Yun the butcher listened for a while, and took advantage of the time when a soldier went to drink water, he handed him a tael of silver hidden in his sleeve. The soldier had already noticed Yun the butcher for a while, and this time he finally came to find him. He pinched the silver in his sleeve and called Yun the butcher to come to the city wall, a place away from the crowd.

"Tell me, what do you want to know? First of all, the money you gave me is too little, I can't let you settle in the city." The official said. Yun the butcher looked up and found that the official looked to be in his twenties, with a handsome face and a dark complexion, but he was very strong. He looked like someone who had no shortage of food or water and ate well. As soon as he opened his mouth, he could tell that he was a smart, slightly cunning young man with a bottom line.

"Don't worry, I'm not asking to settle down in the city. I just want to find out what the current situation is in the city? Is there any food for sale in the city? Is there enough water in the city?" Yun the butcher bowed to the official and asked politely.

"You sound like a sensible person. Some people just want me to move them to the city to live with them for a little money. That's just a wild idea. I'm not afraid to tell you that several grain stores in the city now have grain in stock and are open for business, but I don't know how much the price has risen. The four big wells in the city were dug by the government at that time. They are very deep and there is still plenty of water now.

Some of the wealthy families in the city left when the drought first started. Those who stayed now have deep roots and large businesses. Moreover, the government did not allow them to leave. The government also required them to provide porridge at the city gate. "Do you have anything else to ask?" The soldiers asked Yun the butcher.

"Is it because the water in the city is only enough for the people in the city that the government restricts refugees from settling in the city?" Yun the butcher asked.

"What a smart man! The city is not short of water now, but if all the refugees at the city gate go in, there will be a shortage of water. The most important thing is that the government doesn't have much food in stock now." The official said. Yun the butcher understood immediately.

"Thank you for telling me the news. May I ask your name? We are a group of people from the entire village who have come out to escape the famine. We plan to go to the city to purchase supplies tomorrow and then head south. I may have to trouble you again tomorrow." Yun the butcher bowed to the officers and soldiers again.

"My last name is Bai, you can call me Xiaobai. I will still be on duty tomorrow, so you can come to see me tomorrow morning. I will be off duty tomorrow night when you come out of the city." The soldier explained to Yun the butcher.

"Okay, I'll come see you tomorrow morning." Yun the butcher met up with Li Xiucai and Zhang the hunter. When the three of them finally squeezed out of the crowd, they were all sweating. When the village chief saw that the three of them had returned, he called a representative from each family to attend the meeting.

"What's the situation now? What news have you found out?" the village chief asked anxiously.

"Village head, I went to see the notice, and it said that the government in the city doesn't have much food left. Therefore, the city will not accept refugees to settle in the city. There is one exception, that is, if your family has relatives or friends in the city, and they are willing to accept you and pay a deposit, you can settle in the city.

In addition, refugees can enter the city in the morning and leave the city before the city gates close at night after paying the entrance fee. If they are found hiding in the city, they will be executed directly once caught by the government. In addition, the rich families in the city will provide porridge at the city gate tower every morning, noon, and afternoon. However, I heard that the number is not large. "Li Xiucai said first.

"As long as we can go to the city to buy supplies, what news have you two heard?" The village chief then asked Yun the Butcher and Zhang the Hunter.

"I went to the shack next to the city wall to ask around. I asked about a hunter family. When I went there, they were drying their furs. The old man Wu told me that they were also villagers from nearby, not far from here, and usually went to the city to buy and sell things. They also fled because the village well could not supply the whole village recently. Old man Wu also told me about the porridge distribution.

In addition, the entrance fee is said to have increased a lot, but Wu Lao Han did not say how much it is. As for going to the city to buy things, you have to go at night and come back when the city gates are closed at night. The same is true. It is also true that the soldiers will execute the refugees who are found hiding in the city. Wu Lao Han and his team found that every night, the soldiers would drive their cars to the mass graves in the west of the city to dump the bodies. "Zhang the hunter also told everyone the news he had inquired about.

"Fortunately, we don't plan to settle down in the city, nor do we plan to hide in the city." A villager patted his chest and said.

"Yes, what the soldiers did was really cruel." said another villager.

"Okay, we won't be here for long, so we don't need to pay attention to this. Yun the Butcher, what news have you heard?" The village chief waved his hand, asking everyone to stop talking.

"Village chief, I secretly handed a tael of silver to the soldier guarding the city, and he told me that there are still many wealthy families in the city. When the drought first started, some wealthy families left the city. Later, the government did not allow the wealthy families to leave. They also strongly required them to provide porridge to the refugees at the city gate. In addition, the four wells in the city were dug by the government. They are very deep and have abundant water.

There are still several grain stores in the city. I heard that they have a lot of grain, but the price has also increased a lot. The soldiers asked us to go to the city to ask around and we would know the price of grain. In addition, the soldiers said that the water in the city is only enough for the people in the city. If the refugees at the city gate go in, there will definitely not be enough water. Moreover, the government in the city really doesn’t have much grain left.” Yun the butcher said to everyone.

"What the officers and soldiers mean is that in order to ensure water supply in the city, they restrict refugees from settling down, right, Brother Yun?" asked Li Xiucai.

"Yes, that's what the officers and soldiers meant. Moreover, the government has strongly required the rich families in the city to come to the city gate to distribute porridge. It is also to give hope to the refugees at the city gate and to prevent riots. Now, with the porridge from the rich families every day, some people can barely keep from starving to death. If, one day, the rich families are unwilling to come out to distribute porridge, there will definitely be problems." Yun the butcher explained to everyone.

"The government wants the refugees to flee famine to other places, but the problem now is that the refugees have finally arrived in the city and don't want to leave easily. The government asked the rich families in the city to come out and distribute porridge, which is also a compromise to the refugees. However, over time, the water and food in the city are limited, and the government will definitely take compulsory measures to force the refugees to leave. With so many refugees gathered together, if there is a riot, they will have nowhere to hide." Yun the butcher broke it down and explained it to everyone.

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