Mr. Wan San took Madam Xu and her family into the city to avoid attracting prying eyes as Madam Xu's family, which consisted of the elderly, the weak, women and children, were riding in a carriage.
Everyone slept uneasily that night.
The next morning, everyone got up early to do some boxing and stretch their muscles as usual, then packed up and set off.
It took them less than half an incense stick of time to reach the Linzhou city gate, a mile away from the road of more than ten miles.
They were not in a hurry to go over because the city gate had just opened and the entrance was crowded with people queuing up.
"Fat uncle, uncle, please be careful."
"good."
The first group of people passed by, catching up with the earliest wave of people.
Su Yin stood on the top of the hill and could see the situation at the city gate from afar. Most of the people entering the city early in the morning were farmers from the suburbs carrying shoulder poles, preparing to sell their mountain products, fruits and vegetables.
There were very few carriages, and apart from theirs, there were only a few ox carts.
With Fatty here, I think it won't be too difficult for them to get through.
Since the teams were divided last night, every household stayed together according to the assigned team today, keeping a distance from each other so as not to be noticed.
Butcher Yang stood beside Su Yin, staring at the city gate. He soon saw the soldiers guarding the city stopping them. Master Wan San got out of the car to negotiate, and in a short while, the soldiers guarding the city smiled and let them in.
"It's great that I didn't stop you."
He was still worried about not being allowed in.
My uncle Yang Dahe told the news to the other teams. He felt relieved after knowing that they had entered the city safely.
At half past the hour of Mao, a team of horse-drawn carriages appeared on the official road. It was obvious that this group of people were not simple.
Su Yin immediately notified Zhang Bingliang and his team to follow.
After they entered the city, whenever there were a large number of people entering the city on the official road, she would let their people blend in with them and follow them into the city.
One family after another came in, and in the end only the three families of Su Yin, Butcher Yang, and my uncle were left.
"Yinyin, when are we leaving?" asked my aunt.
Seeing them walk in safely, she also wanted to go in earlier.
Su Yin looked up at the sky and saw that it was already noon.
More than half an hour had passed since the last household entered the city.
"No hurry, we will enter the city at noon."
But Su Yin soon changed her mind because a group of people appeared on the official road. The guards in front were riding horses, and there were two horse-drawn carriages following behind, which were also escorting a lot of goods.
"Walk."
Su Yin and his companions immediately drove the carriage onto the official road and walked in front of the group of people.
She controlled her speed and was only half a cup of tea faster than the person behind her.
When they arrived at the city gate, the officers and soldiers at the gate were immediately attracted by the escort team behind them. As for Su Yin and the others, they didn't care at all.
"The Helian family is back."
"It's so fast."
"I thought it would arrive tomorrow at the earliest, but I didn't expect it to arrive today."
The officers and soldiers guarding the city were all talking about the Helian family's team.
My uncle smiled and stuffed silver and money into the soldiers guarding the city. The soldiers took a look and waved their hands to let them pass. They didn't even look at them, their minds were all on the rear.
Su Yin was most happy to see such a result.
Passing through the towering city gate, the prosperity of the city dazzled Yang Dahe, Yang the Butcher and others who had never been to the city.
The hustle and bustle here seems like two different worlds compared to the starving people everywhere in Nanshan County.
If Nanshan County is hell, this place is like heaven on earth.
Linzhou City is a ferry port connecting to the south of the Yangtze River, so its prosperity is self-evident. There are many people doing business here, and peddlers can be seen everywhere.
Shops are lined up one after another, and the sounds of hawking are endless.
Su's mother, Su Baozhu and others sitting in the carriage could not help but lift the curtain and look at the scene outside. After seeing it, they were dazzled and could not bear to look away.
If she had not awakened the memories of her past life, she would probably have been dazzled by this prosperous city like Su Baozhu and the others.
"Yinyin, Yinyin, it's so lively here." Su Baozhu said happily.
"Yinyin, look, the patterns on the clothes they wear are very pretty. Look, the flowers on their hair are very pretty."
Su Yin smiled and nodded, her eyes scanning the pedestrians on the street, observing everything around her.
It can be seen that the people in Linzhou City are living well, even in this chaotic situation.
Firstly, thanks to the ferry here, the economy has been boosted, and people have more jobs and can earn money.
Secondly, it may be attributed to the local officials.
Although I have never met the prefect of Linzhou, judging from the mental state of the local people, they are probably not too bad.
Yang Dahe asked someone for the address of Zixiaoge Inn and was preparing to drive his carriage towards West City.
Just after taking a few steps, there was a commotion at the city gate.
"What's wrong?"
Su Yin couldn't help but stick her head out.
It didn't take long before he learned what was going on from the discussions of the people on the street.
“A fight has broken out.”
"Oh, the people from the Helian family are fighting with the people from Baishan Hall."
"Now there's something interesting to watch."
"I don't know whether Baishantang will win this time or the Helian family will win."
"Logically speaking, the Helian family arrived first, so it's reasonable for them to go first. But who would have thought that Baishan Hall would be so overbearing and want to get there first." Someone spoke up to uphold justice.
"Don't talk nonsense. I heard that the Helian family deliberately blocked the city gate to prevent the carriages of Baishan Hall from passing through, which caused the conflict."
The Helian family, isn’t that the group following behind them?
Why did he suddenly start a fight with someone?
Yang Dahe was also curious, so he asked a passerby nearby, "What kind of forces are Baishantang and the Helian family?"
The pedestrian was from the prefectural city. He smiled and said, "You all are from other places, right? This Baishantang is the most famous slave trading company in the entire Linzhou. As for the Helian family, it is also a century-old company. The two families don't get along. Now, the two families bumped into each other at the city gate and confronted each other."
"I see."
While they were talking, the two forces at the city gate became determined.
Su Xiaozhong smiled and said to the woman in the Helian family's carriage: "Miss Helian, Su will leave first and visit you another day."
A cold snort came from inside the carriage, as if disdainful of talking to him.
Su Xiaozhong was not angry, "Let's go!"
At the command, prison carts carrying slaves entered the city one after another. The long line stretched as far as the eye could see.
"Hey, which batch is this?"
"Why are so many slaves being brought here again?"
"We should buy some slaves tomorrow."
…
Su Yin and the others were ahead, some distance away, and sitting in a carriage, so they had no idea what was going on over there, but they soon knew who was winning and who was losing.
"As expected, Baishantang won."
"Baishantang is really overbearing."
"Shh, don't let them hear."
At this moment, a domineering voice of expulsion came from behind.
"Everyone in front, get out of my way."
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