Nongmen shrew: Farming with cubs is spoiled by rough men

Chapter 322 Those Two People
The disaster came sooner than she imagined.

On the second day after the carriage drove, Qin Zhiyi had already seen many disaster victims with disheveled faces on the road.

They were all starving and emaciated, and when they saw their large troops passing by, they all rushed forward, knelt down to block their way, and held bowls that had been licked clean long ago, begging them for a mouthful of dry food.

This was what Qin Zhiyi disliked the most. She clenched her fists tightly and finally restrained the idea of ​​giving them alms directly.

There were too many victims, and she just asked He Changxuan to inquire about it, and she learned that since early spring, the Central Plains had been unable to eat food.

There was not a drop of rain during spring planting, and the people were forced to go to the river to fetch water, but in the end the river dried up very quickly and the river bed was exposed.

The crops that were planted did not germinate, and even those that did germinate quickly withered.

Realizing that there was nothing to eat, the victims rushed into the fields to pick up the food they had planted.

In the end, even the grass roots and bark are all used to feed the hunger.

This is only the first batch of them who came, but looking around, there are already thousands of people in this group.

If they distributed food to these victims, more than a hundred old and weak women and children, even if there were dozens of strong young people among them, once a conflict broke out, no matter who was injured, she would not want to see it.

After declining, the victims did not stay long. Qin Zhiyi asked He Changxuan to tell them to try to go west. I heard that there was not too much impact there and there was something to eat. After hearing that, those people thanked them a lot. began to follow behind their carriage.

Erni and Dabao watched this scene lying on the edge of the window, and asked her puzzledly: "Mother, isn't the carriage behind us full of food? Why don't we share it with them?"

Qin Zhiyi sighed and said, "There are too many people. If we distribute food at this time, it will definitely cause panic."

Dabao also asked at this time: "Mother, is it true that once you let them know that we have food, they will be jealous and desperate to take it away, and then something more terrible than starvation will happen?"

She nodded and patted Dabao's head: "That's right, once a person's life is threatened, coupled with hunger, he will lose all reason, and even his life will be ignored for a bite of food.

Just now, my mother has also seen their faces, and it shouldn't be a problem to last for another two days. At that time, we will take out a little grain and cook some gruel, and eat with them on the road. "

After saying this, she added another sentence: "But remember, we can't let them know that we have more, so we only take out the food in front and let them boil it."

He also packed the carriages in the back with sacks, but they were filled with quilts and the like.

Even in order to avoid looting, she specially asked people to prepare a few sacks of sand.

When it was almost dark, the carriage stopped and camped.

It was indeed cold in the west, and the wind was strong. Qin Zhiyi was wearing a cotton coat, and when he got off the carriage, he could still feel the chill.

The victims looked at them with red eyes, as if even the flesh on their bodies had turned into delicious food.

She knew that because of famines and wars in history, cannibalism did happen. Even if she didn't want to think of them in a bad way, she must be on guard against others.

Blessing He Changxian, he lifted a bag of wheat from the carriage in front, and set up a large pot on the spot to boil it.

The wheat hasn’t been ground into flour yet, but it’s too late. Just put a large pile of it into the pot and boil it. Peel a few potatoes and put some salt in it. After boiling, it becomes a rare delicacy.

Although they were used to fine grains and couldn't bear it, the two children held the bowls and said nothing.

Each of the victims was also given a bowl of wheat porridge. They seemed to have not had a full meal for a long time. After eating with their bowls in their arms, they even licked up all the soup in the bowls.

After eating, he knelt down to her and called her a living Bodhisattva over and over again.

In order to appease them, Qin Zhiyi said loudly: "We are also going to the west, and we just happened to be on the way with you, and I do have some food here, don't worry, I will make people cook wheat porridge for you every day, although it is not special It's delicious, but at least you won't starve to death."

"When we get to the western region, we won't be hungry anymore."

These words greatly encouraged the hearts of the people, and she rarely showed a trace of joy on those expressionless people.

At night, she still asked He Changxuan to lead the people to take turns on duty to avoid accidents.

Who knows that the worrying scene still happened.

In the middle of the night, she heard a yelling.

When she woke up, He Changxuan and several people had already knelt down in front of the two of them.

Those were two skinny youths. He Changxuan kicked them in the crook of their legs, and they knelt on the ground with a plop.

Behind them was a bag of sandbags that had been cut. The sand scattered all over the ground, and the eyes of the two were also full of fear.

"Please forgive us, my wife. We are just very hungry and thought there was something to eat here."

"Madam, we are first offenders, please forgive us."

Qin Zhiyi just paced back and forth in front of the two of them, while Fei Chengcheng stood quietly beside her. She just glanced at the two of them, and then said to her: "I'll handle this matter, you take The children go back to the tent to rest first."

She knew that Fei Chengcheng must have discovered something, so she nodded and said yes.

She didn't know what happened outside, she only knew that after taking the child back, there was no movement outside soon.

When Fei Chengcheng came back, the two children had already fallen asleep.

Seeing this situation, Fei Chengcheng lowered his voice and said: "Those two people just now..."

When she heard it, she just felt terrified.

Fei Chengcheng added: "Those two people's eyes glowed blue, and their faces turned blue..."

"Then how do you deal with them?"

Her heart skipped a beat when she asked.

Fei Chengcheng reached out to hold her in his arms, and then said softly: "Don't be afraid, I'm here. As for those two people, I have already dealt with them according to military law. In order to prevent the same thing from happening, I let people deal with them very cleanly." .”

What he said was very subtle, but she still understood.

These two people must have been killed by him, and the bodies were cremated together.

Only then will the event not recur.

Fei Chengcheng put his arms around her and continued: "When we arrive, I will do my best to extract some food and bring it back to them. I believe the imperial court will find a way to deal with this matter soon."

He paused at this point: "Now that the people are displaced and the border is in chaos again, Ah Yi, do you regret coming here with me?"

"No regrets."

She leaned in his arms, and her tone was full of tenderness: "I am willing to be with you, even if it is to go to the ends of the earth. As you said, the people are displaced, and the border is also in chaos. It is not difficult to guarantee that some people will take advantage of the fire. Not here You may be in danger."

(End of this chapter)