After becoming a stepmother,I transfered the whole family into farming

Chapter 163 The Lost Trio

Unless there is someone in the enemy army with her strength, it would be difficult to kill Liu Ji in a single combat.

But he was just a small civilian and was not worthy of being surrounded.

Then there are only two possible causes for his death.

First, he was executed for violating military discipline by being lazy.

But his name was not on the death list, so this statement could not be true.

Because all civilians who were executed according to military discipline would be recorded, and in serious cases, three generations of the family would be punished.

Now the entire Liu family is doing well.

Second, the body fails and the person dies naturally.

They caught a cold from being caught in the rain, or got tetanus from being injured and died without treatment.

But Liu Ji swindled Erlang's small treasury, which contained 398 coins, enough for him to pay for the medicine for ordinary typhoid fever.

As for tetanus, if you calculate carefully, the probability is not 100%.

"Hiss~" Qin Yao rubbed her eyebrows. She didn't want to continue analyzing with the village chief, so she stood up and said goodbye.

The village chief watched her leave and he visibly relaxed.

Because of Qin Yao's analysis, she knew that Liu Ji was fully prepared, so she was certain that Liu Qi must be with Liu Ji, and she felt very relieved.

Qin Yao lay on the narrow bed in the single room, looking at the dark night outside the window, frowning in confusion. If Liu Ji was not dead yet, then where was he now?

"A-choo!!!"

On the vast grassland, Liu Ji sat up in shock from his dying illness and sneezed violently. Two strands of snot flew out and landed squarely on the faces of Wang Wu and Liu Qi who were lying in front of him.

Wang Wu: "."

Liu Qi: "."

Liu Ji raised the back of his hand to wipe the tip of his nose, then rubbed it on his clothes very naturally, wrapped his thick cotton coat tightly around him, and looked up, only to find that the fire had gone out.

He stood up again and rekindled the fire. Looking at the dancing flames, several phantoms appeared before his eyes. He took a deep breath, and his nose was blocked. He could only inhale a large breath of cold air through his mouth and coughed twice.

Seeing that he was fine, Wang Wu and Liu Qi calmly wiped the snot from their faces, wrapped themselves tightly in the straw mat, and went back to sleep.

Now they don't have to worry about enemy raids, because Mobei and Shengguo have negotiated peace, and the eldest princess's daughter, Princess Huiyang, has taken the initiative to agree to the marriage, and the war between the two sides has stopped.

On the vast grassland, they were the only light. It was pitch black all around and looked creepy, but the three of them had gotten used to it.

Because they had been lost in the grass for a whole month and only arrived at the gate of Xuanyue Pass today.

Speaking of which, for this trip as a civilian laborer, the three of them didn't know whether they were lucky or unlucky.

No one died, and the mission was successfully completed under the leadership of Shangguan Lie.

Moreover, just after the mission was completed, Mobei and Shengguo entered into a truce and peace talks, and the subsequent grain transportation mission was directly cancelled.

But because the mission was canceled early, these civilians lost all the money they were supposed to get for returning home.

After each person received a bag of food, they returned home in groups.

At the beginning, Liu Ji and his two companions left with the main group. However, they encountered a pack of wolves on the way. They scattered and fled for their lives. As they ran, they actually got separated.

The three unlucky people spent a whole month wandering around in the unfamiliar grassland.

Finally, under the guidance of Liu Ji, a half-scholar, they walked in the opposite direction of the North Star and finally arrived at Xuanyue Pass in the south.

My good luck disappeared after the mission was over. I finally walked out of the grassland and arrived at Xuanyue Pass, but I missed the time to enter the city. I could only spend the night under the city and wait until dawn the next day.

What was even more unexpected was that Liu Ji, who had been trapped in the grassland for a month and was fine, suddenly developed a high fever.

He had been unconscious for the entire afternoon, relying entirely on Liu Qi and Wang Wu for care. Now he was woken up by the cold in the middle of the night. The high temperature on his forehead had not dropped at all, and his nose was still blocked by mud. He was cold, hungry, and dizzy, and it was worse than death.

Before, Liu Ji would occasionally have sweet dreams of going home.

Now his expectations had been shattered by reality, and there was only one thought in his mind - to leave the grassland.

In Mobei in October, the night temperature was cold enough to freeze people into popsicles. Liu Ji kept the fire burning brightly and wrapped himself tightly in his cotton-padded jacket, but he was still shivering from the cold and almost fainted.

They had been trapped in the grassland for a month and had long since eaten up the food they had originally received. In the past few days, they had been forced to eat the grass.

Liu Ji had money in his pocket, 393 coins. He wanted to spend it, but where could he buy food on the grass?

He stared at the wall of Xuanyue Pass, hoping that the sky would light up soon and the gate would open quickly so that he could go in and buy medicine to treat his illness.

Holding on to this breath, Liu Ji did not sleep in the second half of the night and stayed by the fire until dawn.

The moment soldiers appeared on the wall of Xuanyue Pass, he immediately woke up Wang Wu and Liu Qi, and the three of them ran towards the city gate like wandering beggars.

Fortunately, the documents were still there, proving their identities and allowing them to enter the country smoothly.

After walking another three miles from Xuanyue Pass, we finally saw some people.

Liu Ji's body had reached its limit. He stuffed the bunch of copper coins that he had hidden in his underwear into Liu Qi's hand and fell down with a "bang".

Liu Qi exclaimed: "Uncle San, please don't die! How can I explain to Aunt San if you die!"

Wang Wu looked at the copper coin in Liu Qi's hand in surprise. He was very shocked. He didn't expect that Liu Ji actually had money.

But now is not the time to be surprised. Seeing that the young man Liu Qi was in a panic and didn't know what to do, he hurriedly stopped him and asked him to carry Liu Ji on his back and go find a doctor.

When Liu Ji woke up again, he saw a dilapidated Taoist temple in front of him. There was a fire next to him, and Wang Wu and Liu Qi were lying on a pile of straw to rest.

A bitter smell of traditional Chinese medicine filled the air above the Taoist temple, and the medicinal juice boiled in the clay pot bubbled out.

Liu Ji knew that he was alive again.

But he was now completely powerless. He opened his mouth to call Liu Qi, but he was also hoarse. After a long while of shouting, he still couldn't wake him up. He just grabbed a small stone at hand and threw it at him!

"Ouch!" Liu Qi sat up in pain. Seeing Liu Ji with his eyes open, he said in surprise, "Uncle San, you're alive!"

Liu Ji rolled his eyes speechlessly and turned to look at the surging pottery jar. Liu Qi followed his gaze and discovered that the medicine had spilled out, and he became flustered again.

Wang Wu was awakened by the tossing and turning, and when he saw Liu Ji regain consciousness, he breathed a sigh of relief.

However, after Liu Ji finished drinking the medicine, the three of them fell into an even bigger predicament - they had no money to go home.

This place is at least half a month's walk from Kaiyang County, and food and drink for this half month will be a considerable expense.

Wang Wu patted his pockets; they were empty.

Liu Qi shook his whole body, and a chipped machete fell out. He took it to the pawnshop, but no one would accept it.

Liu Ji secretly glanced at his chest. He still had two copper coins, which was enough to rent a car.

Forget about helping Liu Qi. They are from the same village and their ancestors are related. He can also ask the village chief for compensation later.

But why should he help Wang Wu pay?