Dressed as the best old lady in the famine years, I suddenly became rich

Chapter 179 They are all torn apart

"I stayed in Fucheng for a while. I'll talk to you about this later." Ke Muqing waved his hand, "On your side, you seem to have lost weight several times and have become a skeleton."

"After we entered Chen County, we saw the words that the elder sister left for us on the stone, so we followed the words that the elder sister left for us, bypassing the deserted empty city and heading directly to Fucheng."

Speaking of this matter, Yin Tang was extremely grateful to Ke Muqing.

"Chen County is too big. We walked all the way and got lost a few times. Fortunately, we followed the marks left by the eldest sister and walked back to the right road."

"We had already run out of food and water before we entered the empty city where you, eldest sister, were staying. When we entered the city, we were still thinking that it would be useless if we entered, and that we would just wait to die."

Yin Tang said that the big man's eyes were red, "Then the boss said that we should go into the city and spend the night anyway. After entering the city, we stopped near the city gate. Zheng Hui and I were thinking , In such a big city, I can’t believe that I can’t find anything to eat if I go through it one by one.”

"But I didn't expect that eldest sister would leave us life-saving water and food." Yin Tang choked, "eldest sister, if it weren't for the water and food you left, we wouldn't be able to survive in Fucheng. Sister, you are the savior of all of us. "

There was not enough water and food on the road, so the officials killed the horses and drank their blood and meat.

No need to ask further, Ke Muqing could tell by looking at Yin Tang's current condition how difficult it was for them to get to Fucheng.

"Drink some water first." Ke Muqing handed over the water bag. There were so many government officials and exiled prisoners. The water Ke Muqing left for them could only be taken a few sips a day.

Yin Tang took it and drank half of the water bag before stopping. When he spoke again, his voice was not as hoarse as before, as if there was an air leak.

"Sister, how is the situation in Chen County Mansion? Is it better than the places in Liang County?" Yin Tang asked.

"The people in Chen County have the habit of hoarding water. In addition, the city is close to Shu County, which has four distinct seasons, so it is not as short of water as other cities."

Ke Muqing pointed to the eaves of the house in front and said, "The roofs in Chen County are all sloped, which is convenient for collecting water in the rainy season and storing snow in the winter. Every household has a cellar for storing water. During the rainy season, everyone will use buckets to catch the rain. Open the cellar lid to catch the rain."

"In winter, snow is swept into water cellars and stored. When the weather warms and the snow melts, water becomes available again."

Yin Tang nodded and was about to breathe a sigh of relief and say, that's fine.

But I heard Ke Muqing continue to say, "Although Chen County is not so short of water, Chen County is very short of food. There are no open grain shops in the city. What can be bought with money are the few things Chen County is rich in, such as fruits. Even the leaves are not enough."

Only then did Yin Tang realize that he was relieved.

Seeing Yin Tang's application, Ke Muqing laughed and said, "Am I here? You are lucky. If we arrive a few days later, we will have to leave the city."

Yin Tang laughed and said, "Sister, I am really a rock in my heart now." "How is Mrs. Li San? Is she okay?" Ke Muqing looked at the front of the team and asked.

"I'm lucky to have a leader to take care of me." Yin Tang couldn't help but shake his head and sighed, "Not long after we entered Chen County, we ran out of ammunition and food. We could only kill the horses after holding on for two days. Li San Madam’s master and servant prepared a lot of things, so Chen Hu and the others focused on Madam Li San’s things.”

"Mrs. Li San's natal family is in the capital. Although she is in the Ministry of Rites, she is also a fourth-rank official. They are also afraid that Mrs. Li San will rob Mrs. Li San's master and servant. Mrs. Li San will write a letter back to Beijing to complain, so Chen Hu and others actually plan to directly Kill Mrs. Li San’s master and servant.”

"The boss knows Chen Hu and the others. He knows what they are thinking when he sees Chen Hu and the others always looking at Mrs. Li San, so he secretly warned Mrs. Li San. The boss originally intended to let Mrs. Li San leave first, but Li San The third lady didn’t want to be separated from the Li family, so she gave half of the water and food to us.”

Yin Tang was a little embarrassed, because by saying this, he was actually one of the people who benefited. Thanks to the half of the things Mrs. Li San gave up, they were able to survive to the city where Kemuqing hid food and water.

"The eldest sister not only left water and food for us at a house in the city, she also left it for Mrs. Li San. Chen Hu and the others were making a fuss at first, saying that even if you left it, you and everyone are gone. Although I found it, but I am a yamen servant and I am one with them. The things I find should belong to us yamen servants and should not be distributed to Mrs. Li San. "

"Chen Hu and the others had a direct quarrel with the boss over these things, and later it even got to the point of taking action."

"The boss's foot injury has not fully healed. Even though he has good kung fu, he still suffers when fighting Chen Hu and others. Zheng Hui and others helped the boss fight Chen Hu, and we couldn't stand it. I also helped the leader to stop Chen Hu and the others, so Chen Hu and the others could not defeat us with more people, so Chen Hu and the others gave up in silence. "

"But anyone with a discerning eye can see that Chen Hu and the others have a grudge against us."

"Later on, Chen Hu and others took it out on the exiled prisoners and beat several prisoners to death. They also took it out on the Li family and broke the hand of a young man from the Li family."

Yin Tang let out a long sigh, "Mrs. Li San should have entered the city an hour earlier than us. She should be in the city looking for a doctor in a hurry right now."

"Okay, then you are busy here first. When you are free after your work, you guys come and sit at home. I will ask the boss and his wife to cook more food for you, and invite your boss and Zheng Hui."

Ke Muqing told Yin Tang where he lives now, "You have already broken up with each other anyway. There is no need to pretend to be at peace with Chen Hu and his group. You can just do it yourself. None of us want to see Chen Hu and his group."

"By the way, the people in Fucheng are simple, and the government agencies are all engaged in current affairs, so don't worry." Ke Muqing said with a smile, "If Fucheng was not good, we wouldn't stay in Fucheng for so long. Otherwise, we would wait until you get home at noon. More details."

Ke Muqing drove the carriage forward. There were many people in front of him. Wang Jianzhong and his party were talking to the young soldiers guarding the city gate on the other side. Ke Muqing did not stop the carriage to greet them.

After returning home, Ke Muqing asked Yang to tie up the carriage, and then went into the inner courtyard to find Ke Xuelian's family.

"Little sister, I just met Yin Tang at the gate of the city. I told him to come to my house for dinner after he finished his work. You can rest assured. I showed you that Yin Tang is darker and thinner, but everything else is fine. fine."

The most difficult part of these times was for Yin Tang’s wife, children, parents, after all, they had come all the way and knew how difficult it was to have no water or food along the way.

After hearing Ke Muqing's words, everyone even cried with joy, and they finally let go of their worries.