Escape from famine: Daddy stands up, Dali girl lies down

Chapter 223 Uncle Wu Wants to Be a Beggar

"Dad, there's a fight going on up ahead, should we go and see?"

Wu Youcai hurriedly ran into the smallest shack in the last row.

"What did you find out? Do you know why the fight started?"

Uncle Wu put down the wooden bowl and said anxiously.

The woman lying on the floor had a flushed face and was breathing rapidly. Her thin face was as yellow as gold paper.

She didn't open her eyes despite the loud noise, and her chest rose and fell slightly under the thin quilt.

This person is none other than Liu who had lost his way, and it seems that he doesn’t have much time left.

“Refugees will be resettled locally after the Chinese New Year, and those without household registration can re-register.

The land was distributed based on two mu of paddy field and three mu of dry land per person.

Families with members who joined the army were exempt from taxes for two years, and their land was still divided.”

Wu Youcai's eyes were full of joy. Now that his family had land, they would no longer have to suffer from the cold and hunger.

The road to the south is too far, and their family simply cannot make it there given their current situation.

"The people in the city evacuated for unknown reasons."

Wu Youcai was so happy that he quickly told what he had seen.

Uncle Wu was stunned, feeling that something was wrong.

While the imperial court was making great efforts to appease the refugees, how could the people of the imperial city leave?

Isn’t it said that living in the imperial city and being a beggar is better than farming?

He knew that some refugees wanted to become beggars in the imperial city.

He was old, lame, untidy, and his clothes were patched up.

Being a beggar should be a good qualification!

The problem is that if he becomes a beggar, what will happen to his unmarried children?

Mrs. Liu became seriously ill again and was less and less conscious.

It’s impossible for the children to say something when the two families meet.

'My father is a beggar in the imperial city!'

[It is better to die of starvation than to lose one's chastity. 】

Uncle Wu, who believed he had some skills, thought a lot when he was at his wit's end.

But he was eventually defeated by reality and lost contact with his family.

The silver and money hidden on his body were stolen and robbed.

There was only a very small amount left for them, and in the end there was not even enough money to buy medicine for Liu.

Along the way, I relied on Chunhua to find some herbs to keep me alive, and this was all thanks to the guidance of my brother-in-law and his family.

Thinking about the past, Uncle Wu felt extremely regretful.

If he hadn't been so selfish at that time, everything would have been different!

But what’s the use of thinking more!

Youqian and Chunliu's whereabouts are unknown, and he and Liu are one disabled and one sick.

The family's livelihood depends entirely on money, silver and spring flowers.

What hurt him most was the twisted scars on Chunhua's face.

She's such a good girl, how can you say anything about her in the future?

The whole family came out intact, but ended up torn apart.

My father, who had taken care of the family all his life, should have been living out his retirement in the village, but he followed them in fleeing.

Every time Uncle Wu saw refugees lying on the roadside, he was most afraid that one of them was someone he knew.

My second brother's family was separated by the northern barbarian soldiers, and now their life and death are in danger.

The day I had agreed to meet with the old man has long passed and I don’t know where they are now.

...

"The soldiers killed people! The soldiers killed people!"

The loud noise woke up all the refugees and they all tried their best to flee.

However, there were too many people, and it was difficult to move forward due to the crowding and pushing.

Uncle Wu, who lived at the tail end, was awakened by the noise and shouting.

There was no time to pack the small baggage, nor was there time to look for Youyin and Chunhua who were out.

"Youcai, carry your mother on your back and run to the back, quickly." Uncle Wu shouted anxiously.

His experience of fleeing told him that it was not advisable to stay here for long.

The officers and soldiers were dispatched to kill the refugees. Are they trying to gain credit by killing their own heads?

Just thinking about it makes me feel cold, how can I dare to stay here?

Seeing more and more refugees running backwards, the father and son did not dare to stay any longer.

Wu Youcai, carrying Liu, who was of little weight on his back, ran backwards, panting after every three steps.

Uncle Wu followed, limping along, leaning on a crutch.

The three people who had difficulty moving were quickly pushed out of the crowd by the fleeing refugees.

The road became more and more off the track, and finally I stood in front of a cliff and dared not take another step.

About ten meters away from the opposite mountain, a felled rotten tree spanned the cliff.

The cold wind howled at the mountain pass, as if someone was crying.

...

"Puff~Boom~"

Wu Youcai knelt on the ground, and the unconscious Liu was woken up by the fall.

She got up in a daze, and when she saw Wu Youcai, her eyes suddenly lit up. She rushed over, hugged her waist and cried.

“Lucky, lucky, I finally found you.

You made me look for you so hard! Where have you been? Why did you come back just now?

Mom is having a hard time, no one is willing to help us..."

Liu burst into tears, as if she wanted to tell everyone about all the grievances she had suffered during this period.

"I regret it. It's already this late and I still have the energy to cry.

You deserve to die!"

Wang Qiumin ran here, heard the man crying and cursed angrily.

Seeing the tree between the cliffs, he spat on his palms.

Rub.

Take a deep breath, open your arms, look straight ahead, and step on it carefully.

"Squeak~mute~"

The tree made an unbearable sound, which frightened Wang Qiumin so much that he didn't dare to put his foot down for a while.

Uncle Wu, who was standing aside, clenched his fists for him.

He turned a deaf ear to Liu's cries because this was not the first time.

If you hear it a few more times, everyone will get tired of it.

Not to mention that he was running for his life and had no sense at all.

The two children haven’t returned yet, can’t you see them?

Without asking a single question.

While Uncle Wu was getting anxious, Wang Qiumin had already reached the opposite cliff with his courage and carefulness.

He turned around and pointed to Uncle Wu on the edge of the cliff, raised a middle finger, and quickly disappeared into the forest.

"Go to hell..."

Uncle Wu, who was cursing, suddenly felt bored.

Others dare to go over the tree, but can he?

He is just a coward, and he deserves to be scolded by others.

The refugees who dared not cross the cliff stayed here, each occupying one side.

No one cared about the embarrassment after escaping, and they all sat down or lay down under a tree.

He stared at the sky with empty eyes, and his expression became numb again.

All their hopes lay in dividing the land.

Now that soldiers are targeting refugees, what should they do?

...

When cleaning up the battlefield, the refugees were thrown into large pits.

In the mass grave, some people were trying to climb out with difficulty, but were buried by truckloads of mud.

Fingers were dug into the wall of the pit, with eyes bulging with unwillingness.

But you will never see tomorrow's sun.

Each army set up its own camp and deployed its troops with the imperial city as the center.

Keep a certain distance between each other and do not interfere with each other.

Some soldiers even squatted on the border line, chatting and talking across the air.

This group of soldiers who entered Beijing did not know the purpose of their trip.

It is the duty of soldiers to obey military orders.

The imperial city is a place that every soldier longs for.

...

'Woooooo~'

At the sound of the horn, soldiers from all sides hiding in the dark rushed towards the palace at lightning speed.

Those who stand in the way will die.

There were swords and spears, blood was splattered, and young lives were harvested.

For the benefit of those in high positions, they use their blood and lives to get closer to the chair high above, step by step.

As the shouts and cries of killing shook the sky, the city gates opened.

The troops waiting outside the city would intervene when the opportunity arose and serve their respective masters.

The addition of foreign players has made the battle more intense.