"Dad, make a decision quickly. Li Zheng said that we have to leave today. If we are delayed and fail to catch up with the villagers, we will be in danger!" An Zicheng was poked by his wife Liu Mei and looked at him.
Old Man An opened his mouth to remind.
"Yes, Dad, I heard that everyone in the village is already gathering and may be setting off!" An Zihang, the second eldest son of the An family, also spoke up. He is a person who is used to calculating. He will take advantage of any advantage without shame or skin.
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The third child, An Zikang, is a simple and honest man. Ge Mingyu is the head of the third house. Although the family has not been separated yet, it is Ge Mingyu who always speaks out. An Zikang only knows how to work hard.
The two brothers reminded old man Wan'an that everyone else was staring at him, waiting for him to do something extraordinary.
Xia Qiyue couldn't wait any longer and said again, "Dad, let me beg you on behalf of the fourth child. Please share our fourth room with us! Even if the fourth child comes back in the future, I won't let him blame you! Let's share it today."
I am asking for a home! I will not blame you for life or death in the future!"
Old man An was still hesitating, but Mrs. An next to him pushed him, "Old man, otherwise we will separate them! If we don't solve it, it will be too late!"
She also heard the noise outside. It was obvious that people were already leaving the village. If they didn't leave, it would be too late.
"good!"
After a long time, Old Man An made a difficult decision and nodded in agreement with Xia Qiyue's request.
"Thank you, dad!" Xia Qiyue was relieved.
"There is nothing to share at home. We are about to flee the famine. We only have two water bags, which weigh about ten kilograms, and not much rations. Yesterday, your mother made steamed buns! I will give you one and a half kilograms of water.
, six wild vegetable steamed buns, from now on your life and death will have nothing to do with Lao An’s family! You have to take care of yourself!"
It's so simple to separate the family. After two years of drought, we have almost eaten all the food rations we should eat. They say they are wild vegetable steamed buns, but in fact they contain mostly wild vegetables and not much grain. Moreover, the wild vegetables are not poisonous. As for whether they are delicious or not,
No one cares about it, no matter how bitter or sour it is, it is good to fill the stomach.
Xia Qiyue knew that no matter how much she asked for, it would be impossible to achieve it, so she nodded happily and agreed.
Although her lottery space was a bit compromised, she didn't believe that she wouldn't be able to draw anything life-saving if she continued to draw for a few more days. After all, she was a time traveler, and God couldn't force her to die.
The old lady quickly stepped forward and took the water bag from Xia Qiyue's hand.
Xia Qiyue ran back to the four-bedroom house and took away the only water bag, which could hold three kilograms of water.
He didn't even bother to glance at the child on the kang and ran to the upper room.
Others have already packed their things in a hurry and are preparing to flee.
The old lady didn't know how to write, so she quickly gave Xia Qiyue the things that the old man had agreed to give to the fourth bedroom.
Sure enough, there were six wild vegetable steamed buns that were dark and dark. Old lady Shui didn't give them more. One look at them and she knew that they were not enough for one and a half kilograms. There was still a little difference.
But Xia Qiyue had no time to worry about so much. She screwed up the water bag, picked up the steamed buns and ran back to the room.
I saw that the two little guys on the kang were looking at her with their eyes open. An Qingxuan relaxed a little, and An Qingke also looked a lot better.
"Quickly, drink some water and eat some steamed buns. We are going to escape with the team!" Xia Qiyue climbed onto the kang, unscrewed the water bag, and handed it to her daughter's mouth first.
"Mom, Ke'er is much better. Just now, my brother left half of the water for Ke'er to drink! You should drink some first!"
The words spoken by a child who was only three years old made people gasp in distress.
Looking at the two such sensible children, Xia Qiyue's eyes were slightly red, but she firmly pressed the water bag to her daughter's mouth, "Ke'er, take a few more sips to regain some strength, or you will have to run away in a while, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it!"
Be good! Drink!"
After all, he was still only a three-year-old child. In the end, An Qingke could not resist the temptation and opened his mouth to drink the water.
Xia Qiyue let the little guy take two or three sips and then handed it to An Qingxuan who was standing aside.
The elder brother only had a cup of tea earlier than the younger sister. Speaking of which, the two children were about the same age, but her son could still remember to take care of her younger sister under such circumstances, which made her very happy.
An Qingxuan didn't waste any time and took two sips of water directly through her hand. After drinking, he sighed, drinking water felt so comfortable.
Xia Qiyue also took a few sips, took out six more wild vegetable steamed buns from the cloth pocket, broke one with his hands, gave half to each of the two little guys, broke one himself, and took the rest.
The four and a half pieces were put back into the cloth bag again. The mother and son sat on the kang, facing each other, and ate the wild vegetable buns one by one.
Xia Qiyue choked several times and found it difficult to swallow, but she had to eat. If she didn't eat, her body would not be able to replenish her food. She was about to escape, and she took her two three-year-old babies with her, fearing what might happen.
During her years of running away from famine, cannibalism was everywhere, so she couldn't be careless.
Outside, Lao An's family was already walking out. There was a big family and a lot of things. They were pushed on two carts, and everyone had a lot of things hanging on them.
When Old Man An passed by the door of the fourth house, he finally couldn't hold it back and reminded him aloud, "Fourth daughter-in-law, the family is about to leave! You guys should hurry up and follow us!"
Xia Qiyue unexpectedly heard this reminder from her husband and quickly responded.
It happened that the wild vegetable steamed buns had also been finished, and to let the two children take a breath, she stood up and packed out the luggage she had not finished packing just now.
There was only one quilt and one mattress, two rags for each person, half a water bag and four and a half wild vegetable steamed buns.
As for other things, they didn't have anything else. They usually ate in the upper room, so they didn't have any bowls or chopsticks. The washbasins were missing corners and sides. It would be better not to take them, and it would weigh more.
Xia Qiyue rolled up the bedding and clothes, and threw the water bladder and wild vegetable steamed buns directly into the space, which was safer.
If it weren't for the fear of being suspected, she would have thrown everything into space, but there was no way. They had to flee with a large team in the village, which made it difficult to have no bedding when resting.
I carried my back and bowed, and led the two swaying children who had no strength to walk out.
She was really afraid that the two children would collapse before they could get out of the village.
The two children were sensible, and none of them made any fuss to let her hold them. They followed her outside with difficulty.
The three mother and son came out of the house and took a look. Sure enough, Lao An's family had already left, and the courtyard door was left open, looking extremely desolate and desolate.
Xia Qiyue's eyes lit up when she saw a large backpack in front of her room door.
I don’t know who left it for her on purpose or forgot to take it, but this backpack helped her a lot.
She quickly ran over and put the clothes on her back into the backpack. The bedding was thin, she didn't have many clothes, and there was still half of the space in the backpack.
She picked up the basket and came over, "Xuan'er, Ke'er, you sit in the basket! Mom will carry you on her back!"
The two little guys actually waved their hands, and An Qingxuan said, "Mom, we can go alone, we can do it!"
There is a determined expression on his small face, with a thin and sunken face, and a look of righteousness.
An Qingke also waved his hands and said not to sit in the basket.
Looking at these two sensible children, Xia Qiyue suddenly felt that her coming here was not without gain. At least she had such a pair of lovely children.