Traveling through troubled times, he fled with his stepson

Chapter 135 There is Really Food

He didn't know whether he would eat humans in order to survive in the future, but for now, he still wanted to maintain his conscience.

He had to help the boy.

He watched along the way and saw that the young man had never thought of abandoning his mother who had little strength to move.

In this case, why can't he do a favor and help the boy? The man pushed the boy aside and helped the woman who had little strength.

The woman is very light, so light that even if a man doesn't have much food in his stomach, he can still easily pick her up.

This little episode did not affect the people who were moving forward. Most people were really just holding on, wondering if there was any food ahead.

They walked and walked, from night to dawn, from dawn to light.

When the sun was high in the sky, they were already dazzled. Many people followed behind, moving forward step by step.

In the cold winter, people standing in the scorching sun do not feel much warmth, but instead make them dizzy.

One of them happened to see some smoke rising from a cooking stove not far away, but he thought he was seeing things and did not tell anyone about it.

Until someone asked.

"I don't know if I'm dazzled, but is that smoke rising up ahead? Is there really food waiting for us up ahead?"

This man's words startled many people and made his confused mind suddenly clear.

When they saw the real smoke rising from the cooking fires, the crowd erupted into a heated discussion.

"I saw it. I saw white smoke rising..."

"I saw that, too..."

Those who originally had little strength started talking, and then they moved more swiftly.

"Hold on a little longer, then..."

The young man was overjoyed and followed the man with heavy steps.

His mother had completely fainted halfway through the journey. If she had not still been breathing, the man would definitely not have continued to carry this woman on his back.

However, seeing that the woman was still alive, the man became kind-hearted. As for whether she could survive to reach the place they wanted to go, that depended on the woman's fate.

I persisted for a while.

When I saw the reflection on the snow, I saw that there were people guarding the front, and there were large barrels in front of those people.

The aroma of food also rushed into their nostrils at this time, making these people who had not eaten anything delicious for a long time salivate.

"Is there really food?"

"What did you say?"

"I said there really is food. They didn't lie to us. There really is..."

Then the person who spoke rushed to the thatched hut.

"You..." Not knowing how to address him, this person quickly used "the almighty Master" instead.

"Gentlemen, is this the food that is to be distributed?" Although the man could not resist the temptation of food and rushed over, it does not mean that he is stupid. Each of these people is equipped with a knife and a spear, and the murderous aura in their eyes is definitely not that of ordinary people.

Normally, he would never accept something from someone so easily, especially an expensive gift given out of the blue. But now, he was so hungry that his eyes were black.

I just want to be able to stutter.

"Come one by one, line up. Those who have bowls, bring your own bowls. Those who don't have bowls, come over here and get one. But you have to return the bowls. If you don't, you won't get anything to eat next time."

Jiu Lan was standing at the front and sneezing loudly. She had a loud voice and most people around could hear it clearly.

As soon as she opened her mouth, everyone could tell she was a woman.

"What are you looking at? Do you know what the consequences of eating this meal are? You will all join us in the future!"

Jiu Lan slapped the man on the head who was looking disdainful nearby.

Because he was dizzy and dazed from hunger, he was hit hard on the back of the head before he could react.

Of course, he might not be able to defeat Jiu Lan even in his prime.

"If we join you, can we have food to eat and survive?"

"Join us. Even though we can't let you eat well, we can still let you eat half full sometimes. After all, there are so many of us, and our food is not blown by the wind!"

Jiu Lan's words were well-reasoned, and these people became less and less vigilant.

The boss told her that for these people, if they want to get something, they must have something of the same price on them.

And these refugees now have only one life left.

So let her talk about the conditions. The more she talks, the more these people will believe her and the easier it will be to manage her.

Seeing her clamoring to line up, a few people immediately followed the man in the front, and then one after another, forming a long winding line.

"You guys, help them line up and watch them to make sure they don't cut in line. If they do, kick them out."

As he spoke, Jiu Lan stirred the huge wooden barrel in front of him. Inside was rice soup, and next to it were pancakes made of wild vegetables and other vegetables mixed with coarse grains.

He said to the man in front of him, asked him to hold out his bowl, scooped a spoonful from it, and then handed him a piece of cake.

The man no longer had the contemptuous look he had before. He carefully held his food and walked a few steps away and sat down.

When everyone saw him take his first sip of rice soup and his first bite of vegetable cake, they almost went crazy.

His eyes stared at Jiu Lan in front of him more eagerly.

Dai Jiangong had been leading his men on patrol. He stood behind Jiu Lan with a sullen face, making Jiu Lan look like a delicate girl.

No one dared to cause trouble in front of Jiu Lan, and they were even more afraid that after causing trouble they would not get the rice soup and wild vegetables that were right in front of them.

Jiulan scooped the soup faster and faster, and these people changed faster and faster. Those who were faster quickly finished the wild vegetable cakes and rice soup in their hands.

There was a man who wanted to sneak in, but he was told that if he was found to have come for the second time, he would be kicked out and never given any food again.

Hearing that there would be a next time, these people dared not be so presumptuous anymore. They lay on the snow with their arms around their stomachs and a pile of tattered clothes, enjoying the rare feeling of being slightly full.

Jiu Lan continued to scoop, intending to take over after a few more spoonfuls.

When I looked up, I found that it was a young boy, about thirteen or fourteen years old, and quite handsome.

Jiulan made him a bowl of rice soup and handed him a vegetable cake.

The young man did not move. He turned his head to look at the man who was queuing obediently behind him and the woman on his back, and said to Jiu Lan, "He and the woman on his back are my family. Just give it to me. We will go together."

The man behind him was a little surprised by what the young man said, but since he was alone, it was not a big deal.

Nodded in agreement.

Jiu Lan didn't say much, just poured two more bowls and handed two vegetable cakes to the young man.

The man had to hold the rice soup with some difficulty. The young man took the other vegetable cake, thanked Jiulan, and slowly left the team.

Jiu Lan looked at this strange combination, then slowly withdrew his gaze. However, when he saw the person who had been staring at him not far away, his eyelids couldn't help but twitch.

I hope these people don't do stupid things.

Otherwise she would feel sorry for the food she had just given away.