The ancestor of the last days exploded after being reborn!

Chapter 11 Escape from the Famine
Within ten meters, there are only people and trees, and if you want to find a living creature, you can only find a few ants in the weeds.

Follow the ants to find food and then go deep into the cave, until I feel exhausted and my head hurts slightly, then I lean on the tree trunk and fall into a deep sleep.

When he woke up again, the sun hanging in the sky had already set to the west.

"Mother Concubine, why don't you ride with me later, you are so exhausted riding alone." Seeing Xia Jing's deep sleep, Li Chengmu felt sorry for her unconsciously.

After Xia Jing woke up, she was refreshed and wanted to stretch her limbs, but when she moved her legs, the pain from the inner thigh made her want to frown.

However, out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Xiao Wu's nervous expression, so she had no choice but to bear the pain and stood up calmly.

"Okay, I'm fine, I can handle it by myself, you see I've been riding for half a day in the morning and it's just as good."

And her words obviously didn't have a soothing effect, but her nimble movements made Xiao Wu feel relieved, and finally agreed with her to continue riding the horse by herself.

After the rest time was over, Xia Jing climbed on the horse honestly after drinking two sips of water.

Survival in the last days is a test every day, and it is still a test every day in ancient times.

In a word, life is not easy!

Seeing Xia Jing sitting on the horseback, the two stepson came over to express their concern, and when they were all ready, the team started to set off again.

In the afternoon, it may be that their speed caught up with the front team, or the news of the rebel attack on the surrounding counties spread.

In short, more and more people fled along the way.

There are caravans, refugees, and even entire families fleeing from the village.

Some of them walk, some ride in ox carts or horse-drawn carts, and some push carts with manpower. The only thing that is unified is probably their expressions.

Miserable, hesitant, helpless, the rest is a deep sense of powerlessness.

Their team caught up from behind, causing a commotion among the fleeing teams on the road.

The bottom-level refugees can't avoid a team with guards like them, but the powerful fleeing team has speculation and defense against their team!
There were too many people fleeing on the road, so the speed of the team had to be slowed down, and the servants who followed couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. If they continued running like this, they would die of exhaustion before they starved to death.

"The disaster in the Gyeonggi area should not be so dry that there is no water to drink?"

Li Chengmu looked at the refugees walking on both sides of the road. They were skinny, ragged, and numb. The dirt on their faces and hands hadn't been washed for a long time. Passing by them could still smell a ecstasy.

There was pity in Zeng Yan's eyes, and he explained in a hoarse voice: "Go back to Fifth Lord, look at their state, they should be refugees from the north who fled from famine. Although there are deep wells and water in the area of ​​Gyeonggi, things are rare and expensive. Its preciousness is not something these refugees can afford."

"Snakes have their own ways of snakes, and rats have their own ways. They have been fleeing for a long time, and they must have their own rules of survival, otherwise they would not be able to get here." Xia Jing thinks that rich people will want to buy water, but people at the bottom must There is also a way for them to bring their own water.

Zeng Yan agreed: "The princess is right, everyone has their own way."

Li Chengmu followed suit, and when he turned a corner, the team in front caught his attention again: "I don't know which company the team in front belongs to? The battle is big enough, and they dare to transport so many supplies in this troubled world. Aren't they afraid of being robbed by others?"

He roughly estimated that there were at least hundreds of carriages and hundreds of guards.

Zeng Yan: "Master Wu, the team in front of us can tell at a glance that they have a big family and a big business. It is normal to have so many supplies. What is abnormal is that our team basically has no supplies except for people and horses."

If the palace moved south with them, the carriages in their mansion would only be larger and larger than the previous team.

Li Chengmu recalled that besides the horses, his men only had water bags and a small amount of dry food, so he couldn't help but smiled.

There were guards walking forward, and the masters of the palace didn't have more time to pay attention to the refugees on the side of the road.

In the evening, under the cover of twilight, their team finally saw the mountain village hidden in the col.

The houses in the village are well arranged. Judging by its size, there are many villagers in this village, so it can be regarded as a big village.

The captain of the guard who was exploring the way in front rode his horse and turned around: "Princess, my lords, the road to the village ahead has been blocked by strong men in the village. If the team passing by the post road wants to ask for water, they must buy it with silver. "

Hearing this, Li Chengyi frowned, and looked at the captain of the guard with a look of hatred: "They are blocking the road and robbing, they are just a few mountain peasants, you take some guards to punch the card, let them teach them a lesson, and let them learn more." They know that not everyone's money is so easy to earn!"

"Fourth Master, this."

The captain of the guard showed a troubled expression, and was about to explain, but his words were interrupted by Li Chengyi again.

"Anyway, I don't want to sleep in the wild tonight, I want to live in the village, I want to take a bath."

This was a bit outrageous, but Li Chengyi didn't care, his mount hadn't drank water for a day, and he was already hungry and thirsty, and his water bladder had just been emptied, and needed to be filled with water.

Li Chengshang ignored his rebellious fourth brother, looked at the captain of the guard, and asked gently: "What's the situation ahead? Tell me carefully and listen."

"Yes!"

The captain of the guard explained the situation ahead: "According to the villagers, the well water in the village is also in short supply. If the day continues, the well water in the village will not last long. Sooner or later, their village will embark on the road of fleeing famine. "

"Well water can't be taken away, so while the well water is still producing water, the villagers came up with a way to make money by selling water, hoping to take the opportunity to earn more money to cope with the next life of fleeing famine."

As he said that, the captain of the guard glanced at Li Chengyi: "There are hundreds of villagers guarding the intersection, and all of them are young and middle-aged. If you just rush in as Si Ye said, then our small number of people is just enough for others to make dumplings."

"." Li Chengyi glared at him, why didn't he say this sooner!
"Take the housekeeper to buy water. Buy more. Our horses haven't had water for a day, and everyone's water bladders are empty." Li Chengyi told them worriedly.

After the captain of the guard and the butler took people to buy water, the rest of the guards hurriedly protected the masters and found an open space on the side of the road, ready to set up camp.

"Mother, are you alright?"

Just as Xia Jing found a clean place to sit down, Li Chengmu came over.

"Fortunately, if you can stick to it, don't worry."

Hongmei poured some water on the handkerchief, and then handed it to Xia Jing: "Princess, wipe your hands first, and then wipe your face when the butler comes back from buying water."

Xia Jing took the handkerchief, and Hongmei accidentally spotted Le Hong's palm.

This little girl's eyes immediately turned red: "Master has suffered a great crime this time, and it's all due to Steward Yan. I had prepared the carriage, but because I came out in a hurry, I left the carriage at the inn. Otherwise, Master You don’t have to suffer this kind of crime with the servants.”

Xia Jing glanced at her palm, and said indifferently: "It's okay, it's just red from being strangled by the rein, and it's not broken, just get used to it in a few days."

It was fine if she didn't say that, but Hongmei felt even more distressed when she said that.

(End of this chapter)