Chapter 99: Someone who has seen the world
Rather than saying this is a shrimp, it is more appropriate to say it is a bug.
Baitao ignored Bai Dashan's slander and confusion, smiled and patted him on the shoulder, saying: "Yes, you have done a great job."
"How far are we from Qingzhou now?"
Saying that, Baitao did not wait for Bai Dashan to answer, and continued: "Tell everyone, we will go to Qingzhou without taking a detour."
"Hurry, hurry, don't waste your time." No matter how long it takes, she will go to Ding Qingzhou.
Although Bai Dashan didn't understand what made Baitao excited, he could see that she was smiling happily, and he couldn't help but grin too.
"Okay, Auntie, please take a rest, I'll go and notify everyone." No matter what, it doesn't matter if it's a bug or a crayfish, as long as Auntie is happy, whatever it is will do.
Bai Dashan informed the villagers to go, while Baitao rubbed his fleshy little hands happily.
Crayfish, she hasn't eaten them for a while.
Just thinking about so many crayfish made her salivate.
Not only can it be sold to the mall, but it can also be made in many flavors.
Spicy, golden soup with garlic, thirteen spices, minced garlic... braised in oil, spicy, steamed, salted egg yolk, dry stir-fry, as well as iced, curry, spicy stew.
So, a surprising scene occurred next.
Everyone in Qingzhou was running outside, but there was someone going to Qingzhou, a large caravan of more than 200 people.
Some people who were following the Taohua Village convoy didn't pay attention. They didn't notice until they stopped for lunch, but the closest posthouse to Qingzhou's border was Erli.
These people were uneasy, but they didn't expect that the people from Taohua Village had led them the wrong way, so they just pretended that they didn't pay attention.
After all, Baijiabao is a caravan, and it is normal for caravans to go to Fucheng.
We have come this far, and if we go back, we may not be able to reach a place to stay.
After hesitation, these people can only make mistakes. What if there are officials in Qingzhou to provide disaster relief and distribute food?
On Zhou Yang's side, he discussed it with his family, hesitated for a moment, and stopped Bai Duojin.
"Guanshi Bai, I, I want to ask, are the prices here in Qingzhou too high?"
His family doesn't have much money. If the prices in Qingzhou are too high, he will definitely not be able to stay here. Then he can just take one person to the city to do shopping. There is no need for others to walk such a long distance.
Bai Duojin nodded without thinking: "It should be higher."
He hasn't been there either, but my aunt said that in big cities, prices are higher than in small counties.
For example, in the town where Taohua Village was located, an egg cost one penny, but in Niuluo County, an egg cost two pence.
My aunt said that this is determined by economy, infrastructure and population.
"Then, can I take one of my sons with you to the city to buy things with your caravan?"
Zhou Yang said with some embarrassment: "I have a large family and don't have much money. I definitely can't stay in Qingzhou for two days. Instead of going into the city with my whole family, it's better to let them rest outside the city."
There is a fee to enter the city, and every additional person will pay an extra penny.
This is not an embarrassing thing. Bai Duojin readily agreed: "Okay, you can just follow us when we set off."
Instead of stopping at the post house to rest, the people from Taohua Village went straight to the city gate of Qingzhou.
When Baitao saw crawling crayfish on the road, it was a surprise. She couldn't help but shout to stop and let someone catch some for her.
Although they were only on the periphery, within a few minutes, people from Taohua Village had grabbed several large sacks.
Bai Dashan said when he informed us that there was an insect infestation in Qingzhou, but my aunt was interested in the insects, so we went to Qingzhou to catch the insects for her.
Taohua Village is originally a farmer. Since I was a child, I have seen a lot of bugs in the fields, so I am naturally not afraid of them. After hearing it again, it was for Baitao. Everyone responded and started gearing up before they even got to the place.
When Bai Dashan announced that he was coming to Qingzhou, he was also worried that the villagers would not know what the bugs looked like, so he held two crayfish in his hands to identify them to the villagers.
Therefore, when Baitao gave the order, in addition to watching the pack trucks and carriages, the people in Taohua Village, old and young, all ran into the grass on the roadside like chickens and ducks that opened their cages.
One or two of them didn't seem too big of a deal, but when they saw so many, some villagers got goosebumps instantly.
It's not that I'm afraid, it's just the human body's instinctive reaction when seeing something I don't quite understand, especially when there are a lot of them.
However, they were stunned for a moment, and then quickly started to pick it up.
It's rare for my aunt to find anything interesting. They just ate and drank all the way. Who would be timid when they finally had the opportunity to honor their aunt.
There is almost no need to pause. You can catch three or five with one hand and throw them directly into a bamboo basket or a sack.
Baitao knew that she couldn't wait for a while. When she saw a few sacks, she called back to prepare to go into the city.
All this happened so fast that the people following behind didn't even react.
When they passed by the place where they had just stopped briefly in Peach Blossom Village and saw the insects they had never seen before emerging from the grass on the road, their faces turned green and white.
This, this... someone quickly remembered that they vaguely heard someone from Qingzhou say yesterday that there was an insect infestation here.
Why are there so many bugs?
This bug is too scary.
So, are they still entering the city now?
At this time, they looked at the Baijiabao caravan in front of them who had obviously accelerated their speed and wanted to enter the city early, and they were worried.
It's almost dark, we're all here, let's go.
In a caravan as big as Baijiabao, with so many people, old and young, they can't all be brainless.
Besides, even if we have to leave, we have to leave tomorrow.
Besides, this bug looks a bit scary, but it's just in the suburbs. It will definitely be fine once you enter the city.
Thinking of this, these people hurriedly followed.
Qingzhou, where is Dafu City?
The towering city walls can be seen in the distance.
For a time, people in Peach Blossom Village raised their heads and took a few more glances.
If it were before, the people in Peach Blossom Village would definitely be uneasy and trembling. This is Dafu City. In the past, the furthest they could go was to go to town.
But now, even if the villagers go to a place they have never been before, they are not uneasy. Apart from curious glances, their faces are indifferent.
In their eyes, no matter how novel things are, they are not as magical as what they saw from Baitao.
Have you ever seen a fire lighter that bursts into flames with just one click?
Have you ever seen cans of canned oranges?
Have you ever seen a big piece of iron that can shovel dirt?
Have you ever seen a tall and thick outline wall dozens of meters high?
Have you ever seen a small box that allows you to cook snail noodles without using firewood?
Have you ever seen a palm-sized black box that can talk to people two or three miles away?
Have you ever seen a large bucket that is thin, beautiful and durable?
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I have slightly modified the second half of the last chapter, which does not affect the reading experience. If you want to read more, you can read back a little.
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