There were quite a few people in the large group, all waiting to see when those who had gone into the city to fetch water would come out.
Because many people are waiting for water to come and cook.
The place where they set up their tent was not far from the city gate.
Meng Shijie saw it the moment he and his team were stopped.
"The men coming back from fetching water were stopped. Go and see what's going on!"
Several escort officers also noticed it and followed those people who came forward.
Meng Shuxia and Meng Shuqiu went forward to meet their second uncle and eldest brother without saying anything.
"Everyone else, don't move. Don't disperse."
The Meng family looked at the increasing number of refugees outside, and Meng Shichang did not dare to leave.
Fubao really came right.
In just a short while, two or three hundred refugees gathered outside the city of Runing.
There was no humanity in the eyes of normal people because of their hunger.
There were also many people staring at the tents of their main force, looking ready to take action.
Because some families still cooked.
Even if it was the most ordinary porridge or the rice soup that was so fragrant that it could make people shine, it would smell as delicious as a feast in the palace to those who were starving.
The soldiers at the city gate saw that these people looked uneasy and insisted on questioning them carefully, but still refused to let them leave the city.
Meng Shijie was afraid that the people behind would catch up with them and they would really be unable to get out. The water would be stolen in vain and they might even get beaten.
He also knew what the soldier meant.
He took out a tael of silver from his pocket and stuffed it directly into the hands of the man who looked like the leader of these soldiers.
"Sir, we have elderly people and children at home, so we are all very anxious and waiting for the water to return to save our lives!"
"Yes, sir, you see, my family can't wait to pick us up."
"Our journey was truly difficult, but fortunately we have arrived at Runing Prefecture.
The officials are all good people!"
Seeing that these soldiers were greedy, Zhou's eldest son had no choice but to take out another ingot of silver worth one tael and stuff it into the leader's hand.
The big guy behind him was so angry that he could no longer hold back.
Seeing that these people were not well dressed and were migrants, the soldier did not dare to offend them too much.
Because these people will pass through the capital Yingtian Prefecture at that time. If they reveal what is happening here, no one will be able to escape.
"Come on, let's go."
The soldier waved his hands impatiently, and the people who came to support him arrived.
Seeing that they all came out, he quickly took the bucket from his family.
"What's going on?"
Someone asked.
"Go back and cook first."
After Meng Shijie said this, no one asked any more questions.
"water!
They have water!"
When the people who fetched water came back, the refugees were very excited to see that they were all carrying full buckets of water.
Someone immediately came forward, knelt in front of everyone and kowtowed.
"Please be kind, my dear people, and give me some water to drink!
We haven't had a drop of water for two days!
Please, kind and compassionate people, give me some water to drink!"
The person who came back with water was also surprised when he saw this.
They went into the city to fetch some water. Why were there so many refugees outside?
"They are all refugees who gathered from all directions when you first entered the city.
The city gates won’t let you in.”
Everyone understood.
"There are six or seven hundred of us here, and there's only this little water. If each family gets a little, there won't be much left.
Even if we give it to you, we won’t be able to drink it ourselves, so please don’t make things difficult for us.
Go into the city, for as long as you can get in, you will find both water and food."
"The entrance fee is five cents per person, and I have no money, so I can't get in at all."
The voice was so hoarse that if you didn't listen carefully you could hardly understand what he was saying.
"There are many of you. If you go in together, you will eventually get in."
As Meng Shijie spoke, the men in their family all took out their machetes and stood in a row in front of their family.
Seeing the Meng family's expressions, those who had weapons at home also took them out and stood in a row with them.
The meaning is very clear.
Either you get water or you come up and fight.
The refugees looked at the machetes in the other party's hands and did not dare to go forward at all.
After all, their numbers were far different, and they had weapons in their hands, so they were defeated.
[There are more and more refugees, so we should leave first.
Otherwise, if you stay here, you will only harm innocent people and bring disaster upon yourself.
Meng Shuyan looked at the situation in front of her and saw that two or three hundred people had gathered in just a short while.
If it's midnight, there will probably be more people there than our large army.
When they start making trouble, both the soldiers in the city and the refugees will definitely not care who we are, and they may even kill or injure us by mistake.
Let’s go! 】
Meng Shuyan looked at the luck of her family members and found that there was nothing gray.
But I don’t want to stay here anymore, because many people in the team have gray air on their heads.
The Meng family believed Fubao's words very much.
Seeing that those people didn't dare to come up again, Meng Shijie said to the people on his side.
"Pack your things quickly. There's no water left in the city. We stole this water. They'll be chasing us soon. Let's get out now."
He went straight to the chief of the police and told him about the situation in the city.
After hearing what Meng Shijie said, the officers' first thought was to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible.
These people are unlucky and always run into all kinds of trouble.
It's still not too late for them to leave now before those people start making trouble.
Without any hesitation, he packed up the tent and continued on his journey without even eating.
Some people are unwilling to do so. They have walked for a whole day and are just about to eat something hot, but now they have to leave again?
But after listening to the people who came back from fetching water and talked about the situation in the city, they all fell silent.
Your life is important.
When everyone was packing up their tents, Meng Shijie ran over to the refugees and said a few words, then came back and helped pack up.
Their family was the first to pack up their things and set off immediately.
When the other families saw that others had started to leave, they stopped wasting time and collected all their things and followed suit.
I was afraid that if I walked too slowly, I would be left behind and become cannon fodder.
Many families had nothing to collect, so they retreated quickly this time.
[Second Uncle, what did you tell them? ]
Meng Shuxia was really curious about what his second uncle had just said to those refugees.
He stood on the shaft of the cart and looked back, and saw that all the refugees were blocking the city gate.
"Nothing."
Meng Shijie kept silent.
A large group of people circled Runing Prefecture and reached the south of Runing Prefecture. They walked for another hour and only stopped when someone fainted from hunger.
Fire!
Meng Shuyan looked at the flames rising into the sky from Runing Mansion behind her and felt a little scared.
Let it rain!
“Boom!”
In the middle of winter, there was a sound of muffled thunder, and it really started to rain.
[Oh my god! Will this rain cause flooding in Kaifeng after three years of drought?]
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