Qin Gong

Chapter 237 The Village with Problems
In the scorching summer, years of drought have led to the abandonment of the fields, the common people are in dire straits, and where the dead trees dry up the river, animal bones are common.

Sometimes even human bones can be seen.

According to the historical records, every time there is "a big hunger at the age of one year", it is always accompanied by people eating each other.

However, no matter which country's ancient history books, the cruelty behind these famines will not be recorded.

The people who cannibalize will not speak, local officials will not report, and the king will even order to cover it up, and will not leave it to other princes to talk about. Often after the incident, they just leave a sentence in the ancient bamboo slips, "It is a big hunger". That's how it happened.

Inside the carriage.

Bai Yan was sitting in the carriage, even though he was hiding in the shade, he was still sweating profusely from the hot and stuffy air.

However, it is much more comfortable inside the carriage than outside.

It has been half a month since I left Yanhe.

During this half month, Bai Yanrao made a big circle, went south from Yanhe, entered the border of Yingchuan, and then entered Zhao country from the border of Yingchuan.

Because of the unfamiliarity of life and place, I took a lot of wrong roads. Fortunately, nothing happened after this tossing all the way, and we have been living in peace
Two hours later.

"Gentleman, I don't think we will be able to reach the next city tonight, and we may have to spend the night in the small village ahead."

In front of the carriage, Karma's voice came.

After Bai Yan heard it, he stretched out his hand to lift the curtain of the car, looked outside as the sunset was approaching, and turned sideways to see that there was indeed a small village in front of him.

"Okay, I will go to the village to rest for a night later!"

Bai Yan said, and then put down the car curtain.

Gentleman, it was Bai Yan who let the three of them call themselves the same no matter where they were, and they had to form a habit.

Otherwise, if you enter Handan, if you encounter a special situation, you will become anxious, and you will leak your mouth for a while, and then there will be big troubles.

After a while.

With the carriage swaying for a while, it slowly stopped.

Bai Yan lifted the curtain from the carriage, and slowly got off the carriage.

Looking around, looking at the small village in front of him, he suddenly frowned slightly.

Due to the drought, the fields cannot be cultivated. At this moment, in this small village of a hundred households, there are many villagers at a glance.

And in the small house in front of him, there is also a carriage, which can see four men and one woman, who are just like them, passing by to stay overnight.

"General, let me find some water!"

Gui led the horse and came to Bai Yan's side.

Because I have been on the road today, no matter whether it is a horse or a person, I am already very thirsty. Before it is dark, I will go find some water first. If the horse becomes thirsty, things will be troublesome.

However, Gui's voice fell and he did not leave yet.

"Don't stay here tonight!"

Bai Yan said softly.

Bai Yan's words stunned Gui, who was about to leave, and even Ye and Feng Nian looked at Bai Yan with some doubts.

There is no shop in front of the village and no store behind. If they don't spend the night here, they will sleep in the wild tonight.

"Let's go!"

Bai Yan looked at those villagers, saw the eyes of those villagers looking over, then looked at the few people in the station, turned around and was about to get on the carriage.

Just when he turned around, Bai Yan saw three cute children standing timidly behind the carriage, looking at him with small eyes full of curiosity.

"come over!"

Bai Yan squatted down and looked at the three children with a smile on his face.

While speaking, Bai Yan put his hand into the silk sleeve pocket.

"Children are ignorant, don't be offended! A gentleman wants to stay overnight?"

Two women in tattered clothes trotted over, grabbed the three children, and looked at Bai Yan apologetically.

Bai Yan ignored the woman's words, took out a dozen coins from his sleeve pocket, walked up to the three children, lowered his head, and distributed the money to the three children.

"It doesn't matter, passing by means fate. I don't go the same way as those people in the station. I don't want to cause trouble today, so I won't stay here! It's not the rainy season, so it's okay to walk at night."

Bai Yan stood up and looked at the two women.

Gui turned to look at the four men and one woman in the small house with a puzzled expression.

Why did the general say that he did not go the same way as those people?And still afraid of trouble?They obviously don't know each other!

Gui, who couldn't figure it out, turned his head and watched Bai Yan caress the child's head a few times, then turned and walked into the carriage.

"Hey! Thank you, gentleman! You still don't thank you, gentleman."

Seeing Bai Yan's straight gaze, the two women came back to their senses, said gratefully, and then patted the child.

The child also thanked Bai Yan in a childish voice.

Ye looked at the woman who kept nodding in gratitude, although he didn't understand why the general didn't stay overnight, he turned around and sat in front of the carriage, driving the carriage and turning his head.

Gui and Feng Nian also got on their horses and followed after the carriage moved.

Inside the small house.

The three men looked at Bai Yan and his party full of doubts, frowned and looked at each other.

Just now that young man looked at his clothes, he should be from a noble family, but they obviously didn't know that young man, why did that young man tell others that he had a problem with them in his words.

When did they offend that boy?

The young woman sitting with the three men frowned.There is also some puzzlement in the eyes.

the other side.

When the carriage was on the road again, until it was far away from the small village, Bai Yan's voice came from inside the carriage.

"Watch to see if anyone is following you."

Bai Yan said a word.

Immediately, Gui and Ye came to their senses, and Ye felt refreshed, Feng Nian rode his horse, turned his head, looked at the direction he came from, and only after confirming that there was no one was he relieved.

before dark.

Bai Yan asked Ye to find a place far away from the official road to stop.

"Gentleman, is there something wrong with that small village?"

Seeing Bai Yan get off the carriage, Ye asked curiously.

Feng Nian and Gui also looked at Bai Yan curiously.

"There should be a problem!"

Bai Yan said.

Think back to the eyes of those villagers just now, and among the three children, although only a little bit of the neck of one of the children is exposed, you can clearly see that there is a small silk rope inside the clothes.

Generally, small silk ropes are only used to hang very valuable items such as jade!
How could there be children in a village?

Bai Yan also hoped that he was thinking too much, but it is not an exaggeration to say that after they entered Zhao country, they walked all the way, regardless of the villages along the way.

The people who had no food because of the famine all looked discouraged, as if they were sitting and waiting to die.

However, none of the villagers in that village just now thinks of the eyes of those villagers and that small house.

This is very intriguing.

"It's possible that I'm worrying too much. Tonight we'll spend the night in the wild."

Bai Yan looked at the curious eyes of the three of them, but didn't explain too much.

Ye, Feng Nian, and Gui nodded, and then began to split up, looking for water and firewood.

Comes with the night.

Beside the carriage, a bonfire was lit.

After eating, Bai Yan asked Ye, Gui, and Feng Nian to sleep in the carriage first. He was not so tired after sitting in the carriage all day, so he would sleep in the middle of the night.

before the bonfire.

Bai Yan sat on the ground and counted the time. In four days, he should arrive in Handan.

The premise is not to get lost!

"Ok?"

Looking at the bonfire, Bai Yan vaguely heard a faint sound coming from the dark night in the distance, as if someone was running away in a hurry.

Thinking of the small village I met today, I looked at the light from the bonfire in front of me.

Bai Yan stretched out his hand to hold the wooden stick, and spread the bonfire, and the light disappeared in an instant.

After finishing all this, Bai Yan reached out and took the sharp sword leaning on the wheel of the carriage, and walked through the carriage step by step, staring straight at the dark night in the distance.

(End of this chapter)