Cheng Yuanxi was thoughtful and looked up at the tribesmen around him; and those people were also looking at Cheng Yuanxi and the other three, waiting for them to make a decision.

Cheng Yuanxi weighed it again and said: "Clan chief and village chief, please wait a moment. I have to go to my father to discuss the matter of buying food at home. If possible, I will go to the city myself to see what happens."

"Okay, then there's Lao Yuanxi."

The clan leader and village chief nodded repeatedly, thinking this method was very good, "Let's go back and put it together. Let's put together a couple of silver first."

They have to work together to get into the city.

Cheng Dazhu's family cannot be allowed to escape.

However, neither of them thought about the possibility that Cheng Yuanxi would not enter the city.

Mingyi sat on the unicycle a few steps away and pursed her lips. This feeling was really bad. After arriving in this world, the turbidity was so strong that her mind became much more sensitive and she saw more about human nature. too much.

That's it.

Grandfather will definitely let father go to the city.

Mingyi rubbed her eyebrows and said, "Brother, I want to go to the city with my father, will you go?"

"It costs money to enter the city. One tael is enough for me to repair for a month." Cheng Mingli shook his head. It's not cost-effective to pay so much just to enter the city gate.

"Then you stay at home with mother and take care of our things." Mingyi jumped off the unicycle, quickly caught up with her father, and followed him to find Cheng Dazhu.

Cheng Yuanxi lowered his head and looked at his daughter, but he did not say no. There was no shortage of money at home, and there were plenty of gold and silver melon seeds. He had to buy two sets of clothes for his daughter when he went to the city. Her clothes were dirty, shabby, and there was not enough money on the way. There was no water source for washing clothes and bathing, but they themselves were very dirty.

When Cheng Dazhu saw the father and daughter, he already guessed, "Did the patriarch and village chief ask you to come?"

"I want to go into the city to see if there is any food. If there is, I will buy some food for our family and tell them by the way. If there is no food, I can also understand the situation in the city."

Cheng Dazhu nodded slightly, "That's fine. Just wait, I'll ask my mother to give you money."

"Okay." Cheng Yuanxi waited aside with his daughter. Cheng Dazhu went to find Luo Cuihua and successfully brought five taels of silver over.

Cheng Yuanxi pursed his lips and said after a moment: "Dad, I'm afraid five taels of silver can't buy much food. We only need one tael if we go to the city. People in the city will know that we are refugees when they see us. It's hard to tell the price of food."

It is not unreasonable for people to leave their hometown and become humble.

Cheng Dazhu pondered for a moment, sighed, and said: "As much as you can buy, your mother doesn't have much money left. If you have to settle down somewhere, save as much as you can."

"Got it, Dad."

As he said, Cheng Yuanxi did just that.

Cheng Yuanxi, who returned to his home site, unloaded the items from the larger wheelbarrow and put his daughter on it. When he passed by Yuandong and Cheng Yuannan's family, he asked: "Big brother and second brother, do you have anything you need to bring?" "

"It's true." Cheng Yuandong nodded hurriedly, and was waiting for this sentence, "Third brother, wait a moment, I will go to your sister-in-law to get some copper coins."

Cheng Yuannan also ran to find his wife.

When the two of them came back, they each had a tael of silver in their hands.

"Third brother, my family wants to buy some salt, please excuse me." Cheng Yuandong said.

Cheng Yuannan handed over the silver coins in his hand, "Thank you, third brother. Your second sister-in-law wants to buy some salt and shoes. You know the size of Zhi Zhi and Ming Xin's feet. The shoes your second sister-in-law wears are about the same size as those of your third brother and sister. You can buy them as you watch." The money should be enough, if not, I will come back and replenish it for you."

"Okay, I'll go first." Cheng Yuanxi pushed his daughter forward. When they left the clan's territory, the clan chief and village chief were waiting on the only way.The clan leader handed him a few pieces of silver and looked at Mingyi. They had not prepared Mingyi's entry fee for the city.

"Does Mingyi want to go too?"

"Yiyi wants to see him for a long time, I will take him there; clan leader, village chief, you are waiting for my news."

Cheng Yuanxi pushed his daughter and left. When he arrived outside the city gate, a sparse crowd was queuing up; among them were several ragged people, who, like him, must have been sent by the village or clan to inquire for information.

After queuing for a cup of tea, he paid two taels of silver and entered the city gate.

Many people were setting up stalls on both sides of the street. Some were selling vegetables and grains, but they were coarse grains rather than fine grains. There were also people selling hot buns, steamed buns, and pancakes. The restaurants were operating normally, and the aroma of food spread on the streets.

"Dad, how much money did you bring?"

Mingyi crawled up to her father and asked.

Cheng Yuanxi said: "It's enough to buy food. What do you want to buy?"

"Dad, let's take a bath and change into clean clothes before going to the grain store."

Cheng Yuanxi pondered for a moment and then responded. He went to a clothing store and bought two sets of clothes for each person. Of course, he also brought two sets for Chen Daya and Cheng Mingli. He took these clothes and shoes and found a relatively simple store in the city. Inn.

In a good inn, the waiter wouldn't let them in if he saw how they were dressed.

Refugees mean insecurity.

Who knows if they are sick or not? They are not allowed in for safety reasons.

She took a hot bath comfortably in the inn and put on clean clothes. Mingyi felt like she was alive and refreshed. She walked out of the inn and bought two more meat buns to eat. She was very satisfied.

"Dad, go to the grain store quickly."

"Here we come." Cheng Yuanxi swallowed the last bite of the meat buns, and his mouth was filled with the smell of meat. Before leaving, he bought ten more meat buns and twenty large cakes as dry food for the road.

The meat buns and pancakes were wrapped in the clothes they bought to prevent the smell from dissipating and to keep the heat from getting cold too quickly.

Arriving at a grain store, Cheng Yuanxi looked over and said to his daughter, "Yiyi is guarding the cart here. Dad, go in and see what grains there are."

"Okay." Cheng Mingyi smiled and nodded. After watching her father enter the shop, she began to look around; the shops around the grain shop mostly sold things related to people's livelihood, such as food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Cheng Yuanxi stepped into the grain store. The owner of the store saw that he was cleanly dressed, thin, but energetic. For the moment, he couldn't tell his identity, whether he was a local or a foreigner.

"Boss, what kind of food does your family sell?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, the boss knew that he was a foreigner, but he saw that he was well-dressed, not in expensive clothes, but clean and tidy. I guess he was different from the refugees outside the city, and the smile on his face was a little more enthusiastic.

"We have all the grains our customers want to buy. Coarse grains include millet, broomcorn millet, bean sprouts, and hemp. Fine grains include rice and white flour. In addition, the store sells groceries and condiments. What do you need?" The boss stepped forward with a smile.

Cheng Yuanxi walked to the place where the tall wooden barrels were placed in the shop and looked at them one by one; the coarse grains were not very good, but the fine grains were very clean, but the boss made mainly money from fine grains, and coarse grains were just a matter of buying whoever liked them.

"Boss, what's the price of millet, millet, rice and flour?"

"Grain and millet are thirty cents per catty, and rice and flour are fifty cents per catty." The boss's smile did not fade, and he stared at him seriously, carefully observing his expression.


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