The concubine enters the palace? The princess empties the palace and goes into exile with the baby

Song Mingxuan glanced at Song Qing and said, "Even if they are ghosts, they died unjustly and tragically. They will only seek revenge on those who killed them. We are innocent, and they will not harm us!"

Although he said that, Song Mingxuan's heart was still pounding.

Song Qing: "..."

He had never heard of any ghost that could distinguish right from wrong. Isn't the reason ghosts are ghosts that they kill people?

If this place is haunted, he wouldn't dare stay here any longer. It's too scary.

Song Yao glanced at the two of them and said, "This village is so deserted, I think they must have moved away."

"Move away? Why move away?" Song Mingxuan asked puzzledly.

Song Yao said calmly, "Why else? Either they encountered something irreversible, or everyone fled the famine!"

As soon as the words fell, the three of them heard footsteps behind them.

The sound came from far away and gradually got closer. The three of them looked at each other and then turned around in tacit understanding.

In the darkness of the night, an old man with crutches was walking towards them.

Although it was dark, they could clearly see the old man's white hair and hunched body.

When I looked at the ground, I saw a very obvious shadow.

Song Qing muttered, "That should be a person, not a ghost, right?"

Song Yao didn't say anything. She walked up to the old man and said politely, "Hello, old man. My name is Song Yao. We were passing by this village, but there is no one living here. What's going on?"

When Old Man Xu heard what Song Yao said, he glanced at Song Mingxuan and Song Qing, then returned his gaze to Song Yao. "Everyone in this village has fled the famine. I'm an old man, and I can't stand the long journey, so I stayed."

Song Yao really guessed right. The people in this village really did go to escape famine.

However, natural disasters are rampant in this era, so where can we escape to?

Song Qing came over and said to Old Man Xu, "Is your village unable to survive?"

Old Man Xu glanced at Song Qing and said, "There's been a drought these past two years, and the crops in the fields have long since dried up. We haven't harvested a single grain in the past two years. We've been eating tree bark and fern roots for a year. They've eaten everything edible in the mountains, and we have no choice but to flee!"

Song Mingxuan was shocked. "The hills around here are so huge. How can the people in your village eat it all?"

Old Man Xu said helplessly, "There are several villages nearby. Even if the mountain is huge, it won't be enough for them to eat."

In modern times, Song Yao developed a new type of organic vegetable. Just when she was about to announce the good news, her colleague Gu Jun, who wanted to monopolize the fruits of her labor, invited her to his home on the pretext of asking for advice. After knocking her unconscious, he killed her directly!

If it weren't for Gu Jun, Song Yao wouldn't have traveled to this era where natural disasters are rampant.

Look at what kind of life these people live. They actually eat tree bark and fern roots. Is this edible?

In such a famine, there are countless thugs and refugees. In order to survive, they will definitely burn, kill and loot. In other words, if she wants to stay alive, she will have to do whatever it takes. Only in this way can she protect the baby in her belly and the original owner's family!

Song Mingxuan asked, "So they fled the famine, and now you're the only one left in the village?"

Old Man Xu nodded. "That's right. But where are you from? And why are you coming to our village?"

Song Yao said, "My family was traveling and their feet were rubbed raw. The pain is unbearable. I'm here to find a doctor. Old man, do you know where I can find a doctor?"

Hearing this, Old Man Xu stroked his frosty white beard and smiled, "You're really lucky, then. I am the doctor."

Song Yao's eyes flashed with joy, "Really?"

Old Man Xu nodded. "Of course it's true. I still have some medicine at home. Come with me and I'll give it to you."

"In that case, thank you first." Song Yao nodded slightly, said politely, and followed Old Man Xu to his home.

Old Man Xu's house is at the back of the village, not far away, and we'll be there in a moment.

His house was simple, with a thatched roof and an empty yard.

There was no other sound in the entire yard except the sound of their footsteps.

After entering the house, Old Man Xu lit the oil lamp, and the room was finally no longer dark, with some light.

Old Man Xu asked them to sit down, then he took the oil lamp and went to the inner room to get a black box.

He placed the box on the table, opened it, found two bottles of medicine, and handed them to Song Yao. "If you have any injuries, whether it's a scrape or a knife wound, you can use this medicine to heal them."

Song Yao took the medicine, took out a silver ingot from her pocket and handed it to Old Man Xu, "Old man, this is silver, please accept it."

Old Man Xu sat on a bench. He looked at Song Yao and smiled helplessly, "Everyone here has fled the famine. Even if you give me silver, I have nowhere to spend it. If you really want to thank me, can you give me something to eat?"

In such a famine year, silver is of no use, the most useful thing is food.

Although silver can buy things, the nearest city is in Longxi, which is several days' journey away. He is also old and worried that by the time he gets to Longxi, the silver on him will be robbed by refugees or bandits before he even arrives!

So for him, it is better to give him something to eat than to give him money.

Song Yao took out the two pancakes she brought, and then she asked Song Qing and Song Mingxuan to give the two pancakes to Old Man Xu.

Song Qing and Song Mingxuan handed their pancakes to Old Man Xu without hesitation.

When Old Man Xu saw the food, his eyes lit up, as if he hadn't eaten for a long time. He grabbed a cake and started eating.

He almost choked as he ate so fast.

Song Yao handed him her water and said, "Old man, drink the water first, don't choke."

"Hey, thank you, thank you!" Old man Xu took the water and drank two sips, then he felt better.

As he ate, he said, "Girl, you don't know, I haven't eaten for three days. I'm really hungry. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you!"

Song Qing was shocked. "You haven't eaten for three days? How did you survive?"

Old Man Xu smiled helplessly, "Drink water to fill your stomach. When you're hungry, eat water and mud. Even though it tastes terrible, it's better than starving to death!"

When these words were spoken, the three of them were shocked!

Really, no one would have thought that this old man Xu actually lived by eating mud and drinking water!

Living like this is too painful, it would be better to die.

Song Yao looked at Song Qing and Song Mingxuan, "You two should go out first. I have something to say to him."

Song Qing and Song Mingxuan didn't say anything and turned around and left the house.

After Song Yao closed the door, she walked over to Old Man Xu and sat down. "Old man, to be honest, I'm two months pregnant. I haven't seen a doctor along the way. It's really inconvenient. Could you please take my pulse?"