Dressed as an old woman, I carry the system and my son to escape the famine

Everyone craned their necks and looked in the direction of the city gate, wanting to know the result as soon as possible and looking forward to entering the city.

The city gates are all open, so they shouldn't be stopped anymore.

Even Yao Shu had her last glimmer of hope. Maybe she could really enter the city?

"Let's go, let's go. Tianxia Town prohibits outsiders from entering the city. Please stay here and don't get in the way."

The guard at the city gate said extremely impatiently.

He met almost countless refugees every day. Unexpectedly, the open space outside the city was crowded with people, all looking forward to the one entering the city.

"My lord, just do your best and be accommodating."

The village chief quietly stuffed a few coins over.

But as soon as he got closer, he was pushed away by the officers and soldiers.

"Go away! If you make trouble at the city gate again, don't blame me for being rude."

He pulled out the knife in his hand and threatened him nakedly.

Who could give away just a few copper coins? The county magistrate strictly prohibited letting refugees into the city, so he would not ruin his future just for these few coins.

In this day and age, it is so difficult to find a job to support a family.

"Village chief, let's go."

Yao Shu was afraid that something would happen if she continued to entangle her, so she quickly called the village chief. Since this road was blocked, they could just make other plans, and they didn't have to risk their own lives.

She was really afraid that the officers and soldiers would attack the village chief.

Unable to enter the city, they had no choice but to find a place to stay outside the city and became one of the many refugees.

Now, Yao Shu finally understood why so many people gathered outside the city. They were all people who had no way to enter the city.

But there was one more thing that made her a little strange. Since there was no way to enter the city, why not leave?

They could go to other towns and try. There was no need to hang themselves on a vine. There was no benefit in staying here.

Therefore, even if everyone settled here for the time being, Yao Shu was not idle. She wandered around asking for news.

At the same time, the system also popped up a sign-in reminder.

"Hey, it's detected that the host has arrived at a new location. Do you want to check in?"

"Punch the card."

Yao Shu was looking forward to this. The reward she received last time saved the entire Zhuangzi, and she didn't know what good things she would get this time. Even if it was the Mongolian sweat medicine again, it would be pretty good.

"The new location has been checked in successfully. The reward is ten kilograms of rice. The items have been distributed. Do you want to receive it?"

"Receive and store the system backpack."

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be food, which was pretty good. She almost couldn't remember how long it had been since she had eaten white rice.

Even if she got ten kilograms of rice, Yao Shu would not dare to cook a luxurious meal of white rice. At most, she would just cook a pot of porridge.

There is no way, who makes them not have much food reserves?

Before she could find a stable way to obtain food, she could only live by saving food and try to keep as much food as possible.

Yao Shu wanted to inquire about the news, but this time few people paid attention to her. Everyone's face had a numb expression, no different from a puppet on a string, and there was no anger at all.

It's no wonder they are like this. Life is so hard that they can't see any hope of living.

There was no way to go on like this. After thinking for a while, she came up with a way.

She took out a handful of rice, held it in her hand, and walked towards a skinny woman.

"Sister, I would like to ask, why are everyone waiting outside the city? Is there any chance of entering the city?"

Yao Shu took the initiative to hand over the rice in her hand. Although this handful of rice was not much, it was enough to make a pot of porridge. Each person drank a little rice soup and could survive another day.

With this stepping stone, her conversation finally got a response.

"What good thing are you thinking about? How could those officials let us enter the city? They wish we would all die far away."

The woman said sarcastically.

"Why do we stay here? It's because we have nowhere else to go."

"how could be?"

Yao Shu was almost confused by her words. It was not easy to leave, and there was no one to stop her. She could leave in any direction.

Seeing that she said it so easily, the woman sneered. After all, she didn't take the food for nothing, and told Yao Shu the reason.

"There are mountains on both sides of this place to the east and west. It's not easy to get through. As for the thieves in the south, who dares to go back without risking his life? We can only escape to the north. But in this damn place, in addition to passing through the city There is no other way than the past."

Who would want to stay here if they were not forced to do so.

This was not good news. Yao Shu frowned. She raised her head and looked around, but all she could see were mountains.

"Is there no way out?"

She looked at Tianxia Town and it wasn't that big. It wouldn't block all the roads, so it would be better to take a long detour.

"Yes, I have."

"Where is the road?"

Yao Shu asked eagerly.

But looking at the woman's expression, she always felt that there would be no good news. If there was another way to go, there would be no need for the other party to continue to waste time here.

"The road is on the mountain next to here. If you can walk over it, that's your skill."

After the woman said this, she stopped talking to Yao Shu.

Combined with the information she learned, Yao Shu's expression became solemn. Things were worse than she imagined. They had reached a dead end.

This matter had to be discussed with the village chief, and she told the village chief all the news she had learned.

"Should we go to the mountains and have a look?"

Now that she knew there was another way, according to Yao Shu's temperament, she had to give it a try, otherwise she would not give up.

"Wait until tomorrow before leaving."

The village chief had no objection to this, and they had no other choice.

The sky was getting darker and darker. After walking for a day, Yao Shu was already very tired, but she couldn't sleep. There were too many people and strangers around her, which made her wary and it was difficult to sleep soundly.

As soon as she closed her eyes, she would think of the refugees outside the city she had seen during the day, like walking corpses. No matter what kind of things these people did, she would not find it strange.

"Old lady, what's wrong with you?"

Yao Shu tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. Shen Nanshan, who was beside him, noticed the movement and asked with concern.

"I don't feel at ease."

After thinking about it, she still felt that she would do something else. Even if the village chief arranged for someone to keep vigil, she would not be at ease.

What if the night watchman accidentally fell asleep?

"Boss, wake up."

Yao Shu reached out and shook Shen Qiu awake.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

Shen Qiu woke up suddenly. He subconsciously thought that something big had happened. Only then did Yao Shu wake him up. Otherwise, there would be no trouble in this late night.

"Don't worry, I have something to tell you. Don't sleep in the first half of the night. Take a good look at our luggage. I'll wake up my second brother to take over for you in the second half of the night."

Yao Shu made arrangements.