When it got dark, Liu Yaoyao followed Aunt Bai back to the carriage to rest.

Familiarly, he picked up soft pillows and cushions and put them behind his back, and continued reading under the lantern hanging by the car window.

Aunt Bai adjusted the curtains of the car, pulled out a thin blanket and put it on Liu Yaoyao's feet. She then lay down next to Liu Yaoyao, and soon fell asleep.

But Liu Yaoyao held up the car curtain and looked at the night sky, lost in thought.

To put it bluntly, she has been in this world for more than two months, but half of her time has been spent on the road.

Along the way, she saw mostly woods and barren mountains, followed by fields.

But looking at the vast fields, Liu Yaoyao became more and more silent.

Although Liu Yaoyao comes from a good family, she has a grandfather who loves gardening and often helps out, so she has some understanding of this aspect.

Therefore, I am even more desperate for this dynasty.

We obviously pay the high field tax, but we only dig holes and plant seeds in the land. How much harvest can we get? After paying the tax, is there enough left over to fill our stomachs?

What about her? Can she, a lonely and helpless child, really live a truly free life in such a world?

"Get up, everyone get up. There are victims coming to grab things, so everyone should be careful."

"Copy guy..."

The sudden noise startled Liu Yaoyao, and when he opened his eyes, he found that he was still leaning against the window.

Aunt Bai on the side also opened her eyes alertly and said sleepily:

"What's all this fuss about?"

Liu Yaoyao put down her book and kicked off the blanket, stuck her butt out and stuck her head out of the car curtain, and said in a low voice:

"It's the victims who came to steal things."

"What?"

Aunt Bai stirred, her sleepiness disappeared, and she pulled Liu Yaoyao back as if facing a formidable enemy:

"Girl, come back quickly and straighten your clothes. Don't let anyone find out that you are a girl."

Liu Yaoyao stiffened, her masseter muscles stiffened, and she tried hard to suppress the urge to curse.

What the hell, we haven't gone very far, this is robbery and there's a drought, but fortunately, the victims dared to steal things without hesitation.

"Listen carefully, if you are refugees, the court may order disaster relief, but if you become a mob, you will only end up being wiped out."

This was an auspicious sound, and Liu Yaoyao recognized it.

"Young Master is kind-hearted. Please send a message to us to give you food as a gift, but we still need you to exit the convoy ten feet away."

Liu Yaoyao held the car door open, looking at the refugees who were forced to stop in front of the fire by the guards with long knives, and her breath suffocated.

Big head, small body, belly as big as a drum, skin and bones...

Liu Yaoyao raised her hand to cover her mouth, her eyes couldn't help but turn red.

These are the people of this era, who are even more miserable than those in the impoverished mountainous areas of later generations. What is even more terrifying is the look in their eyes.

Some are like wolves, and some are like stagnant water.

"Young master, I have a bodhisattva-hearted heart. I beg you to buy my wife and daughter. They are hardworking and willing to work. It doesn't matter even if they are beaten or scolded. I just ask you to give me more gold, silver and food..."

One person in the crowd knelt down, and many others joined him.

And those who suddenly became goods, some had faces full of tears, and some had eyes full of confusion.

Liu Yaoyao even noticed some of the women's torn clothes, and looked at the exposed marks on her neck, and couldn't help but gasp.

"If you continue to pester us, we will have no choice but to unsheath these long knives and drink blood!"

Ji Xiang stood behind the fire with his head raised and his attitude haughty.

Liu Yaoyao silently clenched her fists and asked Aunt Bai in a low voice:

"Mommy, can we really reach the border safely?" It was so difficult.

Aunt Bai held her in her arms again, patted her again and again, and said firmly:

"Yes, girl, don't be afraid."

More than ten years ago, the road they walked was much more difficult than this, but they still survived, and now, they can do the same, not to mention, this is just the beginning for them...

Liu Yaoyao clutched Nanny Bai's sleeves, hearing the noisy shouts of those people, including pleading, cursing, and threatening, but then they all disappeared...

Aunt Bai put Liu Yaoyao on the bed made aside and sat on her knees beside her, like a silent bell or an unsheathed sword!

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When Liu Yaoyao opened her eyes again, the carriage was moving.

The swaying car curtains brought in rays of naughty sunshine.

Liu Yaoyao was a little dazed for a moment, but when she came to her senses, she sat up suddenly:

"Mommy!"

"Mommy is here, don't be afraid, girl!"

Aunt Bai threw away the book, half-hugged Liu Yaoyao, and smoothed her hair as if coaxing a child.

Liu Yaoyao paused, holding back her shame and said:

"Mommy, what happened to those victims? I...when did I fall asleep?"

A smile flashed in Aunt Bai's eyes, and the light flashed away:

"The victims took the food and money and left. Jixiang took the attendants with him, never leaving his hand with the unsheathed sword."

What Aunt Bai didn't say was that she saw blood last night, nor did she say when she slept or why she slept...

But unexpectedly, Liu Yaoyao suddenly kicked her legs: "What's wrong, rice!"

"Hahahaha..." Aunt Bai laughed suddenly:

"My girl, don't worry, we haven't eaten yet, and we don't have to. We can enter the city in half an hour's walk, so we can eat then."

Liu Yaoyao breathed a sigh of relief and fell back into the quilt with a "plop":

"Mommy, how could I fall asleep at this time? Am I careless?"

No one could do such a thing without any care, but Liu Yaoyao remembered what was written in the history books about how people lived during times of great disasters and droughts.

How did she fall asleep at this life-threatening moment?

Under the thin blanket, Liu Yaoyao's face was red and full of annoyance.

Aunt Bai quietly looked at the small bulge under the thin blanket, with a smile on her lips and deep almond eyes:

"After all, the girl is still young and can't survive the night. Besides, we are willing to give up food, gold, silver, and guards with knives. If they can get the advantage, they will naturally not fight us desperately. Grandma is confident, so she didn't wake the girl up.

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Liu Yaoyao said "Huh" and stopped worrying about it. Instead, she changed the topic:

"Mommy, last night, all those who were pushed out for sale were women and little girls. I also saw some women wearing shirts..."

Aunt Bai's face turned pale: "Girl, don't think about these things. Just rest for a while. We'll be there soon."

Liu Yaoyao, whose face was covered with a thin blanket, didn't see it. At this moment, Aunt Bai, who had her head hanging down, was trembling all over.

But Liu Yaoyao didn't ask anymore. She was only eight years old now. Although she was half an adult, she would look strange if she was too mature.

She maintained this thin blanket covering her face and went through the laws of the Northern Territory in her mind, thinking about how far she could go...

Before Liu Yaoyao could figure it out, the convoy arrived at the city gate.

Liu Yaoyao opened the car curtain and looked around, and saw the word "Quanzhou" written on the ancient city. The capital city of Quanzhou was now surrounded by victims of the disaster.

Liu Yaoyao did a rough scan and estimated that there must be thousands of people at least.
Chapter completed!