After being rejected, he emptied the mansion and went into exile

Shen Jinyao saw that the old village chief's attitude had softened and did not make things difficult for him anymore.

Instead, he asked, "Why are you so hungry? Where are you going?"

Hearing this, the village chief and others fell silent.

Just when Shen Jinyao and others thought they would not answer, the village chief began to speak.

"We came here to escape the famine in Raozhou. There's a drought there... We..."

The village chief did not continue speaking, and Shen Jinyao looked at the team that had stopped not far away.

Some of them were holding torches, some were holding children, and some were pushing carts.

Shen Jinyao: "Uncle, is the drought in Raozhou very serious?"

The village chief opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, the people following him started talking in a sarcastic tone.

"You guys have food and drink here, you definitely don't know what a mess it is outside."

"That's right, in many places in Raozhou, there's no drinking water anymore."

"It's good enough to have something to eat."

"Some people have difficulty walking and can only die at home."

"Yes, unlike you who have carriages to ride in."

"Village chief, why don't you borrow some food from them?"

"Yes, they must have food. Even if they give us only one bag, it will be enough for our elderly people to eat."

……

The villagers' talk became more and more outrageous, and they began to discuss asking for food in front of the Shen family.

When the brothers of the Zong family heard this, they raised their swords again.

The others also picked up their weapons.

Those people fell silent instantly.

The village chief looked at Shen Jinyao. He knew that this little brother was the head of the family.

Everyone else listened to him.

Shen Jinyao raised her eyebrows and said, "Not only that, we have quite a few crossbowmen in the woods behind."

"Are you sure you want to rob me?"

The village chief looked at the villagers, who were still somewhat unconvinced.

So he told the villagers, "Whoever wants to rob me, go ahead. I'm afraid of dying."

The villagers, who were just filled with indignation, instantly died down.

Look at the few people who are still lying on the ground bleeding. They don’t want to be like them.

They said, "If that doesn't work, why not ask the butchers in the village?"

"Or those hunters can come."

"It doesn't matter who you call. There are too many people and they can't do anything."

"Okay, go ahead and call."

……

The Shen family looked at them as if they were acting out a play. Not only were they plotting loudly, they were also shouting that they wanted to call for help.

"Why should I go? I'm not going, you go if you say so."

"If you don't go, then some of us will go...ah!"

But before those people turned around, Shen Jinyao took a stick and beat them to their knees.

Seeing the situation, the brothers of the Zong family took Shen Zhiyong and started beating him up.

Everyone in the village just watched helplessly, and no one dared to take action.

"You f*cking...ah!"

After Le Yao whipped them a few times, they were in so much pain that they had no strength to speak.

Shen Jinyao looked at the village chief like this and asked, "Village chief, do you want to rob again?"

"We have plenty of people and plenty of strength."

The village chief is neither humble nor arrogant, and these people are the troublemakers among the village chiefs.

It's only right to be taught a lesson.

Instead, it saved him a lot of worry.

But he couldn't act like he didn't care.

The village chief said, "My dear little brother, we are all common people and have never seen the world."

"Many generations have grown up in the village and eaten in the village."

"When famine suddenly strikes, adults get scared. They want to try their best to do everything."

"Village chief, stop wasting time talking to them and go get the butcher...ah..."

Shen Leyao: "You're the one who talks too much. I'm going to beat you until you can't say anything more."

After hearing this, the village chief kicked the man.

"If you still want to live, then stop talking. Think about your mother, your wife and children waiting for you."

Then, not only did that person stop talking, but all the villagers stopped talking as well.

The village chief bowed to Shen Jinyao and said, "Little brother, just let me take them back."

Shen Jinyao never thought of taking these people's lives, not to mention that these people were still useful to her at the moment.

She smiled and said, "The village chief is sensible. However, there is one thing I am not clear about and I would like to ask him."

The village chief said: "Little brother, please feel free to speak."

"Is there no water in Raozhou now?"

The village chief didn't expect that Shen Jinyao was going to ask this. He said, "Not really, it's just that the closer you get to Longzhou, the more severe the drought is."

"Our village is in the central part of Raozhou, and it hasn't rained for half a year."

"At first we were able to survive. After all, we'd never starve to death if we lived in the mountains."

“But the crops can’t wait.”

The village chief coughed dryly as he spoke. He continued, "Ahem... the two crops we harvested were almost completely destroyed, and the river in the village has slowly dried up..."

"The situation here is so serious, I wonder what the situation is like in Longzhou."

Shen Jinyao nodded. So that's how it is.

She remembered what General Xiang had told her before, that Raozhou was short of water.

By this calculation, it has been a while.

But from what the village chief said, the situation in Longzhou might be very serious as well.

Shen Jinyao continued, "Are you from the same village?"

The village chief shook his head. "The two villages are together. They knew we were leaving, so they followed us."

“Before we came out, people in many places hadn’t moved.”

Shen Jinyao: "Then where are you going?"

The village chief looked ahead and said, "Let's go to Yanzhou."

The village chief's eyes were very determined. After he finished speaking, he seemed to remember something and asked, "Little brother, are you from Yanzhou?"

Shen Jinyao nodded.

He asked, "How is Yanzhou?"

Shen Zhiyong, who was standing by, heard this and said, "Not very good."

Shen Leyao also said: "Yes, there was a big earthquake just now."

The village chief opened his eyes wide, not expecting an earthquake to happen there.

However, it is better than having no water to drink and no food to eat.

They drank very little water along the way and ate food they found on the ground.

The further north you go, the better life becomes.

Many people died on the road.

He was dragged to death by the team.

They usually walk more at night and less during the day when it is hot.

The elderly, weak, sick and disabled will definitely not be able to keep up.

Of course, there were also people who disappeared inexplicably, and he had no time to ask about them.

She was too lazy to find out the reason.

Unlike this little brother, they can have carriages and servants.

them……

The village chief suddenly thought of something and said, "Little brother, are you going to Raozhou?"

Shen Jinyao had no intention of hiding it, so she nodded.

The village chief wanted to say something, but finally stopped.

All he heard was, "Then you'd better not drive the carriage."

Shen Zhiyong: "Why?"

“The most terrifying thing about fleeing famine is not the lack of water or food, but the human heart.”

After this was said, everyone fell silent.

The dozen or so people lying on the ground are the best example.