Chapter 700: On the way to escape from famine 5
"Second brother, third brother, the two of you go to the disaster victims first to gather some information. Don't act separately, go together."
Old Zhang immediately ordered that since they knew nothing, they should not rush into the crowd of disaster victims rashly. If they were scattered, they would have no place to cry.
"Okay, Dad!"
After the two men agreed, they each put a dagger in their arms and walked into the group of victims. The two daggers were seized from those strong men.
The rest of the people, under the leadership of Lianyi, stayed away from the indifferent victims. Many people had already cast green eyes at them, but they did not act rashly because they saw that there were mostly men and they were holding weapons such as axes and kitchen knives in their hands.
Lianyi frowned. It was daytime and these people could still hold back. But once it was night, those extremely hungry people would definitely reach out to them because they didn't look hungry.
"Master, we have to leave here before tonight, otherwise we won't be able to leave."
Lianyi jumped off the cart and whispered to Old Zhang.
"Yeah, I saw that some people looked at us in a strange way."
Old Zhang is not stupid. He has been gone for more than half a month, but he can still recognize these people by their eyes.
"Wait until your second and third uncles get the news."
Lianyi nodded, and walked over to ask Hui Niang to tie Hu Zi to her chest to prevent anyone from snatching the child. Several aunts followed suit and tied the youngest child to their chests, especially Liu, who tied the child carefully and meticulously.
Half an hour later, Zhang Jun and Zhang Cheng, sweating profusely, squeezed out of the gathering place of the victims and walked towards this side.
"How is it going?"
Old man Zhang asked, and the rest of the people focused their attention on the two of them.
"Dad, this Haoyuan County is already in a semi-closed state. People can only leave but not enter. There is only one corner gate open. Only the wealthy families in the city and some wealthy families who fled from the famine in the south of Liangzhou can enter the city. They pay several times more than usual to get in."
Zhang Jun wiped the sweat from his forehead and spoke first.
"For common people like us, if we have a pass, we will be charged per person, ten taels of silver per person. Even a young boy like Feng Liang will have to pay five taels of silver."
Zhang Cheng continued.
"Tsk, why don't they just go and rob!"
Zhang Shi clenched his fists and said angrily.
"In this situation, we can't even fill our stomachs, who can afford so much money?"
Song Dachuan also said in a deep voice.
“So there are people at the gate who are specifically there to collect children. If they see a good-looking child, they will use the child as payment for the entrance fee and let the civilians in.
Just now when we touched the small gate, we saw a family who sold their twin sons to get in. But they were penniless, so what could they do even if they got into the city? "
Zhang Jun shook his head and sighed.
"We have money, so we'd better spend it to avoid disaster and go into the city first."
Zhang Zhong lowered his voice and said.
"Uncle, I'm afraid that's not possible. These soldiers guarding the city are colluding with the human traffickers. What if they don't want the money and insist on keeping my brothers and sisters?"
Lianyi had no illusions about such people.
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The two were also stuck after hearing Lianyi's words. After all, this could really happen. Their children were well raised. Although they had to flee famine, they were at least 70% full. Even though two-thirds of the food they brought had been consumed, the children were still in good spirits. They were just afraid that they would be targeted by human traffickers.
"What should we do then?"
"Retreat first, leave this place where the disaster victims are gathered. Too many people will easily lead to chaos. Let's ensure our own safety first, and then find a solution."
Lian Yi said directly after looking at the sun which was already setting.
"Let's go back. I saw a forest earlier. Let's go deeper into it and hide out for tonight."
Old Zhang was paying attention to the surrounding environment all the way and made a decision at the first opportunity.
Everyone said nothing, turned around and left with the cart. Even so, several groups of people kept their eyes on them and followed them, as if they wanted to find out where they were going.
Lianyi pretended not to know and asked everyone to quicken their pace. They walked back six miles and stopped in a bald forest.
"Grandpa, uncles, dad, you go in first, and I will follow."
Lianyi asked the others to go in first while she dealt with the tails.
"Lianyi, be careful. If you can't handle it, run back and don't get yourself involved."
Old Zhang immediately gave instructions, and Song Dachuan also stared at Lianyi, waiting for her reply.
"I know, don't worry!"
After saying that, Lianyi turned around and ran back along the road, coming face to face with that group of people. Before the other party could react, Lianyi's stick had already fallen, knocking out seven or eight people in no time.
Then she waited for a while, and when no one fell into her trap, she threw the unconscious people one by one onto the ridge of the field beside the dirt road, then she clapped her hands and prepared to return.
After walking a few steps, she heard the sound of horse hooves, and then saw a carriage appear at the end of the dirt road. The carriage came galloping, raising a large cloud of dust. She moved to the side of the road because she didn't want to be kicked by the horse.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! The horse is frightened! Get out of the way!"
Hearing the driver's exclamation, Lianyi realized that there was something wrong with the two horses pulling the cart. Their eyes were bloodshot, as if they were stimulated by something. They were breathing out of their noses and rushing forward.
Lianyi didn't intend to care, and had already turned around and jumped into the field. Then she heard the sound of the stone mortar that had not been heard for a long time:
"Lianyi, the people in the car are the ministers who are responsible for disaster relief. You should find a way to save them. Otherwise, the disaster in the southern part of Liangzhou will spread to the north and even Huzhou, and many people will die."
Lianyi knew that her mission was about to come to an end, but then she had to deal with this again.
She immediately stopped her movements, turned around and ran towards the carriage, scaring the driver so much that he shouted:
"Get out of the way! You don't want to live anymore!!!"
Then, under the other party's horrified gaze, Lianyi leaped onto the horse's back, pulled the reins directly, and forced the two horses to stop.
Because Lianyi was so strong, the upper bodies of the two horses were lifted up by the reins in her hands, and the carriage formed a 30-degree slope with the ground. "Bang" and "Ouch" sounds were heard from the carriage, and it was obvious that the people inside were hit.
"Stop it, don't let me beat you up!"
Lian Yi said coldly to the two frantic horses.
As if sensing the powerful aura of Lianyi, the two horses dared not run anymore after they put down their front hooves. However, their hooves were still moving back and forth on the ground, showing their angry mood.
Lianyi then loosened the reins, turned around and shouted to the people in the carriage:
"Is the person inside okay? If yes, just respond!"
"It's okay!"
After three breaths, a voice came from inside.
The driver had already jumped off the shaft, opened the door, and helped the people inside out.
See you tomorrow, my dears~
(End of this chapter)
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