Since these Lin family villagers didn't like his family, Lin Feng also distanced himself from them.
The head of the Lin family also has an industry in Jingwei City, which is a bamboo basket weaving business. The loading tools used by the salt mines and merchants all come from the industry of the head of the Lin family.
Don’t underestimate the business, but it is a good business that is sure to make a profit.
Relying entirely on their own strength, they arrived at the gate of Jingwei City at noon.
"Stop! What are you doing?" the soldiers guarding the city asked loudly on the city wall.
At this time, the gates of Jingwei City were closed. There was a trench across the city gate, which was a moat before it dried up. The heavy drawbridge was also pulled up, and no one was allowed to enter or exit.
The head of the Lin family quickly said, "Sir, we are refugees heading to King Qi's fiefdom. Since we have no water, we would like to resupply in Jingwei City. We hope you will be accommodating."
"Get out! The city is closed." The soldiers on the city wall shouted impatiently.
"Lock down the city? Why?" the clan leader asked hurriedly. Jingwei City is the main salt trading place in the Great Yan Dynasty. Isn't this going to cause trouble?
"Who do you think you are? Why should I tell you? Get out of here, or I'll kill you." The officers and soldiers shouted, and then ordered people to pull up crossbows and bows and arrows.
"Sir, please calm down. Sir, please calm down." Upon seeing this, the head of the Lin family hurriedly led the villagers of the Lin family to retreat. These soldiers were not easy to mess with. If they were really angered, they might be shot to death with bows and arrows.
The villagers did not leave Jingwei City too far, but gathered in groups of three or four.
An old man driving an ox cart happened to pass by. The head of the Lin family hurried forward, clasped his fists and asked the old man, "Old man, can you tell me where is the water source nearby? To be honest, we haven't had any water for a day."
The old man driving the ox cart glanced at the fleeing villagers, then pointed to his stomach and said, "I know where to find water, but I have no food in my stomach, do you understand?"
The Lin family leader must understand! This is an exchange.
"Go and get some red wheat cakes." The head of the Lin family ordered.
His daughter-in-law brought the red wheat cake and handed it to the old man driving the ox cart.
"Tsk tsk! Red wheat cakes! I haven't eaten them for a long time. You don't look like refugees, do you?" The old man asked curiously while holding three red wheat cakes.
The head of the Lin family nodded and said, "We mainly came here to avoid the war and the locust plague. We used to have some surplus food."
The old man nodded. "The reason Jingwei City is sealed off is to avoid war. King Yu's army is powerful and they can't afford to offend them."
So that's how it is. It seems that the imperial court doesn't want to get involved in the internal fighting among the princes. They don't care who can become the emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty. They only care about their own interests. As long as their own interests are not affected, they can do whatever they want. But this makes life difficult for ordinary people. They are like a broken boat in the wind and waves, drifting everywhere.
"There is a stone nest not far to the south. There is water there." After pointing the direction, the old man drove the ox cart away.
When the Lin family villagers heard this, they couldn't help but feel happy, and then led by the clan leader, they rushed south.
At this time, Lin Feng and his family had just arrived here. Seeing them walking towards the south, they were a little puzzled. Then they looked towards Jingwei City, but saw that the city gate was closed.
"You can't follow us. We exchanged red wheat cakes for the water. You are no longer people from Linjia Village. Don't try to take advantage of us." The clan leader's daughter-in-law said to Lin Feng's family with a sneer on her face.
Lin Feng sneered: "Don't worry, our family will not take advantage of you."
"Hmph! You'd better keep your word, otherwise, I'll break your legs." After the fat woman said this, she proudly followed the group away.
"Bah! What a crap." Mother Lin spat angrily.
Lin Feng smiled and said, "Mom, let's not argue with her. We can live well without them."
"Everyone is tired and the sun is shining brightly now. Let's find a place to rest!" Lin Feng suggested.
We traveled all night last night and my family members are exhausted. This place is not far from Jingwei City and there is no chance of entering the city, so we have to rest nearby. Fortunately, this is a gathering place for humans and there are no wild beasts to harass us, and the bandits dare not come here to cause trouble.
They came under a big tree and the whole family took a rest in the shade.
Lin Feng looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he took out some steamed buns and pears and handed them to his family.
The family wolfed down the food, and then each of them ate a big pear. The sweet juice made the family feel comfortable under the scorching sun.
"Squeak, squeak!" There was a sound from the tree, and a horned mouse with its small eyes stared at the pears in their hands and cried.
The horned rat has a small single horn on its head. It lives in tree holes. Its fur is gray-black striped. It is an omnivorous animal.
Apparently, the horned rat was attracted by the scent of the pears.
As soon as Lin Feng saw this furry little guy, she liked it very much.
Seeing this, Lin Feng took a bite of the pear and waved at the horned rat on the tree. The horned rat stared at the pear in Lin Feng's hand with its little eyes and jumped around on the branch anxiously.
"Come down if you want to eat." Lin Feng said with a smile.
The younger sister also hurriedly said, "Come down and eat!" She seemed to be more anxious than the horned rat.
As if it understood what the little sister said, the horned rat approached Lin Feng cautiously.
Lin Feng kept raising his hand holding the pear. The little horned rat finally couldn't resist the temptation and came to Lin Feng's hand very quickly. He kept sniffing the pear pieces in his hand with his little nose.
"Eat!" Lin Feng said with a smile.
The horned rat didn't hesitate and held the pear in its two little paws and began to chew it impatiently.
Seeing that it was very absorbed in eating, my little sister touched its head with her little hand. The horned rat was a little resistant to being touched at first and took a few steps back, but as my little sister kept stroking it, the horned rat accepted its fate because it did not feel any danger.
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