Chapter 290: Calamity

Xie Qiao listened to the shopkeeper's words, and his heart probably understood a lot.

The shopkeeper looked at the little girl, and felt that the little girl's idea must be naïve, so he explained: "This rat plague scene is very scary, the little one has seen it once in the early years, those rats appear in groups, not afraid of day and night, the house, whether it is wood or porcelain and pottery, will almost be eaten, even the house, can not be saved, not to mention the chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep and fields." ”

"The crops that this rat has eaten, it is a matter of time, there is no grass, and those rats are not afraid of people, and there is no shortage of people who have been bitten to death by rats, fortunately, the scope of this rat plague is not large, otherwise, the court will definitely be anxious, and what about the victims outside the capital?"

Shopkeeper Chang sighed.

"It's getting colder and colder these days, and this year it's ...... There will be a lot of people who will freeze to death. Shopkeeper Chang added again.

"Here in the capital, there should be a lot of rich and noble families who give soup porridge and do good deeds, that is, when I came to Beijing, I looked at several porridge shacks outside, and there were people giving cotton quilts, how could there be many frozen to death?" Xie Qiao asked.

It seems that there are not many victims this year, and the supplies needed should be available.

The shopkeeper Chang glanced outside, and saw that no one was coming, so he said: "If you get something from someone else's charity here, someone will snatch it away over there, how can you use it?" ”

"Robbed?" Xie Qiao frowned slightly.

"The victims are not allowed to enter the city unless they have work to do, so where is there security outside the city? There will be some little hooligans who are guarding outside the city, looking at who has a good thing and a good bully, they will come forward and grab the things, and the things they have grabbed will be sold to the pawnshop, and the pawnshop is also doing business here, how can you not accept it if you have a business? Where did the girl think the things she had received had gone? The shopkeeper said mysteriously.

Xie Qiao didn't need to think about it to know that this thing was ...... in the end

It would be bought by a wealthy family, then sold and sent outside the city.

"This dress is going to be robbed, and I'm afraid the food won't be much better, right?" Xie Qiao said again.

"No, most of the victims outside rely on some porridge or work by themselves to earn some money to support themselves, but most of them drink gruel for months, how much better can their health be? The face is yellow and thin, and it is difficult to find a job to work. There are also people who directly distribute rice and grain, but it is the same, they will be robbed. The shopkeeper laughed.

Although it is cruel, how can it be good to be a disaster victim?

And that's just food and clothing.

It's not easy to build a house directly outside the city, so it's all simple sheds, covered with thatch, and built of wood and stone around them, which will always leak.

This winter is cold, and in a few days, I am afraid that it will be able to drip into ice.

When it snows, the shed will probably collapse.

But if this is the case, I am afraid that the lives of the victims are not bad in their hearts.

If it was that catastrophic year, it would not be strange for Yi Zi to eat, although there will be people who will freeze to death now, but most people can still survive it, as long as they wait until the ice and snow melt in the spring, they can return to their hometowns.

Xie Qiao was thoughtful.

Seeing that Xie Qiao was silent, the shopkeeper suddenly felt a little guilty.

This little girl is weak, don't be frightened.

"Actually, it's okay, there are not many victims this time, life is much better than before, the girl is still young, I haven't seen the scene of the disaster in the past, and now it's really nothing." The shopkeeper said again.