Chapter 96: Not even Wild Vegetables
More than a dozen officials who went to the county seat to buy grain squeezed their heads and finally bought nothing.
The county government also stipulates that the food supply for them is only for one day.
The procession marched under the scorching sun for three days, and the officials and messengers did not eat, let alone the exiles.
In three days, the officials didn't even have dry buns.
It has only been six days since the locust plague, and all the wild vegetables in the field have been picked by the local people!
Everywhere there were parched, cracked rivers and pools, and not a drop of water could be found along the road.
It was only then that the officials knew that hunger was not the most terrible.
Lack of water is the most fatal thing, their throats are so dry that they don't even dare to shout on this day.
The exiles were so good that they couldn't even cry.
Jin Niang is the same, not noisy anymore! She was really bored.
Chu Lixuan didn't give her food or water for three days, and he lay in the car during the day, motionless.
At night, I was in the space, eating and drinking and digging the fields desperately.
No one is used to her, Jin Niang is dry and can't cry anymore, listless like a frosted eggplant, and the ground is hot and can't sit.
Jin Niang's whole person leaned on Chu Wan, and Chu Lixiang half helped and half carried her all the way.
The master of the brocade guard, lying on the tree to sleep during the day, catching up with the team when it is almost dark, and waiting for the team to be settled.
As usual, they went into the mountains to hunt, and they found a water source with half a pond of spring water in the deep mountains.
Zhao Yu sent one of his men down the mountain and called the official to take the lead to fetch water.
The officials were very happy, this finally has water to drink, and if it continues like this, not to mention the exiles, even their lives will not be guaranteed!
The leader of the official mission was going to take a few squad leaders to fetch water, and he had to drink enough first.
Calling the temporary workers to stay and watch the team, this mouth is really dry.
The captain of the squad drank two sips of the water given to him by the Jinyi guard, picked up the gong and drum, and shouted.
"Knock knock... Everyone, pay attention, if you want to buy water, give us a bamboo tube, ten taels of silver and a bamboo tube of water..."
"Is there any heavenly reason? Three days ago, I bought a meal and a bamboo tube of water, and it was only five taels of silver. ”
The exile, who had not spoken for two days, said in a smoking voice.
"That's it, let's not let people live, let's go, let's go find water to drink."
"Let's go, let's go..."
"What for? Is there any royal law? ”
"What's the royal law? How much money you have earned us along the way, and now you are even more black-hearted. ”
"We have to fill the water ourselves, and we don't need the capital for the water, so why should we buy it from you."
The scene was chaotic, it was out of control for a while, and the official took the whip to no avail.
The exiles swarmed up, and there were exiles who didn't want to live desperately bumping into the officials.
In the past few days of torture, they really can't stand this torment.
Especially on this last day, I didn't taste a sip of water or wild vegetables.
Hungry exiles, even if they riot, have no power.
The officials did not draw people to death, because they also had no strength.
But the scene was chaotic, and a group of people with little strength were pushing and shoving.
The eldest princess's grandmother was also without spirit, and the third aunt mother and son and the fifth aunt mother and daughter surrounded her in the middle.
Chu Wan and Chu Lixiang were holding Jinniang, next to her grandmother, and the women in the second room were also next to them.
Seeing his grandmother and his family, they were about to be squeezed into them by exiles and officials.
Jiang Xinyan slapped the top of the car with one palm, and shouted angrily: "If you want to eat, stand still for me." ”