The host of the quick travel is lacking in virtue for eight generations

Chapter 365 The hero's stumbling block on the road to escape from the famine 16

"It's probably more than 20 miles from here to Shun'an County. There's a Songlin Town on the way. There's a large red pine forest on the hill next to the town. There were a lot of coffin makers in the town. I don't know if there are any left now.

I vaguely remember that there are five or six villages on the road from this town to the official road. We have already passed four villages and there are at least one or two more to come..."

Xiao Yun recounted the situation in his original memory. At that time, they were all taken away by the yamen runners. Some villagers were scattered in these villages, so they stopped when they passed by.

After she finished speaking, Gu Lanzhang continued, "We can't rush to other towns or counties. We need to see what the situation is like first. I heard those officers and soldiers talking before that the entire Yanshui County is recruiting soldiers. For us, the county and town are even less safe."

After hearing this, several people fell silent. It seemed that they had no choice but to wait and see after leaving Yanshui County. These four strong men were indeed quite eye-catching.

I can only say that this world is really difficult to survive in. If there are no male children in the family, you will be bullied everywhere. If there are too many male children in the family, you will be subject to corvée and military service.

Although Xiao Yun lived a relatively good life in the previous few worlds and almost always had some privileges, she had been a poor person at the bottom of society for many of her previous eight lives, so she had a deep understanding of this kind of life.

They did not leave the place immediately, but waited there for nearly two quarters of an hour, making sure that the four soldiers would not return to attack them, and then they got up and walked towards the depths of the woods.

They needed to find a place to rest. They didn't get enough rest in the morning, and they were also hungry.

It is now the middle of the month, when the moonlight is at its best. In addition, many of the trees outside have dried up due to lack of water, so the road is still visible.

They walked north for about half an hour and found a cave on a slope. Gu Lanzhang blew the fire starter in his hand and found a dry branch to make a torch and lit it.

There are mostly cypress and pine trees here, which are rich in oil. We collect some directly from the trees and then soak it on a hemp rope, which is just right for lighting.

They definitely can't see this side from the road outside, but they can't light a fire directly on the open ground, so the cave is the most suitable place to do it.

He threw a few stones in first, and after making sure there were no big creatures inside, he lit a pile of dead branches and smoked the entrance of the cave, which smoked out a lot of flying insects.

They then entered the cave, which was neither big nor small, about five or six meters deep, but only a little over two meters high and wide.

Gu Mingyue took out the dried mugwort she had picked on the road, braided it into a braid, hung it on a protruding stone and lit it. At this time, Gu Huairen and Gu Mingxing had already built a simple fire pit with stones and lit the fire.

Gu Lanzhang took his second son and youngest son outside to pick up branches and dry leaves to use for making fire and laying on the ground for sleeping.

Xiao Yun was putting rice and water into a clay pot. Forget about washing the rice or the pot. They had not found any water source in the mountains for the time being, so they had to use the water sparingly.

She took the opportunity to put a fitness pill in it to ensure the health of her family. As for the strength pill, the father and son were too smart, and they would definitely suspect her if they suddenly became strong.

Just as he put the clay pot on the fire, he heard hurried footsteps outside the cave. Gu Huairen instantly grabbed the kitchen knife on the stone. Xiao Yun and her three daughters also picked up the sticks they picked up on the road and looked towards the cave entrance together.

Gu Huaili rushed in, baring his teeth and saying, "Mom! Brother! We caught a nest of rabbits!"

"What! Really! Where is it?"

Gu Mingxing threw the stick in his hand and ran over. He looked at the empty hands of his third brother and asked hurriedly.

"I'm with my father and second brother. I came back to get the basket. One backpack can't hold all the things."

"Wait for me, I'll go with you!"

Gu Mingxing ran to where the backpack was placed and quickly took out the things inside.

Gu Mingyue quickly put a cloth underneath. Those were the dishes and chopsticks, and they would have to be washed if they got dirty after being placed on the ground.

This piece of cloth was torn from the bed curtain by Xiao Yun. It can be used to pad things or clean things.

Soon the brother and sister ran out, and a quarter of an hour later the four of them came back together. They saw that the baskets carried by the three men were moving, and it seemed that they had caught a lot.

When they took out the rabbits tied with straw ropes and counted them, there were eleven of them! Two big ones, six half-grown ones, and three that were just one month old.

Gu Mingxing and Gu Mingyue picked up a little rabbit each and kept touching them with loving looks on their faces. The two little rabbits were trembling with fear in their hands.

Xiao Yun's love for rabbits is limited to spicy and spiced ones, and he only likes to pluck the hair.

She watched Gu Lanzhang put two big ones in a backpack and walked out with a kitchen knife in his hand, and asked in confusion: "Where are you going?"

Gu Lanzhang turned around and explained: "We found a spring not far from the rabbit's nest. I went over there to clean up the rabbit so that you wouldn't feel uncomfortable seeing it."

Xiao Yun picked up a backpack and put a clay pot on it, then took the torch from his hand and said, "I'll go with you and see if there are any seasonings. This rabbit needs some spices to taste good."

Gu Lanzhang nodded, told his children not to be careless and to pay attention to what was happening outside, and then he left with his wife.

Xiao Yun followed closely in his footsteps as they shuttled through the woods. No one spoke for a moment, and the only sounds were the rustling of leaves under their feet and the crackling of dead branches being broken.

After walking for about ten minutes, Gu Lanzhang suddenly stopped and looked at Xiao Yun and said, "Go over there. This side is more open. I can see any wild animals approaching."

"what?"

Xiao Yun didn't react for a moment. She looked at the place he pointed at and took a while to digest what he was thinking before she realized that this man thought she followed him out to go to the bathroom?

Well, she kind of did.

He cleared his throat awkwardly and said, "Then wait for me for a moment." Then he quickly ran towards the open space not far away.

There were only some stones there and no weeds, but the snakes, insects, rats and ants that were there could be seen at a glance.

She took a deep breath and told herself that they were an old couple and it didn't matter if anyone saw it, since they already had five children. Then she stepped on two stones to quickly resolve the fight, covered it with her skirt and wiped it secretly. She threw the used wet wipes into the garbage place in the space and then returned to Gu Lanzhang.

Looking at his serious face, Xiao Yun couldn't help but twitch his lips. Thinking that this guy just looked at him with this expression, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

"Let's go, it's just ahead."

Gu Lanzhang was the first to break the silence.

"Oh, well, I wonder if there's a lot of water in that spring. If it's drinkable, we can stay here for two more days."

Xiao Yun made small talk.

"It is clean, but I found footprints of other wild animals there. I'm afraid it's not safe here."

"What footprints? Are they from a wild animal?"

Xiao Yun's interest was aroused, and he asked with curiosity.