Amid the confusion, Mei Lizhi's father walked first, with a supply of rice tied to one end of his carrying pole and quilts on the other. Next came Mei's mother, who had clothing on one end of her pole and pots and pans on the other. Then came little Lizhi himself, carrying a chicken, and finally his little sister, who clutched a doll.
荒亂中，梅立志的爸爸擔著扁擔走在前面，一頭挑著米，一頭挑棉被；媽媽排第二，一頭挑衣服，一頭挑著鍋碗瓢盆，小小梅立志抱著一隻雞，妹妹則抱著一個小娃娃。