Chapter 110 Entering the City
Nie Changping felt very aggrieved: "Didn't you also not finish eating?"
Luo Qinghan asked back: "Can you compete with me?"
Nie Changping dared not speak out but said, "Well, of course there is no comparison."
Under the cold gaze of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Nie Changping could only bite the bullet and finish the remaining steamed buns.
It was a smooth journey.
Ten days later, the merchant ship docked at Xin'an Ferry near Jingshou County.
Luo Qinghan and his group got off the boat here.
Xin'an Ferry is close to Xin'an County, and it has not rained here for four months. However, because it is close to Yijiang River, people transport water back from here every day and can barely survive.
They stayed in Xin'an County for one night, and the next day they bought two carriages and five horses and entered Jingshou County along the official road.
According to the agreement, they were to meet in Gangu County in Jingshou County.
Gangu County is located in the hinterland of Jingshou County. After the tributary is successfully excavated, the river water will flow downstream along the tributary and gather into a lake in the low-lying areas of Gangu County.
After the lake is formed, they will hold a rain-praying ceremony by the lake.
Luo Qinghan sat in the carriage and lifted the curtains. He saw that all the crops on the roadside had died of drought and the soil was dry and cracked.
Several farmers squatted on the edge of the field, holding their heads and crying, their cries were very desperate.
The deeper they went into Jingshou County, the worse the situation became.
It hadn't rained and there was no harvest in the fields. Many families were left with nowhere to go. They had to either leave their homes and live with relatives in other places, or sell their children.
There were pale and skinny refugees everywhere, and heart-wrenching cries could be heard from time to time.
This was a scene that Luo Qinghan and Nie Changping had never seen before.
In the past, they could only learn about the drought from memorials submitted by officials, but all the officials said was that a certain place was affected by the drought, how many kilograms of grain production had been reduced this year, how many people might starve to death, or how many people had already starved to death. They were all very general things and did not sound particularly serious.
But now, those vague digitizations have become reality and are laid out before them, allowing them to see with their own eyes how crazy people can be when they are extremely hungry.
They sold their children, smashed and robbed people, and ate tree bark and Guanyin soil.
If this continues, they might even eat people.
Luo Qinghan no longer had the heart to read.
He and Nie Changping no longer complained about the bad taste of steamed buns.
The carriage traveled along the official road for ten days and finally saw the city gate of Gangu County.
The gates of Gangu County were closed, and many skinny victims with pale faces gathered outside the city. These victims were people whose families could not make ends meet and wanted to go into the city to beg, but the gates were closed, so they could not get in and could only wait outside the city.
When they saw a carriage approaching the city gate, they all swarmed over and surrounded the carriage to beg for food.
Having encountered many similar things along the way, the guards were very experienced. Without saying a word, they drew the swords at their waists. The swords shone brightly and were so sharp that the victims were frightened and retreated in a hurry.
The carriage arrived in front of the city gate.
The guard came forward and knocked on the door.
A bailiff's head popped out from the top of the city wall and shouted down, "Who are you?"
The guard said, "We are coming from the north and would like to stay overnight while passing through here. Here is our pass."
He took out a document from his bosom and waved it towards the people on the city wall.
After a moment, the city gate opened a crack.
The bailiff's hand stretched out from the crack in the door.
The guard thought he wanted to see the pass, so he handed it to him.
Unexpectedly, the yamen runner pushed the document away and said unhappily, "Why are you giving me this? I want the city entrance fee, ten taels of silver per person, hurry up and give me the money!"
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