When civilians go on a long trip, they don't just leave. Not only do they have to carry their household registration with them, but they also have to carry the ultimatum for crossing the customs and crossing Tianjin, and then the city guard officials will let them go.
A few days ago, Shen Yinxiao had submitted an ultimatum to the government to apply for transfer, stating to the government where he was going, why he was going, where he lived, his last name, his age, etc.
I spent another five taels of silver to hire a guarantor from Yahang. Yesterday, I finally got a reply from the Yamen. After the Hucao survey was completed, the ultimatum was finally handed down.
When the little official who came to deliver her the ultimatum knocked on the door, Shen Yinxiao took the package calmly and was already breaking out in a cold sweat. Wei Cheng said that Qiu Xiaoyun was left to look after him, but he didn't know if bread was included in the care. Monitor.
Fortunately, he didn't seem to care too much about what the clerk brought. He just took a look at the clothes of the person who came to deliver the things, and turned around if he saw anything strange.
She put the package into her sleeves, grabbed a handful of dried fruits and gave them to the clerk, saying thank you for your hard work.
Then he walked into the room and handed the written letter to Wei Cheng, together with the glass string in the envelope, into Qiu Xiaoyun's hands.
"Brother Qiu, please send this letter to the general as soon as possible."
Looking at his hurried away figure, the two documents in her hand felt faintly hot.
One was a residence permit applied for in her name to visit relatives in Bingzhou and pay New Year's greetings, and the other was a residence permit applied for in A'duo's name to go to Jizhou.
"After I leave, in two days you will go to the department to register and report the loss of household registration." She stood at the door and took one last look at the yard. There was nothing left to take away. She looked at A'duo beside her, "The government is asking you I don’t know my household registration, so you just say you don’t know. If I ask you about my affairs, you just say you don’t know. Anyway, you really don’t know.”
"Well, don't worry, Madam." A'duo nodded, "When Madam settles down, please remember to write to me and I will come find you."
She actually doesn't want A'duo to come to her. After all, it involves the past. If Wei Cheng finds out, she is afraid of trouble. She actually seems to be very kind, but in her heart, she is very cold. She has taken A'duo in for so long, and she just wants to leave. After leaving, she just felt sorry for a while.
Perhaps this was one of the reasons why Wei Cheng kept her by his side.
In their hearts, they are almost indifferent.
Knowing that she would probably not contact A'duo again after she left, she still nodded.
Qiu Xiaoyun walked fast and came back faster. She stopped talking nonsense, got on the carriage, said goodbye to A'duo, a carriage and a donkey cart went straight to the west gate. On the way, she picked up the Yaren who had made an appointment, and together Got in the car.
Today is the first day of the lunar new year. The soldiers guarding the city were unlucky. They were rotated to guard the city gate on the first day of the lunar new year. The north wind in the winter blew hard on their faces, like ice knives slicing over them one after another. They only stood there for half a day. , his dark face was chapped and red by the blow. When he saw a horse-drawn carriage and a donkey-cart coming from the city, he frowned and cursed: "You are raised by a cheap maid... If you are kicked out on the first day of junior high school, you will not be reincarnated..."
I saw the carriage in front approaching again, and a small white and delicate face popped out of the carriage, with red lips and white teeth, and eyebrows and eyes that seemed to contain a pool of spring water. She turned out to be a rare beauty, and the originally impatient and gloomy face instantly softened. Most of it.
Shen Yinxiao's heart was raised along the way, but she had no time to pay attention to the changes in the soldiers' faces. When she saw that they were going to check the certificates and household registration, she took out the things she had prepared and handed them over. Dui Chu laughed: "Happy New Year, sir."
There is also a piece of silver tucked under the household registration and transfer certificate.
The soldier's expression softened even more. He quietly put the money into his sleeve, flipped through the ultimatum and household registration at random, and handed it back to her with a "huh" sound.
"All documents are complete, let's go."
She was overjoyed and took the document with both hands, "Thank you very much."
She turned around and urged the man driving the horse to move quickly, but after less than a dozen steps, she heard a shout from behind.
"Stay."
She stiffened, and Yaren tightened the reins and turned to look at her.
She jumped off the carriage, walked back, and bowed: "Any other orders, sir?"
Although the captain of the city gate accepted the gift, he did not forget to fulfill his duty. He pointed to Ya and Shen's mother sitting in the front of the carriage and Shen's mother in the donkey carriage, "It's understandable that you took your parents with you. This It was also mentioned in the ultimatum, but who is this?"
She had already discussed it with Yaren before setting off. After collecting the money, Yaren helped her drive the carriage to Bingzhou. The final disposal of the carriage was left to Yaren and she no longer had to worry about it. Money can make all the difference. A carriage was not something that ordinary people could easily afford, so Yaren was willing to follow her out of the city.
She held up her hair and temples, raised the corners of her lips, and the cold wind blew up the hem of her sky-blue skirt. Her hair was covered with black hair and combed into a simple pony bun. A strand of long hair hung down on her shoulders. The rough guys below the tower were dumbfounded.
"This is my cousin who is sending our family out of the city. The official knows that I am a little girl. After all, my family is a little worried about bringing my parents to visit relatives. I don't know what will happen to me when I go to Bingzhou. I just hope that it won't happen." It's better to meet bandits." As he said, the ends of his eyes were slightly red, and he pinched his sleeves to cover the corners of his eyes.
"Since we are cousins, do we have household registration as proof?"
Her heart sank, and she wiped her tears calmly and said, "Originally, I just planned to send him out of the city, and I didn't bring any documents..."
The captain guarding the city originally had doubts in his heart, but when he saw her suddenly wiping away tears, he instantly felt compassion for her.
It's just that it's hard to disobey official orders, so he didn't let go for a while.
She was anxious, seeing that it had been almost an hour and she still hadn't left the city. Qiu Xiaoyun had probably returned to Shen Mansion by this time. A Duo was bound to not be able to hide it for a long time, so he had to get away as soon as possible.
Suddenly someone behind the captain spoke.
"Captain Wang."
The city guard captain and Shen Yinxiao both looked at the sound. Shen Yinxiao paused and took a step back in panic.
It's Li You.
It seems that he has long forgotten what happened yesterday. Today, he is dressed in green and gray plain clothes, with a wind cloak of the same color outside. His face is calm, neither close nor distant, standing neither far nor close, just like a slender bamboo.
What is he here for?
The fear of having her lies exposed filled her heart. Even if he still had some friendship with her, such a meager friendship could not compare with her own future. She looked at him steadily, thinking about how to deal with it, when she suddenly heard him say: " Let them leave the city."
She almost thought she heard wrong.
"Sir Li." The captain of the city guard obviously recognized him, "Since Mr. Li is the guarantee, it will be easy to handle."
He waved to let people go, and Shen Yinxiao looked at the man who was standing still. The two of them were obviously just standing face to face, but why did they feel thousands of miles apart?
Li You raised his hand and saluted her.
She tightened her collar and took a few steps back. Yaren urged her in a low voice, so she had to get in the car.
After walking a long way, she raised the car curtain and looked back. The man's shadow shrank little by little, and he stood alone under the city gate.
