PFC Chapter 128 Gathering Information, Shen Shuli Uses Grain to Transfer Displaced People Away!
Chapter 128 Gathering Information, Shen Shuli Uses Grain to Transfer Displaced People Away!
“Unless there are other roads nearby, we certainly won’t be able to get through all these refugees.”
Shen Shuli sighed.
But she knew that was impossible.
Even if there were other routes available, these refugees would not let them leave easily and would relentlessly pursue them.
All eyes were fixed on Gu Changfeng and his son Gu Canghong.
But the silent shaking of the head by the Gu father and son shattered everyone's expectations.
"I'm sorry, this is the only official road I know of nearby," Gu Changfeng said.
Su Yunhai glanced at the surrounding mountains and asked, "Why don't we take the mountain path and bypass this section first?"
Shen Shuli disagreed and said, "Father, why don't I go out and investigate first to see exactly how many refugees there are, and whether there are still a large number of refugees blocking the way ahead?"
Shen Shuli was worried that the entire road was full of refugees fleeing famine, and that would mean they would have to take detours for months, which would be too costly!
Moreover, no matter how they take the detour, they certainly can't travel as fast as these refugees by mountain road, and they will eventually have to go down the mountain and find a way to enter Qinzhou Prefecture.
Who can guarantee that the number of refugees will be small on the last stretch of the journey?
Su Yunhai thought about it and also felt that this was not a solution.
He could only nod in agreement to his daughter's suggestion.
"Alright, then you must be careful! Don't act rashly, and put yourself first in everything!" Su Yunhai said solemnly.
He couldn't stop his daughter, nor could he accompany her to investigate.
The supplies for the team were of utmost importance, so he had to stay behind to hold the line.
"Yes, Father. You must pay close attention to the sky ahead. If it is safe, I will send out a blue signal flare. Once you see it, you should continue on your way immediately."
"If you see a red signal flare, find a place to hide and wait for me to return and meet up with you."
Shen Shuli nodded earnestly in agreement, comforted Shen Yuehua for a few words, and then quietly left the group.
Su Yunhai had already led the team to slowly retreat back to the desolate road.
The refugees on the road only saw the carriages at the front of the procession that came out from the small road, and had not yet seen the large number of supply wagons and horses behind them.
Therefore, it has not yet caused a riot among the displaced people.
Feeling a sense of urgency, Shen Shuli hurried forward along the hillside.
She was standing on high ground, and could see many refugees on the official road below, stretching as far as the eye could see.
The refugees walked slowly, and it took Shen Shuli half an hour to finally catch up with them.
There are also homeless people at this intersection.
However, the numbers are significantly sparser.
Shen Shuli pretended to be a refugee and inquired about news from several women.
"Auntie, where did you flee from during the famine? How come there are so many refugees behind you?"
“Young lady, why are you all alone? Where are your parents and family? This is so unsafe,” said a woman who was skin and bones.
Shen Shuli did not miss the calculating look in the woman's eyes after she saw her.
"Auntie, my parents are right behind me. I thought there were too many people behind me, so I walked faster. Do you know something, Auntie?"
The woman forced a smile, her chapped lips bleeding instantly, but she didn't care at all, and said, "We escaped from Qingzhou, and there are Qingzhou pursuers robbing and killing civilians indiscriminately."
"However, it seems that the main force of those soldiers went in the direction of Yongzhou, and there are only a little over a thousand people chasing us."
"Luckily we ran fast. I wonder if those damned bastards have caught up with us yet."
"Girl, I see your mouth is dry. Auntie has some water, please drink it."
After saying that, the woman handed over a dirty water bag from her bosom, and deliberately shook it to show that there was a sound of liquid splashing inside.
Shen Shuli couldn't help but smile, and directly refused, "Thank you, Auntie, but your mouth is all ulcerated, so drink it yourself. I'm going to find my parents."
Shen Shuli turned and left without hesitation.
The woman was surprised that the little girl could resist the temptation of water. A look of regret appeared in her eyes as she regretted not taking the opportunity to grab the girl's hand earlier.
Seeing that the girl had already run far away, she couldn't bear to waste her energy chasing after her, so she could only grit her teeth and feel annoyed.
Shen Shuli immediately disappeared into the mountains and continued her journey towards Qinzhou from the hillside.
She learned a lot of information from that woman.
It seems that Qingzhou has been breached by the mob.
The Qingzhou army has already gone towards Yongzhou. Most of these refugees are Qingzhou residents, but there may also be some rioters mixed in.
This group of people chose to go towards Qinzhou, perhaps because they knew there was a water source there and wanted to try their luck.
They were traveling on the newly built official road, which was much shorter than the desolate road.
So they walked to the front of their group.
Shen Shuli didn't go too far. She took out a drone from her spatial storage to survey the situation of the two surrounding mountains.
After searching for an hour, Shen Shuli finally found an abandoned temple.
It looks quite large.
She immediately hurried toward the deserted temple.
I never imagined that the deserted temple, which looked far away, would actually be even farther away when you actually walked there.
Shen Shuli had traveled at her fastest speed, but it still took her two hours to arrive.
After investigating the abandoned temple, it was found that no one had visited it for at least six months.
There wasn't even a single mouse.
She immediately took out a large quantity of aged grains from her spatial storage, including dark flour, mixed grain flour, old rice, cornmeal, buckwheat flour, and millet.
A total of about 30,000 jin of grain were taken out.
With food, she could lure the refugees up the mountain and clear a path for the team.
As for water.
Shen Shuli is also short of water.
Let's not waste our time on these people.
To attract refugees, Shen Shuli specially carried a sack of unprocessed corn kernels.
They poked a hole in the grain sack and carried the tattered sack down the mountain.
There were bits of corn left along the way.
So that the villagers could see it.
Shen Shuli also scattered a large handful of the mixture at the intersection to attract refugees.
After descending the mountain.
Shen Shuli pretended to be carrying half a sack of grain, and deliberately attracted the attention of the refugees after seeing them.
"Ah, my food!"
really.
All the refugees turned their gazes in that direction.
Their eyes lit up when they saw the pile of golden corn kernels on the ground!
"She has food! She has food!"
Shen Shuli was still pretending to pick up the grains on the ground when she was startled by the sound and looked up.
Her face turned deathly pale with fright.
She immediately grabbed the bag and ran, shouting, "Hey, don't steal my food! This is my food!"
"I picked up this grain from a temple in the mountains. There's plenty more grain over there. You can't steal my grain..."
Shen Shuli ran while shouting loudly.
The refugees were all in an uproar.
Those who were quick-witted had already chased after the location where Shen Shuli had disappeared.
soon.
More and more people are being led up the mountain.
The refugees behind, unaware of what had happened, hurriedly chased after them.
There's corn on the ground!
"Hey, don't step on it! I saw it first!"
Shen Shuli then stepped in at the opportune moment to answer the questions of the refugees behind her.
"Stop picking them up! I heard there's a lot of food at the temple on the mountain. Let's hurry and catch up, or they'll all be looted!"