Chapter 2 Never Be Hard
After taking a look at the system task list, the next task is to survive for twenty-four hours, and the reward is random.

It is really not an easy task to escape with more than 200 people, Bai Tao muttered in his heart, not knowing what the reward would be.

After resting for a while, just when Bai Tao was about to call for departure, someone spoke.

"Auntie, where are we going next? Are we going to hide for two days and then come back?" The villager who asked the question looked confused.

It's no wonder someone would ask this. There are more than 200 people, young and old, and they still have nothing. It's late autumn now. Even if they don't starve to death in the next two days, they will probably freeze to death in a few days.

"No, I won't go back!" Bai Tao said without thinking.

The State of Jin was defeated in successive wars and had to cede three cities as compensation. Even the Hu people came to "hunt" at will. Returning to Taohua Village would mean death.

As soon as Bai Tao finished speaking, the villagers were stunned and looked at her with confusion and helplessness in their eyes.

No one objected, but some timid women began to sob quietly with red eyes.

Bai Tao saw that this wouldn’t work. No matter what she did, she had to have hope and faith.

Especially when fleeing, otherwise, someone in the team will fall within two days.

In this feudal society with extremely poor medical conditions, if you collapsed on the way to escape, you would die soon.

Not to mention that she is the lady of Taohua Village, even if it is for the system task reward, she has to cheer everyone up.

After thinking about it, Bai Tao immediately clapped his hands, attracting the attention of the villagers.

She cleared her throat and was about to speak, then she put down her hands, looked around, and saw a half-person-high stone on the side of the path, so she climbed up hastily.

"Everyone listen to me."

After waving her hands a few times to make sure that the villagers could see her, Bai Tao rolled up her sleeves, but rolled them down again the next second.

The forest path is not windproof. It's already afternoon and it's cold.

"Who am I?!" Bai Tao raised her chin with a look of arrogance, patted her chest with her little hands, and asked in a baby voice.

Although the villagers didn't know what Bai Tao was doing, they still cooperated and answered obediently: "Auntie."

"Yes, auntie, you are our auntie."

“Is the ham delicious?”

"good to eat!"

Bai Taoyan smiled and asked, "Then, will my words work?!"

"Of course it works."

The villagers answered in a flurry.

"Grandma, you are the elder of our Taohua Village. No one can speak more effectively than you."

"Yes, even the king of heaven can't do anything about you."

Even without the sausage, my aunt's words are more effective than an imperial edict.

This is not an exaggeration at all. The people in Taohua Village are stubborn and stick to their principles.

The Peach Blossom Fairy was very kind to the villagers' ancestors, and his descendants are also very kind to the villagers, so the rules passed down from generation to generation in Taohua Village are that elders are above everything else.

Bai Tao nodded with satisfaction: "Then what I mean is that I won't go back."

"If you move, you will die; if you move, you will live. Anyway..." After a pause, she continued in a milky voice, "The Hu people are here. If we go back, we will die."

As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers were visibly stunned, as if something was wrong.

Everyone looked at each other, and soon Bai Dashan agreed in a hoarse voice: "What the aunt said is right, people move and live, trees move and die."

The other villagers also spoke up.

"Yes, a moving man lives, a moving tree dies."

"Auntie, you are the elder, we all listen to you."

"That's right, Auntie, wherever you go, we will follow you." "Auntie, wherever you are, that is Taohua Village."

In fact, everyone is not stupid. Going back will most likely mean death, the only difference is that they will die in Taohua Village instead of on the way to escape.

Who would want to die if they were still alive? Otherwise, they wouldn't have run away.

Although... everyone looked at Bai Tao standing on the stone, with her chubby little face and a stern expression, trying hard to be serious. It should have been a funny scene, but the villagers felt inexplicably at ease.

Although my aunt is not very old, she is still my aunt after all. Wherever my aunt is, everyone has roots, no matter how hard or tiring the life is.

Seeing this, Bai Tao waved her hand and said in a serious but childish voice: "Since you all agree, let's go."

After saying that, she jumped down from the rock.

It's almost three o'clock in the afternoon. If we don't leave now, it will be dark later and we won't be able to leave.

She said straightforwardly that they should set off immediately, which made the villagers stunned for two seconds.

But everyone quickly got up from where they were sitting cross-legged on the ground and brushed the dust off their trouser legs.

Some followed without hesitation, holding their own children or supporting the elderly at home.

If other people saw this scene, they would be shocked.

After all, more than 200 people, young and old, listening to a five-year-old baby is an incredible spectacle no matter where you look.

Bai Tao is only five years old, and the two or three steps she takes are not even as big as an adult's.

Half an hour later, Bai Tao, whose legs were already sore, looked back at the villagers behind him with a look of despair on his face.

Relying on legs, I can't walk more than 40 miles a day.

Bai Dashan was right beside them. When he saw Bai Tao looking back, he quickly came over and said, "Auntie, are you tired? Can I carry you for a while?"

"No need!" Bai Tao refused without thinking.

But the next second, she looked at the winding and rugged mountain road ahead and pretended to be considerate and said, "But since you are so filial, then find two people to carry me."

How could she be stubborn? Now she is the aunt of Taohua Village, and she is only five years old. She can't walk.

She didn't throw a tantrum and cry on the ground, which shows that she is a sensible girl.

But carrying it on your back is uncomfortable, so I'd better just carry it in my arms.

Bai Tao's agreement made Bai Dashan feel relieved, and he called two people over while responding.

He was afraid that his aunt would insist on holding on. His aunt was still a little baby. If she got hurt on the road, how would they have the face to see their ancestors?

With two sticks found in the woods and a few rattans, a simple sedan chair was soon made.

Although it was a bit shaky when I sat on it, at least I could rest my feet.

There are more than 200 people, big and small. How will they eat, drink, defecate and urinate along the way? Bai Tao swayed left and right as the sedan chair was carried, while browsing the Wanjie Mall.

Wow, there are big lobsters, steamed, blanched, and with garlic, uh, no money.

Roasted lamb...braised beef, but when I saw the price, I gave up.

Grilled spare ribs, this is delicious too, okay, but I still don’t have money.

From cooked food to raw food, Bai Tao couldn't help drooling, and in the end she could only regretfully flip to the bottom.

Very good, I can’t even afford the most basic rice and vegetables. It seems that the sausage I gave you before was indeed a free gift package.

"Di!"

“Click—Ding~”

I don’t know if it was because the signal was bad in ancient times, but after two freezes, the prompt for the Wanjie Mall finally appeared successfully.

(End of this chapter)