[Red House] That natural stay

Chapter 46

After inquiring about the news, several people returned to the place where they stayed, and exchanged the news they had inquired about.It's almost the same, the officials of Min County did nothing to the affected people outside the city, and even sent people to drive them away every time.More importantly, Xie Tiao found out that Zhou Zhi, the county magistrate of Min County, is the wife and brother of Qingcheng Governor Liang Shan.It can be said that what he is doing now is to a certain extent inspired by Liang Shan, otherwise he would not be so bold.

"What should we do now?" Xia Rong looked up at Mo Jue.When it comes to marching and fighting, he will not admit defeat, but even if he knows a little about this in the officialdom, he is only superficial.Otherwise, Emperor Shenghe would not have asked Mo Jue to be a military adviser for disaster relief. Although the young man was just a newcomer to the officialdom, it somehow made people think that he would definitely be able to do it.

Mo Jue pondered for a while, and then said: "At the moment of Haishi, Xia Rong and I went to investigate the city, and we will come back early tomorrow morning. During this time period, Xie Tiao, you should stay here well. Be careful to protect yourself." Inform the other two of tonight's arrangements.

Xia Rong and Xie Tiao nodded, expressing that they had no objections.Especially Xie Tiao, although Mo Jue and the others didn't say what they were going to do specifically, but he vaguely felt that it should be a big event.Just like the two are obviously not ordinary people, but no matter what their identities are, he will follow him for a lifetime.

Afterwards, at the quarter of the hour of Hai, the two of Mo Jue quickly disappeared.Except for Xie Tiao, no one noticed.If someone sees it accidentally, they will only feel a black shadow flashing in front of them.

Mo Jue and Xia Rong arrived at an uninhabited city wall, looked around, and then climbed up the wall in a strange way. The wall was several feet high, and it reached the top in the blink of an eye.Fortunately, there was no one in the city, so the two entered the city smoothly.As soon as it lightly landed on the ground, a faint voice was heard from a corner not far away.

"Father, how much money do we have?" came a young male voice.

"It's not much anymore, I can only survive these two days." The voice was old, and it was obviously the 'father' in the male voice.

"Then what should I do?" I was a little anxious.

"What else can I do? All my belongings have already been spent on these 'kids'. Well, back then, it would have been better to stay outside the city. Even if there was no food, at least the money on my body was still there. How is it like now? Personal wealth Two voids!" There was endless remorse between the words.

Mo Jue, who was hidden in the dark, looked at each other. It seemed that the people in this city were not living as well as people outside the city thought.Those inside the fence want to get out, and those outside the fence want to come in.

The two of them didn't continue to listen to the conversation after that. This is not the purpose of their visit today.

According to the system map in his mind, Mo Jue led Xia Rong to find the county magistrate's mansion accurately.

Even in the dark, one can still vaguely glimpse the majesty of the county magistrate's mansion.The two entered the county magistrate's mansion from the roof, carefully hiding in the dark, and found that every quarter of an hour, there would be soldiers or servants patrolling the mansion.Looking at each other, this county magistrate is really the "Emperor of Earth" here, even the imperial army can be transferred for private use.

Seizing the gap between patrols, the two walked around the mansion.Suddenly seeing a sneaky figure of a servant girl, she followed.I saw the maid avoiding the patrolling people all the way, walked through the long corridors, and arrived in front of a room with a huge area, looked around, and then walked in.

The two of Mo Jue also flew to the roof.Carefully remove the roof tiles, the position is just right, and you can have a clear view of the situation inside the house.

After entering the house, the maid turned around and closed the door.Then he walked to the maroon cabinet not far away.

There are several shelves by the door, on which are various dishes and jars for holding things.Inside, there is also a long stove, enough for several chefs to eat.There are several large cabinets around, which are obviously also used to hold things.

This is the kitchen in the magistrate's mansion.

The maid walked to the maroon cabinet, opened the top locker, and carefully took out a black cloth package from it.Then he walked to the stove, put the things on it, and unwrapped the knot of the cloth, revealing a black cup.

Mo Jue and the two watched all this quietly.

The maid carefully lifted the cover, a gust of hot air came out and hit her in the face.He took a deep breath, as if intoxicated by the fragrance.Then he picked up the chopsticks on the side and took out a piece of meat. Under the candlelight, the golden meat seemed to be proclaiming its deliciousness.The servant girl carefully put it into her mouth, and quickly spit out the bone, and then ate two more pieces before stopping her mouth.Hastily put the lid back on and wrapped it in a cloth.left quickly.

The two continued to follow, all the way to a small yard.The servant girl knocked lightly three times, and the door opened from the inside, and it was another servant girl who opened the door. The two exchanged a few words in a low voice, and the servant girl who was carrying the things left in a hurry.Arriving at the door of a room, he pushed the door open and walked in.

"Hong'er, is that you?" A young female voice came from the bed covered with red gauze.

"It's a servant girl, auntie." The servant girl replied softly.

I saw the red gauze trembling for a while, and a woman in underwear got off the bed.

"Hurry up, hurry up, I'm going to starve to death!" The woman walked quickly to the wooden table in the house and sat down while talking.

The servant girl put the black cloth in front of the woman, untied it one by one, and then waited beside her.Maybe it was really hungry for too long, the woman quickly finished the chicken in the cup, and finally drank the soup inside.I didn't find a few pieces of meat missing at all, and of course, it was impossible to find out.As for the maid who stole the food, her face remained normal from the beginning to the end, as if nothing had happened.Obviously doing this not once or twice.

After eating, the woman let out a sigh of satisfaction and said, "Fortunately, I have saved some money these years, otherwise I would really starve to death like those ordinary people outside." She complained.

"Yeah, it's still my aunt who has the foresight. This lady is too much. She said that as a parent officer in Min County, she should set an example. During the day, the servants also bumped into the book next to the lady coming out of the kitchen!" The maid was also filled with righteous indignation echoed.

The woman slammed the table, "That's right, there's no shortage of food in the mansion, and she still cheats on us like this. Don't think I don't know, she also got a lot of money from the refugees in the city." !"

The master and the servant kept talking about the secret affairs of the county magistrate's mansion, completely unaware that all these were being heard by outsiders.

Finally, the woman said: "Last night, I heard from the master that in a few days, the imperial court's disaster relief team will arrive, and they plan to set up a shed inside and outside the city to give porridge in three days. How much more rice will it cost!"

Hearing this, the two of Mo Jue got up and left.Unexpectedly, the harvest this time is so great. The county magistrate Zhou Zhi seems to have a big backer and a lot of courage.Do you think everyone is a fool if you want to dismiss the people sent by the court just by serving some porridge casually?

Afterwards, the two returned to the kitchen by the same route, and unceremoniously packed away all the dry food such as pancakes in the cabinet.Regardless of the stormy waters tomorrow morning when they discover that so many things are missing, it's none of their business then.

After that, the two left the county magistrate's mansion. Of course, they went to 'condolences' to Mr. Fan County Magistrate before leaving.There were still a few hours before dawn, and Mo Jue and the two were not in a hurry to leave the city. They found a medical clinic and used some drugs to make the doctor in the medical clinic sleep deeper. Mo Jue let Xia Rongping lie on the bed in the hospital. hotel bed.Going to take out the arrow on his back.

After sterilizing the dagger found in the medical hall on the fire, Mo Jue stood by the bed and moved his hands.An anesthetic was given to Xia Rong in advance, so that he would not feel pain for two hours. Of course, Mo Jue would have the corresponding pills anyway.

Carefully drew a cross along the arrow on the wound, the arrow didn't penetrate very deep, it was just coated with poison.Now that the poison is gone, it is not difficult to get the arrow.

Without making Xia Rong feel any pain, he pulled out the arrowhead, sprinkled special powder on it, and wrapped several layers of thick white cloth boiled in boiling water.Of course, the white cloth was found in the medical hall.

Afterwards, the two ate some cakes brought back from the county magistrate's mansion, and then rested in the medical hall for the night.At dawn, Mo Jue put some silver taels and a few cakes in the room of the owner of the medical center, and left with Xia Rong.

It was already white outside, and it snowed heavily overnight.When passing through the city gate, the 'disaster relief shed' made of simple straw huts was already crumbling.Inside are many people who entered the city, but they are still all sallow and emaciated.After leaving the city, the situation outside the city was even worse. There was no 'relief shed', and the heavy snow came in the middle of the night, so it seemed that the snow covered people up.It was white everywhere, and it seemed to be reflecting light.

After finding the foothold last night, Xie Tiao huddled under the tree roots alone, his body covered with a layer of snow.He closed his eyes tightly, not knowing whether he was awake or passed out from the cold.Mo Jue knelt down and stroked the snow off Xie Tiao's body, and put a Guiyuan Gallbladder into his mouth. Not long after, Xie Tiao's body began to warm up and he woke up.

"Son..."

"Don't talk yet, have a good rest before eating something." Then wrapped him in the quilt that was looted.

The snow fell heavily this time, but it was already commonplace for the Jiangnan area.It's just that the occasional cries and the corpses kept being carried away, this snow still took the lives of many people.

Mo Jue and the others watched the 'companions' carried past in front of their eyes, not because they didn't want to save them, but to solve the problem, they had to start from the root instead of superficial like this.

The missing number of people was quickly made up by the new arrivals of the refugees, and just like yesterday, a large number of people crowded at the gate of the city, wanting to enter.As everyone knows, the people in the city wanted to come out.

Last night when they were in the medical center, Mo Jue and the two discussed it. Three days later, Zhou Zhi would give porridge in and out of the city, and then they would play by ear.

Looking at the crowded city gate, Mo Jue touched the hard object in his arms, maybe it might be useful when it is really useful.