Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 221 Continue the Journey

When Xia Liang told Erya and Sanya about the plan, the two girls widened their pupils. They thought that their elder sister might not have just lost her memory. She had clearly become a different person.

But no matter who she becomes, Daya is their only relative.

The two girls nodded and agreed to Daya's crazy plan.

Xia Liang took the household registration with him, which was probably the only valuable and useful thing in the family.

In the middle of the night, the three men set the dilapidated house on fire and burned it to ashes.

The next day, the rumor started to spread in the village, saying that two little girls were almost burned to death. Fortunately, the eldest girl got up in the middle of the night and squatted in the toilet to carry the two children out. Fortunately, all three of them only suffered minor injuries.

The wound on Daya's forehead seemed to have hit something again, and she was bleeding a lot. When her neighbors saw her face covered in blood early in the morning, they were almost scared to death by her.

As the story spread, it took on a new meaning, saying that Hu Daya was doomed to be unlucky, and would bring disaster to her parents, and that she would probably not even spare her two younger sisters.

The auntie who was nearly frightened to death spread the rumor even more fiercely: "When I saw her today, I felt like she crawled out of hell. She's so scary. I guess it's not just a simple curse on her parents and relatives. Even if we stayed in our village, we would be implicated and killed by her!"

"Oh my god, we have to find a way to drive her out of the village."

"That's right, this matter must be resolved sooner or later. I'm just worried that it will happen again next time."

As the news spread, it finally reached Xia Liang's ears.

It's really interesting. The ignorant people in this village are more powerful than she imagined.

If she were really Daya, she would probably not only be killed by the Hu family, but also driven away by the villagers and left to wander and die. The true human nature is treacherous, and it is these cold, selfish, and ignorant people who are truly evil... Even if there are one or two people who are kind and have a conscience, how can they resist those thousands of vicious mouths?

Erya and Sanya were very sad after hearing this. Xia Liang was too lazy to comfort them. It would be better for them to realize the cruel world as soon as possible.

Fortunately, she still had a few taels of silver on her. When she left, she would put a kitchen knife in her pocket and dress herself and the two little girls as boys.

When he had nowhere to go, Xia Liang went hunting in the mountains. He caught a lot of rabbits and pheasants with his bare hands, and then barbecued them with his two children. He lived a comfortable life.

Until night fell, the two little guys heard the whistling sound of wind in the forest and were so scared that they shivered.

Xia Liang then secretly brought the two of them down the mountain and let them cover themselves with tattered quilts in their original yard. She was now going to the Hu family's old house to directly defeat the Hu family.

As expected, the Hu family's old house caught fire.

Fortunately, Xia Liang rescued Hu Tianshun, poured a basin of water on him to sober him up, and then sneaked away.

Hu Tianshun ran into the house and woke everyone up. Everyone crawled out, but two old people who lived inside the house pulled each other as they ran out, and no one could run fast enough. They were hit by a falling wooden beam and were almost killed.

Several women were screaming in fear. Hu Lao Da and Hu Lao San wanted to save people, but were afraid that the house would collapse. In fact, it was only about ten feet away, but everyone was hesitant, and as a result, the two old people were abandoned by them.

From then on, Shili Village had a bad luck star, and the villagers had to avoid him when they heard his name.

In fact, it was only the fourth day, and Xia Liang was very satisfied with his fame.

Under the persistent struggle of the Hu family and the villagers, Hu Daya, Erya and Sanya had to leave the village. The village head, Uncle Feng, had no choice. After all, the pressure from public opinion was too great, and coupled with a series of strange things happening recently, the Hu family was almost wiped out in just a few days.

In the end, the village head had a good talk with Hu Daya. Hu Daya didn't want to make things difficult for him, so she agreed to leave.

She said she would rather be a beggar than return to Shili Village, but she would always remember the timely help from Grandpa Feng and Aunt Wang.

It was noon when they left. Xia Liang hung a few pheasants and rabbits that he had delivered to their homes in front of Grandpa Feng and Aunt Wang's houses respectively, as a way of repaying their previous kindness.

As for the others, Xia Liang was too kind if she didn't burn down their houses.

Erya, Sanya and each of them held Daya's hand. They smiled at each other. It was great that they were going to leave this damn place!

Even if I become a beggar, being with my domineering sister is much better than the cowardly days before.

Xia Liang, with her two children, had no choice but to walk out of the village on foot, then walk to the county town to find out the exact location of this haunted place.

Along the way, there was nothing to eat except drinking some spring water in bamboo tubes when thirsty.

Fortunately, my soles are thick enough, so even though my shoes are badly worn out, it’s not a big problem for me to walk on the road.

Xia Liang couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw that the clothes of the three people combined were not enough to form a complete set.

After an hour's walk, they arrived in town. They didn't do anything except buy three sets of clothes, plus a change of clothes, which cost them three hundred coins. Then they went to a bun shop. Erya and Sanya each had three meat buns and a white steamed bun. Xia Liang ate ten large meat buns, shocking the bun seller so much that he told her not to overeat, lest she get sick from overeating.

Xia Liang curled his lips and said, "It's only half full."

It would take another hour to walk to the county town, so Xia Liang found a horse-drawn carriage driver. When he asked the price, he was told it was 10 cents per person. Erya and Sanya said they didn't want to take the carriage.

Xia Liang also knew that they couldn't be too ostentatious. Now they only had five taels of silver in their hands, and they didn't know if it could last until they found Sister Luo Yu.

Judging from her appetite and eating habits, Xia Liang was afraid that she would really have to beg for food on the way.

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Ten days later.

Xia Liang and his two children finally reached Jiangzhou City.

They wanted to rent an ox cart along the way, but when they asked the price they were told two taels of silver. The three of them could only rely on their own legs in dejection.

There was another big hole in Xia Liang's newly bought cloth shoes, and his big toes were sticking out mercilessly, which looked very funny.

Erya and Sanya were not in much better shape. Their little faces were still dark. Although their clothes were not tattered, they did not fit them well and looked quite sad.

Xia Liang was tired from walking, so he found a tree by the roadside and fell asleep, not caring how dirty his clothes were. This was a world of difference from the Baihu who had been very particular about his appearance before.

Anyway, after ten days, her clothes were dirty and torn, her face was as black as charcoal, and she looked just like a disciple of the Beggar Gang. No one on the road wanted to attack them.

The money he had on him was almost spent. Xia Liang used most of it to buy food to nourish his two children. He had to walk dozens of miles every day, and the two children were as thin as sticks. They could not walk at all if they did not eat well.

At night, for fear of something happening, Xia Liang made a special trip to the town to stay in an inn. Five taels of silver was really not enough to spend. She didn't even dare to go to a good restaurant and order two dishes before her money was all gone.

With the remaining twenty coins, it should take another day to reach Jiangzhou.

I can only bear it for now.

Xia Liang didn't expect that after walking for ten days, and with not much oil in his food, his belt had become several turns loose.

He used to be dark and strong, but now he is dark and skinny.

In Jiangzhou City not far away, thousands of houses are lit up and the city is prosperous.