Chapter 135: Entering Lingnan, looking at the end of the world with a desolate heart
Shi Laoer never knew that fried rice could be made so delicious, but there were many rich and well-connected people, so he was not jealous.
Seeing the woman's face full of jealousy, she said in annoyance, "It's dawn, let's go!"
The man who was scolded by Xie Yanyan yesterday came over and said to Xie Anfeng, "Can you give us the remaining rice and vegetables in the basket?"
"No."
"Haven't you all eaten yet?"
“I haven’t had my next meal yet!”
Shi Lao Er couldn't stand it anymore and shouted to the others, "Let's go, don't think about good things here."
The old man who spoke for them yesterday had a worried look on his face. All his belongings had been looted, and he and his children and grandchildren didn't know what to do.
Xie Yanyan and the other two had just finished their breakfast. Seeing the old man's sad face, they said to him, "I made some ice last night. I sold two buckets this morning, and there are still a few pots left. I'll give them to you!"
The old man's eyes lit up and he asked excitedly, "Can you make ice?"
"Um."
"You, you are really talented." The old man bowed deeply to Xie Yanyan.
Xie Yanyan dodged and refused to accept his gift. She pointed to her room and said, "There are a few large basins of ice in there. You can take them."
"Well, how much is one pot?"
"You decide for yourself. I sell them in Chang'an for 10 taels of silver per pot!"
Xie Yanyan said, "I'll teach you a recipe. If you demonstrate it to others, you can sell it for more money."
The old man shook his hand: "The recipe is useless..."
Xie Yanyan didn't explain, she just asked him to watch while she made the smoothie herself.
Shi Lao Er was jealous and said awkwardly, "Can I learn?"
"Sure." Xie Yanyan had a good impression of Shi Laoer, so she asked him to bring some more basins and buckets so that she could help them make a batch of ice.
When Shi Laoer heard that he also had a share, he was overjoyed and immediately asked his wife and children to go and borrow the basin.
Xu Wenrong said, "Sister, why do you do so much for them?"
"Well, I took all the saltpeter."
No one understood what they were saying, but everyone knew that this girl could make ice and that it could be exchanged for a lot of money.
They all moved forward.
The woman’s man also came over, and Xie Yanyan glanced at him indifferently: “Go away, I won’t teach you!”
Xie Yanyan only wanted to help Shi Laoer and the old man, everyone else? Get away!
Shi Lao Er chased them out: "Let's go, don't get in the way here."
The man rubbed his hands together, blushed and pleaded, "Boss, we don't have any money left!"
"Oh, what does it have to do with me?" Shi Lao Er suddenly had an idea and looked at the woman and her daughter. "They can be sold. No, they can be sold!"
Shi Laoer has six brothers. The soldiers cannot defeat them, but they are more than enough to defeat this woman and her family.
The man had a gloomy face and left the inn in big strides without caring about the woman, daughter and son.
The woman panicked and was about to get angry at the man, but it was useless. The man turned his head to look at her, sneered, and said, "Ying Niang, we are avoiding war. I originally advised you to keep a low profile, but you insisted on being suspicious. Now, does your face hurt?"
"Do you think you are still in your hometown? No matter how arrogant or stupid you are, the tenants will look at your face? I won't divorce you or sell you. From today on, you and your daughter will beg for food!"
Xie Yanyan shrugged. Begging? Don't beg me. I won't give you alms.
Xie Anfeng and I closed the door to make ice. We filled more than a dozen basins and buckets with water and saltpeter and covered them all.
"Yan'er, we won't accept the money for the saltpeter?"
"Someone gave me money!"
“…”
After she was done, she said to Shi Lao Er and the old man who had been waiting outside the door, "After the ice is frozen, 70% will go to the old man and 30% will go to the shopkeeper."
The old man pulled his children to thank him and said their surname was Zhu and his name was Zhu Chengchun. He was from Qingzhou and was originally a landlord. This year, there was a natural disaster and he was robbed, so he decided to move his family south.
"Where are you planning to move to?" Xu Wenrong asked.
Zhu Chengchun said that he moved to Lin'an because his ancestors had relatives there.
Xu Wenrong smiled and said, "My sister is going to Lingnan."
Zhu Chengchun was stunned for a moment. Lingnan? Why go to such a remote place?
Everyone said a few words, said goodbye and left.
"Yan'er, where are we going now?"
"Take the carriage."
"Did you really get it back?"
Xie Yanyan hummed, and several people walked quickly to the Changhu County Horse Market. In the chaos of war, there was not a single horse or person in the entire horse market.
Under the tea stall where the horse market broker (horse dealer) sat, two carriages and four horses were parked quietly.
It was their horse and cart that had been stolen.
Xie Anfeng and Xu Wenrong hurried over and opened the curtain of the carriage. There was a package inside, which was the 200 taels of silver that was stolen.
Xie Anfeng was very satisfied, because the two-wheeled carriage was a gift from the emperor. If it was really lost, wouldn’t he become the second Xie Anhuai?
"Yan'er, how did you find this carriage?"
"Brother Chu had someone send it back."
Xu Wenrong just smiled and didn't ask how he found it. Anyway, he wouldn't thank Chu Xiwang.
The few of them didn't stop and drove away in the carriage.
[Yan'er should have used all the money he earned from making ice to buy saltpeter, right?]
[Those people treated her like that, but she still helped them for free. She is really kind-hearted]
Xie Yanyan: How heartless! I got back all the money they were robbed of...
Leaving Jingchuan, we entered the Wuling Mountains, a completely desolate area.
Their carriage stopped for half a day on the dirt road between the two ridges.
Looking north, I see the endless horizon.
After passing this small intersection, you will enter the exile area - Lingnan.
This is truly a sparsely populated, wild place, a territory that no country, big or small, cares about.
"Let's go quickly." Xie Yanyan saw such a desolate place and thought that Song Lingling was about to give birth.
My brother and sister-in-law’s cars and supplies were all robbed, and the exile team was having trouble getting supplies. I don’t know how they got through the day?
Before crossing the pass, Xie An bought a lot of rice and horse fodder. Without hesitation, he continued to chase the exile team southward.
When they arrived at Yongxing City, the scorching sun was finally covered by clouds and the wind gradually became stronger.
"It's finally a little cooler," Xu Wenrong said. "I've been feeling dizzy from the sun these past few months."
Xie Anfeng looked up at the sky and said, "It's going to rain heavily. Let's hurry and live in the city."
Ride at full speed and rush to Yongxing City.
The city is dilapidated, the wall tiles are mottled, and many places have been weathered.
The city is surrounded by moats on all sides. The east and west gates are closed, leaving only the south gate for entry and exit.
There were a few gatekeepers sitting lazily at the city gate. They didn't even check my ID and pointed at the sign on the wall - entrance fee is 10 coins per person.
The three men paid 30 coins, and the gatekeeper threw the coins into a basket on the side and waved his hand to put them in.
There were several inns, and they found a relatively good one with a stable, a fence, and food and accommodation.
The waiter took the carriage and drove it into a special carriage house, and the horses were put into the stables, where someone was assigned to feed them.
The waiter told them, "You came early. A hurricane is coming. This time it might last four or five days. If you were a day or two later, there would be no room for you."
It turned out that a hurricane was coming.
"Going south, how far is the next city?"
"It's about five or six hundred miles, with only one town in the middle, very small, and full of bad people." The waiter was very talkative, "Where are you going in the south? Rucheng?"
"Well, do something."
The rooms the three wanted were very close to each other. When it was getting dark, they were eating in the cafeteria on the first floor. Looking at the increasingly strong wind, they were very worried. They wondered where the exile team was now.
In the middle of the night, the wind outside was blowing loudly and the rumbling sound was terrifying, as if the whole building was about to be blown away.
Faintly, Xie Yanyan heard someone crying and begging.
After a long time, someone yelled loudly, and then there was a loud "bang", which completely woke Xie Yanyan up.
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