in the edge

Chapter 331 Refugee Diary

In fact, even without any disguise, Jiang Wenyuan and Shan Bing are no different from refugees.

As for the reason, it was naturally a shortage of food. Since they failed to get supplies in Songzhou and were chased all the way by Songzhou people, they already didn't have much to eat and it was even worse. Although they finally got out of Songzhou, which was called a devil's cave, Escaped from the place, but also lost the last food supplies.

The things they were eating now were due to the kindness of the group of people they had just met, who were either rebels or officers and soldiers, and gave them some dry food they had with them.

Theoretically, they might be able to buy it with money, but that would require the people of Songzhou to vomit out the belongings they had left behind first, not to mention that the prices here are already terrifyingly high, especially for daily food. On the other hand, no matter how much money they have, how can they afford such expenses?

"It actually takes a process for people to become refugees."

After wandering outside Songzhou for a few days, Jiang Wenyuan and Shan Bing realized this firsthand.

No one is a refugee at the beginning, and people do not really regard themselves as refugees. They just feel that they have encountered some troubles by chance, whether it is losing money, losing relatives, or having their homes occupied by robbers—— It is true that their experiences cause them pain, but they actually believe that pain is always temporary.

As long as we get through this, everything will be fine again.

Lost money can be earned again, lost home can be rebuilt, lost relatives and friends, this is more troublesome, but time will eventually heal all scars.

"As long as we go somewhere, we can still have a home again."

Jiang Wenyuan and Shan Bing, who were mixed in the ranks of refugees, heard the refugees around them say this more than once.

As for what this place is like, different refugees have different opinions, but without exception, it is basically the most beautiful place in their imaginations - but unfortunately, this is just imagination after all, and the reality is that they I will never reach that dream place in my life.

As for the reason, it is also very simple.

Just because there is not enough food.

Just like what Jiang Wenyuan and Shan Bing originally thought, they just need to bring more money when going out. As for more food and water, they can always be bought with money along the way - one or two people think this way, the problem is Not big, but if a lot of refugees think so...

It actually takes a process for people to become refugees.

No one is a refugee at the beginning, and no one really thinks of themselves as a refugee. Similarly, few people really leave their hometown with nothing. At that time, they still had some basic money and food in their hands, at least the most basic life. It's still possible - of course, these preparations may not be much, but as long as you suffer and endure it until a new life begins, it is always enough, right?

Unfortunately, not enough.

When they left their hometown and embarked on a journey, they had no source of income. The little food in their hands would always be eaten up. As for purchasing along the way... this was even more impossible. Nowadays, food is being harvested everywhere, and the price has reached a terrifying figure. What can they do with the little money they have?

“The more refugees there are, the more expensive food becomes. The more expensive food is, the more people can’t afford it, and the more refugees there are.”

Jiang Wenyuan and Shan Bing vaguely realized that a strange cycle was going on, and this cycle was somewhat unreasonable. The more expensive the food, the more people should farm. This is consistent with common sense. How? In the end, the number of people turned out to be refugees?

"Because the land will be robbed."

This is the answer given by the refugees.

In fact, not every refugee knows how to farm. Only some of them are old farmers. There are more urban residents among them, but these people are worse at farming - but even if they know nothing about it, In fact, it can be trained. If everyone joins hands, they can always create a future for themselves.

However, this can only be regarded as a beautiful fantasy.

The fact is that once there is a harvest, bandits will come. They will select a few people to kill Liwei, and then when others are too scared to move, they will take away all the harvest, leaving only a little. There is not enough food to feed chickens to allow these people to continue planting.

Of course, if they want to be safe, they can also choose to take shelter from those Wubao commanders who have certain combat capabilities, but what the local wealthy families want is actually the same as bandits.

After all, they are outsiders and refugees. If they want to establish themselves locally, they will definitely be exploited by local people.

Of course, they still have visions at this time, and they still feel that they can live a normal life again. As long as they endure it a little longer, everything will be fine.

Just hold on a little longer.

Just hold on a little longer.

But people will eventually be unable to bear it.

After all, people get hungry.

If eating well and drinking enough can make people feel calm and radiant, then conversely, lack of food and clothing can make people haggard and uneasy - especially when the normal routine of dressing and eating suddenly changes. When it becomes something that requires risking your life to get, or even risking your life to get, this feeling of uneasiness will be infinitely amplified.

The beautiful visions I once had have gradually faded away, and no matter what grand goals I had, they have disappeared without a trace. Eating the next meal, or even eating this meal, has become the biggest problem.

As long as you have something to eat, you can still live. If you want to live, you must eat something. As long as your life is still there, everything can always come back. As long as you can eat something, everything else can be thrown away.

Therefore, even in the face of high prices, as long as they can have this mouthful of food, people will often accept it, but they will eventually be left empty handed after losing their income, and the little money and food in their hands will eventually be exhausted. ——So the former businessmen took out their old books, the former scholars sold their pens and ink, the former craftsmen sold their styles, and even the old farmers sold their hoes and shovels.

These are acceptable as long as they can be eaten in exchange for a bite.

"How about you sell this coffin board?"

Several refugees gathered around Shan Bing and Jiang Wenyuan. They had been staring at these two people for a long time.

"Although this thing is not valuable, it is still a wooden object after all. If you use it as firewood, it can also keep you warm..."

"roll."

Shan Bing, who was resting on the big shield, only opened his eyes slightly, and the murderous evil spirit had already scared away the refugees.

No matter how low he was reduced to, there was no way he could sell this shield. The sword and shield in his hand were not only his weapons, but also his closest comrades.

He is also his most trusted partner.

"You did the right thing, don't use your weapon."

Jiang Wenyuan, who came back from going out to inquire about the news, decisively agreed to Shan Bing's choice after hearing what happened to Shan Bing.

"Although there is a risk of exposing our identity, the weapon cannot be left in our hands no matter what. If we are hungry twice on weekdays, we will be hungry twice. But as long as the weapon is in hand, we can still have the last resort."

This so-called last resort is, of course, to take advantage of others. Since all the local people have to give up and raise the prices, which makes them hungry, there is no need for them to indulge each other - yes, in When they were in Songzhou, they were indeed beaten out, but if the two commanders, who were ranked among the top 100 soldiers, were determined to rob, I am afraid that even the forts in Songzhou would not be able to gather the manpower to stop them. .

"The weapon in our hands is our last resort."

Jiang Wenyuan's expression was quite unkind.

"The worst case scenario is killing people with blood!"

"really."

Shan Bing nodded and looked at Jiang Wenyuan with a look of surprise.

Originally, he thought that this head catcher with a public background would be a more decent person, but now it seems that the other party's thinking is not much different from his?

"Just because I have been a headhunter, I know that truth is something people tell you." Jiang Wenyuan noticed Shan Bing's strange look, but he didn't care.

"Only when you do things that meet their expectations and comply with their wishes will they say that you are reasonable. If you do not comply with their wishes and expectations, even if you are reasonable, you will only become unreasonable." It doesn’t make sense... So fuck that shit, I’ve been hungry for three days, I don’t even have the bark to chew on, and if I try to reason with those profiteers again, I’m going to fucking starve to death.”

"Yeah, what's the point at this time? Is it just right for them to raise the price?"

Shan Bing also took out his dagger from under the big shield and found a piece of coarse cloth to wipe it slowly.

Now that it makes sense to raise prices on the ground, then the guy in their hands is even more reasonable. At least when they talk to each other, those profiteers will not be able to say a word.

The dead will naturally shut up forever, and their so-called truths will be snatched away by wild dogs along with the corpses.

Oh no, they seem to have eaten all the wild dogs nearby.

"Anyway, at the next trade, depending on the situation, if we still can't buy food, we will just wash the fort."

Jiang Wenyuan's face was dark, and at this moment he was even more ferocious than a gangster.

This also made Shan Bing look at Jiang Wenyuan more and more curiously, and he didn't know what this head catcher had gone through.

Maybe after being hungry and anxious, everyone becomes the same.

As long as you have a good meal, you can recover.

Now that they had decided on a strategy, the two of them slept peacefully. This time it was not about yearning for a better life, but about the loot in front of them - as long as they picked a local wealthy family to wash it, they would have enough to eat. You can continue on your way. If you run out of these things, you may have to wash another house.

So what was their original mission?

I can’t remember clearly, but it’s definitely not as important as eating.

"eat!"

Even while sleeping, Shan Bing vaguely heard such shouts.

"Eat eat eat eat eat!"

"Huh? Is it time to eat?"

Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Shan Bing reluctantly sat up in a daze.

But before he could open his eyes, there were already two slaps on his face.

"Wake up and take a nap! Stop sleeping!"

What rang in his ears was Jiang Wenyuan's voice.

"If you go to bed again, it's time to have dinner!"

"What's the meal?"

Shan Bing opened his eyes and saw a giant bear with three heads and a body covered with feathers, chewing crazily in the crowd.

"hiss!"

Looking at the giant bear's figure as strong as a mountain, Shan Bingdeng took a breath of cold air.

It turns out that Jiang Wenyuan was talking about being fed. Obviously, although their team of refugees is indeed hungry, there are always some things that are hungrier than them - especially when their number is getting larger and larger, those cannibals The evil spirit monster came directly from the smell.

And there is more than one of those evil monsters.

A bear with three heads, a chicken with a snake head, and a huge stiff corpse with arrows stuck all over its body. The three monsters are frantically preparing meals among the homeless people. These three monsters can only He is considered the vanguard of the monster team.

In the distance, visible to the naked eye, there are more monsters coming quickly.

"This... run!"

Shan Bing and Jiang Wenyuan both had some experience in fighting evil spirit monsters, but they could already see at a glance that this battle was not something they could handle.

If it was just one monster, the two of them should be able to kill it together. Even if it was two monsters, they should be able to run away if they tried their best. But just looking at the number now, it was clear that there were more than a dozen monsters coming. Is this battle really something that humans can handle?

"I should have thought of it a long time ago, I should have thought of it a long time ago..."

Shan Bing patted his head hard.

Yes, he should have thought of it a long time ago. This place is no different than the capital of Jiankang. The monsters cannot be killed by the commanders as soon as they appear - and this also means that many monsters are actually entrenched in those countless places. There are mountains and ridges that people dare to approach, but many people don’t know about them.

People are hungry and need to eat, but where are the monsters?

Monsters are hungry every day, and their appetites are so huge that they never seem to be full.

"go!"

Picking up the big shield, Shan Bing and Jiang Wenyuan quickly ran for the road.

The monsters in the distance were getting faster and faster. Obviously, they had smelled the smell of blood here, and Shan Bing and Jiang Wenyuan finally knew why the local Wubao basically refused to accept outsiders - originally they thought , this was to prevent bandits from sneaking in, but now it seems that... it is very likely that they also have the idea of ​​​​controlling the population to avoid attracting these evil monsters.

After all, what the bandits want is just money and food, but these evil monsters can really eat people.

Fortunately, after running all the way, they finally survived. After all, they were only two people, while there were many people in the refugee camp on the other side.

The monsters raged all night and dispersed until dawn. When Shan Bing and Jiang Wenyuan returned to the refugee camp again, they still saw many living people.

Obviously, after living as refugees for a long time, they also have some means of making a living of their own.

And avoiding monsters is part of this means of making a living.

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