It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 164

When Jiang Yan was driven to the north gate of Heyang County to collect the bodies, he still couldn't get rid of the regret.

Three days ago, after a lot of trouble, she entered the county town and found a corner in the south of the city, where she hid quietly, waiting for the south gate to open so that she could set off for Dongshan Village at any time.

To this end, she went to the grain store and spent a high price to buy a bag of wheat grains and a small bag of hard unleavened bread as food for the rest of the journey.

Because arrows were prohibited items, ordinary civilians were not allowed to carry them in or out of the city. Although Jiang Yan was very reluctant to part with his new self-defense weapon, he could only find a hidden place to quickly deal with it and then rush out of the city.

Today, after the hour of Mao, the South City Gate will open to receive vegetables from farmers in the suburbs, and then close at noon. People who want to leave the city can only pass through during this time period. If Jiang Yan misses it, he will have to wait for another three days in vain.

The queue for leaving the city was very long. Jiang Yan was alert to the people in front and behind him, while trying to guess the reasons why these people left.

In fact, the reason is nothing more than an unexpected delay or escaping from a possible outbreak of an epidemic, but she still has to do some endless analysis to pass the time.

There are only two more people left and it will be their turn to be inspected and leave the city. Jiang Yan's heart began to beat faster, hoping nothing unexpected would happen.

But what you fear will come true. A man came on horseback from the county town, bringing the latest order from the man named Heyang County Magistrate but actually Governor Lu.

To condense this long and flowery translation, it means that those who wanted to leave the city at this time were betraying Heyang County, but the government was magnanimous and did not want to make things too difficult for them, so they specially allowed them to leave on their own after dealing with the corpses outside the north gate.

After hearing this, Jiang Yan pinched her arm hard. The pain wasn't an illusion. Then she started to rage. Oh my God, is there anyone in this world more shameless than Commander Lu?!

The reason why she was sure that it was Commander Lu's fault was because she had seen the person who came to convey the order once when she was in the Governor's Mansion. There was a black mole on the right side of his neck that was very easy to recognize.

But the others were unaware of this and only murmured that this should not be done, secretly expressing their dissatisfaction with the county magistrate.

The soldiers guarding the gate began to close the city gate. Some people even tried to force their way out, but were immediately chopped to the ground with a knife.

Amid the screams of the people around him, Jiang Yan patted his chest wildly and then quietly retracted his right foot which had already taken a big step forward.

She really regretted it. If she had come out to queue up two quarters of an hour earlier, she would have been "wandering around" outside the city by now.

……

It was only after receiving the report that Governor Lu learned that the body outside the city had not been dealt with.

Back when he was an ordinary general on the front line, he didn't even need to be reminded to clean up the battlefield, as his soldiers would take the initiative to do it.

Who would have thought that these soldiers would forget about these things now that they were not on the front line, and even the arrows they shot were secretly taken away, and it took two days to report it.

It's all rubbish!

The Heyang County Magistrate has been acting as Governor Lu's punching bag ever since he was brought back, being scolded and called a waste left and right by the generals.

He appeared respectful, but was very dissatisfied in his heart. The soldiers in the county were now under the command of Governor Lu, so what did his poor performance have to do with him?

What's more, Governor Lu himself issued an order that people at risk of contracting the disease should be expelled from the city and not allowed to enter the city. What's wrong with the soldiers not leaving the city to have contact for safety?

……

Jiang Yan suppressed the urge to vomit, wrapped his hands with a cloth several times, and then bent down to drag the rotten corpse on the ground into a newly dug shallow pit.

The moment she stepped out of the north gate, she came to her senses immediately. No matter how they left on their own, it would be impossible for them to enter the city through the south gate again.

Now the north gate has been completely closed, and the only people supervising them are a row of archers on the city wall.

While working, Jiang Yan quietly collected the few arrows he had, and moved to the edge of the archer's range without attracting attention.

I sincerely hope that after the job is done, the people on the city wall will not think of silencing her, otherwise when she returns to Heyang County, she may still be thrown out to collect her body.