Before Old Man Zhou finished speaking, the grumpy Zhou Chuan rolled up his sleeves and was about to come forward to take action.
Old Man Xu waved his hand, stopped him with a look, and then pulled Old Man Zhou, "Brother, please stop talking."
Old man Zhou saw that his brother-in-law's serious look did not seem like he wanted to deal with this brat named Guan, so he endured it for the time being.
Old Man Xu then looked at Guan Shan and said, "First of all, please tell me roughly which direction we should take this road now, whether the road is easy to walk, whether a cart can pass it, and where we will go when we enter the Qingzhou border?"
His throat was grinding like flint, sparks were popping up, and it was painful to say even one more word. But at this moment, it had to be said that Guan Shan licked his lips hard, and the cracks on his tongue made him raw.
pain.
"The carts can pass, but the road is not easy to walk. The past is Huayang Mansion."
The latter person answered, but he avoided the first question. This guy is quite naughty.
Xu Chunshan thought that if he knew which direction, he could explore the road in that direction now.
Old Man Xu also took a deep look at Guan Shan and started thinking quickly.
Huayang Mansion, if we really go to Huayang Mansion, it will be closer than the way they took the main road to Huiyang Mansion from Yiyang Mansion where the younger sister is. The road is not easy to walk, it’s okay, as long as the cart can pass it, the key is to get there as soon as possible
arrive.
Old man Xu decided to make a bet. What could such a boy do to fool them? If he really cheated them out of food and drink, he would definitely not show mercy when the time came.
With only one more person to eat and drink, and five meals a day, their family can have enough dry food and water.
I was about to nod my head right now.
Xu Chunshan on the side said first: "Xiaoguan, right? Xiaoguan, may I ask how far your ears can hear?"
Old man Xu glanced at him and asked what he was doing? Okay, he was also curious and wanted to see whether Liulang could hear further or this kid could hear further.
Guan Shan glanced at Xu Dajun and smiled at him, "It's not far, only within a mile."
Within one mile? For ordinary people, this ear is indeed good, but it is not considered a golden finger.
Xu Dajun raised his eyebrows. Why was this guy smiling at him? Could it be a provocation?
Hey, God has blessed me with my ears! How can you compare to someone who is one mile away? You can't even compare with him. Within one mile, he doesn't have to bother at all, he can absorb the noise by himself.
But there’s no need to tell you, just go ahead and think it’s your own fault!
Xu Chunshan thought that the side they just went to down the slope should be more than a mile away from the mountain before. He was a little relieved, but he had to be careful, what if this kid was dishonest?
Old Man Xu agreed to Guan Shan's request and decided to set off at dawn tomorrow. It was still a while before dusk, so Old Man Xu ignored him and asked him to find a place to stay by himself.
Then I called Old Man Zhou, Old Man Deng and several other people to come over and talk about this matter.
There were those who were far away and didn't hear what Guan Shan and Old Man Xu were talking about before. But now they listened and understood.
Oh, you can take the trail and you can reach Qingzhou in less than five days!
This is great!
Some people also doubt whether this guy is reliable or not.
But no matter what, this matter is settled. We will know when Guan Shan leads the way tomorrow morning.
It soon became dark, but the small group of refugees still nestled there half a mile away, and everyone was still eating and drinking in secret.
Guan Shan groped in the dark and got half a cornbread and a bamboo tube with water. He was so quiet that he didn't say a word, as if he had been a part of this sneaky evening meal and drink. He drank the water in the tube first in one gulp.
He let the cool water slide over his dry and itchy throat, then licked the skin of his mouth, and then slowly bit into the bun.
The Wo Wo Tou roared, and his throat, which had just been relieved for a few breaths, felt uncomfortable again. However, no matter how uncomfortable it was, he did not pause at all and ate the Wo Wo Tou one bite at a time, leaving his throat burning.
Half a cornbread was not enough to satisfy him, and a bottle of water was not enough, but he was already satisfied. He was very lucky to be here alive.
How many people died along the way, including starvation, thirst, and mud, and so on. How many families of refugees were either separated or died on the road.
But this group of people is still so complete, and they actually have food and drink, which is admirable.
Therefore, he did not hesitate to come closer.
He said he was guiding them and giving them food and drink, but in fact, he took advantage.
He was originally going to Qingzhou, alone with nothing to eat or drink, or with so many people, with nothing to eat or drink. There was no need to think about which one was better.
Returning the bamboo cover, Guan Shan looked at Old Man Xu in the dim night and said, "The refugees over there will definitely follow us. If the old man minds, maybe we can leave in the middle of the night."
Hearing this, Old Man Xu glanced at Guan Shan, and then looked far away in that direction.
During the day, he figured out clearly that the refugees who immediately followed them on the road outside totaled only about twenty people, and only half of them were men. They were scattered in twos and threes into several piles.
Not everyone knows them.
I followed them subconsciously, maybe because I thought they were safer because there were more people.
"Any road can be walked, and they can follow it. Let them go."
At dawn, several families got ready and set off. The formation was still the Xu family in front and the Deng family in the back, but the one leading the way was Guanshan.
Everyone stepped on the dawning sky, walked along the slope through a forest above, and climbed up the rolling low mountains.
As expected, the group of refugees followed behind, their steps were sloppy, but they followed with gritted teeth.
The road is really difficult to walk and uneven. Maybe there are a lot of people walking on it, so they have to step on it as wide as the cart can pass. However, both people have to be careful when pushing, otherwise it will be easily overturned, and it is very difficult to push.
of strenuousness.
After walking for only two quarters of an hour, Old Man Xu waved his hand to stop and quickly made arrangements. Everyone divided the household items on the cart and carried them on their backs, leaving the cart empty.
In this way, much more effort was saved, and not many things were shared with each person. Xu Yinyin carried a bag with her own clothes inside.
After climbing over the first low hill, we saw the corpses of refugees one after another on the mountain. Some were stinking, and some were lying on their backs with big eyes and big bellies.
A scrawny wild dog that came from nowhere was tearing the corpse into pieces. It didn't run away when people came over. Instead, it showed a vicious attack posture, its eyes were scarlet.
It frightened everyone so much that they gritted their teeth and quickened their pace.
Many people walk this trail, and many people die on this trail.
This group of low mountains climbed for a full day before they landed on the flat ground. A slightly wider road was sandwiched among bare towering ancient trees, and it looked very desolate.
There were many homeless people on the road. A dozen men had just suffered injuries from a fierce fight with a few wild dogs and were now devouring raw dog meat.
Looking at this scene, everyone thought that the dogs they had seen on the low mountains before were probably these dogs. Their faces suddenly turned pale and they felt sick, and they quickly picked up their pace.
What kind of world is this? Animals eat people who eat people, and people eat animals that eat people.