Chapter 426: The Plague Strikes
Lu Qi squatted all night, his face tired.
He didn't find the time to inform Jiang Yingxue and Xiaoqin to leave, and Lu Qi returned to the camp with tiredness on his face, his brows wrinkled together.
Although he did not receive favorable news, he learned that the plague in the surrounding farmers was raging, and most of the soldiers in the barracks were bedridden overnight.
Catching up with Jiang Yingxue, he said the news he learned word by word, without reservation.
"What?" Jiang Yingxue was a little surprised, she pondered, and walked back and forth in the barracks.
Now in this situation, she can leave the barracks with Xiaoqin and Lu Qi, but there is a plague outside the barracks, and she doesn't dare to take risks.
After thinking about it again, Jiang Yingxue still decided to leave the barracks with Xiaoqin and go to the farmer's house.
She took off her makeup, and bent down to grab a handful of dust from the ground with the little violin bed.
"Miss, what are you doing here?" Xiaoqin's face was dusted and looked a little funny.
Watching Jiang Yingxue paint her face like a flower, Xiaoqin wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh.
Lu Qi understood, so he imitated Jiang Yingxue's appearance and wiped himself into a martyr.
The three of them put on tulle masks, quietly slipped out of the barracks, and headed for the farm not far away.
Jiang Yingxue walked to the door of a house, and when she saw that the doors of the surrounding houses were closed, she knew that the current plague was more serious than she imagined.
She glanced at Lu Qi and pointed to the roof.
As if receiving an order, Lu Qi nodded, climbed the willow tree in front of the door three or two, and looked inside.
The interior is not decorated like a rich family, there is a firewood room in the courtyard, and you can see the chaos inside through the hidden door.
He jumped down from the tree and nodded towards Jiang Yingxue.
Seeing this, Xiaoqin stepped forward and knocked on the door.
"Who?"
The one who opened the door was a slightly chubby middle-aged woman, she looked at the three people in front of her, a little panicked, "I'm sorry, our family doesn't have any money to give you, you better go." ”
Mistakenly thinking that the three of them were begging for money, the woman looked a little panicked and wanted to close the door in a panic.
"Auntie." Jiang Yingxue took off the tulle on her face, walked up to the woman, and smiled faintly, "You misunderstood, we just want to sleep here for one night, and we will leave tomorrow." ”
She took a silver dollar from her waist and handed it to the old woman.
The old woman had never seen a silver dollar in her life, staring at the shining silver, her saliva was about to flow out.
She hurriedly opened the door, took the silver dollar from Jiang Yingxue's hand, and grinned, "Ouch, let's say earlier, there are still two empty rooms in our guest room, you come in, by the way, if someone knocks on the door tonight, don't open it if you hear it." ”
The old woman hurriedly led the three into the house, looked left and right, and closed the door tightly.
Listening to the old woman's advice, Xiaoqin looked at Jiang Yingxue puzzled, "Miss, what do you mean, what does that old woman mean?" ”
"Stupid." Jiang Yingxue nodded the tip of her nose and patiently explained, "Now that there are so many plagues, there are inevitably wandering travelers and soldiers wandering around, and this village must have encountered many such people." ”
As soon as she entered the village, she found that the doors and windows of every house were locked, and there was no news of thieves entering the village, and there was no trace of looting, which did not look like a disaster at all.
Xiaoqin let out an "oh" as if she didn't understand, and began to turn around and decorate the room.
After so many days, the young lady can finally sleep peacefully.
Xiaoqin thought so, not to mention how happy she was.
The three of them went to bed early, and the next day, the sound of rustling outside the door woke Lu Qi first.
He got out of bed and knocked on the door of Jiang Yingxue and Xiaoqin.
"Lu Qi, what's wrong?" Jiang Yingxue opened the door and looked at Lu Qi, who had an alert face, a little puzzled.
He assumed a "shhh
"Oh, thanks to you, we can have peace of mind." The voice of the old woman sounded outside the door, who she was talking to, holding a large bag of grain in her hand.
The man outside the door was obviously dressed like a soldier, with a smile on his face, "Help each other, our brothers still need to rely on you to fill their stomachs." ”
Taking the grain from the old woman's hand, they hurried away.
"Who are they?" Xiaoqin was puzzled, but she still obediently followed the two to the outside.
It's a military uniform I've never seen, it shouldn't be Mu Yu's gang.
Jiang Yingxue thought so and breathed a sigh of relief.
However, the dress and tone should be very familiar with the nearby farmers.
The three of them said goodbye to the old woman and followed closely behind the soldiers in front of them, wanting to find out.
When he came to the barracks, Lu Qi found out that it was the military camp of the Dahlia clan.
Legend has it that the Dahlia were extremely resentful of the Asano, and they were also dissatisfied with the policies of the Han King, and the Dahlia soldiers were scattered all over the country, and they did not expect to take root near the village.
Looking at the sacks in the arms of a few soldiers, it looks like they have returned from the farm to ask for some food.
Lu Qi hid in the trees, Jiang Yingxue and Xiaoqin hid behind the bushes, watching the movements in the barracks.
"It's too bad to eat." A few soldiers came out and threw the food in their hands aside, "You said that we can finally get the food, can't we change someone who cooks better for us, this feed pigs and pigs don't eat." ”
Seeing the soldiers complaining, Jiang Yingxue came up with a foolproof plan in her mind, but she glanced at Xiaoqin on the side and hesitated.
"Xiaoqin." Jiang Yingxue asked her in a low voice and turned her head, "Listen to me, we have nowhere to go now, in order to avoid the army, we need to infiltrate the Dahlia as an undercover agent." ”
"Undercover?" Xiaoqin was puzzled, and held Jiang Yingxue's hand in a panic, "Miss, don't fool around anymore, if something happens to you, let Xiaoqin do something." ”
Her tears fell, thinking that Jiang Yingxue was going to do something dangerous, she conveyed all her worries to her.
"Silly girl." Jiang Yingxue said affectionately, in order not to be discovered, she lowered Xiaoqin's head a lot, "When you go in, just call me Xiaoxue, don't say anything about Miss, we need to get more information before we can get out of here." ”
What they need now is to hide their identities in order to survive in this troubled country.
Thinking like this, Liu Qingfeng's appearance appeared in her mind.
Could he be here too?
Thinking like this, Jiang Yingxue's heart warmed.
If she was here, she would be relieved, she had lost contact since the last time, and she was panicking.
Hearing that Jiang Yingxue didn't want to do anything dangerous, Xiaoqin wiped the tears on her face with confidence and nodded, "Okay, I'll go wherever Miss goes, I'll always follow Miss." ”
The three of them straightened their clothes and walked towards the Dahlia barracks.
"Who?"
The soldiers at the door stopped Jiang Yingxue and the others, and asked sharply, "Military powerhouse, please don't approach." ”