Chapter 28 28. Differences of opinion

Looking at the tightly closed city gate, everyone collapsed. They all blocked the gate and knocked hard, hoping that someone would come out.

"Stop knocking. We have received orders from above. The county cannot help you. You'd better hurry to the next city and don't waste time here." A head popped out from the city wall and spoke, which made the people below very angry.

"At least give us some water, otherwise how can we keep going?"

"We don't have water either," the yamen runner pointed at his dry lips, "There is only one spring in the entire county, and each of us can only get half a bowl of water every day, which is barely enough to keep us alive.

It's still early, so let's hurry on!"

"Who knows whether what you said is true or not? There are thousands and tens of thousands of lives here, are you just going to watch them die without helping?" Someone shouted, and many people raised stones and threw them upwards in anger.

It’s a pity that the wall was so high and everyone was weak and powerless, so the stones fell down halfway. The people standing under the wall suffered even more and were smashed to pieces.

Gu Wenheng grabbed Jin Qianqian and tried to stay away from those people. Many of them were going crazy with hunger and thirst, and they couldn't afford to provoke them.

"Will things get chaotic?" Jin Qianqian had never encountered such a situation before and felt a little nervous.

Facing such chaos for the first time, Gu Wenheng felt a little weak, but he pretended to be calm, "It shouldn't be possible. With so few people, it's definitely impossible to attack.

Now as long as the people inside hold on, people will slowly disperse over time."

At the same time, he secretly felt lucky that these people were not rioters and had no tendency to rebel for the time being. Otherwise, they would be in a passive position, and being dragged into it would not be a good thing.

Thinking of this, Gu Wenheng took Jin Qianqian's hand and walked directly towards the several village heads who were protected in the middle.

"I have something to do with the Third Uncle," Gu Wenheng found Gu Shulin and told him his purpose directly without beating around the bush.

Gu Shulin looked at Jin Qianqian behind him, but in the end he didn't say anything. He moved aside to let him pass.

"Uncle, we can't keep following the team forward. Something bad will happen." As soon as Gu Wenheng opened his mouth, he frightened the people around him.

"What did this young man say? We are just fleeing. As long as we don't die of hunger or thirst, what can go wrong?"

Gu Wenheng ignored them. "We have been walking for more than a month, but have you ever seen the imperial court intervene? The journey is getting harder and harder. How many county governments have actually helped us?

The emotions of many people have accumulated to a point where they might explode soon. Think about the riots that have occurred in past dynasties. Do we want to get involved in them too? "

"Gu Yuanyu, don't talk nonsense here. This is alarmist." The old man at the side jumped up anxiously, "Don't say this casually, or something bad will happen."

Gu Sanbu said, "Yuan Yu, you must have become stupid after reading so many books for so many years. Look at these people, they are all unarmed civilians, not the ones written in your history books.

I think you are tired these days and have fallen into a trance. You just need to rest more."

Gu Wenheng, "Third Uncle, you have seen all this along the way. Do we have to walk aimlessly along this official road? There is no way out except to reach Shangjing. Let's go south. It is a famous water town in geography. We can always find a way out."

"It's easy for you to say," He Caogen, the village chief of Geda Village, sneered. "Everyone knows that there is no shortage of water in the south, but don't forget that there are many water bandits and mountain bandits along the way. With so many of us, we will probably be wiped out halfway through the journey, and it will be a dead end."

Gu Wenheng has inquired more these days, "But as we go north, it becomes increasingly dry. Do you think we won't die of thirst before we find water?

Besides, would those mountain bandits and river bandits be interested in our wild vegetables and rice bran? We only have one chance to survive, so why don't we take a chance? "

"Okay, young people just think too simply. Even if we go all the way north, we are still under the imperial power," He Caogen said, and did not forget to bow to the north, "Your Majesty is wise and will definitely save the people from the water and fire."

Everyone has selfish thoughts in their hearts. If they can settle down under the emperor's rule, their descendants will have more options.

Gu Wenheng looked at the stubborn old men, sighed, and took Jin Qianqian back to where they put their luggage.

"Are you scared?" Gu Wenheng asked worriedly as he looked at the victims who were still rioting there.

Jin Qianqian, "Can I lie to you?"

Gu Wenheng looked at her sideways, "Whether you lie to me or not, as long as you say it, I will take it seriously."

Jin Qianqian: "..." Is this still the male idol I knew before?

Ignoring Gu Wenheng's words, she vented her emotions, "I've had enough of these damn days of fleeing. I don't need to suffer with everyone else here, but now I have to live in fear. When will this end?"

Although the first few days were still somewhat novel, after that, she had to travel and sleep in the open air. If it weren't for the strength in her heart, she probably wouldn't have been able to hold on.

Gu Wenheng: "…" I can't stand it either, but as a man, can I show weakness in front of my woman?

He was also very aggrieved. "We can't go on like this now. This may be a road of no return. Don't think that even though we are just ordinary people, if we really get involved, we won't have the final say."

Jin Qianqian also thought about the consequences, "But they are very persistent and want to go all the way, what should we do?

Now we are not just two people, we have a whole family, we can't just ignore it, right?"

These are all living lives, not to mention the family members of the original body.

"On the way, I have already asked a scholar. He showed me a map. There is a road in front of the city that is the main official road to the south. This is our last choice." Gu Wenheng gritted his teeth and said, "I will talk to the old lady and the others later. If I can convince them, we can go as a family."

"What if they don't agree?" You know, in this dynasty, everyone would depend on their clan and follow their clan members.

Gu Wenheng had already made up his mind, "Then I'll leave it to fate. But I still decided to go south. There will be other dangers along the way. Are you afraid?"

Jin Qianqian was still very sincere, "I'm still a little worried. If we go on the road alone, we will have to rely on ourselves for everything. If there is any danger, we will have to bear it by ourselves."

Although she has her own space, Jin Qianqian cannot guarantee that she can be so lucky as to avoid danger every time.

(End of this chapter)