Chapter 31 Aren’t you afraid that I will run away?
Scarface, who was feeding the horse, was nearby.
Hearing this, he said in a rough voice: "If you are like her and you save people, the supervisor will also reward you!"
"Don't say sour grapes if you can't eat them. Your mind is smaller than that of a swallow."
Xiang Qianqian's face turned pale and she cursed: "Rude!"
She was afraid that Scarface, a big boss, would get into trouble with her, so she didn't dare to continue the argument.
After Scarface left, she pulled the concubine beside her and complained in a dissatisfied tone.
"Sister, even if she saves her own people, how can she save the soldiers of South Vietnam? Has she forgotten that it was this group of people who caused our country to subjugate!"
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After walking for almost half an hour, we finally entered Yucheng.
A middle-aged man in official robes ran over in disgrace and threw himself to the ground.
"Meet the supervisors, our Yucheng has been overturned by the earth dragon, and the food shortage is severe."
"No, we raided the granary and finally got enough grain to fill two cars. You can send someone to check it."
He waved, and the petty official behind him came forward dragging two carts of grain, with the mouth of the bag slightly open.
It's all white rice with plump grains.
Xiangying saw the official's flattering smile, listened to their conversation, and learned that he was the city guard of Yucheng.
He was originally from the Western Zhou Dynasty, but when the troops from South Vietnam came, he took the initiative to open the city gate and seek refuge. Now he keeps claiming to be a loyal minister of South Vietnam.
Jie Chen gently rubbed the white rice with his slender fingers, and said coldly with thin lips: "The reason why the city is named after Yu is because the soil here is fertile and the food output is amazing."
"Now tell me, the food in the city's granaries is only enough to load two cars. Did you eat the rest?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers behind him immediately drew their swords and put them on the neck of the city guard.
The city guard was so frightened that his knees became weak and he knelt down to beg for mercy.
"Jianjun, how dare I lie to you!"
"In the early days of the war, the Western Zhou Dynasty obtained grain and grass from us. Now we have encountered such a natural disaster. It is really not enough. If you don't believe it, take someone to the granary to conduct a thorough inspection. You will know at a glance!"
Xiangying squeezed past Jie Chen, stretched out her jade-white hand and inserted it into the rice bag.
Her eyes narrowed.
Is it wet under the rice?
Jie Chen glanced at her and said coldly to the city guard: "No need to check, it will waste time. You can arrange a restaurant for my brothers to bathe and eat."
The city guard then stood up: "No problem, Supervisor, please come in."
They entered the city.
All the houses that Xiangying saw were damaged.
Some houses were not built tightly enough and collapsed.
The number of people crushed to death was counted in the hundreds.
After Xiangying entered the city, he saw the officials dragging away the mourners and burying them together.
At the intersection on the other side, several officials were opening a tent to give out porridge.
The people affected by the disaster all looked sad.
The rice soup they received was similar to what Xiangying and the others drank in the exile team. It was crystal clear and had very few rice grains.
The city garrison did not forget to suffer misfortune: "Look, there is really not enough food. There is less for the supervisors, and even less for the people."
Jie Chen pursed his thin lips and remained silent. His cold eyes under the mask showed no emotion.
The city guard took them to a private room in a restaurant and ordered the shopkeeper to serve delicious food and rice.
They were the only customers in the empty restaurant.
Xiangying didn't come here to eat. She was just trying to find an excuse to leave. Unexpectedly, Xie Chen called her: "Follow me."
She followed him out of the private room alone, and Xie Chen took out a fifty-tael silver note from his arms and handed it to her.
Xiangying frowned: "What to do?"
Xie Chen's tone was cold: "Didn't you say you wanted to buy something for your child? How can you buy it if you don't have money?"
Xiangying paused.
She was going to buy it for free, so where could she use the money?
But she still took it with a guilty conscience: "I almost forgot, thank you on behalf of the children."
Jie Chen pushed her shoulders and came to the window.
He pointed out several shops, including cloth clothing stores and dry food sellers.
"I'll give you half an hour to come back here after finishing your work."
Xiangying's phoenix eyes made waves: "You won't come with me? Aren't you afraid that I will run away?"
"Whatever you want, you don't care about the child's life or death, just run away." After that, Xie Chen went downstairs alone, as if he was going to do other things.
Xiangying immediately put away the banknote and felt happy. How could such a good thing happen?
She was still thinking about how to find an excuse to leave alone, but it was so easy!
Xiangying didn't hesitate and climbed out from the back door of the restaurant.
She grabbed a child, took out a brown candy from the space, and exchanged the location of the city guard's residence with him.
Xiangying ran straight away.
She suspected that the food had been misappropriated by the dog official.
There must be nothing in the granary, because the city guards are also afraid of Jie Chen's inspection, so they must have moved the food and grass long ago.
No matter what, there must be some surplus food hidden in his home.
Perhaps because Jie Chen brought people into the city, there were not many people in the city guard's house, only a few guards and maids.
Xiangying easily climbed into the walled courtyard.
She rolled up her sleeves and tied a handkerchief around her face.
Start a search mode of raiding every house and knocking people out.
When Xiangying kicked open the door of the private treasury, she was almost dazzled by the golden gems and pearls.
She knew that the city guard would not be honest.
So much good stuff! All pretend to go!
After loading, Xiangying went straight to the kitchen. The cellar was filled with grain bags, and they were even piled up!
No wonder the two bags of rice she touched before were wet. They were probably taken out of the cellar.
This thief official!
Xiangying took them all away without any politeness.
She went straight to the backyard and knocked out two beautiful concubines.
Put away the new silks and satins, as well as the many pieces of furniture made of golden nanmu.
Xiangying was about to leave when she suddenly remembered that there was still a study room that she had not searched.
There must be some treasures, too.
Relying on her memory, she turned around and ran towards Xiyuan, which she had never been to before.
However, as soon as they entered Xiyuan, they saw thick smoke billowing from the roof of the library.
Xiangying was stunned.
On fire?
She quickly ran to the door and was about to go in to check, but someone opened the door from inside.
A tall, masked man in black was caught off guard and met her face to face.
Seeing each other, both of them were shocked.
Xiangying turned his eyes.
This man was carrying a sack on his back, which was bulging with treasures.
Look at him again, although his face is covered, but his sharp and cold eyes are too familiar.
No way...
Before Xiangying could confirm, the man in black had recovered and punched first.
Xiangying immediately retreated to dodge, expecting a fight, but the man in black just made a feint, then used a light skill to fly up to the eaves.
He looked back at Xiangying coldly, then jumped off the roof nimbly and jumped to another yard.
Xiangying heard the nursing staff shouting.
"The assassin is there, catch him quickly!"
The man in black seemed to have lured the nursing home away.
Xiangying immediately entered the room.
The study was in a mess, and the man seemed to be looking for something.
Seeing that there was nothing to take, Xiangying left decisively.
By the time she came out of the mansion, there were already five or six fires in the house.
Xiangying turned and ran back to the restaurant.
However, just after passing by a street corner, I saw a middle-aged woman wearing rich clothes lying on the ground.
She was panting heavily and sweating profusely. When she saw someone passing by, she immediately reached out with all her strength and grabbed the corner of Xiangying's clothes.
"Save me...save me, I'll give you ten thousand taels of gold..."
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Jie Chen: Wife, don’t you want to buy something for your child? Why are you here? Wife, what are you talking about?
Xiangying: No one answered the eldest princess hotline you dialed. You left a message after a beep.
(End of chapter)