Chapter 144: Begging Victims
When Shen Qing and his group arrived in Anping City, it had been two or three days since the disaster victims had started looting and smashing things.
But whether it was the official road or the country path, there were disaster victims everywhere who were so hungry that their faces were pale and their bodies were emaciated. Some were lying on the ground, covering their wounds and crying out in pain, some were digging wild vegetables, and most were sitting on the muddy ground, staring into the distance with empty and numb eyes.
Seeing their team coming, he slowly turned his head and stared at them moving forward inch by inch.
The big knives that were originally hidden under the cart were now all held in their hands, and the others held the shovels tightly. Even though they were walking, their eyes were fixed on the victims on the roadside, fearing that they would pounce on them if they were not paying attention.
Shen Qing had seen the tragic scenes of disaster victims fleeing famine in her dreams, but to be honest, she had no real experience of the journey ahead.
Firstly, she was well prepared and also helped the villagers prepare supplies in advance, so even if her team didn't have much to eat at the beginning, at least they could have enough to eat, not to mention later;
Especially since she, the Guan family, and the families of the second, third, and fifth Jiang uncles all have large livestock, they have saved a lot of strong labor. Together with the strong Feng family, even if only some of the strong laborers among them help other families in the village, it is enough to greatly reduce the degree of fatigue.
Furthermore, they set out early, and the previous period belonged to the early stage of the flood. Even if they encountered disaster victims on the road, most of them had surplus food, like those in Shili Village.
Boss Sun and the others from a few days ago were not honest farmers at all. They were originally a group of second-rate people. When the disaster came, they were not afraid at all, but instead considered it an opportunity!
Such people cannot be counted as disaster victims.
But it seems that these disaster victims in Anping City were originally honest farmers. How come every household has no surplus food and even no belongings?
Not only Shen Qing was confused, but everyone else in the team was also confused. Master Jiang said, "Anping City is a fortress, and the disaster victims will pass through here before heading north.
Many cities were affected by the flood, and we only encountered those in Xingcheng. The roads in other areas are different from ours, so we naturally won't encounter them."
After saying this, Mr. Jiang sighed and said, "Looking at their situation, the damage they suffered is even more serious than that of Xingcheng."
If there is no food, you can say it has been eaten up, but if there is no property, then there is only one possibility: it was washed away by the flood.
If they were robbed, it is impossible that so many families would not have anything. In the north, it is very cold, so tables, chairs, pots and pans can be thrown away, but coats and beddings will never be lost.
"Those who benefited from the looting and smashing have probably left, leaving these people who were injured and got nothing here." Granny Qin looked at the skinny man, a look of pity on her wrinkled face, and then she looked away.
These disaster victims are very pitiful now, but if they don’t pay attention, they will be the ones who suffer in the future!
Feng Xing summed up her experience: "So when you're looting, you have to be quick, ruthless, and accurate! Don't hesitate, and be quick. If they grab something valuable, the old man might be saved, and the injury would be worth it!"
The women looked at Feng Xing with wide eyes: "...Shouldn't we not participate in the looting? That's how we can avoid getting hurt? Why is it that we're being accused of not looting fast enough, not having sharp eyes, not having a sharp mind?"
The men's eyes lit up, and combined with the previous incident with Boss Sun, they all found their own shortcomings: "When you said Boss Sun brought people to rob us, why didn't I think of robbing them?
"Song Lao Er looked so frail, I could beat three of them by myself! And I could have asked Song Lao Er to move the things? Now they are all in the hands of Captain Lei and his men. I feel so frustrated just thinking about it!"
"Yes, could Song Lao Er really withstand the methods of the yamen runners? He will definitely vomit everything out later. I don't care about other things, but it's a pity for those donkeys. There are so many of them. Not to mention all of them, even one or two would be good. I don't know where they are hiding. We haven't seen a single one along the way."
"It's really strange. It's our fault for being inexperienced and not having the courage to counterattack. But in that dangerous situation, it was remarkable that we managed to stay safe and sound. We never thought of anything else. Only now do we dare to speak with hindsight!"
Not to mention robbing, we don’t even know if we can win. We are fully focused on fighting the enemy and have no time to care about anything else.
"Okay, okay, you're dreaming in broad daylight? Our team is missing a lot of people. You better stay alert and don't let the victims take advantage of you." Granny Qin interrupted and reminded.
"By the way, what are Hu Zi Meng Zi and the others doing?"
"Who knows? The village chief didn't tell us, and even their families don't know. Anyway, I don't dare to ask the village chief. If you dare, why don't you go and ask?"
"I wouldn't dare! But I guess Aunt Shen Qing must know!"
"Nonsense, it must be true. Otherwise, what would happen to our team? Could it be that Aunt Shen Qing is making money again?"
"How can it be so easy to make money? I guess he went ahead to explore the way!"
"No, no, no, it's easy for Aunt Shen Qing. I now think she is the most powerful, more powerful than my mother, no, more powerful than my father, forget it, more powerful than my whole family put together!"
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Shen Qing: .....Don’t praise her, her old face will also blush.
In the entire team, only she and Mr. Jiang Er knew what Feng Meng, Zhao Hu, Jiang Tian, Zhao Mingyue and their spouses were doing and where they were, but they could not tell them before the meeting.
The road conditions between Anping City and the next city, Wen'an City, exceeded expectations. How to ensure that the team of nearly 150 people arrived at Wen'an City safely and smoothly became the primary problem!
They could only feel a little relieved after they reunited in Wen'an City. Not only did the seven strong laborers return, but the most important thing was that the twelve donkeys joined them, which could greatly increase the team's advance speed.
With the donkey, they were able to distance themselves from other disaster victims.
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After passing Anping City, the road ahead was littered with disaster victims, both in front and behind, and the good, spacious open spaces and wastelands had already been occupied.
After much difficulty, they found a small open space. As soon as the women lit the fire, several groups of people came and asked for food.
"Please, I haven't eaten for several days. Please give me something to eat."
"Give it to me. I haven't had enough to eat since the flood."
"None of you have lost weight, so there must be plenty of food. I don't want more, just give me one bowl.
My family has been out of food for several days, and everyone in the family is relying on this bowl of food to save their lives. Just consider it a good deed."
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Shen Qing frowned when he heard some of the words.
Some people are really pitiful. If they were in China, even if she didn't give them money, she would at least buy them a bag of big meat buns. But now she dared not give them anything.
She had some surplus food, but compared to the number of victims, it was a drop in the bucket. If she gave one, there would be countless more to come.
Just like some of these people who are asking for it with a clear conscience!
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