The blessing of the splendid farm family is married to the world

Chapter 168

Henan is a land of ups and downs, while Hebei is still peaceful and peaceful in the past.

The consequences of man-made water accumulation and flood discharge are different from natural disasters, and it has a more precise strike.

There was almost no impact on the north bank. After walking for a while, they saw a small town in front of them. There were also well-informed people in the town. Seeing that their clothes were covered in mud, many people gathered around to ask the situation.

"Are you from the south bank? Is it really flooded?"

"Then there's no need to ask. The sound of water yesterday was like thunder. It must have been flooded."

These people are chattering, people who have just experienced a catastrophe are upset, who has time to take care of them.

Zong Che took An Xu's hand and walked straight to a car.

Some people retreated, while others continued to follow.

An Xu heard someone say: "Go to Jiping City now, you will definitely make a fortune, don't mess around here, let's go quickly."

But some people said: "We are the same people, even people in a prefecture city have suffered such a great hardship, you still want to get rich?"

An Xu discovered why the ancients valued clans because they did not have a common centripetal spirit.

Such a thing that caused so many deaths and injuries overnight, in my own country, it is a big event that the people of the whole country have to lower the flag at half-staff. Now, when people outside have heard about it, most of them are thinking about getting rich.

An Xu sighed inwardly.

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The owner of the car dealer raised his eyes and said: "You know the current situation, Jiping City has been destroyed, and the price of all these things will increase."

Zong Che said, "Just tell me the price."

The boss looked at this embarrassed person for a moment, and said: "It's not easy for you, and I'm also begging for food. It's not easy. How about it, 30 taels for a car."

This is simply taking advantage of the fire, the prices in the capital are much higher than in this small place, and a finely crafted carriage only costs 30 taels.

"It's just your car surrounded by two broken wheels and a few pieces of wood. There is no carving at all, and the head is not polished smooth. You want 30 taels?" Dai Lun stepped forward angrily, pointing to those parked in a row. The carriage is criticism.

Dong's family was so annoyed by the words, he said, "Do you want love or not?"

Dai Lun still wanted to distinguish, but Dai Ji grabbed him.

"Lord Zong, a car costs 30 taels, and horses must be even more expensive." Dai Ji said: "We might as well go on foot, and we will worry about it when we get to the post."

About twenty miles to the north, there is indeed a post station.

The owner, who had turned around and stood at the door, sneered and said, "Return to the station, the government's things are probably more expensive than mine."

Zong Che didn't agree to the suggestion to walk to the post station, and asked An Xu to sit on a donkey after he inquired about the horse dealer in the town and bought a donkey for 20 taels.

Dai Ji was speechless for a while.

However, he could see that Zong Che was as dishonest as Emperor Shuntai expected, and Emperor Shuntai did not regard Zongche's wife as an important person in his words, but in fact, what this person valued most was He is said to be the righteous sister who married to repay her kindness.

He didn't care that the two little boys following the donkey were wilting.

There is a small road ahead, with pine trees on both sides of the road, covering the center of the road with a shadow, An Xu suggested: "Come down and rest for a while."

As for food, they still rely on hunting.

A few guards found a small stream a few miles to the east, and brought up a lot of fish, but the group of people who didn't even have any seasoning at hand could only eat grilled fish.

An Xu led the partridges to find a lot of blue hard fruits in the nearby woods. This is a kind of fruit called Latonia, which usually grows in high latitude areas and has a sour and salty taste when it is not ripe.

A kind of natural seasoning, An Xu and partridge picked a lot, took it back and used it when grilling fish.

They also brought two jars of canned fruit. After eating grilled fish, they used rolled leaf funnels, and each person shared some sweet and fragrant canned juice, which was a satisfying meal for everyone.

Only in the morning have I seen so many people die in a single breath. At this time, there are fish to eat and canned water to drink, and everyone is very satisfied.

Even Dai Lun, who had never suffered a day since he was a child, felt happy after walking in embarrassment for a long time, eating and drinking enough.

After a short rest, everyone went back on the road.

An Xu asked Yan Diu and his brothers to sit on donkeys, but Zong Che directly ordered two guards to carry them on their backs.

In fact, there were guards who offered to carry two children in the morning, but they were very stubborn and insisted on going by themselves.

My eldest brother said that when they arrive in the north, they will face all kinds of hardships. If they cannot adapt, they will be sent back to Beijing.

Of course they didn't want to be separated from their mother, but before they left, their mother told them that they would be able to grow up and build careers by following their elder brother, and they would be able to take their mother to enjoy the blessings in the future.

So even if they miss their mother very much, they don't want to be sent back just after they go out.

After walking for another half an hour, An Xu saw that the two little brothers were trying their best to follow everyone's pace with their red faces suppressed. He called two guards and asked them to carry the two children up.

After that, everyone moved much faster.

Dai Lun muttered in a low voice: "Brother, it's not that we are out of money, why didn't we buy two horses at that time."

Although I was very angry when I was taken advantage of, it was not worth the pain in my heel now.

Dai Ji said, "Are you stupid? Why did Zong Che only buy a donkey? Do you think he picks it?"

Dai Lun: "Otherwise?"

People from farming families don't have much money even if they become officials, so of course they won't be willing to part with it.

But they are different, they are the children of aristocratic families who spend money like water.

It's really nothing to spend nearly 100 taels on a horse worth only a few dozen taels.

It's better than walking on two legs, but the eldest brother refuses to buy it without even looking at it.

Dai Ji slowed down a bit, and said in a low voice: "I have observed, they don't have much money on them, and they were not like this when they were resting at the pier at first."

"Then there may be only one. A large part of their money, like our box of gold, was not found." Dai Ji was also very tired after walking, took a breath and continued: "We are being taken advantage of by that generous man at this time. When we arrived at Huoliang Mansion, they borrowed money from us to settle down, shall we?"

Dai Lun: - - -
Although his brother has the duty to supervise Zongche, he is far inferior to Zongche in terms of position, and before leaving Beijing, he has inquired clearly that even if the chief general is stationed in this wild place, the residence arranged by the court is not enough. Only a tent in the barracks.

But whoever wants to live a good life, the Lord will buy another house in the city.

Is this house easy to grab?

So you have to pay to buy or rent.

Dai Lun immediately stopped complaining.

In fact, it's not that An Xu and the others have no money at all. They did lose one of the bags containing the bank notes, but they still have 200 taels of silver on them.

It's just that I really don't want to be taken advantage of by spending 100 taels to buy a bad horse.

After walking out of the short-cut path, the next step is the official road leading directly to the station in front.

Dai Lun was yelling to take a rest when there was a sound of horseshoes ahead.

A Biaoren was galloping towards this side on horseback, and the leader was still carrying a big banner fluttering violently.

On the flag is a word Wu embroidered with gold thread.

Zhangwu is the title of the second prince.

Seeing this flag, Dai Ji smiled and said: "Okay, the Second Prince sent someone to pick us up."

Behind these pioneers, there is a carriage following far away.

An Xu took the child, partridge, and Dao Xiang into the carriage, and Zong Che let the carriage go first. The soldiers who came to greet them were all the second prince's confidantes, and they were quite dissatisfied for a while.

They still want to go back and return to life as soon as possible.

Moreover, the one who succeeded his master turned out to be such a little boy who didn't look strong at all, what did the old emperor think?

Fortunately, Commander Cao, who led the team, was relatively calm. He held down a few thorns and walked slowly behind the carriage.

"Lord Zong, Lord Dai, what is the situation in Jiping Mansion?" Commander Cao even came over to inquire about the situation.

Dai Ji was more respectful to these people, and he said when he asked: "It's not very good. Someone deliberately diverted water to destroy Jiping City, and more than half of the people in the city were killed or injured. This is not counting the place where the flood passed through after it left Jiping." .”

Commander Cao was shocked: "Someone did it on purpose? Water and fire are ruthless, how can one person control it."

Dai Lun said: "If you don't believe it, it doesn't mean it didn't happen. When we crossed the Qingmo River, we went to see where the embankment broke. The embankment in that area was specially designed."

The person behind this is a great talent.

Commander Cao said in his heart.

With horses, the journey is much faster.The next afternoon, the group entered Huoliangfu City.

An Xu and his party all changed their clothes in a big city they passed in front, and escaped from the flood in embarrassment when they were gone.

The city gate of Huoliang Mansion is tall and thick. When entering the city gate, An Xu specially lifted the curtain to look at it. Only one city gate opening is as long as two carriages.

As soon as you enter the city, there are quite a lot of shops, and there are many people on the street, and there are blond and blue-eyed people passing by from time to time.

It can be imagined that the mutual market here is very prosperous.

Along the way in the outer city, many women carrying goods passed by.

Here, there are many women who go out to support their families.

An Xu also saw a pair of boys and girls on horseback chasing after them, galloping past the carriage and leaving the city.

Compared with the capital, here is more free.

Commander Cao took Zong Che and his party to the Governor's Mansion directly, and entered the inner city from the outer city. The streets are wider, and there are rows of Xuanyu Pavilions. Occasionally, people on the street are either orderly guards or guards. A well-behaved servant.

From time to time, a carriage passed by, then turned a corner and disappeared.

Don't look at Huoliang City as a wild place in the eyes of Zhongdu scholars, but it is extremely rich.

The carriage quickly stopped at the gate of an extraordinarily luxurious mansion that occupied an entire street.

An Xu was brought down by Zong Che, and when he looked up, he saw a golden plaque hanging above it, with three large characters inscribed on the Governor's Mansion.

Gold plaques are not something officials can use whenever they want.

This is the sky high and the emperor far away. The person in charge here is the earth emperor.

A man about 30 years old with a clean face came out of it with a laugh.

He was wearing home clothes with a wide robe and long sleeves, but his whole body exuded a kind of power that had been soaked in killing and slaughtering all year round.

Dai Ji's aura that he had experienced in the army was dwarfed by him.

"I have seen His Royal Highness the Second Prince."

(End of this chapter)