The girl looked a little embarrassed, so she got up and walked to the southwest corner, eating silently in the dark.

The family was grateful for the favor they had received. Seeing that there was no bedding, they asked the child to bring over the only blanket they had.

Naturally, he didn't want it, so he waved it off and asked the child to take the blanket back.

Being favored but unable to repay the kindness, the old man and his family could only talk to him cordially and ask him where he came from and where he was going.

Naturally, I couldn't tell the truth. I just said that I came from the south and was going to Yuzhou to visit my relatives.

The old man’s family name is Tian, ​​and they are from Qizhou, so they can be considered half fellow villagers.

While he was talking, someone came to the door. He looked up and saw that the person who came was a ragged woman with an unweaned baby wrapped in her arms and a pottery bowl in her hand. She looked embarrassed and hesitated to speak.

In addition to them, there were several victims in the east wing of the abandoned inn. This person undoubtedly came from the east wing.

Knowing the person's intention, he stood up, came to the door and put half of the kudzu root in his hand into the woman's bowl.

The woman received the food and thanked her profusely. Just as she was about to turn around and leave, he called out to her again.

The woman didn't know why and turned around in fear.

There was still more than half of the kudzu I brought back, so I walked over, took it out, and handed it to the woman, "You can eat it raw, too."

Seeing such generosity, the woman was so surprised that she stood stunned for a moment, then fell to her knees and kowtowed repeatedly.

Seeing this, he hurriedly stretched out his hand to help her up. When he saw the baby wrapped in the woman's arms, he saw a huge head, drooping eyebrows, and eyes that had no color. Knowing that he was about to die and there was no way to save him, he felt sad and helplessly shook his head.

Seeing that the woman had brought food back, her companions also hurried over to express their thanks. They had never experienced such a scene before, and they were very nervous. They had to deal with it in a perfunctory way. They waited until everyone stood up and left before secretly breathing a sigh of relief.

After seeing off the victims on the other side, when they turned around, they saw old man Tian and his family with doubts and reluctance in their eyes. Guessing what they were thinking, he said, "They don't have anything to eat either. Let's give it to them."

I’ll look for you tomorrow.”

"Can we still find it?" Old Man Tian was cautious.

"Yes." He returned to the corner and sat down.

His heart was very heavy. Before this, he had always thought that he was already miserable enough. After he came out, he discovered that there were many people who were worse off than him. At least he could still find food to make a living. However, these victims had to bring up their families and had nothing to do except farm work.

Tian didn't know anything, he couldn't even make ends meet, he was hungry, and his life was precarious.

After a night of silence, I was awakened by the sound of crying the next morning. The crying came from the east wing. Needless to say, the child in the woman's arms was dead.

Seeing this, he stood up and walked out. When Old Man Tian and his family saw him leaving, they hurriedly followed him.

Originally, I wanted to go out for some fresh air, but when I saw Old Man Tian and his family following me, I went straight on the road. It was not yet bright yet, and there was still fog lingering on the road.

My legs and feet were inconvenient and I couldn't walk very fast. It was not difficult for Old Man Tian and his family to follow.

When walking with the victims, you no longer have to pretend to be a woodcutter and look around and look for them while you are on the road.

There are also skills in finding food in the mountains. There are fewer wild vegetables to eat in places where the trees are too dense, and there are not many wild vegetables to eat in places where the thatch is too dense. There are crisp rocks below, and there are more things to eat in places with fertile soil above.

.

Next, look at the flowers. Platycodon has blue flowers and daylily has yellow flowers. However, fresh daylilies are poisonous and must be dried before they can be eaten.

There are also mushrooms in this season. Fungus mainly grows on elm trees, locust trees, and poplar trees. Pine mushrooms mainly grow under pine forests. There are also some unknown mushrooms. It is very simple to judge whether they are poisonous or not. Just look at whether they are alive or not.

Bugs, if they are alive, you can eat them.

He did not hide his secrets. When searching, he would take the Tian family siblings with him, and when digging, he would give them instructions on how to search and identify. He could not always walk with them. If they were to be separated in the future, he hoped that this family of disaster victims would have a way to survive.

Pueraria lobata is a good staple food, but Pueraria lobata is rare. Fortunately, he did not find Pueraria lobata but found patches of Jerusalem artichokes and glutinous rice vines. Mr. Tian and his family were overjoyed, and they started digging and storing them together.

For the next few days, he stayed with Old Man Tian and his family, and his stopping and walking speed was greatly affected. However, he was not in a hurry. He was proficient in pharmacology and found some herbs for reducing swelling and detoxification and boiled them for them to drink.

Edema caused by eating wild vegetables for a long time.

Most of the leafy wild vegetables such as shepherd's purse, bracken, bitter greens, etc. are slightly poisonous. It's not a big deal if you eat some occasionally, but you will be poisoned if you eat them regularly.

Since they met Old Man Tian and his family, life has been much better. Most of the wild vegetables they found are fat rhizomes that can satisfy their hunger. Even if there is no corn, millet or rice, they can still be full.

Seeing that although he was lame, he was very capable and could make a living in troubled times. Old man Tian asked him intentionally or unintentionally whether he had made a marriage arrangement. If not,

Knowing the inside story, he told the truth, but he already knew that there was a girl in the Tian family and guessed Old Man Tian's intention, so he pretended that he had been engaged since childhood and that he was going to Yuzhou to join his father-in-law's family.

As a result, although Old Man Tian was disappointed, he never mentioned it again.

The weather has been good these past few days, with the sun shining brightly in the sky, but it always feels like the sky is misty. Whenever he sees corpses starved to death by the roadside, his heart will feel a little more gloomy. In his memory, the world in the early years was not the same.

In this way, although there was no need to worry about food and clothing at that time, it was not as hungry as it is now, and the people were in dire straits.

After traveling for a few more days, in the evening, the Hotan old man and his family arrived at Fenyang County. At this time, the city gate was closed and they could not enter the city.

Li Cunxiao had just captured Fenyang not long ago. When attacking the city, most of the people in the city would assist the officers and soldiers in defending the city.

, to avoid more deaths.

After the city changes hands, the winning side must calm the people and recruit people to reclaim the wasteland. The notice clearly states that the people of this city can forget the past and live in peace of mind. Anyone who has fled here can go to the government to register and settle down. The government will allocate houses and distribute food.

to help victims gain a foothold in the disaster area.

This was good news for Mr. Tian and his family. When the notice was read to them, Mr. Tian and his family were overjoyed. They had been away from home for more than half a year and finally had a place to stay.

I am also very happy. He has a heavy responsibility and cannot always accompany Mr. Tian and his family. Once Mr. Tian and his family register, he can leave with peace of mind.

Since the city gate has been closed, everyone can only find a place to spend the night outside the city. There are dark clouds in the sky, and it might rain at night, so everyone can only find shelter in broken houses.

There are usually inns, Yizhuang, and City God's Temple outside the county. They can't go to the inns, and they don't dare to live in Yizhuang. The City God's Temple in the east of the city is a good choice. There was a war here not long ago, and the temple blessings in the City God's Temple have disappeared.

The Temple of the City God is not big, with only one main room and one west wing. Seeing the angry clay sculpture of the City God in the main room, Old Man Tian and his family were frightened and did not dare to rest in the main room, so they hurriedly exited the main room and went to the west wing.

By this time, the temperature had warmed up, but it was still very cold at night. Everyone looked for firewood everywhere and lit a bonfire.

As soon as the bonfire was lit, footsteps could be heard outside the temple, along with the sounds of angry curses.

Hearing the noise, he hurriedly came out to check. At this time, half of the south wall of the Chenghuang Temple had collapsed.

, standing at the door of the west chamber, you can see the situation outside the temple, and you can see a few Beggar Clan disciples holding weapons and cursing, walking over not far away.

Although the disciples of the Beggar Clan also dress up as beggars, they are easy to distinguish. Firstly, they all have yellow cloth patches on their chests. Secondly, they do not have the abjection and timidity of beggars. They are more like people from the world. Furthermore, they usually

Carry a weapon with you.

When he saw the Beggar Clan disciples, he took a deep breath. It was too late to retreat to the room because the Beggar Clan disciples outside the temple had already seen him.

When I saw him looking out, a Beggar Clan disciple with a mustache raised his knife and yelled, "What are you looking at? If you look at me again, I'll pluck out your eyeballs."

Hearing the man yelling and cursing, he hurriedly lowered his head and returned to the house.

Old Man Tian and others also heard the yelling and looked at him in fear. He didn't know what his name was, and he always called him a benefactor. "Little benefactor, who is that person outside?"

"Not a good person." He whispered, and at the same time he turned to look at the girl from the Tian family. In order to hide her identity, the girl from the Tian family had always been unkempt. In recent days, she has always revealed her true appearance intentionally or unintentionally, and no longer deliberately blackened her face.

Anyone with a little bit of vision can tell that she is a woman.

To be fair, the girl from the Tian family was not pretty, but she was still a young woman. Worried that the Beggar Clan disciples had malicious intentions, they hurriedly raised their hands to wipe their faces, suggesting that she darken their faces.

The Tian girl understood and hurriedly looked around, but the bonfire had just been lit and there was no black ashes. In desperation, she could only pick up a handful of ashes from the ground and apply it to her face.

As soon as Miss Tian's face was blackened, four Beggar Clan disciples walked in from outside the door. Instead of going to the main room, they walked straight towards the west wing.

"Sneaky, who is that person?!" Mustache asked loudly.

"We are fleeing." He lowered his head and replied.

"Fleeing?" Mustache came forward, grabbed his hair and looked at his appearance. He must have found nothing unusual, so he loosened his hair and began to search him up and down, "If you have any money, take it out quickly. If you dare to hide it secretly,

Cut it off with one knife."

He had dozens of pennies on his body, but he did not dare to carry the money bag, but wrapped it around his waist rope. The mustache searched carelessly and did not find it, so he pushed him aside and went forward to search Old Man Tian and others.

Old Man Tian and others are penniless, so the evil man will naturally not be able to find them.
Chapter completed!