"Go out and ask around. I can go anywhere without any obstacles. I came to your poor county to give you face."

"I want to go home now, how dare you stop me!"

The gatekeeper was knocked back a few steps by the slap and was helped to stand by others.

He didn't even dare to cover his face, and even slapped himself a few times, "It's my fault, it's my fault."

"But the master also knows that we, the subordinates, can only obey orders from above!"

"Master Xu, even if you kill me today, I won't dare to open the city gate!"

Master Xu cursed: "Bah! You just want me to be buried with you! I'm not from the county, why can't I leave!"

"Let's see who dares to stop me!"

As he said this, he climbed onto the carriage and signaled the servant to rush forward.

The rest of the richly dressed lords and ladies also drove their carriages forward.

Further behind are the carts carrying goods from various companies.

He's father and mother, along with their eldest son and his family, were mixed in with the group. Next to their carriage, there was also a carriage carrying their newly purchased Shu brocade and some other valuable property.

The servants were guarding these carriages.

Most of the other families also have this kind of configuration. It is obvious that they are people who learned the news in advance and took the opportunity to run away with their property.

The soldier who brought the news entered from the east gate, but the county lieutenant went to dispatch soldiers and had no time to arrange for guards at the gate.

As a result, the soldiers guarding the west gate were one step behind in information and did not know that the victims were heading towards the county town.

Therefore, he did not dare to stop these nobles who were clamoring to leave the city.

In this way, one party has some scruples, while the other party has no scruples at all.

The gatekeepers were quickly defeated.

The servants of these people ran over and scrambled to open the city gate, and the masters and ladies immediately urged their servants to drive out.

At this moment, the county lieutenant arrived with his soldiers.

He shouted loudly, asking everyone to stop.

But how could these masters and ladies who had received the news in advance listen to him? The county was about to fall. If they didn't leave now, would they be destroyed along with the county?

Hearing the sound, they squeezed in faster, wishing they could grow wings and fly away.

There was no other way, the county lieutenant could only send soldiers to stop the people and close the city gates.

However, he didn't have the energy to send troops to chase after those who had already left.

He just said to the remaining people who were gritting their teeth, "Today, when the county is in danger, if any of you dare to leave and shake the morale of the army, I will kill you one by one!"

His expression was very serious, so naturally the others could tell that he was telling the truth and they didn't dare to make trouble anymore.

He could only return home dejectedly with his property.

He's father and mother, who squeezed out with everyone, looked back at the city gate behind them without any reluctance at all.

He immediately urged his servants to ride faster and head towards the city.

Old house

When Su Yan heard the news from the maid, her first reaction was to hug Dudu and run away with He An, his grandparents.

It would be best to go up the mountain first and hide in Uncle Su’s house.

But before she could pack up, He An came back from outside and brought back bad news.

The county lieutenant closed the city gates and did not allow anyone except non-essential personnel to go out.

Su Yan bit her fingers nervously. These days, she had some understanding of the disaster victims because of information she had obtained from the maid and the old woman who bought groceries for her.

It would be fine if the victims were just a group of scattered people, but now it is obvious that there is a leader among them.

In addition, these people are homeless and unemployed, so they are not afraid of those who wear shoes when they are barefoot.

If another desperate attack comes, their county will not be able to withstand it at all.

Thinking of her parents outside the city, Su Yan was so anxious that she almost cried, "I wonder how my parents and Erlang are doing?"

He An hugged her and said, "It's okay. Didn't Erlang come to talk about the family affairs last time?"

He whispered, "The food has been transported to the mountains. If the victims really arrive, they don't need to take anything, they can just run to the mountains."

Su Yan was somewhat comforted by his words.

Then he thought of what the purchasing maid had said, that the county government would send people to the village in advance to ring the gong to pass on the news, and he felt more or less confident.

After a long silence, she said sadly, "Everything was fine for the past month, why did the bandit Bo suddenly come?"

"Now the disaster victims are pissed off and life is becoming difficult for everyone."

The county government did not reveal any information about the possibility that the bandits might be government soldiers.

He An felt the same way and wanted to curse these bandits to hell.

The most important thing is, "It's been a month, why hasn't the court sent anyone yet?"

"Even if the person hasn't arrived, it would be fine if there was a message or something!"

Su Yan nodded: "That's right, there is no news from the court right now, so we can't rely on them at all."

"The city is close to us, but it seems they haven't sent out any troops."

"We can't rely on the outside world, and we don't have many troops inside. We have internal and external troubles, that's all."

Meanwhile, Su Yan's father and his family, who were worried about each other, did not receive the news until two hours later.

It’s not that the yamen runners didn’t work hard, it’s just that there were too many villages.

Starting from the county seat, they rode their horses, notifying village after village, and were grabbed by panicked people in some villages to seek protection.

After all this delay, it was already late when we arrived at Qianshan Village.

But even so, the people in Qianshan Village were still excited when they heard the news.

Just like the people in other villages, they didn't care about their fear of the government officials at this time. They swarmed over and surrounded the yamen runners who came to report the news.

Then they started asking questions at once.

The yamen runner trapped in the middle seemed to have gotten used to it. He struggled and shouted loudly, asking everyone to be quiet.

Then he said, "Tens of thousands of disaster victims are coming soon. Why don't you hurry home and pack up and run to the mountains!"

"You're wasting time here. When the time comes, you won't be able to escape and will be caught by the disaster victims. No one will come to save you!"

After saying this, he pulled the horse and pushed the crowd away, then mounted the horse and went to the next village to report the news.

The villagers who were left behind stared at the yamen runner riding away on horseback in stunned silence for a moment, and then like a drop of water thrown into a frying pan, the oil began to boil.

Everyone turned around and ran home in unison, shouting to inform the rest of the village, "The victims are coming soon, everyone run!"

Su's father ran back home in one breath, opened the door and immediately asked Su's mother to pack up and leave.

After looking around and not seeing Su Erlang, he quickly asked, "Where's Erlang?"

Su's mother was confused and said, "She went to the village chief's house with Xu Shuan."

Father Su stamped his feet, "The victims are coming soon, why are you still running around!"

He then instructed Su's mother and Erlang's wife, "Hurry up and pack up your things. I'll go find Erlang! When I come back, we'll go up the mountain right away."

After saying that, he turned around and ran outside without waiting for Su's mother to answer.

He ran out of the door, thought for a while, then turned back to Grandpa Su's yard and informed Grandpa Su and the eldest family of the news.

Then I went to find Su Erlang.

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