What are they doing at this hour of night? Xiao Guo looked at this strange scene and had some doubts in her mind. Could it be that those people were not waiting to enter the city gate, but waiting for someone, the person who was just wrapped in a cloth? But what was being carried out?

Xiaoguo couldn't see clearly, so he took a few steps forward, hid in the darkness, and looked carefully.

The man who had just roared was kicked away by the soldiers guarding the city gate. He seemed to be cursing something. The man lying on the ground became angry again, but was soon kicked to the ground again. The people around him were very calm and did what they were supposed to do, as if this kind of thing happened frequently.

As the man lay back on the ground, the object that had been lifted out during the struggle revealed its true appearance.

Xiaoguo's eyes widened, as if his acupoints were pressed, and the blood in his body flowed backwards. It turned out to be a corpse!

What else could that naked body covered in blood be if not a corpse?!

Xiaoguo didn't even dare to breathe and tried hard to reduce his presence. Could it be that all those things being carried out were corpses?

Even from such a distance, Xiao Guo could still see the bloody marks from whipping on the corpse. Xiao Guo looked away as soon as she saw it. It had been a long time since she saw a corpse. She was a little uncomfortable seeing it suddenly.

Gradually, everyone at the city gate left, leaving only the soldiers talking about something. One of them, who seemed to be the leader, glanced in the direction of Xiaoguo.

Xiao Guo didn't dare to move for a moment. Although she was sure that she would not be exposed, it was so dark and there were no torches where she was like where they were. He definitely would not be looking at her. So there was only one possibility, he should be looking at the convoy behind her.

Then the leading officer said something, and then everyone nodded in unison and returned to the county town, leaving only two people to continue standing guard.

After Xiaoguo made sure that there was no sound, she slowly stood up and quickly returned to her carriage. Only after she sat in the carriage did she feel relieved. At this time, she felt her legs trembling a little.

But she wasn't scared. There were zombies and corpses all over the ground. To Xiaoguo, the one just now was not enough to scare her. Her legs were shaking because they were numb from squatting just now.

After returning to the car, Xiaoguo finally had the mind to think about what he had just seen. Fengcheng seemed to be hiding some secrets.

Xiaoguo could tell from the rough outline that the corpse being lifted out was a female one, but why was it naked?

And it seems that all the people waiting at the city gate are men!

Xiaoguo suddenly remembered what she saw today. She didn't pay attention to it at that time, but now she thinks that's right, all those waiting are men.

Why?

Forget it, Xiaoguo shook his head and said, "It's none of my business. I'll be leaving tomorrow anyway."

You can't blame Xiaoguo for being cruel, but what can she do? She is just a small woman with no money and no power. She can kill someone here without going to jail, but she can't go against the whole city.

Besides, she is not alone, she is still strong.

Xiaoguo lowered her head and stroked Zhuangzhuang, then slowly leaned to the side. Although she couldn't sleep, it would be good to close her eyes and rest.

The next morning, Xiaoguo was shaken awake. He had not slept well to begin with, so he woke up as soon as she was touched.

"What's wrong, Zhuangzhuang?"

Xiaoguo immediately saw Zhuangzhuang holding his belly and looking at Xiaoguo shyly.

"Mom, I want to poop."

Seeing him like this, Xiaoguo guessed that he might have caught a cold from sleeping, so she quickly took out some paper from her bag and carried him out of the carriage. At this moment, Zhuangzhuang could hardly move and could only rely on Xiaoguo's support.

Xiaoguo didn't walk far. He chose a relatively secluded place for Zhuangzhuang, then put him down and walked a little further away to let him watch the people around him.

It seems that Zhuangzhuang really fell into a cold sleep, and the pooping sound kept ringing. Xiaoguo had no other thoughts. It's strange, if someone else pooped, Xiaoguo would definitely feel disgusted, but when Zhuangzhuang pooped and made a sound, he thought it was so cute, and he didn't know why.

Xiaoguo attributed everything to the filter she put on Zhuangzhuang, and it didn't matter what happened to her son.

After waiting for a while, the noise stopped and Xiaoguo guessed that it was probably over, so she stood there waiting for him to come over.

When the two of them were returning, they happened to meet the official who brought them food. It was the same official who was going to give Xiaoguo a bag of food.

After taking the plate, Xiaoguo suddenly called him, "Hey, why didn't you go into the city yesterday?"

Xiao Guo didn't know his name either. The officer stopped and said to Xiao Guo, "We waited for a long time yesterday, but no one came into the city, so we went to ask, and they said it was a city ban, and no one except the city's residents could enter."

"Isn't there County Magistrate Liu?"

County Magistrate Liu is also an official after all. Doesn’t Fengcheng give him face?

The official shook his head and said, "Liu the county magistrate is of the seventh rank, and the manager of Fengcheng is of the fifth rank."

After he finished speaking, Xiaoguo understood. There was a huge difference in rank. County Magistrate Liu was just a small official. Once he left Yonghai County, he would shrink as much as possible in other places.

The officer was not a talkative person. He said goodbye to Xiaoguo and left.

Xiaoguo wanted to wipe Zhuangzhuang's hands, but the conditions did not allow it. Not to mention Xiaoguo, Zhuangzhuang was feeling uncomfortable too.

He didn't have the habit of washing his hands frequently before, and he might not wash them once a month. But since his mother taught him to wash his hands before and after meals, he feels uncomfortable if he doesn't wash them.

Xiaoguo found it somewhat funny to see Zhuangzhuang eating without hands. He had become a little cleanliness freak.

"Mother~"

Zhuangzhuang felt uncomfortable in this position, so he raised his head and looked at Xiaoguo pitifully.

"It's no use calling mother."

Xiaoguo said there was nothing she could do, she didn't have any water on her, and she couldn't ask the officials for some, not to mention that they would definitely have spare water for cooking.

It was really uncomfortable to look at Zhuangzhuang, Xiaoguo patted his head and said, "Wait."

Xiaoguo got out of the carriage and found that all the other soldiers were eating on the spot. She found a deserted place and slipped into the space.

There was water in the space. Xiaoguo didn't plan to ask them for water. Instead, he took a basin and scooped up a large basin of water.

Zhuangzhuang took a refreshing bath, looked at his own clean little hands and clapped them with satisfaction.

Xiaoguo made an excuse to return the basin, slipped back into the space, washed herself, and then came out.

The carriage didn't delay for long and soon set off again. When it returned to the main road, Xiaoguo could see Fengcheng clearly this time.

Another group of people were guarding outside the door, standing or squatting quietly without making any noise.

Xiaoguo's eyes darkened, and as Fengcheng's shadow got farther and farther away, Xiaoguo calmly withdrew his gaze.

The carriage continued to move forward and encountered a group of people along the way. They were dressed in rags and were covered in dust. Each of them was skinny and staggered with a stick. Two or three of them were walking aimlessly in groups.

When passing by, Xiaoguo heard the voices and realized that they were refugees. They could not survive at home and had come out to find some food to survive.

Xiaoguo then realized that not all places had survived the famine, and some places were still suffering.

Natural disasters and man-made disasters are beyond human control. The elderly say that this is God selecting people who are suitable for survival. Those who survive will stay, and those who die will be taken away.

Xiaoguo retracted her gaze and looked at Zhuangzhuang. Wasn't the original owner like this? He didn't survive. If she hadn't come, Zhuangzhuang probably wouldn't have survived either.

Fortunately, I came here, Xiaoguo thought thankfully, and lowered his head to kiss Zhuangzhuang for no apparent reason.

It’s hard to imagine what Xiao Zhuangzhuang would look like without a mother, a child alone guarding a corpse, and then starving to death...

As soon as I kissed him, Zhuangzhuang was happy, with a happy smile on his face. He is really the most loving mother~