Since we can't fight here, let's retreat first. Although the other side has more people, it is not difficult for a few people to leave.
The group fought while retreating, and soon arrived at the place where they were going to unload the food. There were also two groups of people confronting each other in this place. One group was the people brought by Qian Jiujiu and others, and they were guarding the food.
Another group of people, the dog official Zheng Yiju's people, were planning to unload the food with a lot of people. Someone saw Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao coming and immediately came to greet them.
"Boss, we resisted because they wanted to forcibly unload the food without your order."
Sure enough, those people did not move, they were just confronting each other, because some of them had been beaten and were lying on the ground, unable to fight back.
Now was not the time to talk, Mu Yexiao looked at everyone and said, "Bring food with you, we will break out and head to the city outside the city."
If they left Shanzhou City without any results, wouldn't it be a wasted trip? Besides, they didn't know what the situation was like in the counties and towns under Shanzhou City, so how could they be willing to leave
Under the leadership of Mu Yexiao, the group left quickly. Those escorts were also escorts for many years, and when they saw them running away, they immediately realized that these people were not ordinary.
When they retreated, they were well-trained, and they were able to move briskly even with so much food. They must be masters. I don't know which escort agency they were from.
When they retreated, these people would also send some people to help the people from the escort agency behind them retreat. The leader of the guards, Kong Yi, stepped forward to ask.
"Master, where should we retreat to now? I'm afraid Zheng Yiju will quit smoking at the city gate and won't let us leave the city."
Mu Yexiao also frowned. He had lived a peaceful life for so many years, but suddenly having to fight with others made him feel excited again like he was in the war.
"There are four gates in Shanzhou City, namely the east, south, west and north. Send Kong Er and Kong San to each gate to see which gate is easier to break through. We will go to that gate."
Qian Jiujiu suddenly spoke up: "I don't think we need to leave in such a hurry. We can stay in the city. Shanzhou City is so big, it's easy for us to find a hiding place with so few people."
Mu Yexiao thought about it and realized that at this time, Zheng Yi Ju would definitely order everyone to guard the city gate. It would not be easy for such a large group of people to leave the city.
At this time, Beibei came over with a man: "Dad, Mom, Liuzi said he can take us out of the city."
Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao looked at each other. They didn't expect that Beibei actually brought Liuzi with him. Liuzi stepped forward to greet the two.
"My master is worried about you. I left here through a tunnel before. We can also leave through that tunnel now."
The elder brother who had taken him out before was not a poor commoner, but a businessman. He was also a famous grain merchant in Shanzhou City. After the disaster, he did not want to be in cahoots with Zheng Yiju, and his family was destroyed.
A famous grain merchant, his family was rich and his home was also a mansion. Liuzi led the way and the group soon arrived in front of the mansion.
This was all thanks to Zheng Yi Ju's usual behavior, they actually reached the grain merchant's courtyard smoothly without meeting anyone along the way.
Mu Yexiao ordered Kong Yi to find out the whereabouts of the group, and Kong Yi turned and left. Qian Jiujiu and others then began to check the house.
It was obvious that the house had fallen into ruin. It looked as if it had been through a war and robbed by bandits. Qian Jiujiu asked people to clean up the most remote place in the yard and temporarily live there.
Moreover, no sound could be made during the entire process. The people from the escort agency had no choice but to obey even if they wanted to leave.
However, in order to ensure safety, Qian Jiujiu still sent a guard with the character "Kong" to watch them, just in case.
There was no one in the huge courtyard. Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao walked around the courtyard and, under the guidance of Liuzi, came to the bedroom where the patient was hospitalized.
"My lord, my lady, the tunnel is inside this room. You can see it if you turn up the bed."
Everything in this yard had been taken away. Even the bed was only left with a bed board, probably because it could not be taken away.
Liuzi turned on the switch, and the bed board rose up, revealing a hole: "This tunnel can lead directly to the woods outside the city."
Although they had a way to retreat, Qian Jiujiu and others did not plan to leave the city right away. He also wanted to send people to find out how many people were left in the city and whether all of them were helping the tyrant.
On the other side, Zheng Yi Ju indeed sent people to increase patrols at several city gates to prevent Qian Jiujiu and his group from leaving the city.
Soon, the people below came to report: "Sir, the people we sent to chase have lost the trace of the group."
Zheng Yiju slammed his hand on the table and said, "What did you say? Missing? There are so many people. Even if they were all hidden, it's impossible to lose track of them so quickly. Find them for me. Make sure you find them."
This is a member of the Gu family, and the Gu family has the ability to report directly to the emperor. If the news gets to the court, they will be really finished.
The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became. "Go, draw a portrait, and give it to a few places where people are. Have someone check it out carefully and make sure to find these people for me."
If it's hard to find two or three people, there are hundreds of people entering the city this time, and if he still can't find it, Zheng Yi Ju would be so angry that he would die.
The portrait was soon produced, and there were many places where food was distributed throughout the city, basically at the doorstep of each house.
Everyone who came to collect food today noticed that there was someone holding a portrait next to them: "Everyone who came to collect food, come and take a look. If anyone has seen the person in the portrait, please provide information. This way you can get more food."
When they heard that they could get more food, everyone found it interesting. They all looked at the people in the portraits and finally understood what was going on.
Everyone can tell they are outsiders at a glance. After all, they are well fed and healthy, and have bright looks on their faces.
So, for such people, you don't even need to look at their appearance, because you can tell at a glance. This is related to the issue of food rations, so everyone naturally pays more attention.
However, they would not go out looking for food just for a little bit of rations. After all, the effort spent on looking cannot be earned back by the little bit of rations obtained.
Their lives now are just a matter of eating and waiting to die. The government will distribute food every day to ensure that they do not starve to death, but they will not give more than that for fear that these people will rebel after eating their fill.
The guards sent out by Qian Jiujiu were still very smart. At least they knew the current situation. Even if he wanted to blend into the crowd to get food, it would be unrealistic.
The main reason is that Qian Jiujiu has taken such good care of the man. You can tell at a glance that he is big and strong, and doesn't look like a starving person at all.
He couldn't find out anything if he couldn't show up, and if he showed up rashly, he would be discovered. Kong Er could only turn around and go back to report the current situation.
Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu learned that the city had been under martial law and that the entire city was being mobilized to search for them. This sounded a little bad.
Beibei looked at the two of them and said, "How about we go out of the city for a while? After all, it is a little unsafe to stay in the city."
Qian Jiujiu looked at the guards and said, "We can't get information from those starving people, but there are still people who are not starving. Let's go to their homes and take a look."
Kong Yi immediately sent people to investigate at those people's homes. Of course, this time they were sent out late at night. With the skills of these guards, it should not be a problem to sneak into their homes.
The night passed peacefully. Those who had gone out to get information returned, and one by one they came to Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao to reply to the messages.
After summarizing the information we have received so far, it is that Zheng Yiju drew their portraits and issued a wanted notice to let everyone in the city pay attention to their whereabouts. He also organized manpower to conduct a large-scale search in the city, even these uninhabited houses would be searched.
Therefore, this hiding place is not safe either, and we still need to evacuate as soon as possible. Last night, all the guards of the Kong generation rushed out, and there are only about 80 wealthy families left in the entire Shanzhou City, and they have all been visited.
The people inside were still alive and living relatively well. Whether they were sincere or not, they donated more than half of their food to ensure safety. Most families were already thinking about how to escape from Shanzhou City.
The government also sent people. Apart from other things, the thirty-six concubines were real, and there were also many maids. It was also found out that now everyone in the city hopes to send their children to the government or wealthy families.
Human life is the least valuable nowadays. One kilogram of rice is the price of one life. When Qian Jiujiu heard this, he was so angry that human life was really worthless.
If we hide here, we will be discovered sooner or later. Qian Jiujiu records which families are enjoying themselves and which families want to leave, and then begins to prepare for retreat.
Fortunately, the tunnel left by this family is large enough that even a wheelbarrow can pass through, but the carriage brought by the escort agency cannot pass through. If the carriage has to be left behind, the food will probably have to be left behind as well.
Mu Yexiao arranged for the people from the escort agency to retreat with the food first. Each person carried a bag of food on their backs and could take as much as they could. All this was done silently.
By the time everyone left, it was already afternoon. Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao were the only ones left in the yard. The two looked at each other, put the remaining carriages and food into the space, and followed them into the tunnel.
After going out, it was the grove that Liuzi had been to before. Liuzi looked at Qian Jiujiu and others and said, "Sir, Madam, we can go back along this direction. Do we want to go back now?"
How can we go back now when we haven't done what we came here yet? Qian Jiujiu looked at Mu Yexiao. Actually, it's not a bad idea to go back and bring the army with him.