On the official road of Zhong County, more than fifty carriages moved forward leisurely.
The first carriage, although plain and simple, was surrounded by many guards. The guards were holding a large flag with the word "Peace" written on it. The more than 20 guards accompanying it were all bodyguards of the Ping An Escort Bureau.
Some of the victims who "disappeared" were on these carriages and horses.
Zhou Datou was one of the victims. He was sitting on the carriage, cautiously and at a loss.
This was the first time in his life that he was riding in a carriage, and he didn't dare to put his feet firmly on it.
Half a month ago, Jeju was hit by a disaster. Ice cubes the size of eggs smashed through many houses. Then it started to rain again. Misfortunes never come singly. The mountains collapsed and several surrounding villages were affected.
Zhou Datou was an orphan without a father and a mother. He made a living by herding cattle for the village chief's family, so he ran to Changjing with the villagers, thinking that he could at least get some porridge and water from the government.
But who would have thought that when they arrived at the official road, a group of men who claimed to be the bodyguards of the Si'an Bodyguard Bureau were guarding there, telling everyone that they should go to Xiao County. A lot of rice.
Xiao County is not far from Changjing, so everyone didn't think much about it, ate rice and followed the escort to Xiao County.
As a result, when they were about to arrive in Xiao County, the escort changed his mind again, saying that there was no place to accommodate them in Xiao County, and he would go further north to Chenting, where they could be accommodated.
Chenting is at least a hundred miles away from Xiao County. Everyone must not go there and prepare to return to Changjing.
Then the escort said that as long as he went to Chenting, he would get three hundred coins per person.
Everyone felt that the escort was treating them as fools.
Unexpectedly, the escort opened the curtain of the bullock cart like a magician, and it was full of money. Strings of copper coins, one by one, each person was given fifty coins, and promised that when they arrived at Chenting, they would be there again. Give two hundred and fifty coins.
Everyone was dubious, but the fifty coins in their arms were real. The most important thing was that there were always carriages and horses bringing food along the way, including serious white-flour steamed buns.
After walking for two days, we finally reached Chenting official road, and the bodyguards left.
Just when everyone felt that they had been cheated, a man wearing armor and calling himself Major General Tan walked out of the county, followed by a county magistrate with a bruised nose and face.
General Tan was very poor. He jumped on the carriage and kicked several boxes. They were all full of money. Each person could receive 250 coins.
Everyone was overjoyed when they found out that there was really money to be taken.
We got a total of 300 Wen, and we also had white flour steamed buns to eat along the way. Everyone felt that they had made a lot of money.
The unqualified General Tan spoke up and asked everyone if they still wanted money. Everyone nodded, and General Tan said fine, go to Wei County. When they arrive in Wei County, each person will be given another 200 yuan.
This time, everyone believed it. After all, they had already received three hundred coins.
Once again on the official road, everyone walked and walked, walking and walking, as tired as dead dogs. Many people suddenly realized that they were getting further and further away from Changjing. How could they get back?
The unqualified General Tan rode on a horse and asked everyone to walk another ten miles, but everyone could only believe it.
After ten miles, horses came one after another, saluted General Tan, who was young but of extremely low quality, and then threw each baggage and box in front of everyone.
Good guys, boiled eggs, dried meat, and fragrant naan bread, everyone can get a package.
Everyone was energetic again and continued towards Wei County.
After finally arriving in Wei County, everyone finally received the money, which was a blessing.
As a result, General Tan left and said that he was going to pick up the next batch of coolies, and everyone was confused.
Another person jumped out. He called himself the butler of the right minister of the household department. He was a very polite person. He asked everyone kindly if they still wanted money. When everyone said yes, the butler said that they should continue walking north. Entering Xunyang Road, I will give you another five hundred coins.
Some people wanted to eat eggs and dried meat, and some wanted money. Anyway, everyone just continued walking north.
But the housekeeper was recording something with someone, and he kept asking if he could go anywhere to make money, where his parents and children were, if anyone would take care of him, and if he wanted to have a house and land to farm, he asked. Everyone doesn't know why.
After walking for several days, we finally arrived at the destination mentioned by the steward, Xunyang Daoguan Road.
Everyone is exhausted and their feet are covered in blisters. This time everyone has come to their senses and cannot be fooled anymore. This is almost reaching the border.
Unfortunately, they still couldn't withstand the sugar-coated bullets.
The carriages appeared again, and each of them was a tall and round man. This time, there was no polite discussion, and he was thrown into the carriage directly.
Some people cried and some yelled, but once they entered the carriage, there was no sound.
The same is true for Zhou Datou. He was seventeen years old and strong, but he still wanted to resist. He was beaten by six big guys, and then he was thrown into the carriage. After entering the carriage, he was stupid.
There are still four bags, four people go in, one for each person.
Unpacking the bag, there were 500 Wen, plus a written contract. Many people were illiterate, but someone outside explained that the Tongcheng transfer station hired workers, and the daily wages started at 200 Wen. There was no need to sign immediately. Go to Tongcheng first, and when you arrive in Tongcheng, one person Send more money.
Guan Qian, Zhou Datou has never touched Guan Qian in his whole career.
Many people have never touched it, and they wanted to touch it, but in the end they just stayed in the carriage.
Zhou Datou was very nervous when he rode a carriage for the first time. There were four people in the carriage, and everyone was communicating with each other.
After asking, I found out that many people did not come together. One person arrived at Chenting two days in advance and waited for two days before joining everyone.
The guy who arrived two days in advance was a lean man, an old bachelor, a farmer, unable to farm, and suffered a disaster. He was the third group to be "cheated" to Chenting and stayed for two days.
This guy is an experienced driver with a lot of savvy. He has earned a lot of money along the way. He is thinking about love. Anyway, he has the money in his arms, so he can’t take it back. If he really wants to steal it, he can’t give it to him along the way. Eat more.
In this way, Zhou Datou has been sitting in the car, resigned to his fate.
Just a few hours ago, another carriage followed, the first one. Inside, there was a woman and a child. Zhou Datou just jumped out and took a look. It happened that the woman in the car also looked out. Out of the head.
Zhou Datou swore that this woman must be the most beautiful woman in the world, otherwise, there would be so many bodyguards guarding the carriage.
Zhou Datou also doubted whether this woman was the imperial concubine. Such a beautiful person must be the imperial concubine.
Just after Xunyang Road, everyone was stopped. A man who claimed to be some kind of magistrate of the state and brought many auxiliary soldiers asked for some evidence.
Very arrogant and domineering, Na Zhizhou is a bit fat and has a perverted look.
Zhou Datou is afraid. He is afraid of officials. Officials can always say something they don't understand and then punish them.
As a result, the veiled woman in the car got out, saying she was some kind of troublemaker, and even mentioned her name, Chu.
Na Zhizhou was so frightened that his crotch was wet. Finally, he brought a lot of food and drinks from the city.
Zhou Datou didn't dare to peek at the woman anymore. She was indeed a murderous lady. Even Zhizhou was afraid of being killed. It was so powerful.
But what Zhou Datou didn't know was that he was not the first group of people to be "cheated" to the border, and he was definitely not the last. A steady stream of refugees and disaster victims were "cheated" to the border.
