Chapter 95 Anning County

In the past, Peng Wang would not have taken prisoners to such a large state capital to purchase supplies.

There are mostly wealthy people in the state capital, and prices are much higher than in some small counties.

For the officials, since they are all buying the same items, it is better to choose a cheaper place.

However, the situation is different now. They have been eating wild vegetable soup for four or five days. If they continue to be hungry like this, I am afraid no one will have the energy to continue on their journey.

Led by Peng Wang, the group entered Anning County.

Perhaps because he seldom comes here, Peng Wang is not as familiar with it as he is with other counties.

After asking along the way, I came to an inn that was said to be the cheapest in Anning County.

I have to say that the provincial capital is much more prosperous than the county town. Even the cheapest inn looks more upscale than those I've stayed in before.

The door of the inn was open facing the street, and a waiter was standing in front of the door to attract customers.

Seeing someone coming to the door, the waiter first took a look at them. Seeing that Peng Wang and others were wearing officials' uniforms, he warmly invited them in.

I originally wanted to find a few ten-person rooms for the prisoners to stay in, as I did in the past, but unfortunately, there were no such rooms at all.

The cheapest five-person room costs 500 wen per night.

Peng Wang didn't care about so many things at this time. Even if it was a little expensive, they could still afford it anyway.

The Mo family has money, so they will definitely make arrangements themselves. As for the other families, those who are willing to spend money can stay in the guest rooms, and those who don’t have money can sleep outside the inn. As long as people don’t escape, everything else is secondary.

The Fang and Xie families were indeed reluctant to spend so much copper coins to stay in a hotel, and the room could only accommodate five people.

But thinking about sleeping outdoors for so many days, I felt a little uncomfortable. Finally, I gritted my teeth and decided to rent a room and squeeze in with my family. It was better than sleeping outside.

He Zhiran didn't think anything of it and directly asked for two five-person rooms and one double room.

The He family was miserable and could only rest in the corridor in the backyard of the inn.

After everyone settled down, Peng Wang took the initiative to send someone to ask He Zhiran if he wanted to go out to purchase supplies.

Of course He Zhiran would not refuse. He expressed his gratitude and prepared to go out.

Seeing this, the Fang and Xie families also begged Peng Wang to give them some time to purchase supplies.

It has to be said that these two families really benefited from the Mo family. Not only did they have some silver in their hands, but the officials also did not take advantage of them.

For the Fang family and the Xie family, this is the greatest gift God has given them.

Although Peng Wang did not object to the two families going out to purchase, it was impossible for him to let someone go out alone with the same trust he had with He Zhiran.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, Peng Wang sent two officers to follow.

Seeing that He Zhiran had already stepped out of the door, Mo Jiuye and Peng Wang said hello and followed him.

"I'll stay with you."

Seeing Mo Jiuye's firm attitude, He Zhiran did not object.

The two of them tacitly quickened their pace, trying to keep a distance from the Xie and Fang families behind them, so that their movements would be more convenient.

With Mo Jiuye by her side, it was not so convenient for her to get things from the space.

Fortunately, Anning County is rich in supplies, and as long as you have silver, you can buy whatever you need.

While shopping, the two also discovered that almost everyone in Anning County was talking about one thing.

That's about the flood in Dongfeng County.

The most discussed topic was not how severe the disaster was, but the fact that the county magistrate Meng Huaining had the audacity to burn the bodies of the victims.

Hearing that this matter had alarmed the court, the emperor sent Prince Qi as an imperial envoy to deal with the matter.

As soon as Prince Qi arrives, he will probably severely punish Meng Huaining.

It is understandable that the people could not accept the fact that their family members' bodies were cremated. Meng Huaining must have thought about the possible consequences before doing this.

What was unexpected was that the emperor actually sent Nan Qi as an imperial envoy to handle the matter.

Judging from He Zhiran's understanding of history, Nanqi is eager to recruit talents at this moment.

Once he expressed support for Meng Huaining's approach, Meng Huaining would definitely be grateful to Nan Qi for recognizing his talent and join his camp.

This must have been the opportunity for Meng Huaining and Fei Nanyu to get to know each other.

Of course, these things were just speculations in He Zhiran's mind. As for the exact situation, she didn't really care.

Although Fei Nanyu and Meng Huaining are both key figures in the future court, they have no influence on the current Mohist school.

He Zhiran only hoped that once Meng Huaining defected to Nan Qi, he would keep his promise and not tell anyone about the prescription he provided.

Mo Jiuye was the same, he just listened to these things casually, after all, the affairs of the court had nothing to do with him...

On the way, Mo Jiuye hardly said a word, but he would take the initiative to lift or carry any items purchased by He Zhiran. In short, he would not let He Zhiran work hard at all.

Seeing that Mo Jiuye was already covered with the supplies she purchased, He Zhiran took the initiative to help.

Mo Jiuye refused to let her reach out and stubbornly moved forward with the burden on his shoulders.

He Zhiran was helpless. Seeing that Mo Jiuye was already covered with supplies, the two of them returned to the inn together.

Old Madam Mo came over with the female relatives to help tidy up, while the third and fourth sisters-in-law took He Zhiran aside.

They both took out a purse from their pockets and handed it to her.

"Ninth sister-in-law, you've been the only one spending all the money on the way from the capital. Now that mother-in-law has asked you to be the head of the family, all our money will be given to you to manage."

He Zhiran was stunned for a moment and quickly returned the purse.

"Sisters-in-law, take this money back. I'll ask you for more when I've used it all up."

He Zhiran thought that the future might not be peaceful. If she got separated from her family or encountered other problems, they still had money in their hands, so their lives would not be too difficult.

The two sisters-in-law did not know He Zhiran's true thoughts and insisted on giving the silver to her.

After being rejected by He Zhiran again, the two had to give up the idea for the time being and go back to help deal with the supplies.

After so many days of sleeping in the open air, everyone felt very satisfied to finally have a normal meal.

The He family was the only one who had no money and could only eat the black-faced steamed buns given by the officials.

After a night of rest in the inn, everyone felt as if they were fully revived the next day.

At Peng Wang's command, everyone continued on their journey.

After marching for three days, they were blocked by a huge mountain.

Zhou Laoba stepped forward, pointed at the mountain ahead and said, "Boss, it's already afternoon. Why don't we rest here tonight and then cross the mountain tomorrow?"

"Well, let's rest at the foot of the mountain for one night and go up the mountain tomorrow."

Zhou Laoba turned around and shouted to the team behind him: "Everyone go to the foot of the mountain and find a place to rest. We will continue our journey tomorrow."