In the scorching summer, the fields are deserted due to drought for many years, and the people are struggling to make a living.

Sometimes even human bones can be seen.

In the historical records, every time there is a 'great hunger', it is always accompanied by cannibalism.

However, no matter which country's history books are ancient, they will not record the cruelty behind these famines.

The cannibalistic people will not speak, the local officials will not report, the king will order a cover-up, and will not leave it to the other vassal states to speak.

Inside the carriage.

Bai Yan sat in the carriage, even if he hid in the shade, he was still sweating profusely by the hot and dull air.

However, it is much more comfortable to be inside the carriage than to explode outside.

Leaving the Yan with has been half a month.

In this half a month, Bai Yanrao made a large circle, from the south of Yanhe, into the Yingchuan border, and then from the Yingchuan border, into the Zhao country.

Because I am not familiar with the place, I have taken a lot of wrongful roads, but fortunately, nothing happened along the way, and I have always been safe

Two hours later.

"Gentleman, I don't think I can get to the next city tonight, so I may have to spend the night in the small village in front."

In front of the carriage, the voice of karma came.

After Bai Yan heard this, he stretched out his hand and lifted the curtain, looking at the sunset outside, and turned sideways to see that there was indeed a small village in front of him.

"Okay, I'll go into the village and rest for the night!"

Bai Yan said, and then lowered the curtain.

Gentleman, it is Bai Yan who gives up karma to the three of them, calling himself, no matter where he is, it is the same, and he must develop a habit.

Otherwise, when you enter Handan, if you encounter a special situation, you will be anxious and say something bad for a while, and there will be a big incident at that time.

A moment later.

The carriage swayed for a moment and slowly stopped.

Bai Yan lifted the curtain from the carriage and slowly got out of the car.

Looking around, looking at the small village in front of him, suddenly, his brows furrowed slightly.

Because of the drought, the fields cannot be cultivated, and at this moment, in this small village of more than 100 households, you can see many villagers at a glance.

And in the small hut in front of me, there is also a carriage, which can see four men and one woman, and like them, they are people who pass by and come to stay overnight.

"General, I'll go find some water!"

Jue led the horse and came to Bai Yan's side.

Because we have been on the road today, whether it is a horse or a man, they are already thirsty at the moment, so while it is not yet dark, go to find some water first, in case the horse is thirsty, then things will be in trouble.

However, Jue's voice fell, and he still hadn't left.

"I'm not going to spend the night here tonight!"

Bai Yan said softly.

Bai Yan's words made Jue, who was originally about to leave, stunned in place, and even Ye and Feng Nian looked at Bai Yan with some doubts.

There is no village in front of the village and no shop in the back, if they don't spend the night here, then they will have to sleep in the wild tonight.

"Let's go!"

Bai Yan looked at the villagers, saw the eyes of the villagers, then looked at the few people in the post station, turned around and prepared to get into the carriage.

When he turned around, Bai Yan saw three very cute children, standing timidly behind the carriage, looking at him with little eyes full of curiosity.

"Come here!"

Bai Yan squatted down and looked at the three children with a smile on his face.

As he spoke, Bai Yan put his hand into the sleeve pocket of his silk coat.

"Don't be surprised if a child is ignorant! But the gentleman wants to stay overnight? ”

Two women dressed in tattered cloth trotted over, grabbed the three children, and looked at Bai Yan apologetically.

Bai Yan ignored the woman's words, took out a dozen coins from his sleeve pocket, walked up to the three children, lowered his head, and distributed the money to the three children.

"Don't get in the way, passing by is fate, I'm not on the same path as those people in the post station, I don't want to cause trouble today, so I won't stay here! It's not the rainy season, so it's okay to walk at night. ”

Bai Yan got up and looked at the two women.

With a puzzled expression, he turned his head to look at the four men and one woman in the small house.

Why did the general say that he was not in the same way as those people? And afraid of trouble? They don't know each other!

Unable to figure it out, he turned his head to watch Bai Yan stroke the child's head a few times, and then turned around and walked into the carriage.

"Eh! Thank you, gentleman! You don't thank you much, gentleman. ”

The two women saw Bai Yan's straight gaze, and after coming back to their senses, they said gratefully, and then patted the child.

The child also thanked Bai Yan with a milky voice.

Ye looked at the woman who was nodding her head in thanks, and although he didn't understand why the general didn't stay overnight, he turned around and sat down in front of the carriage, driving the carriage and turning his head.

Jue and Feng Nian also rode on their horses, and after the carriage moved, they followed behind.

Inside the lodge.

The three men looked at Bai Yan and his party with confusion, their brows furrowed, and they glanced at each other.

Just now, the young man looked at his clothes, he should be from a noble family, but they obviously didn't know the young man, why did the young man tell others that he had a holiday with them in his words.

When did they offend the boy?

The young woman sitting with the three men frowned. There was also some confusion in his eyes.

The other side.

When the carriage was on the road again, until it was far away from the village, Bai Yan's voice came from inside the carriage.

"Watch to see if anyone is following you."

Bai Yan said.

Immediately let Jue and karma react, karma was distracted, Feng Nian rode a horse, turned his head, looked in the direction he came, and confirmed that there was no one before relieving his heart.

Before dark.

Bai Yan asked Ye to find a place away from the official road and stopped.

"Gentleman, is there something wrong with that little village?"

Ye watched Bai Yan get out of the carriage and asked curiously.

Feng Nian and Qi also looked at Bai Yan curiously.

"There should be a problem!"

Bai Yan said.

Thinking back to the eyes of the villagers, and the three children, one of the three children had a small silk rope on his neck, although only a little was exposed, but he could clearly see that there was a small silk rope inside his clothes.

Generally, small silk ropes are only used to hang jade and other very valuable items!

How can a child in a village have?

Bai Yan also hoped that he would think about it more, but after they entered the territory of Zhao State, they went all the way, no matter which village along the way, it was not an exaggeration to say that the corpses were all over the field.

And the people, who had no food because of the famine, were all discouraged, as if they were sitting and waiting to die.

However, none of the villagers in that village were like this, thinking of the eyes of those villagers and the small house.

That's intriguing.

"Maybe I'm too worried, we'll spend the night in the field tonight."

Bai Yan looked at the curious eyes of the three people and didn't explain much.

Ye, Feng Nian, and Qi nodded, and then began to act separately, looking for water and firewood.

With the arrival of night.

Next to the carriage, a bonfire went up.

After eating, Bai Yan asked Ye, Jue, and Feng Nian to go to the carriage to sleep first, he sat in the carriage all day, not so tired, and slept again in the middle of the night.

Before the campfire.

Bai Yan sat on the ground, calculated the time, and in four days, he should be able to reach Handan.

As long as you don't get lost!

"Huh?"

Looking at the bonfire, Bai Yan faintly heard a faint sound in the dark night in the distance, as if someone was running away in a hurry.

I thought of the small village I met today, and looked at the light from the bonfire in front of me.

Bai Yan stretched out his hand and took the wooden stick and spread the bonfire, and the light suddenly dissipated.

After doing all this, Bai Yan reached out and took the sharp sword leaning against the wheel, walked through the carriage step by step, and looked directly at the dark night in the distance.

(End of chapter)