"Guoguo, Granny Yang next door to you, and people from the Wang family, Liu family, and Su family in the village have come to invite us to go on the road together. Grandma, I want to hear your opinion."

Mrs. Jiang walked in anxiously and asked Jiang Guoguo hurriedly.

At this time, Jiang Guoguo was teasing Doudou, who had just finished drinking milk, in the room, while Mrs. Lin was catching up on her sleep. After hearing this, they both looked over.

Jiang Guoguo stood up and walked to Mrs. Jiang, thought for a while and said:

"Grandma, what about you? What do you think?"

Jiang Guoguo thought that the opinions of the elderly were still very important, and her grandma had also experienced fleeing a famine, so she might have a little more experience than her.

Mrs. Jiang shook her head and resolutely obeyed Jiang Guoguo.

"Grandma, listen to Guo'er and do whatever Guo'er says."

Lin, who woke up, also added:

"Yes, mother and grandma have the same idea. Guo'er, you have the final say in this family now."

Jiang Guoguo was a little touched. Faced with such a serious issue, the whole family was ready to listen to her. This was a lot of trust.

So Jiang Guoguo began to think carefully.

The families outside did not exclude the Jiang family very much in the past. Not to mention how helpful they were, at least they never said any dirty words.

Moreover, these families, like the Jiang family, are not aborigines of Shicun, so naturally they do not have as deep neighborly relations as the aborigines.

There are dozens of families in Shicun, and their surname is Zhang. They have been brought down by the Zhang De family for decades, and only recently have they shown signs of doing good.

On the way to escape famine, you will inevitably encounter resource allocation problems. At this time, the Zhang family has an advantage due to the large number of people, and those with the family surname outside may be squeezed out.

Therefore, Jiang Guoguo felt that Granny Yang and the others came here to take care of their family, and secondly, there was a reason why they could not escape with the Shicun people.

What happened was just as Jiang Guoguo guessed. Several families waiting in the yard discussed it all night, and this was the result.

Jiang Guoguo thought for a while and finally shook her head and said:

"Grandma, most of them are going north. We can't go north. It's best for our family to go east."

Mrs. Jiang was confused: "Why are we going east? The closer we are to the imperial city in the north, the better the attitude of major counties in accepting refugees. Grandma is afraid that if we go east, we may be driven away."

In terms of climate and development, going north is naturally more advantageous, but going east is not impossible.

But as the old lady analyzed, the closer the place is to the imperial power, the less officials dare to cause trouble at the emperor's feet, and the more likely they are to accept and resettle refugees.

Go east, that is the fiefdom of Dongcang King Long Aofeng.

It is said that King Dongcang has a refreshing personality, very protective of his shortcomings, but also very exclusive.

They belong to the fiefdom intertwined with Zhennan Wang Longchengwei and Northwest Wang Longyou. The situation is particularly complicated, so King Dongcang may not want to take care of this mess.

However, Jiang Guoguo had previously learned from some biographies and folk biographies collected by her old apprentice that among the princes of various fiefdoms, King Dongcang was the one who cared about the people the most, and was the same as King Beiminghu with a different surname.

A person with a brave heart.

If you can just become a subject of his fiefdom, maybe it won't be a bad thing.

And Ginger Guoguo has another key factor to consider.

Fleeing from the south to the north was not only a long journey, but also the harsh winter was about to begin. The further north you went, the colder the climate became, and she was worried that her family, who had always lived in the south, would not be used to it.

Secondly, if they go north, the journey will be much shorter. Maybe they will be able to find a suitable place to settle down in a short time.

After thinking about it, Jiang Guoguo felt that this was the safest way to do it, so she told her grandma and mother everything.

After hearing this, my mother couldn’t help but praise her.

"Guo'er, I didn't expect you to have thought so carefully. After hearing what you said, my mother thought it was very reasonable. She supports you."

After all, Mrs. Lin had read some books, although not much, but after thinking about it, she felt that what her daughter said made sense.

Mrs. Jiang couldn't help but nodded, turned around and went to the yard.

"The Yang family, the Wang family, and the Liu family and the Su family, after discussing with Guo'er, we decided to go east instead of north. What about you?"

Grandma obviously still didn't give up the idea of ​​forming a group to escape, so she told them their decision, hoping that the four families would consider whether to change their escape route and go east with them.

But as soon as Mrs. Jiang finished speaking, Mrs. Yang and others felt a sense of loss. Finally, Mrs. Yang said:

"We are still preparing to go north. It happens that distant relatives of each family have settled in the north. If we go north, our family will be more secure."

Other companies also expressed that they could not go with us, which was a pity.

Mrs. Jiang was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then smiled helplessly:

"In this case, let's say goodbye to our families. When everyone settles down in the future, remember to exchange letters and report that they are safe."

After all, they are also old neighbors who have lived for decades. The elderly Mrs. Jiang is finally a little reluctant to part with her.

After sending the villagers away, Mrs. Jiang returned to the house to pack her things.

Many families in the village are already getting ready, each carrying their belongings in large and small bags, ready to leave.

Wealthier families have two carts, one for pulling goods and the other for carrying the elderly and children.

People who are not wealthy can only afford one cart, or even none at all, and have to carry heavy luggage manually and walk on foot.

In the entire village, only two families could bring out horses to pull carts, and the rest were all donkeys used for grinding.

Although donkeys have good stamina, they are not as strong as horses. Occasionally they will stumble and lose their temper, which is the so-called stubborn donkey temper. They are very difficult to handle. I am afraid that the journey will not be much easier than walking. .

Seeing every household evacuating the village, Mrs. Jiang felt very uncomfortable.

Jiang Guoguo was not in a hurry at all. After helping her mother pack the few luggage, she came to her grandma, put her little hand on the back of her hand, patted her like an adult, and comforted:

"Grandma, there is a saying that the banquet of heaven and earth must part ways when the time comes. If we are destined in the future, we will definitely see these old neighbors again."

After hearing these words, Mrs. Jiang suddenly became enlightened and couldn't help but pinch Jiang Guoguo's face gently.

"How can we even say such refined words? Grandma sounds happy. Okay, grandma is not sad anymore. Let's cheer up and hit the road in a few days."

In the evening, the village suddenly emptied out, and it was eerily quiet.

Usually at this time, the villagers working in the fields return home as the sun sets. The wives of each family stand at the door, wiping the sweat from their men, while the children play in the yards of each house, waiting for dinner. The whole village is very lively. .

Now that everyone has left, the village suddenly becomes so quiet that people feel a little uncomfortable.

Grandma and mother had dinner and were packing up the cooking utensils in the kitchen in the yard, planning to take them with them.

Jiang Guoguo, on the other hand, was looking at the little guy Doudou.

There happened to be a small crib in her canteen, the kind that had the function of a cradle. It was made of wood and didn't have many modern elements.

So Jiang Guoguo took off the label of the crib and took it out for the little one to use.

The mattress he was wearing and the mattress under the bed were all products that Jiang Guoguo found in the canteen, cut out the labels, and took them out.

Although these gadgets don't look like things that exist in this world, because the patterns look so novel in every aspect, and the materials are all very comfortable and soft.

But Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Lin didn't doubt anything Jiang Guoguo took out.

They estimated that these things might have been left behind by the mysterious child adopter, so they were not suspicious.

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