eurekapd Chapter 942 Dongyuan County
Chapter 942 Dongyuan County
Three days later, around noon.
Lu Qingqing looked at the city not far away and took out the map from her pocket.
The city ahead is Dongyuan County.
This is the first county town we've encountered since heading east from Fushan Town.
This county town is also a crucial hub for those traveling eastward.
If you don't go through here, you'll have to go around the surrounding mountain range.
The journey will take at least another month.
Looking at the city ahead, Lu Qingqing signaled the group to stop.
Sun Laohai and Bai Song rushed over after getting out of the car.
Upon seeing the city ahead, his expression showed both relief and tension.
During their journey over the past few days, they encountered several more groups of refugees.
During this period, it was attacked once.
Fortunately, the team had a large number of members, and the majority of them were soldiers capable of fighting.
With almost no casualties, the group of refugees was slaughtered.
That afternoon, four more people in the group developed symptoms of fever and cough.
With Chen Lao Er leading the way, the other four also voluntarily left with the grain.
The following day, two more people left.
Today, there are no more plague patients in the ranks.
However, the journey of fleeing famine was fraught with danger.
Everyone was on edge day and night, constantly on edge.
Upon seeing the city, most people hoped it was safe inside so they could go in and rest.
But along the way, I've seen too many infected people.
Most people don't have optimistic predictions about the situation in this city.
Seeing the two approach, Lu Qingqing gave them some instructions:
"In a bit, you should inform everyone to hide all their money."
Try to store the grain as much as possible.
By the way, it's best to keep some money for errands, just in case.
Also, we don't know what's going on in Dongyuan County.
Everyone should be dressed warmly, and their mouths and noses must not be exposed!
Bai Song and Sun Laohai agreed and went back to inform them.
Lu Qingqing also told Old Man Zhuang and Sun Yue about it.
After saying that, he returned to his own carriage and packed some more things away.
Actually, after traveling for several days, most of the items in the carriage have been packed away.
All that was left outside were two bags of grain and some daily necessities.
As for valuable or heavy items, they were already stored in my spatial storage.
At this moment, everyone at the back of the group was also hiding things.
Of these, the white pine is naturally the one I care about the most.
He had the most money, the kind that was counted by the box.
Moreover, he used to be in charge of the city gate guards.
In such chaotic times, the guards knew better than Lu Qingqing how ruthless they could be.
However, although there were many of them, they only had so many carriages.
There were too many coins and jewelry, making them difficult to hide.
After studying it for a while, he put a lot of silver and jewelry into a bag and tucked it under the carriage floor.
Another portion was hidden at the bottom of the thick layer of hay.
He hid almost all the carriages, finally managing to hide all the money inside.
By the time I finished cleaning up, I was covered in sweat.
He greeted Lu Qingqing ahead, and the group continued moving forward.
As they got closer to Dongyuan City, Lu Qingqing discovered that the city gates were tightly closed.
Her heart tightened; would they not let her into Dongyuan City?
Or perhaps there is a plague in the city?
Amidst various speculations, the team continued its journey.
As she got closer, she noticed soldiers guarding the city walls.
That's good news!
Where there are people, there is hope of moving to the city.
However, when the group arrived at the foot of the city wall...
Before Lu Qingqing could even speak, the soldiers on the city wall had already raised their bows and arrows.
"Leave immediately! Dongyuan City is under complete martial law; only exit is permitted, no entry is allowed!"
Seeing the guards' posture, Lu Qingqing quickly agreed and retreated twenty meters away.
With this distance between them, the guards finally lowered their bows and arrows.
Bai Song and Sun Laohai stepped forward from the group.
They had all heard the guards' shouts.
People were already at the city gate, but they were not allowed to enter.
But if you take a detour, the extra distance you walk will wear out several pairs of shoes.
Moreover, after these days of consumption, Bai Song's food supplies are running low.
It will last for at most another half month before it runs out.
On Sun Laohai's side, several households are also running out of food.
After discussing it, the three of them decided to stay and think of a solution.
Finally, the three decided to stay outside the gates of Dongyuan City for two days.
If you still can't get into the city after two days, turn back and take a detour.
Since we need to find a way into the city, we can't stray too far from the city gate.
Bai Song looked around and finally chose a relatively flat spot not far away.
After the team stopped, they checked the surrounding ground thoroughly, as was their custom.
After ensuring there were no rat holes or snake nests, they lit the weeds and burned the entire area.
Only after doing this did they dare to stop and set up camp.
On the city wall, the guards watched them stop.
Because of the distance, they didn't bother to respond.
At this time, they would not risk going out of the city to chase people away.
As long as these people are not within 20 meters of the city wall.
As for those further away, they don't bother with them as long as they don't cause any trouble.
Just as Lu Qingqing and the others were setting up camp, seven or eight refugees finally caught up from not far away.
At the very front was none other than the former leader of the refugees.
However, the leader of the refugees was in a rather miserable state at this time.
He had a bloody gash on his head, a limp leg, and several bruises on his face.
Judging from his appearance, it looked like he had been severely beaten.
He limped forward, and when he saw Lu Qingqing and the others ahead, a glimmer of life finally appeared on his previously numb face.