He started by killing his abusive father, and from then on, he embarked on the road to wealth.

Chapter 64 Walking with Large Livestock Farmers

Meng Fuqing ran errands, and Mu Feng brought paper and pen. After everything was prepared, surprisingly few people wanted to send a message to their parents' home.

Few families would spend money to send a message to their in-laws at such a time. The price of grain had risen again when they bought it, and the purchase of grain alone cost them a lot of their savings. The remaining money was meant to be used to support their own family.

The road ahead is long, and who knows what we will encounter in the future.

Some women, feeling sorry for their wives, went to register with their families, while others brought out their dowry and registered their maternal home's address despite objections.

No matter what, even if her family doesn't come, as long as they get the news and know where she is, there might be a chance to meet again in the future.

A few people registered in twos and threes. Meng Bochang asked several times if anyone else was coming out. After no one came out, Meng Fuqing took the paper, stuffed it into his pocket, and was about to leave.

Seeing this, Mu Feng asked, "Does Miss Meng wish to travel with someone?"

Meng Fuqing waved his hand, "No need, I know the way."

Sensing a gaze from not far away, Mu Feng touched his nose. "If you don't return before dark, I will light fireworks at the rest stop. If you see them, just follow the trail."

"Thank you," Meng Fuqing said, bowing with his hands clasped in thanks.

Dan Qiyu walked up to her with concern, "Qingqing, why don't I come with you?"

Meng Fuqing had other things to do and naturally didn't want anyone to follow her. "No need, Mother. I can come and go quickly by myself."

The original owner had a general idea of ​​the location of Wild Boar Gully in her memories. Since a person only has one mouth to speak, she would ask for directions if she couldn't find it.

Dan Qiyu was worried that Meng Fuqing hadn't been there, so he carefully explained where Wild Boar Gully was before he felt a little relieved.

The women who hoped Meng Fuqing could send a message to her family also repeatedly told her to be careful on the road. Meng Fuqing agreed to all of them and drove away in her mule cart.

They had taken a detour and hadn't encountered many people along the way. Even when they did, Xie Jin's group was too large for passersby to look at.

When Meng Fuqing drove onto the official road not far from Qingping County, she realized that something was wrong.

There were more carriages and horses on the official road. The people spoke with a stronger northern accent. They were traveling with their families, covered in dust, and looked exhausted. They must have come overnight.

The locals in Qingping County looked at these carriages and horses as if they were nothing out of the ordinary, and were not particularly nervous.

Meng Fuqing followed behind a carriage, pretending to be on a serious journey, but actually eavesdropping on the conversation inside.

The people sitting in the car appeared to be a young couple with their child.

The husband said, "That's strange. Hasn't the news from the border reached Qingping County? Why haven't we seen any refugees on the road? That shouldn't be the case, it's not that far away..."

His wife guessed, "Perhaps Changping Prefecture can send troops to resist? If they can really hold out, that would be great. We have carriages and horses, so we can leave quickly. Who knows how many refugees are behind us?"

The husband's voice was full of worry, "If Changping Prefecture had such a capable general and extraordinary troops, it should have been famous throughout the world like General Xie Sanlang long ago. Why is it that it has no reputation at all? Besides, how many soldiers can the prefecture city have?"

I have a bad feeling about this, madam. Let's not stay in the county town tonight; we should leave as soon as possible."

……

It seems that a large number of refugees will arrive from the north later; they fled in advance, but not by much.

As more and more people flood into Changping Prefecture, and the people of Changping Prefecture realize what's happening, even more people will flee south, which will likely lead to even greater chaos.

Lost in thought, Meng Fuqing turned into a grove of trees as she approached the county town. Once she reached a secluded spot, she stored the mule cart in her spatial storage and ventured into the county town alone.

"Five coins to enter the city. If you don't have money, get out of here!" the guard shouted.

Meng Fuqing paused in taking out his money. Was Magistrate Jiang planning to make money and run away?

He counted out five copper coins and handed them to the guard. Just as he entered, he heard someone at the city gate exclaim, "Thirty copper coins to enter the city by carriage?! That's far too much… Please, Your Excellency, have mercy…"

The guard shoved the old man who had come close and was begging to the ground. "What are you doing in the city if you have no money? Get out of here! If you obstruct the officers again, you'll be arrested and flogged!"

A commotion broke out at the city gate.

After leaving the city gate, Meng Fuqing went to Changrong Cart Shop, where he had previously bought a mule cart. Places like cart shops and horse shops have livestock and employees, and they also do errands on a regular basis.

She walked to the entrance of the carriage shop and immediately spotted Niu Er.

Perhaps due to the border war, business at the cart shop was much quieter than when she last came.

"Brother Niu Er!" Meng Fuqing called out.

Hearing someone shout, Niu Er looked in the direction of the voice, was stunned at first, and then realized, "You, you are the young wife who bought the male prostitute!"

He was very impressed.

Meng Fuqing: ...

Fortunately, his voice wasn't loud, so not many people heard him.

Meng Fuqing adopted a business-like demeanor, "No, I'm your big customer today. Do you have a errand to run?"

Niu Er's eyes lit up. "Why not? Let's do it! I have six brothers under me who are not good at talking and are not suitable for my job. They can only do manual labor. As long as you pay me the money, I'll get them right away."

"That's perfect. I need to deliver messages to a few villages. I should be back in the county town by dark at the latest. Don't worry about the delivery fee; you'll get your share."

"Okay, I'll go right away!" Niu Er said goodbye to the shop assistant and left the shop excitedly.

Meng Fuqing was invited into the house by the waiter to sit and drink tea.

In just over fifteen minutes, Niu Er brought six men to her.

The five men had scars on their faces and hands, and one of them had a scar on his neck, making him look very dangerous.

She glanced at it, took out a piece of paper from her bosom, which listed seven households. Two of the villages were not far apart. Niu Er immediately said, "That's perfect. Just charge me for six errands. Tell me what message you want to deliver to these households?"

"Please inform them that Yongcheng has fallen and the Hu people will be attacking soon. The people of Mengjia Village have decided to go to Jing'an Prefecture. Their daughter will be waiting for them in Wild Boar Gully before dawn tomorrow. They will not wait for them after that time."

Niu Er and the others were so shocked by this sudden news that their faces turned ashen.

"Young lady, do you really mean what you're saying?"

"Is it because of those carriages and horses from outside the city? Don't wealthy families always come here to hide when there's fighting on the border?"

……

Meng Fuqing didn't explain much, "If you don't believe me, just ask the people who fled from the north. I believe the news will spread throughout the entire county in no time."

Everyone fell silent for a moment, realizing that this was probably true.

Niu Er wished he could go home immediately to tell his family what had happened and leave with his brothers, but he couldn't go back on his promise to Meng Fuqing.

A moment later, a brilliant idea struck him, and he looked up at Meng Fuqing with burning eyes. "Could we go to Wild Boar Gully with you, young lady? To escape together?"

He pointed to the young and strong men behind him, "We met in the army camp when we were serving in the military. They are all from the north. Their families were killed by the Hu people and they had nowhere to go, so they came here to seek refuge with me. They are all single and have no family to worry about. As for me, this cart shop belongs to my brother. Let us go with the people from your village. I guarantee you won't lose out!"