A Husband Who Traveled Through the Famine and Developed a Chronicle

Chapter 41

Seeing that the refugees had calmed down, the officer put away his indifferent expression and made a sad face to show a look of compassion.

"Folks, I know that you didn't mean to make trouble on purpose, and you were forced to do nothing."

"Speaking of which, it's all caused by the drought"

"But this natural and man-made disaster is by no means something that all of us can resist."

"The magistrate of the county is also very considerate of everyone, but the war here is very tight. The barbarians came to our Daxia to grab people and food. The soldiers on the front line fought bloody battles to protect us from the suffering of the war."

"The county magistrate doesn't want to collect grain tax, but the soldiers on the front line have no food to eat. How can they fight? When the barbarians enter Daxia, every time they cross a border, they will slaughter the city."

"At that time, everyone also had no way out"

"Everyone can't live, and the county magistrate is anxious to understand, but there is no food in the city. Even if you rush in, you can't find food."

The officials spoke in an eloquent voice, and the refugees looked at each other in blank dismay.

Many people have seen the ferocity of the barbarians. They drink blood like hair, and the most frightening thing is that those barbarians want to eat people.

The kind that really eats.

No one wants to be beaten into Daxia by barbarians
"You said that if there is no food, there is no food? Let us go in and search for it. If there is really no food, forget it." At this moment, a voice came out from among the refugees, and the official's eyes suddenly looked in that direction, but he did not see who was speaking. who.

Bai Xia did see it, it was a thin man like a monkey, after he finished saying that, he shrank into the crowd.

And because of his words, the refugees also reacted.

"Besides, who knows if what you said is true or not, what if the food is not sent to the frontier at all?"

At this time, another sentence popped up among the refugees.

Immediately, the refugees were blown up "They were right, let us in"

"If there is really no food, we can just come out"

"You must be guilty, why don't you dare to let us in?"

Even though most of the refugees are women and children, when people are in a hurry, they can do things like cannibalism, let alone just break through a city gate.

At this time, the refugees started pushing and shoving again, trying to break into the city gate, turning a blind eye to the fate of those who were knocked down by the officials before.

"Everyone obeys orders, guard the city gate, and never let them rush in"

"Anyone who dares to step into the city gate will be killed without mercy"

With an indifferent order, the faces of all the officials turned cold, and just a few refugees rushed over.

"Kill" is the voice of the official.

"Fight with them" is the voice of the refugees.

Soon, the two sides scuffled together, saying that they were going to kill without mercy. Those officials still couldn't do anything, so they just tried their best to stop it.

It's just that there is a big gap between the number of officials and the number of refugees. Soon, the official retreated to the city gate. At this moment, the middle-aged official jumped up and pointed the knife in his hand at one of the refugees. , The hand raised the knife and fell, a gust of hot blood sprayed the heads and faces of the people nearby, as if a basin of cold water was poured down to calm them down.

"Kill, kill"

"Officials killed"

"killed"

A few panicked shouts made these desperate refugees retreat quickly, looking at the middle-aged officials in horror.

"I said, anyone who dares to step into the city gate will be killed without mercy."

All the refugees were shocked by his eyes, and stood there trembling.

The dead body of the man who was killed was still in front of them, and the bloody facts told them that if they wanted to enter the city, they had to die.

It's just that there is no food, and they will die together sooner or later.

"Officer, please save us, please save us"

"Yes, sir, please help us."

"You can't watch us starve to death"

Seeing that there was no hope of breaking into the city, the refugees knelt on the ground and cried out.

Thousands of people cried and begged, but when they met, there was no one who did not shed tears. Bai Xia, who was watching from the side, was a little soft-hearted. Of course, it was only for a moment, and she quickly forgot it.

With so many people kneeling at the gate of the city, the people of Wu County who wanted to enter and leave the city had no choice.

Refugees gathered and blocked the gates of the city, but they didn't go in, but if things went on like this, the people of Wu County would be trapped here to death.

"Boss, what should we do?"

At this time, an official asked.

"I'm going to report to the magistrate of the county, and ask him for an idea." The middle-aged official is impressively the leader of these officials. At this moment, these refugees are afraid of his iron and blood methods and dare not make trouble, but if he dares to leave, I am afraid that the crying refugees will immediately They will turn into mobs and force their way into the city gates again.

Hearing the words, the officer immediately turned around and ran towards the city.

Some sharp-eyed refugees saw an official sent into the city, their eyes lit up immediately, and they worked harder.

Not long after, the official who went back to report the letter came back, and whispered a few words in the ear of the leading official, who frowned and then relaxed.

"Folks, listen to me. The county magistrate has a kind heart. He can't bear to see everyone starve to death. He is willing to give each person a catty of brown rice according to their heads."

Hearing this, the refugees were overjoyed and kowtowed, "Thank you sir, thank you magistrate."

Seeing them kowtow to thank, the official continued: "Just one thing, after you get the food, you have to leave Wu County and Ganzhou"

This time, the refugees stopped kowtowing.

I saw an old man about 50 years old raised his head, and said in a trembling voice: "My lord, after leaving Wu County, I will wait... I will become a refugee."

If you become a refugee, you will lose your land and household registration. If you are caught by the government, you can beat or sell it, but you can't help it.

No ordinary person wants to leave everything behind and become a refugee.

Otherwise, these people would not gather outside the gate of Wu County.

"Is the government willing to issue directions for us?" This was said by a knowledgeable refugee, and Bai Xia subconsciously looked at that person.

Although the clothes are shabby, it can be seen that it is a long gown.

Only those with fame and fame can wear long gowns. This is a scholar.

Bai Xia said silently in her heart.

"There is no way to guide," the official said coldly.

"Whether you take the food and leave on your own, or starve to death at the gate of this city, it's up to you to choose, but you will never be allowed to step into the gate of the city."

The refugees gasped.

The person who died earlier was still there, how could they have the courage to break into it.

They haven't lost their minds yet, otherwise they should rush in regardless of life and death at this time, instead of holding back in fear of the government's sword.

"We are willing to take the food and leave Ganzhou, but we just ask the official to show us the way. Where should we go?"

There was a severe drought in Ganzhou, and the refugees were all natives of Wu County. They hadn't even been to Ganzhou City a few times, let alone the outside world. Now that they were leaving Ganzhou, they naturally wanted to find a place to go.

Fortunately, the county magistrate had thought of this a long time ago, and the official said: "Quanzhou next to Ganzhou is less affected by the drought. You can go to Quanzhou later."

"Furthermore, Quanzhou is vast and sparsely populated, and the governor of Quanzhou is also known to love the people like a son. After you go, you will be able to reclaim land and settle down in peace."

(End of this chapter)