Capítulo 87: Not Willing to Accept!
Although he didn't know what was going on, the driver had become accustomed to his employer shouting to stop from time to time in the past two days, and he subconsciously stopped the carriage.
Following his employer's line of sight, he spotted a dilapidated temple in the distance, and there seemed to be quite a few people there, as if they understood why their employer had stopped.
Although the employer did not say it explicitly, the driver could vaguely guess who he was looking for based on his behavior over the past two days.
"Go over there," Su Qiaoxiu pointed in the direction of the ruined temple.
The people who rescued the Prince of Yunzhou in the dream were the victims fleeing famine. Seeing these people, hope rekindled in Su Qiaoxiu's eyes. Although it was some distance away from the dilapidated temple, Su Qiaoxiu could still vaguely see that they were all people in tattered clothes.
If her guess was correct, these people in the distance should be refugees who had fled from famine. Otherwise, how could it be explained that so many people appeared in this remote place where there was no village or land nearby.
"Okay." whatever the employer says is what we do. The driver pulled the reins and controlled the horse to run towards the ruined temple.
As it got closer, the carriage slowed down and stopped in a slightly hidden place a few hundred meters away from the ruined temple. No matter how Su Qiaoxiu tried to get it closer, it would not move. From this distance, you can clearly see the situation inside the ruined temple.
They were indeed disaster victims. Since they were definitely disaster victims, the driver dared not get close to them. He had heard many rumors about the victims. Ever since the disaster in Linzhou could no longer be controlled, the people from various cities in Linzhou fled and scattered in order to survive, and Yunzhou where he was was naturally no exception.
He heard that so many people died of starvation and disease along the way that there were corpses everywhere. There were endless fights among the victims for a bite to eat, and selling children, daughters, and wives was not uncommon. He even heard that in order to survive, cannibalism was not uncommon, and the victims would do anything to survive.
There were only two of them driving the carriage, which clearly told others to come and rob them. But the most frightening thing was that they did not just rob. He drove the carriage to make money, and he didn't want to lose his life here as he had elderly parents and young children to take care of, so he would definitely not drive the carriage forward, let alone go with his employer.
"Let's go! Coachman, what's wrong?" Su Qiaoxiu continued to urge.
"Do you know who those are?" The driver turned his head and looked at Su Qiaoxiu.
"They should be disaster victims," Su Qiaoxiu said, looking at the dilapidated temple, "Is there any problem?" Su Qiaoxiu looked at the driver in confusion.
"Do you really not know or are you pretending not to know? You dare to go there even though you know they are disaster victims? I advise you not to go there. The hungry disaster victims can do anything, and some will even eat people." The driver did not think he was exaggerating and said it seriously.
The two words "eat people" were like a bucket of cold water poured down on her, causing Su Qiaoxiu's excitement to slow down.
Perhaps it was just a dream, and the sense of immersion was not that strong, so Su Qiaoxiu did not take the horror of the victims to heart at all. She only thought about the purpose of this trip. The driver's words instantly dampened her enthusiasm. Yes, these are all disaster victims. Su Qiaoxiu felt a little uneasy when she thought of this.
If she really met hungry disaster victims, she would be eaten like a dish, right? Su Qiaoxiu shuddered in her heart and quickly dismissed the scene in her mind.
...But that shouldn't be the case. The prince in the dream was saved by a female disaster victim. How could he survive if he encountered a starving disaster victim? The more Su Qiaoxiu thought about it, the more unwilling she felt. If the prince was really rescued by someone in this group of people and missed it, she would be sick to death.
So Su Qiaoxiu observed the people in the dilapidated temple. Although their clothes were worn out, she could still vaguely see that the expressions on their faces were not as numb and confused as she had heard. Some of them even had smiles on their faces. Most importantly, there were children among these people. Perhaps these disaster victims were not as scary as she thought, Su Qiaoxiu comforted herself and held on to hope.
She gritted her teeth and decided to go and take a look, otherwise she would not be able to calm down and would not be willing to give up. Since the driver didn't want to go, she would go by herself.
Then he said to the driver, "I do have something important to do. Since you don't want to go, just wait for me here. I will be back soon."
Seeing that his employer would not listen to his advice, the driver stopped talking and nodded. He had to wait. After all, he had only paid 50% of the fare. Unless it was a matter of life and death, he would not let himself go for nothing.
Seeing this, Su Qiaoxiu turned and walked towards the dilapidated temple.
The people from Lijia Village in the dilapidated temple saw a young man walking towards them from afar, but they didn't pay much attention. This is not a private territory so it's normal for people to pass by. Everyone continued to do their own thing and was not affected at all.
Everyone is sorting out the wild vegetables collected in the past two days. Except for those that are enough to eat for a few days, the rest are blanched and spread out in the sun. The sun is strong and the moisture will be almost gone in a few hours. If they are dried again on the way, they can be stored for a long time. The harvest in the past two days was good, and everyone was in a good mood. Most people looked relaxed.
This was the scene Su Qiaoxiu saw when she walked in. Especially when she saw the wild vegetables drying in the sun, she finally breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. The fact that they were still drying meant that this group of people had some surplus food.
But she still approached carefully, searching the crowd with her eyes. Almost everyone was in the same condition, and it was obvious at a glance that they were wearing shabby clothes. The person in his dream was not among them.
What kind of person is the prince? He is handsome and unparalleled. If he were here, he would definitely be an impossible to ignore existence. Since the prince had been rescued, he should be at his weakest at this time. So how could he possibly stay outside with these disaster victims?
She immediately turned her attention to the ruined temple. Could it be inside? Su Qiaoxiu walked towards the dilapidated temple without hesitation and arrived at the entrance of the temple very smoothly. When she saw the deserted temple, she finally understood why no one stopped her, and a feeling of disappointment flashed through her heart.
Nothing? Was it destined that the half month she had spent wasted her time? Or was it that the things in her dream were just a dream and not real? Su Qiaoxiu didn't believe it and continued searching around without giving up. Then she turned her attention to the few carts, especially the two with carriages.
But before she could get close, a huge black dog more than half a person's height suddenly jumped out from the side. She was frightened so much that her face turned pale and she almost fell to the ground, her soul leaving her body.
At this moment, the big black dog was looking at her fiercely, making threatening sounds of "woohoo".
It seemed that if she took another step forward, its sharp teeth would bite her hard.
Su Qiaoxiu was afraid of dogs, especially a dog this big and looking so ferocious. Even though she wanted to walk into the carriage to take a look, fear made her step back.
DaYa and ErYa, who were playing with two girls from the Li family, heard the noise and quickly ran to DaHei. They saw a stranger not far away. So that's what was going on. No wonder DaHei was so fierce.
Everyone in Lijia Village knew that if Gulan was not there, they would not approach the carriage, because DaHei would glare at them fiercely, and if they did not listen, a claw would be the least of their worries.
The two little girls just watched quietly without saying anything. Their master had told them not to talk to strangers casually.
Su Qiaoxiu also saw two maids beside the carriage. She thought about the fact that the dream seemed to only mention that the person who saved the prince had a son, so it seemed that this was not the case.
She didn't dare to look at the ferocious black dog for too long. Since it wasn't hers, she didn't dare to stay any longer and quickly moved away from the area.
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