An hour later, Granny Yuehua rented a carriage and took Mu Nian'an and the others to a village on the outskirts of the capital.

This place in Zhuangzi is very remote, but after seeing the situation outside Zhuangzi at this moment, Mu Nian'an finally understood why the Marquis of Zhuangzi couldn't control it...

At this moment, outside Zhuangzi, a group of refugees in ragged clothes were surrounding Zhuangzi.

"Please let us in...just give us a sip of water."

"Yes! We have walked a long way, and the children can't bear it anymore. Please just do it."

"We can work too. We can help you work. You can give us something to eat. Anything is fine."

Those people making trouble outside Zhuangzi were all sallow and thin, looking as if they would collapse in the next second.

They have traveled a long way, and if this village does not accept them, they really have no guarantee that they will be able to reach the next village or village.

In front of them was a fence surrounding them, and inside the fence were villagers holding hoes on guard.

One of them, a man in his forties with a big beard, said loudly:

"Everyone, our village is small and can't accommodate so many people. You should leave soon."

"Besides, we are just ordinary tenants. If the owner of the village is not here, we can't be the master."

"Life is hard these days. How can every household have any extra food? Instead of making trouble here, you should go to the capital to find those officials. They have money and food, so why do you bother us?"

What the bearded man said was reasonable, but the hungry refugees couldn't hear it at all.

At this moment, a frightened and mournful voice suddenly sounded:

"Ah! Erba! Erba, wake up! If you hold on a little longer, we will get food soon! Wake up!"

Among the refugees, a skinny three- or four-year-old child had fallen into the arms of a man. He looked like he was out of breath and about to die.

There was a hint of unbearability in the eyes of those refugees.

Although they had seen a lot of life and death on their way out, seeing this little baby still gave these refugees a sense of sadness.

The child who fell to the ground now was the child, but no one could guarantee when it would be them.

The father holding the child looked sad, looked at the bearded man blocking the front, and said sadly:

"Please! Give us a way to live! Give the child a way to live! Or, or you can just take the child in. As long as the child can live, I will be worthy of his mother's spirit in heaven even if I die!"

As the man spoke, he kowtowed furiously to the bearded man.

The other refugees around him didn't say anything anymore. Instead, they all stared at the big man with burning eyes.

Now, the decision of the bearded man is likely to affect the next actions of these refugees.

"Zhao Chuan, what should we do? How about...take the child in?" A tenant suggested to the bearded man unbearably.

The bearded man, Zhao Chuan, pursed his lips and said in a deep voice:

"We cannot set a precedent. If we agree to let a child in today, what about tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow?"

If there were only these refugees in front of us, it would be okay to say that in this kind of natural disaster, it would be helpful to be able to help.

But……

Refugees are entering the capital in an endless stream. When the time comes, the rest of the refugees will come in droves even if they know that Zhuangzi has accepted people today.

By the time……

After exchanging priorities, they are the ones waiting to die.

Zhao Chuan's words made the tenant open his mouth. He didn't say anything more, but he couldn't help but tilted his head and let out a long sigh.

This world...

The man holding the child felt a little desperate when he saw Zhao Chuan not letting go. After despair, a trace of madness burst out in his eyes!

It was clear that just one step could keep the child alive, so he couldn't give up!

Immediately, Zhao Chuan picked up the child and shouted at Zhao Chuan:

"For the baby! I'm sorry!!!"

With that said, the man rushed towards the fence in front of Zhao Chuan and the others, trying to force his way into the village.

When the other refugees saw it, they were also a little eager to take action and stepped forward to help one after another.

Fortunately, Zhao Chuan and others were well prepared, and quickly went up to them with hoes and rakes.

However, although the tenants had weapons in their hands, they did not dare to hurt anyone and were somewhat restrained.

Although those refugees were exhausted, the hope of survival was just ahead, and their burst of strength was astonishing.

The two sides were at a stalemate for a while.

At this moment, a clear voice sounded, saying:

"Stop fighting! There are kind people at the intersection ahead giving out rice! Everyone can receive a bucket of rice! It is divided according to head, both adults and children can get a bucket of rice! If you don't go, it will be gone!!"

The refugees who were in a stalemate with the tenants heard this and subconsciously looked behind them.

All I saw was a girl wearing patches standing there holding a bucket of rice in a cloth bag and shouting.

Looking at this appearance, I am afraid that he is a refugee from somewhere.

Suddenly, the refugees who were preparing to cross the border hesitated.

They spent so much effort to get in, but they may not be able to get anything, but now... if they turn back, they might get a bucket of rice!

"Whose family do you belong to? You can't lie to others, can you?"

One of the refugees was obviously hesitant and asked the girl.

"Uncle, I have followed you all the way and I have forgotten where my home is! However, the rice is real. Look, this is rice with white flowers! Not even pebbles are mixed in! It's real.

There’s a bucket of rice!”

As Shen Qingqing spoke, she opened the cloth bag a crack and showed it to the refugees.

Suddenly, the refugees’ eyes lit up!

Rice!

Rice with white flowers!!!

How long has it been since they saw rice like this?

After Shen Qingqing showed it, he carefully gathered the bag and said, "I see there isn't much rice in the rice vat. There were other refugees passing through just now. I'm afraid there won't be any left if it's too late."

After Shen Qingqing finished speaking, someone stopped his hand and quickly ran to Shen Qingqing to ask for directions and said:

"Let me take a look!"

After saying that, he ran away in a flash.

The man just ran away, and the other refugees couldn't stay any longer.

If it's too late, wouldn't there be nothing left?

Immediately, these refugees stopped making trouble, and instead rushed towards the direction Shen Qingqing said.

In a short time, the refugees in front of Zhuangzi were almost cleared, leaving only the man with the unconscious child still resisting.

"Why are you still making trouble with us? They have all gone, why don't you go?"

Zhao Chuan was slightly relieved when he saw that the refugees had all run away, but he felt helpless when he saw that the man was still there.

"The child can't wait that long, I beg you! Really, I will act like a cow or a horse for you, you can give the child a bite to eat first."

When the man saw that the refugees had all run away, and he was the only one left, he knew that he could not get in, so he could only kneel on the ground and kowtow to Zhao Chuan again.

Zhao Chuan really didn't know what to do now.

"I can help you, but the premise is that both you and this child will sell themselves to me, how about that?"

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