Dressed as an old woman, I carry the system and my son to escape the famine

Chapter 111 The Place of Exile

There were many guests sitting in the lobby, and the tea table next to Yao Shu was full of guests. She was in a much better mood. It seemed that she had chosen the right place and found a lively place.

When there are more people, there will naturally be more news.

When the time came, the storyteller also opened his voice, and everyone listened with interest. Even Shen Nanshan stopped. It was a rare pastime these days, so he was fascinated by it.

Yao Shu didn't care about the story told by the storyteller. She kept her ears open and paid attention to the conversations of the people around her. As a result, she actually got some useful information.

I saw a few young people wearing Confucian uniforms talking loudly next door.

"Your Excellency also has good intentions, but it's a pity that there are tens of thousands of refugees outside the city. Where can Yuan'an County accommodate them?"

"I'm afraid that the county government's warehouse is almost empty. In recent days, your Excellency has been borrowing food from wealthy households in the city."

"Now those wealthy households only want to escape, so how can they lend food? They all feel that Yuan'an County cannot stop the rebels."

"Their worries are not unreasonable. The situation in the city... Well, doesn't the entire court have soldiers and horses that can subdue the rebels..."

Yao Shu listened with rapt attention and just hoped that they could say more. She had been fleeing with everyone in Dahe Village and had no understanding of the current situation in the court.

Now that she got useful information, she was naturally eager to know more.

But I didn't expect that someone else would cause trouble.

"Old woman, why do you think the scholar named Chu is so stupid? He can't even tell the difference between humans and ghosts..."

Shen Nanshan was fascinated by the story told by the scholar, so he excitedly pulled Yao Shu to discuss the plot of the story. He originally thought that the couple would have a good time talking about it, but unexpectedly he saw Yao Shu's cold face.

Facing his old lady's gloomy gaze, he couldn't help but feel a little flustered, and quickly sat back down, not daring to say anything more.

Being interrupted like this, Yao Shu was afraid that she had missed something. After seeing Shen Nanshan's honesty, she once again concentrated on listening to the news from the next table.

"It would be great if General Ling is here. If he is here, these rebels will definitely be put down."

"Don't think about it. General Ling is stationed in the northwest. If he wants to let the Xiongnu go, he will never leave easily. Killing a chicken with a wilted chicken with a bull's-eye knife..."

As the storyteller's story reached its climax, the teahouse became too lively. Yao Shu's ears were filled with the guests' discussions, and she could no longer hear the voices at the next table.

This made her feel a little pity, but fortunately, she didn't gain anything.

"General Ling."

Yao Shu muttered something in a low voice, and she remembered this person's name in her heart. Since General Ling could not come to quell the chaos, could she seek refuge under his rule?

If the mountain doesn't come, I'll go to the mountain.

Since the people respected General Ling so much, he must be a man of real ability. The soldiers and horses in the important frontier areas must be excellent and cannot be competed by the rebels. If you think about it, the western frontier turned out to be a relatively stable place.

After Yao Shu had this idea in her mind, she couldn't stop it. This was the only reliable place she could think of.

She just didn't know if General Ling was really invincible as the rumors said, so she had to find out more.

After having a direction, it would be much easier to do anything else. Yao Shu and Shen Nanshan left the teahouse satisfied. One got the news he wanted, the other got entertainment, but not both were very satisfied.

When they came out of the teahouse, it was still dark, but Yao Shu found out a lot about General Ling and Northwest.

But the news she received made her feel mixed.

General Ling was very capable in the industry, so he was not an incompetent person. They should be able to find some temporary stability by going to the northwest, but the territory in the northwest was even worse than she wanted.

Zhangzhou in the west is not only a border land, but also a desert and a place of exile. Very few people take the initiative to run to Zhangzhou.

Yao Shu couldn't help but worry a little. If she led everyone to Zhangzhou, would she really be able to live a peaceful life? If she still lived a precarious life, it would be in vain.

This trip to the northwest requires a lot of effort due to the high mountains and long rivers.

She couldn't make up her mind on this matter alone, she had to go to the village chief to discuss it.

When Yao Shu went to find the village chief, she had just walked halfway when she met the village chief.

"Sister-in-law, I was just looking for you."

"What's the matter?"

Yao Shu was a little confused. They had been living peacefully outside the city recently, and they didn't see any problems. What did the nice village chief want to do with her?

It's no wonder she thinks so. It's not a good idea for the village chief to come to her every time. He almost always expects her to make up his mind.

In front of Yao Shu, the village chief didn't know how to speak. He also knew that his idea was not appropriate, but there was no better way at the moment. Let's take it one step at a time.

"I'm thinking, how about we stay in Yuan'an County first and find a place to rest for a while. If we really see something wrong, we can just run away. Maybe we won't be in danger?"

"I have other ideas."

Yao Shu did not respond to the village chief's proposal. In her opinion, it was just a temporary measure. As long as there was a better place in front of her, the village chief would naturally know how to choose.

Upon hearing what she said, the village chief immediately became excited.

"what idea?"

"What do you think of Northwest Zhangzhou?"

As soon as Yao Shu finished speaking, the village chief objected with great resistance.

"No, it's not a place for people to go. Sister-in-law, you may not have heard that Zhangzhou is a place where people are punished. Only sinners go there. We can't make it happen for ourselves."

"Not all prisoners are in Zhangzhou, there are still people who can live a good life."

Yao Shu did not expect that the village chief's reaction was so intense. If even the village chief opposed it, she would never be able to convince the others in Dahe Village.

The two of them were in a stalemate, and no one could convince the other at the moment. Of course, even if the village chief was not happy, his attitude was very tactful. In his opinion, Yao Shu definitely had her reasons for doing this, but it was just not appropriate. That's all them.

He advised patiently.

"Sister-in-law, let's think of other ways. No one in Zhangzhou is willing to go there."

"Ah."

Yao Shu responded noncommittally, her inner thoughts not dispelled by the village chief's words at all. She was a person with firm thoughts.

But is Zhangzhou really that scary? She was going to ask.

"Old man, do you know Zhangzhou?"

"I know. In the past, a high-ranking official in our place either committed a crime or went to Zhangzhou. The high-ranking official's family cried for father and mother, as if they had no hope of survival."

Shen Nanshan didn't know much.