However, one oxcart obviously couldn't fit so many people. Those children who couldn't get a ride were too tired to walk and had to continue on their way, so they cried loudly as they walked.

Zhu Qiuyu and her group were crying so hard their heads hurt. Fine, they decided to be good people and give up their carriages for the children. Zhu Qiuyu gave up one carriage, and Tie Qingfeng couldn't pretend he hadn't seen it, so he also gave up one carriage.

They traveled a little faster, but walking was still too slow, so the carriage had to keep up with their pace and couldn't go too fast.

It takes a whole day to walk from Dujia Village to the county town. They started their journey in the morning and didn't arrive in Yongcheng County until it was almost dark in the evening. Suddenly, a large group of people arrived, who looked like refugees. The soldiers guarding the city immediately went on alert and even prepared to close the city gates to prevent the refugees from entering the city.

Zhu Qiuyu dragged the village chief to the gatekeeper and spoke before he could say anything, "They are not villagers, but villagers of Dujia Village. The other day, an earthquake struck Dujia Village, and all the houses in the village collapsed. Now they have nowhere to go, and they hope that the magistrate can help them."

After listening, the village chief nodded repeatedly, took out all the documents, and explained in detail the disaster situation in their village.

"Another disaster. Many places are in disaster. Our officers are extremely busy. We can talk about your matter later. It's no use going to the officers. There's no way to solve it for now. You should go back first. Someone will take care of it when the time comes." The guard at the gate frowned, clearly disliking the village chief of Dujia Village.

"There are many refugees causing trouble around Dujia Village. If we let them go back, they will definitely be harmed by the refugees. Do you think they will still be alive then?" Zhu Qiuyu's usually gentle face darkened. They had escorted the villagers here, and they had to see it through to the end. They had to at least get them into the city.

"What can we do? Even the imperial court can't help us. It's not that we're not doing anything; it's just that Heaven is changing its ways. Who can we blame but their bad luck? Right now, everyone in the disaster-stricken areas is left to fend for themselves. We're even worried that a natural disaster might suddenly strike us someday," the gatekeeper said impatiently.

Given the temperament and style of the people from Xianwu Island, if they were displeased, they would naturally resort to force. This official was too difficult to deal with, so they simply knocked him unconscious.

However, before Zhu Qiuyu could make a move, Tie Qingfeng had the head guard bring over the documents, whispered a few words to the official, and identified himself.

Upon learning the identities of the people in question, the officials' attitude changed drastically. They went from being arrogant and condescending to being respectful and obsequious, allowing not only Tie Qingfeng and his group into the city, but also all the villagers of Dujia Village.

This is the advantage of having connections.