Rebirth of Shuangshu

Chapter 101 Drought
The col here is about six or seven miles away from Hanfeng Pass.

Lin Xiaoxiao can teleport back directly to Cold Wind Pass, and then move rescuers.The problem is, it will take time for the rescuers to come, I'm afraid Cui Panpan and the others won't be able to wait.

There is another concern, this place is not far from Hanfengguan, these bandits are entrenched here, the people of Hanfengguan didn't notice?If the situation in Song State was so bad that officials and bandits colluded, it would be worth thinking about the rescue of Hanfeng Pass.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiaoxiao looked at these bandits again and felt something was wrong.

Needless to say, these bandits were dressed in tattered clothes, a few held swords, and most of them held farm tools.At first glance, they looked unkempt, but upon careful observation, many of them had washed their faces, and their clothes were torn but clean.

These bandits were probably just refugees in the beginning, and they became bandits because of their difficult livelihood.

But also very strange.

Now it is summer, the vegetation is growing, and there is no shortage of wild fruits and trees in the deep mountains.Why is it difficult to make a living when you are not hungry and hungry?

A bandit came towards the sheep cart.

Seeing this, Lin Xiaoxiao took out a big knife from the warehouse and stuffed it into Chun'er, and then took out a shotgun and stuffed it into Cui Panpan, while she herself took the bow and arrow that Emperor Zhou had rewarded her.

Lin Xiaoxiao's movements were done in one go, and the things in her hands changed back and forth, so that the bandits on the opposite side were stunned and did not dare to move.

Zhang Gong set up an arrow, Lin Xiaoxiao shouted at the mountain bandits: "I am Yu Jingzi, a girl from Kunlun Mountains, traveling around the world, practicing medicine. Who are you waiting for, why are you blocking the way here?"

A group of bandits seemed to be stunned there, maybe they didn't quite understand what Lin Xiaoxiao meant.

On the contrary, Anan and Zhaoxu who were locked in the wooden cage had strange expressions on their faces.

Suddenly, an old man ran up from behind the mountain bandits, and shouted as he ran, "Mountain girl, is it really a mountain girl?"

Lin Xiaoxiao looked at the old man carefully, and even recognized him: "Father Axiu??? Why are you here?"

This is the father of Axiu and Achai on Yangshou Mountain next door to Niu Shou Mountain.Back then, he had a lot of contacts with Niu Shou Mountain.

"Mountain girl, it's really a mountain girl." Axiu's father lay down on the goat cart with tears in his eyes.

Lin Xiaoxiao didn't put down her bow and arrow, she still stared at the bandits who were close to the sheep cart, but she asked Axiu's father: "Old man, what's going on?"

Axiu's father remembered that this was not the time to cry, so he quickly wiped away a few tears, begged Lin Xiaoxiao for mercy, and turned around to appease the bandits and let them put down their weapons.

After some explanations, the hostility between the two sides was eliminated.

With just a few words from Axiu's father, Lin Xiaoxiao actually received points from bandits.It can be seen that Axiu's father is quite popular among bandits, and these bandits are also very simple, not the kind of bloodthirsty and evil.

At the invitation of Axiu's father, Lin Xiaoxiao decided to go up the mountain with him to find out.Mainly because she was considering whether to save Anan and Zhaoxu.

To be reasonable, Lin Xiaoxiao and Cui Panpan feel a little bit sorry for having met Anan and Zhaoxu once and leaving them alone like this.But they don't understand the specific situation, and if they act recklessly, not only will they not be able to help, but they may mess up.

There are several huts on the mountain.There are old and weak women and children waiting for everyone to go home.

Ah Xiu was there.She is married and pregnant.

When Axiu saw Lin Xiaoxiao, she was even more excited than her father, and almost cried while hugging Lin Xiaoxiao.

Lin Xiaoxiao felt a little sad, thinking that something very bad happened to their family.

Lin Xiaoxiao first talked about A Chai's situation: "Your brother returns to Mr. Hu Zi, everything goes well, and he doesn't have to worry about food and clothing. Mr. Hu is a celebrity in front of Princess Huazi, and he is a famous figure in the capital of Zheng Guo. This I went out for a medical trip last time, and they didn't follow, they all stayed in Zhengdu. Don't worry, you guys."

Axiu's father wiped his tears again: "That brat has been stubborn since he was a child. He has his own opinions and great ambitions. The old man and Axiu never stop him. Whether he is a blessing or a curse, it is his own choice anyway. .”

Lin Xiaoxiao raised her own question: "Axiu, old man, why did you come to Song from Hua?"

Axiu's father let out a long sigh.Axiu wiped away her tears and told the whole story.

It turned out that not long after Lin Xiaoxiao went to Zheng State with the marriage team, Hua State encountered a severe drought that had not happened in a century.

It was late winter and early spring when the marriage team set off.

Spring seems to have come very early this year.Moreover, the warm spring seems to last only a few days, and people find that the sun is particularly strong.A few days ago, people were still wearing thick padded jackets, and in the blink of an eye they were going to be wearing short sweaters.

It was supposed to be the day of spring sowing, but the land was dry and cracked.Because there is no rain to moisten, the trees that have passed the winter have died before they have sprouted buds.Rivers and lakes have also begun to bottom out.In most places, spring sowing cannot be carried out at all, and in some places, the millet seedlings withered soon after being planted.

When the sliding king's family wanted to open a warehouse to release grain for disaster relief, they found that the treasury was full of gold, silver and jewels, but there was no grain.

The evil results of Hua Guogong's vigorous promotion of business finally appeared.From the capital to the local towns, the official treasury was full of money, and they even sold the stored grain that should have been hoarded for money.

Hua Guogong wants to improve the country's strength, Hua Guo seems to have become rich, but they can't eat.

Lin Xiaoxiao and Cui Panpan looked at each other: "Since there is money in hand, doesn't Huaguo buy food from neighboring countries?"

Speaking of which, Thirteen Lang never mentioned the severe drought in Hua country when he came to Zhengdu, let alone buying grain in Zheng country. Why?
Axiu smiled wryly: "I heard that the lord of the country sent people to buy food, but"

Hua Guogong was afraid of Zheng Guo, and never wanted to buy grain from Zheng Guo from the beginning.He also deliberately blocked the news on the border with Zheng Guo, lest Zheng Guo take advantage of the fire and rob Hua Guo after hearing the news.

Hua Guogong was still very cautious, and sent several caravans to South Korea on the other side to buy grain.He also specifically asked them to buy separately so that no one would notice.

It's just that the accident still happened.I don't know which caravan leaked the news, and the Koreans knew about the drought and food shortage in Huaguo.

Because the Koreans knew the details, the Huaguo caravan failed to purchase enough grain, and only received one-third of the original plan at a high price.

That one-third of the food is definitely not enough for the entire country to eat, so it can only be distributed to the nobles first.

Worse things are yet to come.

When the Koreans knew that Huaguo was short of food, they moved their minds and made up an excuse like Huaguo sent troops.

Swapland still challenged at the beginning, but they simply gave up after losing three games in a row.The soldiers are hungry, and they can't win anyway.

Hua Han negotiated a truce.

Huaguo paid South Korea a certain amount of compensation and a certain amount of supplies.These have nothing to do with mountain village savages.

But Huaguo still has to offer slaves to South Korea.This has something to do with the savages outside the city.In order to make up enough slaves, the officials of the country of Hua wantonly hunted slaves in the wild.Among them were nobles who enriched their own pockets and appropriated surplus slaves for themselves.

Lin Xiaoxiao's expression changed: "Do you know what's going on at Niu Shou Mountain?"

(End of this chapter)