novelhk Chapter 152 No food
Chapter 152 No food
The further north you go, the lower the temperature.
The temperature difference between day and night is huge.
The sun shines brightly on the earth during the day, and the warm autumn sun feels relatively warm on the body.
At night, the temperature in the mountains dropped sharply and many people could not adapt.
The mountains within the territory of Prince Li's fiefdom are different from Taiming Mountain.
The Taiming Mountains are characterized by being steep, dangerous, strange and beautiful. The further north you go here, the more ordinary it becomes.
Bai Zhao no longer had the heart to enjoy the scenery.
It was bare outside, with golden leaves scattered on the mountain path.
I was happy when I first saw it, but felt nothing when I watched it again.
Bai Zhao mechanically waved the whip. Wei Liu came over from the front. "Uncle Liu, why are you here?"
During the day, Old Mrs. Bai and her two children didn't like to stay in the carriage. They all sat on the ox cart and sometimes got off to take a walk.
There were only three of them and Zhou Yue'e in the carriage.
As the team grew in size, the relationships became more complicated.
Since Wei Dayong was there before, it was naturally Wei Dayong who was in charge.
Now that Wei Dayong is not around, Wei Liu didn't want to cause any trouble and attract attention, so he didn't let Zhou Yue'e do anything. He solved everything himself.
On the way to Liu County, they did not choose to take the official road, but always took small roads, and even chose mountain roads.
In addition to not wanting to attract attention and wanting to avoid the people sent by King Li later, there was another most important reason: he could find some food in the mountains.
The food they have eaten in the past two days has not been as good as before.
Wei Liu came to discuss with Bai Jingzhi. He wanted to cut off one meal for those people every day.
The people he was referring to were none other than Jiang Zhu's dozen men, the ten people they had captured before, and the three members of the Tie family, mother and son.
The food these people had eaten before was all purchased by the Bai family and the Bai brothers, and that food is almost gone.
After Wei Liujiang told them about their difficulties, he felt relieved.
"Those people only have one meal a day?" Bai Jingzhi felt something was wrong when he heard this.
Having enough food is the most basic human need. Looking at many uprisings in human history, there are some common points.
It is true that classes are clearly divided, but when the most basic food and clothing cannot be guaranteed, there will be resistance.
The ten people captured before didn’t dare to do it for the time being because they were controlled by the “poison”, but it was hard to say what would happen to Jiang Lan’s group.
The reason they were willing to sign the indenture was entirely because they were forced by the situation.
When the situation is stronger than the people, it is normal for Jiang Lan and others to bow their heads.
If they had not signed the indenture agreement at the gate of Lianzhou City that day, Bai Jingzhi would never have risked taking them away.
Now that Wei Dayong has left with ten people, the remaining people here may not be able to compete with Jiang Lan and his men.
Bai Jingzhi put his right arm across his neck and made a chopping motion, "Sixth Grandfather, aren't you afraid that the people in Yanzhou will disagree and take the opportunity to leave?"
Wei Liu didn't believe it. "They dare to act rashly? Then both sides will suffer losses. If they attract the people of King Li, no one will be in a good situation!"
"Sixth Grandpa, when people are extremely hungry, they will do anything!"
Bai Jingzhi had never experienced it, but he had read about it in books.
There were starving people everywhere and people were extremely hungry. Some people ate soil and tree bark, and some even exchanged their own children for food.
Thinking of this, Bai Jingzhi's body trembled.
"So what's a good solution now?"
Wei Liu already regarded Bai Jingzhi as the person who could bring about a turnaround for the Wei family, and he attached great importance to her opinion.
"How much corn do we have left?"
Bai Jingzhi has noticed that in recent days, their staple food has been porridge with some wild vegetables added in.
The pork jerky they had received had been almost finished, and if they didn’t find a way to get food, their team might really be in chaos.
"It's only about 200 kilograms now. If we keep eating like this, we won't be able to reach Wujiyuan."
Wei Liu has been paying attention to the issue of food. No matter how frugal he is, he cannot afford to consume it with so many people.
"Where are we now?"
Bai Jingzhi also couldn't tell directions in his original world, and was often confused. Sometimes he would even get lost when using navigation.
Even here, her sense of direction is still bad.
Especially in the past two days, she had been traveling in the mountains and she could no longer tell the directions.
The branches in the mountains are so dense that they sometimes block the sun.
"If we go a little further, we will reach the area under the jurisdiction of Liu County."
Wei Liu held the map and motioned Bai Jingzhi to look at it.
Wei Hongmian sat in the carriage and listened to their conversation.
"Uncle Six, there's an old saying that goes, 'live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the water, eat by the water.' We're in the mountains now, so we can always find food!"
"You were sitting in the carriage and didn't see what was happening outside," Wei Liu frowned, "This side is to the north, and there isn't much food to eat right now."
The disaster in the north was even more serious than that in Lianzhou City. The wild fruits in the mountains disappeared early.
Wei Liu asked Zhou Wen to pay attention to the situation in the mountains yesterday, and the situation is not optimistic.
Zhou Wen was born a hunter and was very familiar with the habits of some animals in the mountains.
He did not find any traces of prey yesterday, but instead discovered many traps.
On the way, they met a hunter who lived nearby who was going up the mountain, and the two of them had a brief conversation.
They suffered two droughts, one in early spring and one in early summer, which lasted for a long time.
Some farmers' crops in their fields did not grow, so they dug up the crops and replanted them, but the drought in early summer hit, so they had no harvest for the whole year.
The magistrate of Liu County concealed the truth from his superiors and did not convey the real situation to King Li.
The entire Liu County was filled with complaints because they had not received the relief grain allocated by King Li.
Some people in Liu County have quietly moved away in order to find a way to make a living, and they don't mind becoming refugees.
Those who did not move away went into the mountains to look for food in order to survive, so the prey was almost always caught by the locals, and those that were not caught hid.
There wasn't even a single furry animal to be found in the mountains, so it was unrealistic for them to fill their stomachs by hunting.
Hearing that the magistrate of Liu County was not taking any action, Bai Jingzhi's eyes lit up, "How about we go to Liu County and rob the rich to help the poor?"
That time in Lianzhou City, she was wondering where those native refugees from Prince Li's fiefdom came from, but she didn't expect that they came from Liu County.
I think Prince Li has also received the news by now, and maybe someone will come to take over Liu County in a few days.
The more Bai Jingzhi thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. Since they were running out of food, they could resort to extraordinary measures.
Besides, she felt no guilt at all for robbing the rich magistrate of Liu County and making their team poor.
Just as Bai Jingzhi expected, Prince Li did know the situation in Liu County.
"Mr. Qian, why don't you take an aide and go there to get the magistrate of Liu County back, and you can take charge of Liu County's affairs temporarily."
In the study of Prince Li's mansion, Prince Li was discussing the affairs of Liu County with his staff led by Mr. Qian.
In Prince Li's fiefdom, Prince Li had the right to dismiss and appoint officials.
The other staff members were a little excited, but Qian Yuan was not in a good mood.
Qian Yuan had gone through many years to become the first person beside Prince Li, how could he bear to give up. Besides, he could play an unexpected role at a critical moment.
"Your Majesty, I have an idea."