Chapter 450 The city gate opens on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month

Chapter 450 The city gate opens on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month

The heavy snow covered the red lanterns, leaving only the striking white.

Yancheng City lacked the bustle of New Year's Eve in previous years, with only the occasional figure passing by in the streets.

Nanzhi took Lin's father and Lin's mother to the city lord's mansion, and refused to agree despite their refusal.

The natural disaster has begun.

She couldn't put her parents in danger.

The twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month.

The silent Yancheng suddenly became noisy again.

The wealthy families in the city packed their bags and embarked on the road to the capital with their servants.

The four families in Yancheng were all without exception. Dozens of carriages lined up from the streets to the end of the alleys, just to let the soldiers guarding the city open the city gate.

Some curious people quietly poked their heads out of the cracks in the windows, just wanting to see clearly the scene outside the city.

The city gate was closed for several days, and they never saw the scene outside the city again.

The servant of the He family looked at the closed city gate, rubbed his hands, and ran towards the guard at the door.

"My lord, please open the city gate. My master wants to leave the city."

As he spoke, he made a move to hand over the silver ingot in his hand, but was frightened by the guard's cold face.

"The city lord has ordered that Yancheng be closed and no one is allowed to go out."

"Master Guan, we are the He family. My master wants to go back to Kyoto to visit his relatives. Please be accommodating."

"I said, the city lord has an order that no one is allowed to go out."

The guard had a serious look on his face, staring straight ahead and paying no attention.

"you--"

The servant wanted to say something more, but looking at the frost forming on their bodies, he could only swallow the words in his mouth.

"Whose servant are you?"

When Liu Jie came down from the city gate tower, he saw dozens of carriages lined up at the city gate, and when he saw the people turning around to leave, he frowned and asked.

Hearing the question, the servant was delighted and turned around to greet him.

"My lord, I am a servant of the He family. My master wants to go out of town to visit relatives in Kyoto. Please make it convenient for me."

Liu Jie looked him up and down, then looked at the carriages and horses behind him.

"Today is already the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, and it's snowing heavily. I'm afraid it's not a good time to travel. If Mr. He wants to return to Beijing to visit relatives, it would be better to wait until after the New Year."

Liu Jie didn't say no directly, he just tried to dissuade him tactfully.

"Sir, this..."

The servant looked embarrassed and hesitated. How could his master not know these things?

But now there are rumors everywhere that there is a natural and man-made disaster, and Yancheng is being squeezed out by several other major cities. If they don't escape, they may end up starving to death in the city.

If I don't leave, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave the city!

This news also came from outside the city. If it was a lie, his master would not leave so quickly. Now that he has packed his bags, he would naturally leave this place as soon as possible.

"Please go back and talk to Mr. He. If he insists on leaving, of course we have no way of forcing him to stay."

Liu Jie nodded and asked him to go back and pass the message.

"Eh."

The servant thought there was something going on and ran back in a hurry.

Seeing that the city gate was still closed when he came back, the housekeeper of the He family was a little unhappy and only asked in a low voice.

"what happened?"

"Steward, the steward said it's snowing heavily today and it's not advisable to travel far. He asked me to come back and pass the message..."

"Nonsense! We are not blind. How can we know whether the snow is heavy or not?" the steward said with a grim look on his face.

"Then the errand said that if we insist on leaving, they won't force us to stay, and will only let me come back and say something."

Hearing what he said, the steward of the He family was stunned. He never thought it would go so smoothly.

Rumors have been spreading in Yancheng this month. Everyone said that Yancheng was the first place to be abandoned after the palace change. Logically speaking, the city lord should not let these merchants leave.

"The gatekeeper said that the city lord had an order not to let anyone leave the city, but the one who came later said that he would not force anyone to stay. Butler, let's..."

The servant was a little hesitant and didn't know whether to send the message or not.

"Go tell the errand boy that we are leaving the city."

The steward rolled up his sleeves and stared at the closed city gate.

Now that they can leave Yancheng, they should leave as soon as possible, and they must not cause trouble.

"Eh."

The servant nodded and ran towards where Liu Jie was.

"My lord, please make it easier for me."

"Then let's go."

Liu Jie nodded towards the guard beside him, with some imperceptible sarcasm on his face.

Just go, I just don't know if these people can make it to Kyoto alive.

He came back with his motorcade half a month ago, so he naturally knew what the scene was like outside the city.

If these people stayed in the city, they might still be able to survive. Whether they would be devoured by the rats after they got out was a question.

The heavy wooden door was slowly pushed open, revealing the scene outside the city.

The originally flat square was now covered with nearly three feet of snow, and only dead branches and leaves were left in the lush woods.

I haven't been on the road for a long time, and now I just look at it like this, and I can't tell which way is the road.

"please."

Liu Jie looked indifferent and motioned for them to let him go.

The He family members all darkened their faces as they looked at the scene in front of them, but remembering the letter their master had received, they could only grit their teeth and drive the carriage out of the city.

"Brother Liu..."

The guard guarding the door looked at Liu Jie with some confusion.

The city lord clearly said that no one should be allowed to leave the city.

"Don't worry, I will bear the responsibility alone if something happens." Liu Jie patted his shoulder, looked at the thick frost on his eyebrows, and sighed inwardly.

They had enough food, but not enough.

It was enough for the people in the city to survive this winter, but not enough for them all to survive.

They couldn't clearly see or guess the natural disasters. What they knew was that no one in Xia's land was spared, and they couldn't grow any more food.

I don’t know how long the heavy snow will last, and the people of Yancheng don’t know how long they can last.

If there were fewer people in the city, the chances of others surviving would be greater.

As for those who leave, whether they can survive or not depends on their own fate.

Young Master He was in a daze in the carriage, which made Mrs. He's eyes red.

"My dear, why are you doing this! You have gone to this extent just for a woman!"

Mrs. He was angry, but she couldn't take it out on her son.

"Mom, it's the child's fault."

Young Master He lost his original handsomeness and could only lean against the car window.

"Let's go to Kyoto and marry whoever you like. Don't do this again!"

Mrs. He's eyes were red, but she couldn't say anything else.

In the past few months, my son's condition has been up and down. Sometimes he would read books and talk to them when he was awake, but sometimes he seemed to have lost his soul and just stared at the sky in a daze.

Go to the capital!

Even if he wants to marry that woman, let him do it!