The dozen or so officials who came to the county town to buy food were exhausted and ended up buying nothing.
The county government also provided them with food supplies for only one day.
The team marched under the scorching sun for three days, and none of the officials had anything to eat, let alone the prisoners.
In three days, the officials didn't even have dry buns.
It has only been six days since the locust plague, and all the wild vegetables in the fields have been picked by the local people!
There were dry, cracked rivers and pools everywhere, and not even a drop of water was found along the way.
Only then did the officials realize that hunger was not the most terrifying thing.
Lack of water was the most serious problem. Their throats were so dry that they didn't even dare to shout that day.
The prisoners worked even harder, unable to even cry out.
Jin Niang also stopped making noises! She was really out of energy.
Chu Lixuan did not give her food or water for three days. He lay motionless in the car during the day.
At night, I stayed in the space, eating and drinking, and digging fields as hard as I could.
No one was pampering her, and Jin Niang was so dry that she couldn't cry. She was as listless as an eggplant beaten by frost, and the ground was so hot that she couldn't even sit down.
Jinniang was leaning on Chu Nu, and Chu Lixiang was half-supporting and half-carrying her all the way.
The masters of the Jin Yiwei lie on the trees and sleep during the day. When it is getting dark, they catch up with the team and wait for the team to set up.
As usual, they went into the mountains to hunt, and by luck, they discovered a water source. There was half a pool of mountain spring water in the mountains.
Zhao Yu sent one of his men to the foot of the mountain and called the official to take the lead in fetching water.
The officials were extremely happy. They finally had water to drink. If this continued, not to mention the prisoners, even their lives would be in danger!
The leader of the official mission was going to take several team captains to fetch water, but he had to drink enough first.
He asked the temporary workers and officers to stay and watch the team. His mouth was really dry.
A squad leader took two sips of the water Jin Yiwei gave him, picked up the gongs and drums and shouted.
"Dong dong Qiang... Attention everyone, if you want to buy water, give us a bamboo tube, ten taels of silver for a bamboo tube of water..."
"Is there any justice? Three days ago, I bought a meal and a bamboo tube of water for only five taels of silver. "
The prisoner, who had not spoken for two days, said with a smoky voice.
"That's right, let's not let anyone live. Let's go, let's go find water by ourselves."
"Let's go and rush..."
"What are you doing? Is there any other way?"
"Is there any way? You guys killed us along the way. How much money is there, and now I am even more evil."
"We have to carry the water ourselves, why should we buy it from you if we don't have to pay for it?"
The situation was chaotic and out of control, and the official whipped him, but it didn't help.
The prisoners swarmed up, and some who didn't want to live desperately ran into the officials.
They really couldn't bear the torture these days.
Especially on this last day, I haven't tasted a sip of water or wild vegetables.
Even if the hungry prisoners rioted, they would have no power.
The officials did not beat anyone to death because they had no strength.
But the scene was chaotic, and a group of people with little strength were pushing and shoving.
The eldest princess's grandmother was also lackluster. The third aunt and her son, as well as the fifth aunt and her daughter, surrounded her in the middle.
Chu Nuo and Chu Lixiang supported Jinniang, next to her grandmother, and the women in the second room were also next to them.
Seeing that his grandmother and family were about to be squeezed in by prisoners and officials.
Jiang Xinyan slapped the roof of the car and shouted angrily: "Anyone who wants to eat, just stand still and don't move."