Chapter 180 Qingyun City
So stupid, rushing to tell your secrets to others.
That's hilarious.
We traveled all night long, and it is better to travel at night than during the day.
We rested during the day and traveled at night, and about three days passed.
Arrived at the gate of a city called Qingyun City.
Several people were about to enter the city but were stopped by the gatekeeper.
An Er was about to take action, but was stopped by Nangong Xue with a look.
Nangong Xue looked at the gatekeeper and asked.
"Hey man, we want to enter the city, why are you stopping us? Then why didn't you stop the person who just entered the city?"
The gatekeeper looked at Nangong Xue and the others carefully.
"You guys are from somewhere else! Just by listening to your accent, I can tell we don't know the rules of Qingyun City yet.
If you want to enter our Qingyun City, you have to pay a toll. We will definitely not stop people who have paid the toll.
As you are strangers, we were very polite by not taking action against you.
If you are spies or secret agents, wouldn't we be in big trouble?"
"You want to enter the city? Do you have a pass issued by the government? If you don't have a pass, you have to pay a fee.
20 taels of silver per person, and your carriage will be charged separately.
Take the money!" The gatekeeper held out his hand.
Nangong Xue readily took out the silver and handed it over.
Because she knew that these people guarding the city gate were just small fry and not worth mentioning at all.
She wanted to see what kind of medicine the prefect was selling.
They were so brazen as to collect money from the city gates. Didn't anyone report this?
These 20 taels may not be a big deal for these royal relatives and nobles.
But for ordinary people, 20 taels may be their annual income.
It costs 20 taels to enter the city and do nothing. Isn't this just bleeding them and cutting their flesh?
Dongfang Chen knew that even under the emperor's feet there would be some corrupt officials, not to mention that the emperor was far away.
When they entered the city, they found that the inside and outside were completely different.
Some of the people outside were wearing tattered clothes.
Inside, the house is decorated very luxuriously and the pedestrians inside are dressed very appropriately.
It seems that these 20 taels of silver are a threshold.
There is a restaurant here called Chunmanlou. When the waiter at Chunmanlou saw a customer coming, he threw the towel over his shoulder.
Asked with a smile.
"Excuse me, are you guys here for a quick meal or to stay overnight? This is the best restaurant here.
Not only is the food excellent and delicious, but there is also the most comfortable lounge area.
There's also premium horse feed to keep the horses fat and plump."
Everyone turned their eyes to Nangong Xue.
Nangong Xue first took a look inside and found that the sanitary conditions were quite good.
There are many customers, so the food should taste good.
"Achen, let's go in and rest for a while, and try the food here. How is it?
Boss, please take good care of our horses for us.
It is a very picky eater and will not eat anything that is not of the best quality.”
"Ma'am, please rest assured that everything we have here is the best.
You won’t find another place as good as ours after you leave us.”
“I only care about the results. Serve us a table of your signature dishes.
Hurry up!
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment, the food will be here soon."
Everyone found a table and sat down, carefully observing the surrounding situation.
Everyone soon discovered that most of the people here were martial artists.
The signature dishes were quickly served on the table, and the waiter kindly introduced the names of the dishes to everyone.
"Sir, hello, these are our Chun Man Lou's signature dishes: Eight Treasure Duck, Squirrel Fish, Qingyuan Tofu, Luohan Vegetarian Food, Horseshoe Bean Orchid, Red Braised Chicken, and Stuffed Yellow Bird.
This is our specialty drink, Lihuabai, and we also have dim sum, Qiqiao dim sum, pea yellow, Buddha's hand pastry, Job's tears paste, and snowflake paste."
These dishes look very exquisitely presented, but I don’t know how they taste.
After the waiter finished the introduction, he asked, "Sir, if you have any other instructions, please enjoy your meal."
"Um."
After the waiter left, Nangong Xue and Dongfang Chen picked up their chopsticks.
They both took a little bit of food and tasted it.
After tasting it, I can only say that the dish is average, but it is very good to have such delicious food in this small place.
Because they were walking on a small path, not a big road.
Nangong Xue: "It tastes just okay, eat it quickly! We still have to hurry on our way."
Although this place is remote, it has everything you need, so hurry up and buy anything you need."
"Yes, ma'am."
Outside, An Yi and the others called Nangong Xue "Madam" and Dongfang Chen "Young Master".
After all, the temperament of these two people shows that they are the young masters and young ladies of wealthy families.
The man is handsome and the woman is beautiful, and the two of them standing together are truly a match made in heaven.
There were a lot of people outside and no one talked about anything.
The meal was finished quickly. After the meal, everyone was tired from the journey, so they sat down to rest for a while.
The waiter took the plates away and asked, "Dear guests, is there anything else you need?
If you need to take away, we can also provide that.
It seems that some of you are in a hurry. I told you that it will take a long time for you to get to the next town from our capital.
I remind you, you should prepare more dry food and water."
The waiter lowered his head.
The sound was very small, but several people could hear it.
“The other city isn’t as good as ours.
Do you know why our prefect charges 20 taels of silver per person?
That's because there are already quite a few refugees living around us.
There is no funding from above. If so many refugees come at once, our city will be doomed.
This is the solution our prefect came up with after racking his brains.”
“Because refugees don’t have that much money, they can’t enter the city even if they want to.
But the prefect of another prefecture is not as good as ours.
You will know when you go there, it is simply hell on earth.
Well, that’s enough. ”
After the waiter left, everyone fell into deep thought.
It seems that the further we go, the more uneasy the situation becomes. I didn't expect the refugees to arrive here so soon.
What do these prefects do for a living? Not every prefect has the power to mobilize officers and soldiers.
And these prefects, don't they have any solution? They just let these refugees roam around.
He really should let his good father see what has become of the Longyuan Kingdom that he is so proud of?
Although Nangong Xue had supplies in her hands, she still purchased some.
In case of emergency, they also changed into more low-key clothes.
If they walked to the front, everyone would be in rags, and they would be clean. Wouldn't they become prey in the eyes of others?
After all, when people are hungry, they can do anything. Don't test human nature at that time.
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