Not long after setting out on the road that day, Ji Changying discovered that there were many more pedestrians scattered on the official road than usual.
The horse-drawn carriages, ox-drawn carts, and mule-drawn carts were all packed with people and their families.
There was no curiosity on their faces. Instead, they walked by in a hurry with a wary look on their faces.
Not only did she notice this, but others also saw it.
"What are they doing?"
"Who knows... maybe they're visiting relatives."
"Your family brings lots of things when visiting relatives?"
This was a sound statement. Zhang Ziwei instructed Wang Lin, "Go and ask these people what they do."
"yes!"
After answering, Wang Lin stopped a man on the roadside. But before he could get close to him, the man ran faster than a rabbit.
After trying to stop several people without success, Zhang Ziwei personally led his men to stop a family in order to stop the team.
"What are you holding in your hand? What are you doing?" Zhang Ziwei led his men to surround the family. A group of yamen runners all put their hands on their swords, intending to arrest the people if the situation was not right.
"Sir... Sir... Sir... Sir, we are all ordinary people, absolutely good citizens!" The man in charge was terrified and stuttered when he spoke.
Zhang Ziwei frowned as he looked at him and said, "Bring out the household registration documents!"
"Okay... okay." The man reached into his arms tremblingly and took out the wrinkled household registration document.
Wang Lin reached out to take it, looked at it carefully, and made sure there was no problem before handing it to Zhang Ziwei.
After confirming that these people were ordinary people, Zhang Ziwei's brows relaxed and he immediately asked them what they were doing.
They then told the story again with a nervous look on their faces.
It rained heavily for a few days some time ago, and the river water in Yong'an County——
The dam broke.
The local county magistrate not only concealed the incident but also killed some people who went to the county government office for help. He also had the city gates blocked, allowing only people to enter but not leave.
This went on for two days, and instead of getting better, the situation got even worse. The people in the county government planned to block the city gates and prevent anyone from entering or leaving.
These people had some connections and knew the news in advance, and escaped with their belongings!
Hearing this, the yamen runners all looked at Zhang Ziwei in shock.
He waved his hand to let people pass, his face as gloomy as water.
"Boss, what should we do now? Should we still go to Yong'an County?"
Wang Lin felt something was not right when he heard about the situation over there.
If they were to deliver it to him at this time, who knows if the county magistrate would go crazy and kill even these officials from the capital.
Before Zhang Ziwei could make up his mind, Sun Fan came over impatiently: "You guys have a lot of free time? Why are you just chatting here when you're not on your way?"
Wang Lin repeated what he had just asked, and Sun Fan's expression did not look good either.
He said with a gloomy face: "Let's hurry up. I remember there's a post station twenty miles away from here. Let's get there first!"
Zhang Ziwei thought about it and thought that this was also a solution.
"Let's get on the road first, and we'll talk about it when we get to the post station."
A group of officers came back with sullen faces, and it was not a good sign from their expressions.
Ji Fengyi went to the clan leader thoughtfully and said, "The police officer just stopped a few people and asked about the situation. His face turned pale. I'm afraid the situation is not good."
The patriarch's hair turned a few grayer with worry: "I see them thinking about the famine escapes more than ten years ago. It's really a sin!"
He shook his head and sighed.
Although the people in their village survived, many people died.
It was not until some people who fled famine settled down in Lianhua Village that its popularity gradually recovered.
"These are such heartless people! They took the money, but they didn't leave anything behind, leaving no chance for survival!"
The patriarch burst into tears.
Everyone around was in a bad mood after hearing this.
Some people just want to give up and live one day at a time.
They arrived at the post station just after noon.
"Let's rest here today! You can move freely within a three-mile radius, and only one person from a family can go out at a time!" Zhang Ziwei ordered in a deep voice.
This time Sun Fan didn't say anything nonsense.
The situation is not optimistic now. If we don’t let these people find something to eat, will they all starve to death?
That won't work.
Ten yamen runners were left behind to guard the post station, and the rest went into the post station to rest.
These exiled people rested in the open space next to the post station.
There were only three people guarding the entire post station. After Zhang Ziwei took out the official documents, he was taken to arrange a room for them.
Sun Fan went to his room and while everyone was resting in the room, he quietly went to the backyard.
Finding the man who was cleaning the yard, he took out a token.
"Where is the carrier pigeon?" Sun Fan stretched out his hand towards the man.
"Wait." Soon the man came over with a carrier pigeon and handed it to him.
Sun Fan looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he put the carrier pigeon in his arms and went back.
The two of them didn't say a word of nonsense throughout the whole process.
As soon as Sun Fan reached the door, he saw Zhang Ziwei looking at him.
His heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Zhang Ziwei with an unfriendly look: "What are you doing standing at the door of my room stealthily?"
Zhang Ziwei curled his lips and said, "I'm standing here openly, how can you be considered sneaky?"
Sun Fan felt uneasy, and his voice became even harsher and weaker: "You are not tired, but I am. Why are you looking for me if you don't want to rest properly?"
"Should this matter be reported? Don't you know someone? Should you do it?"
"Mind your own business. If you want to report something, just report it." Sun Fan waved his hand impatiently, slipped into the room, and now secretly watched Zhang Ziwei's movements through the window.
Only after seeing him snort and leave did Sun Fan wipe away the non-existent sweat.
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