novelaction Chapter 132 Escape from Enling County
Chapter 132 Escape from Enling County
Everyone was worried and woke up after only a few hours of sleep.
It was still dark at this time. After each family loaded the things they bought yesterday onto the cart and tied them up, they filled the wooden barrels with water.
In the team, only Yao County Magistrate and Lu Qingqing's families did not go shopping.
Lu Tianming originally wanted each family to share some food with the two of them, but there was a problem with the wooden barrels.
Each family only bought one wooden barrel, so it would be easy for each family to share some water when there was no shortage of water.
If the severe water shortage situation like before occurs again, it will be troublesome if we don’t have our own wooden barrels.
County Magistrate Yao was also very clear about this, so he told Lu Tianming and others to just go out of the city gate first, and wait for them outside the city after they left.
It was not yet time to open the city gates, so the group split into two groups.
Lu Qingqing and Yao Jia went to wait by the shop first. After it opened, they only bought the most important food and water, and then went to gather at the city gate.
Lu Tianming and his group went directly to the city gate, and once the gate was opened, they left the city.
Before leaving, Lu Tianming checked again to make sure that Huang San and the others were tied up tightly and the gags were stuffed in tightly.
Only then did they lock the door and leave the yard.
After locking the gate, Lu Tianming threw the key back into the yard. As for the waiter's deposit, it could not be refunded.
Lu Tianming and his group headed straight for the city gate, and there were a few pedestrians on the road.
Lu Qingqing discussed with County Magistrate Yao that the Yao family would go to the grain shop and wait, while Lu Qingqing would go to the shop selling wooden barrels and wait.
Whichever house opens first will call the other house.
When fleeing from the wildfire, everyone in the village threw away their wooden barrels and food, and Lu Qingqing was no exception.
After meeting the villagers, she found an opportunity to collect all the wooden barrels and grain in the carriage.
At this moment, of course I have to pretend.
After waiting for a while, Yao Bowen came running over to tell me that the grain shop over there was open.
Lu Qingqing drove the cart to the grain shop. When she arrived at the door of the shop, the Yao family had already loaded the cart.
County Magistrate Yao told her to come over and gather after she finished shopping, and Lu Qingqing nodded in agreement.
Seeing that they had gone far away, Lu Qingqing went into the carriage to put out the food, sat on the shaft of the carriage and planned to meet up with County Magistrate Yao.
I saw a group of people running towards me with knives in their hands, and pedestrians on the road all tried to get out of the way.
Lu Qingqing's heart tightened and her hand had already touched the weapon.
They saw this group of people running towards the courtyard where they were without looking back.
Lu Qingqing shook the reins and quickly rushed towards County Magistrate Yao.
When he went over, County Magistrate Yao bought two wooden barrels and also bought the one for Lu Qingqing's family.
Seeing them coming, he told Lu Qingqing to leave quickly.
He also saw the group of people from before, and they were running in the direction of the courtyard where they were resting.
The two families no longer hesitated and drove quickly to the city gate.
When we arrived, the city gate was already open, but there were few people at the gate.
The two families left the city smoothly. County Magistrate Yao briefly explained the situation to Lu Tianming, and everyone quickly left Enling County.
Along the way, everyone was worried that the gangsters would catch up with them, so they fled at a speed comparable to when they were escaping from a wildfire.
The entrance to the courtyard.
Wang Si saw that the courtyard gate was locked from the outside and looked at the leading gangster questioningly.
"Are you sure that Third Brother is here?"
The leading thug nodded hurriedly and explained:
"Yesterday, Third Brother said there was a fat sheep, and his informant said there weren't many people around, so Third Brother took about ten people and went out. Although Third Brother would go to the brothel to play before, no matter how late it was, he would go back to the gang to sleep."
After hearing this, Wang Si decided to go in and take a look.
He took two steps back and signaled his men to open the door.
A gangster nearby came forward with a knife and cut the lock open in a few strokes.
At Wang Si's command, the gangsters began to search every room.
When the door of the room where Huang San and others were imprisoned was opened, the strong smell of urine made people take a few steps back.
Wang Si heard the shouting and ran over to see Huang San and the others tied up like dumplings.
When untying the rope, Huang San and a few thugs peed in their crotches, and they were so embarrassed when they saw their brothers.
They had been drinking together before coming here, but who would have thought they would be trapped here, unable to move all night.
People can't die from holding their urine.
Huang San lost face in front of his subordinates and hated the people from Lujia Village very much.
As soon as the ropes on his hands and feet were untied, he hurriedly took the cloth out of his mouth.
Having stuffed it in my mouth for too long, my cheeks are numb now, and I grit my teeth and say:
"Old Four, let's go to the city gate quickly. Those fat sheep must be leaving the city!"
Wang Si wanted to ask more about the situation, but was pulled out of the door by Huang San.
A group of thugs quickly rushed to the city gate and shouted at the soldiers guarding the gate to close the gate quickly.
The guards at the city gate knew Huang San and Wang Si. The big gangs in Enling County had good relations with the county magistrate, and they often got some benefits.
Naturally, everyone obeyed. After the city gate was closed, Huang San described the characteristics of Lu Tianming and his group.
The guard nodded, indicating that such a group of people had indeed passed by and had been gone for some time.
Huang San slapped his thigh angrily and shouted to his brothers to chase after him, but was stopped by Wang Si.
"Third brother, I don't think those people have much money. We've been walking for so long. If we want to catch up, we have to ask big brother for a horse. Then big brother will know about this. It's not worth it!"
Wang Si said, patted Huang San on the shoulder, and continued:
"We brothers have been ostracized by Feng Liuzi for so long, and our status in the gang is getting worse day by day! The important thing now is Feng Liuzi. He almost got you killed this time. We can't let him go so easily!"
Huang San listened to this and gradually calmed down.
Lu Tianming and his group were unaware of the situation behind them and were worried that the thugs would catch up with them, so they ran until the end of noon, when they were hungry and tired and stopped.
Lu Tianming was munching on a piece of bread while discussing the next route with County Magistrate Yao. People nearby pricked up their ears when they heard their conversation.
After fleeing famine for so long, everyone is exhausted both physically and mentally.
Many people thought that if the barbarians really retreated, they would find a place to settle down.
From time to time, there were whispers of discussion among the crowd.
Lu Tianming and County Magistrate Yao naturally heard it, but they also had concerns.
The news of the barbarians' retreat was not announced by the government.
If the barbarians attack again, Enling County will probably not be able to hold out for long, just like other counties.
Moreover, even if the barbarians retreat this time, the area near Enling County is not a good location.
If the barbarians can attack you once, they will attack you a second time.
Even if they want to settle down, they have to find a safer place.
After discussing for a long time, we still haven't reached a conclusion, so we can only take it one step at a time.
After a quick meal, everyone set off again.
A few days later, when Lu Tianming and his party were on their way, they heard a rapid and loud buzzing sound coming from the distance.
Lu Qingqing looked back and saw a dark mass coming towards them in the distance.
As the black clouds approached, the buzzing sound in my ears became louder and louder, and small black dots in the sky flew towards me.
In a flash, it was overwhelming.
Tianfu Niang knelt down and bowed, shouting:
"Locust God! It's the Locust God!"