After the Xiao family entered the city, Jiang Sui clearly felt the chill emanating from Xiao Hechuan's body. He saw that his thin lips were tightly closed and he looked like he was worried about something, and he didn't know what was bothering him.
"What's wrong with you? You don't look happy."
Hearing Jiang Sui's concern, Xiao Hechuan returned to normal thinking:
"No, I was just wondering where to stay tonight now that we're in town."
Finding a house is a slow process and it is impossible to find one in a day or two. It is getting late today, so we may have to find a small inn to stay in first.
But their family certainly cannot be accommodated by one or two rooms, and the inn cannot be too expensive to avoid unnecessary expenses.
"Let's find a small inn first, not a very good one. Anyway, with so many of us, we're not afraid of any problems. The most important thing is to focus on cost-effectiveness," Jiang Sui suggested.
Xiao Hechuan thought so too, but when the family arrived in this bustling city, everything looked so different. Unlike the Huaxi County they had seen, this place was prosperous and exquisite everywhere. The roads in the city were much wider than those in the county, and the ground was paved with all bluestone slabs. They seemed out of place when they arrived.
When passers-by on the street saw how dirty the family looked, some even looked at them with contempt and disgust and automatically kept their distance from them.
The Xiao family didn't care. As long as they arrived at Jeju Prefecture safely, it was something to be happy about, and things would only get better in the future.
Relying on his knowledge of Jeju Prefecture, Xiao Hechuan led the Xiao family to a street with little traffic. The people here did not look particularly wealthy based on their clothing.
The inns on this street are relatively cheap, and it only costs one hundred coins to stay a night. They can open four rooms and allocate them to everyone, so that they can sleep in one room and have a good rest for the night, and then look for a place to stay permanently.
The waiter helped them pull the ox cart to the backyard. Xiao Hechuan gave him some copper coins as a reward and asked him to feed the oxen. The two oxen had suffered a lot during the journey of more than 20 days.
There are four rooms, one for Xiao's father and mother. The two elders have been tired during this period and need to have a good rest, so it’s okay for these young people to squeeze in.
Jiang Sui, Zhou and Lanlan squeezed into one room, and the remaining two rooms were shared by two brothers each. Goudan slept with his father and second uncle.
After finally arriving at Jeju City, Xiao's mother was ready to splurge a bit, so she ordered a few meat dishes and side dishes that night, and prepared for the whole family to have a comfortable meal with white rice.
There are only ten chickens left after they have eaten them all. When the time comes, they will rent a yard and continue raising them and wait for them to lay eggs.
We couldn't afford white rice, but we could have brown rice. After traveling all the way, we had been eating only pancakes and steamed buns made of two grains of flour, or porridge and vegetarian noodles. Our stomachs had already started to protest.
Now I can finally have a big meal.
As soon as the food was served, no one had time to talk. They kept digging into the food in their bowls. Soon, all the dishes were eaten up and they even finished several buckets of rice.
The waiter couldn't help but frowning when he saw this scene.
Are these refugees so hungry? But they still have money to stay in an inn, so they should be different from ordinary refugees.
After eating and drinking, you have to take a good bath. Everyone ordered hot water, washed themselves from head to toe, changed into clean clothes, and finally felt refreshed.
Xiao Lanlan lay on the bed, stretched herself, and couldn't help but sigh:
"Hmm... it's still more comfortable to sleep on a bed. I've been sleeping on the hard floor for more than 20 days. It's damp and wet, and it hurts. My waist and back are sore. The blisters on my feet have healed and rubbed, and finally they have disappeared."
"We still have a lot to do tomorrow, and we also have to find a place to live. It's not easy to find a suitable place to live. We have a large family, and we can't afford a big house, but a small one won't be big enough for us. The price is also a problem, it has to be within our affordability."
Jiang Sui thinks long-term.
"Never mind him, let's get some good sleep tonight and think about other things tomorrow!" Xiao Lanlan turned over, feeling more satisfied than ever before.
Although this room is not exquisite, it has everything it needs and the bed is clean and comfortable, which is pretty good.
Zhou also sat by the bed, pounding her legs and waist, thinking that after she stabilized, she would have to continue taking Doctor Qin's prescription for a while.
Having slept in the open air all the way, she was afraid that something might happen to her body again.
It is already mid-October, and the Chinese New Year is in two months. The family needs to settle down at least before the New Year. My goal for next year is to have a new baby in the Xiao family and fulfill my dream of becoming a mother.
Jiang Sui also stretched and said, Lanlan was right, let’s think about tomorrow’s matters tomorrow and have a good rest tonight.
However, when the three aunts and sisters-in-law were about to blow out the lights, someone knocked on the door.
As soon as Jiang Sui opened the door, he found it was Xiao Hechuan.
He had also taken a shower and was tidying up. He was holding a medicine bottle in his hand:
"I just bought it for you to use on the blisters on your feet. It will heal faster!"
You can't say he was too considerate. He always remembered that the blisters on Jiang Sui and the others' feet had not healed completely, so he went out of his way to buy ointment for them to apply.
"Okay, then you should go to bed early. Good night, see you tomorrow morning."
Jiang Sui took the ointment, looked up and gave him a sweet smile. Her round almond eyes and deep dimples were so sweet to the heart and very healing.
Xiao Hechuan was stunned for a moment, then he laughed, like a spring breeze blowing on his face, his voice was gentle:
"Well... sweet dreams, see you in the morning!"
The door was closed, blocking the two people's sight, but Xiao Hechuan still stood there for a while.
His wife is really unique. Her way of dealing with people and her conversation are both thought-provoking.
He couldn't help wanting to know more about her.
Jiang Sui took the ointment back and asked his second sister-in-law and Lanlan to apply it together. The fragrance of Chinese medicine was very comfortable to smell.
Afterwards, the three of them blew out the lights and fell into a deep sleep...
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The room was booked for three days at a time, and everyone slept soundly last night. There was no need to worry about rain, wild animals, or someone stealing things behind their backs.
But when we woke up, we didn’t feel refreshed. We all got up late and our whole bodies ached when we woke up.
We have been eating and drinking in the inn for the past few days, and just have some steamed buns and porridge in the morning.
It can be seen that there is no shortage of food in Jeju Prefecture, and the people in the city are living their lives as usual.
The only ones in chaos were those towns affected by famine and earthquake.
I had an indulgent meal last night, so I can’t indulge myself anymore from now on. I still have to be frugal and just eat my fill. I estimate that I will spend more than two taels of silver in the inn in the next three days.
But these are expenses that cannot be saved, there is no way around it.
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