The epidemic came with great force, and almost the entire Beijiang River fell. Countless people died, and it was like hell.
Because the epidemic was caused by the war launched by the Second Prince, people's hearts naturally tilted towards the court. The Second Prince was losing ground and was about to collapse.
After two days of long journey, the exile team finally arrived at Hujian Town, a small town on the edge of Jincheng.
No one can walk anymore. If we don’t drink water, we will probably die on the road.
Finally, everyone unanimously decided to go to Hujian Town to rest for a day before entering Jincheng.
Hujian Town is located near Laohugou, and the refugees dare not go there, so not many people in Hujian Town are infected with the disease.
The sun shines brightly on the earth.
At the entrance of Hujian Town, a fat official sat under the shade of a tree, fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan.
From a distance, he saw a group of people walking towards this side.
It was dark and I didn't know what he was wearing on his face.
He sighed and ran forward: "During the epidemic, outsiders are not allowed to enter Hujian Town!"
Leader Shen turned over and dismounted, took out the document in his hand, and said, "We are officials ordered to exile prisoners. Can you let us go in and rest for a while?"
The fat official picked up the document and looked at it, then looked at everyone's document from front to back and asked, "Is there anyone suffering from the disease?"
Leader Shen shook his head, “Absolutely not.”
The fat officer waved his hand and let them in.
I was very confused. How could there be no one infected with the disease among so many people? It was strange, really strange!
There were not many people in the town and the streets were deserted. The group walked to an inn.
"Shop owner, bring twenty buckets of water first."
The shopkeeper ran out, looking horrified, "Even in the entire Hujian Town, we can't get together 20 buckets of water. Are you kidding me?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the people who had originally ignited hope fell into the abyss again.
There is no water in Hujian Town?
So what should they do?
Some people simply collapsed and fell to the ground.
"Oh my God, what should I do?"
"I didn't expect that he would die on the road before reaching Lingnan..."
The shopkeeper sighed, "You are outsiders, right? This year there was a severe drought, and all the rivers and lakes have dried up. Every household only has some water in the well, but no one knows if the well water will dry up one day... I'm sorry, I can't sell water to you."
The old lady of the Shi family walked forward, blood oozing from the corners of her dry and chapped mouth, "Kind shopkeeper, please sell it to us. Without water, all 100 of us will die..."
The shopkeeper was very embarrassed, "This."
Xie Ling stepped forward and said, "Everyone, my family has stored a lot of water, enough for everyone to drink for the next few days. You can buy it from us at the price of ten cents per bucket, but each family can only buy one bucket at most."
Ten cents is equivalent to the price of a steamed bun.
Xie Ling's purpose was not to make money, but to change the gift method to a transaction.
She didn't want someone to feel like they deserved it.
Otherwise, if she stops giving it to them one day, some people might be resentful towards her family.
Everyone showed ecstasy and wanted to rush over to hug her.
"Really? Thank you, Miss. You are such a nice person!"
Gu Wei Jiangxue stood beside the carriage and served water to each family.
All the young ladies were scrambling to buy water.
There is no other reason, they all want to see Jiangxue from the Gu family.
He is so handsome, even more handsome than a woman!
They dare not even think about it because Gu Weimingca is already taken, but Jiangxue is not!
But Jiangxue's gaze was cold, and there was nothing but tears in her beautiful eyes, which broke the hearts of some young ladies who were in love.
When it was the Lu family's turn, Gu Wei and Jiang Xue's hands seemed to be shaking, and half of the water spilled, leaving only a small half bucket.
The Lu family members were speechless.
It was that idiot Lu Jinyi who offended Xie Ling. It's good enough that she's still willing to sell them water!
The shopkeeper was kind-hearted. He cooked a bowl of mung bean soup for each member of the exile team and brought it to them with his wife.
When he arrived at Gu's house, he had just put down the bowl when he saw a huge tiger lying next to the carriage.
The shopkeeper fainted from fright.
GunGun was puzzled and went up to it, trying to wake it up.
As soon as the shopkeeper opened his eyes, he saw a magnified tiger face in front of him.
He screamed and fainted again, and this time someone else died with him, his wife.
After a while, the two woke up.
The shopkeeper's heart palpitations had not subsided. "How come you, you have a tiger?"
Not far from Hujian Town is Hujiangou, where there lives a group of tigers that are ready to come down the mountain to do evil at any time. Most people in Hujian Town are terrified at the mention of tigers.
Xie Ling explained that it was her pet.
The shopkeeper's eyes were full of surprise, "She is really extraordinary to have a tiger as a pet..."
He turned his eyes and said, "Girls, do you want some water?"
"What do you mean?"
"There is a natural stream in Hujiangou, but because of the tigers there, people in Hujian Town dare not go there. Girl, since you can tame tigers, you are naturally not afraid of them. If you want water, you can go there to find it."
When the other people heard this, they were all tempted.
But when I think of tigers, I feel a little scared.
Someone asked: "Is there water in Jincheng?"
The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "There is not a single river in Jincheng, and some people still come to our Hujian Town to buy water."
Everyone subconsciously looked at Xie Ling, asking for her opinion.
The person who can tame the tiger is Xie Ling.
Xie Ling thought for a while and looked at the people around him: "Do you want to go to Hujiangou to find water?"
Leader Shen nodded first, “The next post station is still far away, and we can’t reach it without water, so let’s go!”
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