Traveling through time and space to become a lady of a noble family, but she only wants to escape

Chapter 183 Lynching

This incident dates back to three days ago. After the common people had recovered their breath, they finally realized that they should vent their anger on the barbarians in the city, so they went out to arrest people. General Qiao Yuanshan's order that the barbarians could only enter and not leave had not been revoked. Although the barbarians had been hiding at home and dared not go out since the war began, Wu County was a small place, so it was not much easier for the warriors to arrest people than to catch chickens. So they arrested more than a dozen peddlers in a whirlwind and locked them all in an abandoned dungeon. The government turned a blind eye to this and did not care at all.

There must be innocent barbarian civilians among these people. No matter if they cry or reason, the scene will be ugly and troublesome... Bai Zhi didn't intend to get involved in the excitement at the end. She was about to leave when an old lady who was watching nearby waved at her: "Bai girl, where are you going?"

"Oh, Aunt Jiang." Bai Zhi showed her the big food box in her arms, "I was just about to bring food to Bai Ying and Chu Qi."

"Why, we worked so hard to build the sick and injured hospital, but the government doesn't even provide us with food?"

"Yes, but we are at war now and the government can't provide us with good food and drinks. I will cook two good dishes for the two children to improve their diet."

"Bai Yaoyao and Qi'er have worked so hard..." Aunt Jiang said perfunctorily, then hurriedly pulled Bai Zhi closer and asked mysteriously, "Wasn't the first sick and injured workshop requisitioned by the White Tiger Army? I heard that the second one was used by the common people. Is that true?"

There is nothing to keep secret. Bai Zhi answered very frankly: "It is for the common people. If it is fast, it will be completed in half a month."

"Is it settled? I heard that the first sick and wounded hospital was because there were too many wounded soldiers in the army and the tents in the garrison were all crowded. We just happened to have a life-saving sick and wounded hospital here, so we put the soldiers who couldn't go to the battlefield for a while here to heal their wounds. If the war continues, won't the number of wounded people increase?"

"It's not just ours that has sickness and injury houses. There are also some in the surrounding counties."

"Oh, that would be great, that would be great...but because of the recent war, we can't get any medicine in, and there's only one person running the clinic, and the old lady is old, how many patients can she see in a day? There are so many sick folks in the village, is the clinic big enough to accommodate them all?"

"The two sick and injured quarters are the same size. No matter how many sick villagers there are, can they be more than the number of soldiers injured on the battlefield?"

"Ah? The same one? With such a big sickness and injury workshop, can we build another one like it?"

"This is the power of Master Craftsman Baiying." Bai Zhi smiled and said, "Aunt Jiang, is anyone in your family sick?"

"No, it's just that my grandson is in poor health and gets sick every now and then. I'm afraid that he will get sick at this critical moment and won't be able to get treatment, so I want to ask you."

As they were talking, the barbarians were brought in. There were fourteen of them, all covered with dirty, scabby whip marks, which showed how the common people had vented their anger on them in prison.

Bai Zhi said to Aunt Jiang, "I won't continue watching. I'll go and deliver the meal now."

"Oh, come on, this is so refreshing to watch!"

"No, if it's any later Baiying will be hungry."

A shout came from the crowd: "Sister!"

Bai Zhi: “…” You came at the perfect time.

Master craftsman Baiying, who was supposed to be building the second sick and injured workshop, came over and said, "Sister! Did you also hear about killing barbarians and come to watch the fun?"

Aunt Jiang said cheerfully, "Bai Yaoyao is quite well-informed. Your sister is just about to bring you food."

"I don't know who told Chuqi that he had to drag me to watch the fun. Sister, what did you do? I'm almost starving to death."

Bai Zhi took away Qiaoqiao's hand that was rummaging through the food box and said, "You'd better not eat. You'll vomit it all after watching the beheading, which is a waste of food. What about the seventh day of the first lunar month?"

"Here." Qiaoqiao pointed to the center of the crowd, "He went to grab the front seat. Brother Cheng is following. I won't squeeze with him."

"Then don't squeeze in here. Come on, let's go upstairs and find a place to eat... Let's go, Aunt Jiang."

"Go ahead, go ahead. Eat well while you still have food to eat."

More and more people came, Bai Zhi held the food box in one hand and the other hand, and walked to the outermost with great effort. The two put the food boxes on the tree stump and sat on the ground.

Qiaoqiao opened the lunch box and took out a dish, her tongue watering: "Chicken wings, pork head, stewed clay pot, so many delicious things... Hehehe, today's meal is really sumptuous. I just don't have a good time on the seventh day of the first lunar month. Who told him to go watch a beheading?"

"Why, there are so many dishes, can you eat them all?"

"Hey, the food I eat is hot, but it's cold when it's his turn."

Bai Zhi said as she shuffled the dishes and saved some for Lin Chuqi and Cheng Mao: "Like Aunt Jiang said, if you have food to eat, you should enjoy it. The war is intense right now, and we may not be able to eat meat in a few days. Eat your fill now, and then you can savor this meal later."

Upon hearing this, Qiaoqiao quickly picked up a large piece of pork head and stuffed it into her mouth, saying incoherently, "Why did you make so much? Could it be the last meal? But didn't Brother Yun just issue an order to open up some roads to ensure that the people of Ningzhou have food to eat?"

"It's the passage for the five neighboring states to send supplies to Ningzhou." Bai Zhi picked up a chicken wing and waved it in front of Qiaoqiao's eyes. When she opened her mouth to take a bite, she mischievously stuffed it into her mouth, causing Qiaoqiao to slap the tree stump. "Three meals a day of steamed buns soaked in water is called having food to eat. It can only ensure that you won't starve to death."

"Eating steamed buns soaked in water three times a day, what kind of life is that... Only Second Brother Qiao can endure it. Come to think of it, sister, why did Second Brother Qiao follow you?"

"He said he wanted to study karma, but it was all nonsense. But anyway, he can tell people's fortunes in exchange for food, so I don't need to provide him with food. I'll just follow him..."

Suddenly, several screams were heard from the center of the crowd. Then, starting from the inner circle, they began to flee in all directions like a receding tide, screaming as they fled: "The barbarians are using witchcraft! The barbarians are using witchcraft!"

"Sister, something happened!" Qiaoqiao said anxiously, "Why is there still witchcraft? Chuqi and Brother Cheng will be okay!"

"No, you see."

A black shadow jumped out of the crowd and flashed in front of Bai Zhi in a few seconds. Cheng Mao put down the frightened Lin Chuqi and said to Bai Zhi, "Miss Bai, the barbarians used witchcraft to kill several people. Just in case, we have to leave quickly."

Bai Zhi made a prompt decision: "Go home."

The villagers were already rushing in their direction. Qiaoqiao hurriedly packed up the food boxes and pulled the dazed Lin Chuqi along with her: "Why are you so stupid? What did you see?"

"I...I saw..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Bai Zhi suddenly stopped.

In front of her, a man who looked like a rickshaw driver stood still among the fleeing people, showed Bai Zhi a waist badge with five large characters "Ningzhou Provincial Affairs Officer" written on it, and said respectfully:

"Master Wei is waiting for Miss Bai."