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"Sir, please! "I'll just give it to someone who stutters …" Please, my lord! "Little Ya'er has not entered the water for two days already, please be merciful!" "As long as you give me a stutter, I am willing to serve you as an official!" "Great kindness!"

Along the way, they bumped into refugees, and the seedlings sent people to send out some food. However, the more they walked towards the capital, the more people they would encounter. Sometimes, they would meet over a hundred people in a single day!

On this day, after leaving the county town, they met with refugees again.

Unlike the small fights before, where only a few people were blocking the road to beg for food, this time they were all gathered in a large group. Because there were too many people, the city guards did not let them in and they were only allowed to build sheds in the empty fields several dozen zhang away from the city gates for the night.

Seeing that there was a convoy leaving the city, the refugees gathered around, begging for alms with broken bowls and cloth bags. Some of the children held only a large leaf that had been picked from somewhere in their hands. Their dirty hands held the leaf as they stretched forward, staring at the carriage with blank eyes.

Wang Ning's expression became a little solemn, and he softly warned, "Miss, do not make a sound. "Don't come out."

He drew back his hand from the curtain and faced Gui Yuan in silence.

Gui Yuan put down the cloth bag in his hand. Inside the bag were some snacks he bought in the city for them to use on their journey. She had originally planned to give it to the children, but after hearing the constant chattering outside, it seemed like there were a lot of them, so she was afraid.

When she was young, when she went to feed the chickens, because she wasn't sure how to use the correct method, she put less feed on the chickens. If she moved too slowly, the chickens would attack her. At that time, he was pecked so hard by the chicken that there was a small hole left in his hand. Fresh blood dripped from it, and it hurt for several days!

Right now, the mark was still there!

Although Gui Yuan had never gone far, she still understood the principle of people's hearts being sinister! She wouldn't dare to forget what the patriarch of the foxes had warned her to do!

As for the seedlings … She's just obedient. After all, when they were outside, these guards were more experienced than her. She only had a little more money in her pocket than them, so she didn't dare to take more. As for his identity … Hehe, the identity of the fiancee of the fake Ren Family young master isn't enough for me to see. Brother Wang still has a body!

When she was young, she had also seen people begging for food. Most of them were old, weak, sick, and handicapped. It was just that they had never seen so many of them in one go, so widespread that they seemed to be able to meet them wherever they went.

Could it be that he encountered a disaster somewhere nearby?

She didn't think that it was caused by the water hazard in the East County at the moment. After all, her husband had just left with the Lord Ren. What she did not know was that a certain county levee in the lower reaches of the Yanhe River had collapsed in early June, and the official scene was already filled with fear. A group of people had been captured. Lord Ren was there to clean up the mess.

Just as He Miao was lost in thought, the carriage suddenly shook and a hand grabbed the curtain of the carriage door and peered inside!

The sound of guards scolding and the whipping of horses came from outside.

Through the slightly raised curtains, she saw a man in ragged clothes being dragged away by a guard. The man continued to struggle as he pleaded, "Great benefactor, please, please save my child! He's only six years old! His grandparents were all lost in the water! His mother is also gone on the road! "

Gui Yuan sadly shed two tears, but he just sat there like a boulder, not moving at all.

She Miao gritted her teeth and was about to go out to offer some medicine, but was stopped by Gui Yuan.

He Miao stared at her, indicating for her to let go. Gui Yuan shook his head slowly and said in a small voice, "It can't be saved."

She Miao gritted her teeth and whispered back, "Why can't I save him? Now that we have money and food, we might as well go back to the city and buy ourselves more food! "

Gui Yuan was silent for a moment before he whispered about how he fed the chickens when he was young. And finally, "So many people, how much can you help? What if they find out that you have money and food, and they want to rob you of them all? "

She Miao frowned. It wasn't that she hadn't thought of the possibility of encountering bandits along the way, but these were just refugees who had lost their homes and were tired, tired, and hungry! It's not like they're robbing bandits who are out on their own …

Suddenly, he heard a shout from outside, "Disperse!" With a swoosh, the cloth bag was torn apart and the sound of rice falling to the ground could be heard!

The seedlings stared blankly for a moment, but soon after, a second bag of rice was cut open, and the rice continued to scatter.

There was some noise outside, and the crowd had all turned around!

"They have meters!" "It's rice!" The rice bag broke! Quick, snatch it! "

He Miao suddenly stood up!

He really dared to snatch the rice!

Before she could inquire further, she heard Brother Wang shout, "Let's go!"

With the sound of a whip, the carriage swayed forward. It was so close that she couldn't even tumble!

Gui Yuan quickly caught her and gritted his teeth, not daring to make a sound.

With one hand holding Gui Yuan's hand, She Miao stood firmly on the wall of the carriage. She blinked her eyes as she listened to the sounds of the horses' hooves clattering. Behind him, the crowd began to clamor with insults.

Don't push me!" Get lost! "I came first!" "Don't steal my bowl!" "You f * cking stepped on my hand!" "Go away …" Bastard! "Stop pulling my pants!" "Wa — Wa —

Accompanying the cries of the children, the chaotic voices of the refugees gradually faded away.

Following that, the third bag of food was also abandoned. It was still scattered and left golden corn along the way.

When those elderly, weak, women and children who could not squeeze forward to snatch the rice saw this, they silently retreated and quickly scooped up the grains of corn mixed with mud into their pockets! Some of the children even grabbed a handful of corn and stuffed it into their mouths without caring about the filth!

She Miao quietly opened the carriage door to see what was happening. She let out a breath of relief, yet her heart was inexplicably torn. She admired her brother Wang's decisiveness even more.

When he left the inn this morning, he ordered several bags of grain to be bought and a fourth car to be loaded on the road in case of need. At that time, she didn't understand Brother Wang's intention, she just needed to prepare enough dry food to eat directly, why bother doing so? But now it seemed like it was because he'd investigated the refugees outside the city in advance?

She didn't know if the team would be able to leave without the food. However, the difficulty would inevitably increase, and the danger would increase as well. A conflict could occur at any time, and it could even cause bloodshed.

Sure enough, he was about to die and lose face. They could do anything for that one bite.

His previous thoughts were too naive.

He slowly sat up straight, his face rigid as he pondered.

Gui Yuan also sat down obediently, thinking of his own life and a touch of sadness on his face.

The carriage fell silent for a moment.

The convoy travelled for several li before gradually slowing down. Only then did Wang Ning have the time to greet the young lady.

"Has the girl been frightened? I was careless. I didn't make any arrangements in advance. "

She Miao took a deep breath and replied amiably, "Big Brother Wang has done well. Thank you for your trouble, big brothers. If this little girl was in his place, I'm afraid that she would have already been besieged at the city gate. "

Wang Ning laughed. He was an open-minded girl who did not panic at all.

After being interned by the refugees for a period of time, the driving speed this time was a bit faster, so they could reach their next stop before sunset. While they were still on the public road, the seedlings didn't feel too tired.

After another hundred or so kilometers, they encountered a group of people.