The number of people killed by rolling rocks in the mountains is not as serious as the casualties caused by people trampling each other.
Officials from Jingwei City came to check after the situation on the scene stabilized.
The man who came was a middle-aged official with a bloated body. He was the lord of Jingwei City, and he was guarded by a team of soldiers guarding the city.
Looking at the bloody scene, the city lord almost vomited on the spot. Apparently, he was used to a life of luxury and couldn't stand the smell of blood.
The grief and pain of the deceased's family did not arouse the city lord's compassion. He arbitrarily ordered some people to bury the bodies.
It was as if nothing had happened, and everyone continued on their journey. For a refugee group of tens of thousands, food and water became a big problem. The city lord took all the confiscated food for himself and provided it to the officials and their families. However, this was just a drop in the bucket, not even enough to fill the gaps between their teeth.
Fortunately, there were many good hunters who traveled through the mountains and forests and killed many wild animals, but most of them had to be handed over to the government troops. Although the people were resentful, what could they do?
As for the problem of drinking water, since this is the territory of Jingwei City, some elderly people know where there is mountain spring water, so the water source problem is easy to solve.
The villagers of Linjia Village were very sad at this time. The food they brought from thousands of miles away was taken away by the government troops.
The head of the Lin family bravely found the fat city lord.
"Sir, we are direct descendants of Lin Yue, the first Prime Minister of the Great Yan Dynasty. Due to Prince Yu's rebellion and the natural disaster of locusts, we have no choice but to move our entire clan to the fiefdom of Prince Qi to seek survival. However, the food we brought with us was taken away by the army, leaving us starving. We hope that you can give us some food to survive. We will be grateful."
The head of the Lin family bent his waist very low. He had no other choice. Without food, their Lin family would be in danger and it would be impossible for them to reach their destination alive.
After hearing this, the fat city lord immediately smiled and said, "Oh! So you are the descendants of the famous Prime Minister Lin! How offensive! I am so sorry!"
The head of the Lin family was delighted. He didn't expect that his ancestors still had some face.
"But, old man, the situation is special now. Our Jingwei City has been destroyed by the bone-eating ant plague. We have no time to carry money and food. The officials have to protect these people and escape the disaster. The pressure is not small. If they don't even have food to eat, how can they do their work properly? If the bandits and rebels come to attack, how will we have the strength to protect them?"
The fat city lord was smiling while speaking, but his words sounded so harsh to the ears of the head of the Lin family. He knew that he could not get food from these people.
The fat city lord continued, "However, don't worry, old man. After leaving this mountain and bypassing Jingwei City, there is a fire lin stone mine. The mine contains the government's strategic grain reserves. When the time comes, I, the city lord, will make the decision and give you more food. No matter what, Prime Minister Lin Yue is a meritorious official of our Great Yan Dynasty. I, Jiang, also admire him very much, so it is only natural that I can take care of him."
After hearing this, the head of the Lin family could only nod in agreement. It seemed that the title of his ancestor was outdated. The fat city lord surnamed Jiang was very careful with his words. He had no choice but to return to his clansmen in shame.
After the Lin family villagers learned the result, they were all filled with despair. The bandits only robbed their money and did not touch their food, but these officials took away all the food that they needed to survive. How was this different from murder?
Seeing that his clansmen were all somewhat hopeless, the head of the Lin family spoke to them in comfort, "The city lord said that beyond this mountain there's a fire lin stone mine. There's the imperial court's wartime grain reserves there, and they'll give us more food when the time comes. Everyone, try to dig up as many wild vegetables as possible. If we can survive these few days, we'll have a chance to survive."
Regardless of whether what the city lord said was true or not, we can only believe him temporarily at this time.
Lin Feng also knew that their food had been taken away, and he couldn't help but secretly applaud. It's what they deserve! God sees what you do, and this is all retribution.
Anyway, he has the space tower, so his family has no worries about food and drink. But in order to pretend to be more convincing and avoid being discovered, they also went to dig wild vegetables.
When there are many people, there are many problems. In order to grab a bird egg, people can fight each other until their heads are broken and bloody, and they have to rely on the government army to maintain order.
Lin Feng's family was at the end of the group, not interacting with others. They only ate after dark, and then they would find a corner to eat and drink.
"Thanks to the blessing of our ancestors, I, your humble descendants, would like to express my gratitude for your care."
Before every meal, Lin's father would bring his family to kowtow to the ancestors to express his gratitude. Lin Feng was a little helpless, but in order to make the old man feel at ease, he had to cooperate.
The horned rat seemed to have set its sights on my little sister. It lay on her shoulder and chewed on a piece of pear. Being able to travel and enjoy the scenery, and to eat and drink for free, the life of a rat was enough.
"Shh! Everyone, don't move."
At this time, Lin Feng heard a rustling sound coming from the grass, so he immediately became alert and told his family not to move.
He stared at the place where the noise came from, holding the dagger tightly in his hand.
A pair of green eyes appeared in the grass at night. Lin Feng immediately stood in front of his family. It should be a red wolf.
The red wolf is a ferocious beast on this continent. It is as big as a calf, very fast and has sharp teeth. Most people would be scared to death when they see it, but Lin Feng could not retreat anymore because his family was behind him, and the whole family, young and old, could not withstand the bite and pursuit of this ferocious beast.
"Everyone, step back slowly and go into the crowd." Lin Feng whispered. He had some martial arts skills and was physically strong. Although he was also afraid, he could not retreat even a single step now.
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