It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 206

As soon as Jiang Yan stepped into Baishui County, he heard that a fight had broken out in Heding Prefecture and was about to reach Rongcheng County, which meant that Dongshan Village would most likely be affected.

Jiang Yan immediately picked a food stall to sit down, ordered some food casually, and then asked the busy aunt for details.

For example, who is fighting with whom, why are they fighting, how fierce the fight is, who has a greater chance of winning, how long the fight has been going on, and how long will it continue.

The woman was left feeling dizzy by Jiang Yan's barrage of questions. Luckily, she was selling food on the roadside, so she heard a lot of gossip. She could only manage a few words, aside from the question of how long it would take to play, which she couldn't answer.

Baishui County is located at the outermost border of Heding Prefecture, and the war in the prefecture will not spread to the area in a short time.

In addition, because of the news that an epidemic was spreading in the provincial capital, the number of people who dared to travel across the county decreased sharply, except for those who were taken away by the government. Therefore, most people in the county only knew that a fight had broken out, and they did not know the specific casualties and it was not something they could find out.

The aunt sighed and said, "There are always casualties in war. It must be fierce."

As for who would win, the government or the rebels, the aunt muttered, "Definitely the government. The rebels are just a bunch of hungry, inexperienced peasants. They'd be terrified of the government soldiers. They were able to force the government back to, to, to Rong County, by sheer luck."

What kind of luck could allow the government to suffer defeat?

Jiang Yan was wondering why the aunt had to frown and say some insincere words without any emotion, when she saw a young man dressed as a servant sitting at a food stall not far away, glancing at them from time to time.

He doesn't look like a good person... Jiang Yan muttered to herself and lowered her voice to make sure the man couldn't hear clearly. Then she curiously asked:

"Didn't anyone get scared and run away? It's really strange. I've come all the way from Zhongyuan Prefecture and haven't seen many people leaving. I've also never heard of fighting in Heding Prefecture."

The aunt buried her head in her work and stopped talking.

Then Jiang Yan noticed that the young servant stood up and walked towards her. He said to her, "Miss, what were you and Aunt Liu talking about? You both look so sad."

This question is a bit deliberate. Why is Baishui County keeping such a close watch on people?

Jiang Yan pretended not to notice his abnormality and replied naturally, "Well, it's nothing. I just came back from visiting relatives in Zhongyuan Prefecture. As soon as I entered the city, I heard that there was a fight in the mansion, so I went to ask Auntie what happened and why everyone didn't look scared at all."

The young servant was very familiar with the place: "What did Aunt Liu say?"

Jiang Yan glanced at the aunt at the food stall and noticed that she was a little nervous. After a second, she said, "This aunt thinks Baishui County is very safe. The enemy can't reach here. There is no need to be afraid."

Without waiting for the man to continue asking, Jiang Yan took the initiative to chat with him, saying that she was afraid that too many people would die in the war, and she thought that Zhongyuan Prefecture was going to fight, so she ran back quickly, but she didn't expect that Heding Prefecture would fight first.

Then, as if seeking approval, he asked, "Hey, um, sir, you're scared too, right?"

The young servant curled his lips and said, "What's there to be afraid of? We are the county magistrate's territory, so we won't allow rebels to run rampant."

"That's great. Then I don't have to be afraid when I go to other counties." Jiang Yan looked at him with admiration and expectation.

The young servant was stumped by the question. How did he know if other counties were safe? However, he did not show it. Instead, he said impatiently, "What are you doing going to other counties?"

"Go home, my home is not in Baishui County."

Jiang Yan, who was not a local, was interrogated for a long time by the servant as a suspicious person. She combined the experiences of many people to barely deal with the problem.

Fortunately, it was not a complete failure. Jiang Yan extracted key information from the few words leaked by the servant: first, Aunt Liu's husband was suspected of joining the rebels after being sent to the provincial capital; second, the county magistrate of Baishui County was keeping an eye on the families of those who were doing labor, ready to capture and threaten them at any time when the rebels attacked.