Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 104 Martial Law in the City
The water situation encountered by Suqian County is not very serious. The flood is blocked by the city gate and dredged into the culvert.

The yellow mud left after the accumulated water receded in the city was also cleaned up because the emperor stayed here, and it looked much cleaner than when he first came yesterday.

Chen Wenxin and the two walked in casual clothes, Lu Zong, Bai Lu and others followed not far behind, and several soldiers followed to protect them.

There are not many people on the street, and a few vendors have little business.

Chen Wenyi said: "The Liangjiang area is rich and prosperous, and Suqian is an important place for business and trade. It's too deserted."

"After the second brother was promoted to an official, he became more and more discerning."

Chen Wenxin laughed at him, thinking of the way he used to give Chen/Xihai a headache, he is really a different person from now.

Chen Wenxin saw a seller of winter melon candy, and pulled Chen Wenyi to look at it.

"Uncle, how do you sell this wax gourd candy?"

The peddler selling wax gourd candy has been busy for a few days. He thought that there was still no business today, and he didn't want someone to come to ask the price early in the morning.

When he looked up, he saw a pair of extremely handsome men and women in front of him, their skin was whiter than freshly ground soybean milk.

This looks like two brothers and sisters.

"Twenty Wen a catty, it costs 25 Wen on weekdays!"

The uncle opened his bamboo basket, and there were several big bags of winter melon candies neatly wrapped in it.There is also a package that is spread out for retail sale.

Chen Wenxin took out a silver coin from his purse and said, "It's so cheap, I want a bag."

The uncle has never seen anyone pay with silver coins on the street, and everyone uses coins.

The appearance of these two brothers and sisters is probably not ordinary people. Could it be that they came up with the saint?

He immediately put down the candy bag, bowed and cupped his hands, "Are you two nobles? The old man has eyes but can't see Mount Tai. This candy doesn't cost money, so I'll give you a taste."

He picked up two big bags of wax gourd candies and held them up respectfully with both hands.

Chen Wenxin chuckled, "What nobleman, my brother and sister came here to sell goods with our family, and we are both merchants, who is more noble than the other?"

This was originally arranged before the tour to hide their identities.Chen Wenxin said it naturally, and the uncle was relieved.

It seems that it is a wealthy business family, and it is not surprising that they can raise such two delicate children.

"Uncle, why did you sell your winter melon candy so cheap? It's five cents cheaper."

Five cents doesn't seem like much money. For street vendors, if five cents per catty is missing, I'm afraid they won't be able to make much money.

The uncle sighed and said, "When the Yellow River floods, who is still in the mood to buy candy? You can't sell it for twenty coins! Although the disaster in the county is not serious, who doesn't have relatives in their hometown? ?”

He clasped his hands and raised his head to the sky, "The emperor's royal driver has come to our small place again, and the common people are afraid to go out. I have been out of the stall for the past few days, but I haven't sold anything."

Chen Wenxin smiled when he heard the words, and handed him the silver coin in his hand, "Small business is not easy, so you can just accept the money."

He took the silver coin, "Miss is so kind, this piece of silver is enough to buy my basket of sugar. Where does Miss live? I'll take this basket to your house."

Chen Wenxin took a pack of his wax gourd candies, and said with a smile, "I can't finish it no matter how much, my brother doesn't like sweets. Uncle, why don't you go out when the emperor is here?" ?”

Chen Wenxin looked like a boudoir girl who didn't know the world, and looked curious.The uncle is short-staffed, so it is hard not to tell her.

He hissed and turned to look around.

The hawkers selling breakfast on the side had already cleared up their stalls and were about to leave, and there were one or two scattered stalls in the distance, and it seemed that they were about to close up their stalls.

"It's not the boss, I'm afraid that the common people will talk nonsense! Just after the flood, the guards went from house to house beating gongs and drums, saying that the emperor is coming, and they are not allowed to go out if there is nothing to do."

"These adults are not in a hurry to repair the embankment, but they know how to block our mouths. How can we little people see the emperor? What a worry!"

Chen Wenxin opened the bag of wax gourd candies, picked up a piece and stuffed it into Chen Wenyi's mouth, and took a piece to eat himself.

"Are all adults like this? I heard that Lord Jin, governor of Henan, is a good official?"

Curious baby Chen Wenxin asked again, and the uncle became more enthusiastic as he spoke, "Hey, the governor of Henan is not in charge of us. I heard that Mr. Jin is very diligent in governing the river. He has a black face, so we just call him Jin Heilian."

"It's not good for local parents. I just heard that my parents were dismissed by the emperor yesterday. Your majesty is wise!"

The parents in the people's colloquial language are the local county magistrates, and the governor is also called the old parents.

It is said that the magistrate is the official of the parents, which is what it means.

When the uncle talked about the emperor's wisdom, he wished to raise his hand to the sky, which made Chen Wenxin amused.

"What's wrong with him?"

Perhaps it was because Chen Wenxin asked too many questions, perhaps because he asked some things that the uncle didn't want to talk about, so he hesitated all of a sudden.

At this moment, a loud roar came from a distance, "What are you doing!"

The uncle selling wax gourd candy was taken aback, quickly packed up his burden and ran away, "The guard is here, the guard is here!"

After hearing this, the scattered vendors at the stalls quickly packed up their things and ran away.

The few pedestrians on the street ran in the opposite direction, and even the women drying clothes at the entrance of the alley hid in their houses.

All of a sudden, apart from the guards, only Chen Wenxin and the others were left on the street.

The two guards walked towards Chen Wenxin with fierce faces, the closer they got, the more hesitant their footsteps became.

The appearance and demeanor of these two people are probably not ordinary people.

Could it be that he came with the emperor?

The two of them looked at each other, finally bypassed Chen Wenxin and Chen Wenyi, and walked directly to Lu Zong and Bai Lu who were behind them.

They can't be provoked, they can hide.

"What are you doing, that ugly man, talking about you!"

Chen Wenxin and Chen Wenxin looked at each other and smiled, tacitly seeing the decision in each other's eyes.

Let Lu Zong deal with these servants by himself, if it really doesn't work, there is still Xiao Lizi.

Chen Wenyi pursed his lips and smiled, "I seem to hear that it's quite lively in that direction."

His finger pointed to the direction the guards came from, which was also the direction of the city gate when they came yesterday.

"Go and have a look."

From a distance, people's heads were shaking outside the city gate, and a group of local soldiers set up wooden fences to prevent people from entering.

"Officer, please do me a favor, let us go in, our child's uncle lives in the city."

A young peasant woman was crying with her child in her arms, and behind her crouched a thin man who looked like her husband.

"No, unless relatives come to the city gate to get it, don't even think about entering the city."

The soldier waved his knife impatiently, "If you pester me again, don't blame me for being rude!"

The woman holding the child shrank back, for fear that the knife in his hand would hit her child.

The thin man behind her pulled her cuffs, "Forget it, let's go. The eldest brother's house is also very small, so he won't take us in."

The woman was dragged to the back by his cuffs, and she wiped her tears anxiously, "What's the matter? The child has been hungry for two days. If he doesn't eat, our family will die at the gate of the city."

An old man in a long gown with an inscrutable expression on the side said: "Don't blame your relatives, the city is under martial law, and the people inside can't come out. Even if they know you are outside, they can't come to pick you up."

The woman saw that he was dressed like a decent man with a ragged beard, as if she saw hope.

"Old man, how do you know?"

"I heard two guards talking there just now, saying that they were going to patrol the streets to drive people away."

These people are all people who suffered from the flood in the countryside of Suqian.Because they are homeless, they come to the city to seek refuge with relatives and friends, or to seek relief from the government.

The old man in long gown stood on tiptoe and looked inside, he saw that among the people squeezed in front, there were some who bribed the soldiers with money, and some cried and sold the poor.

Those garrison soldiers didn't buy it at all.

The crowd gradually calmed down, and some people began to walk out, thinking of finding a place to stay in other towns.

Seeing that the front was not so crowded and the soldiers put away their knives, the old man in the long gown started to move forward.

"Borrow light, borrow light."

He bowed his hands and saluted, while walking forward.

He carefully took out a small brass cap from his sleeve, and put it on his head.

"Masters of war, this old man is Li Maohe, a talented scholar in Ligou Village, please see Li's parents."

The soldier who had just drawn his sword took a look at his copper cap, which was indeed only qualified to be worn by a scholar.

He also stepped forward and bowed his hands, saying: "Master Xiucai doesn't know yet, Li's parents were dismissed yesterday."

Li Maohe was shocked, "It's so sudden..."

According to the law, a scholar is considered a half-official, a person who can sit and talk with his parents and officials.He didn't have to kneel when he saw the county magistrate, and he wasn't as bullying as ordinary people in front of these soldiers.

The Tunbing saw his flustered expression and saw that his gown was stained with mud, so he said, "However, if Master Xiucai wants to enter the city, he can do it. Just want to find a place to go to, I will send someone A city official will take you there."

The governor has an order that the people are forbidden to walk around in the city, for fear of bumping into the emperor's royal driver.

Although the emperor is not in the city at the moment, there is still a noble concubine Qin who lives in the other courtyard of Lord Jin, governor of Henan.

You can't let any bad words reach the ears of the concubine Qin.

After hearing this, Li Maohe didn't care, he hurriedly said: "I still have a classmate and friend who is the secretary of this county. Is this adult still there?"

The clerk is just a small official who has not entered the mainstream, not an adult.However, in the eyes of the status of the soldiers, it still has some status.

The soldier said with a smile: "Of course, I will send the young one to the scholar."

(End of this chapter)