"It has been quiet down the mountain for many days, and people are starting to clean up the roadside. Should we go down and take a look?"
Someone suggested that it was someone who had been secretly observing the city for many days. They only dared to look down from the mountain and did not dare to show their heads easily for fear of being arrested by the officials like before.
After the sun came out, the mud dried up, and a few people began to walk around on the road.
At the beginning, some people took away clothes, jewelry, etc. from the dead bodies, and took away everything that could be used. It wasn't long before this practice was strictly prohibited because of the risk of contracting diseases.
Later, some people gradually took the corpses out of the city and threw them somewhere outside the city.
The floods swept through many cities and towns, and one or two corpses could be found in every household in the courtyard or under the bed. Regardless of whether it scares people or not, the stench of corpses can kill people. If you don't clean it up, you won't be able to live at all.
They were thrown here and there, and over time, more and more corpses were piled up, forming a mass grave.
The prefect of Zhaoyang City has been washed away, but the adults of Fengtian City are still alive.
He still has some conscience, or maybe he is afraid of death. He was worried about the spread of the disease and knew that he would take people to clean up the corpses in the city. As for the mass graves outside the city, they were also burned cleanly.
Now there is no shortage of water or firewood in the city, and there are few surviving people. If it is handled well, the disease will not spread.
As the days gradually stabilized, the people watching from the sidelines were naturally eager to go into the city to find a way to survive. They didn't know if they could find a way out, but they knew that if they didn't try, there would be no way out.
But some of the refugees are opposed to going down the mountain.
"Where should we stay after we enter the city? Besides, if we get hungry in the mountains, we can find weeds and fruits, and occasionally we can find mountain rats. When we enter the city, where will we go to eat? Don't we have to starve to death?"
"Then don't go down the mountain, wait for the beast to come and eat you!" He was so frightened by the beast's cry that he couldn't sleep every day.
"you!"
"Hey, don't make any noise, don't make any noise! Isn't this just a discussion!" shouted the person trying to smooth things over.
"Let's not talk about what happens next. Can we enter the city? I still hide the household registration, but I don't know if it is still useful."
"I don't know if we can come in. If we have to pay entry fees, we don't have money." We were already poor and couldn't even afford cloth clothes.
"Don't talk so much nonsense. We'll have to go down and ask whether you'll be charged or not to find out..."
There were still about twenty refugees left on the mountain. After asking everyone what they thought, most of them wanted to go down the mountain.
If not forced to do so, who would want to be a nameless, landless refugee? Let alone being a savage in the mountains. If one day he is eaten by wild beasts, even the bones will not be found.
My house has collapsed long ago and I can’t go back. For the sake of future generations, I must go to the city.
In this case, each of their families sent one person, and they went down the mountain together and walked towards Fengtianfu City.
Fengtianfu City was severely damaged, leaving many people living like zombies.
There were two guards left at the city gate, but they couldn't cheer up. He just checks people entering and leaving the city all day long to see if they have any diseases, especially coughs. As long as he coughed, he would be driven away and not even allowed to approach the city gate.
The refugees are frightened when they see people wearing official uniforms, and their calves feel weak. But their desire to enter the city overcame everything, and they walked over tremblingly, their voices trembling when they spoke.
The people who came down from the mountain were naturally not sick and were in better health than the people in the city. The guard waved his hand and agreed to enter the city.
They were very happy when they saw that the guards did not check their household registration and did not ask for entry fees. Go over and whisper to the guard for information.
The guard's own official uniform was in tatters, so he naturally wouldn't dislike the homeless people being naked. It was not surprising to hear them ask about the rules for entering the city.
There are only a few hundred people alive in the city now. Your Excellency has said that the refugees can be taken in to increase the population. Taxes will have to be raised in the coming year. Anyway, there is no Zhouji to give out porridge, so you can come in if you want.
"Your Majesty is sympathetic to the people's sentiments. Now you don't need to pay the city fee to enter the city, as long as you are free from disasters and diseases. As for the residence, it will be allocated by the Yamen, and no money will be required."
The government office has sorted out the empty houses for new arrivals to the city. All it takes is re-registration for the refugees.
The refugees were overjoyed, their eyes were red, they no longer needed to be savages! I wish I could kowtow to thank you on the spot. Several people hurried back to the mountain with the news.
The magistrate, whom they wanted to thank so much, was so happy that he couldn't miss Shu at this moment.
The white fox came down from Tianxia Mountain, carefully avoiding human eyes, and did not dare to come out until nightfall.
She remembered what those beautiful women had said.
"My damn ghost promised to redeem my life. At that time, I will be able to live in a big house, have maids to serve me, and have countless glory and wealth..."
Baihu didn't know what prosperity and wealth meant. She only remembered that the faces of the people next to her were filled with envy when they heard those words.
She vaguely felt that it was a good thing.
So she walked towards the highest courtyard wall and the largest house. There must be the best things there! She wanted to live a good life, have a bath every day, have a full stomach, and never have to be forced to hunt again!
She easily crossed the courtyard wall, hiding from the servants passing by.
She saw someone carrying water into the house. She smelled the smell on him and it seemed a little heavier.
After the man came out, she sneaked into the house and transformed back into her human body. My hands dipped into the clear water, it was warm and comfortable, so comfortable!
She stood on tiptoes, got into the tub, took the soap on the side, and happily took a bath.
She felt more comfortable than bathing in the river, and the smile on her face was brighter than before.
The sound of the water covered her hearing, and the fragrant smell affected her sense of smell.
When she finished taking a shower, she stood up and found a man at the door, looking at her with wide eyes, full of surprise.
The white fox tilted his head, both pure and charming, "Who are you?"
Appeared in his clean room inexplicably and asked him who he was? It must be a hard-to-get method. The methods of the concubines in his backyard are much better than this.
But it doesn't matter, she is more beautiful than any other concubine!
Since the natural disaster, he has never seen such a graceful beauty with skin as smooth as gelatin, and her body was so white that it was translucent.
He no longer restrained himself, swallowed his saliva, walked over slowly, and said, "Beauty..."
…
By the time Jiang Yue took off the dirty mattress, the weather had officially entered winter.
She has been on the road, and she can no longer count the days. It is probably mid-November, and it is snowing lightly.
The cave was well insulated and could make a fire. She lived quite comfortably and had no worries about food and clothing.
And the black snake entered hibernation.
