as to take the dying old man and his young child to escape famine, but the food and water he left behind were enough for them to survive for more than half a year.

He entered the house and said to the old man: "Go and have a look in the kitchen."

Then, he strode out and left with Dong Youliang and Dalang.

The old man was surprised and stunned for a while, then he put down his grandson, got off the bed tremblingly, and staggered to the kitchen with weak steps.

When I saw the water in the water tank and bucket, as well as the two full tanks of food, I was stunned. I thought I was dazzled, so I rubbed my eyes hard and opened them again.

Then, he rushed towards the water tank, buried his face in the water, and drank like a cow.

When the cool spiritual spring water entered his mouth, he felt that his whole body was relaxed and his mind was clear. Only then did he feel alive, and only then was he sure that he really had water and food.

I stumbled out of the yard and looked around. Only the night was dark and there were no traces of the three of them.

He knelt down in the direction Dongming Ziyu was asking, "Plop! Plop! Plop!" and kowtowed three times, "God, the Bodhisattva who saves the suffering, thank you!"

Then, he turned around and ran back to quickly cook porridge to feed his poor little grandson.

The poor people in the village were all small and dilapidated mud houses, and it was impossible to leave food and water. Dongming had food and Dalang, so Dongming Ziyu could not find any reasonable excuse to find food and water.

We had to return to the river bed empty-handed, where everyone had already packed up the pots and stoves.

Shangguan Ruoli and his female relatives used the light of the fire to sew masks with fine cotton cloth. When they got out of the river bed, they were likely to encounter decaying corpses on the way, so they had to be prepared in advance.

Dongming Ziyu briefly explained the situation to Mr. Dong and Dong Chunlei, and then set off in the dark.

Torch? No.

You can't just use a lit piece of wood as a torch. When the wind blows, only sparks will remain.

Torches are made of wood wrapped with cotton cloth, and the cotton cloth is soaked in lamp oil so that it can burn for a long time.

We are about to starve to death. Where can we find lamp oil?

Fortunately it was a sunny day, the crescent moon was bright and the stars were bright.

Although the line of sight is still affected, it is cool. Moreover, the road in the plain is flat and there are no big ditches or ridges. Therefore, the speed is not slower than during the day.

In addition, everyone drinks the spiritual spring water of the space and eats the food produced in the space. Although they are full, they still have the strength to walk.

Shangguan Ruoli's body is too weak. After all, he has starved to death. After a long time, it will be a bit strenuous.

Dongming Ziyu carried Wulang on his back and supported Shangguan Ruoli, but he couldn't care about Ling Yue anymore. He really felt the unspeakable helplessness.

The wooden carts and trolleys were pulling the family's belongings, and there was no room for anyone to sit on them.

Even if I could sit down, my mother and the younger children were struggling to walk, so Ling Yue couldn't be allowed to sit on it.

Shangguan Ruoli held Ling Yue's little hand, almost out of synovitis, breathing heavily, "Yue'er, can you hold on? Mom is carrying you."

Ling Yue shook her head, "Mom, no need, I can leave."

The other children were walking around like puppets. She ate more and drank more water than others, so there was no reason why she couldn't walk.

Daya came over and took Ling Yue's arm, "Siya, I'll pull you away."

Da Ya is thirteen. As the oldest girl in her generation, she is very sensible and takes good care of her younger sisters.

Ling Yue smiled and said: "Thank you, eldest sister."

Erya walked heavily with a stick, looked at her mother who was holding her younger brother, and then at her father who was pushing the cart, and gave Daya an indignant look.

There is a biological sister who doesn’t support her, so she goes to please her cousin!

I felt much better when I saw Sanya in the eldest house carrying a basket and Higashi Arita pushing the cart with the aunt's wife.

The eldest son, Shiliu, and the second son, twelfth, were the main force of the Young Pioneers. They were all holding weapons and clearing the way in front, not caring about their parents and younger sisters.

When they arrived at the fork in the road, one headed to the southeast and the other to the northeast, Dalang led the team directly to the southeast.

Mr. Dong couldn't hold it any longer, "I can't stand it anymore. Let's take a rest."

Dongming Ziyu knew that he couldn't rest in this situation. When he rested, his whole body ached and he couldn't even walk.

But as soon as Mr. Dong spoke, those who had endured it to the limit all agreed, "It can't be done anymore, it can't be done anymore, take a break and take a breath."

Dongming Ziyu could only say: "Okay, take a rest for a while."

The tension that everyone was holding on was relieved all of a sudden, and they all found a place to sit down and rest.

"Ah!" Suddenly a woman screamed in terror.

"What's going on?" Someone lit a fire to check, and also screamed, "Ah! Dead man!"

Everyone immediately became alert. Someone also found a body lying there on the roadside. "Mom, there are dead people here too!"

Shangguan Ruoli said hurriedly: "Don't touch the dead! Let's get out of here quickly, put on a mask, and cover your mouth and nose with a cloth if you don't have a mask!"

Everyone took action, some wearing masks, some tearing off their clothes and covering their faces.

Suddenly, Dalang said: "There seems to be someone running this way!"

Dongming Ziyu looked in the direction he pointed, and sure enough, there were more than twenty figures running this way, with weapons in their hands glowing coldly in the moonlight.

Shuan Zhu also saw the reflection. He was a gangster who often moved at night and was relatively experienced. He exclaimed: "They have swords! They are either gangsters or officers and soldiers who capture strong men!"

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