Surviving the famine: I made my fortune by helping others

However, Baizai is indeed a problem.

It's inevitable that some people would have bad intentions towards a dog with such white fur, given its useless ability of being easily knocked unconscious by someone.

Ye Chuyi sighed silently and patted the silly horse that was shaking its neck. Why are the animals that others encounter when traveling through time so smart?

[Host, don't underestimate the system. I can really take care of the horses!]

The white cub unhappily patted the host's face with his paw, thinking that the bad host must be saying something bad about him.

"Don't make trouble." Ye Chuyi patted Baizi's head soothingly, "Let's go out of the forest first to see the situation. The city gate must be closed now. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

"Yes." Zhao Wenzhu led the horse again.

In the silent night, the only sound was the clatter of horses. Through the sparse woods, faint spots of fire could be seen, scattered together in the distance.

According to the average person's walking speed, the group of people from Xiahe Village should also be near Shanglin County, but I don't know whether they took a small road or an official road.

"Master, there are people ahead." Zhao Wenzhu gently pulled the horse back, "I'll go check ahead first."

"I'll go down first." Ye Chuyi held the tree next to him with one hand, hugged the horse's neck with the other, and slowly raised his left leg.

The horse twisted uncomfortably.

Ye Chuyi did not dare to delay and jumped off the horse in one go. He felt his legs go weak and he almost fell face first to the ground.

"hiss."

After sitting on the horse's back for a long time, the inner thighs feel very sore. It’s better to have your feet on the ground.

"Who's there? Come out, I'm not afraid of you!"

Before Ye Chuyi could say a few words of emotion, he was frightened by a sound coming from afar.

The distance was quite far, and I could only vaguely see a few figures, but I couldn't tell whether they were men or women.

As the voice faded, more people slowly stood up in the distance.

Ye Chuyi glanced at the sky and estimated that it was already past eleven o'clock. The ancients were accustomed to working at sunrise and resting at sunset. The one who could remain so alert at this moment must be a capable person.

She pointed in the direction of those people, and Zhao Wenzhu understood immediately, "I'm sorry, brother, we just got up for a night out. We didn't mean to disturb your rest. That's all."

"Hurry up!" The person on the other end obviously didn't believe it, and his tone became even heavier.

Ye Chuyi nodded to Zhao Wenzhu, then stood behind the tree holding Baizai.

They were still inside the woods, in a shadowy area with no light coming from the trees. There was also a bush in front of them, so they couldn't see clearly what was going on from outside.

It didn't cause much noise, so we should be able to get away with it.

"Brother, I'm coming right over." Zhao Wenzhu shouted while pretending to be in a hurry to pull up his pants.

They seemed to be talking about something, but the distance was quite far and Ye Chuyi could not hear anything. He only saw someone holding a torch and walking into the woods.

Perhaps because they were afraid of a trap, those people did not go far. After a while, the sound of people packing up their things was heard, and the fire, which was not very big to begin with, became farther away.

Ye Chuyi curled his lips and rubbed the white cub's fur from time to time while holding it.

After waiting for another ten minutes, Ye Chuyi finally heard Zhao Wenzhu's voice.

"what happened?"

"My Lord, this is a village of people fleeing famine. I didn't look closely, but there are about 40 or 50 people, most of them are upright and strong men, with only about ten women and children, and not many elderly people. They said that bandits attacked the village, so only these few people escaped. I didn't find out if there were more people."

Zhao Wenzhu reported respectfully, with a flash of hatred in his eyes.

Ye Chuyi frowned, "Why didn't you go into the county town? Isn't it safer in the county town?"

"Shanglin County has sent people to guard the city gates early on. Only those who pay an entrance fee can enter, one or two taels of silver per person."

Zhao Wenzhu gritted his teeth and said, "The county magistrate of Shanglin County is not a good person."

"One or two taels of silver!" Ye Chu instinctively touched the torn purse in his arms.

There were only five and a half taels of silver, plus three hundred and twenty-four copper coins.

This little bit was snatched from the bandits, and she herself was a poor woman without a penny.

Now, it would take half of her wealth to enter a county town.

No, no, we have to save as much as possible. We have to change the plan. "You stay and look after the horses tomorrow. I'll go into town to buy some things."

"Yes." Zhao Wenzhu had no objection.

“Let’s just rest for now.” Ye Chuyi waved his hand and did not go out. Instead, he hugged the warm system and sat down against a tree.

Zhao Wenzhu didn't go over to her, but led the horse to a place some distance away from her.

Knowing the limits is good.

It was Ye Chuyi’s first time to spend the night in the wild, and he did not sleep well. He fell asleep and woke up again in a daze, and soon the sky turned pale.

The aroma of rice slowly filled the air. Although the food was not very good, Ye Chuyi was very greedy.

I don’t know if it’s because the soul and body have finally merged, but all kinds of normal and abnormal physiological needs have come flooding up all at once.

The most serious problem is a growling stomach.

Ye Chuyi rubbed his stomach awkwardly and silently took out the dry food biscuits that he had looked down upon yesterday.

Zhao Wenzhu took his portion and ate it all in no time.

"Master, the city gates should be open in a while, why don't you go and queue up first?"

Although the entrance fee is expensive, everyone knows that the city is safer. There must be a lot of people who want to enter the city. If he lines up early, the master won't have to compete with those people.

"No need." Ye Chuyi shook her head. They still had things to see, and queuing for them was not a good idea. It was not like she couldn't take the photos herself.

"Take care of the things. I'm leaving now."

After chewing the last bite of biscuit, she patted her dirty clothes in disgust and walked towards the city gate with a heroic and confident look.

Zhao Wenzhu looked at her back, his heart full of admiration. His master was indeed different from ordinary people. With such momentum and ability, she would definitely be able to help him get revenge.

The closer we got to the city gate, the more disaster victims and refugees there were. There were only a few people who looked like a team making fire and cooking, and there were a lot of people around who were watching eagerly.

More people were gnawing on tree bark and chewing grass roots, and when they saw people passing by, they would vigilantly hold the things in their hands tightly.

Although the disaster had not happened for long, many people's eyes had already lost their luster. They looked at the people around them numbly, and their frail figures seemed like they would disappear with a breeze.

Ye Chuyi carefully walked around them, feeling unhappy.

She lived in a peaceful era and had never seen such a scene even in the poorer countryside.

"Girl, are you going into the city?"

Ye Chuyi was bumped and looked at the thin old lady approaching with caution, "Auntie, is there anything wrong with you?"

The old lady looked around with a smile, and seeing that no one was paying attention, she moved closer to Ye Chuyi and reached out to pull her.

Ye Chuyi avoided her without leaving a trace, always feeling that the old lady had bad intentions.

"Girl, why are you so distant with your aunt?" The old lady was stunned for a moment, then patted her hands familiarly and made some noise deliberately.

Ye Chuyi wasn't sure what she wanted to do and just wanted to leave quickly, but someone grabbed her arm with great force and she fell directly into the old lady's arms due to inertia.

“Let go!” Ye Chuyi couldn’t break free and his face turned cold.

"Oh my God, there is no justice in this world. It is really unbearable to live in this world!"