180. Chapter 180: Not Enough Food



What? Qingsi Ke? Isn't that the famous flower-stealing thief? Back then, Qingsi Ke robbed the boudoirs of eighteen noble ladies in Hangzhou in one night, ruining the reputation of so many girls. His lightness skills and a colorful whip made countless people in the martial arts world shudder.

Ji Tai thought that when it came to horseback kung fu and fighting on the battlefield, he was naturally the best.

But with the strange moves and slippery light skills of the Jianghu people, he was naturally no match for the Qingsi Guest in a one-on-one duel. What did Lu Zan mean by "a few Qingsi Guest"? Ji Tai was so reckless, even if his brain was not working well, he finally understood what Lu Zan meant.

I——Gu Tai’s eighteenth generation ancestor!

In order to kill the Su family, he actually hid so many martial arts masters among the prisoners. These people are enough for Lu Zan to deal with him. If the remaining one hundred prisoners really rebel, the forty imperial guards and Zhaowei will not be able to resist. At that time, they will really die.

Thinking of this, Ji Tai's face changed and he immediately turned around and followed Lu Zan. He also had to discuss it with Zhou Fuan.

Hehe, it's really a case of one's own fault! Su Mibao reported all of Lu Zan and Ji Tai's thoughts and conversations using the "Eating Watermelons" app.

More than seventy policemen all heard every word. Their faces turned pale, just like Ji Tailuzan.

[Brother, should we think of a way to seize this group of prisoners? ]

Su Mibao asked excitedly, "Didn't you say that once we pass Yangcheng, we are out of the control area of ​​the capital? In addition, the earth dragon is turning over and the official road is blocked. They can't contact the capital for a while. 】

The more Su Mibao thought about it, the more excited he became. Even if someone among the officials sent pigeons to communicate with their masters in the capital, the capital would not be able to send anyone to help them for a while.

"Are you going to use those herbs you collected to detoxify them?"

Su Zhenbei thought, my younger sister has taken over many mansions. For example, the Zhenguo Mansion has a special pharmacy. It is still possible to take out some medicinal materials and ask Bai Suzi to make some ordinary antidotes. As for the poison in his body, it was given by the emperor, so it is naturally not something that ordinary people can cure.

"Don't worry, wait."

Su Zhenbei thought that Lu Zan would definitely come to Zhou Fuan and borrow Bai Suzi and others to help make the antidote. But even if there was a doctor, it wouldn't work. They were all traveling light. How could they make the antidote without any herbs except for the basic daily necessities? The Su family sat together and listened to Su Zhenbei talking. If others didn't know, they would think that Su Zhenbei was talking to himself. But the Su family knew that he was communicating with Mi Baobao.

"There are medicinal herbs on the mountain. If we walk further into the mountain, we should be able to pick some."

Gu Yueyan had been staying by Su Zhenbei's side. When she heard this, she whispered something.

[Yes, sister-in-law, you are a female doctor. When the time comes, you can lead everyone to collect herbs and sell them to the officials, or negotiate with the officials. For example, don't put the men of our Su family in shackles anymore, or don't tie the women of our Su family with ropes, etc.]

Su Mibao's little eyes were narrowed with smile.

"Don't the officials have two doctors? They don't need us exiled prisoners."

Gu Yueyan was feeling a little depressed.

Now they have nothing but a donkey and the simple packages on their backs. Even if my younger sister has good things, now we are in the mountains, not at the foot of the mountain, with a donkey cart to ride and a place to stay at night. She can take things out without being seen by others. Now that there are so many people together, it is impossible to ask my younger sister to take food and daily necessities in front of everyone in the mountains, right? That would be too dangerous. They still have to think of more ways themselves, and use my younger sister's abilities as little as possible.

"It's okay, Yan'er. There are so many of us with hands and feet. As long as there is food in this mountain, we won't starve to death."

Just like she was the mistress of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, no matter where she was, she would habitually consider the family's food and living arrangements first.

Lu Wenxiu had taught Yan'er how to be a good daughter-in-law of the Su family since she was a child. Yan'er was just like her, and she habitually put herself in the role of the head of the family.

This made Song Jinhe even more relieved.

[Hehe, there is only one doctor now, and Bai Suzi is still Big Brother's man. ]

Song Jinhe didn't understand what her good daughter meant by this.

But at this time, Zhou Fuan was surrounded by Lu Zan and Ji Tai, and he was overwhelmed.

"What did you say? Imperial Doctor Ding is missing?"

Lu Zan came to Zhou Fuan, firstly to discuss with him the route and guards for the next journey into the mountains, and how to deal with the food and accommodation issues for so many prisoners. Secondly, he wanted to explain to Zhou Fuan that Zhaowei wanted to borrow two doctors from Zhou Fuan's team to help the exiled prisoners. Zhaowei would naturally repay this favor after returning to Beijing.

Zhou Fuan was also worried! The more than 300 exiled prisoners he brought with him were supposed to be given meals twice a day, morning and evening. Although each person only had a black nest and a bowl of wild grass soup, the millet in it could be counted.

The officials themselves ate white flour buns with vegetables and meat. If the prisoners wanted to eat, they had to pay a high price to buy them. This was also a common way for the escort officials to make money.

But when they went up the mountain just now, they couldn't bring a cart, and the thirty or so officers had to carry the flour, meat and vegetables, plus their bedding and clothes. Everyone had to carry a big bag. In this way, the officers couldn't manage the prisoners at all. Zhou Fuan adopted Liu Laoer's suggestion and selected some young and strong exiles to let them carry these things for the officers.

The millet, black flour and some miscellaneous vegetables given to the prisoners were also carried by several prisoners.

Throw away all the remaining things that can be disregarded.

I thought I would wait until the crisis was over before going to the next village or town to make some purchases.

They never expected that the earth dragon would turn over and the flood would be so severe that the official road would be cut off and they had to go into the mountains.

Zhou Fuan had already calculated several times in his mind that the food they brought was enough to last for ten days. But the black noodles and millet for the prisoners were only enough for three days. If they couldn't get out of the mountain in five days, even if they reduced the amount, the prisoners would still starve. The food for more than thirty people was useless even if they shared some with the prisoners. There were too many prisoners, and it was not enough to fill the gaps between their teeth.

Moreover, the prisoners had walked such a long distance, and they had been exposed to the rain. The women, children and the sick could not stand it any longer, and many of the prisoners had fever and malaria. If they could not have food, Zhou Fuan did not dare to think about how miserable they would be next.

At this time, Lu Zan and Ji Tai came to see him. Lu Zan asked him to find a doctor to help make an antidote, and Ji Tai asked him to share some food with the imperial guards.

Because Ji Tai and his group, including him, only had 21 guards in total, and they all had horses.

When they went up the mountain, they led their own horses, each with a large bag full of their supplies.


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