The poor little one on the road of escape, she is so fierce

Chapter 10 City Gate

Wang Qingyou came over with half a roasted snake in his hand. "Hurry up and pack up. We're leaving soon."

The pit that Li Wu dug overnight was almost the same, and he and Zhang San cleaned up the scene together.

"Miss Qingyou, you must be tired from walking. Do you want to take a rest?"

"Miss Qingyou, are you hot? Let me fan you for a while."

"Miss Qingyou, are you thirsty? Do you want some water?"

Along the way, Li Wu treated Wang Qingyou even more attentively.

Zhang San pulled his collar and asked, "Why didn't I realize you were such a lackey before?"

"What a lackey! It's my blessing to be able to travel with such a powerful person like Miss Qingyou. It's my honor to take care of her."

Wang Qingyou turned around to look at the two funny guys, and Li Wu immediately bared his teeth, "Miss Qingyou, if you have anything to tell me, just tell me, I promise to do it beautifully for you."

"I remember you once said that you hated being told to do things by others." Zhang San said leisurely.

"That's someone else. How can he be compared with Miss Qingyou?"

Wang Qingyou laughed a little.

After staggering for a while, they finally reached the top of the mountain. They could already see the city gate of Shuncheng. There were some densely packed black dots at the gate, which were probably the victims of the disaster.

"We'll be there soon." Wang Qingyou murmured, and then said to Zhang San, "Once we get to the city gate, we can go our separate ways. We'll each take half of the food."

"It's so awkward to say we're breaking up. Anyway, we all have no family anymore, so being together will reduce some trouble."

Wang Qingyou didn't expect that Zhang San was unwilling to separate from her.

Li Wu also came over to interject, "Our meeting is fate, why don't we live together? If my sister were still alive, she would be about the same age as your mother, and my niece is about the same age as you. I feel like I'm at home with you two."

Wang Qingyou was frowning. Li Wu's words were too exaggerated. What was the feeling of home? He even called her niece. It was obvious that he was taking advantage of her.

Wang Guihua looked into the distance. She had finally brought her daughter to Shuncheng, and she would be able to survive from now on.

Before dark, Wang Qingyou arrived at the city gate. Many disaster victims gathered around, but they moved in an orderly manner.

Two officers walked towards them, "New here?"

Zhang San nodded.

Although Wang Qingyou was the one who made the decision among them, Zhang San was the one who negotiated in front of outsiders.

"You are late. The city gates are closed today. You cannot enter the city. You can only rest outside."

"When the city gate opens tomorrow, can we go in?" asked Zhang San.

The official shook his head. "How can such a good thing happen? If we put so many disaster victims into the city, who can guarantee the safety of the people in the city? If you want to enter the city, you must pay silver. Ten taels per person, and you can enter with your household registration certificate."

Ten taels of silver per person, this is too much.

Wang Guihua tightened her grip around the child. They had already reached the city gate, but were stopped outside because they had no money.

There is another problem. She and her child are registered in the Zhao family. If they cannot obtain the registration, they cannot move in even if they have money.

The officers have seen quite a few people. There are so many disaster victims outside who were stopped outside because they had no money. Only a handful of people were able to get in.

"Don't worry too much. Even outside, the adults are worried about you. There will be two porridge distribution sessions every morning and noon. You can just take your own bowl and get some. When the specific measures are in place, you can go to your new home."

This official was a good person. Wang Qingyou wanted to make friends with him, so he handed over five copper coins. "Sir, please don't be idle. I really have nothing on hand. Can I ask you a question?"

The officer weighed it and said, "Go ahead and ask." Although it was only five copper coins, it was like something he had found for free, so he would rather miss it than miss it.

No matter how small a fly is, it is still meat.

"There are so many disaster victims gathered here, will there be a riot?"

"Don't worry, there are many soldiers patrolling the city gate and the surrounding area every day, even at night. You don't have to worry about your safety." The officer just thought that the child was scared.

"You can live in that area first." The officer pointed to a place casually.

"But I have a few requirements before I say this. You must comply. Victims who are not entering the city cannot hang around the city gates and hinder people from entering or leaving the city. You cannot fight or cause trouble. It's best not to hang around at night when it's dark."

Wang Qingyou nodded repeatedly, "Thank you for the reminder, brother. I will follow it well."

Zhang San's legs went weak. This little devil actually has such a sweet side.

Facing the well-behaved little girl, the officer added, "If anyone causes trouble for you, you can come to me. It's best not to solve it privately."

"Yeah." Wang Qingyou nodded obediently.

Although I still have to keep watch tonight, I don't have to be alert all the time like before, so I slept well.

"Porridge is available, porridge is available." The sound of the gong woke Wang Qingyou up. She quickly got up. There was already a long queue there.

Although they had food in their hands, they did not want to show it to attract attention, so they lined up with the victims.

What they served was white porridge, which was quite thick, and a steamed bun. There was no vegetables or meat, just to ensure that everyone would not starve to death.

After the porridge was distributed, some people still didn't get any. People around didn't care and just told them to come earlier in the afternoon. Those who missed it would have to wait for the next meal.

Soon a carriage came out of the city gate, shouting, "Two bags of millet for a maid, who wants it?"

After hearing this, Wang Qingyou felt that human life was worthless, but there were still many people rushing to get on the carriage.

What they got was not only two bags of millet, but also a chance to go into the city.

The officials turned a blind eye to this kind of human trafficking during the chaotic times. As long as they took one person away, there would be one less victim here.

After a few days, more and more victims gathered at the city gate.

"Why is the porridge so watery today?"

"Yeah, it feels like the buns are a lot smaller."

“Will the porridge distribution be stopped in a few days?”

"That shouldn't be the case. There are so many people here. Many of them have already eaten all their food on the way. If we don't give them porridge, what will they eat? Many people will starve to death."

Two people walked past Wang Qingyou while talking.

"Daya!" Hearing the name, Wang Qingyou turned around reflexively.

Standing not far away was a familiar-looking woman.

Wang Guihua also looked over with her and called out, "Sister-in-law."

She is the family of this body, the Zhao family who abandoned her and her daughter.

Looking in the direction she was looking, the Zhao family was indeed over there.

(End of this chapter)