Chapter 448 Drought
After a moment, the two wolf cubs huddled in the cloth bag in Su Ying's arms and shivered.
Su Ying noticed these two wolf cubs when she passed by just now. They must have been injured and were following at the end of the wolf pack. It was not entirely appropriate to call them wolf cubs because they were not that small anymore, otherwise they would not have been able to follow the wolf pack out.
But the wolves might see that they were injured and seemed to want to abandon them. Since the wolves didn't want them, she might as well take them back. It would be a perfect gift for the two treasures.
The two little wolves were hung in the cloth bag on Su Ying's chest, shivering in the strong wind!
The desert was vast, so Su Ying drove at the maximum speed and enjoyed the thrill of racing.
If the car is traveling at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour, this desert is not that big and it won't take Su Ying long to get out.
When she felt the distance was about right, Su Ying slowed down her pace.
If she remembered correctly, she would be out of the desert before dawn.
The closer they got to the edge of the desert, the more corpses Su Ying encountered. Most of those corpses had been eaten by wild beasts and were no longer intact.
She took out a water bag from her body and poured it into her hand for the two little wolves to drink. The two little wolves seemed to be able to sense the strong evil spirit on Su Ying's body and did not dare to act rashly. Seeing the water, they drank it obediently.
After walking forward for another half an hour, she came out of the desert.
The night near dawn is always especially dark; the moonlight hides in the clouds and nothing can be seen ahead.
Su Ying turned on the high beam and suddenly illuminated a corpse hanging on a tree.
Su Ying's eyebrows jumped and she went over there. The corpse hanging on the tree had already been dried by the wind and turned into a mummy.
She continued to move forward, and at dawn she saw the city gate of Luo City from afar.
She put the things into the space, led a horse and walked out. When she approached the city gate, she found that the outside of the city gate was already surrounded by people.
They all waited outside the city gate waiting for it to open.
Su Ying walked up to an old lady holding a child. When the old lady saw someone approaching, she looked at Su Ying numbly. When she saw that Su Ying was dressed neatly and leading a horse, a light of life immediately rose in her eyes.
"Kindhearted sir, please be merciful. We, the grandparents and grandson, haven't eaten for many days. Please give my grandson something to eat." The child in the aunt's arms looked only two or three years old. His belly looked bulging due to malnutrition caused by long-term hunger.
As soon as the old lady opened her mouth, the people sitting around immediately looked at Su Ying. Compared with them who were ragged, thin and withered, Su Ying seemed out of place standing here.
Su Ying looked at these people who were like zombies, as if they would attack her at any time.
"I don't have any food, but I'm a doctor. I see your grandson doesn't look well. Let me take a look at him in a cooler place."
When the old lady heard Su Ying say this, she thanked her gratefully.
Su Ying looked around and brought the old lady to a place where there were people, but she was too conspicuous leading a horse. No matter where she went, there were countless pairs of eyes staring at her with ambiguous intentions.
After Su Ying tied the horse some distance to the side, she came up to the old lady, took the child from her arms and examined him.
"This child doesn't look well. Is he feeling unwell?"
"Yes, yes, he has had a fever these past few days. The fever goes up and down, and he is shivering. He even foams at the mouth during the day. It's really scary. Sir, you must save this poor child."
Su Ying frowned when she heard the symptoms. These symptoms sounded like malaria. Malaria was really nothing compared to the various strange viruses that broke out in the apocalypse, but it was almost a terminal illness in this era.
Su Ying thought for a moment and said, "Your grandson's condition is not very good. It's not easy to treat him. If the city gate is open tomorrow morning, I will take you into the city first."
After hearing what Su Ying said, the old lady kowtowed to her in gratitude.
Su Ying took out some dry food from her pocket and handed it to the old lady, "Eat some first, I don't have much on me."
The old lady looked at the half pancake in Su Ying's hand but did not stuff it into her mouth eagerly. Instead, she carefully put the pancake into her arms.
"Don't worry, I'll feed your grandson once he wakes up."
But the old lady still didn't eat, she just shook her head and said: "I'm not hungry yet, I can still bear it."
Su Ying didn't try to persuade her anymore when she saw this. Perhaps she was reluctant to eat the pancakes until the last moment.
The sky suddenly became bright, the dark clouds seemed to disperse in an instant, and golden light instantly spread all over the earth.
It was dawn, but the tightly closed city gate still showed no sign of opening.
It is now past the time to open the city gates. "Has this city gate been closed all this time?" Su Ying asked the old lady.
The lady nodded and said, "Yes, I have been here for two days and the store has not been open for two days."
Su Ying didn't say anything. Most likely the city defenders closed the city gates because they were worried that the disaster victims outside would enter the city.
The entry of disaster victims into the city will indeed cause many problems, but the other party should at least have measures to deal with it, rather than leaving the victims to die outside the city.
Su Ying walked to the city gate and knocked on it, "Open the door, someone is passing by on his way to the capital on business."
The soldiers behind the city gate opened a small door on the city gate only after hearing Su Ying's shout.
An officer came out and asked, "Were you the one who knocked on the door?"
Su Ying nodded, "It's me. Who told you not to open the city gate?"
The officer saw that Su Ying had an extraordinary temperament and must not be a refugee from the famine, so he replied: "The lord said that these refugees would cause trouble if they went in, so he would not open the city gate."
Su Ying took out the gold pass from her body and said, "I want to take two people into the city." As she said that, she let the old lady sit on her horse.
The officers and soldiers saw that one was an old lady and the other was a young child and didn't say anything and just let Su Ying in.
The victims guarding outside the city looked on eagerly and wanted to follow them in, but the officers and soldiers did not give them the chance and simply closed the city gates.
What surprised Su Ying was that the situation in Luo City was also very bad.
She was walking on the streets of Luo City, leading her horse. Most of the shops on the street were closed, and there was not even a pedestrian on the street. After walking around for a while, Su Ying finally found an inn to stay.
The shop owner saw that the grandparents and grandchildren were somewhat unhappy, but since Su Ying could afford the money, he had no choice but to let them in.
"Is there anything to eat in the store?" Su Ying asked the waiter.
The waiter said, "We only have instant noodles. Do you want any?"
"Yes, cook two big bowls."
"Sir, let me make it clear to you first. This bowl of noodles is fifty copper coins, and two bowls is one hundred copper coins."
When the old lady heard the price, she was so surprised that she was speechless. These one hundred copper coins were almost as much as a month's wages for a clerk.
The waiter explained, "Please forgive me, sir. There is a severe drought in Luo City right now. Everything is gone. In a few days, even a hundred copper coins may not be able to buy a bowl of noodles."
"Is there no water in Luocheng?"
"No, the well is almost dry."
(End of this chapter)
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