On the road to escape famine, others ate vegetables but I ate meat

Chapter 58 The Sixth Prince Nangong Xu
Nangong Xu saw their defensive looks, he stopped and clasped his hands together, "I am King Nangong Xu, I came here from Luoyang County for inspection and found a water source, so I came here to look for water. We are not enemies."

Finally, he explained it to prevent these people from misunderstanding him.

Nangong Xu?
Prince?

Liu and the others didn't know how many princes there were in the capital. After all, so many years had passed, and the capital might have changed a lot.

"You said you are a prince, what identity can you use to prove it?" Gu Yan's calm voice sounded, "Don't get me wrong, we are just trying to ensure our safety. We met a group of people wearing officer uniforms before, so..."

Nangong Xu looked Gu Yan up and down. This man was quite interesting.

"This jade pendant is only owned by the Nangong family and the royal princes. You can take a look at it."

Gu Yan looked at the jade pendant in Nangong Xu's hand but did not take it. "Well, it looks like a Qilin."

As for whether he was the real prince, they didn't know, but they just wanted to make sure he was not an enemy.

Nangong Xu: “…”

Why do I feel that none of you can recognize this jade pendant?

"Are there only so many of you fleeing? Are there any family members who are separated?"

"No." Gu Yan shook his head and explained what happened in a few words, "We came here to find water. There is a group of refugees outside the forest."

Nangong Xu nodded, asked someone to get some water, and escorted Gu Yan and the others out of the woods.

Nangong Xu came out and saw that there were indeed quite a few refugees.

Some were eating tree bark, others were eating dry potatoes.

Of course, there is also a carriage inside.

Maybe he is from a wealthy family somewhere else.

"It's the officers and soldiers!"

"Great, with soldiers here, we will be much safer on the road."

Many people were nervous and scared when they saw the troops, but when they saw the familiar banners, they knew that these were the troops from the Central Plains.

"Brother, it seems to be the Sixth Prince."

Xu Rou stood up and saw that the most prominent person in the crowd was Nangong Xu, whom she knew.

Xu Yi was a little surprised. He didn't expect to meet the Sixth Prince here.

But why would the Sixth Prince walk with Lan Yue and his group?
"Everyone, don't panic. I am the Sixth Prince Nangong Xu."

"Sixth Prince!"

"It's actually the Sixth Prince. I didn't expect the Sixth Prince to be so handsome."

"I didn't expect the Sixth Prince to appear here. Can we follow him? We have experienced the enemy's attack before. If the Sixth Prince is here, we will definitely not be robbed of our food by the enemy."

Everyone was talking about it.

Nangong Xu: "...I am just here for inspection, it is inconvenient to bring you along."

"Ah? Then do we have no shelter?"

"Can't we just follow the prince?"

"Yes, as long as it does not affect the prince's inspection, can we follow behind the prince?"

Nangong Xu: “…”

We are all riding horses and walking very fast. Can you keep up?

But Nangong Xu did not say this, instead, "I don't mind you following me, but... can you keep up?"

Everyone:"……"

It seems so!
Nangong Xu chatted with the refugees for a while, then started on his way with the army. He wanted to inspect more places than just here. As soon as Lan Yue and the others came out, they started to act like invisible people.

When Xu Yi and the others saw Nangong Xu coming, they wanted to go up and say hello, but when they thought about the fact that they were still guilty, it was really inconvenient.

They also secretly supported the Fourth Prince. If they had any contact with the Sixth Prince, it would be difficult for them to explain to the Fourth Prince when they arrived in Nanzhou.

Xu Yin watched Nangong Xu passing by. He was so handsome, so suave, and she...

Thinking of this, Xu Yin lowered her head, emotions surging in her eyes.

When she was the second daughter of the Xu family, she wanted to marry the Sixth Prince. However, man proposes, God disposes. Now her Xu family has become a guilty family. Can she still be his Sixth Prince's Consort?

"Aqiu!"

what happened?

Who is plotting against him behind the scenes?
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The refugees wanted to follow Nangong Xu all the way. It was fine at the beginning, but when they got to the back, Nangong Xu and the others had already gone far away.

They also knew that the Sixth Prince had important matters to attend to and could not take care of them. It was just a pity that without the protection of officers and soldiers, they did not know what kind of crisis they would encounter on the next journey.

After two and a half days of persistence without a carriage or food, Xu Yi and his companions could no longer bear to eat dry food.

They had no choice but to shamelessly go to the Li family to buy some food.

"You want to buy rice? We don't have much. I can only sell you one pound for five taels of silver. Do you still want it?"

Li Yu looked at Xu Yi and didn't want to pay attention to this man, but when he saw the two officers beside him, his words suddenly changed.

"So expensive? Can you send some vegetables?" Xu Yi felt a little painful. Five taels of silver could buy a lot of things in the past, but now it's only one pound, not even enough to give these people food.

"can."

Li Yu readily gave them two wild vegetables and told them tactfully, "We don't have much. We have a pregnant woman at home who needs to supplement her nutrition. We have to save these foods. Don't come to us next time."

Xu Yi: "...Okay."

He glanced at Li and saw that her belly was indeed very big.

With the food in hand, they returned to their resting place.

But what are they going to do with this little bit of rice?

"There's no other way. Let's cook it into porridge."

Xu Rou's heart had already collapsed when she saw that there was only a bowl of rice.

But she couldn't lose her temper. No one had anything to eat now, and losing her temper would only make everyone dissatisfied with her.

With a glance, she saw Lan Yue and the others who were eating meat. They were laughing happily and eating happily.

Their clothes were spotless, and even though they were fleeing, they lived better than her. Moreover, she seemed to find that Lan Yue had grown taller and become much more beautiful.

Xu Rou cried internally.

They are all refugees, why are they living so well?
She had seen these people eating a lot of meat and fish many times. Are their luck so good? They can get meat every time, so why can't they?
It wasn't just Xu Rou who thought so. All the refugees would feel unbalanced because the food they ate was not as good as that of Lan Yue and the others.

Fubao's family was also among the refugee group, and the food she ate was better than that of others.

"Fubao, take this chicken leg and eat it yourself. If it weren't for our Fubao, no one in our family would be able to eat meat."

The woman, Mrs. You, Fubao's grandmother, was eating the chicken butt happily. She looked at Fubao who was eating the chicken leg with a doting smile on her face.

"Mom is right. If it weren't for Fubao, we wouldn't know if our family would be killed by bandits..."

"Pooh, pooh, pooh! Don't say that." You glared at her son, Li Xin.

"Brother Xin, talk less and eat more meat." Li Xin's wife, Zhang, put a piece of meat into his mouth, "Is there anything to eat that can stop you from talking?"

Li Xin chewed the meat and grinned foolishly.

Li Fugui kept eating meat. He was a ten-year-old child and couldn’t understand what the adults were doing, but he still loved the smell of meat!
　The life of a person with a pure heart is always full of sweetness and joy.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)