Ten days passed quickly.

At three o'clock in the morning, Qingcao and his family had already gotten up because today was the day to harvest grain.

Qingcao is preparing breakfast at home, while the others are harvesting rice with sickles.

When Qingcao prepared breakfast, she ate it quickly herself, and then carried the rice basket to deliver breakfast to her family. This could save time on the round trip.

On the way to the fields, I saw many villagers harvesting rice. Everyone got up very early in order to harvest the grain early.

When he arrived at his own field, Qingcao called his parents to eat. He went to the field with a sickle to cut the rice.

It lasted three days of busy work. They recovered the grain from the fields and spent a day threshing the upland rice. But there was no time to thresh the corn, so they bagged it whole.

Qingcao looked at so many things on the oxcart and wanted to tell her family that she had space. But then she held back.

She thought to herself that she wouldn't have anything to take away at that time. She could just put it into the space secretly. This way, it wouldn't be wasted, and she wouldn't have to worry about the space bringing danger to her family.

Zhao Shitou and Li have been helping the old house collect food these days.

Mrs. Luo originally had no intention of fleeing the famine. She couldn't resist her eldest son's persuasion, so she planned to follow her.

Zhao Tian was a little scared when he saw that everyone in the village was preparing to leave. So he persuaded his wife to flee with him.

Zhao Yunshan resented the fact that her parents went to help the old house collect food.

Originally, I thought my parents would help other people so that they could buy some food back. Now they have gone to help the old house, and it is impossible for the old house to sell food to them.

Zhao Yunshan shamelessly asked people with lots of land if they sold grain.

Some people are unwilling to sell, and those who are unwilling feel that they are fleeing the famine. Food is a life-saving thing, so it should be reserved for their own families.

Some people are willing to sell, but they must ask Zhao Yunshan to pay a high price, otherwise they will not sell.

Zhao Yunshan didn't want to be fooled. The price was higher than what was sold at the county grain store. She might as well go to the county to buy it, at least one or two cents cheaper.

In the blink of an eye, it’s the ninth day of July.

Qingcao and the others gathered at the entrance of the village early.

The village chief organized everyone to line up, with those with cars at one end and the other at the end, and those without cars in the middle. This can stabilize the line and protect everyone's safety.

Qingcao and his family had four cows, so they were assigned to the end of the queue. Of course, there were also the Mu family's in-laws, who were all at the back.

The leader of the team was composed of the village chief, Mr. Mu and several other elders.

At three o'clock in the morning, when the village chief saw that no one was coming, he raised the whip in his hand, and with the village chief's "drive", the ox cart started to move.

Qingcao looked at Damu Village getting further and further away from her, and said silently: Goodbye, the place where she has lived for ten years.

The team had just set off, and several children were quite excited because they had never traveled far.

So along the way, I was very curious about the scenery outside and chatted about it.

However, after walking for an hour, they were no longer interested in the scenery outside. Because there were mountains and trees along the way, there was nothing to see.

Soon, several people fell asleep head to head.

"Kids, wake up." Mrs. Liao woke up several children.

"Grandma." Mu Qingli called, rubbing his eyes.

Mr. Liao smiled and said, "The carriage has stopped. Let's get out and stretch our muscles."

When Mu Qingxing heard this, she immediately woke up from her drowsiness and said loudly: "Wow, we finally parked the car. I felt like vomiting. And I felt so sore all over my body. I didn't even feel anything when I rode a bullock cart to the county before.

So tired."

Mu Qinghua stretched her body and said, "I used to ride in an oxcart for a long time. How long do I ride on it now? How can it be compared?"

"Besides, didn't the village chief grandpa say before that we have to go for at least two months. Think about it, most of these two months will be spent in the car."

When Mu Qingxing heard this, her happy face suddenly drooped.

Oh my god! It took two months. She didn’t want to live anymore. Mu Qingxing cried with sadness on her face.

Everyone laughed when they saw her like this.

"Okay, get out of the car quickly." Mu Qingwu patted Mu Qingxing's shoulder. He still wanted to go down and do some exercise.

After sitting in the car for so long, he felt that all the bones in his body were stiff.

Mu Qingxing got out of the car with a pouted mouth. Others followed and got off one after another.

After the children got out of the car, Mu Shigao arranged for them to go to the woods to collect firewood.

A group of people ran wildly into the woods. There were many people and strength, and soon they came back with a pile of firewood.

With firewood in hand, the three sisters-in-law each prepared food.

The men, on the other hand, went to look for water.

Mu Dabin asked several children to take the cow to find some grass to eat so as not to starve.

Qingcao and the others led the cow into the woods again.

After herding the cows for a while, Mu Qingxing got bored and said, "Qingcao, let's tie the cows to a tree. Let's go look for wild fruits and bird's nests nearby."

Qingcao shook his head, "With the cow tied up, it won't be able to eat much grass. If it doesn't have enough to eat, it won't be able to pull the cart by then. Sister Qingxing, go on your own."

Mu Qinghua said expressionlessly: "Qingxing, let Brother Qingwu and the others accompany you to find wild fruits."

She and Qingcao had to herd cattle, so they didn't have time to play around.

Mu Qingxing pouted, her brother was herding cattle and he would definitely not accompany her.

I looked at my uncle's two brothers again and found that they also had nothing to do.

Mu Qingxing immediately took Mu Qinghong to find Mu Qingshan and Mu Qingshu.

When he learned that Mu Qingxing wanted to find bird nests and pheasants, Mu Qingshan, who was bored, immediately agreed and called his two cousins.

Mu Qingshan and the others wandered around for two quarters of an hour, but found no pheasants or wild fruits.

There are some wild vegetables, but they are all shriveled, which seems to be caused by lack of water.

The four people returned disappointed.

When the cattle were grazing on the green grass, she also went to get a sickle and cut some weeds for preparation. She was afraid that it would be difficult to find weeds on the road behind.

When the cow was full, they led the cow back.

Not long after Qingcao and the others came back, Mu Shiquan and three others who went to look for water also came back.

Mu Shiquan said: "After walking for a long time, we found a small puddle. There was not much water in the puddle. It was also very turbid. We only collected a little bit to feed the cattle."

As for the water they drank, there was still it in the big water tank.

Mu Shiming wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "We have just arrived at Pingjiagou. We didn't expect the drought to be so severe."

"I remember that when I passed by before, there was a small stream near here, but now it's all gone."

"I don't know if this will always be the case on the road in the future. If this is the case, then we have to save some water."

Without water, people will die of dehydration.

Mu Shigao nodded and said in agreement: "We must save water before arriving in Ninghui County."

"If you are thirsty, try to hold it in until you can no longer hold it in before drinking. Don't drink water as soon as you are thirsty."

Mr. Liao interrupted and said: "In the future, we will make more multigrain pancakes or multigrain rice balls. This will reduce the need for water during cooking."

The third sister-in-law nodded, indicating that she understood.

After explaining to a few children, everyone started to have lunch.

After lunch, everyone went to rest.

When the time comes, the team continues to set off.

On the third day of their escape, the team finally arrived at a village near Ninghui County.

However, the drought in the village is very serious and it has reached the point of water shortage. Dead crops can be seen everywhere on the road, as well as people fleeing the famine.

Seeing this situation, the village chief immediately decided not to enter Ninghui County. He went directly to Anfeng City from the official road.

On the way to Anfeng City, I encountered more and more people fleeing famine. Their expressions were numb, their eyes were dull, and they felt they had lost hope in life.

After driving for another seven days, they finally arrived outside Anfeng City. The team was placed thirty meters away from the city gate.

After the Mu family was settled, Mu Shigao immediately went to the city gate to inquire about the situation inside the city.

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