The flood receded, but Yunzhou seemed to have been forgotten by the court.

Mayberry has not experienced any relief measures being implemented.

All she could feel was that the police patrols on the streets had become tighter and tighter recently, and no one was allowed to go out casually.

At first, some people in the alley said that their food was gone, and they protested that if they didn’t go out, there would be no food.

As a result, that family was forced to stay at home and starved for two or three days before someone came to hand out a little food.

That little bit, Mei Youqian looked through the crack in the door, was only three to five kilograms.

But the person who distributed the food only said that it was for the next ten days.

"If this is going to kill you, it's better not to eat this ration..."

Following the example of others, the Mayberry family also received relief food twice.

Wei Meili, who was washing rice at noon, looked at the broken rice that was still mixed with sand. She closed her eyes and cursed a few times, then took a few deep breaths. When she opened her eyes again, she honestly picked up the dustpan and sifted the rice.

"Hey, please keep your voice down~"

Mei Youqian, who had been poking his head at the door just now, turned around and entered the yard.

"There are dead people outside."

"Who died?"

Wei Meimei was stunned while sifting rice.

"The house diagonally opposite. He likes to make reports. He was killed by the kid from the house at the end of the alley..."

"Hey, what's wrong? That child usually looks gentle and polite, why is he suddenly like this?"

"Who knows? I just saw soldiers going in to arrest someone, but they were not there, but I heard that the child's grandfather also went there."

"Ouch~~"

Wei Meili sighed repeatedly and couldn't bear it. The old man who had an impression of her grandson and grandson was also a very nice person, and they usually got along well with each other in the alley.

Grandfather and grandson depend on each other for life. Although they live in poverty, they are both very good people.

At first glance, it was heard that the old man was gone, and his grandson suddenly killed someone and ran away. Why shouldn't it make people sad?

"I remember, a few days ago, the old man got sick because of the rainy day and hasn't recovered yet? He still can't make it through..."

***

Mayberry was sitting in the backyard unaware of what was going on.

She picked off the winter melon vines that were growing well, cut them into scraps, and handed them to the hens that had been moved to the backyard along with the corn crumbs.

The fighting chicken that usually lays eggs now looks at the winter melon vine in the plumberry bowl, and there is actually a hint of loneliness in its eyes.

"Eat, eat, and in a few days the wind will calm down and I will bring the mule cub back."

【Where's the sheep?】

When she mentioned her own sheep, Mayberry couldn't help but feel depressed, and then she became angry again.

When their family was receiving relief food, the lambs at home barked too much, so the two sheep, one large and one small, were taken away by the soldiers.

Fortunately, at that time, Meiberry's laying hen happened to be released from the cage and let out in the backyard, otherwise, this group of chickens would not have been saved.

When I thought about the soldiers who took away the sheep, they kept saying that people these days don't have enough to eat, so why raise animals, and asked them to save food.

Who are you kidding?!

Save food to take away the sheep for you?

As for the mules, luckily Mei Pei and the others moved out of Jiubaoxuan, saying they were selling them to the other party for goods, but they hadn't had time to send them away yet.

Then, in front of their eyes, he sent the mule calf to Wang Beigu and asked him to take good care of the mule calf.

Meiberry could also check the condition of the mule in the background of the system. The mule seemed to be very safe recently, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

After that, Mayberry moved the family's chickens directly to the backyard.

What I didn't expect was that soon, Mei You's sheep were also taken away.

It wasn't because he was discovered like his family, but because he was reported by other people in their alley.

More than one family was reported, and every family in the alley had some small animals at home.

The soldiers haven't caught the cats and dogs yet, but the chickens, ducks and geese, as well as the sheep-raisers like the Meiberry and Meiyou families, have all been looted.

Looking at this situation, it is not only happening in the alley near Meiberry's house, it is the same in other places.

While depriving all the people of their rations, and at the same time plundering the food in their hands, there was no need to guess, Mei Bei knew how bad the current situation in Fucheng was.

What's worse is that these people would rather close the city than open the door, which shows that the outside is not a good place to go.

The people in the city complained a lot. They were angry but dared not speak out when faced with those ferocious soldiers, and some of them were stabbed in the back by some people in the crowd.

For some people who were colluding with the officers and soldiers, one could really hear the curses from the beginning of the alley to the end of the alley all day long.

But it didn't matter if they were scolded. Although their reputation was bad, after every house in the alley was searched, the family was rewarded with more than ten kilograms of grain after a few days.

Mei Mei was so angry when she found out about this. Although that family was not familiar with theirs, wasn't it because of this incident that Mei You's family was unlucky?

"Last night, that family died."

Mayberry was leaning against the wall and feeding the fighting chickens when she suddenly heard a voice coming from behind the wall.

Mei Bei stood up in shock and turned to look at Mei You who was standing in the backyard next door at some point.

"Dead?" Mei Berry met Mei You's gaze, "Which household?"

"The house in our alley that reported it."

"Has the murderer been caught?"

"No." Mei You shook her head, her face very calm, as if she wasn't surprised at all.

She raised her eyes and saw Meiberry staring at her. Before she could speak, she heard Meiberry ask: "Who is the murderer?"

"The grandson of Uncle Yu's family at the entrance of the alley (definitely not you)."

After Meiyou finished speaking, she heard Meibei say this while she was speaking. She was stunned for a second and then couldn't help laughing.

"How do you know it's not me?"

"It's not worth it. For that kind of person, if you do it, your hands will be dirty. The best you can do is give him a lesson."

As if Mei Bei had guessed her thoughts, Mei You lowered her eyes and smiled, then said: "I stole the food they rewarded last night, but... I didn't close the door."

The closed door Meiyou refers to refers to the courtyard door of the house.

·

The moon is dark and the wind is high,

Meiyou took the food and wanted to climb over the wall and leave, but she saw a young man standing at the door with a kitchen knife in his hand.

It's the one from the Yu family.

His red eyes looked like he had completely lost his mind, and he had a white linen belt tied around his waist.

Someone in their family died.

Mei You remembered that besides himself, the only other person in their family was his grandfather.

At that time, the young men of the Yu family stared intently at the solid courtyard gate. When they turned around, they happened to meet Mei You squatting on the wall and staring at him.

"help me."

Now that she thinks about it, Mei You doesn't know why that boy Yu was so bold at that time and actually ordered her to get up.

Mei You never thought about why she agreed at that time. Maybe she was infected by the aura of despair and anger in his body?

Anyway, she only knew that in the end she helped the boy open the door and left.

"Oh, then the kid took revenge by groping in through your open door?"

Meiberry didn't know what happened next. She turned her head and fed the fighting chicken, nodded and said slowly:

"A few days ago, I heard my mother say that Grandpa Yu is not in good health. He has been sick since it rained. It turns out that Grandpa Yu's house seems to have raised two big geese to lay eggs... Goose eggs are also good nourishing things.

, if it doesn’t work, how about stewing the goose and giving it to Grandpa Yu?”

Unfortunately, everyone knows what happened next.

I think the child blamed everything on the person who made the report.

After finishing speaking, Mei Bei couldn't help but let out a heavy breath. She now vaguely realized that she already had a feeling that even the officers and soldiers couldn't hold it back.

When it comes to murder, no matter what the reason is, there is one reason and there are two.

"Sister, what do you think is happening outside the city? These officers and soldiers have controlled us so strictly and even closed the city, so no one will take care of us? Didn't the imperial court send people over?"

***

Zhongzhou, where the imperial court was concerned about, also suffered a huge blow at this moment - the earth dragon turned around.

Xie Changxuan has not slept for three days.
To be continued...