sbdcsierra Chapter 120 Traveling Together
Chapter 120 Traveling Together
"The drought in Jingzhou is too severe. Many refugees who have come here have no water or food for various reasons. There are more and more dead bodies on both sides of the road. We have to leave here as soon as possible."
"Before, because there were so many people in the team, most of them were using carts, which seriously slowed down the process. Now that we have horses, we can speed up a bit."
"But, raising two animals consumes water and food too quickly. If we throw them away..."
Shen Changshan was silent for a moment. He knew that this was indeed a big problem and farmers really could not afford to abandon their livestock.
After Shen Li finished talking to her mother, she glanced at Pei Yu and his servant nearby and walked over.
"Master Wei, what are you still doing here?"
Pei Yu leaned against the shaft of the carriage, raised his eyebrows and looked at Shen Li, looking back and signaling, "Miss Shen, there seems to be a problem over there."
Shen Li looked at him suspiciously. No, there was a problem. Why did he suddenly change the subject?
A fake smile appeared on his face, "It's okay, it's just a small problem. It will be solved."
Pei Yu said seriously, "I can help you solve it."
"Master Wei, you should know the second half of this sentence when you are being courteous to others for no reason!"
Pei Yu's mouth twitched slightly. Does he look like that kind of person?
"Tell me, Master Wei, if you can help me, I must have some ulterior motive."
Pei Yu's expression had returned to normal. "I wonder where your destination is?"
"Suzhou."
Pei Yu looked at Shen Li and was somewhat surprised by her decision. "Miss Shen, as far as I know, Suzhou is not planning to accept refugees at the moment."
"I don't know."
Shen Li naturally knew this, but this was only for now. After a period of time, Suzhou's population would drop sharply and it would naturally accept refugees.
The book once mentioned that after a period of time, the plague would spread throughout Suzhou city. Although the measures taken by local officials were very effective, the plague is still a terrifying topic at the moment.
After this incident, the population of Suzhou city was halved. In order to achieve political achievements, officials had to resettle the refugees, otherwise the taxation caused by the population decline would become a big problem.
However, I really don't know this news at the moment, so it can't be considered a lie.
Seeing the man in front of her with an "I have a solution" look, Shen Li asked casually: "Master Wei, is there any way for us to successfully register our household registration in Suzhou?"
"Ah."
Shen Li said "Oh", then refused with a smile, and Pei Yu's eyebrows moved slightly.
"No, I don't have to go to Suzhou. It would be a waste if I use up Master Wei's promise."
"But, Master Wei, do you want to go with the team?"
Pei Yu nodded, "Miss Shen really guessed it."
"Can I ask why?"
Shen Li looked at him. Why should he follow the team? Wouldn’t that be a big trouble?
"Because of what happened this afternoon, although I'm not afraid, if they find me, it'll be like a dog-skin plaster, hard to get rid of, and really annoying."
Shen Li nodded and understood. He wanted to use the team to cover up his whereabouts. With so many refugees during this period, it would be difficult for the owner behind the valley to find his whereabouts.
"Master Wei is so capable that he can actually go on the road with his men pretending to be refugees. There is no need for him to go with us."
If I go with him, won't I be a living target? It's really unbearable for them to go together!
Pei Yu raised his thin lips and said, "Miss Shen, the road ahead is getting more and more difficult. Are you sure you can protect those people safely?"
Shen Li choked. Who could dare to guarantee with absolute certainty that there would be no problem?
"But if we work together, we can eliminate many hidden dangers."
Shen Li looked at him, "Master Wei, do I look like a fool to you?"
"You encountered two assassination attempts in just one day. Who would dare to go with you?"
Pei Yu nodded, "Miss Shen, it is true. I cannot deny it, so I need to go with you. Don't worry, I have men following behind me. If I find anyone suspicious, I will deal with them immediately and will not implicate you."
Although what he said sounded very true, Shen Li didn't believe it. She didn't expect that this guy was making promises one second and then acting like a rogue in the next second.
"Besides, this road is right here. If I follow you, Miss Shen won't be able to get rid of me, right?"
Shen Li: "..."
Shen Li looked at him sharply, how could this bastard be so shameless!
Pei Yu was still relaxed, his expression did not change at all because of Shen Li's eyes, and after a while he asked slowly: "What do you think, girl?"
"No!"
But if this person follows them, they really won't be able to get rid of him!
"Once we get to Suzhou, I'll help you solve your household registration problem. How about that?"
Shen Li looked at him with a fake smile on her face, "Mr. Wei is so sincere, how could I not agree?"
After Shen Li finished speaking, he turned around and left, his face looking very ugly. She really wanted to stab Pei Yu eight or ten times.
Shen Li was very regretful at this moment. She should have taken more in the valley in the afternoon, and she wouldn't be so angry now.
Pei Yu saw Shen Li leaving angrily, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Tian Qing next to him saw it and was immediately frightened. What did his master want to do by smiling like this?
Tianqing's gaze was too obvious, Pei Yu turned his head and glanced at him coldly.
Tianqing suddenly felt a chill on his back and immediately looked away.
Shen Changshan saw his daughter coming back angrily, and hurriedly asked, "Ali, what's wrong?"
Shen Yuanzhou, who was behind him, also came forward and asked, "Little sister, what's wrong?"
Shen Li gritted her teeth and the expression on her face eased, "Dad, Third Brother, I'm fine."
"By the way, Master Wei will go with us tomorrow."
When Shen Qian'an, who was standing behind, heard this, he knew that it must be this incident that made his younger sister unhappy. He glanced at the graceful young man over there and set off with them. Why?
"Ali, if he were to be with us, would he..."
Shen Li smiled, "Dad, Master Wei has his subordinates, he can solve any problem. After we get to Suzhou, he will also help us solve the household registration problem. In the end, we're the winners!"
Shen Changshan and Shen Yuanzhou nodded and said nothing more. In fact, if the smile on the younger sister's face wasn't so fake, they might have believed it!
There must be something hidden in this, but seeing that Shen Li didn't want to say more, the two of them tactfully stopped asking so as not to cause her more trouble.
Soon, it was dark and a bonfire was lit in the camp. Just now, Shen Jingyuan, Lin Feng and Tianqing went out hunting on horseback. When they came back, Tianqing hunted a roe deer.
At Pei Yu's suggestion, Tianqing kept a portion for himself and distributed the rest of the roe deer to the other families, with the Shen family getting more than the others.
Lin Cuicui simply cut it all up and fried it, saving half for tomorrow morning. The weather was too hot and the taste would change even if it was salted. Unless there was a well here and she could put it in the well to cool it, it would not change the taste.
At night, the aroma of meat wafted over the camp. After receiving the roe deer meat, everyone fried it to taste.
Roe deer meat is extremely rare. If it weren’t for Master Wei, it would be difficult for them to eat it.
Shen Li was eating roe deer meat in the evening and nodded secretly. It turned out that although the roe deer was stupid, its meat was delicious!
Roe deer: Are you polite?