"The old lady's horse collapsed from exhaustion. It's because his horse collapsed from exhaustion that we are resting now.
The old man and I agreed that this time we would rest a little longer, about two hours.
The animals can rest more and the people can take a breather."
Old man Qi came over and sat on the floor like everyone else, put Qi Bao'er on his lap, and then turned to his family and explained:
"Although we can take turns getting on the bus to rest, we can't follow each other. After dinner, we all find a place to squint. One hour or two is fine.
In-laws, so are you.
Everyone, you and your grandson are going to lie down in the carriage for a while. I see you both walking today. Come with us. We are a family. Don’t treat yourselves like outsiders. What we do will do to you.
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I don't know how to speak, so I just say, if we have something to eat and drink, I won't forget you."
"Hey, I know." All the members nodded repeatedly, their eyes red with excitement.
When he and the Song family escaped from Canaan City, they took nothing but banknotes with them. They quietly walked through the city gate that opened in the middle of the night. The city gate only opened a crack for them to pass through. How could they prepare a belonging for you?
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They bought the two ox carts at a high price from a village they passed by on the road. At that time, they bought some dry food from the cattle seller. Canaan City was already like this, and they did not dare to stay longer to find food.
The Qian family came with food, and the Song family were in-laws of Lao Qi's family. Only his grandfather and grandson were outsiders, living here for free.
All the members were worried, because they were afraid that one day the Lao Qi family would not let them follow them anymore.
Now that Old Man Qi has said this, no matter what happens in the future, he feels at ease right now.
Qi Haoxuan stood up and bowed solemnly to old man Qi, "Grandpa Qi, thank you. I will definitely repay you in the future."
The old man Qian next to him smiled and helped him up, "As long as you are willing, you are a good boy."
Then he turned to Qi Yuanwai and said: "I am just a daughter. When I married my daughter to Kangfu, I did it just to pray for my brother's character. You can stay at ease. I will not miss you two."
Old Qian said this with confidence. In terms of the food they bring now, Lao Qi's family does not bring as much as Qian's family. Lao Qi's family still only has coarse grains, while Qian's family only has fine grains.
It’s just that Old Man Qian and Mrs. Qian are able to carry out their own food. Although they have plenty of food and good food, they never feel that they are superior to the people of Lao Qi’s family.
One is that there are more men in the Lao Qi family, but the old man Qi and the old lady Tian are more energetic than them. If there is something on the road, they all have to rely on the Lao Qi family to take care of it.
Secondly, they were living with their daughter from now on. The daughter got married and took her parents with her, so they were embarrassed to have only such a small amount of food.
Mrs. Tian divided the buns between Qi Yuan and Qi Yuan. There were two outside for Qi Yuan and two for Qi Haoxuan.
"We won't talk about those nonsense things. It's fate along the way. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future? The old man is right. As long as we can walk together, we will be a family."
She took out two more and handed them to the old man Qian, "I'm happy for my in-laws to be like this. I don't want to be polite. If I suffer, others will feel uncomfortable.
We are from the countryside and don't know how to be polite. When you are tired, just say you are tired and get in the car to rest. When you are hungry, just say you are hungry and we will eat."
Old man Qian took his own and passed it on to his wife, "That's right. It's past time. If you still stick to the same old habits, you are making yourself uncomfortable."
All the members smiled and said "Hey", apparently they heard it.
Old Man Qian turned around and asked Old Man Qi: "My dear, as shown on the map of Kangtai, there is no river from here. Can you find water?"
Old man Qi was struggling to break up the buns and soak them in water for Qi Baoer.
The steamed buns were specially made by Mrs. Tian and Ye Sanni when they were on the road. They used flour and cornmeal, which was a good thing that they could not eat at home before.
The flour is from Qian's family, and the cornmeal is from our own. It's the unfermented kind. It's very hungry, and it's really hard.
Each of them is only the size of Qi Bao'er's fist, but their family has to eat both of them and drink some water, so they are consumed by walking, and even adults can support them all morning.
It's just that Bao'er can't eat it. Every time, she has to break it into fine pieces and soak it in water until it becomes soft and drink it as batter. Moreover, she may not be willing to eat it after you soak it. There is no other thing added to the steamed bun, which makes it tasteless.
The child talks.
But it doesn't matter, Qi Bao'er has something to eat on his own, but there are many outsiders at home now, so he still has to look good when eating.
"I hope I can find it. There is a village not far ahead. There should be a well in the village without a river." There is no drought here, so there should still be well water.
Unfortunately, Qi Kang'an sent Qijin back and told them that they should not go to the village in front of them because there was no water.
It's not that there is no water, it's, "Those who lack great virtue have thrown many dead mice into the well, and the stench can be smelled from a distance."
Qijin is usually a coward, speaking softly and stingily, even more like a girl, but now she is yelling and jumping around, and her voice can be heard far away.
The old man came over with his cane. He was still quite far away from Lao Qi's house, so he shouted, "Wenlu, Wenlu, have you found the water?"
Old man Qi also yelled from afar: "I found water. There is a well in the village ahead, but there are dead rats in the well and it cannot be used."
"Oh, how can there be such a wicked person?" The old man stomped his walking stick on the ground, so angry.
The villagers who gradually gathered around after hearing the sound were also anxious. Lao Qi's house still had plenty of water, but most of the villagers had no water in the morning. When they left, they didn't think about the water problem at all, so they basically didn't prepare anything.
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Don’t you all have experience in escaping?
They don't really want to have this kind of experience.
"Mr. Lu, how can we deal with this?"
"Yes, Uncle Lu."
How to fix it, how can he know how to fix it?
"No matter what, we can't stop. If you can't see the wild vegetables on the roadside, let your children at home pick some and chew them, and there will be water in them."
As long as you don't die of thirst, go further to the front of Sanhe Town. There is a river specially marked by the fourth child on the map.
At this time, no one could think of any other way. When I was in a panic, the old man Qi calmly made arrangements, and everyone listened to him unconsciously.
So they all dispersed, and they all wanted to take advantage of the daylight to explore on both sides of the road. They were all from the countryside, and even the men knew the wild vegetables.
You have to look for those with thick leaves and plenty of water inside.
By the time the old man came over, everyone had dispersed and only Old Qi and Qi Bao'er in his arms were left.
Everyone in Lao Qi's family also went to pick wild vegetables, not even the Qian family, his wife and Qi members were free.
"Fortunately, you are here." The old man sighed. At this moment, he was so damn lucky that he was following Lao Qi's family.
Take a look at his family. The eldest grandson and great-great-grandson had an accident together. They are the only ones supporting the eldest house now. The grandson, the grandson is useless.
Do you think that if Wen Lu hadn't started to take the lead at this time, what kind of chaos would these nearly a thousand people have become?
He is old and faced with the current difficulties, so he no longer cares about anything else, just that the younger generations of his clan can survive.