Wu Chao: Take the whole family to escape the famine

Chapter 51 Decided to Continue South
The luggage on the car was turned over in a mess just now, and many of them were thrown on the ground.

Everyone packed up their things and left quickly, fearing that those people would abduct them and kill them if they didn't think well.

After walking forward for another quarter of an hour, we finally saw a forest.

They drove an ox cart into the woods, intending to stay here tonight.

After stopping, everyone put up the tents. It is not as hot as the previous days, especially after a shower of rain, it will be cold to lie outside at night.

A few men set up the tent, and Mrs. Jiang took the other women to start cooking.

Today, so much meat was taken away by those officials, I must turn my grief and anger into appetite, and reward myself with a good meal.

Otherwise, I don't know which one will come first, the accident or the next meal.

When the accident happened, the meat went to other people's stomachs.

Among the two bags that Bai Yifeng gave to those people, one bag contained baked steamed buns and sliced ​​meat, and the other bag contained baked scallion pancakes.

Those pancakes were originally intended to be eaten on the road during the day, but they were also taken by those people.

If you want to eat, you can only bake it again.

Mrs. Jiang used the two remaining chickens and the mushrooms picked on the mountain that day to boil a large pot of stewed chicken with mushrooms. The rice smelled delicious before it was cooked.

In addition, there is a dish fried with marinated wolf meat.

Seeing that all the dishes were cooked tonight, Jiang Zhiyue turned to the ox cart and brought over two large handfuls of fungus and some wild vegetables, planning to make two pots of cold salad.

Smelling the delicious food, Jiang Zhiyue was satisfied, it would be even better if she ignored Bai Yifeng who kept asking her to help him get things off his face.

"You just help me get rid of it, it makes me lose my dignity." Bai Yifeng just wanted to burst into tears when he thought of the disgusted eyes of those officials when they saw him.

Without even thinking about it, Jiang Zhiyue sternly refused: "No, if those officers and soldiers come back and see someone in our team change their face, wouldn't that be a clear way to tell others that we are tricky?"

Bai Yifeng put his hips on his hips, "Jiang Zhiyue! You don't mean anything!"

"As promised, I will get those people away and you will help me get rid of the ghost on my face!"

Jiang Zhiyue said confidently: "But you caused us to lose a pack of meat and a pack of cakes, so you can just use this face for a few more days, and I'll replace it with a more handsome one after the next town. "

Hearing that he could have a more handsome face, Bai Yifeng finally compromised.

Everyone laughed when they saw Bai Yifeng being taken aback by Jiang Zhiyue.

This Bai Yifeng usually looks so smart, why is he acting stupid now.

Even if he changed his face, could he be as handsome as his own?

But a few days later, everyone was slapped in the face.

With Jiang Zhiyue's skillful hands, Bai Yifeng's face can really be made more handsome.

There were too many people in their group, so they divided what they made into two portions to eat.

Although the amount of dishes is large, there are also many people, and they consume so much energy every day. In the end, there is no soup left, and the steamed buns are soaked and stuffed into the stomach.

After dinner, Mrs. Jiang thought about the pancakes that were taken away by the officers and soldiers, and planned to bake some more.

At the same time, he also talked about the things in the daytime.

Mr. Jiang sat next to Mrs. Jiang, took a puff of cigarettes and squinted his eyes before saying, "I don't know where the prince the court is looking for is going."

"Prince An is a great general who defends his family and the country. I don't know where this son is now."

"Hey, the imperial court has been searching for it for so long but they haven't found it. It should be more ominous."

Everyone felt a little regretful, thinking that the thief who assassinated Prince An was really not a human being.

Only Jiang Zhiyue and Bai Yifeng gave Ouyang Ming a vague look.

Ouyang Ming pretended not to understand anything, and asked innocently, "Zhiyue, what do you think I am doing?"

Jiang Zhiyue said lightly: "I was thinking about wiping off the things on your face for you in two days, and changing your face."

Ouyang Ming's smile suddenly stopped at the corner of his mouth, Zhiyue thinks he is ugly?
...Although he looks a little ugly now.

Bai Yifeng watched everyone feel sorry for Prince An.

He said: "Everyone, don't worry, maybe they are living well now."

Everyone sighed, it really wasn't their turn to worry about this matter.

After the night sky was filled with stars and the night watchmen were left behind, everyone dispersed and went back to their tents.

The second day was another sunny day.

After everyone got up, they set foot on the southward journey again.

If there is nothing to delay on the road, and if the footsteps are faster, we can arrive at Wu County, the first county in the south, in the evening.

Because of the thought of rushing to Wu County today, everyone was full of motivation without stopping. They even took a break at noon and ate some pancakes baked last night.

If you are tired from walking, you can sit on the bullock cart and rest for a while.

Finally, in the evening of that day, I saw the high city wall of Wu County from a distance.

Mr. Jiang couldn't hide his joy and said: "Finally arrived at the place. If Wu County can take in refugees, we can also go directly in and file with the government. Finally, we can settle down."

The other two old men also happily answered the conversation.

"After you settle down and buy a few acres of land, the days will get better and better."

"That's right, as a farmer's family, we can feel at ease when we have land and land in our hands."

Mr. Jiang Kangde's legs and feet were injured when he was young, and the family had no money to drag him to the end, so he could only walk on a slope.

Along the way, Bai Wu helped to look at it, and said that it could still be cured, but it would take a little longer.

During this period of time, I was finally able to walk on the ground. Although I couldn't behave like a normal person, it was considered to be no hindrance to my movements.

He was standing with Mr. Jiang and walking forward now, feeling that he could finally reach the place, and the legs and feet of the two Mr. Jiang were much more agile.

Everyone was beaming. Although the journey was a bit tiring, compared to other fleeing people, they did not know how many times better.

But who doesn't want to be able to settle down.

Everyone quickened their pace and reached the open space not far from the city gate before sunset.

But as soon as they got closer, they saw a crowd of refugees outside the city gate, and everyone fell silent.

Is this the number of people that the government has not yet had time to count, or is the government not allowing them to enter?
If it is too late today to make statistics, then they can just wait until tomorrow.

But if it's the second type...

The people who were sitting together outside the city gate all looked this way when they heard the sound of the wheels turning.

The sun was already lower than the city tower, and the shadows of the trees shone on the Jiang family and his party.

Those sitting outside the city gate couldn't see how much the Jiang family and his party had brought, but they could tell from the sound that there were quite a few carts.

The cart, there must be grain on it.

The Jiang family put away their knives before arriving at the city gate, fearing that the government would think they were not good citizens.

But this meeting looked at those people's eyes, so he had to take out the knife again.

The shining blade refracted a cold light and projected it to one side, and those who were staring at it averted their eyes a little.

But even so, the Jiang family and his party stopped in their tracks.

After retreating a few meters, he stopped.

Sun lowered her voice and asked, "What's going on? I think those refugees are locked outside the city gate."

Mr. Jiang said: "Let's stop here first, the second, third, and boy Bai Yifeng, the three of you follow me to inquire about the news."

"Okay, here we come."

Jiang Yulai quickly stopped the bullock cart, jumped off and walked to Mr. Jiang's side.

Jiang Ming and Bai Yifeng also walked over, and the four of them went to the city gate.

The rest of the people didn't unload their things from the bullock cart, and they all anxiously waited for Mr. Jiang and the others to inquire about the situation before making a decision.

Jiang Zhiyue looked at Ouyang Ming who had been by her side all the way.

"What do you think this is about?" he asked.

Ouyang Ming said, "There are too many refugees, and the city can't accommodate them. Someone must have thought of a way to temporarily stabilize these refugees."

Jiang Zhiyue thought the same thing.

Wu County is the first city to go south, and many people who choose to go south will definitely choose this place as their first choice.

You can tell by looking at the number of people outside the city gate. Many people are indeed planning to do this.

Jiang Zhiyue asked again: "Then do you think it's better for us to stay here, or go south?"

Ouyangming smiled, Jiang Zhiyue painted pockmarks on his face, but his eyes were shining brightly.

"Naturally, we continue to go south. Although some people in the city have thought of ways to temporarily stabilize these refugees, it is not a long-term solution. By then, the refugees will fight back even harder. Even if they enter the city, it will not be much better. So it is still Leave early."

Jiang Zhiyue nodded and replied, "Then I'll tell them when Grandpa and the others come back."

As soon as she finished speaking, she asked again in a low voice: "Did you remember something?"

Ou Yangming lowered his eyes to look at her, and said half-truthfully, "I remembered a part, and I seem to know the situation of the Wu Dynasty quite well."

All he could remember were those intermittent dreams.

In fact, the lost memory has not been recovered.

"Then you remember who you are."

After waiting for a while, Ouyang Ming's deep voice sounded: "En."

Just when Jiang Zhiyue wanted to ask something more but didn't decide how to ask, Mr. Jiang who had just gone to inquire about the news came back with three other people.

After they came back, everyone quickly surrounded the four of them and asked about the situation over there.

Mr. Jiang pressed his hand to signal everyone to stop.

The four of them talked about what they had just inquired about.

"I just found out that the people outside this city gate are basically from our prince's fiefdom."

"There are a lot of people outside the city gate. When I looked around, there were nearly a thousand people. The city couldn't accommodate that many people, so they all stayed outside."

Mrs. Zhang asked: "So many people can't let everyone in, so are they willing to wait outside?"

Jiang Yulai replied, "It doesn't mean that everyone in this city is not allowed to enter."

Seeing that everyone looked over, Jiang Yulai continued: "You can enter the city if you want, but you need to pay ten taels of silver per person. After entering the city, you have to figure out how to settle down, or you may be attracted by the nobles who came out of the city. Bring it in, and you can get in that way."

"I heard from those people outside the city that every morning, there will be rich households in the city who come out to give porridge. These days they arrived, they survived on the porridge every day."

"However, more and more people gather outside the city, and now the porridge has become clear."

After they had finished speaking, Mr. Wang Fugui Wang spoke.

"Ten taels of silver per person! It doesn't matter if you enter the city government, and find a place to live to buy property, and you need to spend money for everything. Isn't this a bottomless pit?"

Everyone fell silent again, usually two or three taels of silver would be enough for a whole family to eat for a year, but to enter a city gate, you need to pay ten taels of silver first!
The old lady Jiang pulled Jiang Zhiyue aside, and asked her in a low voice: "My dear child, how much money is left in our family, is it enough for us to enter the city?"

Most of the Jiang family's money now belongs to Jiang Zhiyue, and she is in charge of all entry and exit, that's why Mrs. Jiang asked this question.

Of course the money is enough, but Jiang Zhiyue doesn't plan to settle here anymore.

She decided to take everyone to continue south!

(End of this chapter)