Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

Hearing Qian Zhaode's words, Lu Ming sneered with contempt on his face.

"Greedy people are like a snake swallowing an elephant. If you ask me, you are really stupid!"

Qian Zhaode was already depressed because he couldn't enter the city. When he heard Lu Ming's words, he couldn't help but raise his voice and shout.

"You were lost in the mountains for more than ten days, and you still think we are stupid? Do you have any shame?"

Lu Ming was choked by these words. He wanted to refute but couldn't find any words to say, so he could only sit there depressed.

Seeing that Lu Ming stopped talking, Qian Zhaode waved to the constable next to him.

The man understood and handed over a bulging package.

Qian Zhaode took the package and threw it next to Lu Ming: "You must be starving after being in the mountains for so many days. Here is some food, eat as much as you want."

When he heard that there was food, Lu Ming's eyes suddenly lit up. He then opened the package eagerly, grabbed a pancake and took a big bite.

But after only two bites, Lu Ming looked at Qian Zhaode in confusion.

"Why...are you so nice to me?"

"What the hell?" Qian Zhaode picked up a water bag and threw it into Lu Ming's arms: "When I was in Qingshi City, I received a lot of money from your second sister."

"Now that Qingshi City has been occupied by the Jin soldiers, we are the only ones blocked here. We are considered fellow villagers, so we should help each other."

"If you like it, eat it. If you don't want it, give me the sesame cake."

Lu Ming stared at Qian Zhaode's eyes for a long time before continuing to eat the sesame cake in big mouthfuls.

When Qian Zhaode, who was standing next to him, saw this scene, he just chuckled and stopped talking.

In fact, the reason why he treated Lu Ming like this was not just because he was a fellow villager and was looking after him, but because he had his own little thoughts.

After getting Lu You's advice, Qian Zhaode thought a lot.

Originally he worked for Lang Zhengping. At that time, he patrolled the streets with a knife and saw the smiling faces of the merchants. He thought that was the peak of his life.

He also thought that this would be how his life would be, drinking some wine and living a leisurely life.

But with the arrival of the Jin soldiers, everything changed.

Relying on the weapons in his hands, he began to have evil thoughts, but happened to meet Lu You.

Lu You's few words made him understand the importance of money and fame, so he changed his strategy, disbanded the gang, and began to make money with the remaining constables in the name of protection.

But when the gate of Pingchang County was suddenly closed at 11 pm, he was confused again.

From then on, he sat at the door until dark.

Qian Zhaode suddenly realized that money and fame were not important. What were important were power and relationships.

This afternoon, he suddenly understood a lot of things.

Why do officials like Lang Zhengping protect each other?

Why would a gentleman like Mr. Qiu make friends everywhere?

As long as you have enough power and strong connections, nothing will be a problem.

Thinking back on the process of making money over that day and night, Qian Zhaode felt mixed emotions.

For some people, a family of five or six people shared a piece of pancake.

But the wealthy masters in Qingshi City, even if they were fleeing in a hurry, still rode in carriages and were surrounded by servants.

This is the difference in status!

After thinking about everything that had happened before, Qian Zhaode even felt a little regretful that he did not stop in time last night and follow Lu You and others with the silver.

Among the people in Lu You's car, Lu You was a warrior, Lu Yi was a student, Zhao Wenbo was a juren, and Guan Shanyue was a world-renowned scholar.

And most importantly, they are obviously different from other gentlemen.

That's what Luyo does, no matter what they do, they never look down on anyone.

Qian Zhaode and others were able to survive the fight with the elite scouts of the Jin army, although it was mostly due to their advantage in numbers, it also showed that they had good skills.

If such a person wanted to follow those masters as personal bodyguards, no one would choose to refuse.

Before, Qian Zhaode was happy to be a guard dog.

After all, in times of peace, no one dares to mess with those officials, and one can live comfortably and freely just by taking advantage of the power of others.

But now is a time of war, and he is unwilling to be asked to protect those masters who do not treat him as a human being.

And just at this moment of regret, he saw Lu Ming!

Being nice to Lu Ming, he had only one purpose, which was to make up for the regret of not traveling with Lu You and the others and get back on track.

Although he didn't know how great Lu You's future achievements would be.

But with the relationship between Zhao Wenbo and Guan Shanyue, Lu You will never be just an ordinary person in the future.

Qian Zhaode didn't dare to ask for anything, but the cost of a few sesame cakes and a bag of water was enough to make Lu You owe him a favor. He felt that this deal was very cost-effective.

"Brother...how many days have you not eaten?"

Qian Zhaode was just thinking about it when he heard the constable next to him suddenly speak.

Qian Zhaode frowned when he heard this: "Isn't it just a few pancakes? We are all from the same county, why are you so stingy..."

As he spoke, Qian Zhaode turned to look at Lu Ming, and then he was stunned.

At this time, Lu Ming was holding the sesame cake in both hands and stuffing it into his mouth, and the sesame cake bag that was originally bulging was now half empty.

He must have eaten twenty or thirty of them, right?

Lu Ming chewed the sesame cake and stared at Qian Zhaode in a daze.

"Can I... continue eating?"

"Eat!" Qian Zhaode gritted his teeth and said, "From now on, just follow me. I won't say anything else, but I'll give you as many sesame cakes as you want!"

Qian Zhaode is not just pretending to be wealthy, he is really rich.

These dozens of sesame cakes were bought from the constables in Pingchang County at a price of one penny each.

But Qian Zhaode and his men earned more money. As refugees continued to pour in, Qian Zhaode and his dozen men looted nearly three hundred taels of silver in just one day.

Even if Lu Ming ate thirty sesame cakes every day, that would only make nine taels of silver a day.

As long as the city gates are opened, they can go to Qingzhou City to chase Lu You and catch up with him within five days.

For Qian Zhaode, this amount of money is not difficult to come up with.

"Don't worry, your second sister and the others are heading east, probably to the city. When the city gates are opened, we will buy a car in the city and chase them. We will see them in a few days."

As Qian Zhaode was speaking, he suddenly heard someone shouting among the people.

"The city gate is open!"

Following the shout, Qian Zhaode and others hurriedly stood up and looked towards the city gate.

As everyone watched, the vermilion gate slowly opened, and two teams of soldiers wearing silver armor and carrying swords emerged from it.

"Everyone, get back!"

"Did you hear me? Back off! Or I'll kill you on the spot!"

Following the shouts, the soldiers began to brandish their swords, scaring the people into hiding in panic. In just a dozen breaths, the official road in front of the city gate was completely cleared.

Soldiers kept rushing out of the city gate, forming two rows, piercing through the crowd like a sharp sword, and running towards the front of the official road.

Just when the people were still avoiding the soldiers and confused about the situation, more than 20 soldiers worked together to carry a temporary wooden platform more than ten feet high.

After that, a general in black armor walked out of the city gate and strode onto the platform.

"Silence!!"

The general stood on the high platform and shouted loudly, and the people below were frightened by his momentum and shut up one after another.

"I am Lu Yi, the captain of the Qingzhou Army's Wind Chasing Battalion!"

"Now, on behalf of General Qin Ming, the general of Qingzhou, I will announce a military order!"

"Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the Wu Dynasty!"

"You are all citizens of the Wu Kingdom. Now the Jin soldiers are invading us and your homes have been taken away. This hatred cannot be tolerated!"

"General Qin has ordered that you be allowed to join the army and be given weapons to defend your homeland!"

"If anyone disobeys orders, he will be treated as a coward and traitor and killed on the spot!"