Chapter 154

Hua rugo decided to find out what these people were doing, so he didn't say anything, just said to the soldiers who were holding her: "brother, I can go by myself."

The man looked at her warily, as if he was afraid she would run away.

"I'm a weak scholar. I can't escape without a strong hand." Hua Yuege smiles.

She's not quite well yet. It's hard to stand like this.

Two recognized and looked at each other for a while, let her go, one of them still drank a voice way: "honest point."

"Yes." Hua Ruge nodded obediently.

While she was walking, she observed the streets on both sides. Some officers and soldiers kept scattering quicklime. Most of the people covered their mouths and noses.

It is recorded in the book that people here use this method to prevent disease transmission.

It seems that there is some disease spreading, and her life can't be over.

Hua Ruge, with a bitter face, is remembering her soft big bed and blue ice food.

One of the officers and soldiers around saw her look dejected, and some could not bear to say: "this project is only three days, you are good at it, and you can go home after you finish it, and pay back."

Hua Yueke catches someone who can talk, and quickly pretends: "it's great to have money, but my body is weak. I don't know if I can work."

She wants to find out what it is.

At present, her physical strength has not recovered, but it must not be. She can only think of other ways.

"It's a job a man can do, just to pave the road. It's easy." The man patted her on the shoulder.

Maybe it was because she was weak and handsome that she said a few more words.

"Pave the road?" Hua Ruge's face is muddled. There are epidemics in the city. Do these people still want to pave the way?

What else did the officer want to say? The person next to him reminded him, "fourth, don't talk nonsense."

Hua Ruge was so angry that she could ask immediately. Now she is in trouble again.

She was pressed to which road to the east of the gate, and found that hundreds of people had gathered in it. She was thrust into one of the teams.

Other units are also guarded by other officers and soldiers.

I think they said that each team is responsible for catching 30 people.

Most of the people here are young and middle-aged, but there are also some who are a little older. It's supposed to be to pave that way and gather people.

"Be honest. Whoever wants to run will be killed." One of the officers and soldiers passed by them. Maybe they thought Hua Ruge was too inconvenient, so they pushed her.

Hua Ruge stumbled forward and was held up by a man who looked about sixty years old.

She frowned. These officers and soldiers are really domineering.

"Don't worry, young man." The old man asked with concern.

The old man's clothes were ragged, and he didn't know how many patches had been made on his body. However, he was clean and well-dressed, and his face was kind. Seeing that he was not a scholar, he somehow fell into such a situation.

"Thank you for your care. I'm fine." Hua Ruge said politely.

"That's good. As long as you listen well and do more work, it will be OK." The old man comforted her.

Hua Ruge saw what the old man knew, so he nodded: "thank you for your advice. I will do it."

Her attitude is very modest, and the smile on the old man's face is more kind.

"Do you know what road we are going to build?" Hua Ruge lowered her voice. She thought it was time to inquire.

The old man looked around, because they were standing at the back of the line, and they had their own thoughts and had no time to eavesdrop, so he sighed:

"this is the only way to Yangcheng. It's said that there are big people coming to inspect in two days, so they rush to repair."

Looking at the official way of the bluestone on the ground, he doubted: "although it's potholed, some of it is shabby and doesn't affect the passage of big people."

She thought in her heart, is it that the big man is too delicate and afraid of bumping along such a road?

"The young man is from a foreign country." Asked the old man.

Hua Ruge nodded: "yes."

"It's strange that we have to know about this. You look like he road is in disrepair. In fact, it was just repaired last year, and it needs to be repaired again every year." The old man sighed.

Hua Yuege immediately said: "is it cutting corners?"

The old man nodded, and his voice lowered a little: "the city Lord here uses this excuse to ask the court for money every year to let the people in the city pay taxes. In a word, we are not allowed to live safely."

Hua Ruge now knows that this is corrupt officials changing their ways to embezzle. They get two sums of money at the same time, but they still cut corners and put most of the money in their own pockets.

But it's just a way of making money. What's the relationship with the big guy?

"In fact, it needs to be repaired later every year, but it's said that it's a big guy who suddenly arrives, not afraid of being caught." The old man continued.

Hua Ruge has made it clear that corrupt officials want to cover up their crimes.

"Old man, do you know who the great man is?" Hua Yuege asked curiously.

The city Lord is not a small official. He is also a great official in the border area. He is afraid of not many people.

"We ordinary people don't know about this. I heard that it was sent by the imperial court. It must be a powerful role for the city Lord to look like this." The old man speculated.

Hua Ruge saw that his logic was very clear, and he had a certain understanding of the Korean situation. He was not an ordinary people.

"Uncle, I don't think you are a coolie salesman. How can you do such a job at such an old age?" Hua Yuege asked.

The old man heard this and sighed.

Just with this sigh, Hua Ruge could hear infinite sorrow and heartache.

"Hurry up. What are you waiting for in the back?" At this time, officers and soldiers roared at the bottom.

It's about to start. Hua Ruge noticed before that there was no material here. The road construction should start from the other end.

The old man bowed his head silently and walked forward.

Hua Ruge is afraid to talk much now. People have to bow their heads under the eaves. If she gets two lashes now, she will suffer too much.

There are ten teams in this group. According to the 30 people mentioned before, there are 300 people in this group. It's not small that so many people are building roads.

Twenty or so officers and soldiers were on their way to the other end of the road.

The road is not short. It's more than ten li long. It's getting dark by the time these people arrive.

The raw materials have been delivered. The officers and soldiers ordered everyone to rest in situ and start work tomorrow.

Hua rugo found that there was no rest shed here, but let everyone sleep on the spot.

Now it is winter, ordinary people in the wild simply can not stand, and it seems that there is no plan to manage the meal.

Hua Ruge thought that he had a long experience when he came out. He even exploited people like this.

The old man pulled and motioned to Hua Ruge not to make a sound.

Hua Ruge nods, knowing that it's only for the loss.

The old man found a tree on the side of the road, cleaned the snow on it, and signaled Hua Ruge to go.

"You seem to be very experienced, uncle?" Hua asked in a song.

The old man nodded: "I've been building the road for five years. What they are going to do can't be clearer."

Looking at the thin body of the old man, Hua rugo felt more and more that the officials here were inhuman.

"Close your eyes and don't talk." When officers and soldiers were about to pass by, the old man set up a horse road.

Hua Ruge did as he said.

Officers and soldiers passed by the two people, and when they saw the two people in front of them talking in a low voice, they reached for a whip: "shut up, it's good to sleep here, and then talk about carefully pulling you out to chop."

All the people were silent. No matter whether they slept or not, they were afraid to speak.

After another week's patrol, officers and soldiers began to sleep in their positions.

Hua Ruge opened his eyes early and ordered his eyes to scan the crowd for the positions of the officers and soldiers.

In order to prevent the escape of these labors, these people sat around and guarded several ways out. It was still difficult to escape.

The old man also opened his eyes, took out an oilpaper bag from his sleeve and opened it quietly. Inside was a white steamed bread.

Hua Ruge thought that the old man was really experienced. He knew that people here would not give food. Although there were not many steamed buns, they were almost full for such an old man with a broken age.

The old man picked up the steamed bread and handed half of it to Hua rugo, saying, "here, I have a cushion for my stomach. It's not much, but it's better than starving."

Looking at the half steamed bread in the old man's hand, Hua Ruge was stunned.

She didn't expect that a person who met by chance would treat herself so sincerely.

"Eat," the old man handed it again.

Hua Ruge didn't want to disappoint the old man's kindness, so she took the steamed bread,

she stretched her hand behind her back, took out some wild fruits that had been stored before, and took them to the front to give the old man several points.

The old man said strangely, "you know they don't give food?"

"I picked a few when I passed the woods today. I had a sweet meal." Hua Yuege said.

The old man nodded and looked at Hua Ruge without eating steamed bread, and tears flowed out of his eyes.

"What's the matter with you, uncle?" Hua Yuege asked with concern.

"It's nice of you to look better than my son." The old man wiped his tears and choked.

"Your son?"

"If he's older than you, he's almost as tall as you. He's white and clean. He looks good with a smile." The old man was talking and crying.

"Old people mourn." Hua Ruge had to persuade.

It's really pitiful that the old man lost his son and fell into such a situation.

"Young man, I have a piece of advice you must listen to, or you will not escape this disaster." The old man suddenly said seriously.

Hua Yuege was shocked and asked subconsciously, "what?"

"Do you know how my son died?" The old man sighed.

Hua Ruge, of course, shakes his head.

"It's because of its good looks that it was forced to death by the city Lord!"

Hua Ruge is even more confused. Is it wrong to look good in heart?

"How many pretty young people in this city died like this."

Hua Ruge is inexplicable.