After the Hou family's mistress was reborn, the entire Hou family suffered disaster

Nearly half a month later, Jiang Fuyue and his party finally entered Longyou, near Liangzhou.

From the outside, the houses here are also square with cornices and tiles, and are not much different from those towns just outside the capital.

The biggest difference is the people on the street.

Occasionally there will be a few particularly sallow and thin people on the street. Although they are neatly dressed and appear to be in good spirits, the physical changes caused by hunger are still obvious.

"These should be the first ones to come here," Mrs. Zhou looked outside, with an expression of indescribable heaviness and worry on her face, "...it's still hundreds of miles away from Liangzhou City. I really don't know what's going on ahead. Looks like it."

Jiang Fuyue pursed her lips and said, "Get ready to eat."

Now that she was approaching Liangzhou City, she had to give some necessary instructions.

Mrs. Zhou nodded, stretched her hand out of the window and made a gesture.

The carriage walked forward for some distance and stopped in front of a restaurant.

Guyu stepped forward and asked for a private room, and everyone went in together.

The rest of the guards, coachmen and others were still consciously divided into two groups. One group was watching the carriages and horses outside, and the other group went to eat first, and then took turns after eating.

In the simple private room, everyone sat down around the table together, no matter how high or low they were.

When the hot food arrived, everyone picked up their chopsticks and started eating.

Even Jiang Fuyue eats these meals very naturally now.

"Although you are all people who have seen the big world, I still have to remind you of some things," Jiang Fuyue swallowed a mouthful of food and said, "Even though the refugees are pitiful, our own safety is more important, so, in During the rest of the journey, no matter what, we must not let the refugees know that we have food on us."

After thinking about it, Jiang Fuyue added, "Don't give alms secretly, lest they fight for a bite to eat and increase casualties."

Madam Zhou nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, girl, we all know."

No matter what the situation, the first thing to ensure is always your own safety.

What's more, the number of refugees is huge, and what they carry with them is not enough to fill their teeth.

Madam He curled her lips and said: "Young lady has really been in a high position for a long time, and her heart has hardened. Those homeless people are already very pitiful. Since we can help, why should we be indifferent spectators?" ?”

Madam Zhou frowned and kicked her under the table.

"Ms. He has a good heart, but there are hundreds, even thousands, of refugees. Does Mrs. He think that we can save them all by being selfless?" Jiang Fuyue gave a nonchalant glance. glanced at her.

Normally, she would be too lazy to deal with this kind of person, but now they are in a special situation. They are in a dangerous situation. They are already weak, and they must not consume each other's energy anymore.

Mrs. He pursed her lips and murmured in a low voice: "What if I give them a bite? Anyway, we brought a lot of dry food..."

"It seems that Madam didn't listen to a word of what I just said." Jiang Fuyue simply put down her chopsticks. "For these refugees who haven't had enough to eat for who knows how long, they can't even take a bite of the best gold and jewelry." Food is important. In order to survive, they should do their best. Madam, if you give me a bite to eat, you may be able to save one person, but for this stutter, how many people have to fight for it, and there will be casualties. Madam Have you ever thought about it?"

At this time, Mrs. He completely fell silent.

Madam Zhou said hurriedly: "By the way, girl, speaking of food, should we stock up on some food and take it with us? We will pass through some towns along the way. It would be great if we stocked up on food in every town! "

In an instant, Mrs. Zhou even thought about how to stock up on food at low prices.

As long as they can bring enough food and people are full, the crisis will naturally be solved!

Jiang Fuyue thought for a while, shook her head and said: "No. Let's bring several carts of food into the disaster area. The target is too big. Isn't it clear that we can be snatched by others? We are all women, and the number of guards is limited. Just in case. When the time comes, everyone else will come to grab it, and we won’t be able to defend it, and we might have to get in there ourselves.”

Hearing this, Madam Zhou was startled, then nodded.

Several other ladies also nodded.

Except Mrs. He.

But no one paid attention to her.

Jiang Fuyue continued: "The imperial court must have received the news. Now that the treasury is full, His Majesty will immediately allocate sufficient relief materials. Those things are escorted by sergeants, which is much safer than us. We Just make sure you arrive safely.”

Jiang Fuyue took a sip of soup and said: "I have thought about it. It is impossible for such a large area to have not a single grain of food. The most likely situation now is that there is food, but most of it is concentrated in the hands of a few people. , the remaining small part is controlled by the government. But judging from the current situation, a small number of people still hold on to the lifeline of food and refuse to let go. The government has also run out of ammunition and food, so the people have to leave their homes."

"Since there is food, we can always find a way to get it out as long as we go there."

Although the number of guards in their group is small, they are all very skilled. As long as they can find out where the food is stored, even if they carry it bag by bag, that is a solution.

Madam Zhou and others nodded repeatedly.

Jiang Fuyue lowered her head and took a few mouthfuls of food, then said: "Everyone, please remember that although the refugees are innocent and pitiful, our group is really weak against the huge number of refugees, even if we include ourselves. , it is not enough for them to eat. Therefore, please recognize the situation clearly and put away your good intentions of harming others and yourself."

Everyone nodded.

After hastily finishing the meal, everyone continued on their way.

After returning to the carriage, Jiang Fuyue pulled Madam Zhou and said, "Are there any relatively large forces in and around Liangzhou City? Do you have any contact with them?"

They can't bring food in, so starting from the local area is also a way.

Madam Zhou was stunned: "Yes, yes, but why are you asking, girl? Those people are not easy to get along with. We'd better not have contact with them!"

If it weren't for the inevitable business dealings, even Mrs. Zhou wouldn't want to get to know them.

At this time, seeing Jiang Fuyue actually taking the initiative to inquire, she immediately became anxious.

"What's more, even if they have food, they will definitely not use it to help others. Let's not take this risk!"

Dealing with them is better than stealing!

"How can we not contact them," Jiang Fuyue thought in her mind, "Since they are powerful people in the local area, if they haven't left yet, they must have a lot of food in their hands."

At present, this group of local snakes is the only breakthrough in this dilemma.

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Madam Zhou quickly turned to look at Jingzhe and Gu Yu, hoping they could help persuade her.

However, Jingzhe Guyu looked at each other. Although both of them had worries in their eyes, neither of them spoke and only clenched their fists.