Su Yunhai had not noticed these details before, but only discovered this scene at this moment.
He quickly ordered people to distribute the clothes and shoes taken from the Lin family guards according to the villagers' foot sizes.
Fortunately, there were enough clothes and shoes looted from the Lin family to give each villager a pair.
However, most of the shoes are in men's sizes, which are not suitable for children and women.
Those who have no shoes to wear can only make do with them for the time being, and we will find a way to buy shoes for everyone once we enter the city.
The extra men's shoes were also sold to the Zhang, Li, and Gu families, and there were still some left over in the end.
Su Yunhai had them collected and loaded into the car.
We are about to enter Qinzhou Prefecture.
Su Yunhai thought about it and simply asked all the men in the team to change into the Lin Mansion guard uniforms.
The villagers are dressed in uniform, which makes them look very imposing.
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It can deter refugees along the way and make them fearful.
The villagers didn't expect that Su Yunhai would be willing to share such a good thing with them.
You should know that the clothes worn by the Lin family guards are all specially made by the Lin family, and are all made of the finest fabrics.
The boots are exquisitely made and durable.
The most important thing is that the sole is made of good material, and the leather is very wear-resistant.
In the herbal tea that everyone drank at noon, Shen Shuli secretly added two liters of spiritual spring water.
The villagers could clearly feel that the fatigue and weakness in their bodies had dissipated a lot.
My head, which had been groggy from the sun, has become much clearer.
The team rested for two hours and then set off again.
Along the way.
The villagers seemed to have taken stimulants and walked much faster than before.
Especially since they were wearing uniform and very imposing clothes, and the men were holding shining swords in their hands, everyone unconsciously straightened their backs and walked forward.
When the refugees along the way saw such a murderous team, they would subconsciously make way and not dare to come forward to provoke them.
It was originally estimated that it would take three hours to reach Qinzhou Prefecture, but it only took two hours to arrive ahead of schedule!
"Oh my god, why are there so many people ahead!"
Looking at the dense crowds of refugees outside the city gate, the villagers felt their scalps tingling!
Su Yunhai and Shen Shuli sat on tall horses and could see farther than the others.
The number of refugees gathered here is much greater than that of all those in Yingze County combined!
Look around.
There are so many dirty heads!
It looks like there are at least 20,000 people!
I couldn't see what was happening at the city gate at all.
"I'll go to the front to inquire about the news. You guys find an open space nearby to rest first." Su Yunhai instructed the team.
Shen Shuli was worried that Qinzhou Prefecture would not allow refugees to enter the city, so she said something to Shen Yuehua and prepared to go to the nearby mountains.
The mountains on both sides of the road are obviously more precipitous than those in Qingzhou, and their heights reach into the clouds.
It can be seen that the plants on the mountain are dry and lack water.
The wild vegetables on the hillside near the foot of the mountain have been pulled out by the refugees.
There are still many refugees on the mountain digging grass and peeling tree bark to eat. It is obvious that they have been lacking food and water for a long time.
Shen Shuli walked on the mountain for an hour and finally found a deserted place.
She immediately climbed up a tree and took out a telescope to observe the direction of the city gate.
Clearly visible.
The gates of Qinzhou Prefecture were tightly closed.
There were many soldiers in armor standing on the city wall, and there were also many soldiers guarding the city gate, who did not allow the refugees to approach the city gate at all.
However, there was a row of porridge stalls under the city gate, and many refugees were queuing up to get porridge, which showed that someone was providing porridge to help with disaster relief.
It was already late, so Shen Shuli immediately went down the mountain and returned to the team.
Su Yunhai has returned with the news.
Shen Shuli saw her father and ran over quickly.
Seeing her father's serious face, she had a bad feeling.
"Dad, what's the situation?" Shen Shuli asked quickly.
"My daughter, the situation is not optimistic. Qinzhou does not allow ordinary refugees to enter the city. The city gates were closed three days ago. The city gates are only opened at a specific time every day to allow the rich to come out to distribute porridge. The city gates are not opened at other times."
Su Yunhai has already informed the team of the news.
All the villagers had sad looks on their faces at this moment, as if they could not see where the way forward lies.
"No one is allowed into the city?" Shen Shuli's brows were also tightly furrowed.
"It's not absolute. Only the people in Qinzhou City are allowed to enter and leave Tibet, and caravans can also enter the city, but the prerequisite is that they must have supplies and certificates." Su Yunhai explained.
"Then can we pretend to be a caravan and enter the city?"
"We don't have a merchant certificate, and after entering the city, the caravan will have to sell the goods to the government office at a low price, or we can pay a high entry fee."
The entrance fee is ten taels of silver per person, which is too high a price!
Even Su Yunhai found it unbearable.
The total amount of silver picked up from the bandits and barbarians was less than four thousand taels.
After deducting the expenses along the way, there is less than three thousand taels left.
There is still a long way to go to escape the famine, and this little money is not enough.
Moreover, there were a total of 367 villagers sold to the Su family, and the entrance fee alone would cost more than 3,600 taels!
This does not include the cost of carriages and horses entering the city!
This huge sum of money is definitely not something Su Yunhai can afford!
Zhang Shiwen came over at this time, handed the merchant document in his hand to Su Yunhai, and said: "Brother Hai, this is my merchant document. We can pretend to be a merchant caravan and enter the city. After entering the city, we can think of other ways."
Su Yunhai's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this.
He almost forgot that Zhang Shiwen was a traveling merchant who often led caravans to and from various places, and he really solved everyone's urgent needs.
"Brother Shiwen, this thing is indeed what we need most right now, so I won't be polite with you!" Su Yunhai excitedly took the merchant document and opened it to check the contents.
"Haha, Brother Hai is too polite. Our Zhang family has relied on your protection to get to where we are now."
"I'm happy to do something for everyone." Zhang Shiwen nodded to Su Yunhai with a gentle and elegant smile on his face.
"It says here that you are a grocery merchant and your caravan has only a hundred people, but there are so many of us now. I wonder if the officers and soldiers will let us pass." Su Yunhai was a little worried.
"Don't worry, we can explain to the officers and soldiers that the extra people are our hired escorts. After all, the world is in such a mess now, I think they will understand."
"Besides, after we enter the city, the government will force us to buy our supplies at a low price. I don't think they will object to our entry." Zhang Shiwen comforted.
Su Yunhai nodded upon hearing this.
Immediately lead the team to line up at the city gate to enter the city.
Shen Shuli didn't expect that Uncle Zhang actually solved the problem for everyone, and she felt slightly relieved.
Fortunately, the Zhang family has been following the team, otherwise they might not be able to enter the city smoothly this time.
Waited for an hour.
The city gate finally opened slowly.
There were thousands of soldiers in armor holding spears in the city, guarding the city gates tightly.
The rich family who was distributing porridge outside the city was the first to enter the city.
The soldiers then called on the people who wanted to enter the city to line up quickly.
The team led by Su Yunhai is so large that ordinary refugees dare not provoke them.
He led the team directly to the front.
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