"Let's go, don't you have friends in this city? Just go to your friends directly."
Ye Chuqiu said that Huang Tiesheng was originally from the escort agency and had many friends, which saved her the trouble.
"Okay, let's go to the Iron Wolf Escort Agency now." Huang Tiesheng said.
"Iron Wolf Escort Agency?"
Ye Chuqiu did not forget that when she first came to the city, there was a small gang called the Qinglang Gang who asked her to collect protection money. Unexpectedly, the escort agency where Huang Tiesheng worked was called the Iron Wolf Escort Agency.
"Do you think this name is a bit weird? It sounds like a gang that doesn't learn well?"
Huang Tiesheng seemed to have noticed Ye Chuqiu's doubts and took the initiative to explain, "Our Iron Wolf Escort Agency was originally the Iron Wolf Gang, but the gang leader felt that it could not continue like this and wanted to give the brothers a serious business, so it later developed into an Escort Agency.
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"So that's it. No wonder when we met halfway before, you only said that you were from the escort agency, but didn't say which escort agency you were from. So you were embarrassed?" Ye Chuqiu said.
"Part of the reason is that when the name of our escort agency is mentioned, it gives people the impression of a gangster, but in fact, the people in our escort agency are quite good."
"That's true, but will calling this name really not affect the business of your escort agency?" Ye Chuqiu and the two chatted while walking.
"That's not something a little guy like me should consider." Huang Tiesheng replied.
After that, the two of them stopped talking, not because of anything else, but because the city was not flat. Some places were high and some were low. Now Ye Chuqiu and the two reached the low-lying area, and the water was gone.
It passed their calves, reached their knees, and in some places even reached Ye Chuqiu's waist, so you could swim in the water.
"I thought the city would be a pure land, but it turned out that it was not like this."
Seeing this scene, Huang Tiesheng sighed. It seemed that the people in the city were not having a hard time either.
Ye Chuqiu did not answer, but just followed him to the escort office. She had been mentally prepared for this situation, but the situation was a bit more critical than she imagined.
"Don't think about this, hurry up and go to the escort agency? How far do you have to go?" Ye Chuqiu asked after finally walking through the deep water.
"It'll be there soon."
Huang Tiesheng answered and walked forward quickly. After about a quarter of an hour, they turned two alleys and finally arrived at their destination - Iron Wolf Escort Agency.
The terrain where the escort agency is located is quite high, so it is not flooded, but there is also a lot of water around it.
At this moment, the door of the escort office was closed tightly. Huang Tiesheng pressed hard on the iron ring on the door. No one came after knocking for a long time. Ye Chuqiu said: "Just turn over and forget it. It's raining so hard, we have to talk."
You roared, I'm afraid they didn't hear you."
Huang Tiesheng felt that Ye Chuqiu was right, so he climbed over the wall and entered. After a while, the door finally opened, and Huang Tiesheng and another person took Ye Chuqiu in.
"This is Mrs. Lin, a good friend of mine." Huang Tiesheng explained, and then said to Ye Chuqiu: "This is Uncle Zhang, the gatekeeper of our escort agency. Now let's go find the boss."
"Okay, it's best to hurry up and don't waste time chatting here." Ye Chuqiu said.
Huang Tiesheng also realized that now was not the time for greetings. If he went to the boss's house, he would have to explain again, so he led Ye Chuqiu to find his friend in the escort agency, a middle-aged man named Guo Yu.
This Guo Yu was about the same age as Huang Tiesheng, with a half-inch long beard on his chin. Under the dim light, Ye Chuqiu did not take a closer look at his appearance. He only thought that this man was attentive. Seeing that they were covered in rainwater
Soaked, he went to the tea room to bring over the tea-making stove, and while making hot tea for Ye Chuqiu and the two of them, he listened to their conversation.
Huang Tiesheng quickly explained his purpose. After hearing this, Guo Yu was also shocked and said: "Sister-in-law is so sick? Why didn't you come to the city earlier?"
"I am also a very stupid person. Before, I only thought that the city gate was not open and I could not enter the city. It was not until I heard Aunt Lin's reminder that I thought of climbing over the wall."
After that, he explained to Guo Yu: "This is Mrs. Lin from our village. You can just call her Mrs. Lin."
"Hello Mrs. Lin."
Only then did Guo Yu formally look at Ye Chuqiu. Before, he thought Ye Chuqiu was the woman Huang Tiesheng raised outside, so he couldn't look at her more or ask about her origins.
"The reason we are here this time is to ask you to help collect some supplies so that I can take them out." Ye Chuqiu said, "It is best to have a long ladder so that I can bring them all in."
"Bring them all in?" Huang Tiesheng was also stunned when he heard Ye Chuqiu's words. This was not what he thought before. He thought that he only needed some dry clothes, dry food, etc., and they could be carried out with oil paper.
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"Yeah, it's not complicated."
Ye Chuqiu said: "If there is no ladder, just two baskets will be enough. Let them all sit in the baskets and I will pull them up."
Ye Chuqiu originally thought about taking some supplies out, but now she changed her mind. How much supplies should she bring out?
In fact, she didn't lack anything to eat or drink, she just lacked a place for her family.
As long as they escape this rain, they will naturally be able to seek development again.
"Mrs. Lin, your idea is wrong. The city is not a place to stay for a long time." After listening to her words, Guo Yu said: "To be honest, we still want to go out."
"Why?" Ye Chuqiu asked.
"food."
Guo Yu said two words, "It's been raining during this time, and the food in the city has risen to sky-high prices. Even our escort agency can't afford it, let alone the poor people, who just want to eat tree bark."
There is no place to dig.
Another thing, it has been raining for so long, many poor people have begun to leak water, and it is impossible to repair it even if it rains. Wood, bricks, and tiles are missing everywhere. Some people with poor health cannot bear it at all. It is said that many
All the old people died at home and could not be buried outside the city."
Having said this, Guo Yu paused, "Think about it, what will happen if so many people die and cannot be buried, and they stop in the city? More and more people will die, and maybe it will develop into a plague.
I'm afraid it will be difficult to leave the city at that time."
Ye Chuqiu looked at Guo Yu and didn't expect that he could actually say such words. Although he was a bit alarmist, he was also far-sighted and far more far-sighted than warriors like Huang Tiesheng.
After heavy rain, there will be disaster, and it is almost a theorem that it will rain at this time.
"Why do the officials in the city close the city gates tightly?" Ye Chuqiu asked.
"Who knows? Maybe it's because they're afraid that the influx of refugees from outside the city will cause more chaos in the city, or maybe it's because of something else." Guo Yu shook his head, "We, as warriors, can't think clearly."
"I see that you are thinking long-term, not like a warrior. Thank you for your reminder. I will consider it carefully."
Ye Chuqiu said something and then looked at Huang Tiesheng, "Brother Tiesheng, please quickly ask brother Guo Yu to help you raise supplies. Let's go out first and then think about it."
After that, he looked at Guo Yu and said, "Brother Guo Yu, can you help me buy more oilcloth and oilpaper? Money is not an issue."
As she spoke, she took out a piece of silver from her arms.
"I need to buy oilcloth at this time." Guo Yu was a little hesitant at first, but when he saw Ye Chuqiu taking out the money, he said: "Okay, I guess the government officials won't come out to patrol in such a heavy rain, so I'll go right away.
Let me run to the grocery store for you."
"Okay, buy more things. I want baskets, baskets, quilts, and clothes, especially oilcloth. The more the merrier." Ye Chuqiu said.
"Okay." Guo Yu nodded and asked the two of them to warm themselves by the fire while he braved the rain to collect supplies for Ye Chuqiu and the others.
After waiting for a long time, the clothes on Ye Chuqiu and the others were half-dried. Guo Yu finally came back. He pushed a cart of supplies back and covered it with oilcloth. He walked into the house and called Ye Chuqiu.
They came out to get it.
"I can bring so many things, can you bring them back?" Guo Yu asked.
"Of course it's no problem." Ye Chuqiu said, and took out the two large backpacks in the car. Seeing that they were stuffed with quilts, clothes and other items, he nodded, "Okay, it's getting late. We've been bothered for a long time.
It’s inconvenient to stay for a long time.”
Ye Chuqiu said, carrying a large backpack on his back, and Huang Tiesheng carried the other one, and the two of them walked out together.
When they arrived at the city gate, Ye Chuqiu was very agile. Even with so many things on his back, he didn't have any trouble. After a while, he climbed over the wall.
And Huang Tiesheng was carrying so many things, moving like a turtle. If he hadn't thought of Chen Sanniang, who was pregnant with Liujia and whose life or death was uncertain, he would not have been able to climb up at all.
After a lot of effort, he finally climbed to the top of the wall, and it was easy to get down from the wall again.
After a visit to the city, the two of them returned to their garrison safely without disturbing the officials.