It was probably because of long-term hunger and hunger, or because of eating some random things, such as wild vegetable roots, tree bark and leaves, which damaged the stomach.
"Keep an eye on the outside for me."
Su Qiao was not someone who had never experienced hard times. Just think about it, hadn't she spent a full ten years in a cave deep in the mountains and forests
He lay down on the bed which was so simple that it couldn't even be called a bed, and closed his eyes.
444 diligently paid attention to his surroundings to prevent anyone from disturbing him suddenly.
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This is a very chaotic plane, with more than a dozen countries, large and small.
Moreover, most countries are in chaos, either civil unrest or foreign war.
She is currently in a country called Zhao.
The ruler of Zhao was cruel in punishments, extravagant and licentious, addicted to wine and sex, listened to slanderous words, and imposed heavy punishments and high taxes.
He ignored natural disasters, created various pretexts, imposed heavy taxes and levies, and reduced corvee work. When the censors tried to remonstrate with him, they were repeatedly beheaded.
Li Bingyi's father died because of this, and his whole family was implicated. The men were exiled thousands of miles away, and the women became official prostitutes.
His mother, aunt, and sister all committed suicide because they could not bear the humiliation. The man also died one after another after suffering hardships on the way to exile.
Only Li Bingyi escaped.
Due to natural disasters such as drought, the fields have no harvest, but people still have to pay taxes, and the taxes are 20% higher than in previous years.
There were complaints everywhere, people were living in poverty, the common people were in great distress, robbery, kidnapping and banditry were rampant everywhere.
This further aggravated the difficulty of people's survival.
In order to survive, riots broke out one after another in many places, and the people rose up to fight against the imperial court.
The imperial court also sent troops to suppress the rebellion, but there were too many rebel groups, dozens of them large and small, and they were scattered all over the place, making it simply impossible to reach them.
In addition, the territory of Zhao State was vast, and there were no garrisons below the county level. If low-level officials wanted to mobilize the army, they had to report to the higher authorities all the way to the capital.
In ancient times, transportation was not well developed, so this would inevitably take a lot of time.
As a result, the rebels were like weeds that "cannot be burned by wildfire but will grow again with the spring breeze" and could not be suppressed at all.
After Li Bingyi escaped from the disaster, he quickly incited some people who were fleeing famine on the road, telling them that even if they ran to other prosperous cities, they could not enter the city. In this way, he formed a team.
Su Qiao, whose father had just passed away, and her cousin Su Weixue, who had lost her relatives, were in this group fleeing famine.
Su Qiao's father was a hunter. Her mother died of complications during childbirth. Afterwards, the father and daughter lived together in a wooden house at the foot of the mountain.
Although Su Qiao's father loved his daughter very much, he was a man after all. He was not as careful as a woman in many aspects and was not very good at teaching his daughter. He almost raised her as a son.
Therefore, in the eyes of the people in the village, Su Qiao behaved rudely, did not know etiquette, spoke loudly, ate a lot, always dressed strangely, and did not have the gracefulness of a girl.
In short, to put it in one sentence, she is a typical tomboy.
Although people in the countryside are not very particular, they still don't like to marry a daughter-in-law like this.
Her cousin is just the opposite.
Although there are many brothers and sisters in the family and the conditions are not very good, Su Weixue is not only slender and beautiful, but also speaks softly. She is also good at handicrafts and needlework, capable of housework, and treats people just right, which makes people feel comfortable.
When she was fourteen or fifteen years old, matchmakers almost broke down the doorstep of her house.
On the contrary, no one was interested in Su Qiao, who was the same age, even though she looked better than her cousin.