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Run! Escape quickly!
There were fleeing nobles everywhere, with intricate clothes and precious jewelry scattered all over the ground. But no one dared to bend down and pick it up.
——They were afraid that if they bent down for even a second, they wouldn’t be able to escape.
An old servant with a weathered face quietly left the city with a teenager on his back, riding a bullock cart away from the capital.
This Heluo Castle, known as the City of Heroes, has now become a “plague city” that everyone avoids.
The driver is the granddaughter of the old servant, Carolyn, who is sixteen years old this year. She dressed up as a farmer and skillfully drove the bullock cart on the rugged muddy road.
They relied on dry food to support themselves and traveled for more than half a month.
The boy was protected by the old servant and didn’t feel the bumps on the road. He closed his eyes and slept soundly—
He had been sleeping for a whole month. Although he couldn’t eat much, he didn’t lose any weight. His complexion was more rosy and beautiful than Carolyn and the others.
When they arrived outside a village, Carolyn jumped off the oxcart with a serious expression on her face.
She turned to the old servant and said, “Grandpa, there may not be a doctor here.”
The old servant said, “Then we need to find a warm place, at least with a fireplace.”
Carolyn: “…”
In the end, she didn’t persuade the old servant to give up his unrealistic fantasies.
Many nobles have such fantasies when they first flee. But Carolyn was different. She has always been a wild child ever since she was born, looking for interesting and fun things everywhere.
So Carolyn inevitably saw a lot of stuff that was not interesting or amusing. She asked the old servant to watch the oxcart and went into the village by herself.
Carolyn was a girl with a petite figure who looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old. She had a good appearance, and even though she was dressed as a boy, she still looked handsome and lovable.
She walked into the village, looked at several houses, and finally stopped in front of the one that was facing the sun.
Quickly, Carolyn and the owner made an agreement that she would help with the housework, and the owner would let them stay here for a while.
Thinking of the pampered “noble” in the carriage, Carolyn pursued her lips. She likes great heroes, not men who are more delicate than her, but her grandfather is very stubborn. Even if he escapes, he still has to take the person who will only drag others down!
….
Warm charcoal fire, warm bedding.
Ji Jinrong felt as if he was enveloped in a warm fire.
When he opened his eyes again, everything around him looked unfamiliar.
Even though he was mentally prepared, Ji Jinrong’s mind was still a little blank. Before coming here, the two systems had been arguing with the main system, trying to negotiate for them to spend as much time together as possible. Because after arriving in the new world, Wei Tingjun’s memories of the “past” will be sealed.
Wei Tingjun has too many criminal records, and the main system doesn’t trust him.
Therefore, if he wants to see Wei Tingjun again, he has to find the person by himself. As for how to find him and whether he can make Wei Tingjun remember the past after finding him, it all depends on his luck.
Ji Jinrong thought it shouldn’t be difficult to find Wei Tingjun.
After all, the host selected by the system must have a very powerful position, and he should be at the top of the world!
However, his identity this time is a bit troublesome. As an emperor, he was actually taken to flee by the only servant beside him. It would have been fine if he(jj) couldn’t help, but he(jj) still fell ill.
Fortunately, this old servant was loyal and didn’t abandon him during the rampant epidemic.
Otherwise, he definitely would have died in the chaotic Heluo Castle.
Ji Jinrong sat up.
Although this system was quite useless, it really didn’t deceive him. When he woke up, his physical condition was adjusted to the best, and all the pain was eliminated. As for his illness, the system also listed the best treatment prescription.
As long as the herbs needed for the prescription are found, the medicine can be prepared.
Ji Jinrong laughed.
This system is still somewhat useful. However, if he wants to use this rare and somewhat useful function, he will definitely need to go out by himself, which will only result in him getting sick again.
Ji Jinrong wrote down the prescription and got out of bed.
The clothes on his body were very rough, causing itchiness and rashes. Ji Jinrong forced himself to adapt to this discomfort and walked out.
It was winter, and there was nothing to be busy with in the farmland. The owner’s whole family was at home.
It was a kind and gentle woman, but there was always a hint of sadness between her eyebrows. Because her husband had just died and her son was five years away from adulthood, according to imperial law, the house would be temporarily taken over by the child’s uncle.
This uncle was very greedy and despicable, just waiting for the opportunity to seize the house!
Ji Jinrong saw that the woman was frowning while the old servant and Carolyn were nowhere to be seen, so he couldn’t help but walk up, “Hello, madam.”
The woman seemed to have woken up from a dream. She looked at the thin Ji Jinrong and said, “Young Sir, this is not acceptable. Although you have disguised your appearance, your words and deeds can still reveal your noble identity.”
Ji Jinrong’s eyebrows jumped.
The woman saw their identities, but still took them in.
Ji Jinrong looked at her for a moment and said, “Madam, you are really a kind person.”
The woman has a worried expression on her face, “Actually, I can’t take you in for too long. Soon, this house will belong to someone else. If there is a dispute then, I don’t know what that despicable man will do.”
Ji Jinrong asked what was going on.
The woman told him the truth.
Ji Jinrong learned a lot about the laws of this era from the woman’s words.
This is a very terrifying era, where nobles and the rich occupy more and more land and wealth, and everything in the hands of the poor is gradually stripped away. What’s even more despicable is that they don’t even have to come forward directly, but instead rob the little land and food left in the hands of the poor by enacting a series of harsh and unreasonable laws.
The poor can’t make a living anymore, so they can only sell themselves as slaves and engage in hard labor for a lifetime. And all they get is two meals a day that can’t even fill their stomachs. Their wives and daughters will be taken by slave owners at will, and they have no right to oppose them. When they lose their ability to work, only hunger, cold, and death await them.
In this era, darkness shrouds every poor person.
Like this woman, who is guarding the house left by her husband, but in the end, she has no right to keep it. She can only watch it being occupied by her husband’s younger brother. If the other party is kind, they will let her stay here; if the other party is a little cruel, then she can only take her daughter to the streets, leaving the only son who has the right to inherit this house alone here— as for whether her son can live to adulthood, no one knows!
The woman’s face looked grim, and she actually sighed and prayed: “I really hope that the Free Army can come here earlier.”
Ji Jinrong frowned as he listened.
No wonder even the capital of this nation was occupied by others. These nobles are too brainless, even taking away the women and food of the slaves. If you don’t leave them a way to survive, why would they listen to you without resisting?
Looking at the situation, it’s not a surprise that no one dared to be the emperor in the end. They just pushed the “original owner” out and prepared to let the rebels send the “original owner” to the guillotine to eliminate the hatred of these slave armies.
Ji Jinrong’s current situation was very dangerous, but he wasn’t too worried.
He had noticed where Carolyn and her grandfather were. He ended the conversation with the woman and walked towards the mill. Next to the mill was a cowshed, with the owner’s cow and Carolyn’s cows sitting next to each other, eating grass with their heads down.
Carolyn was struggling to push the mill, and the old servant was adding seasoning on the side, while listening to his granddaughter analyze their current situation.
The old servant realized that everything he knew was useless at this time, but rather the “messy things” Carolyn knew were more useful to His Majesty.
That’s right, His Majesty. Even if his little master only sat on the throne for three days and Heluo Castle was occupied by someone else, his little master should still be called “Your Majesty”!
Of course, the old servant’s desperate insistence had been awakened by Carolyn.
Seeing Ji Jinrong come in again, the old servant was both surprised and delighted. Just as he was about to shout “Your Majesty”, he was glared at by Carolyn, suddenly feeling a bit at a loss and unsure of what to say.
Carolyn spoke for the old servant: “Hey, we are on the run now. If anyone finds out who you are, we will all die! So you think of a name for yourself, and we will call you that. My name is Carolyn Robert, but I am dressed up as a man now, so you can just call me Kyle. As for my grandfather, you can call him Robert—”
Ji Jinrong said: “Grandpa Robert.”
Old Robert felt a bit terrified.
But when he met Ji Jinrong’s gentle gaze, Old Robert swallowed his words back into his stomach and tears welled up in his eyes— he had been a housekeeper in the young master’s house for a lifetime, and the little master was raised by himself alone. Hearing this “Grandpa Robert”, he felt that even if he died in this life, he would have no regrets at all!
Ji Jinrong rolled up most of his sleeves and walked forward to take over from Carolyn.
Old Robert immediately said, “No!”
Ji Jinrong said, “Rong Jin.”
He looked at Old Robert and Carolyn with a smile, then said a name, “This is the name I gave myself before, so you can call me Ah Jin. Although this body is a little weak, it is getting better now. I have been in a coma for so long, so let’s consider it a way to stretch my muscles and bones.”
Carolyn still looked down on Ji Jinrong: “This is not an easy job!”
Ji Jinrong saw that Carolyn was still a half-grown girl, with puffy cheeks and a cute appearance, and he couldn’t help but tease her: “That’s just right, let’s compete. When I come to push the mill, you add wheat, and Grandpa will count to one hundred on the side; After counting, we will switch and then see who grinds more flour. If I win, you will call me ‘brother’ in the future; if you win, I will call you ‘sister’ in the future, how about it?”
Carolyn was swayed by Ji Jinrong’s smile and said without thinking, “Let’s compete, who’s afraid of who!”
Old Robert saw that Ji Jinrong’s face was full of interest and thought that Ji Jinrong was in the mood for fun, so he didn’t stop him anymore.
Ji Jinrong and Carolyn both took this “battle” very seriously.
Soon, the result came out.
Ji Jinrong narrowly won.
Carolyn was not convinced: “Grandpa must have counted quickly when it was my turn!”
Ji Jinrong smiled: “Call me brother.”
Carolyn glared at him.
Ji Jinrong raised his hand that was covered in flour and pinched Carolyn’s puffed up cheeks, “Okay, you are a girl and have the right to cheat.”
Carolyn blushed with anger: “I didn’t cheat!” She had been strong since she was a child, and she couldn’t stand others saying “girls are like this and that”. What’s wrong with girls! Girls can also do a lot of things!
Ji Jinrong said: “Oh, the results are already out, but you refused to fulfill the agreement. What else is it if not cheating?”
Carolyn could only grit her teeth and shout: “Brother!”
Ji Jinrong rubbed Carolyn’s head: “Be good. Go and help Aunt Lisa fix the roof. I’m afraid of heights and dare not go up.”
Carolyn laughed at Ji Jinrong and said: “You are afraid of heights!”
Ji Jinrong said: “Yes, I am afraid of heights. So I ask the respected and brave Knight Kyle to go and fix the roof. Remember to look far away and tell us immediately if there is any situation.”
Carolyn still asked the woman named “Lisa” for a long ladder and climbed up the roof to fix it. Lisa told Carolyn where the water was leaking, and Carolyn skillfully patched all the gaps one by one. By the time she finished her work, her palms had already turned red due to the cold.
She raised her head and looked into the distance, only to see the sun slowly setting in the west, and the entire sky was dyed red. After such a quarrel with Ji Jinrong, her heart suddenly settled down, and she was no longer so disgusted with Ji Jinrong, the “pampered” guy.
That guy is actually quite a gentleman.
Carolyn was thinking when she suddenly saw a group of soldiers in the distance searching for something. Her face immediately changed, and she remembered what Ji Jinrong said, “Tell us immediately if there is any situation.” Could this be what Ji Jinrong was referring to?
She quickly climbed down the ladder and went to find Ji Jinrong.
Old Robert was serving a plate of pancakes on the table with a sacred expression on his face, as if he was holding some divine delicacies.
It was almost the same for Old Robert.
This was the flour personally grinded by his little master! The pancakes he fried with his own hands! His little master had been doing everything by himself since he was a child, and now he could even turn wheat into bread!
Ji Jinrong saw Carolyn coming in and said with a smile, “Your nose is very sharp. You came down just after the meal was ready.”
Lisa’s three children were still young and didn’t know what restraint was. They happily gathered around the table and wolf down the food. Seeing that Ji Jinrong and Carolyn didn’t sit down, the three children gave them a thumbs up and said, “Delicious! It’s so delicious!”
Lisa’s face looked a bit embarrassed: “They are used to being wild.” After saying that, she said with a guilty expression, “My cooking is not very good. If it weren’t for extreme hunger, they wouldn’t be able to eat what I cook.”
Ji Jinrong never had the role of “mother” in his life, but this doesn’t hinder his fondness for “mother”.
He smiled and said, “The food cooked by a mother is always the most delicious.”
Carolyn waited for Ji Jinrong and Lisa to finish chatting, then pulled Ji Jinrong outside and told him what she saw on the roof.
Ji Jinrong asked how the soldiers were dressed and how they were lined up, and made a judgment: “Just as Miss Lisa expected, the Free Army has arrived at this place.”
Carolyn’s face was ashen: “What should we do?”
Ji Jinrong said: “It’s just in time. With the arrival of the Free Army, we can solve Miss Lisa’s problem.”
Carolyn was a little anxious: “I’m asking what we should do!”
Ji Jinrong looked at Carolyn with a smile.
Carolyn realized something wasn’t quite right after she finished speaking.
Since when did she think of Ji Jinrong as the one who makes decisions? Ji Jinrong is two or three years younger than her, and he is a noble who has never left his fiefdom. He was pushed out as a scapegoat for no reason!
Carolyn was a bit frustrated.
Ji Jinrong smiled and said, “Don’t worry, there are so many nobles fleeing everywhere that no one will recognize us. If this Free Army was really that unreasonable, how could it occupy so many places this quickly and win such a good reputation.”
Carolyn said, “How do you know this?”
Ji Jinrong said, “As long as you are willing to communicate with people, you can know everything.” Talking about food prices, you can find out about the economy; talking about depression, you can figure out the current problems; talking about people’s expectations and promises, you can know the people’s hearts— this is what Ji Jinrong is best at.
You have to know that when he was trapped in his sickbed back then, what he could hear and see was very little.
So if he didn’t even have this little ability, how could he survive in that situation!
Seeing Carolyn’s confused face, Ji Jinrong didn’t rush to teach her anything. He just said, “Fill your stomach first. It will be best if that despicable uncle comes over to cause trouble at this time. If so, the Free Army will send him to see God.”
Even though it hasn’t been long since Ji Jinrong arrived in this world, he has completely adapted to everything here, including the language.
Although there are fewer seasonings and ingredients, he can still use them to make nutritionally balanced food.
Since Old Robert and Carolyn didn’t abandon him as a burden when they fled, taking him out of danger without fear of the epidemic or the pursuers, he will definitely treat them as his own family in the future.
Well, Our Majesty is a bit protective.
Ji Jinrong made a bowl of sweet soup for Carolyn.
Although there is no ready-made sugar here, it is not difficult for Ji Jinrong. Now he can even turn the ‘foul and rotten’ into ‘rare and ethereal’ when it comes to eating! Every person who loves to eat delicious food will eventually be unable to resist doing it himself, and Ji Jinrong is no exception. He and Wei Tingjun stole twenty years of leisure time, and the biggest gain is that even if they are separated, he(jj) will never starve to death!
I don’t know where Wei Tingjun is now.
Ji Jinrong couldn’t help but laugh at the thought that flashed through his heart.
No wonder Wei Tingjun went crazy in the beginning. It had only been less than a month since they separated, and he realized that he already missed Wei Tingjun a bit.
If he finds Wei Tingjun and Wei Tingjun doesn’t recognize him, then this time he will be the one to recognize the other party.
Maybe he can even tease that guy.
Ji Jinrong smiled and served the sweet soup to Carolyn.
Carolyn was stunned.
Ji Jinrong said, “Don’t climb the roof tomorrow. The weather is cold enough to freeze people. You are a girl after all, so you have to take good care of yourself, especially these few days.”
Carolyn blushed and said angrily: “I don’t know what you are talking about!”
Ji Jinrong smiled: “Don’t be angry, I just have a sharp nose.” He handed the sweet soup to Carolyn, “You will feel better after drinking it, and then go back to rest.”
Carolyn saw Ji Jinrong’s calm attitude and felt that she was too shy. She gritted her teeth and took the soup, drinking it in one gulp.
Because the most private thing of a girl was revealed, she was too embarrassed to face Ji Jinrong, so she closed the door and went back to rest.
The next morning, Carolyn was awakened by the fragrance.
Before she had time to go out to see what was so fragrant, Carolyn heard the cry of Mrs. Lisa’s ten-year-old son: “My lord! My lord! Someone wants to rob our house!”
Carolyn immediately ran out.
Ji Jinrong was boiling a big pot of broth in the yard. He calmly scooped a small bowl and tasted it.
Carolyn looked out the door vigilantly.
The soldiers outside the house were from the Free Army she saw last night!
Ji Jinrong signaled Carolyn to stay calm.
Then he walked out with Carolyn and Miss Lisa together.
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