Chapter 317 I am eating melons in the escape article 59
Chapter 317 I am eating melons in the escape article 59
During this journey, he witnessed too many separations and deaths, as well as too many evil things. He even saw cannibalism once. This one time, he was scared to death. He was afraid that someone would come and drag his little grandson away to eat, so he didn't dare to be separated from his grandson for a moment during this journey.
He told Bai Xiaohu about this.
Bai Xiaohu's face turned grim after hearing this. Although he knew that fleeing from famine was difficult and that countless people would die and be injured, he did not expect that there would be people who eat each other. This was beyond his comprehension.
Bai Xiaohu suppressed his emotions and asked, "Master, where are you going next?"
The old man replied: "I don't know either. We originally wanted to visit Linzhou, but when we got there, we found that it was also hit by drought. So we had no choice but to continue heading south."
After hearing what the old man said, Bai Xiaohu reminded him, "Uncle, we are fleeing from famine in Linzhou. The areas in Linzhou that we are heading south to are all suffering from drought. You can only come out of Linzhou to see if there is any disaster."
When the old man heard that they were also fleeing famine, he was very envious of them for having so many people together.
If there had been so many of them fleeing the famine, they wouldn't have had to be afraid of those people on the road. They would have felt safe walking on the road, and so many people wouldn't have died in their families.
After asking the questions, Bai Xiaohu thanked him solemnly and handed the bamboo tube he was carrying to the old man, "Uncle, this is my thank you gift to you, please take it."
The old man took it and saw that it was actually a bamboo tube of water. He then knelt down and thanked the owner.
In such a day, having such a bamboo tube of water was like saving their lives. They hadn't had water for a long time. If he hadn't been intimidated by their power, he wouldn't have wanted to speak at all. Now he had spoken so much that his throat was sore that it was smoking.
After Bai Xiaohu helped the old man up, he returned to the team without saying anything else.
The old man watched Bai Xiaohu return to the team before he took his grandson to find a place to rest. Then he opened the bamboo tube and carefully fed his grandson, "My dear grandson, come on, drink some water."
Looking at the bamboo tube that was stretched to his mouth, the child took a sip carefully. But he was also very sensible, so he stopped drinking after taking a sip and handed the water to his grandfather, "Grandpa, you drink too."
The old man took the bamboo tube, covered it, and said, "Grandpa doesn't drink, so he's not thirsty."
In fact, how could he not be thirsty? He just had to drink this little bit of water sparingly, and he could still hold on.
While the grandfather and grandson were drinking water, Bai Xiaohu went back and told the village chief and others everything he had heard.
Bai Yin had known the news a long time ago. Although she couldn't go with Bai Xiaohu, this place was a bit far from where they were talking and she couldn't hear it at all. But it didn't matter, she had the system.
As early as when Bai Xiaohu walked to the old man, she had asked the system to play the live version for her. To the outsiders, she seemed to be resting with her eyes closed, but in fact, she was watching the scene over there by Bai Xiaohu in her mind.
When the village chief and others learned the news, they immediately looked miserable. They originally thought that only their province was suffering from drought, but they did not expect that even the neighboring Chongzhou was affected, and it was even more serious than theirs.
I wonder if there are other places that have suffered disasters?
They were really worried. If there were many places affected by the disaster, where would they be able to take shelter? How would they get there safely?
Moreover, if more places are hit by disasters, the world will become more chaotic, and their safety will be even less guaranteed.
All kinds of thoughts flashed through everyone's mind, but there was nothing they could do. Natural disasters were not something they could decide, so they could only take one step at a time.
The most important thing now is that they know Chongzhou has suffered from a drought, and they have to change their previous plans.
They had originally wanted to go to Chongzhou to take a look and stay there if it was suitable, but now it is no longer possible. However, they have to continue going north, so they have to pass through Chongzhou.
The village chief continued to make arrangements, "There must be a lot of refugees in Chongzhou now. The journey ahead will definitely be uneasy. You must alert everyone, especially those responsible for security. They must be extremely alert from now on."
Fearing that no one would take it seriously, he continued to remind them, "You must remember what I said. You have also heard what the old man has experienced along the way. There are robberies, murders, and cannibalism. There are many of them. We cannot lose the lives of so many people. We all have to survive."
They had not encountered any danger along the way, and the village chief was really worried that everyone would relax their vigilance and think that escaping from famine was just a simple matter. You know, if you relax for a moment, you may lose your life.
After hearing what the village chief said, some people who had originally disagreed corrected their attitudes.
After receiving the order, everyone went down to make arrangements, making sure that the village chief's instructions were conveyed.
The word spread like wildfire, and finally the entire team knew what had happened.
After hearing this, everyone was a little scared, and some of the timid ones turned pale with fear. It was only because they were exposed to the sun every day and their whole bodies were dark that they could not be seen.
They told everyone about the situation so that they could be prepared and have a correct understanding of the danger, but they didn't want everyone to be so scared. So those people at the beginning came to comfort everyone, and after all the talk, everyone became more united.
At this moment, even those who usually loved to quarrel over trivial matters stopped quarreling and instead made peace with each other all of a sudden. After all, nothing was a big deal when it came to life and death, and now was the time for them to unite and face the outside world together.
So the team now seems unprecedentedly united.
After a good rest, the team set out again. This time, everyone could feel that the team was obviously more cautious than before, and the security team members were more serious and responsible.
As expected, they frequently encountered families fleeing famine in the next few days. Not just a few of them, but also many families in groups. However, those were just small groups, nothing compared to theirs, so those people avoided them when they saw them.
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