The next morning, Jiang Chen put on his clothes and prepared to go to Ziyang.

Last night he promised Wu Yue that he would take her to see the outside world, so the two of them went together today.

Jiang Chen's purpose was to go to Ziyang in advance to understand the market conditions in order to sell the medicinal wine, while Wu Yue's face was full of excitement. This was the first time she had left Shangguan Town in her whole life.

"Brother Chen, what do you think is different about Ziyang City compared to our Shangguan Town?"

"Well, that city is bigger than ours, and the streets there are very lively. They can probably be lined up from our house all the way to the foot of Raoshan Mountain."

"Is it that long?" Wu Yue's eyes widened suddenly, looking very shocked.

Jiang Chen teased: "Look at you silly girl, you are so surprised just hearing this, then you go back to Ziyang City, why don't you look like a fool?"

Wu Yue pursed her lips, pretending to be dissatisfied and said, "Do you dislike me for embarrassing you?"

"How dare you! Not only will I not dislike you, but if anyone dares to make fun of you, I will still make him apologize to you! No one is allowed to bully my Yue'er, I said so!"

Seeing Jiang Chen's vow, Wu Yue sneered.

The two of them drove a mule cart, and it was not until dusk that they saw the head of Ziyang City in sight.

Compared to the majestic and towering city walls, Wu Yue was even more surprised by the hundreds of refugees living on the ground along the way. They settled in a forest very close to the gate of Ziyang City. Some of them had obviously already

On the verge of starvation.

"Brother Chen, why do they stay outside the city?"

Jiang Chen sighed: "Because the guards of this city do not allow them to enter the city, and they have reached the limit of being able to come here from the north, and they may not be able to find a way out if they continue going forward, so they can only stay here."

"Doesn't this mean killing them?" Wu Yue reached out to cover her mouth. This cruel reality gave her a huge psychological impact.

Looking at the skinny bones of these refugees and their sunken eye sockets, their appearance is almost far different from that of normal people. Their desperate faces and dull eyes hurt the heart of a person who still has a conscience.

Jiang Chen didn't want Wu Yue to see these human tragedies, but unfortunately it happened anyway.

The mule cart drove past these deathly silent woods and arrived directly in front of the gate of Ziyang City. Soon, two city guards came to greet them.

"Wait!"

"Ziyang City is not the place you should come to, leave quickly!"

The soldiers didn't ask why, but directly scolded Jiang Chen and Wu Yue to stay away from Ziyang City immediately. When Jiang Chen explained that he had a letter from the county magistrate, the man impatiently extended his hand.

"Um......"

He frowned and looked at it for a long time, and wondered: "This word is the same as dog, crawl. Is it really written by your county magistrate?"

Jiang Chen smiled bitterly and said: "The county magistrate was drunk, so the handwriting is a little bit bad, but the official seal on it is guaranteed to be fake."

The two soldiers gathered together and whispered to each other for a few words, and then said unceremoniously: "Our general said that these are extraordinary times, and it is useless even if you have a letter from the county magistrate."

"This... we just want to go to the city to do some business, please two of you can be accommodating."

The soldier said: "No, if we let you in privately, the general will definitely put us under military law. I still want to live for a few more years!"

Jiang Chen asked: "So, what is the way to enter Ziyang City?"

"Ha, unless you have a handwritten letter from a state pastor or above, there is no need to discuss anything!"

After the soldier said these words, he shook his hand vigorously at Jiang Chen, indicating that they should retreat immediately, otherwise they would be rude.

How could a common man have such a handwritten letter from an official above the state pastoral level? It’s simply ridiculous.

Jiang Chen said helplessly to Wu Yue: "Thank you for your hard work Yue'er, following me on this trip was in vain. I didn't know that things would turn out like this."

Wu Yue smiled sensibly and said: "It doesn't matter. I will go wherever Brother Chen goes. It doesn't matter whether I enter Ziyang City or not."

This little girl was so innocent and kind that Jiang Chen couldn't help but touch the ends of her hair lovingly. However, at this moment, a few chokes came from the refugees not far away. It seemed like they were coming again.

Some people starved to death there!

Wu Yue couldn't bear it and asked Jiang Chen: "Is there no other way to save them?"

"My current abilities are limited, and I really can't help. But since you said so, Yue'er, at least we can do some things within our power. We can save one person at a time, and we can save it for a while."

As Jiang Chen drove the mule cart back and forth, he told Wu Yue that they passed a river at that time and believed that they should be able to catch a lot of fish there.

"Brother Chen, do you want to catch fish for these refugees?"

"Well, although it's a drop in the bucket, it can at least help some people live a little longer. I'll think of a way to save them when I get back."

While the two were talking, they came to the river. Lin Bufan used an old curtain from the car to make a fishing net and placed it somewhere downstream like a gourd mouth. Sure enough, it didn't take long before he caught several fresh big river fish.

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Wu Yue clapped her hands happily and said, "Brother Chen, you really have a way!"

After catching almost twenty big fish, Jiang Chen drove back to the place where the refugees were. Wu Yue borrowed a big pot from someone else, and the two of them immediately buried the pot to cook, and got busy.

"Everyone brings their own bowls and comes to our place to drink fish soup. Only when your stomach is full can you hope for the future!"

Under Wu Yue's help, these hungry refugees weakly gathered around the big pot one by one.

For those who really didn't have the strength to move around, the two of them also served the fish soup to them thoughtfully, taking care of them carefully.

Some people drank heavily from the fish pond, with tears streaming down their eyes, calling the two of them great benefactors sent by God to save them.

Jiang Chen said seriously: "Please continue to persevere. You have persevered on such a long journey. Do you still care about these three to five days? As long as everyone can continue to persevere, I believe that hope will come."

The man cursed: "But the general guarding the city is not a human being. If he was as kind-hearted as you two, we wouldn't have to fend for ourselves here."

Speaking of the depth of love, the hardships and ups and downs these refugees experienced along the way were vividly revealed, and soon they all burst into tears.

Jiang Chen comforted them and said: "Rules are strict, but people can be flexible. Give me some time and I will help everyone fight for it."
Chapter completed!