The solar eclipse lasted for about three minutes, the sun came out, and the darkened sky became bright again.
Taking advantage of this period of time, Xu Yue's family had already run far away. In order to avoid being chased by the other party, they carefully hid under the grass on the roadside for half an hour. After making sure that the pursuers were not coming this way, they relaxed.
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However, as soon as he walked out of the grass, there were four figures, large and small, not far away. It was Wang Dayou's family of four who were panting and escaping with them.
They didn't expect the Xu family to run so fast. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared without a trace. They almost thought they had lost track of them.
Just when I was feeling disappointed, I saw a few familiar figures suddenly appearing on the loess road ahead. I immediately became happy and shouted hurriedly:
"Brother Xu!"
Xu Da turned around and saw Wang Dayou's surprised smile, his mouth twitching slightly.
I never expected that this ancient member of the family would not be afraid of any heavenly punishment and followed him.
"Brother Xu, sister-in-law of the Xu family!" Mrs. Tong also happily ran up with her two children. The couple were very happy to see the five members of the Xu family again.
It seems much safer to go with them than to go alone as a family.
Xu Da and Wang looked at each other, a little helpless.
But since everyone is here, what else can we do? Let’s go together!
"I didn't expect you guys to run out too." Xu Da said in greeting, the fake smile on his face should not be forced.
Wang Da, who was full of joy, was stunned for a moment, and then he realized something. He took off the outermost belt of his trousers, shook it, and a handful of money fell out.
Wang Dayou picked up the money and handed it to Xu Da, "Brother Xu, I was taken care of by your family before, but now I'm afraid it will cause trouble to your family again. This is my little brother's kindness, please accept it."
Wang Dayou was not a fool. Although he wanted to follow the Xu family to the end, the Xu family obviously felt that they were a burden.
In the past, there were many people, so he didn't show his wealth to others, but now there were only two of them, and he wanted people to take more care of him, and at least give out some money.
Xu Da counted the handful of money that Wang Dayou handed over, and found that it was fifty. According to the previous price of rice, he could buy more than twenty kilograms of rice.
Even if the price of rice goes up now, it still costs nearly six or seven kilograms.
Xu Da weighed the money and thought to himself: Brother, it’s hard for me to resist robbing you if you’re such a big brother!
Wang gave Xu Da a warning look and waved to Tong, mother and son, "Let's go, there should be a village nearby. Let's get some food first, the children haven't eaten all day and night."
What was more terrifying than not having enough to eat was not being able to eat at all. Xu Yue, who was already so hungry that her stomach was sour, nodded wildly, wishing she could rush to the village to find food right now.
Everyone set off and walked along the official road heading north. Occasionally they met people on the road, and they carefully avoided them. It wasn't until they saw refugees who were similar to themselves and others that they walked out of the grass and continued forward.
Now the whole family has no good impression of officers and soldiers at all, let alone trust. They only hate themselves for having to deliver the bowl of millet porridge to their door and have it looted.
Now the only possessions left are the sickle in Xu Da's hand and the leather water bag hanging on Xu Yue's waist.
It's autumn, and it's starting to get cold at night. Without bedding, I'm really afraid of catching a cold at night.
In this situation, if there is another disease...then destroy it!
Xu Yue lay limply on her brother's back, unable to walk any longer.
Xu Erniang couldn't stand it anymore, so she dragged her father and mother with her left and right hands, half dragging and half pulling her forward, leaving two long dragging footprints on the loess road.
The boy from the Wang family cried again. He was such a crybaby. Xu Yue complained helplessly in her heart.
Aunt Wang was being carried on her father's back, her eyes were about to close and she was about to fall into coma, when the adults finally saw a village.
The village located under the green mountains is quiet and peaceful, with smoke rising from the kitchen stoves, the sun setting, and the sounds of children playing far from the entrance of the village.
Xu Yue wanted to cry, this beautiful scene reminded her of her hometown.
If she could start her life over again, she would never waste another grain of rice or a mouthful of water!
Okay, close it!
The lyricism is almost done, it’s time to get started!
The two families stopped at the entrance of the village, and the adults put the children down. Xu Yue took the water bag around her waist and gave everyone in the family a sip of water to moisten their throats, so as not to be speechless when they needed to use it later.
After drinking the water, he felt the burning gaze from beside him, sighed softly, called the Wang siblings over again, and gave each of them a sip of water.
The two siblings smiled softly at her, so well-behaved that it made people feel bad.
After putting themselves in the best condition, the two families prepared to enter the village.
Unexpectedly, after taking only two steps, a group of villagers rushed out, holding hoes and poles fiercely as if to hit them.
Xu Yue was stunned: What is this?
"Go! Go quickly! You bastards don't come into our village!"
"If you dare to come in again, I'll beat you bandits to death!"
The villagers drove them away while scolding them in local dialects, apparently mistaking them for robbery.
Along the way, I heard many dialects, and Xu Da already understood many local dialects.
Listening to the villagers yelling and scolding, I finally figured out what was going on. I hurriedly took out the money, protected the children and backed away while shouting in a jerky local dialect:
"We are not robbers, we just want to enter the village to buy some food!"
Seeing that the villagers were slowing down, Xu Dashan said pitifully: "Everyone, please do well. The children at home are really hungry. We don't want to rob anything. We just want to buy some food to satisfy the children's hunger."
"Have mercy on the children, they haven't eaten for three days!"
Xu Da kept telling lies, and there seemed to be no body that he could not put down. After some pitiful explanations, the irritable villagers finally stopped.
Seeing that the villagers' expressions softened, Xu Da decided to add more fire, and immediately winked at his two daughters, crying!
Xu Erniang swallowed and touched her flat belly, still a little unable to let go.
But when I think about how my majestic Pope of Light has fallen to this level, I feel sad, my nose is sore, and I can't control the tears falling down.
Xu Yue had no burden anymore. She was really hungry and cried, "Wow".
Maybe the body is like that of a child, and the tear glands are relatively developed, so the tears will flow freely. The poor little thing makes the villagers look at it with unbearable eyes.
Aunt Wang was a little frightened by her two sisters. She wanted to cry, but she shouted in a low voice: "Auntie, I'm hungry. I want to eat..."
A dozen villagers looked at each other and couldn't quite understand what these people said, but they could understand what he wanted to express.
The woman couldn't help it anymore, frowned and sighed, "It's so pitiful."
A male villager asked warily: "Are you really here to buy food?"
Xu Da nodded and held out twenty large coins in his hand with a pure look on his face.
"Brother, we escaped all the way from the south. All our belongings were robbed, and this is all we have left. Please do yourself a favor and get some food for the children first."
"Anything can be done. It doesn't matter if we adults are hungry. The children really can't be hungry anymore." Xu Da added.
The male villager took off his guard, sighed softly, did not take the money, turned to look at his companions, and said:
"Whoever has some surplus food, please bring some for the children. They all have children, please help them."
