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Early the next morning, the four of them got up, last night Yang He had discussed with Minister Yang, the four of them walked along the bank of the Sui River, until they went to Suining, and then went to Suqian to see if there were any boats by the canal, and finally took a boat to Huai'an Fucheng.

Then Minister Yang was busy preparing again, the pot for cooking rice had been lost, so the clay pot had to be taken away, he obeyed Yang He's instructions, and boiled a pot of clean hot water into the skin bag for the four of them to drink.

Before leaving, the four of them drank another bowl of wild vegetable soup, and there were no wild vegetables to pick around.

Minister Yang has already cooked the rabbit meat and cut it into small pieces, if you save some food, you can eat it for a few days.

Then the four of them went out of the reed house, Minister Yang carried a larger package on his back, and walked in front of him with a copper stick to open the way, while Yang He walked behind with his younger brothers and sisters.

Because it was a stopper, Yang He planned to try his luck at the small Zhuangzi in front of him to see if he could gain anything.

The four of them walked along the dry and hard dirt road, surrounded by dry and hard ground, cracked everywhere, and even if there were any plants, they were all thatched weeds, and the style was withered and yellow.

On the way, he found several dried corpses, all of them in a hideous shape, Yang He led his younger brothers and sisters far away, first, he did not want the child to see this tragic situation, and second, he always had a fear in his heart, afraid that he would become one of them.

The result of entering Zhuangzi is a big disappointment, it can be seen that Zhuangzi has been collected and scraped countless times by the homeless people along the way, and all the useful things have been taken away, and even the wells and pools cannot be found.

Yang He looked at this small village, his eyes were full of wild grass, broken walls everywhere, and there were even traces of fire in the village.

There is a circle of low walled walls around the periphery, but it is seriously damaged, especially a large part of the west side has collapsed, and some traces of the battle can be seen, as if the enemy attacked Zhuangzi from this side, and then destroyed everything inside.

Who is the alien enemy? Rogues, bandits, soldiers, and bandits are all possible, and even some Zhuangzi will fight with each other to plunder rations and resources.

Leaving in disappointment, several people continued to walk downstream, and then felt that the sandy soil was getting more.

The pavement in this kind of land is extremely disgusting, dusty on a sunny day, and it makes people unkempt after walking for a while. On rainy days, it is extremely muddy, and the mud can even reach people's waists, because the soil is loose and very prone to collapse.

The further down the river goes, the more this phenomenon becomes, and when the wind blows, the dust fills the sky, giving people the feeling of being in the desert.

This is also because of the frequent bursts of the Yellow River, which brings large areas of quicksand and gravel. Fortunately, this part of Suzhou is good, Suining in the lower reaches is the main place where the Yellow River breaks the river, and the silted sand in the territory can reach a depth of two zhang.

In addition to sandy loam, there are also saline-alkali lands and depression ponds everywhere. It's just that most of the water in the puddles and ponds has become stagnant water, and there is a fishy smell in the distance, and the surrounding area is overgrown with weeds, which often becomes the breeding ground of locusts, often causing serious locust plagues.

This is also the reason for the siltation of the river, every time the Yellow River swells and overflows, it increases the siltation of the Sui River, in fact, at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the channel of the Laosui River injected into the Yellow River was silted.

The four of Yang He detoured from time to time to bypass the depression pond by the river, and there was no official road along the river, so they couldn't walk many miles in an hour.

The surroundings were silent and desolate, except for the withered yellow that was withered yellow, there was no human habitation, as if everything was dead.

Occasionally, I saw some homeless people, all of them with yellow faces and thin muscles, described as withered, and looked like evil ghosts, and everyone was wary of each other, and they avoided each other from a distance.

Near noon, Yang He already felt unbearable hunger in his stomach, wild vegetables are wild vegetables after all, even if he adds some meat to it, he will hang his life at most, and it is impossible to provide much nutrition and protein.

He looked at Minister Yang and his younger siblings, and could see that the three of them were also hungry. Yang He planned his itinerary and would take a break every hour to drink some water, but how could the water be full?

He asked his younger siblings softly, "Ying'er, Qian'er, are you hungry?" ”

Sister Ying'er nodded vigorously: "Brother, Ying'er is so hungry." ”

In order to prevent the wind and sand from blowing into his eyes, Yang He put hats on both children, and hung thin and transparent scarves around the edges, which could be seen in their expressions of exhaustion and weakness, but they have been forced to be well-behaved and silent.

Yang He touched her head, feeling sad in his heart.

Minister Yang raised his eyes and said, "Young Master, why don't you find some wild vegetables nearby, and then find a ruined house to make a fire and make rice." ”

Yang He nodded, and suddenly he and Minister Yang sighed in unison, and through the swaying weeds, there seemed to be a Zhuangzi in front of him, and there was smoke curling there.

Yang He looked at it carefully and said, "Looking at the situation, the Zhuangzi is abandoned, how can there be people?" Minister, let's go and have a look, but be careful. ”

Minister Yang answered loudly, clenched the copper stick in his hand, Yang He also pulled out his horse chopping knife, and several people touched it over there.

The road is a field path, and it is almost flooded by weeds from abandoned farmland on both sides, and the terrain on this side is relatively low-lying, so the weeds are very lush. After walking for a while, it became clearer and clearer that it was indeed a ruined village, full of collapsed buildings, and many houses only had their foundations.

When he was not far from Zhuang, Yang He saw a stone plaque on the side of the road: "Du Wei." ”

"Sure enough, it was abandoned."

I don't know what it feels like in Yang He's words, after walking for so long, I haven't seen a normal village.

When he got closer, Yang He saw the collapsed polder wall, and the suspension bridge at the entrance and exit was also quietly placed.

Look at the scale of this polder, one after another deep pond outside, made of stones, drought can be irrigated, waterlogging can be flood storage and flood control, and can be used to plant mulberry and raise fish, presumably the polder must have taken a lot of effort when it was established.

The Yang River looks into the polder, and the Huaibei villages often build dikes around the villages or fields in the low-lying areas along the river and ditches, so that the villages and fields can be protected after the flood comes, which the locals call the polder.

There are water polders, tree polders, and soil polders, all of which are used to prevent flooding, and now they are more functional to prevent bandits and thefts.

Obviously, this siege construction, which took a lot of effort from the villagers, did not work.

There are still a few ancient cypress trees near the drawbridge, but there is not a single leaf on the tree, and the trunk is bare, apparently stripped naked.

Minister Yang probed his brain next to the suspension bridge, and saw that the smoke was still rising, and he said, "Young master, I'll go and see the movement first, and then I'll call you in when it's okay." ”

Yang He shook his head and said, "No, let's go in together." ”

Minister Yang was about to say something, when suddenly there was a sound of footsteps and talking from the west side of the polder wall.

The two were taken aback, and Yang He hurriedly pulled his younger siblings behind him.

The two were on strict alert, and soon a group of ragged and unkempt people appeared in front of them.

This group of men and women, old and young, the old man has wrinkled faces, his clothes are full of holes, his empty eyes reveal the despair of life, and the few children are also described as withered, and their limbs are thin and skull-like.

Everyone was frail, weak, and unclothed.

It turned out to be a group of refugees, who had not been seen before, but were blocked by the polder wall.

The group seemed to have arrived outside the polder early, and they also saw the curling smoke inside.

But there is no entrance to the drawbridge in other directions, although there is a collapsed polder wall outside to enter, but the same heart is vigilant and hesitant, and is arguing whether to send someone to go in to explore, suddenly saw Yang He and several people, the same surprise.

These people suddenly showed a look of vigilance, and the women and children hid behind the men one by one.

Both sides were on guard, and as they approached, they saw that there seemed to be a scholar and two children, not bad people, and they were a little relieved.

Yang He also felt a little relieved, listening to their similar accents, it may be the same Lijia people who fled the famine, and there are mostly women and children in them, all of them are weak and weak.

He also saw in it a man who looked like a scholar, forty or fifty years old, with gray hair, wearing a lazy scarf, wearing a robe full of patches, with a wrinkled face, and a look of great vicissitudes. Another one was wearing a corrugated hat, and his expression had a bit of the taste of a person in the government.

A few dusty children dodged behind them.

Seeing that there were dozens of people in this group, and there were more than a dozen men, all carrying wooden sticks, Yang He was vigilant and had no interest in talking to these people.

He turned his gaze to the lazy towel and corrugated hat, and said, "Minister, let's go in." ”

Minister Yang held the copper rod in his hand, glared fiercely at the other side, and replied loudly: "Yes, young master." ”

Armed with a brass stick, he led the way to the drawbridge.

There was a commotion over there.

In fact, after seeing Yang He's appearance, the lazy towel and corrugated hat already wanted to come over to talk, but Yang He's expression was indifferent, but he didn't dare to come over.

Lazy Scarf is a reader who knows what Yang He's dress means.

That represents a seventeen or eighteen-year-old student, looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, there are very few people who can win fame at this age, lazy to collect scarves and live to be in their forties, but they didn't even get into a show, and they know the weight of this fame.

Moreover, Yang He's gestures carried a sense of majesty, although he was also a little unkempt, but he couldn't hide that kind of bearing.

He is holding a sharp weapon, and he looks both civil and military, which is even more awe-inspiring.

His servant boy didn't seem to be an idle person, so the two wanted to come up and talk, but they didn't dare.

However, after seeing Yang He enter with two children, a group of people unconsciously followed.

In this era, scholars often have the role of the backbone, especially a scholar dressed up, or a famous reader.