Chapter 12: dangerous night
When passing by the group of people who were selling their sons and daughters to sell themselves, Qin Shaoyou took out dry food and distributed it to those with children.
He didn't give money.
It's not that I'm stingy, but I'm afraid that if these people take the money, they won't survive tonight.
Outside the city, there are not only terrifying beasts and ghosts, but also more terrifying people.
"Amitabha, Your Excellency is merciful." Monk Ma put his hands together and sighed softly. He also took out dry food and distributed it to these poor people.
Zhu Xiucai and the luxuries are no exception.
When they distributed the dry food, they did not forget to look around vigilantly.
But they brought knives, and these people didn't dare to mess around, so they could only reach out and pray.
After these people got the dry food, they immediately stuffed it into the mouths of themselves and their children.
They just chewed a few times in a hurry, and then swallowed them whole, as if they were afraid that someone would take the food from their hands and mouths.
"Eat slowly, don't choke."
But no one listened to Qin Shaoyou's persuasion.
This made him unable to help but let out another long sigh.
Qin Shaoyou wanted to give all the dry food he brought this time to these poor people.
But Zhu Xiucai stopped him and whispered: "Sir, I can't give it any more. These people have been hungry for too long. If they suddenly eat too much food, there will be problems."
Qin Shaoyou knew that what Zhu Xiucai said was reasonable, so he could only be hard-hearted not to look at these people's expectant gazes. He slapped the horse's **** fiercely and greeted, "Let's go!"
The group rode their horses far away, leaving these poor people to continue kneeling by the roadside, hoping to sell themselves and their children.
Time turned to evening.
In the Yaosi of Luocheng Town, Xue Qingshan took the inventory report submitted by the arsenal and the spiritual room.
Seeing the long list of weapons, equipment and supernatural items listed above, he was dumbfounded.
After a moment of silence, Xue Qingshan patted the table and roared:
"Why did Qin Shaoyou take so many weapons, equipment and spiritual items? Is he going to investigate cases or fight? Why didn't he just empty the arsenal and the spiritual room?"
The manager of the arsenal and the night watchman in the spirit room looked at each other and replied in their hearts, "You're right, he really thought about doing this."
After Xue Qingshan scolded a few words, he raised his head to stare at the two of them and asked, "Why didn't you stop him at that time?"
"This…"
The managers of the arsenal and the night watchman in the spirit room were in a dilemma, not knowing how to answer this question.
It can't be said that Qin Shaoyou is holding the warrant you gave, and he is your brother-in-law. We dare not stop him, right?
Although this is the truth, they cannot tell it, nor dare to tell it.
A general flag who came to report on his work saw this scene and thought it was an opportunity to perform, so he took the initiative to ask Ying:
"Sir, do you want me to bring someone back to retrieve the weapons, equipment and supernatural objects that Qin Xiaoqi and the others took away?"
"Um?"
Xue Qingshan frowned slightly, and glanced at this man out of the corner of his eyes.
This look is a little cold.
He put down the list in his hand, rubbed his temples, ignored the flattering general flag, and said to the manager of the arsenal and the night watchman in the spirit room:
"Forget it this time. In the future, Qin Shaoyou will go to you to pick up things. Don't give it to him, show me the list, and let him take it away after I approve it."
"Yes!"
The manager of the arsenal and the night watchman in the spirit room hurriedly nodded their heads.
The general flag on the side couldn't help shivering.
He realized that he was probably flattering on the horse's leg. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous and wanted to remedy it, but he didn't know where to start.
And on the other side.
Qin Shaoyou and others, who were on their way, also encountered a crisis.
"Is this the station you were talking about?"
Qin Shaoyou raised his whip and pointed at the wasteland in front of him.
Apart from the half-human-high weeds, there is only a low, mutilated earth wall in this place.
The houses and courtyards that the post station should have were all gone.
Zhu Xiucai, who led the way, was also confused.
"That's right here. I lived here the year before last, but what about the inn? Why isn't there anymore? Could it be abolished?"
Abolish the post station? Good guy, aren't you afraid that the out-of-job courier will rebel?
Qin Shaoyou complained in his heart, then looked up at the sky.
The sun has set, the sky is starting to get dark, and it won't be long before night falls.
In this world, night means danger.
Especially outside the city.
Weird ghosts, hungry beasts, ferocious robbers and desperate refugees, etc., will all be ready to move under the cover of the night, looking for prey.
So if you spend the night outside the city, you must find a place with a courtyard wall.
In this way, in the event of danger, we can guard against the wall.
Sleeping in the wilderness often leads to a tragic death.
But on this wasteland in front of me, although there is a wall, there is only one side, and it is still a half-human-high remnant wall.
Use it as a fart!
"Are there any temples or villages nearby?"
Qin Shaoyou withdrew his gaze from observing the sky and asked his subordinates.
"Sir, why don't we go to Wujiabao, it's not far from here, we should be able to arrive when the sky is completely dark." A fighter suggested.
"Wujiabao? Where is that?" Qin Shaoyou asked.
Lux hurriedly introduced: "It's Wujia Village nearby, Wubao built for self-protection..."
It turns out that in this season of demons and bandits, many Wu Forts were built all over the place.
Some of these forts were built by powerful families living outside the city, while others were built spontaneously by villagers of the same clan.
The purpose is the same, to guard against the scourge of ghosts, bandits, and self-protection.
Wujiabao is the same.
It's just that most of the Wu Forts, whether built by powerful families or by villagers, are reluctant to accept outsiders, for fear that outsiders will bring them danger.
But Wujiabao is different. They are very willing to accept the caravans and travelers from the past and provide them with protection, so that they can have a relatively safe place to spend the night.
In the past few years, Wujiabao has also taken in many refugees, and its reputation has spread, and it has become a well-known family of good people. Even the government gave them a plaque of "Yizhongxiangbang". , as a reward and encouragement.
After listening to Lux's introduction, Qin Shaoyou turned his attention to Zhu Xiucai.
The latter nodded and said, "I've also heard some stories about Wujiabao. It's really like what Old Wei said, it's a good family. It should be the best choice right now to spend the night with them."
"Then go."
Qin Shaoyou no longer hesitated, and pointed at Wei Lishi with his whip.
"You lead the way."
"Yes!"
Wei Lishi took the lead, riding his horse galloping ahead to lead the way, Qin Shaoyou and others followed closely behind.
When they arrived near Wujiabao, it was completely dark.
Although this journey went smoothly, Qin Shaoyou, Zhu Xiucai, Monk Ma and others still sensed danger.
In the darkness around, there are countless pairs of eyes, spying on them, making them horrified, and they are on high alert throughout the process.
Qin Shaoyou once felt that he was like a chicken or duck selected by someone in the vegetable market.
Once the eyes hidden in the darkness find out that they are being careless, these unknown dangers will come out from all directions like sharks smelling blood, tearing them apart and devouring them.
Fortunately, Wujiabao finally arrived.