Chapter 37 Refugees Invasion
That night, An Lei brought back news of the exile team.
Because of the earthquake and heavy rain, the escort team stopped at an abandoned farmer's house not far from them.
Moreover, the chief official planned to wait until the rain stopped and then send someone back to the capital to report the news of their escape.
I hope that the capital will send people to search for the whereabouts of the Pei family and the Xu family.
Before they had left the capital for a few days, the escort team had lost almost half its personnel.
The chief official and others were worried that they would be punished if they arrived in the bitter cold place, so he planned to find someone before setting off again.
"Then we'll set off tomorrow. According to what Mr. Ruan said before he left, the rain should subside tomorrow."
Pei Shaoling thought for a moment and said.
"What about your legs? Shouldn't we wait for Mr. Ruan to come back and give you acupuncture?"
Qiao Qiqi asked softly as she looked at Pei Shaoling who was sitting in a wooden wheelchair.
"I'll catch up with you when Mr. Ruan is done with his work, don't worry."
Pei Shaoling spoke softly to Qiao Qiqi, then looked at An Lei, "Go to town again later and see if you can get some food back. The ox that pulled the cart has been slaughtered, go get another one."
"Yes, I'll be there in a moment."
An Lei nodded without hesitation.
That night, An Lei brought back a bag of wet millet soaked by rain and a half-grown donkey.
"The entire town of Taiping was flooded. I fished out the rice and the donkey from the water."
An Lei was also wet, obviously having been in the water.
Qiao Qiqi: ...
She asked An Lei, "Let's go down the mountain. Can we still walk?"
"It's okay. The official roads were not flooded, but the low-lying areas were flooded."
An Lei explained, "I had already cleared the mountain path when I came up. We can go down the mountain tomorrow morning when the rain is lighter."
"But how can such a small donkey pull an ox cart?"
Qiao Qiqi was speechless.
It's such a pity to kill such a good old ox just like that.
"Madam, I chopped up that bull rack and used it as firewood because it was too wide to fit into the cave!"
An Lei, with a simple and honest face, touched his nose and said.
Qiao Qiqi: ...
She stared at Pei Shaoling with wide eyes, her face full of speechlessness.
Is this considered burning bridges?
Now let’s see what they do!
Pei Shaoling thought for a moment and said, "In that case, let the little donkey pull my chair!"
"So, what about the pots and pans? Should we carry them?"
Qiao Qiqi was speechless.
I secretly complained that An Lei was so big, it turned out that he had only grown in height.
An Lei scratched his hair, his silly face full of embarrassment.
"Brother, there's a wheelbarrow under the firewood pile. It should be what the bandits used to buy supplies when they came down the mountain. We can borrow it. It can hold pots and other things!"
Pei Shaoan, who was standing by, saw the awkward atmosphere and quickly interrupted.
"Okay, that's it."
Pei Shaoling nodded slightly and looked at An Lei, "Wait until the next post station and find a way to get a carriage."
"yes!"
An Lei nodded quickly.
The next morning, just as Pei Shaoling had said, the rain had subsided.
The downpour turned into a drizzle.
After breakfast, everyone started to pack up.
You must wear a straw raincoat and a straw hat, and also bring kitchen utensils.
Qiao Qiqi had already washed the marinated beef last night, but unfortunately it was not dried.
She fried the beef into jerky and put it in her bag.
However, because the bag was not big, she took the opportunity to put most of the beef jerky into the space.
"Sister-in-law, let me carry your bag, okay?"
Pei Shaoan hurried forward to help.
"No, no, I can carry it myself. You two just support mother and little sister."
Qiao Qiqi quickly waved her hands.
Her bag was actually very light, as she had filled it with a lot of sponge blocks.
There is enough space, so why would she still be stupid enough to carry a big bag of beef jerky?
After everyone had packed up, An Lei put on the expressionless human skin mask again and wore the clothes of the escort officer.
He tied up the Xu family members in the west wing and brought them out.
When the Xu family saw the escorting officers, they turned into quails and were so scared that they dared not speak.
Just as everyone was about to leave, a noisy sound came from the entrance of the cave.
"Look, there's a cave here. Someone must have lived there. Let's stay here for a while!"
A large man's booming voice came from the door.
Soon after, Qiao Qiqi and the others met a large group of refugees pouring in.
"You, who are you?"
The leading refugee was an old man in his fifties. Although his clothes were not very clean, he had a majestic temperament.
"We were a group of exiles heading north, but we got separated from the main group. We took shelter here."
An Lei, dressed in official attire, replied expressionlessly.
"You can leave if you want, but leave your things behind!"
In the team, a woman with a pointed face and monkey cheeks pointed at their donkey and covered wheelbarrow and said.
Qiao Qiqi stepped forward quickly, "These things belong to us. If you want to live here, go ahead. But let us leave first!"
"What's yours? You're just exiled prisoners. How could you have a donkey and a cart? They were clearly left here by the owner of this house. Since you're leaving, leave your things behind!"
Someone else in the crowd spoke up.
Qiao Qiqi raised an eyebrow. "These things originally belonged to us. What? You want to take them by force?"
"You little girl, you have no right to speak here, go away!"
In the crowd, a thin and small man looked at Qiao Qiqi with a lewd expression.
"Yes, officer, look, how about you leave these things behind and I let you go?"
The old man in the lead looked at An Lei and said.
"Not so good! These things belong to us, we won't give them to you!"
Pei Shaoming said angrily from the side, with anger on his young face.
He looked at Pei Shaoling and said, "Brother, these people are relying on their numbers to rob us. Can we take action?"
Pei Shaoling nodded gently and looked at Qiao Qiqi, "Madam, come here! An Lei, be quick!"
Qiao Qiqi, who was standing in front of the refugees, walked towards him in confusion.
All she heard was a series of screams coming from behind her.
When I looked back, I saw that each of the refugees had a long knife scar on their neck.
The refugees looked at them dully, then slowly fell backwards!
Seeing this scene for the first time, Qiao Qiqi was so scared that she took a step back.
She never expected that she would actually witness the scene in a TV drama where dozens of people were killed instantly with one sword!
At this moment, she felt someone holding her wrist.
Turning around, it was Pei Shaoling.
He said softly to himself, "Don't be afraid!"
Qiao Qiqi nodded slightly and was about to say something.
Suddenly, Pei Shuer's scream was heard.
Qiao Qiqi quickly looked at her.
This little girl must have been frightened by this scene, right?
However, when she looked up at the other person, she was frightened by the huge monster in front of her!
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