Chapter 1728 Strange Phenomena

Before Grandma Fang could refuse, Shu Yu left the kitchen first.

When they returned to the lobby of the clinic, Meng Qi heard that she was going out to buy groceries. Worried about leaving her alone, he followed her.

Shu Yu felt a little helpless. What did she have to worry about? He wasn't a three-year-old child.

However, since Meng Qi insisted, Shu Yu found it difficult to refuse.

The two left the Mi Family Medical Clinic together. It was still early, and there were few people on the street. The people coming and going were all in a hurry and very quiet.

Shu Yu had already changed her clothes, looking unremarkable from head to toe, and walked by in a hurry like the other passersby with her head down.

Meng Qi told her, "There's a grain shop nearby. Most of the grain shops in this county are still open these days, but the prices may have gone up. However, Lord Cheng has given the order, so the fluctuations won't be significant."

Although Lord Cheng is no good, we still have to put on a show.

At least in the hearts of the people of Chenggu County, he is still a good official who cares about the people.

The thought of this made Meng Qi feel disgusted.

He was about to lead Shu Yu toward the grain shop when the latter whispered, "If we don't go to that one, are there any grain shops on the two streets behind?"

Meng Qi thought for a moment, "Yes, there is, but why would we buy it there?"

"I want to see what's going on at the city gate."

Meng Qi suddenly realized what was going on and immediately led her around a corner, heading towards the back street.

After walking for a while, Meng Qi really wanted to ask what had happened in the black market, how Jiang Kuanyu was doing, and whether he had tortured his father to this extent.

Seeing that Shu Yu was focused on walking, and since it was outside and not convenient to talk, he had no choice but to suppress his doubts and concentrate on leading the way.

The two quickly found a grain shop. Meng Qi went in to buy grain, while Shu Yu continued walking forward until she reached the alley entrance, where she stopped to observe the city gate in the distance.

The number of people guarding the city gate was the same as the day before; there were quite a few.

Shu Yu did a quick count, then squinted slightly. No, the number of people seemed a bit too many.

She had checked on them when they entered the city the day before yesterday; there were about thirty people. Today, there were more than fifty.

Why are there so many all of them all of a sudden?

Chenggu County has two city gates. If there are fifty people on this side, then there must be just as many on the north side.

With more people guarding the city gates, there are fewer people patrolling the roads.

But that would be disadvantageous for them. Their plan was to defeat them one by one, first taking down the scattered patrol soldiers, and then concentrating their forces to occupy the two city gates and the county government office.

With so many people at the city gate, it would be much more difficult for them to take it down.

"Sister Shuyu, I've bought it." Meng Qi's voice came from behind.

Shu Yu looked away and turned around, only to see Meng Qi carrying two large cloth bags.

She took one, nodded, and said, "Let's go back first."

Seeing that her expression was strange, Meng Qi asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? Is there a problem at the city gate?"

"Yes, there are more people than before. But it's not a big deal, I'll just let the others know later."

The two walked back, and although they took a side path, they didn't encounter a single patrolling soldier.

It seems there are indeed far fewer patrolmen now.

Back at the Mi Family Clinic, Grandma Fang had already started cooking the porridge, so Shu Yu quickly began steaming buns and making pancakes.

Grandma Fang was quite surprised to see that she was skilled in cooking. "I didn't expect the young lady to be such a good cook."

She thought that when the other person offered to help her, it would at most mean washing vegetables.

(End of this chapter)