flstandardbreds Chapter 157 Following
Chapter 157 Following
The question Lu Qingqing asked is very heavy!
Zhou Hai did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked at her and asked, "Where did you come from?"
Lu Qingqing didn't know why he asked this, and quickly answered:
"We came from Phoenix in the south!"
Zhou Hai nodded and asked, "Is it because of the locust plague and drought that the higher-ups want you to go north and settle down in Chongzhou City?"
"Yes."
Zhou Hai pulled out a chair beside him and sat down, looking a little tired.
"In this case, the disaster in Fenghuang City is still relatively light for Guicheng. As long as the drought rains, there is still a chance to resume farming. However, the farmland in Guicheng has been directly desertified, destroying all the farmers' hopes overnight. It is impossible to recover."
Within the arable land, there is drought, desert and desertification.
Desertification is the most serious problem. Nothing will grow or thrive no matter what you plant.
When everyone heard this, they sat up straight and asked nervously:
"Boss, it's desertified. What's going on?"
Zhou Hai's eyes dimmed, and he shook his head and said, "I don't know. It was probably one night after the heat wave. The black soil of all the cultivated land in the city suddenly sank into the ground, and then fine sand as small as a needle eye surged up and covered it."
Overnight, all the black soil disappeared and turned into fine sand. This sounds weird!
Lu Qingqing frowned and said, "The farmers have no farmland, so where did they go? Or did they follow orders to go north to make a living like us?"
Zhou Hai did not answer immediately, but picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea first.
This was the first time he had spoken so much to guests in these days. As long as the guests looked friendly, he was willing to talk more to them!
The tea moistened his throat, and Zhou Hai continued:
"They were not as lucky as you. There were no orders from above on how to arrange for them, so they took their families and went to seek refuge with relatives and friends. Without relatives or friends to rely on, they also went north on their own initiative like you did. However, unlike you, they did not have a legitimate reason to do so."
Lu Qingqing nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "In fact, the city is almost empty, right?"
"Yes, there are almost no people in this city left, but people outside don't know that Guicheng has always been famous. Many outsiders don't believe that it is an empty city. They want to come in and see if it is true, even if they have to pay."
Liang Pei thought for a moment and suddenly interrupted, "So, the government just raised the price and charged a high entrance fee to everyone entering the city?"
Zhou Hai suddenly looked serious. Liang Pei thought he had asked a question he shouldn't have asked, and then he heard Zhou Hai's voice ringing in his ears:
"I suspect that the entrance fee was not collected on behalf of the emperor, but was collected by Prince Rui himself for his own private treasury."
When Zhou Hai said this, he lowered his voice and at the same time, he looked around, for fear that someone with ulterior motives would hear him and bring him into trouble.
After that, Zhou Hai said to Lu Qingqing and the others, "Just listen to this for fun, don't tell anyone."
Several people nodded, indicating that they understood.
Zhou Hai originally wanted to talk to them more, but other guests came over.
"You two take a look at what to eat first. I'll go greet other guests." After Zhou Hai said this, he stood up and went to greet the guests.
Lu Qingqing watched the boss stand up and walk towards the guests. She also noticed the three guests who came in to eat. One of them had a crescent-shaped knife on his back, which made Lu Qingqing's face darken.
The crescent-shaped sword is usually a symbol of the Jinyiwei’s identity. Are all these people Jinyiwei?
Lu Qingqing looked at them carefully. These three men were about thirty years old, big and strong, and they were obviously martial artists!
Maybe it really is the mysterious Jinyiwei who is nowhere to be found!
Lu Qingqing originally wanted to tell her cousin and Liang Pei.
But everyone was in a bad mood after hearing what the boss said, so Lu Qingqing had to give up.
Fortunately, the food cooked by the boss was delicious, and the depressed mood of the few people just now dissipated in an instant.
Seeing that the boss had talked so much with them, Lu Qingqing ordered all three dishes in a very generous manner!
All three dishes contain meat. Although they are all bacon, they are fried until soft and crispy and absorb the soup. They are especially delicious when eaten with fragrant white rice!
The fish fillets were not fresh, but marinated. However, they were especially sweet and fresh when cooked into porridge. Liang Pei, who usually didn't like porridge, ate several bowls!
When paying the bill, Lu Qingqing deliberately gave an extra tael of silver as a reward for the boss’s telling them the truth!
After leaving the restaurant, Lu Qingqing had already asked the boss, and after paying the bill, they hurried to the place the boss mentioned!
The hotel is not far from the restaurant. Just turn two streets forward after you leave the restaurant.
At this time, the sky was completely dark, and there was not a single star in the sky.
The shops on both sides were locked and the street was pitch black. One had to light two tinder sticks to see the road clearly.
Lu Qingqing was walking behind, leading the horse. With the refraction of the light, Lu Qingqing vaguely felt that someone was following her.
At first she thought she had seen it wrong, but she slowed down her pace and heard the person behind her kick something unexpectedly, making a bang!
The sound was very subtle, but Lu Qingqing still heard it.
At the same time, Liang Pei, his cousin, and his second uncle also heard it.
Lu Hu is afraid that Yang Liuqing and the two girls don’t know what’s going on?
He touched Yang Liuqing's hand intentionally or unintentionally, and Yang Liuqing immediately understood and quickly told the two girls in her own way that there was a bad guy following them!
Earlier, Yang Liuqing had agreed on a secret code with them. If they encountered bad guys following them on the road, they would pinch each other's hands to remind each other.
But you must not show fear, as this will let the bad guys know that you are aware that you are being followed.
The most common thing the two little girls have experienced these days is encountering all kinds of bad guys coming to steal food, and they are no longer afraid of bad guys.
At this time, when they heard that there were bad guys following them, they hurriedly followed Yang Liuqing. When they found that something was wrong, they ran away quickly without being delayed.
They all understand that they are still very small and cannot beat the bad guys, so they run and hide and not cause trouble for the adults.
After walking for a while, I found that the people behind me seemed a little anxious.
Lu Qingqing quickly spoke in a voice that several people could hear:
"How many people are there in total? Did you see clearly?"
Liang Pei said: "There are three of them. They followed us as soon as we came out of the restaurant."
Lu Qingqing asked: "Are they the three people who were having dinner at the restaurant?"
Liang Pei nodded: "Yes."
Lu Qingqing immediately said, "There is a man carrying a crescent-shaped sword, he might be a Jinyiwei."