The man looked at the two of them, his face covered for some reason. From the outside, their hair is messy and their clothes are shabby, but they are no more smelly than the refugees. Moreover, this man is taller and stronger than him, and the woman is also taller than ordinary women.
His intuition told him that these two people were not ordinary people.
Although they were dressed inconspicuously, they had intact mule carts and sharp long knives. These were already more powerful than ordinary people. Their eyes were different from those of the desperate refugees on the ground, and they definitely had money in their hands.
The man rolled his eyes and asked, "Do you have a household registration?"
"have."
"I can take you into the city for ten taels of silver each."
Jiang Yue had 155 taels of silver and more than 500 copper coins in hand. She thought about it and realized that it was not impossible.
"Each person is eight taels, and six taels are paid in copper coins."
Antiques in prosperous times, gold in troubled times.
The man frowned. The price of gold and silver is high now. It would be a bit of a loss to exchange it for copper plates. But he circled around, and only these two people were lightly burdened and had money, so they could leave immediately.
"Okay, then you pay half of the price first, and then come with me now."
Jiang Yue took the bag he gave her, then entered the carriage and pretended to take money.
The corner of the man's mouth twitched. Those who didn't know the bulging bag thought it contained a huge sum of money.
Jiang Yue and the two followed the man around to the small side gate of the city gate. There were also some refugees and guards here, but they were less than half the number at the main gate.
The man warned as he walked, "Just keep your mouth shut and say you are my relative. Ignore the rest and pretend you don't understand."
At the checkpoint, the mule cart was stopped.
The man smiled flatteringly and walked forward to say hello to the square-faced guard in the middle. Judging from his familiar appearance, he should be someone he knew well.
He handed the bag of money to the guard. The guard was a little disappointed when he saw that it was copper coins. But after weighing it up, it turned out that the gift was quite a lot, and his face was not so gloomy.
He waved his hands to them and said, "Since we are relatives, come here and check the doctor's pulse. If there is no problem, go in. When you enter the city, be honest and don't cause trouble!"
"Yes, yes, I must be keeping an eye on them. Cousin, come here quickly!"
Jiang Yue feels that the adults in this city are quite responsible and know how to assign doctors to each city gate.
But judging from the expressions of these doctors, they were probably forced to do so.
The doctor checked their pulse, frowned, and said, "What's that on your face? Take it off" when his face is blocked.
The two pulled down their masks, revealing their sallow faces. The pulse is strong and strong, but it doesn't match the facial expression.
However, the doctor was not a kid with a dirty mouth, so he didn't ask any more questions and guessed that it was probably a disguise for safety.
Jiang Yue said, "We heard from some doctors that in addition to drinking boiled water, covering the mouth and nose can also reduce some diseases or other dirty things from entering the body through the mouth and nose, making it less likely to get sick. That’s why I made this mask out of cloth.”
The guard didn't pay attention. After looking at the ordinary faces of the two people, he stopped paying attention.
But doctors are different. When an epidemic strikes, doctors are the first to suffer. He thought thoughtfully. It was mentioned in medical books that many dirty things enter the body through the mouth and nose. Maybe this method can really work?
The doctor naturally had no problem with this, and the three of them entered the city smoothly.
There are very few shops open for business in Yuncheng. Except for a few stores that still have inventory, the rest cannot be opened even if they want to. Extremely expensive.
Every household has its doors and windows closed, and the streets are quiet, not even as lively as outside the city.
If compared, this city is actually more dilapidated than Shuntianfu City. It's just that Shuntianfu City no longer exists, but this city is deserted, but it still holds on.
The man led Jiang Yue and the others to a corner of an alley, and no one was following them.
Judging from his proficiency, he must be a native of this city.
Jiang Yue paid the balance, and the man got the money. He was beaming with joy, and his plain face became vivid.
In troubled times and disaster years, the timid will starve to death and the bold will die. No matter when or where, someone can always see a business opportunity and make money.
She had just observed from the outside that these alleys were filled with ordinary people's residences, and asked, "Are there any houses for rent here? They must have high courtyard walls."
The man was not surprised. The other party asked him proactively even if he didn't ask. When he entered the city, he was told not to wander around casually or he would be arrested by the government. And I have to earn money to support my children.
"My daughter-in-law's family has a house, which is the high courtyard wall. Let me take you there to have a look."
The house is almost in the center of the city, and there is not much distance between the residential houses on the left and right. It is said to be a high courtyard wall, but it is actually only one meter and a half tall.
Compared with other homes that have no courtyard walls or have courtyard walls that are only one meter high, they indeed belong to the ranks of high courtyard walls.
Jiang Yue only planned to stay for a few days, so she could make do with it.
There are three rooms in total, a kitchen room, a main room and a bedroom. The two houses on the left collapsed and were not rebuilt.
Jiang Yue didn't ask his wife's family where they had gone or if they died in the house. It was really difficult to find a house where no one had died. Even the prefect's family couldn't tell how many human bones were buried.
Don't ask too much, as there is no benefit in talking to yourself.
Jiang Yue checked the door, bedroom, and kitchen. They were clean and okay.
"What's the rental price here?"
The man's wife rushed over after receiving the news and said cautiously, "If you stay for ten days, then ten pancakes."
The man didn't have time to win over his wife. As soon as he said these words, he knew that there would definitely be a counteroffer.
Jiang Yue thought to herself, one pancake a day is okay.
"We don't have much food. Let's live on eight pancakes for ten days. The ten pancakes outside are enough to buy a person."
His wife was very happy and thought that eight pancakes were quite good. The house was empty and it would not be ruined if someone lived in it.
After paying the rent, the two took the keys and saw off the guests.
Jiang Nian fed the mule, and Jiang Yue went straight into the house. He didn't ask what he was doing, but he smelled the fishy smell on Yueyue's body.
That monthly bleed time has come again.
Jiang Yue spread the mat she bought in the small town on the bed, took out the pillow, and lay down to rest.
Seeing this, Jiang Nian boiled a bowl of brown sugar water, lifted her up and fed her to drink. After you finish drinking, lie down with her and put your big hands on her belly from behind to make her feel better.
The weather was hot, and Jiang Nian kept a distance except where his hands touched her.
Jiang Yue was in a bad mood every time, so he stopped talking. The two lay like this for two days, catching up on all the sleep they needed.
On the third day after entering the city, Jiang Yue was woken up. The previously quiet streets started to become noisy.
"Master Locust is here!"
"Master Locust, please show mercy and let us go!"
"..."
What Mr. Huang? Who wants to cause trouble for them?
