C79

There were soldiers guarding the town's gate. If one wanted to enter the town, they would have to undergo a strict examination before entering. Seeing this scene, Li Qingling's heart sank.

It wasn't easy for her and Liu Zhimo to pass the inspection and enter the town, which was normally bustling with noise and excitement, but now it was deserted.

In a street, it was difficult to find two shops that were open. Basically, both of them were closed.

All along the way, Li Qingling felt that this place was like an empty city, terrifyingly empty.

After encountering such a calamity, coupled with the conspiracy of the Southern Swallow King, the people here had all escaped.

She frowned, and followed Liu Zhimo as they walked slowly, but when they encountered the patrolling troops, they dodged to the side.

The soldiers at the front looked up and down at Li Qingling and Li Qingling, and asked them rudely, what were they doing here?

This town was basically empty. Why were these two children wandering around here and not follow them?

Liu Zhimo shook Li Qingling's hand, then lowered his head and told the soldier that they were here to look for their loved ones.

The soldier looked them up and down again and waved his hand, saying, "This is a critical time, don't casually wander the streets. If you are caught as a scout, don't blame them."

"Yes, if we don't find uncle, we will leave immediately." Liu Zhimo said anxiously.

The soldier acknowledged and left with the other soldiers.

Only after they had left far away did Liu Zhimo finally let out a sigh of relief. He turned his head to look at Li Qingling and said, "We already know the situation over here, let's go back!" If he was captured like a spy, then his life would be in danger.

Li Qingling also felt that her back was covered in cold sweat. She nodded at Liu Zhimo and the two of them held hands as they walked out of the town in large strides.

There were a lot of refugees outside the town.

I don't know which way they escaped, but they were all thin and yellow and ragged.

Li Qingling pursed her lips, feeling pain in her heart.

Natural and man-made disasters were a fatal blow to those at the bottom.

If she had brought along Liu Zhimo and a few other children to escape, she would probably be one of them.

She was glad that with Tiger's advice, she had hoarded enough food so that the children wouldn't be hungry.

Liu Zhimo held her hand tightly and pulled her back with large steps.

When she arrived and saw the people who had escaped, she was in a bad mood and became very silent.

Now, after looking at it again, she must have felt even worse, but there was nothing they could do or do to help.

"You kind-hearted man, give me something to eat! My child hasn't eaten in two days. " An elderly woman came over with her back bent, looking like she was begging Li Qingling for food.

Their faces were rosy, and their clothes were neat and tidy. Amongst the crowd of ragged, sallow fugitives, they appeared very out of the blue.

One look was all it took to tell them that there must be food in the house and that they were not hungry.

Li Qingling and Liu Zhimo's hearts skipped a beat. They looked at each other, held hands, and ran.

If they didn't run, they might really be eaten alive by this group of overstarved people.

During the disaster, refugees could not eat and could do anything to fill their stomachs.

"Kind people, why are you running?"

Seeing that Li Qingling and Yue Yang had escaped, the refugees who were originally sitting on the ground watching them stood up and chased after them.

When Li Qingling turned around and saw this scene, her heart suddenly jumped. She had never entered into these things before, and this time, she was truly a little frightened.

"Don't turn around, run." Liu Zhimo pulled Li Qingling's hand and used all her strength to run.

After running for an unknown amount of time and shaking off their tails, they finally arrived behind a large, hidden rock and sat down, breathing heavily.

Liu Zhimo leaned on the big rock and felt that both his legs were not his anymore.

His heart almost jumped out of his chest when he went to town this time.

After this, no matter what Li Qingling said, he would have to stop her and prevent her from taking this risk.

"Fortunately, those refugees don't have as good of a physique as us. Otherwise, we might really die here." Li Qingling sat on the ground, supported her forehead with both hands and said with a bitter smile.

She had lived in peace and hadn't experienced anything like this before. This experience frightened her.

In her previous life, she had heard her grandma say that in order to survive the calamity that had befallen them, some people would even eat their own children. At that time, she did not believe it at all.

After what happened just now, she started to believe that people could really do anything when they were in despair.

Liu Zhimo took two heavy breaths before his heartbeat gradually calmed down. He reached out and knocked on Li Qingling's head, then looked at her seriously and said, "You are not allowed to go to town ever again." After pausing for a moment, he continued, "This time, I took everything I needed to, and once I return to the Matsuyama, I will not be able to come out again. This is a critical period, who knows what will happen after I come out? You have to be careful. " This time, they really scared him. He didn't dare to imagine what would happen if they slowed down a bit.

Li Qingling was also not a brainless person, she would not casually take her life as a joke.

Had she gone to town this time to find out what was going on?

She knew now that she wouldn't go next time.

"Yeah, I know."

If the Southern Swallow King's army really attacked them, they might not be safe in Matsuyama.

However, they didn't have any good choices. They could only take things one step at a time.

Li Qingling sighed in her heart, stood up once again, stretched out her hand and pulled Liu Zhimo away, saying, "Let's go!"

Right now, it was not safe outside, and she was also worried about the few children in the family. They should quickly go home, and after getting the things they needed, rush back to the Matsuyama.

After resting for a while, Liu Zhimo felt that he had improved a lot. He nodded towards her and followed her out.

When they returned this time, they did not dare to openly walk through those large roads. They were afraid that they would encounter what happened just now again.

They just took a few paths home, hard as it was, but safe.

It took them a little longer than usual to get back home. Once they entered the yard and locked the door, they finally felt relieved.

Li Qingling brought some water from the well, and started drinking the water from the ladle. At that moment, she did not care whether it was water or not, she drank first.

After drinking a ladle of water, she felt that her thirsty throat had finally been relieved.

Since she had satisfied her thirst, she gave the bottle to Liu Zhimo, letting him drink some water to quench her thirst.

Liu Zhimo took the ladle from her, scooped up some water and drank it all.

After drinking the water, he felt that he had been reborn.

As he ran along the road, he was so thirsty that he felt like his throat was going to burst into flames.

However, they did not bring any water, so they could only endure. It was not easy for them to endure until now before drinking the water.

While he was drinking, Li Qingling took a stroll around the house to see if there was anything she needed to bring back to the Matsuyama. When she came out this time, she really wouldn't come out next time, so she stayed in the Matsuyama to tide through this difficult period!

"Is there anything else I need to take with me other than the bucket?" Liu Zhimo placed the ladle down and walked into the house and asked Li Qingling.

"Bring some books with you. Don't waste your time studying during this period of time." Li Qingling looked at Liu Zhimo, asking for his opinion, "What do you think?"

Liu Zhimo acknowledged, then said, "Then bring them!" He had moved a lot of things before, so he couldn't move any books anymore. This time, he could move some books after coming back, so he could not let his two younger brothers leave their studies behind. "I'll collect here. Go and take a look. What else do you need?"

Li Qingling responded as she walked out of the study and into the kitchen to take out the water bucket.

What else is there to bring?

After thinking for a while, she couldn't remember anything anymore, so she stopped thinking about it. She walked back into the study room and asked Liu Zhimo if he kept it well.

Liu Zhimo packed up the brush, ink and paper before nodding his head and saying that it was done.

Li Qingling put all those things inside the bucket, and then took out a carrying pole, and the two of them carried the bucket away.

They had just walked out of the village when they met the river. He was limping along with a wounded face.

When he saw Li Qingling and Mu Yurou, he stopped and timidly greeted them.

"Big river, you... Why is she here? Didn't you leave with your parents? " Li Qingling frowned, and looked at the rice in his hand, which was mixed with soil.

Big River lowered his head with even more uneasiness, expressionlessly saying that his parents had left him behind.

Hearing that, Li Qingling frowned even more. Looking at his appearance, it was probably because she did not have anything to eat at home, so she went to steal some rice from others.

If this continued, even if he didn't starve to death, he would still be beaten to death.

She wasn't some saint. She wanted to help anyone she saw, but seeing him like this made her heart soften.

She turned to look at Liu Zhimo and he knew that her heart had softened. She wanted to help Big River.

He smiled at her and nodded.

Since she wanted to help, she might as well! The food that they had hoarded in the Matsuyama, by raising more people, was still okay.

Seeing that he agreed, Li Qingling smiled, then turned her head and said to Da He, "Do you want to come with us?" His little brother was pretty good to him, so she should be very happy to see him, right?

Hearing Li Qingling's words, Big River's eyes lit up, she raised her head and looked at Li Qingling, and asked stutteringly, "Where to?"

"Just follow us. I won't sell you out."

"I... That's not what I meant. " Big River explained with a red face, "I... My sister is also here, can you bring her along? " Finished speaking, he looked at Li Qingling nervously, afraid that Li Qingling would not agree.