Chapter 24: Development (3)
When Mo Xiao was receiving the food from Yuan Ling, he went around to check it out. Basically, no one did not go to receive food, and it seemed that every family had no food leftover, not even a handful.
"What's wrong?"
While everyone was going to get food, Mo Xiao ran to someone else's house and looked over the yard. The land is dry and there is no way to cultivate it, and this is still the situation of your own yard, so you can imagine what kind of farmland it is.
Mo Xiao thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't think of a reasonable explanation.
"Forget it, let's wait until Yuan Ling comes back."
Mo Xiao returned to the place where he had been separated from Yuan Ning, just in time to see him returning with food.
"I just looked at it, everyone eats the same thing, I smell it and it tastes quite good, this is unreasonable."
Yuan Ning passed through this time to receive food, and also found that something was wrong. There must be something wrong with this, but where does the people's food come from?
According to Mo Xiao, there must be something wrong with this food, otherwise everyone would not have some sickness.
"Let's go back first, and I'll see what's in this food."
"Okay."
After Yuan Ning and Mo Xiao went back to the place where they lived before, they closed the doors and windows and began to study the white porridge and steamed buns in front of them.
"This steamed bun should be mixed with various grains and steamed after grinding the noodles together." Mo Xiao tore a little bit and tasted the taste, then spit it out. "There are a small number of other substances."
"What is it?"
"It may be something like Guanyin soil, a small amount of it is mixed with these dry powders, and it is still edible."
Mo Xiao explained.
"So, it's the food problem?"
Yuan Ling thought very simply, if you eat something that is not normal, then it is very possible to get sick. But there will definitely not be a large number of patients.
"Look at the white porridge again."
Needless to say, Mo Xiao began to observe the smell and color, and found that it was just ordinary rice porridge, but with a little more water, as if it was diluted directly by someone after boiling porridge in a large pot.
"I thought we should go to the food distribution place in the evening, and I always felt that something might be wrong."
Mo Xiao looked at this rice porridge and felt very attractive. Is it that there is something in it that should not exist?
At this time, Mo Xiao just thought that there might be something bad in this porridge, and he didn't drink it, and he didn't let Yuan Lemon drink it.
"Let's go."
When night fell, Mo Xiao and Yuan Ning went to the mansion, and this is the place where the food was distributed today, so if you want to find evidence, you should also find it in this place.
"Look."
Yuan Ning pointed to a place after discovering it.
"That place is a workshop, let's go and have a look."
"Okay."
Mo Xiao carefully followed behind Yuan Ning, also observing around, and soon touched the door of the workshop, which was in full swing, and he couldn't go in to see it at all.
"Mo Xiao, can you smell what the hell is?"
"I'll try."
Mo Xiao smelled the smell wafting in the air, and found that the smell here was very similar to the taste of steamed buns, which should be the place where steamed buns were prepared. However, what is the raw material of this steamed bun?
"The ingredients are gone, you go and prepare some."
"Got it."
After Yuan Ning and Mo Xiao heard the news inside, they quietly disappeared into shape, and when the person who went to get the raw materials left the workshop, they followed behind each other.
"What are the raw materials in the barren mountains and mountains here?"
After Yuan Ning and Mo Xiao followed each other out of the mansion, they walked towards the back mountain, and the more they walked, the more remote they became, and Mo Xiao felt a little that he had been discovered, so he was brought to this place.
Soon, something different appeared.
In this remote place, there is even a workshop, and the people here are digging and sifting, but looking at the delicate appearance, it should be very careful.
"It's just soil, even if it's Guanyin soil, you don't need to be so careful. There's definitely something different here that I didn't notice. ”
Mo Xiao felt that he should take a good look around, and soon found that this place was a mass grave, and the surrounding area of these dirt was corpses, which means that these soils may no longer have the trace elements of Guanyin soil, and may be full of various pathogenic bacteria.
"Let's go back and have a look."
Mo Xiao thinks that the white porridge is more important. Now that I have seen the raw materials of steamed bread, what are the raw materials of white porridge?
"Okay."
Yuan Ning looked at Mo Xiao's face very badly, and he was also very worried in his heart, if there was really any source of infection in this place, then there would be two days before the vanguard of the army arrived.
"Moshina, what did you find?"
Yuan Ning asked curiously on the way back.
"There are some discoveries, but I have to determine the raw materials of the white porridge before I can be completely sure."
Mo Xiao had seen a similar situation in an ancient book, and it was simply black magic. The drought here is certainly not a man-made disaster, but the unusual thing that happened may be a man-made disaster.
"Serious?"
"If things go as I think, then it's very serious, and we have to gather the army as soon as possible to solve the root of the problem."
Mo Xiao pressed his forehead, what kind of person can have such a dark thought, even if the ancient nobles did not regard human life as a thing, but the people under the jurisdiction of Yongzhou City are not a small number.
"Then let's go."
After Mo Xiao returned to the mansion again, he finally found a place to boil porridge, looking at the herbs on the board, Mo Xiao finally determined, things were just as he thought, that crazy thing finally happened.
"Who?"
Mo Xiao wanted to destroy everything in front of him, but the guards here were tight, and he was soon discovered, and Mo Xiao was taken away from the mansion.
"What do we do now?"
Yuan Ning looked at the soldiers searching around, it was not easy to get out of the city at this time, but looking at Mo Xiao's expression before, he knew that this matter would definitely not be so simple, and the news must be spread as soon as possible.
"I heard that General Gu will shoot scouts to find out the news in the city, or else we will look for it?"
Mo Xiao thought that since it was not easy for him and Yuan Ling to leave this place, those scouts should have a way to come and go freely.
"You're talking about light, those people are not easy to find."
Actually, if he could, Yuan Ning didn't want to deal with those people, because it was too troublesome. But if he and Mo Xiao can't leave this place, they can only turn to those people for help.
"Mo Xiao, can you tell me now, what kind of problem did you find?"
Yuan Ning looked at Mo Xiao's expression and knew that the matter must be more serious. But I still don't know how serious it is. If you're in a hurry, you don't need to find a scout at all.
"I once saw a recipe in an ancient book, which said that it was written that people would be turned into an alien with infinite strength, and the whole person was like a crazy demon, and it was not a simple statement to be one against ten."
Mo Xiao said simply.
"The soil we saw and the medicinal herbs in the white porridge are all necessities. Therefore, this matter must have been premeditated, maybe this thing started a long time ago, but because of the drought, it went more smoothly. We have to stop it as soon as possible. ”
“!”
Yuan Ningyang didn't expect that things would be so troublesome. If that's the case, then the matter may not be so simple.
"No, the scouts might have looked into their diets too, and I don't know if they've eaten."
Mo Xiao suddenly thought of this possibility.
"But, I've only eaten it once or twice, is it really that serious?"
Yuan Ning looked at Mo Xiao, hoping that Mo Xiao could give him a satisfactory answer. In this way, it may be beneficial for subsequent actions.
"Theoretically, nothing is contagious. But if I do, I don't guarantee that the person's body will change. ”
Mo Xiao felt a headache when he thought about it.
It was said in an ancient book that there was no solution to this matter. At the beginning of eating, you must eat it. Otherwise, there will be a withdrawal reaction like a drug addiction, and when the time comes, the person will be able to endure the past, and then it will be safe. However, there are very few such people.
"So what now?"
Yuan Ning thought that there was no way to leave, but I didn't know if I could get there as soon as possible. Therefore, how to intercept the vanguard troops and the army is a key issue.
"I don't think any of us should look forward to it, let's look forward to ourselves."
Mo Xiao looked at Yuan Ning and said.
In other words, let's go back by yourself. By the time the matter had been reported by the scouts, perhaps the vanguard had already arrived.
"Yuan Ning, do you know anyone in the Vanguard Force?"
If you can get to know the people inside, this matter may be relatively simple.
"Nope."
Yuan Ling directly shattered Mo Xiao's thoughts.
"We can go straight to it, though. We can ask the other party to verify it. Moreover, we are from the Gu family, and most of the vanguard troops are from the Gu family, so this matter should be easy to solve. ”
"It's better to be like this."
Mo Xiao and Yuan Ning planned the route to leave, and then prepared to break through.
Sure enough, there were additional guards at the city gates, and it was not easy to leave smoothly.
"Do you have any good ideas?"
For this matter, Mo Xiao has no way at all.
"Don't worry, I'm all set."
Yuan Ning just went to the way of striking the east and west, but it is impossible to simply attract attention, Yuan Ning bought a few villagers, asked the other party to run when and where, and finally succeeded in letting himself and Mo Xiao leave safely.
"Where are we going now?"
If it was a normal road, Mo Xiao might still know the south, south, west, and northwest, and on a small road like the current one, Mo Xiao didn't know what direction to go in at all.
Yuan Ning looked at Mo Xiao in surprise, he didn't expect the truth of the matter to be like this, Mo Xiao couldn't tell the direction.
"Okay, I have such an advantage and I'm bothered myself, so don't get excited."
"Poof. Okay, I see, let's go that way. ”
Yuan Ning took Mo Xiao and walked quickly, and finally found the vanguard after half a day.
"Stop, who are you?"
The soldier stopped Yuan Ling and Mo Xiao.
"We're from the city to see your vanguard."
Yuan Ling stood in front of Mo Xiao and said.
Mo Xiao felt Yuan Ning's protection for herself, and her heart was still very warm.
"I don't care where you're from? Can you see us Pioneer Officer? ”
The soldier said proudly.
"I know that your vanguard is the Gu Family Army, and the Gu Family Army is strict in governing the army and will never harm any people. And we've brought important news, and you can't afford to delay it. ”
At a critical moment, Yuan Ling will never delay things because of these messy people.
"You!"
Some of the taller soldiers didn't know how to reply because of Yuan Lemon's words.
The soldiers standing beside him, looking at Yuan Ling and Mo Xiao, couldn't tell what their temperament was, but it didn't look like they were ordinary people. Thinking that the other party said that there was some urgent news, I would better believe it.
If this is really some urgent news, and if you miss it because of yourself, it may not be so simple.
"You two come with me."
"Yes."
Finally able to see the pioneer officer, Mo Xiao sincerely prayed, this pioneer officer is a clear head, if you change to a person with a clear head, maybe it will be troublesome.
"You're going to see me?"
Gu Anyan, the pioneer officer of the Gu Family's Army, looked at the two young people in front of him and asked.
"Yes. Yuan Ning has seen adults. ”
"Xiao Mo has seen adults."
After the two met Gu Anyan, the pioneer officer of the vanguard force, they saluted first.
Yuan Ning looked at this Gu Anyan in front of him, he had never seen such a young pioneer officer, but it was also possible that he was as talented as the young master in the family.
"What news did you get in town?"
Gu Anyan was a little curious, what news did the other party get, and he looked very urgent.
"Please hold your back, we'll tell you in private."
Until things are clear, it is better not to cause panic, and it is better to be a little cautious.
"Who the hell are you?"
Gu Anyan looked at the two people in front of him, and his intuition told him that these two people would definitely not be from Yongzhou City, so who were these two people?
"We won't hurt you, so you don't have to be afraid."
Yuan Ning looked at the other party, very wary of himself and Mo Xiao. But also, if there is really any problem, he is still in charge of the vanguard.
"Why should I trust you?"
Gu Anyan looked at Yuan Ning, this person looked upright, not like a bad person. But who is the other party, how can you easily believe it?
"Yes, we're family."
Mo Xiao saw that Yuan Ning had made no progress at all, and said.
"Oh?"
Gu Anyan looked at Mo Xiao who suddenly spoke, and when he saw it just now, he found that this girl dressed as a man had been hiding behind others, and Gu Anyan thought that the other party was not ready to speak.
"We came here because we knew that you were the vanguard officer of the Gu Family's army."
"What do you want to say?"
Gu Anyan sent his subordinates to guard the surroundings first, and he wanted to know what these two people wanted to say.
"My lord, we have investigated that something is happening in the city, and we want you to stay in this place for two days first, and when the army arrives, we will surround the entire Yongzhou City."
"How does this officer believe you?"
Gu Anyan still didn't understand, why was the other party so sure that something had happened?
"Also, who are you, at this time, you should also report your name."
"The two of us are small soldiers under General Gu's account, because Xiao Mo knows a little about medical skills, we were sent to investigate the situation in Yongzhou." As she spoke, Yuan Ning thought of what Mo Xiao had said. "My lord, I don't know if you sent someone to Yongzhou City to investigate, have you come back?"
"General Gu?" Gu Anyan didn't look like Yuan Ling was lying, but how could Gu Zhang send two milky little hairy children to go? One of them was a girl. "The official did send someone to go, and he hasn't come back yet."
After Mo Xiao heard the other party's words, he breathed a sigh of relief. It's okay, it's time to come by yourself.
"My lord, the person who inquired about the situation has returned."
"Call here."
Gu Anyan just wants to see if the situation is the same as what these two people said. If it weren't the same, I wouldn't just let these two people go.
"Yes."
Yuan Ning and Mo Xiao naturally understood what Gu Anyan wanted to do, it was nothing more than to confront each other to see if they were lying.
"Your Excellency."
The one who was sent to Yongzhou to investigate was actually a young soldier.
"Taining, how is the matter with the investigation I sent you?"
Gu Anyan wanted to know if there was really something wrong with this Yongzhou City.
"The whole city of Yongzhou seems to be relatively peaceful. Despite the drought, local officials did a good job and prevented the people from rioting. Distribute food regularly and in portions every day. ”
Tai Ning didn't know who the two people in front of him were, but since Gu Anyan asked, he answered.
"Excuse me, did you eat the food?"
Mo Xiao listened to the other party's words and observed the other party's mental outlook, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong. Still, he asked a little worriedly.
"Nope. How can I divide the food of the people? ”
Tai Ning replied inexplicably.
I don't know why, Taining just saw the other party's feeling of relief.
"Is there something wrong with that food?"
Gu Anyan found that Mo Xiao paid special attention to whether Taining ate or not, could it be that there was something wrong with those foods?
"Yes, we just found out there was something wrong with the food. Moreover, I was also worried that when the army arrived in Yongzhou, it would encounter danger and came to intercept it. ”