What a bunch of beasts.

The next morning, Wen Cheng looked at the old high sun outside the window, and scolded secretly.

Is it that he is too little less majestic than the main thing, if he had a little bit of the majesty of the main thing, he would definitely not have been so embarrassed last night.

Last night, Wencheng proposed to go to the restaurant to celebrate, and everyone was still behaving at first, even before Wencheng raised a glass of wine for three rounds, there was nothing abnormal. But then how did the situation change, one by one began to salute back, and Wencheng felt that glass after glass of wine was constantly poured into his mouth.

Then, unconscious.

With a wry smile, Wencheng got up from the bed by himself, pushed open the window, and the scenery that came into his eyes was very familiar, and after a little thought, Wencheng understood that this was the mansion that the money would give him.

Dressed neatly, sniffed carefully, did not smell the slightest smell of alcohol from his body, pushed open the door and walked out.

When I came to the lobby, I saw Poor Ming inside. Wen Cheng instantly understood in his heart that he must have sent him back last night.

Poor Ming saw Wencheng arriving and hurriedly greeted him.

"Brother Cheng, you're awake, come and drink a cup of hot tea and warm up. ”

As he spoke, he made a cup of tea for Wencheng and handed it to Wencheng with both hands.

Wen Cheng sat down opposite Poor Ming, took the teacup and blew it lightly, and took a sip. I felt a stream of warm tea running down my throat and a warm feeling in my stomach.

He casually asked, "Is there anything going on today?" Has anyone come looking for me?"

"I don't have anything important today," the poor replied in detail, "It's just that Deacon Yu came to look for Brother Cheng just now, and when he saw that Brother Cheng didn't get up, he left alone again, saying that he would come back in the afternoon." Maybe she has something to tell Brother Cheng. ”

"Will you come back in the afternoon? ”

Wencheng nodded to indicate that he understood.

Seeing that Wencheng had no other instructions, Poor Ming got up and said goodbye.

Wencheng sat quietly and drank a cup of tea, and now it was still early in the afternoon, so he simply went out for a walk, just enough to fill his empty stomach.

Walk down the street on foot.

To the east were the merchants, landlords, and the like, and the streets were more prosperous than elsewhere. The most prosperous area of the whole Helian City is this east, although the west is inhabited by some dignitaries, but in terms of commercial prosperity is not comparable to here.

After all, dignitaries and nobles hold their own identities and do not like noisy environments.

Unlike here, businessmen look at money in everything, and being able to make money is the most important thing, and everything else is secondary.

Therefore, not only are the streets lined with shops, but even on the streets for people to walk, you will see a hawker pushing a truck along the street within a few steps.

"Rouge gouache, come and take a look, take a look. Good rouge gouache. ”

"Noodles, fragrant noodles, children smell the favorite. ”

"Fish sold, fish sold, fish just caught from the river, the freshest. ”

When Wencheng heard this, he saw a man with his chest exposed, wearing only a large coarse cloth cardigan and carrying a six-foot-long bamboo pole on his shoulder. There are some grass threads hanging from each end of the bamboo pole, and the other end of the grass thread passes through the gills of the fish, and large fish are tied.

After a glance, Wen Cheng took his eyes back from the fish seller, looked straight ahead, and continued walking.

It's just that as Wencheng walked all the way, his brows began to wrinkle.

Did you see too many beggars along the way?

In the past, although there were beggars in Helian City, there were definitely not as many as he saw today, he had just walked a street, and the beggars he saw had at least two or three beggars, and in the past, there were only two or three beggars on this street.

And he saw that some beggars did not exist alone as they had done before. Instead, there are groups of three or five, among which there are old people, adults and children, who look not so much like beggars, but more like a family.

What's going on?

Wencheng, who was puzzled, continued to walk along the street.

It wasn't long before there was a commotion ahead, and some people gathered around, as if they were looking at something.

Wen Cheng also stepped forward curiously, and through the narrow gap between people, he could see that there seemed to be a little girl kneeling on the ground, and he didn't know what she was doing.

"Fat man, your family is rich, look at how pitiful the little girl is, you can buy it back, it can be regarded as a good deed. ”

The man who was called the fat man, Wen Cheng couldn't see clearly when he stood outside.

A heavy voice came, "Fat man, I don't dare to buy indiscriminately, didn't someone buy a beautiful little lady a few days ago? Not only did he lose a lot of money in vain, but even his family's lives were almost lost. ”

"Even if I want to buy it, I will go to the dental store to buy it, at least I will come innocently and don't worry about anything else. Like this, I don't dare to touch the fat man. ”

Everyone present at this sentence nodded frequently. One by one, they all watched the little girl and didn't leave, but none of them dared to pay.

It turns out that the little girl is selling herself.

This kind of thing is not the first time Wencheng has seen it. When he was in Iron Mountain City before, he had seen this kind of situation a lot.

The productivity of this world is very low, and the people are struggling to survive.

The wind and rain are good, but once there is a famine, they will return to poverty overnight, and people who can't survive abound.

It is not surprising that he was sold into slavery.

This situation happened in a remote town like Iron Mountain City, but it is not impossible.

But this is Helian City, the pearl of the north, the first giant city in the north.

Wencheng has been in Helian City for so long, not to mention the current midsummer, even in the most severe and cold winter, he has never seen a situation of selling his body.

Helian City, as the largest cargo transportation hub in the north, not to mention anything else, even if it is to sell coolie resistance bags at the dock. Although it is a little difficult, one coolie is enough to feed a family of three, plus others can also do some work to subsidize it, and it will not fall to the point of needing to sell their bodies at all.

This is also the reason why the guy who calls himself a fat man does not dare to buy this little girl.

After all, in Helian City, where everyone can survive, the scene of selling himself in front of him suddenly appeared, and most of the time it was strange.

Wencheng also didn't have the idea of selling the little girl, but he felt that this way was quite strange. There are not many beggars, and now even those who sell their bodies have appeared, what is going on lately? Is there something that I don't know about?

Reaching out and tapping the shoulder of one person in front of him.

As if he had been stabbed by something, the man instantly turned around and looked at Wen Cheng vigilantly.

Wen Cheng smiled slightly and said, "Don't misunderstand, this big brother, I have something I want to ask below, I was offended just now." ”

Seeing that Wen Cheng was dressed luxuriously and extraordinary, without the slightest possibility of pickpocketing, the nervous expression also began to relax, and replied: "It turned out to be a misunderstanding, it's okay, what does the little brother want to ask, just ask, I know everything." ”

"Then thank you, big brother," Wen Cheng clenched his fists and asked, "What's the matter lately, I found that there are a lot of beggars in the city, and now even this person has appeared." ”

When the man heard this, he looked strange, glanced at Wen Cheng carefully, and asked, "Little brother really doesn't know?" After receiving Wen Cheng's affirmative nod, the man continued: "It seems that little brother hasn't gone out during this time." ”

didn't care about Wencheng's answer, and continued to explain: "A few days ago, about seven or eight days ago, there was a news in the city. It is said that since the Iron Mountain City was destroyed by the Heavenly Fire last year, there have also been many natural fires in Anzhou in the west. However, this time it did not appear in the city like Iron Mountain City, but in the suburbs. Although there were few casualties, a large amount of farmland was burned. It looked like it was about to be harvested in autumn, but it was burned to ashes. ”

"Now everyone knows that there will definitely be a famine in Anzhou this year, so a large number of people fled from Anzhou in advance to find a place to live. Now not only Helian City, but also other cities, there are many people who have fled the famine. However, I heard that the government has begun to prepare for the mobilization of food and porridge for disaster relief, and I heard that there are other ...... for work. Anyway, I can't tell, I heard that the adults in the government are still arguing. ”

This person proudly showed off the last sentence to Wencheng.

This is like the people of Dacheng, who will always tell some news that has not yet been announced by the government, and after hearing it from the seven aunts and eight aunts, they can't wait to publicize it to other people, so as to show their close ties with the people in the government and their own status.

Wen Cheng smiled and listened, showing an expression of looking up at the man, thanked him in the man's very happy mood, said goodbye and turned to leave.

A succession of natural fires, which led to the burning of farmland and the imminent famine?

Thinking of the word 'Tianhuo', Wencheng's face instantly darkened.

Others didn't know what was going on with the heavenly fire, and thought it was a natural disaster, but Wencheng was clear. The bullshit Tianhuo is just a clan of people fighting for disgust.

Since he learned from Shangguan Yan that it was Liyigou who destroyed Tieshan City, Wencheng never paid attention to it again, and as soon as Shangguan Yan left, he couldn't find a channel to pay attention.

I didn't expect that on such an occasion, I would be able to hear something related to Li's disgust again. Wen Cheng suddenly had a feeling in his heart that his entanglement with this detachment was not over, and one day he would see it with his own eyes.

Judging from the description of the person just now, there are really no taboos when the people in these clans are fighting for the separation of the hook.

Although it didn't kill people directly like Iron Mountain City. But what is the difference between burning down a large area of the grain farmland that is about to be harvested and killing people? Isn't it a man-made natural disaster that will cause many people to die of starvation?