Chapter 516: A Strange Town
Mo Qingrou and An Shuangchi left Ping'an Town, intending to go all the way north and go to the capital again.
After about seven days of walking on the road, it was an endless mountain road to avoid passing through large towns.
However, the scenery along the way is quite good.
"I said a long time ago that we might have gone back from town faster, but now that we've been walking for a few days and we're almost out of food, we haven't seen any small town, it's really unbelievable."
Mo said softly and worriedly, but An Shuangchi only smiled.
"What is there to worry about, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, if I remember correctly, there is a small town not far away, and when the time comes, we will go there to add some things and continue walking."
An Shuangchi can be said to have not taken this matter to heart at all, but Mo Qingrou is a little worried.
"In that case, then I don't have to worry about it, the dry food is running out now, if the ammunition is really exhausted, you and I will starve to death here."
Mo muttered softly.
About a stick of incense passed, and sure enough, I came to a small town.
However, Mo looked at this place gently, and didn't know why he always felt something strange.
I can't tell what is weird.
"Is this what you mean?"
Mo asked softly in disbelief, and the town in front of him looked extremely desolate.
On the stone tablet outside the town, there are still three words of Beige Town.
An Shuangchi also felt puzzled, when he came here a few years ago, you were obviously still a prosperous town, but in just three or four years, it was abandoned like this?
Mo Qingrou and An Shuangchi had no other choice, and they could only walk in from here.
However, there are not many people here, and there are very few people doing business on the streets.
After simply buying some things, Mo Qingrou didn't want to stay here.
"What the hell is going on? I used to be here a few years ago, and it wasn't like that then, so why are there so few people here? ”
Mo Qingrou looked at the sun in the sky very big and sunny, but the feeling here was gloomy and gloomy, and he didn't like it for a while, so he just shook his head.
"Forget it, we still have important things to do, so you don't have to worry about them, so as not to get into trouble."
Mo spoke softly, it's not that she doesn't have love, but there are not many people here, and there is nothing special.
An Shuangchi looked at the time at this time, and also found that it was not early.
It is better to spend a night at an inn here than two people living in a carriage.
"Well, let's stay here for one night, or we'll be tired from the two of us napping in the carriage?"
An Shuangchi suggested, although Mo Qingrou felt that there was some truth, but he had doubts about this place.
"Well, since you've said so, even if it's a one-night stay, it's not a big deal."
So, they found an inn, tied the carriage, and when they entered the inn, they found that it was covered with cobwebs, and a good layer of dust had fallen on the table, and it looked like no guests had come for a long time.
"What's going on? Why do I think this place is weird? ”
Mo looked at it gently, how could there be no one coming to such a big inn?
"Shopkeeper, has no one ever lived in an inn as big as yours? There was such a thick layer of dust on the table that I hadn't even wiped it. ”
The shopkeeper was napping on the counter, but when he heard the sound, he quickly opened his eyes, and he didn't expect that there were two customers in his store, and he couldn't believe his eyes for a while.
"Both, which of you wants to be sharp or stay in the hotel?"
Mo Qingrou originally wanted to ask, but was stopped by An Shuangchi.
"We're going to stay here for one night tonight, and please clean up the best room here."
"Gotcha."
After hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately went to the second floor, busy with everything, and at this time the two of them found that there was not even a small second in such a large inn, as if there was only this shopkeeper alone.
After a while, he cleaned up the place before going downstairs.
"Shopkeeper, what the hell is going on? I was here a few years ago, and it was quite bustling back then, so why does it look so desolate now? ”
When the shopkeeper heard this, he also showed a somewhat embarrassed expression.
"If you two only stay here for one night, there are some things you should not ask too much, otherwise it will not be good for the two of you, and you may even get into a lot of trouble."
The shopkeeper didn't seem to want to tell anyone about it, and he was a little hesitant.
"Since you don't want to say it, forget it, anyway, the two of us will only stay for one night, and we will come from the capital at that time, if this matter reaches the ears of the emperor, it will be none of our business if he sends someone to investigate at that time."
At this time, the shopkeeper realized that the two people in front of him looked like they were extraordinary, and they must have their own unique status even in the capital.
"Well, since the two of you want to know so much, then it's not a big deal to tell you, indeed this son is right, we have always been a well-known and wealthy place here for a few years ago, but we accidentally angered the gods, so we have become like this."
Hearing this, Mo Qingrou couldn't help laughing, where did so many immortals come from in this world, everything is just these people worrying about the sky.
"Alright, shopkeeper, don't joke with me anymore, hurry up and tell me what's going on? Maybe the two of us can help you figure it out. ”
When the shopkeeper heard that the two of them didn't believe what he said, he immediately became a little anxious.
"Both, what I said is absolutely true, if you two don't believe it, just find someone outside and ask them to answer like this."
At this time, An Shuangchi saw the shopkeeper's serious expression, and understood that the man in front of him was not joking with himself, it seemed that something bad had indeed happened to this place.
"Shopkeeper, the two of us were rude just now, can you tell me what the hell is going on?"
An Shuangchi spoke, and the shopkeeper fell into deep thought at this time, as if he was recalling something particularly bad.
"About three years ago, we suddenly encountered a very serious plague, originally such a thing happened, we only need to go to a few doctors to take a look, and we can solve it, but I didn't expect this plague to be particularly strange, none of us were cured, but many people died one after another."
Mo Qingrou felt a little strange when he sat on the side and listened at this time, but there were some sick people, why did they drink what gods had to do with it?
"If something like this happens, you should report it to the court, how can you just bear it silently? If we hadn't found out, you would have been prepared to hide it until now, the plague is not a trivial matter! If it is accidentally spread out by then, more people will be infected with this disease, and even if there is a good doctor, it will not be able to solve it. ”
An Shuangchi spoke, and was extremely dissatisfied with this matter, but the shopkeeper only showed a helpless expression.
"Childe, we understand what you said in our hearts, but we also clearly saw the god and his messenger, so it is not surprising that such a thing happened."
The shopkeeper didn't look like a joke, An Shuangchi understood that these kind and simple people must have been deceived by this so-called immortal, so the disease here will become more and more serious, and so many people have died.
"Well, if that's the case, what did the gods say to you?"
Mo Qingrou is very interested in this pretending to be a ghost.
However, the shopkeeper was reluctant to continue.
"I can only tell you these things, if he gets angry at that time, it will only cause me more trouble, I don't want to do this, you two better not embarrass me anymore, otherwise you can only ask you to live in another inn."
The shopkeeper's attitude was forced, and An Shuangchi knew in his heart that it would be useless for him to ask again, so he had to nod helplessly, saying that he would not continue to ask.
Mo Qingrou sat by the window at this time, only to find that there were not many people on the street at all, and he looked very uncomfortable with his cold and quiet appearance.
"It's good that we only need to stay here for one night, this place is a little weird."
Mo said softly, but An Shuangchi's eyes were a little worried.
"Although Hua said so, these people are innocent, we have walked here, how can we watch them continue to live like this?"
"Well, I knew you wouldn't give up so easily, and I'll support you if you tell me what you plan to do."
Mo said softly and "empatheticly", An Shuang thought about it for a while, if he really wanted to know something, he could only start from the government here.
"Tomorrow we'll ask the county magistrate here to see what he says, and then make a decision."
Mo Qingrou also nodded, anyway, the two of them have time now, even if they stay here for a few more days, it is not a big deal, but neither of them slept well this night.