Chapter 43 Something unexpected happened, should we continue to leave or stay?

After she inquired carefully, she found out that those people came from Bianzhou City in the other direction.

Bianzhou suffered not from drought, but from floods. The floods submerged their homes and forced them to flee.

And the destination of these people is actually Yunzhou!

Qiao Ran felt worried, so she went to the old village chief to discuss it.

The old village chief frowned after hearing Qiao Ran's words.

"You mean, we have to continue moving forward and not stay in Yunzhou?"

Qiao Ran nodded: "Grandpa, village chief, now the refugees from the two state capitals are going to Yunzhou City. Yunzhou will definitely not be able to accept so many refugees by then. It is not a good choice for us to stay in Yunzhou. It is better to move forward. Go to a place with fewer refugees so that you can get better resettlement."

"But, I have to discuss it with the village chiefs of the other three villages."

Qiao Ran nodded: "Grandpa, village chief, if the other three villages want to stay in Yunzhou, then we might as well go on our own. I see that there are more and more refugees on this road, all going to Yunzhou. When the time comes, Yunzhou The state is overcrowded, and the government certainly does not have the ability to accommodate so many refugees. It is impossible for them to move on, and staying here is just a waste of time."

The old village chief thought for a moment, twirling his white beard, and nodded thoughtfully.

I have to say that what Qiao Ran said makes sense.

The old village chief still went to discuss with the village chiefs of the other three villages, but the other three village chiefs exploded as soon as they heard what the old village chief said.

"What? Are you still going forward? We finally reached our destination with great difficulty, and we don't want to go any further!"

"Yeah, I can't walk anymore. It's not easy to escape all the way here with no water or food! I just want to settle down quickly and ask the government to send some food to support us, and then allocate a piece of land for us. Put down your roots. If you want to go, go yourselves!"

The village chiefs of both villages expressed that they did not want to go any further.

The old village chief turned his attention to the village chief of Chenjia Village.

The head of Chenjia Village is also the leader of Chenjia Village and Qingshui Village. He is a thin old man in his 50s with small eyes.

Chen Lizheng also thought about it and said: "I, the Chenjia Village, don't want to go any further. Your Qingshui Village has so much food, but you don't want to help us. We don't have the food to support us to the next state capital."

Hearing what Li Zheng said, the old village chief was a little disappointed.

He still hopes that everyone will go together so that they can take care of each other.

In fact, they have made it this far in Qingshui Village, and how can they still have any surplus food?

Except for Qiao Ran, the little lucky star who hunted some game from time to time, and then got some rice, flour, grain and oil out of nowhere, other people's food supplies were also at the bottom.

But he felt that what Qiao Ran said was very reasonable. If he stayed here, he would have to leave sooner or later. Rather than doing this, it would be better to leave now and not waste time here.

Seeing the disappointed look on the old village chief's face, the three village chiefs couldn't help but persuade him: "Old Lin, don't leave either. It took a lot of effort to get to Yunzhou. As long as there is water, land and government support here, it's better to continue." Is it strong to escape?"

"But I'm afraid the government won't be able to accept so many refugees, nor will it be able to allocate so much land!"

"That's what the government should consider. We are all citizens of Dai Viet. If we suffer, the government should provide us with good arrangements."

"Yes, we paid so much tax and food in the past, but now we have suffered a natural disaster. Can't the government help us get settled again?"

Seeing the confident faces of the three village chiefs, the old village chief had nothing to say.

Although the government has the responsibility to resettle refugees, too many refugees have flocked to the same city. I am afraid that the prefect of Yunzhou cannot handle so many people!

In the end, the village chiefs of the three villages decided to stay in Yunzhou, and the old village chief returned disappointed.

When the old village chief went to discuss with the other three village chiefs, Qiao Ran also went back to her home to discuss with everyone.

The whole family actually unanimously agreed with Qiao Ran's decision, saying that she could leave whenever she decided, stay whenever she decided, and they would listen to her in everything.

Qiao Ran was very moved. She went back to the old village chief's house and waited. When she saw the old village chief's depressed look, she roughly guessed the decision of the village chiefs.

"Grandpa Village Chief, what do you think we should do?"

Qiao Ran asked.

She decided that even if the old village chief did not agree to move forward, she would continue to move forward with her family and could not waste time in Yunzhou City.

Although it would be dangerous to break away from the big team, if everyone decided to stay in Yunzhou, there should not be so many refugees on the way forward, and the danger would not be that great.

As long as you avoid the bandits and road tyrants who block the road and rob you, you should be able to handle other situations.

The old village chief shook his head and said: "They are not willing to go any further. As for our Qingshui Village, I have to discuss it with everyone and see what everyone decides."

Although he is the head of a village, the old village head thought it would be better to ask everyone.

Qiao Ran nodded. Anyway, she had already made a decision in her heart.

The old village chief gathered the people in Qingshui Village together and talked about the current situation.

For a moment, everyone was silent. No one was in a hurry to express their opinions. Everyone was silently calculating in their hearts. After all, this is not a trivial matter.

But only after a while, someone stood up and shouted:

"Village Chief, let's stay here. I really can't walk! Qiao Ran's family has a carriage and food, but we have nothing! If we continue walking forward, I'm afraid this leg will be broken. . And my family has no food. If I go any further, I might starve to death. I want to stay here and wait for the government to give me porridge."

Everyone looked up and saw that it was Wang Lusheng's parents who were speaking.

Everyone also understood that Wang Lusheng's family had been out of food for a long time, and it was not easy to reach this point.

When the Qiao Dewang family heard that this was Qiao Ran's idea, they immediately stood up and firmly opposed it.

"Village chief, how can we allow a little girl like Qiao Ran to talk too much about where our village is going? What does she, a silly big girl, know? It's not easy for us to get to Yunzhou. I don't know how many people died along the way. If it happens again. If we continue to move forward, there is no guarantee that someone will die of thirst, starvation, or be killed by bandits, bandits, and refugees. Wouldn't it be better for us to stay here?"

A few families in the village also began to show some interest and stood up to oppose Qiao Ran's proposal.

The road to escape was really hard. They walked on their legs for almost two months. They didn’t know how many pairs of straw sandals were worn out. The blisters on the soles of their feet grew and broke, and became thick and thick. of calluses.

This is nothing. The most important thing is that those who eat and sleep in the open on this road have to be constantly on guard, fearing that bandits and refugees will come to rob or steal.