After thanking the officers and soldiers, the group entered the city. Because they were not sure whether Lu Guilan had left the city immediately, and Lu Daping's leg injury needed to be seen by a doctor first, the Lu family decided to stay in the city for a day to look for it first. .

As for Chengke and Chengyang, He Jiuniang knew that they were just following Mrs. Jiang’s instructions to protect their family into the city. Now that they wanted to stay in the city, they naturally could not delay others, so after discussing with their family , He Jiuniang was responsible for saying goodbye to the two of them.

The main reason is that other people in the family are not very good at talking, and Ms. Sun feels that He Jiuniang has performed very well during this period, so it is best for her to come forward, and others have no objections.

The Lu family paid the entry fee for the two of them together. Although they had money with them, the Lu family felt that they should not be stingy with such a small amount of money to protect them, so they gave it to them together.

"Thank you very much for the protection of the two young masters. It will be much safer after entering the city. Our family has decided to stay in the city for one day and will not delay the two young masters. You two young masters will treat me well. Thank you, madam. ”

He Jiuniang’s etiquette was very good. She prepared dry food and two bamboo tubes of water for them. The sugar was still added. In this weather, it would not hurt to add some sugar water to the body.

After entering the city, there are also food and drink shops on the streets, but this is what their family wants after all.

"Madam, you are so polite, so my two brothers accepted it."

Chengke took the decision and accepted it. He Jiuniang took out a small porcelain vase and said, "This is to calm the nerves." Blood-tonifying pills for replenishing qi, this is a good thing. It is useless for us rough guys to keep it. The bento is a thank you gift for the madam."

Chengke only hesitated for a moment before accepting it. I heard Ling Xue talk about these small porcelain bottles from He Jiuniang. She had given Madam soothing pills and heat-relieving medicine before. After Madam took them, the effect was indeed remarkable.

After bidding farewell to the two of them, the Lu family began to divide the work. Old Man Lu said: "The boss and Fugui will go to the grain store first and buy some food. The boss will go with the Daping family. The doctor checked on the leg injury and bought some commonly used medicinal materials. I didn’t know what I was going to experience along the way, so I had to be prepared in advance. The second son’s family and the third son’s daughter-in-law searched around the city for Guilan. As for the whereabouts of the family, if you want to buy something, just buy some and take it with you; if the rest of the people want to buy something, they can also buy it. After buying, come back and wait here. If something happens or disappears while running around, our family won’t care!"

The last sentence was mostly spoken to a few outsiders. Along the way, except for the Liu sisters who made a splash once, the others did not do anything wrong and were still obeying discipline. However, Old Man Lu still wanted to be ugly. Let's talk first, don't make trouble if something happens later.

Several people knew that the Lu family was their only supporter, so naturally they did not dare to say anything more and kept nodding.

Was streaming beforeEach person was given three taels of silver in Kou's nest. The adults' money was gone after paying the city fee, but the children's money was left with one tael. People with children wanted to use the money to buy something, but they couldn't afford to buy everything. If you borrow it from the Lu family, they won't owe them anything.

Those who don’t have children want to sell some of their remaining grain. At the worst, they can eat one meal a day. After selling the money, they can buy other necessities. Anyway, they have it. busy.

In the end, only Mr. Lu and his wife were left with a group of children waiting under the pavilion not far from the city gate. If nothing else happened, they planned to spend the night here tonight and tomorrow Leave the city again early in the morning.

The puppy had to follow He Jiuniang to death, and finally had a chance to act alone. He Jiuniang naturally would not bring the small oil bottle, stuff the baby into Sun's arms, turn around and leave , she didn’t care if the puppy cried anxiously.

Sun's voice coaxing the child came from behind. He Jiuniang smiled proudly and ran faster.

"Second brother and sister-in-law, you go to the east and north to search, and I'll go to the west and south. It's faster to search separately, otherwise the dog will make a fuss again if you go back late."

The second brother and his wife also thought this method was good, so they acted separately.

It is not difficult to find a family in a city. Who knows whether they will leave or stay, and if they stay, where they will live.

Qianzhou City has also been hit by drought, but it is not as serious as Changzhou. In addition, there are many refugees outside the city, and there are no people on the streets, making it very depressed.

He Jiuniang walked around, but found it boring and found nothing.

The prices of all the edible things in the city have increased. Steamed buns without fillings cost two cents each. In the past, you could buy three for two cents.

In this era, two cents is equivalent to one dollar in post-modern times. A two-dollar steamed bun is expensive even to modern people, let alone in ancient times.

There are even government officials guarding the wells to collect fees. One penny is less than half a bucket of water. Compared with the post-modern 50 cents per ton of water, it can be said to be a sky-high price.

Even so, there was still a long queue to buy water at the well.

He Jiuniang didn’t want to go there and join in the fun, but she suddenly remembered that Lu Guilan’s family might come here to buy water, so she went to ask the yamen servant.

“Go, go, go, those who want to buy water should queue up at the back!”

When the yamen officer saw someone pushing forward, his temper suddenly got bad, and he picked up the whip and wanted to beat him. people.

He Jiuniang quickly grabbed the rope before her eyes, and then took advantage of the chaos to stuff a few copper coins into the hands of the Yamen servant. She said flatteringly: "Brother Yamen servant, don't be angry. I don't buy water, and I'm not here to jump in line. II just want to ask if you have ever seen a butcher family from Changzhou. He is quite strong, somewhat aggressive, and smells like pigs. He comes to buy water? "

The yamen servant was very angry at first, but after receiving the money, he thought about it seriously, but he really had no impression.

"How long has the drought been going on today? The water to drink is gone. How can anyone still have water to clean themselves up? Who doesn’t smell bad? ”

Having said this, the officials’ faces turned a little ugly. They have been guarding here under the bright sun, and their smell is heavier than anyone else!

Others The people in the queue also started to boo, and He Jiu Niang felt a little embarrassed when she thought that they could take a shower from time to time on the road.

“Hey, hey, having said that, the smell of pigs is always the same as the smell of people. Is it different? Or, have you ever seen anyone with a bigger taste? ”

People who kill pigs all the year round will inevitably be stained with the smell. In addition, people in this era don’t like to take baths very much, so the smell is naturally unpleasant.

Didn’t the Yamen I couldn’t speak because I really couldn’t remember it, but some people in the queue still had some impressions: “Looking at it this way, it seems like it really happened! ”

He Jiuniang rushed to the man in an instant and looked at him eagerly.

The man:...

The one who knows is the inquirer. Those who didn't know thought he was the piece of pork!

"Just yesterday, a little boy walked past me crying. The smell was quite strong. It seemed that the smell of raw pork was stronger. There are a few flies following around..."

Speaking of that scene, everyone couldn't help but frown, it was really...