Before confiscating their property, they emptied the imperial city and exiled them!

"You living Buddha! Please, please give us some food too!"

"My husband and I haven't had rice or water for three days. Please, God of Wealth!"

Although they spoke words of supplication, a glint of cunning shone in their eyes.

But it made Lin Wanwan feel uneasy.

She stammered as she explained, "I don't have the ability to save so many of you right now."

I don't have much food left either, so you'd better go and ask others for help!

A short, elderly woman looked at Lin Wanwan and said, "You're the only living Buddha here. Who else can we rely on?"

Lin Wanwan became a little anxious: "But it's no use relying on me. I'm just a convict, I can't help you with anything."

The old lady looked at Qiao Siyan shrewdly and said, looking at the bundle in her arms, "That's fine, don't you still have two steamed buns in your bundle?"

After coughing twice, Qiao Siyan glared at her angrily: "How dare you even think that? This is our last ration of food!"

The old woman patted her leg and cried out, "But we're all about to die!"

Ignoring Lin Wanwan's attempts to stop them, the group rushed to Qiao Siyan's side and snatched the bundle from her hands.

Then they quickly pushed and shoved each other and disappeared into the night.

Lin Wanwan stood there, stunned!

These four steamed buns cost her 10 taels of silver!

My mother and I shared one of the dishes, and the rest were taken by the refugees.

"Damn it, they're not even human!"

Qiao Siyan leaned against the older man and broke down in tears.

Seeing their miserable state, Lin Ziqian finally couldn't bear it any longer and ignored his mother's objections.

He ran to Qiao Siyan's side to comfort her.

Lu Hu calmly ate his meal while observing the tragic scene.

This family has perfectly embodied the word "stupidity."

I really don't want to deal with it anymore.

A few days later!

Lu Hu finally arrived in Rongcheng with his men.

A large number of refugees gathered at the city gate.

Looking at the tightly closed city gates, Lu Hu had a vague feeling that something bad was about to happen.

Sure enough, when he arrived at the foot of the city gate and asked questions...

They refused to let people into the city.

No matter what Lu Hu said, they refused to back down.

"Boss, what should we do? Maybe we should go back?"

Lu Hu said, exasperated, "Are you crazy? If we go back now, we'll be disobeying the imperial decree. Don't you want to live?"

"But what do we do now? They won't open the city gates, how can we continue our journey?"

Moreover, we're running low on supplies. How are we going to distribute food to these convicts on the road ahead?

Lu Hu sighed: "I'll try my best to negotiate with them. If it really doesn't work, we'll take the mountain road instead."

"Spend money to have them replenish our supplies."

In order to find a solution, Lu Hu had no choice but to let them stay outside the city temporarily.

When the other convicts heard that they were to take a shortcut, they all complained bitterly.

You should know that taking the back roads is not only difficult, but also very dangerous.

Unlike the official road, the side roads often lead to encounters with mountain bandits.

"Why are we so unlucky!"

"It seems unlikely that we'll make it to our destination alive!"

Lu Hu was unsure whether he would receive help from Rongcheng, so he immediately stopped providing food to the convicts.

While waiting for news, they were instructed to send one person from each household to find food.

They take care of their family's meals on their own.

"How can this be? It's freezing cold, sir, where are we supposed to find food?"

"That's right, we're surviving on that little bit of food all day now, isn't this going to kill us?"

Everyone expressed their dissatisfaction one after another.

But Lu Hu didn't indulge them.

He cracked the whip forcefully and threatened, "Those who want food can buy it with silver, otherwise shut up!"

Lu Hu's attitude silenced everyone, and one person from each family left.

After registering with the yamen runners, they began to try to find something to eat.

The one who left the Song family is Song Wenjing!

Lin Xiaoxiao and Chen Shiyutan stayed in the carriage.

Others were filled with envy after seeing it.

Their carriage was not only protected from the cold, but Lin Xiaoxiao also placed a charcoal stove inside.

It looks so warm.

The girl hadn't lost weight from hunger along the way; on the contrary, she looked radiant.

The charcoal stove was placed in the corner of the carriage, and Lin Xiaoxiao connected a smoke exhaust pipe, so the carriage was not smoky.

Not long after Song Wenjing left, he returned with food.

He was carrying two pheasants in his right hand and a bulging bundle on his back, but it was impossible to tell what was inside.

He was holding a bag in his left hand, and it was easy to see that it contained rice and flour.

Mrs. Su happily went over to greet her: "Where did you get all of this?"

Song Wenjing smiled and said, "I hunted the pheasant myself; the rest I just bought with money."

Seeing how much Song Wenjing had gained, the others also gained a lot of confidence.

Even if his family members didn't bring back as much as he did, they could still fill their stomachs.

But as others returned one after another, those who were waiting gradually began to feel disappointed.

They weren't as lucky as Song Wenjing; they couldn't even buy food, let alone wild animals.

Those who returned empty-handed had no choice but to buy the food from Land Rover at a high price.

Lin Ziqian didn't bring anything with him when he came back.

After hesitating for a long time, he looked at Lin Wanwan and said, "How much silver do you have left?"

Go and exchange some for food, and take some to Grandma!

Lin Wanwan knew that Lin Ziqian was filial, but she really didn't have much money left.

She also wanted to find a way to take her mother to see a doctor after they entered the city.

That will definitely cost a lot of money.

She didn't know when she would be able to get in touch with Chu Junze.

So he said in a consultative tone, "Father, I don't have much silver on me. Why don't you go and ask Sister Xiaoxiao?"

She couldn't possibly watch her grandmother suffer and go hungry!

Upon hearing this, Lin Ziqian said with disgust, "We can't go to her. She's no longer a member of the Lin family."

Actually, he had wanted to ask Lin Xiaoxiao for help for a long time, but he knew in his heart that Lin Xiaoxiao would not help the Lin family.

"Father, if we don't ask my sister for help, how are we going to get by?"

Lin Ziqian said with sharp eyes, "Don't worry, we won't stay like this forever!"

Your aunt married into Youchuan, the place we're about to pass through, regardless of whether she can save us or not.

They will surely give us plenty of supplies then.