It would be difficult for an ordinary person who was not injured to stay in the well for a night, let alone someone who was injured and bleeding. The doctor from the Water Department gave up the idea of ​​saving people.

Perhaps the people in the well heard their conversation and shouted weakly and intermittently: "Help... Help..."

Xiao Fuzi quietly ran to the edge of the cave, lay down and took a look, only to see that the man's skin had turned white due to swelling.

"Brother Fuzi, should we save him? He looks so miserable!" Xiao Lezi also came to Xiao Fuzi and asked.

There were countless people in the palace who were more miserable than this person, it was just that they happened to meet this person. Moreover, this person died for fame and fortune, which was his own fault.

At this time, Yang Yuanzu came to the edge of the cave and looked at the person at the bottom of the well. His face was black and he looked obviously dead. He was still hanging on to his breath because of his inner unwillingness and strong spirit that did not want to die.

"This man cannot be saved. Look at the bloody hole on his chest. Even if we have the imperial physician now, we can't save him." As he spoke, the man gradually lost his voice and died.

Seeing that the two young boys were unhappy, Yang Yuanzu took out two mung bean cakes from his arms. The two children's sadness disappeared when they saw the mung bean cakes, and they thanked Yang Yuanzu.

"The world is filled with the fragrance of osmanthus flowers. I wonder if we can still eat osmanthus cake this year." Xiao Lezi looked at the wellhead.

"This mung bean cake is much more delicious than the osmanthus cake." Xiao Fuzi took a bite and said with surprise, "It's really delicious. Lezi, you should try it. It's even better than what the ladies in the palace eat!"

Xiao Lezi took a bite and found the mung bean cake sweet but not greasy, with a soft texture. He took another bite and said, "Not only is Lord Yang's roast chicken delicious, but even the mung bean cake is so delicious!"

He still had one roasted chicken leg hidden in his arms, not wanting to eat it. It was what he had intended to save for himself today, but in this situation he was even more reluctant to eat it.

"Not only is Lord Yang's food delicious, it's also exceptionally plentiful. Last night's meal was enough to fill two food boxes and a pot." Lord Shi walked out and said this before taking a look at the water level in the well.

"I usually eat from the same food box as everyone else. I brought so much food yesterday because someone in my family was having a birthday, so we made a few more dishes for dinner."

"It's understandable that he's celebrating his birthday, otherwise I would have thought Yang Nongshi was a glutton with a huge appetite!"

"I'm sorry to make you laugh, Master Shi."

Yang Yuanzu saw that Lord Shi's eyes fell on his cake, so he gave him a piece. Lord Shi said, "You are a teachable boy."

After they finished eating the mung bean cakes at the entrance of the cave, they returned to the wooden door. Yang Yuanzu sat on the quilt to rest, preparing to get enough rest so that he could go out and investigate the situation at night. If he could leave, he would not come back tonight.

One only regrets not having enough martial arts when he needs them. Yang Yuanzu now regrets why he did not learn martial arts earlier and spent too little time on martial arts. At this moment, the better his martial arts skills are, the more hope he has of escaping.

But there is no use thinking about this now. If he had learned martial arts in the first place, he might still be worried about the martial arts examination now, and it is not certain whether he has any future, because other martial arts examination candidates have basically been training since childhood, training in the coldest and hottest days of winter and summer, and their basic skills have been practiced thoroughly.

Yang Yuanzu told Lord Shi about his plan. Lord Shi asked him to leave a day later. If they were to save some food, they could still last for two days. Besides, who knows, after two days, the officials from the Ministry of Works might be back for duty.

In short, Lord Shi believes that the later you go out, the safer it will be. If you go out later, the situation outside may have been decided.

Yang Yuanzu followed Lord Shi's advice and stayed in the well for two more days. During these two days, there was no sound from above the well. Everyone in the well was wondering if there was anyone left in the palace, or if only their Ministry of Works area was empty.

Finally, the night came two days later. When it got dark, Yang Yuanzu asked everyone if they wanted to go out with him.

Everyone thought that Yang Yuanzu would protect them, but then they heard Yang Yuanzu say that if they went out and scattered to escape, their survival rate would be higher. When everyone heard this, they were so scared that they dared not go out.

After discussing for a while, Yang Yuanzu finally went out alone. If it was safe outside, Yang Yuanzu would come to rescue them. If Yang Yuanzu did not come, they would have to fend for themselves.

This is the safest method for others at the moment. Although hiding under the well seems a bit cowardly, no one dares to risk their life.

When Yang Yuanzu left, he quietly asked Lord Shi what was behind the other wooden door. Lord Shi shook his head and said he didn't know either, because there was another door behind the wooden door, a stone door with a mechanism.

He didn't know how to break the mechanism, but Lord Shi knew what was installed behind the wooden door, which were some records sealed by their Ministry of Industry.

The record book was not an important thing. Lord Shi told Yang Yuanzu the news of the record book.

Yang Yuanzu was curious, wouldn't the books and papers be damp if they were sealed underground? However, looking at Lord Shi's expression, he thought the records inside should be well preserved, and maybe there was an oxygen-free environment inside.

Yang Yuanzu said goodbye to everyone, and the two young eunuchs held him tightly and were reluctant to leave. Among all the people here, only Lord Yang was the best to them.

Xiao Lezi even secretly gave the roast chicken leg in his arms to Yang Yuanzu, but was rejected by Yang Yuanzu with a helpless look. He thought that he would not be short of food since he went out, but the people in the well were more short of food.

When Yang Yuanzu left, he told everyone to go out and find food tomorrow, otherwise they would have less and less energy to climb up, and they might starve to death in the well.

The Ministry of Industry should have food just like their Agricultural Bureau. He didn't believe that the people from the Ministry of Industry would not bring any food with them. Although the food was not much, it could save lives at critical moments.

If the Ministry of Industry really doesn't work, they can still go to the neighboring departments to find food. Unfortunately, the Imperial Kitchen is a bit far from them, otherwise the Imperial Kitchen would definitely be the best choice.

Yang Yuanzu climbed up along the rope for drawing water. When he reached the wellhead, he first listened for any noise and then stuck his head out to observe. Seeing that there was no one around, he climbed out with great effort.

Having not eaten enough for the past two days, Yang Yuanzu felt that he had little strength.

He first looked around the Ministry of Industry and temporarily found a hammer used by the Ministry to make things as a weapon. Then he held the hammer and carefully stepped over the mess on the ground and walked out of the yard.


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