On the way to escape from famine, I amaze the world with my medical practice

Chapter 28 Honor and inferiority
  After settling down the villagers, Ye Hongchang took Ye Xiangxiang to the border to inquire for information.

Along the way, they saw many people walking back from the Dayan border. It looked like it was not going well.

The two of them felt increasingly unsure. It was almost noon and they finally reached the border.

The terrain here is open, and as far as the eye can see, there is a fence dozens of feet wide, with soldiers guarding it, patrolling with long guns.

Traffickers and foot soldiers came and went, but most of them were refugees fleeing famine. Unlike when they were in Xiliang, most of the refugees who came here were in groups of twos and threes, no longer a huge team.

When people want to cross the border, they have to be interrogated by officers and soldiers.

The traffickers and lackeys presented documents for the road, some passed the customs smoothly, and some were blocked out.

As for the refugees who wanted to enter, they were all blocked outside without any proof.

An old man begged, "Master, please make it easier for us. We are in war in Xiliang and the people of Zhaochuan cannot survive. Please let us in. Our family fled here, and only a dozen or so people are left." There are a few, please have mercy."

The guard officers and soldiers were not so easy to talk to. After hearing this, they waved their hands and said, "Go, go, go, your war in Xiliang, what does it have to do with Dayan? Get out of here, or I will take action."

The old man still wanted to beg, but the officer and soldier of Dayan lost their patience and pointed their spears at the old man, "Go away, I won't say good things to you again."

"Master, if you don't let us in, where will our family go? Zhaochuan is closest to Dayan, where can we escape?"

The officers and soldiers completely lost their patience, raised their legs and kicked the old man, causing him to roll twice on the ground. The family members quickly supported him.

"What does it have to do with me where you go? I'm telling you, stop wandering around here, otherwise, I won't care if you get hurt."

The few people had no choice but to sigh, support each other and walk back.

Ye Xiangxiang said in a deep voice, "Dad, it looks like it's really hard to get into this Great Flame. What should we do now?"

Ye Hongchang said, "Dayan's national strength is not as strong as that of Xiliang. It is also a good thing for them to absorb young people. However, too many refugees will put a lot of pressure on Dayan. This family is either old or young, and there are two women." Man, of course they won’t let you go like this.”

"I just don't know if we still have a chance."

The father and daughter stood by the road and watched for a while. Someone was selling sweet syrup not far from the border. Ye Hongchang went over to inquire about the news.

"Brother, can't refugees come in now?"

The little brother glanced over there and whispered, "It was okay to come here a few days ago, but now a lot of refugees have come in. There must have been an order from above not to let them in. Not many families can get in in a day. "

He looked Ye Hongchang over and said, "But with your physique, you might be able to do it. The young one might have a chance, but the old one definitely won't. But you have to hurry up. In a few days, no one may be allowed to go."

Ye Hongchang frowned. There were only a dozen or twenty young people in their group. The others were old, weak, women and children. It was impossible to leave these people behind.

Ye Xiangxiang also fell into deep thought, what should he do about this matter.

At this moment, several carriages came from a distance and ran over the puddles, splashing mud and directly staining Ye Xiangxiang's clothes.

Ye Hongchang pulled his daughter behind him, and his younger brother asked them to step back further, "It will do no good to offend these people. Just wash your clothes yourself."

I saw the carriage stopped steadily at the border. The driver got out of the car to negotiate and gave the paperwork. Soon the fence was opened and ready to let people go.

Seeing this, the refugees nearby tried their best to rush inside. Someone shouted, "Come on, hurry in."

The soldier guarding the gate raised his spear and blocked the refugees directly, "Gungun, you are going to die, aren't you?"

Several refugees were pushed so hard that they could not stand still and sat in a mud puddle. One little girl's face was scratched by a spear. However, by making such a fuss, they blocked the way of the carriage.

The window of the carriage in the middle opened, and Ye Xiangxiang saw that the person inside was a charming young lady of fourteen or fifteen years old.

Seeing many people lying on the ground, she stretched out her hands to cover her mouth and nose. She was very disgusted, but she wanted to pretend to be kind, "Ruxiang, give them a few steamed buns, and think of it as a sign of merit for me."

After saying that, she closed the window, the maid got out of the carriage and threw a few steamed buns on the ground.

"Our young lady is kind-hearted. You should be grateful and don't block her way. Move away."

The white-faced steamed buns fell to the ground and immediately rolled up in a circle of mud. The appearance of the steamed buns was no longer visible.

But the refugees beside the car still started to grab it frantically. Many people grabbed it, stuffed it into their mouths hungrily, and then knelt down and kowtowed to the carriage, hoping that the noble would give more charity.

The road was cleared, several carriages slowly drove in, and the fence was closed again.

Ye Xiangxiang asked, "Brother, are those people from Dayan?"

The little brother shook his head, "No, you all came here from Xiliang to escape famine. It's just that they are from a wealthy family. Naturally they have documents. They won't be embarrassed when they get here. Others can't compare."

Ye Xiangxiang only felt that it was very realistic. Even if Zhaochuan was massacred and he could no longer stay, there would still be distinctions between high and low when fleeing.

Ordinary people seem to be at the bottom no matter where they are.

Ye Hongchang and Ye Xiangxiang looked at the border for a long time and asked several people for information, but they all got the same answer.

It's hard to get in now. Only young people can get a chance. If you get in, you have to work hard for two years before you can get a household registration.

Ye Hongchang sighed and walked back with Ye Xiangxiang.

On the way, he asked, "Xiangxiang, are you wrong about dad? If we don't go to Dayan, we might still have a chance."

Ye Xiangxiang said, "Dad, if we didn't go to Dayan, maybe we wouldn't be here now. The route dad chose is good, but there are too many refugees now, and Dayan won't let them in, so what can we do?" Woolen cloth?"

Dayan has the most civilized folk customs and is also very short of people. It is indeed the best place to go.

Now it is difficult to even enter here, let alone Zhao and Shu.

Ye Hongchang held up his forehead, "But what should we do now? There are dozens of us, mostly old, weak, women and children. How can we cross this border?"

Ye Xiangxiang had no choice for the time being, so he could only comfort himself and said, "Dad, let's go back first. Everyone is still waiting for the news. We can come up with a solution when we go back and discuss it together."

"Ah."

By the time they returned, the sun was almost setting.

Everyone looked through the autumn water and saw Ye Hongchang, and someone immediately came to greet him.

Ye Hongting said anxiously, "Second brother, how are you? Can Dayan still get in now?"

When Ye Hongchang saw everyone's expectant looks, he didn't know what to say and sat down on the ground.

"You can get in, but...it's difficult."

(End of this chapter)