Chapter 145 Arrival at North City
Because of the large number of exiles, the route forward basically did not enter the city.

There aren't that many places to stay in the inn.

In addition, the officers and soldiers brought their own tents.

The weather in Dasheng is not very good nowadays.

Drought will kill you and flood will kill you.

Some places are so dry that not even a blade of grass can grow.

However, the place where Lu's father governed was still flooded.

There were refugees everywhere on the road.

The drought in some areas is because the soldiers have cut off the earth's veins.

His Majesty wants natural treasures.

But those top-quality natural treasures are not so easy to find.

Floods hollow out the mountains, and then when it rains heavily, mud and rocks on the mountains fall down with the rain.

The court was not completely unaware of all this.

But those who advised the emperor had become criminals and followed behind the carriage.

On the road, many ragged refugees made crutches out of tree branches and moved forward step by step.

The North City is a dry place.

The further north you go, the hotter it gets.

The sun is more poisonous.

Lu Yuan didn't have much water left.

Although there was still food, there was not much water carried.

"Madam, isn't North City close to the North Sea? There is a lot of sea water there, so how could there be a drought?"

Chun Zhu asked somewhat puzzled.

Chunzhu knew that being exiled was hard, but she never imagined it would be so hard.

The steamed corn bread that Chunzhu disliked the most in the past, now Chunzhu finds it very delicious.

Those criminals were actually willing to spend money to buy this steamed bun.

The worst thing on the road was that there was no water.

She hadn't showered or changed her clothes for many days, and she felt like she was emitting a foul smell.

Obviously Xu Qiuyue did not take a bath, but her body exuded a faint floral scent.

Even Lu Yuan, who was usually the neatest, showed some fatigue on his face.

Lu Yuan actually had enough water.

But it is impossible to just watch so many sinners die of thirst.

When they arrived in North City, these people became Lu Yuan’s people.

His Majesty deliberately let Lu Yuan take so many people with him, which clearly showed that he didn't want Lu Yuan to have a comfortable journey.

Lu Yuan felt a little regretful.

But then I thought, it would be fine as long as we get to the North City.

All members of the Ye family have been beheaded.

Originally, this matter would not have implicated relatives from other clans of the Ye family.

But later Xuan Yi found out some things, and Ye Hanlin committed suicide out of fear of punishment, which also led to the exile of Ye Hanlin's clansmen.

In fact, Lu Yuan used to like eating seafood very much, but unfortunately, North City is far away from the inland.

He felt that after going to North City, with Xu Qiuyue's cooking skills, the seafood there would definitely be delicious.

It’s clearly autumn already, but the further north you go, the hotter it gets.

Lu Yuan was originally worried that these people would catch a cold and collapse halfway through the journey.

Now many of these people have fallen down due to heatstroke.

Even the officers, soldiers and guards suffered from heatstroke.

Fortunately, Xu Qiuyue’s medical skills are good. Under her acupuncture, people’s health can get better without any medicine.

Moreover, Xu Qiuyue would pick herbs herself, and everyone had a bowl of summer heat-relief soup every day, which could relieve the heat. But the taste was not very good.

Especially bitter.

At the beginning, only the criminals were willing to drink it.

If there is water to drink, this is the only thing you can drink.

Few people are willing to drink it.

But I'm used to drinking it.

Those officers and soldiers also like to drink the summer soup.

After drinking this summer-relief soup, my dizzy head seemed to become a little clearer.

I felt a little cooler all over.

The most important thing is that people who drank the summer-relief soup no longer suffered from heatstroke.

In the end, the summer heat soup was not enough to drink.

Those who line up at the back can only drink the dregs.

The dregs of the medicine are particularly bitter and were thrown away in the past, but now some people are starting to eat them.

Although some people got sick along the way, basically no one died.

Moreover, the food was always arranged by Lu Yuan. Although we were not full, we would not starve to death.

Because there is too much food, the dry food will be wasted and some people will throw it away without eating it.

Although there was a shortage of water, Xu Qiuyue would go out to find water every day.

Lu Yuan couldn't help but admire Xu Qiuyue's skills. Xu Qiuyue could basically find water every time and even make summer soup for everyone.

Lu Yuan couldn't get used to this summer soup at first.

But after drinking it for a long time, he actually felt a slight aftertaste, a hint of sweetness after the bitterness.

Lu Yuan thought Xu Qiuyue would blame him, but Xu Qiuyue said nothing and just silently prepared the supplies for going to North City.

This touched Lu Yuan a little.

Perhaps because she had left the capital, Xu Qiuyue's clothes became much simpler, made of coarse cloth, which made it very convenient for her to move among the crowd and do her work.

It’s such a long journey that no capable doctor is willing to go to North City.

Studying medicine is not like other professions, where you only need to know a little bit.

In the medical profession, if you don't have some skills and prescribe the wrong medicine, it may cause death.

In addition, Lu Yuan knew that Xu Qiuyue was skilled in medicine, so Lu Yuan did not bring a doctor.

These criminals fell ill on the road, and regardless of whether they trusted Xu Qiuyue or not, they could only ask Xu Qiuyue to treat them because there was no doctor.

One is better than nothing.

However, as time passed, Xu Qiuyue's medical skills were basically recognized by officers, soldiers and criminals.

The journey was a bit longer than everyone imagined. It took almost two months to reach the North City.

The wall of the north city is made of earth blocks and looks particularly dilapidated.

When Lu Yuan dismounted, there were only two guards standing guard at the city gate. The two soldiers were wearing heavy armor, with scimitars on their waists, and their eyes were scanning the surroundings sharply.

"I am the new county magistrate, Lu Yuan, where is the county government office?"

Lu Yuan asked the guard at the city gate.

The guard looked at Lu Yuan, then glanced at the densely packed group of people behind Lu Yuan, and said to Lu Yuan: "Are you the county magistrate of the North City?" His tone revealed disbelief, doubt, and even contempt.

Lu Yuan frowned, and anger surged in his heart!

"I am an official appointed by the court, and this is a document from the court." Lu Yuan retorted in a deep voice, and then showed the document in his hand.

When the guard saw the document with the seal in Lu Yuan's hand, his eyes flickered for a few seconds, and then returned to their previous state. His attitude was still very arrogant, and he said coldly: "Are you, the county magistrate, personally bringing so many refugees to take office? Are these refugees also going to the county government office?"

"What?" Lu Yuan responded calmly.

"Hmph!" The guard sneered and walked towards the city gate first.

Lu Yuan followed behind him, looking at his tall and burly back, and couldn't help but curse inwardly: "You look down on people!" Then he followed him into the city.

It was already past noon, and the sun was shining on the streets, adding a bit of vitality to this depressed and dilapidated ancient city.

The roadside was filled with stalls selling various gadgets, clothes, and food, but there were few customers.