Chapter 23 Something is wrong!
Half an hour later, Qiu Shuang and I met at the entrance of the inn. When they went back, they bought some food before going to the city gate.
Liu Laohu has returned and is squatting anxiously at the gate of the city eating cakes with other government officials.
After receiving Shen Lanxi’s signal, Haru Xue took a bag of food and sent it over. When he came back, he brought back the news revealed by Liu Laohu.
“Sir, the Yongcheng County government does not allow prisoners to be exiled into the city!”
Shen Lanxi listened while eating steamed buns. The meat buns like hers only cost four cents each in the capital city, but they are already sold for twenty cents in Yongcheng. Looking at the situation, the price will have to increase!
Qiu Shuang: "When we first came here, the fee to enter the city was one tael of silver per person, but now it has increased to two taels!"
Shen Lanxi cherished the crumbs of the buns that fell on her hand. Put it into your mouth, there was no rule against banishing prisoners into the city before!
Before she finished her meal, Liu Laohu came looking for her.
"Mr. Lan, the common people are not allowed to enter Yongcheng. From the first glance, you are a scholar, smarter than us old men. Now that you are like this, I want to hear what you can do!"
Shen Lanxi smiled lightly: "Since Brother Liu has said this, I will ask you to tell me what I think!"
The expression on Liu Laohu's face relaxed!
"I suggest that we take advantage of the fact that there are not many refugees at the gate of the city, prepare things for the road, and set off immediately!"
As for where to go, this is what Liu Lao Lao has to worry about. !
When Liu Laohu came to find Shen Lanxi, he already had an idea in mind. Yongcheng did not allow the exiled prisoners to enter, and it was clear that they were unwilling to accept them. There are more and more refugees at the gate of the city. As time goes by, there may be conflicts!
Once a conflict breaks out, these people in official uniforms will first become the targets of the refugees to vent their anger!
Just as Liu Laohu was about to make a decision, several refugees suddenly appeared next to him and knelt down in front of them to beg for food.
"Kind old master, give us a sip of water and a sip of rice!"
"My elderly and children have not eaten for two days..."
These Although the people were kneeling on the ground begging, they kept their eyes on their carriage. With that look in his eyes, if they don't agree, they will probably rush to grab him immediately!
Liu Laohu made a quick decision and immediately drew out his sword.
"Get out of here if you don't want to die. I'm here to escort the prisoners. If you dare to come up, you're kidnapping the prisoners. If you are hacked to death, the government won't hold you accountable!"
Liu Laohu has a sinister aura all over his body. Those people He immediately ran away in fear!
"I will order people to go to the city to do shopping. After buying the things, we will set off immediately!"
Shen Lanxi nodded, said hello to the Shen family, and took the three carriages farther away to wait. them!
After waiting for almost half an hour, Liu Laohu came back and the exiled prisoners started to set off.
"Master, they just bought a few bags of grain!" Qiu Shuang said sharply.
Shen Lanxi: "Now that the price of food in the city is soaring, they can get a few bags, which is already pretty good!"
Qiu Shuang nodded.
Not long after he left, Liu Laohu sent someone over to spread the news that a female dependent and two children in the Shen family had developed high fever.
Liu Laohu began to show his favor to her by selling her face.
The female family members with the fever are Zhang Zifen, the father's concubine, and the children in the second and fourth uncle's rooms, one is three years old and the other is four years old, both are still young.
"Father, I didn't take my mother with me when she had a fever before, and I won't take her with me this time because I have a fever. Just bring the two children over!" Shen Congwen glanced at the exiled prisoners around him who were staring at them eagerly. nod.
“Go ahead, if there is extra medicine, give some to other exiled prisoners.”
Shen Lanxi nodded, and when she went back, she asked Qiu Shuang to take Mother Li and the others. Give antipyretic medicine to the prisoners one by one!
The prisoners were not angry at first. They took the medicine given by Qiu Shuang and the others, but they didn’t say anything else!
The people in the other three rooms of the Shen family also honestly stopped talking.
Not sure whether the two children's fever would be contagious, Shen Lanxi asked Qiu Shuang to put the two children in the carriage alone, and gave them some anti-inflammatory medicine on the pretext of taking care of the children!
In the carriage, she poured out the rouge and gouache she bought at Yongcheng Shop, put on the dark foundation she bought in Modern Times, and taught Qiu Shuang and Chun Xue to darken her face. Her face was also darkened, and she also used The eyebrow pencil marked her face with freckles.
The further north they went, the more refugees there were, and there was less and less green on the ground. They also encountered several mutilated corpses on the way.
At the beginning, the exiled prisoners cried in fright. The further they walked, the more numb they became. When they saw the bodies again, they were like seeing dead cats and dogs on the roadside. They no longer even showed any sad expression.
This transformation only took two days.
On the third day, Liu Laohu brought not enough food and water. Fortunately, when he was about to open his mouth to Shen Lanxi, he finally arrived at the inn!
"What the hell? Are you asking for money from us? We are government officials who are ordered to escort prisoners!" Liu Laohu angrily slapped the table with the shopkeeper!
The shopkeeper was so frightened that his legs were so weak that he almost collapsed on the ground. He quickly begged for mercy and said: "There is nothing we can do. Now the price of food has soared, drinking water is expensive, and the money that the court should have given last month has not been given. "
When Liu Laohu saw the shopkeeper so frightened, he became even more arrogant.
"Get out of here and serve us quickly so that we can get on our way. If you delay our business, I will directly notify the superiors to remove you as the shopkeeper!"
The shopkeeper quickly curried favor and asked the waiter to go. Prepare meals!
Shen Lanxi glanced at the shopkeeper and waiter, and immediately called Liu Laohu outside to talk!
"Something's wrong!"
Liu Laohu now has great trust in Shen Lanxi. When he heard her say something was wrong, he immediately became vigilant.
“What’s wrong?”
Shen Lanxi frowned and said, “The clothes worn by the shopkeeper and the waiter obviously don’t fit, and their skin color is too dark!”
The shopkeeper and the waiter They often stay in inns, and the skin color on their faces shouldn't be that dark. They are still thin, and they look like refugees who have been exposed to the sun all the way from the north!
Liu Laohu's eyes immediately flashed with fierceness: "His grandma dares to scheme against me, I will kill him!"
Shen Lanxi quickly grabbed the person: "A post station should at least be equipped with Six people, just those two, can't deal with six!"
Liu Laohu suddenly said: "You mean there are others?"
Shen Lanxi: "I will stay here to stabilize the shopkeeper! Waiter, you and the yamen sneak in behind quietly."
Liu Laohu nodded and shouted in the direction of the shopkeeper: "I'll go out and count the prisoners first, and I'll eat after I come back! "When I got out of the inn, I immediately ordered half of the orders and the Yamen quietly went around to the back of the inn.
Shen Lanxi walked towards the shopkeeper.
"Boss, I want four of the best rooms. And the best wine and food in your store. What kind of dishes do you have in your store? Can the cook cook well..."
Liu Laohu walked around to the back of the inn. He stepped on the Yamen's shoulders and climbed over the wall. He had a clear view of the courtyard. He quickly retracted, covered the Yamen's mouth when he wanted to speak, and hurried back to call for someone.
Damn, there’s a whole yard of people! With all the things in their hands, they stared at the inn eagerly, planning to rush in at any time!
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