Chapter 169 Moving the Hamster

During the severe drought in March, the owners of the village had already fled, leaving only empty houses.

The people of Pingyang County who had retreated to the north encountered heavy snow on the way to the resettlement site in Su'an County, so they came to this village to take refuge.However, it was scorching hot when we left home, and no one had prepared thick clothes and bedding, so we had to freeze to death here in the end.

A house beside the road that has not been crushed has been demolished until only one roof remains, and the rest of the boards have been used to heat the fire.

But in the end, there was no way out. The family lay on a bed surrounded by wind, protecting the elderly and children in the middle, and failed to survive a certain cold night!
And under the thick ice and snow, how many such corpses are covered? No way to know!
After Xiao Wenzhao walked around the village, his hands were shaking with anger, and he found a chance to come to the Night King.

"If the imperial court was willing to distribute relief supplies, why would the people of Dingxi freeze to death here?"

"The emperor is a wise king, it is impossible to abandon the people and ignore it. There must be someone in the court deliberately obstructing it, which will lead to such a tragedy."

"And these ministers of the court regard the lives of the people as worthless. They are really a cancer of ancient Shu. If they want to save ancient Shu, they must be eradicated!"

Wu Chongwen nodded silently. It's not that he didn't investigate this matter when he returned to Beijing this time.

To say that the one who stopped behind the scenes was Zheng Zhang, Minister of the Household Department, on the surface, but behind the scenes, it was the empress dowager's intention.

The emperor wanted to punish Zheng Zhang strictly, but after all, he couldn't find the palm of the queen mother, so he had to let it go.

Wu Chongwen's handsome face was slightly cold, and his heroic eyes narrowed.

"Our opponents are not only those stupid officials in the court, but also the empress dowager who controls the government."

"Take your time, first secure the outside, and then fight the inside, don't act too hastily."

After hearing this, Xiao Wenzhao took two deep breaths and forced himself to calm down.

"What His Royal Highness Ye Wang said is very true, it is the officials who are impetuous."

Over there, Wang Yonggui had already sent people to carry out the bodies of the victims one by one, there were as many as 150 of them, old and young.

"Lord Xiao, with so many victims, there is no way to bury them one by one, or they should be buried together." Wang Yonggui came over to ask Xiao Wenzhao for instructions.

"Well, let's have a joint burial, put up a signboard, and write "Joint Tomb of Refugees Evacuated from the North in Pingyang County" and clearly state the number of people. "Xiao Wenzhao confessed with a heavy heart.

"Okay." Wang Yonggui agreed, and then led the men in the village to dig a huge grave not far from the village to bury the victims Haosheng.

Another piece of wood was cut, and all the people who had their household registration in the package and whose names could be found were all written on it, and then stood in front of the joint tomb.

In case their family finds them, it is better to know their whereabouts, so that their life and death will not be unknown.

After doing this, it was getting dark, so everyone removed some beams and wood, and made a fire on the spot to cook.

After the meal, Wang Yonggui ordered everyone.

"Teng Shishi pulled out the sled, dismantled all the wood in the village, and took it all away."

There are no mountains and forests around, and there is no firewood for cooking, so this is the only way.

"Okay." The men took action one after another, knocking down the houses with only their frames, sawing the pillars and beams to an appropriate length, and tying them to the sled.

After working in the middle of the night, twenty sleds were filled with wood and firewood, and it would not be a problem to burn for a month.

At night, after Wu Chongwen fell asleep, Xiao Ningxue entered the portable space.

As soon as they entered, the big king and the little king ran over happily, fat and fat, rolling and acting coquettishly at Xiao Ningxue's feet, with a baby voice, full of cuteness.

Xiao Ningxue played with them for a while, then cut some meat and fish and put them on a plate to feed them.

Big Wang and Xiao Wang are also foodies, so they ignored their 'mother' when they saw what they were eating, and started eating vigorously.

Xiao Ningxue grabbed a handful of chestnut rice and went to feed Xiao Zhizhi.

The three little guys have already grown a whole body of white hair, and they are standing on their hind legs with their little fleshy claws, clever and cute.

Xiao Ningxue studied them carefully and determined that they were not mice, but they were not ordinary hamsters either. Their tails were longer than hamsters and shorter than mice.

I ran to the bookstore in Space Supermarket, found a book on this topic, and looked through it, only to realize that this kind of animal is called a big hamster, also known as a moving hamster, and it can grow to a length of more than ten centimeters.

Xiao Ningxue sprinkled the chestnut rice, and the three little ones hurriedly stuffed it into their mouths. They were only so big, so they knew how to hoard food, no wonder they were called moving hamsters.

They are also a kind of hamster, wild hamster, that's why they are so cute.

As for the other big mouse with a long tail, it looked more like a mouse, and was afraid of people. As soon as it saw Xiao Ningxue, it ran wildly in the cage.

Xiao Ningxue threw the rice into the cage and ignored it.

Originally, I was thinking of using it as an experiment on the road, but I never thought that my thinking was too simple. Its corpse poison has not been poisoned, so how can I test the medicine?
Let's raise it first, and then talk about it when the weather is warmer.

The vegetable garden in the backyard is already thousands of square meters. A flower path leads directly to the depth of the vegetable garden. The sweet potatoes and potatoes planted are so green that it seems to be covered with a green carpet.

And the orchids by the pond, no matter the season or not, bloom quietly without restraint, and the fragrance is tangy.

The fish in the pond jumped out of the water excitedly, and seemed to want to smell the intoxicating fragrance.

After Xiao Ningxue was busy in the space, she took a bath and went out.

He was also tired, and fell asleep peacefully in Wu Chongwen's arms.

Early the next morning, everyone ate breakfast, made rice balls, and continued westward.

Half a month passed quickly, and it was already mid-February at this time. The sun was getting brighter and the ice and snow were getting thinner and thinner.

This world of ice and snow, which has been frozen for several months, is melting silently.

Mottled loess has been exposed on the hills where the sun is shining.

After walking like this for a few more days, under the blue sky and in the wilderness, a huge city appeared in front of us.

"That's Changning City." Wu Chongwen looked into the distance, "After passing Changning City, you have to go west for ten days to reach Ji'an County."

After speaking, he looked at Xiao Wenzhao, "The county guard's office is located in Changning City, uncle, let's go to the city to take up his job."

Xiao Wenzhao looked at Changning City and said thoughtfully, "Changning City is probably the largest and richest city in the west, right?"

"Indeed." Wu Chongwen nodded, "The three big cities in Su'an County are Changning, Xinkang, and Xiping."

"The farther you go to the west, the more desolate it is. Xiping is located in the frontier, and has been harassed by the people of Chongshan for many years."
"The sheriff's mansion will be moved to Xiping City." Xiao Wenzhao said with determination.

Wu Chongwen nodded silently, he knew that his uncle would make such a decision.

He will not rest in one corner, he is here to revitalize the west, just like making Pingyang County the most affluent place in the south.

A group of people were walking when suddenly the sound of horseshoes came from behind them.

"Get out of the way, quickly get out of the way for me!"

With the arrogant voice, a group of people crashed into the crowd and immediately overturned many sleds.

(End of this chapter)

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