Chapter 151: A penny can stump a hero
Lin Mo originally just wanted to pretend to fall asleep, but she didn't expect that she actually fell asleep, and slept until dark.
She stretched herself and then got off the carriage.
Seeing the tents already set up nearby, Lin Mo only needed to glance ahead to understand why they were setting up the tents.
The shabby inn was leaky everywhere and it was indeed worse than living in a tent.
Plus the rejection from everyone.
To be honest, it’s less stressful if you live farther away from them.
"Madam, you're awake." Xu Wuyan pushed the wheelchair in front of her with one hand:
"Wait a little longer, dinner will be ready."
Lin Mo nodded, "It's okay, I'm not hungry."
At this time, people who went to the nearby town to buy food also came back one after another.
But all of these people had gloomy expressions on their faces.
The bag of grain in his hand was terribly shriveled.
Xu Ping'an also came back following the crowd.
Seeing Lin Mo and Xu Wuyan standing together, he hurried over:
"Master, Madam, I'm back."
Then he shook his head and said, "Young Madam, the price of grain in this town has increased by five cents per pound."
Lin Mo was shocked.
In just two days, it has become five cents more expensive. No wonder everyone who just came back looked so sad.
This grain price is slightly higher than the highest grain price she had ever known in her previous life.
I just don’t know if it will continue to rise?
"Also, I found that the food in the town is of varying quality, mixed with either bran or fine sand. We still have some food on hand, so I didn't buy any. We will arrive in Baoan City at noon the day after tomorrow, and we can buy some more food there then." Xu Ping'an explained why he returned empty-handed.
He wanted to buy some fresh meat, but unfortunately the butcher shop in town had closed early.
Xu Wuyan nodded and let him go down to rest.
Then he looked at Lin Mo who was standing aside with a thoughtful look on his face:
"Madam, are you worried about money?"
Lin Mo shook her head, "Do you think I need to worry about this?"
"Really not necessary," Xu Wuyan chuckled.
If she could remind herself in advance, how could she not be prepared?
What's more, she stuffed a handful of banknotes into her pocket last night.
His wife is a wealthy woman.
"I just think that the skyrocketing food prices are causing the suffering of the people." Lin Mo shook his head.
“I don’t know how many more people will starve to death now.
There are so many people starving to death, and riots are very likely to break out. I'm worried that the road ahead will become increasingly difficult."
A penny can make a hero fail.
Similarly, a grain of food can drive the people to revolt.
In order to survive, you can do anything.
"No matter how difficult it is, we have to go. But don't worry, Madam. I'll take care of everything." Xu Wuyan chuckled.
"I won't let you get hurt."
he?
He himself needed someone to take care of him, Lin Mo shook his head.
Her eyes fell on his broken limbs, and her brows furrowed.
No, I have to talk to Murong later.
Xu Wuyan's injured hands and feet cannot be injured again, so he has to find a way to protect them.
Someone like King Luo would probably attack your weaknesses without hesitation.
He did what he said and after telling Xu Wuyan, Lin Mo wanted to go find Murong.
At this moment, there was a commotion ahead.
"I'm back."
"They're back!"
…
Hearing the sound, Lin Mo stopped and a dark light flashed quickly in his eyes.
Judging from the speed they were walking, if they could arrive at this time, they would have been rushing all the way without stopping at all.
After taking a look at them from a distance, Lin Mo turned around and went to look for Murong.
Back!
Xu Wuyan narrowed his eyes dangerously.
It’s better for them to know nothing, otherwise...
At this time, Mrs. Qian and others who had heard the news also rushed out of the post station.
As soon as she saw her daughter Qian Rou, Mrs. Qian rushed over, hugged her and burst into tears:
"You naughty girl, why are you running around everywhere? Do you know how worried your mother is? Woohoo, luckily you're back safely."
"Mom, I miss you so much!" Qian Rou hugged Madam Qian and cried out all her grievances.
The other girls also hugged their loved ones and cried bitterly.
For a moment, there were constant cries in front of the dilapidated entrance of the post station.
Amidst the cries, Mrs. Wen looked everywhere for her daughter.
After looking around and not finding anyone, she rushed to Qian Rou anxiously.
The voice asked hurriedly:
"Qian Rou, where is my Wen Ruan? Where is she? Why isn't she with you? Didn't she escape from Qingfeng Village?"
Thinking that her daughter was the only one who didn't escape, Madam Wen couldn't help but blame Qian Rou:
"Aren't you sisters?
Why didn't you call her when you escaped?
How could you leave her alone in Qingfeng Village? If anything happened to her, would you be able to live with your conscience?
Qian Rou had no intention of taking her anger out on her.
But when she heard that Wen Ruan didn't come back, she actually blamed herself and snorted coldly on the spot:
"Last night, Qingfeng Village was set on fire. We were busy running down the mountain. But your good daughter rushed towards the house where the bandit leader lived.
She must have been unable to let go of the bandit husband she had found for herself, so she went back to rescue him."
Thinking of the good things that bitch Wen Ruan had done, Qian Rou wanted to kill her.
It's impossible for me to save her.
Upon hearing this, Madam Wen's face darkened:
"Qian Rou, why are you speaking so viciously?
My Wenruan would never do such a thing.
Besides, aren't you and my daughter Wenruan the best friends? Why are you trying to ruin her reputation?
If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart."
Upon hearing this, Madam Qian, who was standing beside her, immediately protected Qian Rou behind her like an old hen and roared:
"You dare!"
Her daughter finally came back, and she would never allow anyone to bully her again.
"Mom!" Qian Rou was moved. She reached out and grabbed Mrs. Qian's hand.
She was kidnapped by bandits and her reputation was ruined. When she came back, she was afraid that her mother would dislike her for her bad reputation and bringing shame to the family.
Now it seems, no.
"Don't be afraid, no one can bully you while your mother is here." Mrs. Qian shook her head at her.
Madam Wen naturally didn't want to argue with Madam Qian, so she gave in on the spot:
"Okay, I'm wrong, okay?"
Then he looked at Qian Rou nervously, his face full of worry:
"Qian Rou, I'm worried about Wen Ruan, so I said that. Please don't bother with me. I beg you, please tell me where my Wen Ruan is."
Qian Rou let go of Madam Qian's hand and shook her head:
"When we ran out, we did see her running towards the bandit leader's house. If you don't believe me, ask others."
Mrs. Wen naturally didn't believe it, but when she looked at the others and saw that they were all nodding vigorously, her face turned pale and she stumbled:
"Why?"
"Why?" Qian Rou's eyes became sharp:
"Because she had already given herself to the bandit leader, what's wrong with her going back to save his man?"
"You lied!" Mrs. Wen was furious:
"You're talking nonsense. My Wenruan is a well-behaved girl and would never do such a shameless thing."
"She follows the rules?" Qian Rou snorted coldly, her face full of disdain:
"She is a vicious woman. If she hadn't colluded with the bandits and tricked us out, we wouldn't have been kidnapped by them. This is all her fault."
The other girls who were abducted could no longer hold back and began to accuse:
"We believed her, but she treated us like fools. She said she knew where there was food and would take us there secretly, so we believed her. But we didn't expect that what awaited us were bandits."
"Wenruan is the most vicious woman. When we beat her up last night to avenge her, we saw her body. She was fooling around with the bandits. Now she is just a slut."
…
When Mrs. Qian and others heard that the misfortune their daughter had suffered was caused by Wen Ruan, they could not help but rush to the Wen family and demand an explanation from them.
Mrs. Wen was so frightened that she fainted.
The Wen family was in chaos.
Old Wei came over with a stick.
He ignored the commotion on the side and looked straight at Qian Rou:
"You just said that Qingfeng Village was on fire? Then how did you escape?"
Facing Lao Wei, Qian Rou was a little scared, but she still mustered up the courage:
"The man in black, it was the man in black who saved us."
"Did you see what the man in black looked like?"
"No!"
"Where are the people from Qingfeng Village? Did they escape?"
"No, we didn't meet anyone from Black Wind Village when we escaped. But there were many people who escaped with us who had been tortured terribly."
…
The news that Qingfeng Village was burned down by mysterious men in black and not a single bandit escaped quickly spread throughout the team.
"The Xu family's luck is just too good. They killed the people from Qingfeng Village, and then the people in black razed Qingfeng Village to the ground. They were saved from danger."
"Yeah, this luck is incredible."
"I think no one will dare to mess with the Xu family anymore. Look at their luck."
…
No one in the Xu family paid any attention to these.
In the blink of an eye, it was noon of the third day.
Outside the city of Baoan.
Everyone looked up at the plaque on the city wall with complicated expressions.
After passing through Baoan City and exiting from the west gate of Baoan City, the road will become more difficult to walk on and it will be even harder to find food.
"Everyone stay here and don't cause any trouble for me." Old Wei rode on his horse with a cold expression:
“If you want to buy something in Baoan City, I’ll give you time to come in and buy it after you exit the west gate and reach the post station.
Now everyone, be quiet, or don’t blame me for being rude.”
After threatening them, Lao Wei went to exchange the pass.
On the Xu family's side, Lin Mo looked at the gate of Baoan City with a frown on his face.
Especially when he saw the carriage coming out of the city gate, which was from Prince Luo's Mansion, Lin Mo sighed.
What is coming will eventually come.
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