Chapter 9 Encountering Refugees on the Road
"Mom, stop crying! Give me some water first!"
Qiao Qiqi took out a water bag from her waist and poured it into Pei Shuer's mouth.
Unfortunately, she was unconscious and did not swallow as obediently as her brother.
Just as she was thinking about what to do, the officers in front came over!
"What's going on? Why did you stop?!"
Two officers came over with whips in hand.
"Sir, my daughter fainted, I want to give her some water!"
Pei's mother quickly bent her back and carefully apologized to the officer, "We'll leave right away! Right away!"
Then, she tried hard to pick up the little girl who was leaning in Qiao Qiqi's arms.
The two officers glanced at Qiao Qiqi and urged Pei's mother, "Then hurry up and follow!"
Then he turned around and walked forward.
"Mom, let me do it! I'll carry her!"
Qiao Qiqi squatted down with her back to them and signaled Pei's mother to support Pei Shu'er and put her on her back.
"Qiqi, how about Mommy carry me on your back?"
Mother Pei hesitated.
"Mom, hurry up, don't argue. Otherwise they'll rush me again! Wait until I'm tired and you can carry me first!"
Qiao Qiqi urged Pei's mother.
Prince Pei is still lying down, and now another one has fallen down.
The Pei family has really suffered so much!
At this time, if we cannot unite as one, there is no way to reach that bitter and cold place safely.
Upon hearing this, Pei's mother quickly placed Pei Shu'er on Qiao Qiqi's back.
Helped her to stand up.
Qiao Qiqi carried Pei Shuer on her back with some difficulty and followed the crowd forward.
I just fed her some water to see if she could swallow it by herself.
If possible, she could also secretly feed him a fever-reducing medicine.
It’s a pity that Pei Shuer, who was in a coma, couldn’t even swallow water, so how could she be fed medicine?
When the time comes, I will spit it out and let others see the pills that do not belong to this era.
She had no way to explain it.
To be on the safe side, Qiao Qiqi planned to wait until they arrived at the ruined temple at night.
After the earthquake, there was widespread wailing and rocks everywhere.
Before, they were in the mountains and forests and did not feel the tragedy after the earthquake.
But when they left the mountains and forests and slowly walked onto the official road, they saw groups of displaced refugees with their families.
Only then did they truly feel that they had escaped a disaster.
The sky was gloomy, and the sight of groups of refugees passing by made Qiao Qiqi deeply feel her own situation.
What she faces now is not only exile, but also natural disasters!
"Boss, why don't we find a place to rest? I can't take it anymore!"
An officer who was carrying his injured companion whispered a suggestion to the chief officer.
The chief officer glanced at the sky and wiped the sweat from his face. "Hold on a little longer. I remember there's a river ahead. Let's take a rest by the river!"
Then he shouted to the back, "Hurry up and keep up! Let's go to the river ahead to rest!"
Perhaps because there were more than a dozen officials, there were twenty or thirty refugees following their team from a distance.
"Boss, these refugees are following us, do you want to take care of them?"
The second companion who had been standing next to the chief constable glanced behind him and said in a low voice.
"Don't worry about them. As long as they're not causing trouble, don't bother with them!"
The chief constable also glanced behind him, shook his head, and whispered, "Let everyone be alert. If they are criminals disguised as refugees, they will be killed on the spot!"
Soon, everyone arrived at the river that the chief officer mentioned.
The reason why this chief constable became the chief was because he often escorted prisoners along this road.
I am familiar with the terrain of the entire route.
There is a lush forest by the river.
"Second brother, take some brothers with you to the woods to catch some rabbits or pheasants! The injured brothers need some nutrition!"
After taking a look at the forest, the chief officer gave the order.
"Boss, how about asking the young lady from the Pei family to make a good meal for us brothers?"
The second officer suggested, "Look, brothers, you eat from the same pot with these prisoners every day, and your mouths are dry. This young lady is a good cook, let her cook for us brothers separately, and we brothers will work harder. What do you think, boss?"
"Okay! That's it! Bring the food back later and ask her to make some soup or something in the evening!"
The chief officer thought about it and nodded, then said to him.
Afterwards, several officers called out to each other and prepared to go into the woods.
Seeing this, Qiao Qiqi, who had just put Pei Shuer down from her back, quickly found the chief officer.
"grown ups!"
She took two steps forward and said, "Can I go with the adults? I'll go find some wild vegetables to make dinner for dinner!"
"No, we will prepare these. You can rest here and continue on the road later."
The chief officer refused mercilessly.
"Sir! Think about it, there was an earthquake just now, and maybe the prices of food and other things in those parts of the town have gone up!"
Qiao Qiqi tried to persuade him, "Your Excellency, the budget for a business trip is limited, right? It's too tiring to rely on you to prepare food for so many people! How about you let me go find some food, and then I'll take care of the meals for the Pei family's eldest son. All you have to do is lend me the pot."
The chief officer thought about it and it made sense.
Anyway, this group of people have to let her cook.
If she wants to find her own food and refuses to eat the rations provided by the budget, then let her do it!
Seeing that the chief officer was still thinking, Qiao Qiqi continued, "Actually, I know a few herbs. Those two gentlemen's injuries are quite serious. Would you mind letting me find some herbs to apply to them?"
Qiao Qiqi grew up with her grandparents in the countryside.
Although her grandfather was not an old Chinese medicine practitioner, he still knew the properties of some medicinal herbs.
Rural people are reluctant to go to the hospital for minor illnesses and pains, so they just find some herbal remedies and boil them into water to drink.
Qiao Qiqi follows her grandfather and knows some simple herbs.
"Do you know herbs?"
The officer's eyes lit up, "Okay, then go quickly and come back soon!"
It would take three or four days to reach the nearest town, and he was worried that his brother's injuries would worsen.
Now that the young lady from the Pei family says she knows about herbs, I think there should be no problem.
After all, she said she could cook, and she really cooked a pot of delicious wild vegetable porridge.
"Yes, sir!"
Qiao Qiqi didn't dare to delay any longer and went into the woods.
Since the officials agreed to let her cook for herself, she would definitely make something good to nourish the Pei brothers and sisters in the evening.
The chief constable was worried when he saw her enter the woods, fearing that she would take the opportunity to escape.
After all, there are quite a lot of refugees now, and if she sneaks in, it will be difficult to find her.
So he asked an official to watch her from a distance and pick some wild fruits.
The officer responded and followed.
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