Dragging the family to flee famine?Don't be afraid, I have room to fill the granary

Chapter 72 Aunt Ma is sick

The carriage returned to the gate of Nanyang City, and Tao Qiqi, who was driving the carriage, found that there were many more refugees than what he had seen before.

If this continues, Nanyang City may not be able to protect itself, and we don’t know when the disaster relief food will come.

It stands to reason that farming in the south has not been affected so far. It has been almost a month since the summer harvest in May. After all, the people have paid the grain tax and the disaster relief grain should be more abundant.

If there is no accident, as long as the approval is issued, the granaries in various places can release grain for disaster relief.

With food, the refugees do not need to be stuck at the gate of the city waiting for porridge.

It is not a good thing that there are too many people in the disaster area at the gate of the city.

Once there is trouble, or something happens, small things can turn into big things.

But for some reason, it’s already late June and I haven’t heard of any news about grain release.

This damn year of famine, I don’t know when it will end.

According to the memory of the original owner, even if there was a drought in the past, it has never been so long. It has been three years, and I don't know what the situation in the north is now.

She had encountered sandstorms when she left before, and later she heard that there were two or three more sandstorms there, each time more serious than the last.

If it doesn't rain again in the north, I'm afraid it will all turn into a sandbar.

Since the city gate was about to be closed, Tao Qiqi didn't pay much attention, and after greeting the chief guard who guarded the city, she took Nangong Yi directly into the city.

Tao Qiqi is with Nangong Ye. Nangong Ye lives in Master Yang's house. In order to facilitate the entry and exit of the city, Master Yang has greeted the people below in advance, so there is no need to give money when entering and leaving the city.

But as soon as she entered the city, she heard someone calling her from behind.

Fortunately, Tao Qiqi's ears were sensitive enough. Although the wheels of the carriage were a bit loud, Tao Qiqi still heard the call of "Qiqi".

And this voice was familiar to her.

After stopping the carriage, Tao Qiqi jumped and got off the carriage.

"Why are you going?" Nangong Yi asked doubtfully.

"It's nothing to do with you, just stay here." After leaving these words, Tao Qiqi walked towards the gate of the city again.

"Qiqi, Qiqi, it's me." Ma Zhu saw Qiqi walking towards him, and happily raised his hand to indicate his location.

Tao Qiqi walked up to Ma Zhu and looked at him: "Brother Zhuzi, why is it you? Are you alone? Where are uncle and aunt?"

Ma Zhu replied: "My father and mother are there, and the whole village is there."

"Then what are you?" Tao Qiqi looked puzzled.

"Qiqi, I'm sorry, I really can't help it. I happened to see that you seemed to be familiar with these officials, so I had no choice but to call you out shamelessly."

"It doesn't matter. If there's anything urgent, just ask."

"My mother was a little unwell this morning. I wanted to let her go to the city to have a look, but she was reluctant to spend the money, so she kept procrastinating, but she just vomited yellow water and couldn't eat anything, but this Seeing that it was getting dark, she was asked to go to the city to see a doctor, but she said to wait until tomorrow. But I was worried..."

"Auntie has always been used to frugality. It will cost a lot of money to go to the city to see a doctor, and it will get dark soon. Where to live is also a problem. It is normal that she does not want to go to the city. Please take me there to see Bar."

"But those people... it doesn't matter, I just want to ask, see if you can help talk to the official, let them accommodate, wait for us a little bit, and close the city gate after we get out of the illness."

Tao Qiqi thought for a while. Although she was not afraid of those people in the Tao family, one more thing was better than one less thing. So she nodded and replied: "Okay, you go and ask Auntie to come over, and I will tell them."

"Okay. Thank you Qiqi."

"It's okay. In the past, my uncle and aunt took good care of me in the village."

Then Ma Zhu went to ask his mother to come over, and Tao Qiqi briefly explained the situation to the chief guard.

Naturally, the chief guard will not lose face.

However, Tao Qiqi had already said hello, and Ma Zhu and Aunt Ma were not seen coming.

Tao Qiqi looked in the direction Ma Zhu pointed just now, and saw Village Chief Ma scolding Boss Tao with a displeased face.

Mrs. Tao was also arrogant and unreasonable. I don’t know what several people said, but Mrs. Tao immediately fell to the ground and the eldest daughter-in-law seemed to be anxious.

Although Tao Qiqi couldn't hear what they were talking about, she could guess the general idea.

Those people from the Tao family must have seen that Ma Zhu had successfully taken the Tao Qiqi line to enter the city, and they wanted to follow him. With Tao Qiqi here, food and accommodation would not be a problem.

Not only that, but also save the cost of entering the city.

If you don't take advantage of such a big advantage, then it's not the Tao family.

But their calculations were still wrong.

Not to mention that Village Chief Ma would not agree if he knew about the situation between the Tao family and Tao Qiqi. As for Tao Qiqi, the Tao family wants to take advantage of her?Dreaming during the day or night is impossible, and reality is even less possible.

But it seems that Taoshi is determined to keep up.

Seeing her lying on the ground, Village Chief Ma was really embarrassed.

Fortunately, when Village Chief Ma was in trouble, Tao Qiqi came over and said slowly: "Uncle Village Chief, it doesn't matter. They want to go to the city to see a doctor. After all, they can't delay if they are sick. In case they really need to We can't afford to take the responsibility if there is someone who is short and long. Anyway, I am just leading the way. It doesn't matter if I bring one, it doesn't matter if I bring two. The cost of entering the city is the same for everyone."

When the eldest daughter-in-law heard this, she looked at Tao Qiqi with a look of disdain: "Stop bluffing, you can make the official accommodating, and you can't let the official give us money? And I saw it just now, you brought that man into the house?" City, neither of them gave money."

"What you said really made me laugh out loud. The people who went in together just now were relatives of the magistrate's family. Isn't it normal that the guards don't accept money from others? Also, I don't need to give money when I enter the city, it doesn't mean I brought it in People don't need to pay. If so, wouldn't the city be in chaos? What do you do as a prefect?"

Tao Wuwu, the daughter of Boss Tao on the side, couldn't help but said after hearing this: "Then you can also help us. We went to the city to see a doctor, not for anything else. We came out immediately after seeing the doctor, just for a moment You shouldn’t collect money for your work. Human life is a matter of heaven and earth.”

"Sorry, I don't have that much face. If you have the ability, you can talk to the head of the guard yourself. Seeing your beauty, the head of the guard should give you face." After Tao Qiqi answered, she looked at Aunt Ma and said: "Auntie , let’s go, I’ll take you into the city to see a doctor.”

After talking, Tao Qiqi helped Aunt Ma and prepared to leave.

As for those in the Tao family, they can follow them if they like, and if they don't, they will be dragged away.

Of course, although Tao Shi believed what Tao Qiqi just said, she still wanted to take a gamble, so she took the boss's wife and Tao boss to follow Ma Zhu.

If they don't give money, then they will come forward and follow.

If they really give money, they will take it back.

What Tao didn't expect was that Tao Qiqi actually watched Ma Zhu pay the entry fee for two people before taking them into the city.

So after weighing the pros and cons, Tao Shi took Tao Boss and the others obediently back to the resting place in the village.

However, because he failed to enter the city, the Tao boss and the eldest daughter-in-law angrily scolded Tao Qiqi for a long time before they stopped.

(End of this chapter)