Become a founding empress in ancient times with the system

Du Zhong walked over reluctantly and said, "I've taken a look. Most people are tired. They just need to get a good rest." But it's impossible to get a good rest in the current situation.

"We can only walk slowly." Sheng Changan glanced at Du Ruo and said, "Let her get in the car! She might not be able to bear the long journey."

"Don't underestimate us. Although my apprentice is young, she has often followed me on the road. At worst, I can carry her on my back." Du Zhong rolled his eyes at her.

Sheng Changan smiled and looked at his back as he took the lead. He didn't expect that although this old man had a sharp tongue, he was actually a very nice person.

Fortunately, they brought food with them when they left, otherwise she would have a hard time explaining the source of the food in her hands. However, it has been almost a month, and she doesn't know if she can get back before the potatoes are harvested.

As Sheng Chang'an walked, she took the opportunity to count the things she had signed in recently. Apart from those thank you items for patronage, she signed out sweet potatoes at the beginning, and later also signed out some glutinous rice, sugarcane, cotton, peppers, flax, etc. Basic life was still guaranteed. In contrast, her task list was getting longer and longer. In two days, it would be a month. She hoped to get some good things.

"Be careful." Shen Huaizhi grabbed Sheng Changan who was about to fall.

"Thank you." Sheng Changan finally came back to his senses. It would be too embarrassing to fall in front of so many people.

Shen Huaizhi was silent for a long time. "Is your food enough?" He heard that the poor people in Guangping had to eat grass. Now there are so many more people. Will the food be enough?

Sheng Changan chuckled and said, "Don't worry! Even if there are two hundred more people, it will be enough."

Shen Huaizhi was relieved, although he was curious about where they got the food in such a short time. However, since it was already like this, Guangping had to go regardless of whether it was true or not. Now, only Guangping would take in criminals like them.

Suddenly, the person who was leading the way in front ran over and said, "Mr. Shen, there is someone in front."

Shen Huaizhi's face became serious. They were not far from Lan Yang now, and seeing people at this time was not a good thing. He raised his hand and the troops behind him stopped immediately.

County Magistrate Wu also came over and asked, "What happened?"

"Something's wrong up ahead. I'll go check it out. You guys wait here." After saying that, Shen Huaizhi pointed to a few people and asked them to walk forward.

Sheng Changan then had time to remind County Magistrate Wu, "If there is not enough food, tell us." As they were on the road, he was afraid that some people would not tell him if they had nothing to eat.

"I was just about to talk to you about this. Although I have brought food, I estimate that it can only last for more than ten days. But at the current rate, if nothing unexpected happens, it can last at least one month." County Magistrate Wu also guessed that you had food, so he was not worried.

Nothing unexpected happened, but if I encountered a situation like today, I don’t know how long it would take. After calculating the food in my hand, I was a little nervous and said, “Let’s take a look first.”

"There are some common people, about a dozen or so." When they can no longer survive, some people will choose to live in the mountains, but this will make them refugees and they will be besieged in some places.

"What's their mental state?" Sheng Chang'an became concerned. After all, there were too few people in Guangping County.

"Not so good. As far as I can judge, they have never eaten anyone." Shen Huaizhi also knew that this was what the county magistrate meant to ask.

Since this is the case, Sheng Changan immediately made up his mind, "I'll give it a try."

"No," they both objected.

"I have to make sure that they really don't eat humans. I won't allow people who have eaten their own kind to appear in my place." So she had to see it with her own eyes.

Sheng Changan looked up at Shen Huaizhi and said, "Don't you believe in your ability? If something goes wrong, you can just come out. Your ability should be more than enough to subdue those people!"

"Then why not let me go?" He can react immediately if something is wrong.

"They are not stupid. You look like you can beat ten of them alone." Although Shen Huaizhi had gone through a period of hard times, the foundation he laid before was still there. He was not very old, but his height was estimated to be over 1.8 meters.

Unlike her, who had grown up in poverty and lacked food until she was ten, and then was assigned here. She hadn't had a good life since she arrived, and had traveled a long way, and she was dark, pale, and thin. She didn't even need to pretend to be a refugee.

Shen Huaizhi had no way to refute this. In fact, if his grandfather hadn't told him, he would still have thought it was a man. After all, she didn't look like a woman at all. She was dark and ugly.

Seeing the two of them speechless, Sheng Changan made a decision directly, "I'll go out first, you follow me, and we'll see what happens."

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Shen Huaizhi could only lead the way. After passing through a patch of grass, Shen Huaizhi pointed to the mountain over there and said, "They live on the mountain over there."

Sheng Changan nodded and said, "I'll go." After walking out of the bushes, there was a small path with no obstructions, so she had to walk alone.

"Wait a minute," Du Zhong panted and caught up, handing over a packet of medicine powder. "Just sprinkle this medicine out, remember to hold your breath."

"Okay" is really a soft-hearted person. Otherwise, if I died, wouldn't it be a good opportunity for him to run away?

Du Zhong felt a little uncomfortable. "I'm not doing this for you."

Sheng Changan could no longer hear these words, as she had already walked away.

Sheng Changan pretended to be in a panic and ran up the mountain without choosing a way to go, but was stopped not long after.

A big man about thirty years old suddenly jumped out. His clothes barely covered his body. Although he looked strong, he was obviously weak. It seemed that he had not eaten a full meal for a long time. There was no desire for meat in his eyes when he looked at Sheng Chang'an. He just looked at Sheng Chang'an with vigilance and a wooden stick in his hand.

Sheng Changan also breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that it was the same as what Shen Huaizhi said. She pretended to be frightened and fell to the ground. "I, I didn't mean it."

"Where are you from?" How can one not be alert when a child suddenly appears?

"A fire suddenly broke out in Lanyang County, and I, I escaped during the chaos. They ate children." As Sheng Changan spoke, tears came to his eyes.

The big man relaxed. Although he didn't know if the fire was real, he did know about the cannibalism. That was why they ran away and had to live in the mountains. "Then why did you run here?"

"I, I don't know either. Don't eat me, don't eat me." He hugged his body tightly and continued to mutter, "I'm not delicious."

Seeing Sheng Changan crying so miserably, the big man also softened his heart. He walked straight forward, picked up Sheng Changan and walked inside, saying in a fierce tone, "Okay, stop crying."

"What's going on?" Seeing that the man had brought back a child after going out, the woman was a little confused. "Where did this child come from?"

"I picked him up from outside." The big man threw Sheng Changan to the ground rudely. "He ran away from the city."