The Mei family has a complex business history, and the old man has also bought a lot of real estate over the years.
It took the old man three days to finally resolve the main issues.
Ouyang Yuqing was concerned about the disaster-stricken refugees, so he left An Liu behind to handle the remaining matters.
Once this is resolved, we can rejoin the main group.
The entire caravan heading to the northern desert set off at 7:00 AM on the fourth day.
The old man was in the second carriage.
The carriage sped along, and Old Master Mei lifted the small curtain of the carriage to glance at the Mei residence.
This place holds half of his life's joys and sorrows.
He was really a little reluctant to part with it!
However, when he thought of his eldest granddaughter, he felt that nothing could compare to his blood relatives.
Now free from the constraints of exile, the entire caravan traveled at a considerable speed.
Unbeknownst to them, the caravan had been traveling on the official road for five days.
During their five-day journey, the couple saw a few scattered groups of famine refugees heading towards the capital.
Most of these scattered disaster victims had some family property.
If you ask why you can tell they have family businesses, it's because each of these scattered groups of refugees has a horse.
The carriage also contained a large amount of supplies.
The disaster victims have no shortage of supplies, but they are mentally exhausted.
Judging from their condition, it was clear that their journey had not been peaceful.
Seeing this situation, Ouyang Yuqing instructed Yin Yi, who had been promoted to coachman, to speed up their journey.
On the sixth day, the carriage arrived at Pingyuan County, the nearest county to them.
Using the same technique, Yin Yi held the jade pendant symbolizing Ouyang Yuqing's identity.
The horse-drawn carriage caravan entered Pingyuan County.
Pingyuan County as a whole was affected by the disaster to varying degrees.
However, the damage was not that severe.
The couple found the largest inn in Pingyuan County, called "Yingkelai," and checked in.
Ouyang Yuqing wanted to learn about Pingyuan County and its surrounding areas.
He took Shen Yingying's hand and they left the inn to stroll around the streets.
First, he needed to listen to the voices of the people on the streets and understand the situation of the entire county.
As the two walked down the street, they saw several people whispering to each other in front of a rice shop.
Ouyang Yuqing's biggest concern was the people's food supply.
Just then, some people were gossiping in front of the rice shop, so he quickly pulled Shen Yingying over to join them.
The two men inquired about the lives of the local people.
Little did they know that after the head guard of the city gate let Ouyang Yuqing and his group into the county town, he ordered his men to guard the city gate.
He headed straight for the county government office...
An old woman holding a worn-out cloth bag in front of the rice shop frowned and muttered to herself to a middle-aged woman next to her.
"Oh... what should I do..."
The price of grain has gone up again. How are ordinary people supposed to survive if this goes on for so long?
Hearing the old lady's mutterings, the middle-aged woman next to her said somewhat indignantly, "How can we live? We just have to take it one day at a time."
Our county wasn't severely affected by the disaster, yet grain prices have increased tenfold.
The woman next to the middle-aged woman was a newlywed who looked like she had only been married for a short time.
Hearing the middle-aged woman say this, she angrily replied, "Mother, the grain is growing so wildly because of that corrupt county magistrate's collusion with merchants."
The middle-aged woman was shocked to hear her daughter-in-law talking about the county magistrate in the street without any sense of propriety.
She quickly reached out and patted her daughter-in-law.
"Do you want to die? We're still on the street, and you can't even keep your mouth shut."
If someone with ulterior motives hears this, do you even want to live anymore?
The bride wasn't angry when she was slapped, but when she heard her mother-in-law say that, she said angrily, "I'm starving to death. If the magistrate arrests and executes me, I'll be thanking him."
To avoid suffering while alive.
After listening to their conversation for a while, Ouyang Yuqing and his wife moved away from the group.
Once they reached a secluded spot, Shen Yingying said to Ouyang Yuqing, "No wonder..."
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