After leaving Huayang County for more than ten miles, they didn't hear anyone chasing after them, so they found a place to stop and take a rest.
It was already bright at this time, and the place where they stopped was a green grassland.
Yes, it is a green grassland. The land along the way is dry and cracked, and not a single blade of grass grows. This place near Yiyang Prefecture is even more green, which makes people happy to see it.
The woods opposite also have lush leaves, and they are not all bare after all.
Although there are traces of being stripped on both the grass and the woods, there are still some that have not been stripped bare.
Old man Xu looked at this and was very glad that yesterday he did not agree to Yang's plan to cause any kind of riot and capture Huayang County.
They don’t eat anything, whether it’s wild vegetables or weeds, as long as they can eat it, they will easily starve to death.
Being a gangster, dragging their family with them, is not a good way out.
"Fortunately, we ran fast, and we don't know what those people are like." Mrs. Xu turned around and looked at them from afar, tut-tutting.
Old Man Xu turned to his grandson and asked, "Liu Lang, you shouldn't be able to hear what's going on there from such a distance, right?"
In fact, you can hear it. You can hear that chaos has just broken out in Huayang City, and the sky and the earth are crying, and the screams resound through the sky.
But Xu Dajun shook his head.
Old Man Xu was not disappointed. He was more than ten miles away. No matter how powerful his grandson's ears were, he was not a god. It was normal for him not to be able to hear.
"If those people don't make trouble, we can go to the city and work for two more days, and we can get more food." Old man Zhou sighed.
Xu Chunshan glanced at him: Are you greedy? Fortunately, we ran fast, otherwise we wouldn't know what would happen now.
As soon as the city gate was broken, the refugees outside the city rushed in like crazy. The city was in chaos. Some refugees were cut in half by the resisting soldiers, and some good city residents were trampled and beaten to death by the refugees.
Yes, in short, Huayang City is now a purgatory on earth.
Old Man Xu said: "We have dozens of kilograms of grain now, which is much better than others. People, we have to be satisfied."
"That's the truth." Old Man Zheng nodded and said, "I think it's very green here. You can probably dig a lot of wild vegetables. Let's rest here and ask the wives to go and have a look."
Old Man Xu nodded and immediately sent Ma and others to disperse.
Mother and daughter Zhang Xiulan and Xu Yinyin also followed, looking for edible wild vegetables with others.
[Host, please pay attention, a collectible creature has been found! Host, please pay attention, a collectible creature has been found!]
[Ask the host to collect a purslane plant!]
[Ask the host to collect a plantain!]
[Please host collect a pair of yellow-bellied tits!]
[Ask the host to collect a field mouse!]
[Please host collect a camphor tree!]
[Ask the host to collect a cork tree!]
[…]
Xu Yinyin had just grabbed a wild vegetable in her hand, and Tongzi's mechanical voice was so exciting that it was like turning on the continuous broadcast button, and she couldn't stop it for a while.
When it finally subsided, Xu Yinyin's mind was filled with collectible creatures.
Her eyes also lit up and she quickly got busy.
[Ding! Purslane collected successfully!]
[Ding! Plantain collected successfully!]
[…]
Xu Yinyin simply ignored the tits flying around in the forest. The field mouse could not be found among the several arches in the grass.
This kind of mobility was difficult to obtain. Xu Yinyin had almost no hope, so she seized the opportunity to collect what she could. When the system panel was opened, the number of redemptions in the lower left corner reached seven.
This number makes Xu Yinyin extremely happy.
Old Man Xu and others were also very happy. They walked further into the area and dug up all the wild vegetables that could be harvested in this area. They dug up a lot of wild vegetables.
The group walked a little further and found a small stream. They fetched water, washed vegetables, lit a fire and set up a pot. They mixed corn with wild vegetables. Those with more wild vegetables and less corn were made into wowotou, leaving only a few.
Half of the corn was hidden under the cart.
The steamed buns can be stored and eaten at any time, eliminating the need to light a fire and use water every time, and the aroma will attract attention.
After all, we still don’t know what will happen ahead.
From the news I learned from Yang Yongxue, the patron king invaded Yunzhou, and the Donghu people in the north were restless. However, the old emperor still had time to celebrate the Wanshou Festival. He didn't even care about the instability of the dragon chair under his buttocks. How could he care about them?
The life and death of these refugees who ran away from the disaster?
Therefore, Old Man Xu expected that the situation ahead would not be too good either.
But even though I was prepared in my heart, when I passed two county towns in a row, I was immediately chased away by soldiers and refused to let them come near, which was a bit heartbreaking.
Some of the refugees who were also driven away murmured, "I heard that refugees in Huayang County were rioting and making trouble. They rushed into the city, killed people and robbed food. Even the county magistrate was killed by the mob! So, these
Every county is afraid of us refugees and won’t let us get close at all!”
"Aren't those people harmful to others? The city gate doesn't allow us to approach, so where else can we go?"
"If I had known we should have stayed in Huayang County, we wouldn't have been able to take advantage of the chaos to grab food. Now I'm starving to death and I really don't have the strength to go any further."
…
Several families listened to the discussions of these refugees and sighed.
The group had no choice but to continue walking forward, and there were more and more refugees along the way. Everyone picked wild vegetables and leaves. At least there was something to eat, and they would not starve to death like they did in Yunzhou before.
Finally, on the afternoon of the third day, the group arrived outside Yiyang Prefecture.
From a distance, he saw many refugees nesting under the city wall. Old Man Xu breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this city was not like the counties he had passed before that would drive away the refugees and prevent them from getting close.
The group of people quickly moved over and took up space to nestle down.
Old Man Xu and Old Man Zhou walked around with their hands behind their backs to find the old man who was close to him to inquire about the news.
The first few ignored them, but fortunately, the old man behind him happened to be from Wuning Mansion. When fellow villagers met fellow villagers, they struck up a conversation with Old Man Xu and the others.
"A mob was making trouble in Huayang County. They killed the county magistrate and occupied the county seat. Did you know that? The prefect of Yiyang Prefecture was afraid that we refugees would cause trouble, so he not only let the refugees in, but also mobilized the wealthy households in the city every day.
We are giving out porridge, but we only give it out in the morning every day. We have finished giving it out today, so you have to queue up early tomorrow, otherwise you won’t be able to get it if you are late.”
Old man Xu's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Can refugees enter the city?"
"You can get in! Ten taels of silver per person. If you give money, you will be let in. Many refugees have been coming in these days. If you have money, you can get in right away." The old man lifted Xu up and down.
The old men looked at them carefully, but in fact they didn't think they could go into the city even if they were like this.
Ten taels of silver?
Old man Xu felt his heart sink when he heard this. With ten taels of silver per person, how could they afford to enter this city?
Seeing that I can see my little girl just across the wall, I never imagined that this would be the case.
Fortunately, Yiyang Fucheng does not expel the refugees, and there are still porridge collectors every day. Old man Xu thought about it, discussed it with Old Man Zhou, and decided to stay outside Yiyang city.
First, they couldn't move any further, and second, Yiyang Prefecture was a big city, and if there was any movement from the court regarding disaster relief, they would be able to know it immediately if they stayed here.
There was no wild vegetable wotou left, but there was some corn left, and now everyone was reluctant to eat it. As soon as the thatch was put up, everyone split up and went looking for wild vegetables.
No matter whether you can rely on the porridge once a day or not, it is always right to eat more wild vegetables first.