A massive famine! The whole family travels through time together, and with their spatial abilities,

The tension in Qingzhou City intensified overnight.

The news of the Lin family being robbed again caused an even bigger uproar.

All the city's soldiers, Lin family guards, and servants went out to search for the thieves.

I searched all day but still found nothing!

Unable to find the culprit, the Lin family could only rage in utter helplessness!

at the same time.

Batch after batch of starving refugees have arrived at the north gate of Qingzhou from all directions.

Su Yunhai looked around nervously at the south gate, but he couldn't see Shen Shuli.

When his daughter finally appeared, he immediately went to greet her.

"Daughter, something's happened!"

Su Yunhai pulled his daughter along as they ran, explaining quickly.

"After we entered the city, a large number of disaster victims gathered outside the city. The city could not accommodate so many people, so the prefect ordered the city gates to be closed."

"To date, more than 30,000 disaster victims have gathered outside!"

“Those disaster victims are not ordinary disaster victims. Among them is a bandit group that has organized most of the disaster victims outside the city and forced the prefect to open the city gates.”

"I sense something's wrong; we need to get out of here right away!"

Shen Shuli's expression changed upon hearing this; the plot was even more severe than in the original book.

Fortunately, they had fled the famine in advance and entered the city a day earlier.

Otherwise, they would certainly be besieged outside the city by countless refugees.

"Father, hurry and tell the villagers we need to leave Qingzhou now! I reckon the city is about to descend into chaos!"

The locusts had just passed through yesterday, and the people in the city were in a state of panic. In addition, most of the food in the city was monopolized by the Lin family, and the people in the city had been without food for several days.

If the riots outside the city are added to the mix, the people inside the city will definitely also descend into chaos!

There are far more people inside the city than outside!

Once things get chaotic, these outsiders who still have some supplies will definitely be easy prey for the local people!

Su Yunhai's forehead was already covered in cold sweat. "I'll go back to the inn and call more people to split up and go to other inns to inform the villagers. Let's leave before the city gates close!"

Shen Shuli nodded and quickly asked her father to let go of her hand.

"Dad, I won't go back. I'll go outside the city and get some grain. Then I'll explain to the villagers that we've already transported the grain out of the city."

If there is no food, the people of Peach Blossom Village will also riot.

After all, when people are starving, no one knows what they might do.

Su Yunhai quickly let go of his daughter's hand, told her to be careful, and ran towards the restaurant.

Things are moving too fast.

When Shen Shuli left the city at noon, the city was still calm on the surface.

Unexpectedly, the people rioted in just three hours!

I wonder how the prefect will deal with the people outside the city.

The walls of Qingzhou were three zhang high. If the mob, lacking military equipment and weakened by hunger, wanted to enter the city, they could only try to break through the city gates.

Qingzhou was a military stronghold and an important pass, with troops stationed within its walls.

No matter how you look at it, the mob has no chance of winning.

However, this did not prevent Shen Shuli's family from taking precautions in advance.

If the people in the city were to riot, their small force would not be able to withstand it.

Shen Shuli found an open space in the woods by the roadside about a mile outside the city gate.

The place was fairly spacious, so she immediately put out the grains that weren't of very good quality.

They also took several carts and loaded them with grain, meat, eggs, and water.

They also plucked a lot of vegetables and apples from the space and put them in several buckets.

The temperature was ridiculously high, and the villagers couldn't even find wild vegetables, so they couldn't get any fiber, and their intestines were all blocked.

Give the villagers some fruit and vegetables to help them digest.

More than eighty villagers signed indentures with the Su family, meaning the Su family would definitely be responsible for everyone's food, drink, and basic needs.

After loading eight trucks full of various supplies, Shen Shuli felt that was about enough.

With these eight truckloads of supplies as cover, she could also secretly take some out of her spatial storage.

Worried about changes in the situation within the city, Shen Shuli was extremely anxious.

on the official road.

Many villagers were hurrying along with their families, seemingly aware of the danger and trying to avoid trouble in advance.

Shen Shuli dared not stray too far from the supplies, fearing they would be spotted and stolen by the passing villagers.

Shen Shuli did not want to kill these ordinary people unless absolutely necessary.

The premise is that they don't provoke me.

I waited for an hour.

The villagers still did not come out.

Shen Shuli's heart sank.

She immediately stored all eight cartloads of supplies into her spatial storage and returned to check on them.

"Boom!"

From afar, Shen Shuli saw the city gate slowly closing.

Her pupils suddenly shrank!

Finished!

My parents must have had an accident and can't get out!

She immediately rode her horse at full speed, and when the guards saw that someone was trying to force their way in, more than a dozen of them pointed their spears at the person and shouted at them.

The soldiers standing on the city wall were holding bows and arrows, ready to shoot any intruders at any time!

"The city gates are closing! Do not attempt to force your way in. Retreat immediately, or you will be shot!"

Shen Shuli quickly shouted loudly, "Gentlemen, please wait and let me into the city. I am willing to offer you my entire fortune!"

The city gate was only half closed, not completely shut yet.

If it is completely closed, the city gates will never be opened again without the prefect's approval!

She had to seize this last chance.

Without saying a word, Shen Shuli took out a gleaming gold ingot from her spatial storage and threw it forcefully toward the city gate.

"If you gentlemen let me in, I will offer you another hundred taels of gold!"

One ingot of gold is worth ten taels, which is equivalent to one hundred taels of silver!

Ten ingots equal one thousand taels of silver!

The city gates weren't completely closed yet. They were tempted by the prospect of earning so much silver just for letting one person in!

The officers and soldiers had never seen gold before!

Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief!

The soldiers who were closing the city gates stopped what they were doing, staring intently at the gold on the ground, waiting for their captain's instructions.

Seeing that the soldiers were no longer scolding her, Shen Shuli quickly dismounted and ran to them.

"Sir, please be lenient. The city gate isn't closed yet, is it? Letting one person in won't cause any harm."

Shen Shuli held two ingots of gold in front of the soldiers.

The officers and soldiers took a deep breath.

Who wouldn't be tempted by gold that's within easy reach?

The officers and soldiers exchanged glances and nodded almost imperceptibly, reaching a consensus.

The officers and soldiers parted to make way.

Shen Shuli immediately took out the agreed-upon ten ingots of gold from the 'package' and presented them to her.

She even shook the package to indicate that she hadn't kept a single item inside.

The officers and soldiers immediately let her go.

As soon as we entered the city, the heavy city gates immediately closed.

Before Shen Shuli could catch her breath, she saw a familiar red signal flare shoot into the sky.

That was a signal flare that Shen Shuli had given to Shen Ziyi, Li Qinghe, and Zhang Songbai.

Shen Yuehua also has a few.

However, the direction of this signal flare is clearly towards the inn where the Li family is staying.

Shen Shuli was conflicted, unsure whether to go find her parents first or go to the location of the signal flare to provide support.

The fact that someone could use a signal flare means the situation is critical!