Chapter 18 Arrival in Lin'an County

Author: Yuyujiangye

Chapter 18 Arrival in Lin'an County

Sure enough, a man came riding a tall horse and carrying dust in a moment.

I saw this man wearing a robe with a round collar and narrow sleeves. The overall color was indigo. He had an extremely dazzling red belt around his waist. He had a flat sheath sword on his head and a black turban on his head.

Seeing that the official had no intention of stopping his horse, Zheng Daqiao quickly grabbed his sword and ran over.

The people who were fleeing the disaster were a little confused when they suddenly encountered this incident. They couldn't avoid it for a moment, and they were about to be trampled by the horse's hooves in the next second. The official suddenly pulled the reins, and the horse neighed, and its hoofs were hanging in the air.

up in the air.

"Hurry up and get away!" Zheng Daqiao shouted at the dumbfounded villagers.

The man suddenly woke up and rolled and crawled away for a long distance.

The official looked at the refugees at the foot of the mountain haughtily and said nothing.

Zheng Daqiao felt unhappy, but he didn't show it on his face. He arched his hands towards him and said, "May I ask this official if he has anything to tell you?"

The official looked at Zheng Daqiao carefully before nodding reluctantly: "Wait!"

After a while, there was another sound of horse hoofbeats. Looking back, I saw another officer.

There were about twenty people, all wearing casual clothes and carrying knives.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, the leading official cleared his throat, took out an iron gong and drum from somewhere, and struck a "dong" sound.

"Ahem, we were sent to deliver the message under the command of Yang County Magistrate of Huating County. You people who are fleeing the disaster should go to Huating County and don't go to Lin'an County to join in the fun. There are so many people fleeing the disaster in Lin'an County now. Even if you go there, you won't be able to settle down.

Earth!"

When it comes to future survival, no one is afraid of these official duties anymore. Some people couldn't help shouting:

"Huating County is too far away. In such a hot weather, I'm afraid it will take half a month to walk. If we go to Lin'an County, we will arrive in about two days!"

"Yes, yes, why do we have to sacrifice the near for the far? What if we starve to death or thirst to death halfway?"

The official didn't care whether they listened or not. After he finished speaking, he turned off his horse and led his men away.

"This, this official is so irresponsible!"

"Yes, can the magistrate of Huating County be a good person? If you are really worried about us, why don't you give us something to eat and drink?!"

"I just saw it. The official was hanging a wine flask right away!"

Seeing that he was not here to cause trouble, Zheng Daqiao didn't bother to worry about it, because no matter how he walked, he was going to Henan Road.

He is not in a hurry, there are others who are, such as Village Chief Zhang and the old Xia family.

"Mom, should we go to Huating County or Lin'an County as ordered by the official?" Because of the disagreement with Village Chief Zhang, Xia Dashan had no respect for the Village Chief. When meeting someone, he would consider his own family first.

Ideas, first do it according to your own ideas.

After Mrs. Feng finished speaking, her mind was running at high speed, and she was thinking a lot.

According to her idea, it is impossible for the official to deceive them. Since the official said that Lin'an County has no way to resettle them, then there is no way. But what if the village chief decides to go to Lin'an County first? Should they go or not? If they go, something will happen.

What should we do? If they don’t go and their family works alone, will their future be even more bleak?

Mrs. Feng looked around at the family, and then said quietly: "Let's see what the people in the village choose first."

The result was as expected, so Village Chief Zhang decided to go to Lin'an County to explore the bottom first.

It's not his personal idea, but it follows the wishes of most of the villagers. They are about to arrive in Lin'an County, and even if there is only a glimmer of hope, they want to give it a try.

Village Chief Zhang also has his own selfish desires. If he really has a chance to stay in Lin'an County, as the village chief, he will definitely have a greater chance than others!

Having decided, the people in Xiushui Village quickly packed their bags and prepared to hit the road. If they walked quickly, they would be able to reach Lin'an County tomorrow night.

The rest of the villagers resting at the foot of the mountain saw the people from Xiushui Village preparing to leave. They thought about it and packed up their things to follow. Many of them were confused. If there was someone leading the way, they were willing to follow.

Zheng Daqiao and his party also set off, taking one step ahead of Xiushui Village and walking at the front of the team.

They had to go to Henan Road for supplies. There were more than a dozen of them in the group, all of them were tall men. They usually ate two bowls more than normal people, and they were relatively wealthy, so they had to go to Lin'an County for supplies.

buy.

With them taking the lead, the villagers in Xiushui Village feel safe.

The next day at Hai hour, it was dark.

"Brother, Lin'an County is ahead! I saw the city gate, eh."

Zheng Daqiao heard something strange in his men's voices and asked: "What's wrong? What did you see?"

He has several capable men, some have strong fists and kicks, and some have good eyesight.

For example, the kid at the front has good eyesight. This ability is especially useful at night.

"Brother, there are too many people. There are too many refugees."

Zheng Daqiao held a torch and drove his horse forward to take a look. The sight he saw made him stunned.

I saw people everywhere under the high city wall.

". Go notify the villagers behind and tell them."

They all came forward. Even though they knew there was no hope, Zheng Daqiao felt that these villagers were not willing to turn around and leave.

Because he was unwilling to do so.

Sure enough, chaos soon broke out behind them.

Some scolded, some cried, and some were at a loss. But none of them had any intention of turning around and leaving.

Finally, I followed Zheng Daqiao to the gate of Lin'an County.

There were torches shining outside the city gate, and because they were closer, the appearance of the refugees under the city gate was clearer.

Most of the refugees were dressed in rags and had dark faces. Because there were so many people, there were not many places under the city gate, so many people were crowded together.

Although it is already late at night, few people can rest assured to close their eyes and rest. Instead, they wake up from sleep vigilantly from time to time, look around and make sure it is safe before closing their eyes and resting again.

Compared to their external embarrassment, their mental state is even more frightening.

Seeing Zheng Daqiao and the others, these refugees only glanced at them. Most of them were a little afraid of the crowd of people behind Zheng Daqiao, and a few of them were whispering to each other, not knowing what to say.

Zhang Damu looked at all this blankly and couldn't help but murmured: "Why are they like this?"

Village Chief Zhang glanced at his second son, but sighed: "Lin'an County is surrounded by mountains. These people have suffered more than us. I am afraid that if there is an earthquake, they will have to leave the village and come here."

I just didn't expect that after so long, they still haven't been able to enter the city? Realizing the seriousness of the matter, Village Chief Zhang had a heart attack.

There are almost no carriages and horses outside the city gate, which means that most of the people who can enter the city are rich and powerful. How can he, a village chief, compare to the generous rich people?

Village Chief Zhang turned to look at the villagers behind him, and suddenly he felt better again. No matter how bad he was, he was better than these villagers who had no money, right? No matter what, he had to give it a try.

Because it was getting late, everyone found an open space not far from the city gate to rest and wait until dawn tomorrow to make plans.

At Chen time the next day, I had already missed the sound of the cockcrow. It was probably due to the fatigue caused by the long days of traveling that everyone slept so soundly.

Of course, the ones who sleep more soundly are those who don’t need to patrol. If all of them were as fast asleep as Ma Daha, they might have been robbed of their property and killed!

Zheng Daqiao drove his horse forward early to talk to the soldiers standing guard under the city gate. He stretched out his hand and took out something from his arms, and then stuffed it into the hands of the soldiers.

The soldier took it back without hesitation, then nodded to the left and right, and soon the city gate was opened to only allow one person and one horse.

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