Dressed as a top-notch girl, leading the whole village to become rich

We set out north in early spring, but when we came back it was already hot summer.

On both sides of the official road at the border between the south and the north, withered weeds can be seen everywhere, the earth is so dry that cracks appear, and in the distance there are heavy mountains, looming in the dim night.

At this time, a convoy slowly emerged in the sunset.

Leading the way were two guards wearing swords, riding on fine horses, with strong bodies. They looked down at the road ahead with eyes as sharp as eagles.

Behind them, two teams of horseback guards stood side by side, each standing tall and straight like a pine tree, with a solemn and murderous aura, their horses' hooves clattering, like an elite army.

Then, as the outline of the carriage behind them emerged from the peripheral vision, they realized that they were really just a guard.

The guards were stationed on both sides of the official road, escorting a carriage in the middle.

The carriage was not ostentatious except that it was larger and only decorated with wooden handles. However, it was covered with thick cushions all around, so it was quite comfortable.

Behind this carriage, there were two small carriages and dozens of ox carts, and the team stretched like a long snake.

The further south you go, the hotter the weather becomes. You can only travel in the morning and evening. At other times, you can only rest at the post station.

At this moment, the curtain of the escorted carriage was lifted by a slender hand, and the person inside stuck half of his head out to look outside.

"Aunt, after passing Zijin Mountain, we will leave the north and be closer to home." A female voice sounded.

Following her direction, Ye Guo was sitting on a cushion with his eyes closed, while Aunt Liu was packing boxes beside him.

Hearing this, Ye Guo gently opened his eyes, looked out through the car curtain lifted by Ye An, and frowned slightly.

Ye An didn't get any feedback. He turned around and saw that Ye Guo was in a bad mood. After being stunned for a while, he finally realized what was going on. He let go, lowered the curtain, lowered his head and stopped talking.

"The county princess had a nightmare at noon, so let her rest more." Nanny Liu knew that her identity was not appropriate, but she still couldn't help but say a few words.

Ye An was about to nod when he suddenly heard the roar of horse hooves from the front.

Guard Lu and Liang Yuan pulled the reins at the same time, raised their hands, and signaled the team to stop.

Guard Lu dismounted from his horse and came to the front of the carriage.

"Miss, there are more bodies of refugees ahead."

There was silence in the carriage for a moment, and then Ye Guo's cold voice was heard, "Let's do as before and bury these bodies on the spot."

Guard Lu responded with a "yes", and then Ye Guo asked, "How many people are there this time?"

"I took a quick look and there are at least thirty or forty of them."

"Thirty or forty?" Ye Guo repeated in a low voice, his thick eyelashes drooping and his eyes becoming more and more serious.

It had only been ten days since we set out from the north, but the closer we got to the southern provinces, the more corpses of refugees we saw on the road.

More than a hundred people had been buried in front, and with those in front, there were more than two hundred people.

This place belongs to the inland of Daqing. Although it is only a county, it can be considered stable. It has come to this point.

No one knew how many people had lost their lives in places she couldn't see.

Whether it is due to war, disaster, famine or epidemic, the death of a large number of refugees means turmoil in the country.

But Emperor Cheng is still obsessed with his Northern Expedition.

Xu Changqing returned to the imperial city, observed the celestial phenomena at night and predicted disasters, and for the first time ever, he attended the morning court as the imperial teacher.

The decree for disaster relief remains secret.

In order to stabilize the people's hearts, Emperor Cheng even issued an order that those who knew about the famine should not make it public.

Ye Guo had received a modern education, so she naturally didn't want to see that purgatory-like world, but her power alone was too weak. She even had to rely on the guards given by Emperor Cheng to protect herself, so what else could she talk about?

It was because she had predicted the current difficulties that she did not remain a lazy person since she entered the book. She has been striving for more time and time again.

But what made her feel uneasy was that all she could do now was to show a little kindness within her ability, such as burying the bodies that no one wanted to collect.

She didn't even dare to think about what the current situation of Yejia Village was like.

With Ye Guo's order, Liang Yuan asked some people to dig a pit. When they were about to carry the corpse, Guard Lu suddenly shouted to stop.

Liang Yuan felt alert and rode closer. He saw an obvious knife wound on one of the bodies. His expression suddenly became fierce and his thick black eyebrows were bent.

"Be alert!" Liang Yuan shouted immediately, his voice cutting through the air.

Before he finished speaking, the dull sound of horse hooves could be heard in the air, the shadows of the trees swayed, and yellow earth on the ground flew.

The sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer, and the ground seemed to tremble as they stepped heavily on the ground.

Then a group of people appeared from the other end of the official road. They were wearing messy clothes, and some of them only had a vest to cover their bodies. But they held bows and arrows, raised their whips high, and rushed towards the convoy at a high speed, shouting.

The horse pulling the carriage neighed anxiously, its hooves kept stamping on the spot, and it snorted with hot sounds, as if it sensed some kind of danger signal. The carriage swayed slightly, and the driver immediately pulled the reins to calm the horse.

Ye Guo's body swayed and his shoulder hit the wall of the car, causing a dull pain. He was supported in time by Madam Liu and sat down again. He opened the door curtain and saw Guard Lu riding his horse hurriedly with a serious expression.

"Miss, there are bandits who are robbing nearby blocking the road."

Ye An and Nanny Liu were both shocked, and Nanny Liu subconsciously wanted to stand in front of Ye Guo.

Ye Guo pushed them aside, took a deep breath, and asked Guard Lu: "How many of them are there? Are you sure?"

Her voice was clear and steady, her eyes didn't evade at all, and she asked the key point right away, but Guard Lu was not surprised at all.

"There are less than a hundred people. With Commander Liang here, repelling the enemy will not be a problem. I will stay with the young lady, so you don't have to panic." Guard Lu's expression became firm, and he rode his horse and stood beside the carriage.

The royal guards brought by Liang Yuan all grew up in the martial arts arena. They are absolutely overwhelming in momentum when facing the desperate bandits, but it is hard to say what will happen if a real fight breaks out.

But they had gone to the north with Ye Guo and had followed the Imperial Master to the battlefield. Those who remained now had all been tempered by the battlefield.

Otherwise, I can't continue to take on the task of escorting her.

You have to know that other people don’t know about Ziwei Star, but those of them who are close guards know it very clearly.

Guard Lu had only one mission from beginning to end, and that was to protect Ye Guo.

Even if everyone died, he could still escape with Ye Guo.

Ye Guo had been in the book for so long, but this was the first time she faced such danger. She was panicking inside, but her face was calm as water. She nodded and looked at Guard Lu steadily, "I believe in Brother Lu."