Crossing the wasteland: Farming and peasant girls can't be provoked

Chapter 13
Mrs. Liu was worried all the time, seeing her daughter came back, she asked, "How is that lady okay?"

Just now she saw someone lying on the ground and thought it was injured.

Jing Yi replied: "The lady is pregnant. Although her fetus is gasping, it shouldn't be a big problem to go back and take care of the baby. Let's go too, and go to the city before dark so we can find an inn."

Then Jing Yi got into the carriage, and the coachman continued on his way.Outside the city of Suizhou Prefecture, I saw some refugees fleeing famine. It seems that the drought in several northern states has already affected here.

Seeing this situation, Jing Yi became more determined to go south.Moreover, Suizhou Mansion is still too close to Yi Country, and she is afraid that Yi Country's spies will find them.It is safer to stay farther away from the Wing Kingdom.

After entering Suizhou Fucheng, the mother and daughter stayed in an inn, and Jing Yi also paid the fare.

After entering the room, Jing Yi opened the purse that Wu Wenbo had given her before, and when she opened it, it was indeed a bank note, and it was a 500 tael bank note, which was quite a lot.Now her wallet is bulging a bit more.

This era is still relatively backward in some aspects, such as diet.Some aspects have developed more advanced.For example, it is now possible to use bank notes instead of currency circulation here, which she did not expect.

After making arrangements for her mother, Jing Yi went out to inquire about the news again.

Jing Yi found out that several northern states were severely affected by the disaster. Although the imperial court had allocated funds for disaster relief, it was still a drop in the bucket.The price of food in several northern states has risen a lot, and the money in the hands of ordinary people cannot buy much food at all.What's more, most ordinary people don't have much money left after paying exorbitant taxes.

The people who could not survive had to leave their homes and flee famine in order to survive.

Jing Yi also felt that there was an increasing trend of refugees coming from the north. She felt that they should not stay in Suizhou for a long time and should leave as soon as possible.It's best to get ahead of the refugees, otherwise the road will be very dangerous.It's easy for her to say anything, but she has to be careful with her mother by her side.

Jing Yi told her mother about the situation, and Liu Shi also felt that it was better to leave as soon as possible.

The next day Jing Yi hired another carriage, bought some dry food and set off with her mother again.Along the way, she met some refugees fleeing famine one after another. She also saw people who starved to death, and even saw the scene of selling children and selling girls.This made Jing Yi even more vigilant.The coachman is also very cautious.

Their carriage moved faster, gradually leaving some refugees fleeing famine behind.

Jing Yi felt that the large number of refugees might not have arrived yet, and the refugees she saw were only the vanguard. It seemed that the drought in the north was quite serious.

Jing Yi and the others' carriage arrived at another county town, and the coachman didn't want to go any further, so Jing Yi had to pay for the carriage.

Jing Yi's mother and daughter lived in an inn, and Jing Yi went out to find out the situation. She found a local middleman who helped people handle household registration, and spent tens of taels of silver to obtain legal household registration for herself and her mother.Their household registration falls in this place called Luhua County.

Jing Yi was in a hurry to apply for the household registration because she was afraid that she would run into a household registration check when she was on her way later.With refugees, the management of household registration will inevitably become stricter.

When Jing Yi went to the inn after registering, she saw beggars on both sides of the street. Jing Yi knew that these were the refugees they met on the road.

Jing Yi didn't want to stay longer in Luhua County, so she hired another carriage, bought some dry food, and took her mother on the road again.

Looking at the scene on the street, Mrs. Liu said, "Brother Yan, all the refugees who fled the famine have arrived here. It seems that the famine is quite serious. The place we went to is also famine, right?"

Jing Yi said: "The place we're going to is a bit southerly, and we haven't heard of a famine yet. Let's take a step and see. It seems that there are not many victims, and maybe the situation can be controlled."

Mrs. Liu listened to her daughter in everything, so she didn't say anything.

One day, their carriage was walking on the road among the mountains and forests when they suddenly heard someone shouting in front of them: "Hey, I drive this road, and I want to pass by from now on to save money for road trips."

When Jing Yi heard this sentence that often appeared in TV dramas, she knew that they had encountered a robbery.

Mrs. Liu was a little panicked when she heard that, she grabbed her daughter's arm and said nervously, "What should I do? Brother Yan, I'm afraid someone might rob me."

Jing Yi patted the back of her mother's hand to comfort her: "Mother, don't worry, I'll go out and have a look, it's not sure who will rob in the end."

Jing Yi got off the carriage with an evil smile, and saw a dozen men in bunt standing not far in front of the carriage.The leader was a man with big shoulders and a round waist, his black face was full of beards, his eyes were staring like bells, and he was carrying a big knife on his shoulder, which looked quite threatening.

Jing Yi looked at the people behind, some of them were holding knives, some were even holding a hoe, she knew it was a mob, and her heart fell into her stomach.It's beyond self-control to try to rob her with such a lineup.

Now the state of Jin is fairly peaceful, and there are no riots or the like.These robbers are probably bandits who are doing small things nearby or farmers who want to make some ill-gotten gains.

Jing Yi stepped forward and squinted her eyes and asked, "Are you trying to block the road and rob?"

The leader, a big black-faced man with a big knife, said in a low voice: "Isn't this obvious. As long as you keep your money, I won't hurt your lives."

Jing Yi twitched the corners of her mouth and squinted her eyes and said in a sloppy manner, "What if I don't give it?"

The black-faced man raised his sword and stared at him and said, "Then just wait and be my ghost."

Jing Yi patted her chest, "Oh, I'm so scared."

She said she was scared, but there was no sign of fear on her face.

The black-faced man didn't know how to look at things, and said: "If you are afraid, take out all the money, and I promise not to hurt your life."

Jing Yi stepped forward pretending to pay, "I'll give you the money, but you must not hurt us."

The black-faced man didn't take it seriously when he saw that Jing Yi was just a teenager.

Jing Yi, who had already walked in front of the black-faced man, suddenly moved, striding forward and pointing at an acupuncture point under the armpit of the black-faced man.

The black-faced man felt numb in the hand holding the big knife, and his arm lost strength, and he couldn't hold the big knife in his hand immediately.

The moment the big knife fell, Jing Yi snatched it in his hand.In a few seconds, the big knife was in Jing Yi's hands, and Jing Yi had already put the big knife on the neck of the black-faced man.

The situation was reversed in an instant, and the people behind the black-faced man held up their weapons and did not dare to act rashly.

The black-faced man was so frightened that he hurriedly begged for mercy: "Good man, spare your life, good man, spare your life. I am just waiting for some money, and I have never hurt anyone's life. Good man, I have an 80-year-old mother and a baby who is waiting to be fed. We really can't do anything." I just came out to do this. I beg the hero to spare my life."

(End of this chapter)