Houmen maidservant, she doesn't want to be in power

Chapter 88
Although Shi Jin was afraid, he finally handed him his hand, and in an instant, he pulled the person and the burden to the horse's back together.

"Let's go." Second Master shouted softly.

In an instant, from the first carriage, the sound of creaking shafts accompanied by the light snoring of the horses rang out.

The sound was not loud, it seemed that there was a horseshoe wrapped in cotton cloth, so it didn't spread far.

Shi Jin was tightly covered by the second master's cloak, watching a long dragon of torches meandering forward from the gap.

"Second Master, why did you leave the city so late?" Her thin voice was not abrupt among the dull footsteps.

Originally thought that the second master would not be able to answer, but unexpectedly his voice came from above her head, with the slight coolness of early winter, "Go ahead and transport some medicinal materials there. Drill eyes during the day, and be safe at night."

Shi Jin nodded, the second master was really careful, he didn't use that kind of carriage for loading goods, he only picked up the spacious carriage for carrying herbs to load herbs.Even when the disaster victims outside the city saw it, they only thought that some noble person passed by, and would not think about food and herbs.

The second master and the cavalry all trotted forward to the front of Xiangyang Gate.The general who guarded the gate of the west city had obviously received the letter a long time ago. After checking the badge handed over by Shi Mo, he waved his hand and the city gate was released.

Ximen was originally remote, and the refugees had only been driven out during the day, so there was no such tragic scene as it had seen during the day.

But Shi Jin only felt flustered, as if eyes had been born in the dark night around him, watching their marching dragon in the dark.She couldn't help but leaned into Second Master's arms again, pressing against his broad chest.

Er Ye's mount was located slightly behind the convoy, and after confirming that all five chariots had left the city, the convoy and cavalry all started to trot.

Running fast in winter nights often makes people feel cold all over.Although Shi Jin was covered by a cloak, the icy cold was like a knife for cutting flesh, piercing through the gap, and piercing into the body again.

She couldn't help but tightened the cloak a little more, but the gap around her legs got bigger after all, her legs were numb and cold.

Seeing that she was trembling badly, the second master lowered his head and asked her, do you want to sit in the carriage?
Shi Jin knew that the cart was already full of herbs, so his teeth groaned softly, and he shook his head, "...No need, this servant can hold on..."

He didn't speak, he just reined in his horse, turned her over lightly, and carried her behind him.Shi Jin's body hung in the air for a moment, and as soon as he reset, he hugged his waist in fright.

Second Master's cloak was huge, covering her tightly behind him, and shielding her from the wind, Shi Jin felt alive again for a moment.

Then the position on the side was not as stable as the front one, so as not to be knocked off by the horse, she wrapped her arms around the second master's waist tightly, and stuck her whole body on his back.

Gradually, her body warmed up, and her drowsiness came in waves again, and she dozed off with her eyes closed.

The horses traveled all the way at night, until the next morning, the convoy stopped in a wilderness.

Don’t even think about burying pots for cooking. Everyone carries a bag of dry food, drinks some warm water with a water bag, and eats a piece of dry food as breakfast.

Shi Jin also squeezed out a piece of dry snack from his bundle, and leaned on a stone to swallow it.

She didn't bring water, so she didn't have to drink, and she didn't bother to drink.It is really inconvenient to go to the toilet on the road, so I have to keep everything simple.

This was also the first time she had stayed on horseback for such a long time, not to mention numbness at the tip of her buttocks, but a bit of raw pain on both sides of her thighs.

However, the whole convoy only rested for an hour before setting off in a hurry.

Even when Shi Jin was sleepy, he couldn't fall asleep.She somewhat missed the days when she had a carriage.

Resigned to fate and got on the horse with the second master, the second master leaned into her ear and said, "But do you regret it?"

She pursed her chapped lips and shook her head slightly.

The second master snorted softly from his nasal cavity, seeming to disdain, but also to scoff.

For a while, people and horses moved, and the convoy started to move again.

Fortunately, Xiangyang is not far from Nanyang Mansion, there are horses to travel during the day, and the speed is more than half faster, until midnight, finally arrived at Nanyang Mansion.

Under the tall and mottled city wall, there are refugees everywhere curled up in the smoke and dust on both sides of the official road, even at the bottom of the wall, there are many emaciated and yellowed bodies.

Looking from a distance through the brazier at the height of the city wall, one can see a dense crowd of people crawling on the ground like locusts.

Getting closer, a thin black dog was vigilantly nibbling on the skeleton of a little girl in the dark.She still had some peach-pink material left on her body, and a silver bracelet hung on her wrist where the bones were exposed.

Shi Jin felt nausea welling up in her throat, she wanted to throw up...
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Looking at the city wall of Nanyang Mansion like a purgatory on earth from a distance, the second master kicked the horse's belly, with a bit of chill in his voice, "Detour, go to Qingyan."

Qingyan was the hardest hit. The flood flooded the surrounding ten villages and eight villages, but the water was like a raging water dragon, washing away all obstacles that could be resisted, and headed straight for Pengcheng.

Right now, the fifth prince is stopping at Qingyan, and has built a simple felt shed on the high ground to check the surrounding flood situation.

By dawn, the convoy finally arrived around Qingyan.The sky was gloomy, as if it could leak rain at any time.Qi Mojing abandoned his horse and walked to the Fifth Prince's felt shed, where guards had long been guarding him.

Shi Jin followed Second Master, standing still in front of the felt shed.Soon, a man in mud-dyed black denim bunt came out to meet him.Shi Jin only glanced at the man, and saw a mole on the lower part of his left cheek, and immediately lowered his head.

The man's eyes also turned around on the clean white rice skirt on her body, and said to her, "Master He is brewing medicine at the back leeward, if you are free, you can go and help."

Shi Jin hurriedly went to see Second Master, seeing him nodding his head slightly, he immediately turned around and walked down the hillside.

Just turned around the rocky soil, and saw a large piece of withered yellow grass spreading to the official road, and a simple porridge shed was built.Around the porridge shed, the burlap was simply fixed to the tree trunk with ropes, and a piece of shelter was propped up.

Among the five large pots, four are boiling rice porridge, and one is on the far side, with the faint spicy scent of herb and angelica wafting slowly in the air.

There are also some guards around the pot to maintain order and avoid looting.

Although the victims here are sallow and thin, they are better than those in Nanyang Mansion.

Shi Jin walked through the mud wearing deerskin boots, and walked step by step to the fifth cauldron. He saw a child boiling medicine, but there was a reclining chair inside, and a man in white clothes and white hair was lying on it. sound sleep.

At this time, the boy turned his head and asked the person on the couch, "Master, do you want to add some aconitum?"

However, even though he was asking questions, the man was snoring loudly and didn't speak a word.

The little boy had no choice but to think that he was about to put it in, but Shi Jin took the steelyard from him, "Aconitum has the effect of dispelling cold and relieving pain, restoring yang and rescuing adversity. However, aconitum itself is poisonous, so you should not use it too much, otherwise it will be too much." .”

She weighed it with her hand, then pinched the exact amount, and put the required Chinese medicines into the cauldron in order.

Hearing a gentle female voice helping the little boy, the person who was sleeping soundly on the recliner raised his eyelids, seeing that it was a girl in brocade clothes, he was too lazy to close his eyes at the moment.

Shi Jin didn't know what the man was thinking, he only carefully taught the boy how to use the medicine, and at the same time took care of the heat.

Gradually, the aroma of the rice soup over there wafted into the air, and the weak victims dragged their heavy steps and lined up to receive the food.

Shi Jin was guarding the cauldron, her face gradually stained with sweat. She looked up and saw that there were no end of victims in the queue, and the rice porridge had only a handful of sparse grains.

(End of this chapter)