"It's been a day, has the pigeon brought the letter?"
Because of the carrier pigeons, Mayberry and the others did not head north like headless flies this time.
After they left the dock that was washed away by floods in the morning, they walked for a long time and finally found a village nearby.
Previously, Meiyou said that since there is a dock, there should be people nearby.
However, in this village, it was obvious that everyone fled when the flood came.
The entire village is in dire straits, and there are traces of floods everywhere. The places with high ground and good lighting are fine, but the houses on low ground are still more than a foot high and soaked in sewage sludge.
There seems to be no trace of anyone who returned later in this village.
Occasionally, there is a rotten smell coming from nowhere. If it were not to make it more difficult for people looking for them, there is a high probability that Mayberry would not be willing to come here.
Desolate, dead, and desolate.
This was true during the day, but at night, Mei Berry was afraid that the wind would blow and she would not be able to sleep.
This is different from the fear that deep mountains and old forests bring to people.
Finally, Meiberry and the others chose a small courtyard with bluestone bricks as a temporary resting place.
After confirming the location, they whistled to summon the carrier pigeons and released the news.
After that, she and Meiyou carefully cleaned the yard.
Previously, when they came, they found that there were no locks on the door.
When she entered the yard, she looked at the back room that had been washed away by the flood, which further confirmed that people had been running too hastily when the flood came.
The house was messy and stagnant, and Meiberry and the others didn't want to take another look.
Fortunately, the weather is hot now, so they can work outside in the yard.
But the more she cleaned up, the more Mayberry couldn't help but sigh.
"The flood has receded for a long time, won't these people come back?"
"Everyone in the village ran away. Even if some people got into trouble in the flood, then some people should be able to survive and come back, right?"
Think about the people in Yunzhou who have all fled from their hometown to the capital city. How come people in Yanzhou across the river disappear without a trace after they run away?
Listening to Mei Berry's doubts, Mei You thought about the terrain they saw along the way and said silently: "This area is flat. The flood is coming. If it rises badly in a short period of time, I'm afraid..."
I'm afraid no one will survive.
Meiyou didn't finish speaking, but Meiberry's eyes had already fallen on the wall that had been eroded by the flood.
On the stone wall of about 1.8 meters, the traces left by the flood even spread to the top.
This house is still on a high ground in the village.
The terrain is high, even when the flood comes. Where can they escape to this land with wide views and plains?
Meiberry stopped talking, she just stared blankly at the loofah on the wall of the courtyard that was still lucky to survive the flood.
Nowadays, the loofah is old, and its belly is full of tough and rough pulp and seeds.
After all, they didn't wait for the family who planted them to come back.
Meiyou looked at Meiberry staring at the loofah in a daze, and felt that her mood was not high, so Meiyou asked, "It's been a day, has the pigeon brought the letter?"
"It should be here, but I don't know how long it will take for them to arrive."
Speaking of this, Mei Mei and Mei You couldn't help but glance worriedly at Wang Beigu, who was still sleeping.
That man only stayed awake for a short while a day, and Mei You even followed Mei You to check the other person's injuries.
Mei You was very surprised that the wounds treated by Mei Bei did not worsen and become inflamed. Although Wang Beigu was out of breath, he did not develop the kind of high fever that occurs after injury and infection.
Very magical.
"It's getting late, I'll go find some food and clean water first."
Meiyou said and was about to leave. Meibei opened her mouth and thought of the other party's superpower. She also had concerns about Meiyu trying to avoid her.
"Well, sister, you go first. Let me see if there is anything useful in the pockets on the back of the mule. I was in such a hurry when I left that I almost forgot what was in the pockets."
"Um."
So, when Meiyou came back with a large bucket of water from the wooden bucket that she found somewhere, Meiberry had already taken out the things she had collected from the system.
A small handful of red beans, two salted duck eggs, and a small handful of glutinous rice.
With this combination, you can probably guess what you’re going to eat tonight.
"Why do you have this in your bag?"
"When we were in Fucheng, my parents had prepared some things in advance for the Dragon Boat Festival, but it rained all the time and they didn't want to celebrate the festival.
Things kept coming one after another and this was all that was left to eat...I originally put it in a bag so that I could eat it on my way back to fight with chickens..."
I don’t know if Mei Berry is pretending to be too similar, but Mei You doesn’t think there is any problem.
But the Fighting Chicken, who had been listening to Mayberry say this, stood on the cart and looked very disdainful!
【I don’t want to eat this stuff! Pooh! I want to eat bugs! The kind that explodes! 】
Mayberry: "..."
"Your chicken food is good."
Meiyou sighed, now they have been reduced to fighting for food with the chicken.
It was getting dark, and Meiberry and Meiyou, who had only eaten one and a half eggs that day, began to cook red bean and glutinous rice soup eagerly.
If it weren't for the fact that the mule cubs and the others had swam in the water, Mayberry would have wanted to "take out" a packet of brown sugar from the bag.
I don't know if it was because of the fragrant rice, but Wang Beigu, who had been sleeping all day, woke up on time while Mei Li and the others were drinking red bean soup.
Then, he ate red bean soup.
This time, after Meiberry and the others released the carrier pigeon that had written the letter, Wang Beigu's face relaxed visibly.
"Will they come soon if they receive the news?"
"meeting."
"That's good."
After receiving Wang Beigu's assurance, Mei Mei and Mei You were in a very good mood.
But after all these things, there were some things that Meiberry really didn't feel uncomfortable about.
"Why did your Jiubaoxuan mess with Chen Yuan?"
When Mei Bei thought of Chen Yuan's lunacy, she added: "After I leave the customs this time, I will never go through Jinghu Pass again if I want to go back. That commander-in-chief is really... sick!"
"He is ill."
Wang Beigu also didn't expect the origin of Chen Yuan and couldn't help but cursed like Mei Bei.
"Chen Yuan is the second son of Duke Fu. My aunt is your Majesty's noble concubine, and my cousin is your Majesty's favorite son, His Royal Highness the King of Qi."
"Is he from King Qi's group?"
Just hearing about Chen Yuan’s family background, it’s hard not to think that he and King Qi are in the same group, right?
In this regard, Wang Beigu did not expect that Chen Yuan was actually loyal to someone else!
Even because they discovered this secret passage, the other party suspected that the person he was loyal to was King Qi, and wanted to take this opportunity to catch them all at all costs.
This person also wanted to take advantage of this chaos to eliminate King Qi's forces in Yunzhou.
It was impossible for him not to know that Xie Changxun had come to Yunzhou Fucheng before, but he never showed up, leaving Xie Changxun to deal with those people.
Thinking about it, it may not be just to protect yourself.
"No wonder you are so arrogant."
Mei Pei and Mei You, two outsiders, could only lament that Chen Yuan did have the capital to be arrogant.
"Then are the people behind you afraid? This time you have offended Chen Yuan, and you may even offend King Qi behind him."
Wang Beigu smiled and said nothing. He just stared at the sky with empty eyes. After a while, he asked Mei Bei: "What is the specific message in the letter you wrote?"
"Eh? I don't remember this. There were several pigeons, and they wrote pretty much the same thing. They said you are about to die. Please bring the doctor over quickly."
Wang Beigu fell into an eerie silence when he heard Mei Li's description. Then he seemed to have discovered something extraordinary.
"How many pigeons did you release?"
"Okay, how many?"
Meiberry felt vaguely in her heart that she seemed to have gotten into trouble.
Sure enough, when she spoke, Wang Beigu became excited and breathed quickly: "How come there are so many?"
"I just whistled and kept whistling, but many pigeons came in succession..."
She probably understood where she had offended Wang Beigu, and Mei Bei's voice became quieter and quieter in the end.
"is there a problem?"
"No..." Wang Beigu exhaled and closed his eyes.
Forget it, that’s it.
She didn't understand why the other party was suddenly melancholy, but Mei Berry was in a happy mood.
Many pigeons, many roads, right?
Wang Beigu: My reputation will last forever! !
(End of chapter)
