Chapter 341 Bianliang City is in chaos
When Chen Buer and his friends approached Bianliang City, they found that all the official roads were crowded and fleeing people were everywhere.
When Chen Buer left Bianliang a few months ago, all the victims fled, and they were all unkempt and had a difficult step. It would be as miserable as possible.
But the crowds who fled this time were obviously different. They were all bright and beautiful, with tall horses and luxurious cars. They saw that they were either rich or noble, but they were in a hurry and seemed panicked.
The closer we got to Bianliang, the fleeing crowd had completely blocked the official road.
Because the ordinary people in Bianliang had no horses and no carts, they simply got off the official road and scattered into the fields next to them.
But everyone's direction was the same, and they were all hurried south.
Chen Buer was a little surprised. His grandfather's letter clearly stated that the family members of the powerful were running away. Now it seems that even ordinary people from Bianliang were running away? Why is this?
So he stopped a middle-aged man who fled:
"Hey, my friend, what's wrong with you? Why are so many people running south with their families?"
When the middle-aged man saw that Chen Buer and others were all riding horses, he knew that he was an extraordinary nobleman and did not dare to offend him. He quickly replied nervously:
"I'm afraid this young master is not aware of it. Now there are rumors that the Khitans are going to fight over everywhere in the city. All those officials and rich families have run away. Are we still waiting to die if we don't run away? You are just here from another place? I advise you not to enter Bianliang City, run away quickly."
Some enthusiastic Bianliang people heard this and advised them:
"Okay, run south quickly. This Khitan kills people without blinking. Now if you go to Bianliang, no one can escape by then."
Chen Buer was shocked when he heard this. Before he could fight, the people ran away first, so wouldn’t this morale collapse?
All the roads to the south are blocked. Needless to think, the south gate must have been paralyzed.
Chen Buer and his friends turned their horses and headed towards the west city wall, but the west city wall was filled with people who were fleeing from the city, and they had to go around the north city gate.
The northern city gate faces the Yellow River, which is also the possible attack direction for the Liao army. Almost no one left the city, which allowed Chen Buer and others to enter the city smoothly.
Of course, when entering the city gate, he was still stopped by the gate guards. You should know that Chen Buer and his team were more than 200 people, all of them were riding horses, which was clearly the appearance of a small elite force.
However, Chen Buer had already prepared. Now this team belongs to the personal army of Duke Yi’s Mansion, to put it bluntly, Chai Zijin’s security team.
When you enter the city, you can see the tense atmosphere at a glance that many of the bustling shops have been closed. Those who are not closed are also transferring goods one after another. Obviously, the owner is going to run away with his things.
The restaurants, teahouses, trellis and tile houses that we passed by were now deserted. The once leisurely people of Bianliang had long become frightened birds.
The imperial guards in the city are patrolling the streets in a group. Often, when the guns are smashed most frequently, the imperial guards' efforts to maintain order are obviously increasing.
Chen Buer was not in a hurry at first, but the atmosphere was so full of entrusting him with it, so he couldn't help but be in a hurry.
So he quickly ran to Xingguosiqiao's home.
The Chen family was obviously in chaos at this time. The women were packing things, and Chen Jinbai was instructing people to take down the sign of Jingshitang. For men, they could not take away anything at home, but the sign of their ancestors could not be denied.
When Chen Buer rode a horse and brought his more than 200 subordinates to his home, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Chen Buxi was shouting at Yuanyuan: "It's Lao Qi who is back!"
Chen Bun and Chen Buai also ran out of the clinic: "Hey, it's really this little brat. I've been going crazy for a few months."
Chen Buer said hello from afar, and jumped off the horse as soon as he arrived at the door: "Brother, third brother, fifth brother, why is this city so messy?"
Chen Buai was talking and started nagging immediately:
"Can you not be confused? Those officials and rich people took the lead in running away, almost blocking the Bian River. Now all the ships available are packed by them. Not to mention passenger ships, even cargo ships are gone. So, everyone is crazy when they see them and runs north."
In fact, there are two kinds of people running in Bianliang City now.
One is a powerful family or a wealthy family. This group of people have power and money, and have a way to go and money to live a better life in other places. How could they be willing to stay in the dangerous Bianliang City?
Another type is the proletariat. This group of civilians live in the city of Bianliang. The houses are rented and the work is temporary. There is nothing to be left to miss. Now when encountering war, of course they are patted and left.
This is what is called "no constant property" without perseverance.
The most embarrassing thing is the "middle class".
These people worked hard all their lives and were replaced by shops, houses, and fertile farms outside the city. Now they were asked to throw away all their assets and flee. How could they bear to let them go?
So they didn't run away, and they all chose to wait and see, and at the same time they hoped that hundreds of thousands of imperial guards and tall cities of Bianliang could ensure that Bianliang would not be captured.
The Chen family also belongs to such a family. After all, they are one of the largest clinics in the city, the old house of the Chen family. Plus the house of Xingguo Temple is the standard bourgeoisie. How can you bear to run away?
The difference between the Jingshitang Chen family and other "bourgeoisie" is that they were searched once before, and their families were destroyed, so they did not attach too much importance to wealth.
Moreover, Chen Buer has brought many secret medicines to the Chen family, and even intestinal abscess can be cured. The Chen family is not afraid of leaving Bianliang and will have no food to eat. At worst, it will make a comeback.
So the Chen family is ready to run away.
Chen Jinbai was happy when he saw his youngest son coming back. Now he had no worries about moving and no longer had to take care of his family.
"Buer, are you back? It's just right."
"Dad, is the house cleaned up?"
"Okay, the old rules!"
The father and son looked at each other and smiled. As long as Chen Buer came back, except for the house that could not be moved away, the Chen family would definitely move it clean and not even leave a toilet.
When the old lady saw her grandson coming back, she felt as if she had put down a big stone in her heart. She hurriedly came out from the back house with the help of a kite.
"Buer is back?"
Chen Buerfei ran over and said, "Grandma, I'm back, don't worry, with me here, there will be no trouble in our family."
"Okay, okay, just come back. Are our family heading south now? Go to your third uncle?"
Chen Buer scratched his head:
Chapter completed!