"Take care, but you can't take care of everything. If there are too many people with inconsistent minds, it will cause chaos. If you don't manage it, you will harm yourself first."
How could the old man who had lived for more than a hundred years not understand this? It was precisely because he understood that he was struggling now.
No matter how uneasy I felt, I was afraid that one of his decisions would harm the clan members.
Among the several surrounding villages, Qijia Village is also poor, but it is a rich one. It definitely has more grain reserves than other villages.
Everyone who wants to be informed should go together. When the people in other villages run out of food and starve, will their village provide food or not?
It is wrong to give, and it is wrong not to give.
And if people are extremely hungry, they can do anything. How about joining together to rob their village?
"Wen Lu, what do you think we should do?"
"Kangfu's father-in-law brought a horse. Kangfu can ride a horse. I asked Kangfu to ride to several surrounding villages to inform us. He will catch up with us at dawn tomorrow."
Mr. Qi thought about it, and it worked.
He turned to Kang Fu and said, "Don't call them out in their village. Just go to Li Zheng in the village and tell him. As for what Li Zheng will do when he finds out, we have nothing to do with it."
It’s dark, so be careful when riding, and remember to chase us tomorrow/at first light. We don’t have many oxcarts and we are still pulling things, so most of us can only rely on our feet and can’t walk fast.”
"Don't worry, old man. I'll go right away. Dad, I'm leaving." Qi Anfu turned around and ran away, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Mr. Qi didn't waste any more time. This time he didn't even need a walking stick and started banging the gong.
"Every household, if you want to leave together, hurry up and prepare. We will wait for you for two hours at most. The county magistrate has already left, and the notice will be posted tomorrow.
Don't blame me for not reminding you. As soon as the announcement comes out, everyone will flee with their families. If we squeeze together with them, you can use your brains to think about what will happen.
We no longer have to worry about our in-laws and natal families. Baoer's family is a kindhearted family and has asked Kang Fu to ride to the surrounding villages to inform them. If you are lucky, you will meet your relatives on the way."
One woman heard this and wondered, "Wouldn't it be nice if we all walked together? Wouldn't it be safer if there are more people?"
Her man raised his foot and wanted to kick her, "Aren't you afraid of grabbing people when there are many people? You are very strong and can beat ten of them."
Feel at ease this time. If you still tickle me, I will tell you that the clan will not ignore my mother-in-law and the others. We are running on two legs in the middle of the night. We can’t even eat or wash in time. Brother Kangfu is going to ride a horse. We will go around in a circle before dawn.
You can come back."
What is escape? Escape is connected with starvation.
He was also convinced. With such a mother-in-law/daughter-in-law still weighing her down, it would be a big headache for him to really go with her.
On the way home, Qi Baoer's chubby hands hugged Old Qi's neck tightly. At this moment, she finally woke up completely and was cold.
"Master, you are planning to leave as a family."
Others couldn't see it, but she could see that for a moment, he really planned to leave the villagers and run away with his family.
Qi Baoer disagrees with the idea that there are too many people when fleeing, as riots can easily be caused, and there are many internal problems if there is no unity.
But she doesn't agree with walking alone, not to mention that there are several children under the age of five in their family.
She can be protective, but why?
We only have one cow, plus the six brought back by my third uncle, and the two brought back by my aunt, which seems to be a lot, but they have a lot of things combined, so I am sure I can only rely on my two hands when running.
Legs, maybe I have to carry things.
Alas, sad.
"Silly darling, I will teach you a lesson now. When you are fleeing, you would rather follow the rich than the poor.
It is not easy to keep news secret. Just like the conscientious county magistrate in our town, not all officials in Yingzhou will disregard the lives of the people.
There are also wealthy businessmen from various places, which one does not have some relationship with the above?
We have all received the news. Do you think the rich and powerful people in the county and town have not received the news?
They will definitely flee north in a hurry. Let's hurry up and follow these people at a distance. These people will not just escape from their own homes. They will definitely have guards around them. Even if there are bandits, they will see that they are big families.
With guards blocking us, it will take time to snatch them, so we have time to escape."
At this time, with no justice left, Old Man Qi could only think more about his little family.
Qi Bao'er would not take other people's lives seriously, so he gave a thumbs up in approval.
"I'm so smart. Even if the rich family has food and drink, they won't rob us. At most, they just look at me and look away. Besides, our family has a large population. My father is strong, my second uncle is not bad, and my third uncle is also good at some skills.
Fourth uncle...well, they will be more or less worried about not coming to trouble us."
Uncle Qi: Thank you.
"That's the truth, but our family alone is not enough. Now we have Xiaofeng and Xiaoyu, your brother-in-law is injured again, and there are too many people who need to be taken care of on this road.
So I went to find the old lady. The old lady has lived a long time and he knows how to live. You see, their family will definitely break up tonight, and your old lady will definitely bring people up and leave with our family.
There is also the Lianba family who often hunts with your father. His baby is only a little over a year old. It would be wrong for him to leave by himself or with the villagers. Just because of his friendship with your father, his family will definitely come and leave with us.
Lian Ba is a good hunter, and his wife is also good in the fields. If they encounter trouble on the road, they will be there to help."
The village was in chaos, and every household was packing up their belongings at home, but there was no one on the road, which made it easier for Old Man Qi and Qi Bao'er to talk.
Of course, both of them tried to keep their voices as low as possible.
"It's just the three of us? Master, what if everyone in the village wants to go with us? After all, we have many oxcarts now, and the only people in our village who can hunt are my father and Uncle Lianba."
The force value is high, and I feel safe with it, but now it's just their family. Don't forget, they just made an expert master out of their own misdeeds.
"This is uncertain. Now we can only take it one step at a time. My dear, Bao'er, I'm going to wrong you. Not only will this journey be uneven, you will also have to live a hard life. You won't be able to eat egg custard every day.
"
If the treatment is not good, you have to chew the bark.
"I have asked your mother to boil all the eggs at home. You can put them away when you get home. If you are hungry on the way, you can take them out to eat.
But you have to be careful with it, don't let anyone see it, or they will snatch it from you.
There are also cakes and candies. Your milk has been collected separately. You will collect them all when you get home. I know you don’t like to eat those. Now let’s suffer. I don’t know if I can buy anything else on the way.
You can keep it so you can satisfy your cravings when you really can’t buy it.”
Ouch, why is he so worried about being obedient?
"good."
Qi Bao'er began to feel strange in her heart again, feeling sore and numb, very uncomfortable, and her eyes were a little sore.
"Good boy, so good boy."
Not long after returning home, Qi Bao'er was just putting several large cloth bags prepared by Mrs. Tian into the space when Old Qi mysteriously entered the house holding a box as big as his own palm.