Jiang Pengji had stored a thousand dans of grain in the "granary." Xu Ke's thirty men couldn't transport it all at once.
He took a portion of the grain, which took up half of the cart's space. He put the other half of the herbs and the items that Jiang Pengji had specifically asked for. Xu Ke poked at the big bags of weird stuff. Even with his knowledge, he couldn't tell what they were made of.
However, based on what he felt just now, those big bags should be filled with a powdery substance.
"It looks like lime," a servant whispered. "But I've never seen this kind of bag before."
Of course, the servant had never seen this kind of bag because it was an industrial paper bag. Jiang Pengji considered that cremation would be stopped, so she could only bury the corpses. Since that was the case, she had to be prepared to prevent soil pollution. She even had to think about where to bury the corpses.
She flipped through the simple store. There were very few things that could be used to disinfect the corpses. She had no choice but to exchange for a few bags of lime.
As far as she knew, lime already existed in this era. Households would occasionally use it to prevent moisture and mosquitoes. They would also sprinkle a layer of lime at the bottom of graves when building graves … The only thing that was out of place was the industrial paper bag that contained lime.
But that was easy to solve. Anyway, the Liu's already had mature papermaking technology.
In the papermaking industry, the Liu's had the authority. She had the final say.
More importantly, Xu Ke wouldn't be bothered by this kind of thing.
Lime?
Xu Ke frowned, but he didn't suspect anything.
For safety's sake, they pushed the cart back the way they came. The damage caused by the earthquake had just begun. The court hadn't taken any action to save the people. The survival of the survivors was worrying. Under such circumstances, it wasn't strange for them to turn into mobs, kill, and loot.
However, they wanted to hide, but their luck was too bad. There were flames flickering in the distance. It was very scary in the dark.
"Will-O '-the-wisp … Those are ghost shadows …"
"Ghost shadows?"
At first glance, many people thought that the flames and shadows were ghosts. They immediately screamed, and panic spread among the crowd.
Xu Ke's face darkened. He scolded in a low voice, "All of you, shut up! Look carefully. They're all humans, not ghosts! "
His solemn voice carried an oppressive pressure. The servants were so scared that they didn't even dare to breathe.
Xu Ke's voice softened a little, and he repeated, "Zi does not speak of strange powers and gods. Don't be afraid, they are all human."
Everyone was too nervous. Their Adam's apple bobbed and they couldn't stop swallowing their saliva.
Tonight's temperature was already hot. Now that he was nervous, his forehead was covered in sweat and his palms were wet.
Xu Ke lowered his voice calmly and said, "Don't make a sound. Everyone, squat down and hide …"
The fire in the distance was approaching them, and the originally bean-sized fire was slowly expanding.
Looking at the direction in which these people were heading, it seemed that they were also preparing to enter the city.
The city walls of Shangjing looked lofty and thick, but after hundreds of years of wind and rain, the inside was far more fragile than it looked. When the earth dragon turned over, the city wall collapsed and was damaged a lot. The soldiers guarding the gate also disappeared. The lofty and huge city gate was broken into a few pieces and looked like it was about to collapse.
In order to survive, some of the lucky survivors packed up their belongings and sneaked out of the city through the city gate.
At this time, the commoners were running for their lives, so why would they enter the city?
Xu Ke frowned deeply, wondering if this group of people was a relief team sent by the imperial court.
If that was the case, the people of Shangjing would have hope.
After half an hour, Xu Ke dispelled the speculation in his mind.
There were many people in that group of "ghost shadows". The night was too dark, so Xu Ke couldn't determine the specific number.
Listening carefully, their footsteps were heavy and steady. No one talked among the team, only the sound of footsteps and the rolling of the cart wheels could be heard.
Xu Ke had already asked people to push more than ten carts to a dark place, and they carefully hid in a place with their backs to the light. Now that the moon was dim, under normal circumstances, they would not be discovered. However, his strong psychological quality did not mean that his teammates also had hearts forged from steel.
Although that was what people said, humans were naturally afraid of the unknown.
When they encountered a phenomenon that they could not explain, they often liked to push these phenomena onto ghosts and gods.
The group of people walked through a small path not far away, and the distance between the two sides was very close. Seeing this, Xu Ke's expression became extremely serious. Everyone was even more nervous. One of the servants was even trembling. His stomach loosened, and a warm, pungent smell came out.
Xu Ke glanced at him, but did not say anything. Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. His stupid teammate still dropped the ball for him.
Just as the strange team was about to walk halfway, the servant at the back of the team suddenly jumped up with a ferocious expression. He let out a painful cry for help, and his right arm kept waving. Vaguely, a long thing could be seen swinging in the air. Looking closely, it was actually a snake.
"Snake — there's a snake —"
This person's cry startled the others, and the procession instantly became chaotic. Many servants who were hiding on the ground also jumped up in fright, and quickly moved away from the person who was bitten by the snake. At this time, the unknown procession was also alerted.
"Who's there —"
Xu Ke's heart sank, and he secretly gritted his teeth. What kind of lousy luck was this!
The scene that he most didn't want to see happened. The unknown team surrounded them with guns.
Burning tongues of fire licked continuously, and from time to time, there was an explosive sound. Xu Ke's neck was pressed against the enemy's sharp blade, and his life was no longer in his hands.
He secretly took a deep breath, and suppressed those distracting thoughts. His back was perfectly straight, and his blood-stained black date Confucian robe made him look proud and unyielding.
"These people are suspicious, arrest all of them —"
No one knew who said this, but the group of people with guns moved forward to arrest them.
"Wait!" The two sides confronted each other. Xu Ke was not afraid of the threat, and raised his hand to stop them. With a calm expression, he said, "The earth dragon turned over, and caused Shangjing to be in a state of devastation. Not even one out of ten people survived. I was ordered by fate to deliver food and medicine, and this concerns the lives of many people. It cannot be delayed for even a moment, and I hope that everyone can make an exception. Previously, I saw your whereabouts, and to prevent misunderstandings, I avoided you. If you are still not willing to believe me, I am willing to go with you. However, there are many snakes in the forest, and one of the workers transporting the food was accidentally bitten by a snake. I wonder if you can save him? "
This group of people also looked at each other, not knowing how to deal with them.
They were already tired from the journey at night, and in a moment of relaxation, they did not notice that there was a group of people "ambushing" at such a close distance.
If these people had evil intentions, they would definitely be caught off guard.
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