Quick Wear: I'm Really Not a Scumbag

"How about I go and guard it? I slept in the carriage all day and my mind is very clear now. It's a good opportunity for you to have a good rest." Wei Siqi was worried that the road would be unstable tomorrow.

After following the caravan for a day, he finally realized that the world was really not peaceful.

Not all places are like Houyun City, where not only are the defenders capable, but the people also don’t have to go hungry due to natural disasters.

It’s not surprising that refugees would target such a good place. I hope General Zheng can defend Houyun City.

Lin Zengjie was somewhat relieved, "You are so kind, but if I really let you guard while we sleep, I'm afraid we won't even know how we died when we get down there."

What good can his short arms and legs do? Can he take a couple of hits?

Wei Siqi glanced at the surrounding caravans and said, "They sent quite a few people. I can just make up the numbers. If something really happens, I will definitely wake you all up immediately."

He could still do this, so that they could rest more and deal with any unexpected situations during the day.

"The four of us will take turns guarding the first and second half of the night. You students should take good care of your brains. We will have to rely on your brains at critical moments." Jin Yonghuai took a sip of wine and his body gradually warmed up.

They bought a lot of dry food and wine, so they would have enough food and drink along the way, so it should be safe to follow the caravan.

In other words, things tend to get uneasy at night.

Chen Xuyan added some dry branches to the fire. It was cold at night, and a fire would be much better. During the day, he and Chen Zhao followed the caravan's example and picked up a lot of branches. "Then we will rest first."

After saying that, he dragged Wei Siqi into the carriage.

Wei Siqi asked, "Can we really sleep peacefully?"

"What else? Since we can't do anything, we should not cause them any trouble. After we have rested well, we can drive the carriage during the day tomorrow and let them rest, right?" Chen Xuyan took out the bedding and spread it on the carriage.

The other carriage was currently being guarded by his brother.

Wei Siqi suddenly realized, "No wonder you forced me to learn horse riding from Brother Chen some time ago! Chen Xuyan, did you expect this day to come a long time ago? How did you think of it?"

He suddenly asked a few questions.

Chen Xuyan impatiently threw a bag over and said, "You talk too much nonsense. Can you take a break?"

After saying that, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Wei Siqi covered his mouth and did not disturb him, thinking that Chen Xuyan must have known what was going to happen a long time ago. Seeing him so calm and composed, he felt a lot more relieved.

No matter what, just survive first.

—The other side

Zhang Fengchun also asked two servants to help guard the place, and the groom followed them.

"By the way, go and take out three knives from the carriage at the back. Take one for self-defense, and use the other two for them to guard the night and protect themselves." The things he bought really came in handy.

At this time, only the blade can protect them.

In addition to short blades, he and Lin Yixiu also had two small crossbows in their sleeves. These were sent back by his son. He didn't expect that they would actually come in handy.

The crossbow has great killing power. If the refugees really get close to them, they can protect themselves.

"Yes." The groom was not surprised. In his eyes, Zhang Fengchun was the smartest person.

Otherwise he wouldn't have followed you till death.

The families of those who went out with him had been sent by Lord Zhang to the homes of his various staff members early in the morning, and they must have arrived in the countryside now.

Once they have settled down with the adults, the young master will definitely find a way to bring them all over.

Even if they were servants, they were lucky. Compared to the servants in other families who died in batches, these people had been staying in the Zhang family for so many years safely, and each of them had children. Naturally, they would swear to follow the Zhang family until death.

These men who have been traveling for business for many years are very experienced. They formed a formation halfway on the road early in the morning. The people following them were not fools either. They imitated them in the same way. However, they have always lived a stable life and have never been hungry, so they couldn't help but feel a little nervous when confronting these refugees.

But they also knew that if something went wrong at this time, there would be no way out.

These refugees had been staring at the children and the food in their hands with eager eyes. After being reminded by the caravan, they did not dare to eat outside the carriage. Even the children were stuffed tightly into the carriage.

After walking around, Zhang Fengchun got on the carriage with a worried look on his face.

"What's wrong?" Lin Yi took the coat from his hand.

Zhang Fengchun shook his head. "It's okay. Go to bed early."

If I tell her now, I'm afraid she won't be able to rest well all night and it won't have any effect at all.

By the time dawn approached, these refugees could no longer hold back. They could not get close to Tongzhou City, and if they could not get any food, they would starve to death. These people had already attacked the delicate women and children, so how could they go back to eating wild vegetables and tree bark?

The food in the caravan was not bad, and the food for these "officials" behind them was even better. Unfortunately, they were on high alert the entire time and only started to show signs of fatigue when it was almost dawn.

As soon as they heard the noise outside, everyone in the carriage rushed out in a hurry.

Fortunately, the servants they brought with them were all good and had strong weapons in their hands, and the caravan was not idle either. If the hole was torn, it would not benefit them at all and people would become uneasy.

It didn't take long before more than thirty refugees were killed. This made the refugees behind them dare not rush forward, but the hatred in their eyes became even stronger.

Wei Siqi almost vomited when he saw the corpses on the ground.

Li Wentao and Lin Zengjie were wiping their knives, and there were a lot of blood spots on their bodies.

The two servants of the Zhang family almost died and were rescued by Chen Zhao.

"Hurry up and eat something, the caravan is about to set off." Li Wentao urged.

"it is good."

Zhang Fengchun came over to express his gratitude.

"You're welcome. You'd better pack up quickly. The caravan may have to leave early." Chen Xuyan was wolfing down a pancake. Time was running out and he had no time to cook soup.

"Thank you." Zhang Fengchun lost his composure instantly upon hearing that the departure time would be advanced, and even stopped thinking about greeting.

When we set off later, we must be quick and stay closer to the caravan, or closer to Chen Xuyan and his team.

According to the two servants, Chen Xuyan's followers are very skilled and stronger than the guards, so they must have come from extraordinary backgrounds.

— After a stick of incense

"Set off now? Set off before daybreak? Can't we wait a little longer? Those refugees don't have the courage to come near us anyway, so why panic?" After a tense night, they were very sleepy now. Who would want to set off at this time?

As soon as they heard someone object, the people behind them also bravely expressed their dissatisfaction.

"What's the rush? We're not eating or drinking your food. We're just going to go together. Of course we have to make arrangements according to our own schedule." The man who was speaking was used to giving orders at home.

The person who opened his mouth at the back seemed to want to save the situation.

"Yes, there are many people in my family, old and young. It's better to rest for a while. It won't be too late to leave when the sun rises and they have rested well."

The scarred-faced caravan leader glanced at them coldly, "This is a notice. Even if we leave overnight, what does it have to do with you?"

"We've already done our best by letting you follow us all the way. Whoever follows us from now on will be responsible for their own fate."

Several people were unwilling to stop him, "Stop right there!"

Scar did not play by the rules and simply drew his knife and chopped off his head.

This scared the people around so much that they took several steps back.

"You! You actually killed innocent people in the street? We're going to report it to the police!"

Scar laughed out loud, "Call the police! Even if the police try to pull me back, I'll kill them with my sword. Do you really think the world is still peaceful?"

"It's best not to do anything unnecessary, otherwise, I'll kill you."

In the past, he always killed people secretly, but now the world has become chaotic and he has been fed up with these people, so naturally he dares to kill them openly.

Anyway, they are about to meet the master, and having these burdens dragging them along will only waste time.

Lin Zengjie showed admiration on his face. "This guy's temper is just my type. This is how he treats these ungrateful people who blame others for their mistakes."

Wei Siqi's face showed no trace of sympathy. "We are all the same. It's really naive to think that we can live in the Heavenly Palace like before."

The things were packed up quickly and the caravan set off soon.

But not everyone chose to follow. Some people were frightened by what had just happened and worried that their belongings would become granaries for the "bandits" in the caravan along the way, so they chose to return to Tongzhou City.

The families that were just hacked also threatened to report to the police.

Lin Yi hesitated and held Zhang Fengchun. "Do we really want to continue following them? They don't look like good people to me. Why don't we go back to Tongzhou? Wait until things are more stable before setting off again?"

"We can hire more people then."

"We can only move forward. There will be greater trouble if we go back to Tongzhou." Zhang Fengchun didn't have time to analyze everything with her because some things were just his speculations and there was no actual evidence.

These people in the caravan are not bad people. They just don't want to be a burden to them, so they probably won't attack them.

In addition, since even Chen Xuyan chose to follow them, Zhang Fengchun felt that he should follow.

Lin Yi could only nod helplessly. She had never been able to influence the decisions made by Zhang Fengchun.

......

The next few days were relatively peaceful. Although there were refugees causing trouble from time to time, the people who stayed behind were generally smart and could deal with it quickly.

They also studied the caravan's rest time.

A group of people set up small pots near a water source in a forest.

"Finally I can have something hot to eat and fill the kettle." Chen Xuyan sighed.

Wei Siqi stared at the meat porridge in the pot and couldn't help swallowing a few times, "Why is this porridge not cooked yet?"

Chen Zhao picked up a bunch of wild vegetables from somewhere, washed them and put them into the porridge.

—In the caravan tent

Scarface Ma Ming looked at Wan Guangyi with a puzzled expression, "Should we just let them follow us?"

Wan Guangyi took a sip of wine and said, "I have my own reasons for doing this. Just follow my instructions."

"Okay, go out and do your work."

After hearing this, Ma Ming had no choice but to leave the tent dejectedly.

Wan Guangyi asked Qin Tian, ​​who was sitting opposite him, to move closer and asked, "They weren't left behind, were they?"

The people he was asking were Chen Xuyan and his group. He didn't know why Zhong Tianzhu cared so much about Chen Xuyan. Was it because he was the top scholar?

Do you think he is a talent?

Anyway, they must know each other and should have a very good relationship.

Qin Tian nodded and said, "Don't worry, I have always had people protecting them secretly, and they have always been following behind us without falling behind."

"That's good. General Zhong is waiting to see him then, so we can't let him encounter any problems along the way!" Wan Guangyi instructed.

It was rare for Zhong Tianzhu to care so much about someone, so they naturally didn't dare to neglect him. As for why they hadn't revealed their identities to Chen Xuyan or invited him into the caravan, it was also Zhong Tianzhu's intention, to protect his safety.

It is still more than half a month's journey to Liangzhou. There are many people along the way, and revealing his identity too early will put him in danger.

Not everyone in the caravan can be trusted. Although he knows that something is wrong with some people, he still can't tell whether these people are from the court or the Yan family. He can only wait until he meets the general and deal with them all again.

"Keep a close eye on Ma Ming. You should know how to deal with the information he secretly spreads."

Qin Tian nodded and said, "I have made all the necessary preparations, so don't worry."

—In the back row

Zhang Fengchun and his wife no longer cared about their image, and sitting on the floor was very natural for them.

The things she bought were all based on the caravans that were traveling at that time, so they also had small pots. Lin Yi tore off the dry biscuits and put them into the small pot to cook with the porridge. When the porridge was almost cooked, she added some salt to it.

The people around them were pretty much the same as them, and none of them complained like they did at the beginning.

I heard that Tongzhou City has been surrounded by a large number of refugees, and the imperial court is sending troops to suppress them. If they are still in the city, it would be very dangerous.

They had seen many bloody scenes along the way and were eager to return home as soon as possible.

"Now the Yan family army has started fighting with the imperial court, and we don't know what the situation is." Zhang Fengchun sighed.

"The Zhou Dynasty will eventually fall. Fortunately, we left early." Lin Yi could no longer say a single good thing about the imperial court.

She had even begun to insult the imperial court.

Zhang Fengchun drank a mouthful of hot porridge and immediately felt much better. "Let's take it one step at a time. The food reserves in the capital are not much. Now that there is unrest, I'm afraid there will be many people fighting over food."

Right now, the only places in the world where people can have enough food and produce grain are the five cities around Houyun City. These places will be the first to cause competition.

Whoever takes it first will have the greatest advantage.

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