Chapter 135 The parents on the road to escape 33
Chapter 135 The parents on the road to escape 33
After meeting Lijiacun, it seemed like a switch was turned on. The closer I got to Fucheng, the more people I met. Zhangjiacun met several groups of refugees fleeing famine. They looked better than Lijiacun. Although they lacked water, they were not in a state where they could not survive. to the point where it goes down.
Encountering too many people, Zhangjiacun simply kept moving forward in a defensive formation. Slow down, safety first.
When the groups of refugees saw Zhangjiacun's team, they also gave way automatically. After Zhangjiacun passed, they followed and headed towards Fucheng.
"Did we stoke a hornet's nest today? I usually don't see a single person, but when I meet there are a lot of them, one after another."
Qi Hu has been transferred to the front, Yuan Xi is watching from behind, and the clan leader is sitting in the middle.
That night, Zhangjiacun set up camp and arranged for more people to patrol.
There were one or two groups of people resting not far away, and everyone was on guard against each other.
Because there were many teams on the road, the speed of the journey was also slowed down. Zhangjiacun was not able to reach Fucheng that day, but it was almost there. Tomorrow morning, if you walk along the official road for an hour, you can see the city wall of Fucheng.
After passing Pingyang Fucheng and walking for three or four days, they would be able to enter the territory of Zhongzhou.
Yuan Xi looked at the map on the panel and began to think about how to transfer the people from Zhangjia Village to Dongzhou. Everyone cooperated so well along the way, so he couldn't bear to part with them. The point is that there is strength in numbers and ready-made manpower, so let him give up like this? It worked before, but not now. We still have to find a way to convince the clan leader.
The others are not a problem. As long as the clan leader is taken care of, everything will be easy.
Thinking of the news he had learned when he signed in, Beizhou could still hold on for a month. The emperor and ministers had already discussed taking refuge in South Continent. The refugees from Beizhou were all rushing towards Central Continent. Some went to the capital, and some dispersed. The situation in Central Continent should be quite chaotic now.
Coupled with the refugees fleeing the famine in Western Continent, Central Continent is so crowded, and the clan leader will definitely agree with him if he finds out.
Yuan Xi was confident and slept peacefully all night.
At dawn, Yuan Xi woke up naturally.
There was a noise not far away, and the two groups had already started to leave for Fucheng.
No wonder it's so noisy.
The people in Zhangjiacun were unmoved and followed their own pace. They just started making breakfast, and by the time they finished eating and set off, it was estimated that an hour would have passed.
Yuan Xi yawned, not remembering it very much, but unfortunately he didn't have the conditions to stay in bed, and there was a layer of oilcloth between his back and the ground. Under these conditions, what's the point of staying in bed?
I thought about signing in silently.
"Let me see what gossip there is."
Yuan Xi took one look and stood up suddenly. This time he stood up even faster than the last time he knew the magistrate of Yu County had run away.
The movement was so big that Zhang Yuanlin, who was standing outside the shed, looked over and said, "Third brother, what's wrong? You're so old and you still have nightmares."
Yuan Xi was absent-minded and followed his second brother's words, "Yeah."
"Hahaha, you were like this when you were a child. It's okay, my grandfather and father both said that nightmares are the opposite."
Yuan Xi didn't listen to what his brother said, but focused on the panel, frowning.
"The news must be correct, which means that we can't go to Fucheng. Tsk, it's troublesome."
I saw the words on the panel: Last night, a group of refugees bribed the soldiers guarding the city and passed through Fucheng. That night, they met bandits dressed as soldiers outside Fucheng. They were looted and suffered heavy casualties.
Originally, Yuan Xi thought of using the old method to pass through Pingyang Fucheng, but he did not expect that the roads in Pingyang Fucheng were even wilder than those in Xiyuan Fucheng. Xiyuan Fucheng is a collusion between officials and bandits, and they get a share; Pingyang Fucheng is directly a bandit, and it is true that each mountain is higher than the other.
After collecting the money, you turn around and rob the person. This is too bottomless. Yuan Xi despised them in his heart, "They are really morally corrupt, they have no bottom line, they are stupid, bah."
After cursing in his heart, Yuan Xi began to worry. If this big fat sheep from Zhangjiacun dared to appear in the eyes of the Fucheng soldiers, he would definitely be worse off than the group last night.
"Oh, we can only take a detour."
Switching off the message, Yuan Xi opened the map and wanted to choose a suitable route to bypass Fucheng.
Yuan Xi's performance made Zhang Yuanlin stare blankly ahead. This nightmare must be too terrifying.
What kind of nightmare did the third brother have?
"Third brother, third brother..."
After calling several times, Yuan Xi finally responded, "Ah, second brother, what's the matter?"
"What kind of nightmare did you have? Tell me and I will explain it to you. I studied dream interpretation for a while with my grandfather."
"Second brother, I forgot, I can't remember clearly."
Zhang Yuanlin felt a little regretful, "That's a nightmare, forget it if you can't remember it."
After sending his second brother away, Yuan Xi lay down again, closed his eyes and concentrated on planning the route on the map in his mind.
After breakfast, Yuan Xi went to the clan leader without stopping. After some discussions, the clan leader also felt that to be on the safe side, he could first send someone to Fucheng to inquire about the news.
Yuan Xi actively signed up, and after dressing up, he went to Fucheng alone to inquire about the news.
He didn't plan to bring anyone with him this time. It would be inconvenient to bring someone with him. He also didn't plan to enter the city. He could just walk around for a few times and then go back to tell the news. He had heard about it in the city.
The clan leader was originally worried about Yuan Xi alone, but was finally persuaded by Yuan Xi.
When Yuan Xi walked to Pingyang Fucheng alone, he saw groups of refugees outside the city. Some of them looked like they had been living there for several days and had set up wooden sheds.
There are roadblocks set up by soldiers at the gate of the city, and refugees are not allowed to approach.
Yuan Xi walked into the refugee settlement, and the smell from above almost made him cry out. After enduring it, he walked in with a good face.
After walking around casually, he estimated that the time was almost up. Yuan Xi went back immediately. He really couldn't stay in this place for a second. He had sacrificed too much for Zhangjiacun, and he must abduct them all to Dongzhou.
Secretly making up his mind, Yuan Xi returned to the Zhangjiacun camp. It was almost noon. If he hadn't been leaning on something in the space along the way, he would have definitely suffered from heatstroke.
"Yuanxi, are you okay?"
Yuan Xi looked at the clan leader who was holding his nose three meters away from him and rolled his eyes at him.
"You go clean up first and then take a rest. We will talk about it later. The village will definitely remember your contribution."
Yuan Xi went back to change his clothes expressionlessly, scrubbed them a little, and said with a ferocious expression, "If the patriarch dares to question what I said, I will..."
He twisted the sweat towel hard, and the veins on his hands popped out, showing the great force.
After he finished packing, the clan leader took the initiative to come over and said, "Yuanxi, how are you? What news did you get?"
"It's impossible to get to Fucheng."
Yuan Xi shook his head and embellished the message on the panel. The people around him turned pale and looked frightened.
"Then what should we do?"
As soon as someone asked a question, Yuan Xi immediately answered, "Don't worry, we can take a detour and bypass Fucheng. I also asked people for information and found out about a small road, which is a mountain road and is difficult to walk."
"Difficulty of walking is not a problem, as long as it is safe, we will take this road."
The clan leader immediately made a decision.
Yuan Xi nodded happily.
Get on the road.
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