At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and the orange-red sunset seemed to cast a faint golden light on everything.

In the high mountains, shaded by woods, small gray stone courtyards are scattered among the green mountains and green waters, with smoke lingering above them.

Standing on the hillside and looking into the distance, it is like a magnificent ink painting, beautiful, peaceful and quiet...

However, everyone did not feel excited or happy. Because the villages passing by along the way, including those with people, were guarding against them as if they were thieves, pointing weapons at them. All they encountered were driven away, cursed, discriminated against, beaten to death, and hostile.

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Qian looked at the smoke in the mountain village and suddenly cried, "Home, this is the feeling of home! My home, my home!"

"Woooo..." Many people cried immediately.

In the past, they were like this. Although they lived in a simple house, although they ate a simple diet, and although they wore patches, it was their home.

Your home is gone, you have gone through hardships and hardships all the way, stepped on corpses, endured hunger, weathered the wind and rain, and braved the wind and rain to get here, but you still don’t know where your home is or where the road is?

Ling Yue had the memory of her original self, and she was moved by the scene and cried.

Shangguan Ruoli hugged Ling Yue and patted her back gently.

Wu Lang is three years old and his memory is relatively weak. If he is fed and clothed, he will live a good life. Therefore, the little man feels that the life of escaping from famine is quite good. His parents pamper him, his sister loves him, he has enough food and water.

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But so many people were crying, which made him feel panicked and scared, and he hugged Dongming Ziyu's neck tightly.

Dongming Ziyu also moved slightly, hugged Wulang tightly, and gently patted his little buttocks to comfort him.

After everyone vented their emotions, they quickly calmed down and began to face reality and think about how to alleviate the current predicament.

No matter how difficult it is, no matter how painful it is, after bleeding, sweating, and wiping away tears, we still have to grit our teeth and move forward.

First of all, they have run out of food and rely on wild animals in the mountains to satisfy their hunger. But it is not possible to find enough food every time they camp, and there are more than 200 people. If they look for food everywhere, it will delay the journey.

Dongming Ziyu said: "Get a few people to go to the village to inquire about the situation and see if they can buy some grain. There should be a hunter in the mountain. Ask him if he collects skins. If you don't have money, you can use dried meat or grain in exchange."

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Now Dongming Ziyu intends to train them and not do anything on his own.

Dong Youliang took Da Lang, Dong Shi and several other men down the hillside and walked towards the village.

Dongming Ziyu asked Shuan Zhu to lead a few people to follow them fiercely and skillfully. If the villagers were fierce, they would start a fight so that they could rush forward and bring them back.

The mountain village is not big, with about twenty households in total. Every household has its door open, looking unprepared and safe.

Several children were playing under the big tree at the entrance of the village. When they saw outsiders coming down the mountain, they stopped playing and looked at them curiously and warily.

Dong Youliang walked over and asked with a smile: "Kids, which village chief is yours?"

A boy with a runny nose wiped his nose with the sleeve of his cotton-padded jacket and said, "My father is the village chief, what do you want to do with him?"

Dong Youliang said: "Oh, we are victims fleeing famine. We passed by you and wanted to ask if you have any food to sell? Do the hunters in your village collect skins?"

The boy said: "Oh, come with me!"

After saying that, he took the lead in leading the way and ran towards a larger and more decent courtyard.

It was obvious that outsiders didn't come often to the village, and the children followed behind them, shouting and calling for friends along the way. Not only did they attract some children, but some adults who loved the fun also followed.

The little snot-nosed kid had already run home and shouted loudly: "Master, master, there are strangers here! They say they are fleeing famine and they come to buy food from us!"

An old man holding a cigarette pipe came out. His back was a little stooped, he was dark and thin, and his cloudy eyes shone with a bit of shrewdness.

Dong Youliang came forward and bowed and saluted: "Junior, I'm here to pay homage to the village chief. We are refugees fleeing famine. We are passing by and want to ask the people in the village if they have food for sale and whether they can collect the skins? Our skins can be used for food.

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The village chief took a look at them. Their clothes were in tatters, their straw sandals were torn, and their toes were black, but they were in good spirits.

The village chief did not answer Dong Youliang's question and asked: "It's three hills away from the official road. How did you get here while fleeing the famine?"

Dalang said: "The official road is dangerous. There are refugees robbing food and people, and there are dead people on the roadside. We are afraid, so we walk into the mountains. Although it is more difficult, it is safe."

Dongming Ziyu told them not to talk about the plague, otherwise they would drive them out with brooms.

The village chief obviously knew what was going on outside. He nodded slightly and said, "You have also seen that there are mountains everywhere here. The food grown in the wasteland is not enough for ourselves. But every family has mountain products and bacon. Do you want it?

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Dong Youliang said: "Yes!"

The village chief said: "The mountain people usually carry these things out to exchange for money and food. Recently, it is not peaceful outside, so they dare not go out of the mountains. The price will not deceive you, but it will be a little more expensive than in previous years."

Dong Youliang said: "As long as the product is good and not too expensive, we will accept it!"

After hearing this, everyone became happy. One said his family had mushrooms and dried vegetables, and the other said his family could produce five kilograms of sorghum rice.

The village chief looked at the sky and said: "There is my old house at the end of the village, which has always been empty. You can go and stay there and let each family send their things there. You can stay there at night."

Dong Youliang said: "Thank you very much, village chief. I won't stay any longer. Our parents, wife and children are all waiting on the mountain."

When the village chief heard this, he said, "Are there any children? We can't sleep on the mountain, they will be bitten by wolves. Let's call them all down. At least the old house has a yard. It's better than living in the mountains."

Dalang smiled and said: "Village chief, there are more than 200 of us in total. Aren't you afraid?"

Everyone was shocked when they heard it.

The village chief understood immediately after thinking about it and asked: "A whole village is fleeing famine together?"

Dong Shi said: "Most of them are from the same village, and there are also some relatives of people in the village."

The village chief exclaimed in amazement: "You are so united! Come down and live. Just pitch a tent near my old house. It's better than sleeping in the mountains."

Dong Youliang was surprised, "We have more people than you in the village, aren't you afraid?"

The village chief said: "What are you afraid of? We are also poor and have nothing to worry about. Besides, the men and boys in each of our families are capable of hunting tigers in the mountains. They are very courageous and capable!"

You stay on the mountain so that they are afraid, okay? When they fall asleep, you will sneak into the village from nowhere and it will be impossible to prevent them.

It's better to just look under your nose and watch secretly to feel relieved.

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