Chapter 279 Pushing the limits
"Turn right on the official road ahead. There is a city called Yonghe within fifty miles. The governor there is a good official. I have already seen him today. If you want to find a way to survive, you can go now. I won't leave there for now. Refugees are not allowed to enter, but the county guard is already working on building houses. I believe that it won’t be long before there will be new houses in the open space outside the city.”
As soon as these words came out, the crowd that had just calmed down became excited again and became so noisy that Xie Fengyue's head hurt again.
"My lord, will we be able to have enough to eat after we go there?"
Xie Fengyue shook her head.
She couldn't trick everyone into staying here, so she said truthfully: "These are all my guesses. Today the county governor purchased from me things to build a house. It is unknown whether he will build it or not."
"Then I won't go. I've been to many cities. There are about ten or twenty cities, big and small. Refugees are not allowed to enter the city in those places. It must be the same in Yonghe. The officials will not care about us. Life and death, at least now I have a mouthful of porridge to drink with the nobles, so I won’t starve to death.”
The speaker was a dry old man with shrewd eyes. Xie Fengyue had a good memory and still remembered Li Xiaobao mentioning him.
When he first came here, he brought an old woman with him. After more than a month, the old woman died, and he had a few pieces of dried meat on his body to satisfy his craving, which he hid in his chest.
When Xie Fengyue first knew about this, she wanted Li Xiaobao to drive this person out, but after thinking about it, she decided to forget it. As long as the famine is still there, this kind of thing cannot be stopped. There are many people in this large group who have done the same thing as him. There are not many people there, so if one of them is kicked out, the crowd will panic.
If they don't do anything, they will gather in groups to grab the remaining food, which will cause trouble.
Xie Fengyue already had a hint of disgust towards this dry old man, and her voice when she answered him became much colder: "My team will enter Ailao Mountain as soon as they pass by tomorrow. Life or death will be determined by fate."
The old man Ganba had obviously heard of Ailao Mountain, and his face suddenly drooped. He continued to ask with a stern face: "Why do noble people go to that place? We all live on noble people. If you go to us How can hundreds of people survive? ”
The old man's eyes rolled as he spoke, and he was obviously encouraging the surrounding refugees to make noises.
Someone really echoed: "How about you show mercy to me and go talk to the official of Yonghe County and let us all go into the city? We have followed you, and you must be the same." I don’t want to watch us poor people starve to death.”
Xie Fengyue glanced coldly at the person who spoke and said nothing more.
Her silence, in the eyes of some people, was a sign that the little girl had softened her heart, and each of them even went too far when she spoke.
"Anyway, the noble people are going to the mountains. Why don't you just leave all the food to us? You have been helping us for so long, so you might as well be a good person and do it to the end."
"That's right, that's right. If you have so many officials escorting you into the mountain, you won't be hungry. Why don't you just leave the food to us?"
"I think it's better to let the nobles take us to the city first. If we can get a household registration, we can settle here to avoid running around."
The words kept coming out one after another, and she wanted to go one step further after gaining an inch, which made Xie Fengyue's face completely darken.
Looking at the master's face, the hundreds of soldiers around him drew out their swords in unison, and the uniform cries of weapons silenced the group of refugees arguing about their fantasies.
Suddenly the only sounds left in the vast forest were the chirping of birds and the chirping of insects, and no human voice was heard anymore.
Xie Fengyue said calmly: "Those who are willing to go to Yonghe can go to Yonghe. There will be a flowing banquet there in a few days and there will be food at the gate of the city. If you don't want to, feel free to do so." As soon as these words came out, those people thought again They were afraid of the gleaming sword, so everyone's faces turned red and they didn't dare to speak.
Xie Fengyue's lips curled up with a hint of mockery, and she continued: "I'm not that person who doesn't care about people's lives or lives. If any of you want to follow me, you can naturally do so. But I'm going to say something ugly first, and those who follow me must be 100% obedient. Press Follow my steps one step at a time. If something happens to someone who leaves the team without permission, I will never let anyone rescue them.”
After Xie Fengyue glanced at everyone present, she raised her hand to signal the soldiers to sheath their swords.
Once the knife was sheathed, those people became bolder.
The old man Ganba couldn't wait to ask: "Isn't your noble man a great benevolent person? Why do you want us to go to Ailao Mountain to die? There are countless snakes, insects, rats and ants in that mountain, and there are often wild beasts. So many of us went in, It’s like delivering food rations to those beasts.”
"Then you go to Yonghe." Xie Fengyue said directly without any intention of talking to him.
"Refugees are not allowed to enter there. They will starve to death if they go there." The old man Ganba's voice got louder and louder as he spoke, and he felt like he was forcing Xie Fengyue.
Xie Fengyue lowered her eyes and laughed: "So what? If I didn't support you for more than a month, many of you would have died long ago."
These words were said without mercy. The refugees had different expressions, some were angry, some were ashamed, and some were grateful, but they all did not dare to act rashly due to the eager eyes of the tall and strong soldiers behind Xie Fengyue.
"I only give you one night to think about whether to leave or stay. If you want to leave, you can go to Yonghe now. If you want to stay, we will leave early tomorrow morning. I will leave it here for today. If anyone wants to try it You can risk your own life on the truth of my words.”
After Xie Fengyue finished speaking her good and bad words, Shi Shiran turned around and got on the carriage, leaving the noisy refugees alone to think.
As soon as Xie Fengyue got on the carriage, she saw You Heng's shining eyes. His eyes were hot and he praised unabashedly: "Madam is so majestic just now!"
Xie Fengyue was silent for a long time before she squeezed out a few words: "If you are not feeling well, go to bed early."
You Heng raised his eyebrows and said, "To be honest, if it were me who was being questioned like this by these people just now, I would definitely let the soldiers take action. But the lady answered calmly and did not look angry at all."
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"What's the point of being angry? Being angry that can't solve the problem is harmful to the body. Those people are from poor backgrounds and only think about the one-third of an acre of land. Is it possible that I can still talk to them about the truth? It’s better to just leave the choice of life and death to them.”
You Heng's eyes became even hotter, making the red spots on his eyes look like burning flames: "Madam is right, Madam did well."
Xie Fengyue.
"You must also listen to the rules I just mentioned. Do not leave the team when entering Ailao Mountain. If you get lost and enter the miasma forest, I will not let anyone come to rescue you. Do you understand?"
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You Heng's eyes suddenly burst into something strange that Xie Fengyue couldn't understand. He opened his lips and asked, "Seriously?"
"It's absolutely true!"
You Heng's excitement is simply beyond words. He is indeed the most special one!
When he encountered the miasma in Qishan, Xie Fengyue forced the miasma into his body and tried his best to move the unconscious man to hide under the big rocks! ! !