Jiang Li pointed at the people lying on the roadside, with many dead chickens and ducks around them, "If those chickens and ducks died abnormally, then those people will also be affected..."
"parking!"
Jiang Li suddenly realized something and yelled, instantly waking up Gu Qingchen, who was taking a nap with his eyes closed.
Gu Qingchen's first reaction was to grab Jiang Li's hand, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Li pointed outside and said, "Something seems to be wrong."
Mo Qi stopped the car in a hurry, which scared the soldiers in front and behind. By the time everyone stopped, Jiang Li had already gotten off the carriage.
As soon as he got off the car, Jiang Li went straight to the right rear of the carriage.
When Gu Qingchen rushed over, the woman was squatting on the ground examining a mother and daughter who had fainted on the ground.
Not far from the mother and daughter, there was a father and son, one older and one younger, who also looked very bad.
Seeing Gu Qingchen about to step forward, Jiang Li raised his hand to stop him.
"My Lord, please don't come over here yet."
Gu Qingchen saw that Jiang Li had put on a mask at some point, which was very similar to the one she wore during the previous epidemic.
Seeing this, Gu Qingchen understood that this matter was not simple.
After Jiang Li finished the examination, he walked up to the father and son and asked a few questions. Jiang Li's face became even uglier.
"Your Highness, I heard they said that Baohe City is just ahead. Let's set up camp outside the city first. You take me into the city to take a look."
After saying that, he looked at Bai Mo again and said, "You and Jingshan go to the nearby villages to see if there are any large numbers of livestock dying of disease. If so, come back and tell me as soon as possible."
After explaining, he took out two masks from the space and threw them over. Anyway, he covered them with his sleeves so no one would know.
Gu Qingchen expressed his satisfaction with Jiang Li's decision to let him stay by her side this time.
After leaving Mo Qi and Mo Jiu behind to reorganize the army, Gu Qingchen put his arms around their waists, carried them onto his horse, and galloped straight towards Baohe City.
Baohe City is a must-pass place where the north and the south intersect, and it used to be extremely lively.
But when Jiang Li and Gu Qingchen entered the city, they noticed something was wrong.
There were people in the city, but there weren't many people walking on the streets, and you could hear crying from time to time.
"Whoa!"
Suddenly, a child of three or four years old rushed out, and Gu Qingchen hurriedly grabbed the reins.
"Xiaobao!" Then a woman screamed and rushed over to hug the child.
Seeing the extraordinary appearance of the man and woman riding white horses, the woman knew that they were nobles whom she could not afford to offend. She quickly knelt down and kowtowed with the child in her arms, saying, "Please spare my life! Xiaobao was ignorant and caused you to be offended. Please have mercy on me and spare my life just this once!"
Jiang Li glanced at Gu Qingchen, and the man got off the horse and carried her down from the horse.
"Auntie, get up quickly." Jiang Li stepped forward and helped the person up. "I'm glad the child is okay."
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"
The woman kowtowed several more times and was about to get up and leave when she heard the fairy-like woman in front of her speak: "My husband and I came to Baohe City to look for our relatives, but why is this Baohe City different from the previous one? Auntie, do you know what happened?"
The girl was pretty and had a nice voice, and the woman's nervousness gradually calmed down.
Putting the child aside, the woman said, "It may not be easy for you to come and look for your relatives at this time."
"Baohe City has encountered a natural disaster that rarely occurs in ten years. Many people have fled the famine. My mother and I are thinking of heading south to see if we can get some food and survive."
After hearing what the woman said, Jiang Li noticed that she was carrying a bag on her back.
Seeing the unconcealable anxiety in the woman's eyes, Jiang Li thought for a moment, took out a purse from his sleeve, poured out the silver inside, and handed it all to the woman.
"this……"
"I left in a hurry and didn't bring much with me. Auntie, please take this and buy some food for the children. Also, please tell me in detail what happened in Baohe City?"
If you want to know what is happening in a place, the most reliable way is to ask the local people.
The woman didn't dare to accept it at first, or the man behind her had a scary look in his eyes. She was worried about what might happen if she didn't accept it, so she took the silver from the woman's hand with both fear and gratitude.
There happened to be a tea stall not far away. Jiang Li took Xiao Bao, whose lips were chapped, and walked towards it, saying, "Auntie, I'm so thirsty. Can you have some tea with us?"
Since the natural disaster, there have been fewer and fewer people in this city, and business has been getting worse day by day.
Seeing a customer coming, the owner of the tea stall hurriedly served tea and water.
Jiang Li heard Xiaobao's stomach rumbling, and asked the boss if there was anything to eat.
"This natural disaster is terrible. Now, apart from the rice and noodles I stockpiled, there is nothing left. Would you like a bowl of clear soup noodles?"
When Xiaobao heard that there was food, his eyes lit up, but he quickly lowered his head again.
Jiang Li responded, "Come... four bowls."
"My dear!"
The woman was startled. There were only four of them here, and four bowls at once. You couldn't blame her for being sentimental. "You and your... husband, just eat it. We're not hungry."
After saying that, he took a few sips of tea to prevent the other person from noticing his unnatural swallowing movements.
"Sir, do you really want four bowls?"
The boss asked uncertainly, "Don't blame me for being nosy, but with the natural disaster, there's not much rice and flour left in Baohe City, and the price is much higher than usual. If it weren't so difficult to carry on the road, I, an old man, would be too lazy to guard this tea stall anymore and would have left long ago."
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