The story of the genocide of the Magatha family has been widely circulated. Although it happened in the Kingdom of Water, there are also people in the Beimapanji Confederation talking about it.
Bing Zhixie put on Yuko's clothes and was walking with a family's carriage convoy, listening to them talk about this matter.
"Hey Yuko, aren't you afraid of traveling alone on the road? The famous Magatha family in Water Country was killed by bandits half a month ago, and not even a single person was left alive. It's terrible." In the carriage,
A young boy stuck his head out and asked Yuko.
Yuko said indifferently: "I am just an ordinary traveler. I don't have anything valuable on me. The bandits kill for a purpose. What is their reason for hurting me?"
"Oh, you are so naive, bandits. They are bandits who kill without blinking an eye. They are robbers. Bad people don't give reasons for killing, aren't they, mom and dad?"
There was also a lady in the carriage, and a gentleman smoking a cigar behind the back of the carriage.
The convoy was neither moving fast nor slow. In addition to the carriage of the owner's family of three, there were two carriages and horses in front and behind, with servants carrying their luggage and supplies. They were not moving, but were temporarily living in a southern city for a while.
There are real estate there, but the murders in the Water Kingdom and the grain robbery in the Xihai Kingdom in the north make them scared. The south is closer to Disman, and the gangsters don't dare to be too rampant.
As the carriages and horses were walking, many refugees suddenly appeared on both sides of the road ahead. Some of them pitched tents and lived in frozen field stalks on the roadside, while many more huddled together in the open air.
The driver at the front did not dare to go any further for fear of being robbed by the refugees, so he hurried to the back to ask if he wanted to take a detour.
At this time, the refugees saw the carriages and horses passing by, and they rushed up one after another and gathered around the carriages to beg for food and clothing.
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Shuguang Town is a relatively affluent upper town. The people in the town are not very rich, but they can still be considered to have no worries about food and clothing. The town has a good and stable education. Residents can find a decent job in nearby cities or go out to work.
Work. Following a natural disaster that changed the lives of tens of thousands of people in the town, and the decline of surrounding cities, life in the town plummeted. Many people sold their property and left their hometowns, but more people were unwilling to leave.
This is the hometown where they were born and raised.
However, in the face of disaster, human persistence is insignificant. The wealthy town has become desolate, and the vibrant town has now become dull, and the people who remain in the town are not very talkative.
The shortage of food is the main reason why this place has become so dark. All the edible things nearby have been scavenged by the town residents. Not even a rabbit can be found, and not even a fish can be seen in the water. In fact, the town was not affected by the disaster.
It's not serious. Even the dust and haze in the sky doesn't affect this place to the extent that they can't see the light. As long as there is food, they can live, at least in a place where they can see the sun and survive.
The local government has tried its best and made full use of the food that can be used for disaster relief. However, the country as a whole is facing food shortages. From the time of the disaster to now, the situation has gone from bad to worse. There are still countless victims in large refugee camps waiting to be rescued. Now, finally
It is unsustainable.
On this day, the groggy sky shone on the groggy people. The mayor was worried about how to meet today's rations. A team of carts and horses arrived at Shuguang Town, pulling full of food.
"The food is coming, the food is coming, Mayor, the food is coming." A town government employee and several people from the town hurried over.
Mayor Shuguang came out of the building and asked, "Where is the food that I came from?"
"On the street at the east gate of the town, there is a lot of food, bacon, and dozens of cars. I saw it. It's true." The clerk shouted excitedly: "Everyone in the town is going over there.
, go and have a look.”
Mayor Shuguang took off his glasses, took three steps and two steps at a time, and ran to East Street. The residents of the town had blocked East Street. He climbed to a high place and saw a long line of carriages and horses.
and those who escorted the carriages and horses.
The town government staff directed the militiamen to push away the crowd and shouted: "Get out of the way, get out of the way, the mayor is here, get out of the way..."
After finally squeezing a way, the mayor was brought to the front of the grain team.
"You...are you here to deliver food?" Mayor Shuguang saw that the bags on the front car had been opened, and there were loads of food inside. A look of excitement immediately appeared on his face: "Great, great, great.
, you are finally here.”
"We are here, we are here to provide disaster relief." A silver-haired man sitting in front of the leading car said sadly to them with a gun blade on his back: "On our way here, we saw bones of people who died of starvation everywhere on the roadside.
, I saw a lot of scenes of people cannibalizing people. It’s really too tragic.”
"Yes, yes." The mayor and the surrounding people were so excited that they burst into tears: "We also want to escape, but where can we escape? Those who can escape have already fled, and the rest of us... ugh
, I won’t say it anymore, it’s just tears. Fortunately, we are not at the end of our rope, and we finally have you here. Please give us food as soon as possible.”
The silver-haired man was also filled with grief and tears. He called his men to prepare to distribute food, and choked with sobs he said to the town residents: "I have suffered so much for you. Now you don't have to suffer anymore. Come and buy food."
"purchase?"
"Yes, don't you want to buy it?" The silver-haired man looked at them with a puzzled look on his face.
The people shouted: "Yes, yes, buy, buy, let's buy. People have worked so hard to bring food here, how can we get it for nothing without spending money? We must buy it. You guys bring the money, and we will buy the food."
The silver-haired man nodded happily with tears in his eyes: "We have distributed food to everyone, 100 gold coins for 1 catty of grain and rice, 300 gold coins for 1 catty of bacon. Come on, come on, don't grab it."
The people who were still in high spirits quickly calmed down. Someone pointed and asked: "How much did you just say?"
The silver-haired man said: "Grains and rice, starting from 100 gold coins per catty, including corn kernels, soybeans, millet and rice, the prices are between 100 gold and 150 gold respectively. Meat starts from 300 gold, depending on the type of meat.
Prices vary.”
This chapter is not over yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading! "300 gold coins!?" People were furious: "The usual price of rice here used to be only 3 silver coins. Now you sell it for 100 gold coins?"
A fierce woman next to her said with a smile: "You said it was normal before, is it normal now? There is a catastrophe now. How many people are starving to death outside? Do you think these foods are very cheap outside?
It’s very expensive if we buy it, and you can’t even buy it if you want to.”
Another strong man in charge of distributing grain said: "100 gold coins is already very cheap. Go and ask in other cities. We sell 1 catty of corn kernels for 200 gold coins there. By giving you this price, we are already doing charity.
It’s up to you whether you want to buy it or not, we’ll leave.”
Some people said angrily: "You are obviously robbing money by selling it so expensively."
Someone else said: "I heard that our king has already paid money to buy food from Shengyuan. Why are you still asking us to collect money?"
"Your king? Your king has committed suicide. How can anyone care about this country now? The rich officials have already run away. Who cares whether you live or die?"
Everyone looked at the mayor: "Is it true?"
The mayor looked confused: "I don't know either. There has been no news from the outside for a long time."
Holding a five-pound bag of grain in his hand, he yelled: "Buy it or not, buy it or not, tell me quickly? Don't waste your time arguing here, why don't you save your energy and wait for death?"
Everyone was talking about it, and suddenly someone shouted: "You, him, you are forcing us to die, everyone fought hard and robbed them!"
A strong man in the front row was impatient for a long time. When someone shouted, his blood immediately rushed to his head and he rushed forward to grab the grain. Unexpectedly, just as he took two steps and was about to jump onto the grain truck, a cold light flashed across him.
The person's body and head have been separated.
"Robbing food?" The silver-haired man who looked sad before shook away the blood beads on the gun blade, and his expression turned grim: "We kindly sent you food to save you, but you actually want to rob us, you guys
Is there any royal law to help the bandits?"
Everyone was frightened by the silver-haired man's sharp knife. Seeing that these people protecting the food were all strong and strong, holding sharp blades in their hands, they were all guys who were not easy to mess with. But on their side, everyone was so hungry that their bodies were weak.
With your front against your back, how can you have the strength to compete with them for food?
When the mayor saw this, he didn't care about the townspeople who were killed by the silver-haired man, and asked carefully: "Can it be cheaper? This... is too expensive."
The fierce woman immediately scolded: "It's cheap for your size, old man. Think clearly. This is life-saving food. It can save lives anywhere in the world. Can it be cheap?"
The silver-haired man interrupted: "Hey, what are you talking about? The mayor has already spoken, and we are doing good deeds, so we will help as much as we can. If he says it is cheaper, then it will be cheaper. The price of each item will be reduced by 1 gold coin.
, we are not people who are hard to talk to."
The fierce woman cursed: "Okay, do you want to buy it or not? Our boss has given you a discount."
Someone said with a grimace: "I...I want to buy it, but I can't come up with so much cash."
The silver-haired man said: "If you don't have enough money, you can buy less. Or you can exchange your home's real estate, land deeds, and treasures and jewelry. As for the price, those things can't be sold at high prices at this time. But I still insist on saving people."
Ben’s philanthropic heart, let me calculate the price for you. Remember, if you want to sell a factory, land, or real estate, you must bring a house deed with a magic mark. Anything without a mark is fake and I don’t recognize it.”
How could the residents of Shuguang Town want to sell their accumulated possessions, but if they don't sell, they will no longer be able to survive, so they can only sell their possessions in tears at a low price, the value of which is not even a few hundredth of the original value.
What they got in exchange was only a few kilograms of grain and meat. The people who brought the food happily headed to the next town with boxes full of treasures and land deeds.