Chapter 102: Empty
"If you don't know if there are piles of gold and silver treasures inside, you can take them out and exchange them for food with the Northern Army......" And when I saw the steps, what came to mind was not food, but treasure.
It should not be difficult for a rich man to build a granary under the ground, but where did all the mud get out of the city? Wuchen is still very experienced, first light a candle and tie it with a rope and throw it in. The candle flame shook a few times at the bottom of the steps, but it was not extinguished.
Did he follow his master to rob the tomb, otherwise ordinary people would use living creatures to throw them down to see if they would suffocate to death, how would they know how to use flames. Either their Taoist priests know a lot and know that neither man nor fire can turn on oxygen. Now it means that there is air inside, and people can't at least suffocate when they go down.
However, I am also a little worried in my heart, if Lu Zijun hides grain in the ground, it should be a few years, even if it is dried wheat and millet or something, it can't be stored for so long in a breathable place.
It was easy to find the torches, leaving Gao Wei and Tie Xuan and four soldiers, and the remaining six people took advantage of the fire to follow the steps into the darkness.
At the bottom of the stairs is a section of tunnel, which is also paved with stone slabs in a square, and can accommodate three people side by side. Walking inside, I feel that the airflow is very smooth, and in addition to the cold itself, there is also a cold wind coming from somewhere.
There is no fork in the tunnel, although it is crooked, it will always come to an end. When the front suddenly opens up, the tunnel will come to an end.
Overhead is a black hole, which should be quite a large space. There was a stone trough for putting torches on the wall, so we plugged in the torches in our hands and walked around the wall, about 200 steps. According to the step of 70 centimeters, there are more than 1,000 square meters. How much food can be put in such a large space? When the torches were scattered and planted on the wall, I saw dozens of grain hoards standing there, and if you looked closely, you could see the grains scattered on the ground.
A grain hoard is at least one zhang high and one zhang in diameter. It is made of straw mats rolled up and piled up, and it looks relatively simple.
"Finally found it. Lu Yuxiu couldn't help but say.
It seems that she is under the most pressure to find food. It's hard for her, too.
I stepped forward, trying to put my hand in the gap between the mat and enjoy the feeling of the food encircling my fingers. If you have a rice bowl at home, who hasn't done anything about inserting your palm into the rice bowl when you were a child?
But as soon as I put my hand into the mats, I felt that the mats were standing empty, and there was nothing in them. I still didn't believe it, so I pushed hard, and I actually knocked down the entire grain stack.
"What's the situation?" Gu Liu was surprised to see that I had actually knocked down the grain stack with my bare hands.
"It's empty inside," Luo Shicheng said, "there's no food at all." ”
"I don't believe it!" Wuchen hurriedly walked in front of me and pushed another grain stack.
The result was the same, the grain stacks were empty. Wuchen seemed to be crazy, pushing those grain stacks one by one, and none of the grain stacks had grain.
"How can this be?" Lu Yuxiu was a little anxious, and there was a little crying in her voice.
"Could there be food elsewhere?" Lu Jia comforted Lu Yuxiu on the side.
Lu Yuxiu shook her head, even if there was, she couldn't find it. Moreover, this huge grain storage project was not completed in a day or two. It's really not interesting to make an "empty city plan".
"Fool us, right!" Gu Liu was annoyed first, and as soon as he put his sword up, he wanted to do something inside.
Whoever he can kill, he can only be angry with Lu Yuxiu. How can I let him move a single hair of Lu Yuxiu, and his body will be blocked between him and Lu Yuxiu in a flash.
However, Wuchen is much faster than me, and he has already taken out the iron sword, and he wants to put it right with Gu Liu first.
"Do you really want to kill her?" Luo Shicheng didn't agree to Gu Liu's messing around first, "This grain is there, if it doesn't, there is none, and she didn't hide it on purpose." If you're unreasonable, I'll be the first to say no. ”
Although Luo Shicheng said this, he didn't see him make any moves.
Gu Liuxian is also a shrewd person, I have a lot of trouble dealing with him with Wuchen, if Luo Shicheng is added, he won't be able to get out today.
"Miss Lu, have you heard your father or someone say that the granary in Jinan City will be emptied?" Luo Shicheng asked Lu Yuxiu.
"No ......"
How could she, a woman, know these things, unless her father was ready to let her take over.
"Jinan Mansion is so big, will your father still have a house in Jinan City, and there may be a granary inside. ”
Lu Yuxiu still shook her head.
"Don't ask again!" Wuchen suddenly replied to Luo Shicheng, "She's a weak woman, you can't ask why." There is no food now, so let's see if you starve to death or surrender. ”
Originally, Wuchen was talking angrily, but he didn't know which reverse scale Luo Shicheng had touched, so he saw that his eyes were shining, and he wanted to fight to the death with Wuchen.
Okay, it's a two-on-two situation, and we still have two good hostage seedlings on our side. I secretly pushed Lu Jia behind me.
"Don't fight, let me think about it again, maybe there is a shop in Jinan City that is quite big, and there may be food in it. Lu Yuxiu seemed to remember something.
"Really?" people like Gu Liuxian don't trust anyone.
Lu Yuxiu nodded affirmatively.
A fight was stopped, and the six of us returned to the main hall in embarrassment.
"Did you find any food?" Tie Xuan asked as he saw us coming out with torches in hand.
After he woke up, he saw that the people around him were determined to fight with Zhu Di to the end, and he began to think about finding food. Judging by the look of anticipation on his face, he may be the one who is most reluctant to surrender in Jinan City.
We were all embarrassed to answer him, but the look on our faces told him the answer.
"Isn't there ......?"
In an instant, Tie Hyun seemed to be hollowed out, and his whole person's spirit was gone.
"My lord, Miss Lu said that there is still a shop in the city, and there may be grain and grass. Luo Shicheng couldn't see that Tie Xuan was so depressed, so he reminded him.
"Well, you guys go and find it, I still have to go back to the yamen to deal with some things. ”
Tie Hyun is no longer willing to do such a fruitless thing. Now it seems that he can't say anything, these generals and strategists don't want to surrender, and he can't help it.
At this time, a herald came to report, saying that Zhu Di had organized people to attack the city again. Luo Shicheng and Gu Liuxian also knew the priorities, so they went back to defend the city first. The four of us have to find food for the entire city of Jinan.
To tell the truth, if no one forced me, I might have been willing to work hard to find food for the sake of the people in the city. Now it is Luo Shicheng and Gu Liuxian who have teamed up to force us to find food, as if they would kill us if they couldn't find food.
I didn't want to look for food anymore, so I stood there and waited for them to make a statement.
"Is it true that your family is hiding food somewhere else?" Wuchen asked Lu Yuxiu.
"How can there be so many places to put grain," Lu Yuxiu was also timid at this time, "Dad said that there is only one granary in a city......"
"Then what did you just say there is still food?"
"I'm lying......" Lu Yuxiu lowered her head, "Aren't you afraid that you will really fight inside......"
Who would have thought that Lu Yuxiu, who was honest and honest, would lie, not only deceived Luo Shicheng and Gu Liuxian, but even me and Wuchen were deceived by her.
"What then?" asked Lu Jia on the side.
"Whatever it is, Twilight's lady hasn't been found yet. "I still remember the disappearance of Xia Rumei, and I don't know if the soldiers sent out by the prefect's yamen have found it.
Lu Jia listened to my words and glanced at Lu Yuxiu. I know she's looking at Zhang Lele, but I don't know what mood she's in.
"Brother Mu, you said that Duwen knows Taoism, could those two children be his tricks?"
I didn't think of this, if this is the case, then it is reasonable for him to collude with Gu Liuxian. But Gu Liu didn't want to surrender first, and used the bodies of two children to bind the souls of those soldiers, isn't it just to break the resistance of the southern army. These two points are contradictory.
"It's hard to say......
Now it's a bit of a mess. I'm not here to sort out their relationship, though. I want to save Xia Rumei and let her live to death, so that Zhang Lele can also live to death.
Who doesn't live to death, what's the difference between living longer and shorter.
"Don't stay here, you're not looking for something. "Dustless is a master who can't be quiet.
Walking like this without a purpose, slowly the sun began to turn red and was about to set. I haven't eaten for a day, and my stomach is no longer screaming. Walking into the alley, it was a little dark, if Bai Qi took Xia Rumei to hide in an empty house, as long as she didn't make a sound, she wouldn't want to find it for half a year.
But there is a very real problem, Bai Qi doesn't need to eat, but Xia Rumei wants to eat, how can he find food for her?
"Brother Mu, Brother Mu, come and see. ”
I don't know what Wuchen saw, so he suddenly called out to me, interrupting my thoughts. It's really rare that he can still have such good energy, could it be that their Taoist priests really have the saying of collecting the essence of heaven and earth?
"You can't help but babble. If there is a method of Bigu, it will also teach us, so that we will not starve to death so early. I counted him down as I walked over.
Following the direction of his finger, he saw a small hole under the wall every few steps. These holes are not very regular, let's call it rat holes, and they are too rough.
"What is this?"