When the people sitting in a group outside the city gate heard the sound of the wheel turning, they all looked over here.
The sun was already lower than the city wall, and the shadows of the trees flickered and fell on the Shen family members.
Those sitting outside the city gate couldn't see clearly how much stuff the Shen family had brought, but from the sound they knew there were quite a few carts.
The cart must be full of food.
The Shen family put away their swords before arriving at the city gate, fearing that the government would think they were not good citizens if they saw them.
But now, looking at the looks in those people's eyes, he had to take out the knife again.
The bright blade reflected a cold light and projected it to one side, causing those who were staring to retract their gazes a little.
But even so, the Shen family and their group stopped.
He retreated a few meters before stopping.
Zhao lowered her voice and asked, "What's going on? I see those refugees are locked outside the city gate."
Mr. Shen said, "Let's stop here first. Second brother, third brother, and Ji Xun, you three follow me to get some information."
"Okay, here I come."
Shen Yun quickly stopped the ox cart, jumped off and walked to Mr. Shen's side.
Shen Ming and Ji Xun also walked over, and the four of them went towards the city gate.
The rest of the people did not unload the things from the ox cart. They all stood there anxiously waiting for Mr. Shen and the others to inquire about the situation before making a decision.
Shen Yu'an looked at Fei Yanche who had been following her all the way.
Asked: "What do you think is going on?"
Fei Yanche said, "There are too many refugees, and the city cannot accommodate them all. Someone must have found a way to temporarily stabilize these refugees."
Shen Yu'an thought the same.
Dashan County is the first city to go south, and many people who choose to go south will definitely choose this as their first choice.
Just look at the number of people outside the city gate and you will know that many people are indeed making such plans.
Shen Yuan asked again: "So do you think we should stay here or continue heading south?"
Fei Yanche smiled. Although his face was covered with pockmarks by Chen Yu'an, his eyes were still shining.
"Of course we will continue to head south. Although some people in the city have found a way to temporarily stabilize these refugees, it is not a long-term solution. The refugees will counterattack even more fiercely. Even if we enter the city, it will not be much better, so we should leave early."
Shen Yuan nodded and replied: "Then I will tell them when Grandpa and the others come back."
As soon as she finished speaking, she asked in a low voice: "Did you remember something?"
Fei Yanche lowered his eyes and glanced at her, then said half-truthfully, "I remembered part of it. It seems that I know a lot about the situation in Wei."
All he remembered were the things that appeared in those intermittent dreams.
And in fact the lost memories have not been recovered yet.
"Then you remember who you are."
After waiting for a while, Fei Yanche's low voice sounded: "Yeah."
Just when Shen Yu'an wanted to ask something else but hadn't figured out how to start, Mr. Shen, who had just gone out to get information, came back with three other people.
After they came back, everyone quickly surrounded the four of them and asked about the situation over there.
Mr. Shen pressed his hands to signal everyone to stop.
The four of them told each other what they had just heard.
"I just found out that most of the people outside the city gate came from our prince's fiefdom."
"There are quite a few people outside the city gate. I took a quick look and there are nearly a thousand of them. The city can't accommodate so many people, so they are all left outside."
Song asked, "With so many people, we can't let any of them in, right? Are they willing to wait outside?"
Shen Yun replied, “It’s not like everyone is not allowed to enter this city.”
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Chen Yun continued, "You can enter the city if you want, but each person needs to pay ten taels of silver, and you have to figure out how to settle down after entering the city, or you can be spotted by a noble person from the city and taken in, then you can enter."
"I heard from those outside the city that every morning the rich people in the city would come out to distribute porridge. They survived these days by relying on the porridge every day."
"But more and more people are gathering outside the city, and now the porridge has become clear and you can see the bottom."
After they finished speaking, Mr. Zhang Mancang began to speak.
"Ten taels of silver per person! The government won't care once you get into the city. Finding a place to live and buying belongings all require money. Isn't this a bottomless pit?"
Everyone fell silent again. Normally, two or three taels of silver were enough for a family to live on for a year, but now they had to pay ten taels of silver just to enter the city gate!
Old Madam Shen pulled Shen Yu'an aside and asked her in a low voice: "My dear, how much silver do we have left? Is it enough for us to go to the city?"
Most of the Shen family's money is now in the possession of Shen Yu'an, and she is in charge of all the money coming in and going out, so that's why Mrs. Shen asked this question.
Of course there was enough money, but Shen Yu'an did not plan to settle down here.
She decided to take everyone further south!
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