Arrival At Yun Cheng Prefecture
They traveled day and night, finally entering Qingnan Territory on the afternoon of the tenth day.
Supervisor Zhang originally had some complaints about Jiang Yimian and her group joining them on this journey, but after encountering several Mountain Bandit robberies in a row, his view of They changed.
The Mountain Bandit They encountered on the road were all driven away by Them, without using the Soldiers he brought at all. They were really powerful, no wonder Lin Yanan insisted on bringing a few people along.
With These People following, They are indeed much safer.
His little life should be saved.
After spending These Days together, They can be considered familiar with each other.
After faintly seeing Yuncheng Prefecture not far away, They all breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Yanan lifted the Carriage curtain, looked at the City obscured by a faint mist, and said, “We’ve finally arrived. If I had to sit in this Carriage any longer, my body would fall apart. It hasn’t been easy!”
These Days, he felt like he had sat in all the Carriages he would in his entire life, continuously sitting in a Carriage for almost half a month, and almost all of it was day and night.
He had never done anything like this when doing Business before, it was a first in his life.
Supervisor Zhang also nodded, stretching his neck while enviously looking at the People riding horses, and said with envy, “That’s right, I regret not learning how to ride a horse. Look at Xiao Jiang and Them, after traveling for so long, They are all still full of energy, unlike us, our bodies are about to be shaken apart.
I’m getting old, I can’t handle too many more things like this.
However, it is strange, why isn’t there anyone along the way?”
In the past, he had heard many things about disaster relief from the People in the Censorate. Usually, as soon as They arrived in the territory, They would encounter many refugees.
Either in the porridge-giving sheds or gathered at resettlement points Outside the City.
Because of this, he specifically bought many Steamed Buns and Pancakes when passing through the previous Town, waiting to distribute them to the affected refugees.
But They have been traveling for so long, and They haven’t seen a single person, which is really strange.
Lin Yanan looked around, and said with some surprise, “Could it be that the Qingnan Flood isn’t that serious? Then we must send the news back later, so that the People in the Censorate and the Ministry of Works don’t have to come with great fanfare.
Our first batch of Supplies is enough.”
Jiang Yimian frowned, only feeling that something was not right, especially when she saw the surging River not far away, this feeling of wrongness reached its peak.
She saw that the narrow Riverbed had been completely washed away, and the turbid water was spreading around, and the Official Road was gradually being invaded by the water.
In the distance, there were also Mud and Sand landslides, with a large pile of Soil piled up on the road surface, and a lot of water gathered in the collapsed Hillside next to it. It was obvious how heavy the rain had been in the past few Days.
Supervisor Zhang looked at the pile of Soil blocking the road not far away, and helplessly glanced at the gloomy sky, and quickly said, “Quick, clear the road surface, it looks like it’s going to rain again, let’s quickly enter the City to take shelter from the rain.”
After saying that, he hurriedly got out of the Carriage and followed the Soldiers to Shovel Soil with Iron Shovels.
Along the way, They encountered many Mud and Sand landslides blocking the road, both large and small. They had long been accustomed to shoveling, and now Their movements were quick.
Jiang Yimian was staring at the washed-out Riverbed when she suddenly heard a loud sound of something heavy falling to the ground.
It seemed to be coming from the Weeds on the Hillside.
She looked in the direction of the sound and saw a Woman lying in the half-person-high Weeds.
She hurried over, and as soon as she pulled apart the Weeds, the Woman hurriedly hugged her head and cried out, “No, don’t kill me, don’t kill me.”
The commotion here attracted the People who were clearing the road over there.
Upon seeing this, Supervisor Zhang only scolded, “What are you looking at? Why aren’t you digging faster? Do you want to stay here and get rained on?”
As soon as these words came out, the People vigorously wielded Their Shovels and dug again.
Supervisor Zhang and Lin Yanan walked over together, curiously staring at the Woman in front of them.
As soon as the Woman saw Them, she was so frightened that her body trembled violently again. She immediately knelt on the ground and was about to kowtow. Jiang Yimian quickly pulled her up and looked at her.
The Woman was wearing Coarse Linen Clothes, and the original Color could no longer be seen due to the Mud and Soil. Her whole body was wet, as if she had been fished out of the water.
Jiang Yimian only said, “You don’t have to be afraid, we are Officials from the Capital here to deliver Supplies. I just want to ask you, what is the Situation here? Are the casualties heavy?”
When the Woman heard this, not only did she not relax, but she became even more Nervous, and her eyes were full of fear when she stared at Them. She was shaking like a leaf.
If Jiang Yimian hadn’t been holding her, she would have collapsed to the ground in the next second.
Jiang Yimian only thought she was freezing, so she asked Liuer to take a thick coat from the Carriage, and handed a bowl of Hot Tea to the person in front of her before saying, “Don’t be afraid, we are not bad People. Just tell us about the Situation inside.”
The Woman remained silent and didn’t speak, and she didn’t touch the bowl of Hot Tea in her hand. She only looked at Them cautiously.
Lin Yanan looked at the Woman and said with Doubt, “Isn’t this person frozen stupid? Why doesn’t she say anything no matter what we ask?
Each of us in this group is handsome and dashing, we’re not that scary, are we?”
He touched his chin, looking like he couldn’t figure it out.
Supervisor Zhang snorted coldly and pushed Lin Yanan away, “She must be frightened by you, let this old man do it.”
After saying that, he stroked the beard at the corner of his mouth, revealing a smile that he thought was kind, “Young Woman, I am an Official from the Capital, you know what an Official from the Capital is, right? It’s an Official from the Capital. Quickly tell us what you know.
Otherwise, we will hand you over to the City as soon as we enter, you are hindering our disaster relief.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the Woman suddenly stood up and bumped her head into Supervisor Zhang’s chin. She hurried towards the Hillside next to the Official Road, holding the bowl of Hot Tea tightly in her hand.
Jiang Yimian frowned and shouted, “Wait a moment.”
The Woman had already climbed up the hillside, hesitated for a long time, and then stopped because of Jiang Yimian’s shout, but she was still staring at Them, her body trembling slightly.
Jiang Yimian took a Bundle from the Carriage and threw it directly towards the person on the Hillside, “Inside are Food and a Water Pouch, as well as Medicinal Herbs for treating injuries and relieving fever.”
The Woman was stunned, and subconsciously touched the few Medicinal Herbs on her waist. The things that had been staying well on her waist were all gone.
Those were the Medicinal Herbs that she had finally found.
Just as she was anxious, she heard Jiang Yimian say, “The few Medicinal Herbs you found were accidentally crushed by us just now. Although These Medicinal Herbs can also treat external injuries, they are not as good as the ones in the Bundle. Just take the Bundle.”
The Woman was stunned in place, staring fixedly at the People below the Hillside.
It just so happened that the People clearing the road in front had also cleared the accumulated Soil on the road and called out to Them, “Master Zhang, we can go.”