The originally chaotic scene gradually calmed down, but no one understood what had happened.
Someone with sharp eyes screamed: "It's my savior..."
Everyone came closer, tears welling in their eyes: "It's really you, you're all right, so good..."
Everyone then realized it was a misunderstanding and burst into laughter.
"Chief, how did you escape the wildfire? I thought, I thought..."
Only then did everyone realize that Doctor Xiong was wrapped in a piece of cloth and looked even more miserable than themselves.
Chief Liu waved his hand: "Let's go, don't stay here!"
There are still more than 200 people in the tribe, and they must reach Nanzhou safely.
So, the large army gathered together and marched towards the depths of the mountains and forests.
After a day's journey, we finally arrived at Wumu County, the first county town in Rongzhou.
However, there were also starving people everywhere. Although the city gates were open, there were still many victims waiting outside the city.
There was no other way. They were in urgent need of purchasing goods and had to go into the city.
When passing a group of disaster victims, Tang Youyou deliberately slowed down his pace.
"Alas! This is starving us to death..."
"Wasn't there someone distributing porridge the day before yesterday? Why is the porridge stall empty today?"
Someone yelled, "The wealthy family was kind enough to give out porridge, but they didn't expect that group of people to criticize the porridge for being too watery and even smash the bowl to the ground."
"Alas! Man's greed is truly unrequited!"
"Are they planning a rebellion? We can't enter the city now. We might be in danger of our lives!"
"Didn't Old Li and his family say they were going into town to do some shopping? They haven't come out in three days!"
"Shh! You're trying to kill yourself! Be careful, there are ears on the other side of the wall!"
Tang Youyou had a bad feeling in her heart that there was something fishy going on in this city, so it was better not to go in.
He tugged at Tang's mother's sleeve and said, "Mom, don't go in. I'll go take a look!"
Tang's mother was a little nervous: "What's wrong? Didn't they say that if the city gate is open, we can just go through the city, which can save at least a day's journey?"
"Mom, I just heard from the victims that once you enter the city, there's no getting out. I'm worried there's something fishy going on!"
Tang's mother suddenly paused and moved aside: "There are so many of us, and the Liu family has so many men. What are we afraid of?"
She wanted to persuade him, but Tang's mother grabbed her hand and whispered, "My daughter, listen to me. Your ability cannot be discovered by others, otherwise you will be killed. We will reach Nanzhou in a few days, so you must be more careful." She pulled her into the city.
Tang Youyou sighed: Forget it, let's go to Wuzhen County and see what kind of monsters are there?
The group passed through soldiers to check their household registration and travel permits before entering the city.
A soldier reminded: "Each family must send one person to follow me to the county government office to get the official seal!"
Tang Youyou was a little surprised. Everyone was fleeing famine right now, so normally the travel permit could be stamped or not. This government office was quite cautious.
Seeing this, Bai Ruoyi stepped forward and prepared to go, but Tang Youyou stopped him: "Er, take them out of the city quickly, don't stay!"
He stuffed twenty taels of silver into his hand and said, "Remember, after buying the food, leave the city quickly! Wait for me ten miles outside the city!"
Bai Ruoyi scratched the back of his head and muttered to himself, "It's noon now, why are you so anxious?"
Lin Huahua leaned closer: "Dalang, what did mother say?"
"Mom told us to buy something and leave quickly, but I don't know why we're in such a hurry?"
Lin Huahua frowned slightly, then made a quick decision: "It's absolutely right to do as mother says. It's not too late to ask in detail later. Let's go..."
What they didn't know was that just because of Tang Youyou's words, everyone was spared a bloody disaster.
"Oh my God, where did this disaster victim come from? Was his hair burned by fire?"
"My God, look, that man is wrapped in a piece of cloth!"
"Huh? What's that smell? It stinks!" A woman covered her nose.
"What else could it be? Their hair is all clumped together. I'm afraid they've got lice."
"I don't know why the government let people in. This city is filled with smoke and stench all day long. It's so annoying!"
Someone echoed: "That's right, we don't even have enough food, how can we sell them any extra? Sigh!"
Someone sighed: "What a sin! Look at those children, their faces are all black, and you can't even see what they look like. God, what are you trying to do? Sigh..."
Tang Youyou and his group lowered their heads, feeling extremely embarrassed and wishing they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
When they arrived at the yamen, the bailiff took everyone to a room and counted the number.
"There are thirty-six households in total, and here are all the heads of households."
A yamen runner frowned slightly: "Why is he so thin? And there's a woman with him?"
Tang Youyou heard a different meaning, "Thin?" What is he going to do?
The bailiff pointed impatiently into the house and said, "Everyone, go in!"
Everyone entered the room without thinking, but there was no one inside. Tang Youyou immediately realized something was wrong and prepared to leave.
With a "click", the house was locked.
She was horrified and was about to kick the door open, but the next second, everyone fell to the ground at the same time.
"It's a drug," she exclaimed.
However, it was too late. She felt her legs go limp and she fell down.
I could still hear the yamen runners chatting and laughing outside the house.
"More than twenty people died yesterday, tsk tsk..."
"I wonder how long this group of people can last?"
"Oh! What a sin!" A yamen runner looked sad. If it weren't for his sick old mother at home, he really wouldn't want to do this.
Another yamen runner patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't sigh. Don't worry. Everyone is fleeing famine these days. Countless people have died on the road. Even if they were to investigate, there would be nothing serious."
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