Gu Zhang’s hands were tightly folded. His daughter’s history book was right. There was drought in the north and floods in the south. The Daying Dynasty might be over.

The village chief’s hands were shaking when he heard this. Gu Zhang was right. It was indeed a severe drought in the five counties. Only those who have been running outside all year round knew this.

The leading man pointed to the grain in his car: “If I transport this grain back, it will cost at least ten times the price of last year. There’s nothing I can do about it.”

“This road is full of people fleeing the disaster. Our Xiqin County is a little better, but the situation in Hedong County is not good. Xishan County has a much worse case. The food is scarce due to this drought, most people have no way of living. The victims are wandering around, and some are coming to our Xiqin County.”

“How did you know we were also in drought?”

“If I hadn’t hired these escorts, this food would have been robbed long ago.”

“But even if that’s the case, I was robbed of a carriage and lost a load of grain!”

Gu Zhang was silent after hearing this.

After ten days, they will enter Xishan County. There were too many refugees. Can they still leave?

The leading man asked: “Where are you going?”

The village chief sighed: “We originally wanted to go to Donghai County, but from what you said, the road is not peaceful.”

The leading man glanced at the Gu family’s mule carriage from a distance: “It’s okay for you to go there, you don’t have much food. The refugees are mainly robbing food, but you should pay attention to your mules.”

He said meaningfully: “I see there are some very big mules over there, each weighing more than a thousand pounds. Although there is an old saying, death by starvation is preferable to loss of one’s chastity, but now it’s hard to tell.”

After the leading man finished speaking, he saw that the village chief’s face turned pale, and kindly comforted him: “There are many of you, and I see that there are quite a few of you young and middle-aged. As long as you work together and don’t encounter large groups of refugees, there is no need to worry too much. ”

The village chief’s face turned even paler.

Gu Zhang thanked the leading man and walked back with the village chief.

Both of them had solemn expressions on their faces.

The village chief asked as he walked: “What should we do? Do we still have to go forward?”

Gu Zhang glanced at the village chief and said: “Go back and discuss it with everyone.”

The two of them went around and gathered all the men in charge of the family together. The women and children knew that they had heard the news, so they all gathered around.

The village chief told everyone what the leader of the caravan said. Aunt Huang was the first to comment: “Oh my God, what should we do? The food price has increased by tenfold, what can we eat from now on!”

The men were thinking about more than just this problem. Zhang Laoda asked: “There are many refugees in Xishan County. Can we take a detour?”

Gu Zhang shook his head. After looking at the map, he knew clearly that to bypass Xishan County, they had to pass through most of Xiqin County and then enter Hedong County.

Not to mention the long detour, Xishan County and Hedong County may not be in peace either.

The village chief sighed: “Do you want to go forward? Or turn back?”

The Eldest Uncle smiled and said, “Our family will follow Brother Gu Zhang. We will go wherever they go.”

Gu Zhang can be said to be the most knowledgeable and understanding among this group of people. Moreover, he was kind and it was right to follow him.

Aunt Huang rolled her eyes and said: “My family will also follow Mr. Gu Zhang.”

Gu Rong didn’t need to ask: “I’ll also follow my second brother.”

Only the village chief, Zhang Laoda, and Gu Zhong did not express their opinions.

Gu Zhong saw that his sister and younger brother were all following Gu Zhang. What else could he do? It was always better for the siblings to be together than to go back alone. He was the only strong laborer in his family, so he had no choice but to rely on his brothers and sisters.

Gu Zhong nodded his head and said: “My family will also follow my Second Brother.”