The old man said, "It's near the city wall. There's more space there. You know, housing is scarce in Huangsha City right now."
Lin Feng nodded, then said, "Sure, please take me to see it! What's a reasonable price for you?"
The old man smiled and said, "You were introduced by Mr. Li from the medicine shop. We have a good relationship. I've never seen him help anyone find a house before. How about this! He pays others ten cents a day, so you can just pay six cents."
"Okay, I'll pay you right after I see the house."
The old man then called his son and took Lin Feng to the house.
After completing his task, the pharmacy clerk also returned to the pharmacy.
The old man’s son was in his early thirties, not much older than Lin Feng.
His name is Liu Meng, and as his name suggests, he is a tall and strong man.
"Brother Liu, this Huangsha City is not small!" Lin Feng chatted with him on the way.
Liu Meng smiled and said, "What's the point of being big? It's just yellow sand on one side and ice on the other. It's a miserable place. In the past, this was where the imperial court exiled criminals. Now, apart from being a commercial hub, there's nothing to see. It's also freezing cold at night."
Lin Feng asked curiously, "Brother Liu, how big is the ice wasteland?"
Liu Meng thought for a moment and said, "It's even bigger than a desert, covered in ice and snow all year round. There's also a mountain range blocking the way out of Huangsha City. Otherwise, this city wouldn't be habitable."
"That's not a small thing!" Lin Feng was also surprised. It took his family six days to walk in the desert, and it was unknown how long it would take to walk in the icy wasteland.
Huangsha City is also an important place connecting the north and the south. No wonder the imperial court’s Ministry of War did not allow Prince Yu to occupy it.
After walking for a while, we finally arrived at the place. It was close to the city wall on the side of the ice wasteland, and the living environment was not as good as that in the city.
The houses were built in a haphazard manner, and the streets were muddy with broken pottery and tiles everywhere.
I guess the public security is not that good either. The population is too mixed, with many beggars and drunk people lying down. To be honest, this is not the good place Lin Feng had in mind.
"We're here. This is the yard." Liu Meng took out the key and opened the door.
"Squeak!" The hinges on the door were a bit stiff and it squeaked as soon as it was opened.
"This small courtyard only has three rooms. Don't be fooled by its shabby appearance, but it has one advantage: there's a well in the yard, making water more convenient. Don't you have cows at home? There's also a cowshed here that you can use. Brother, the grass these cows eat is hard to find, so you'll need to buy it."
Liu Meng introduced the situation of the yard. These three houses were different from Lin Feng's previous expectations, but fortunately the yard was big enough and he could put the container house in the yard, so he didn't have to live in this broken house. He just went into the house and took a look. It was a bit cold and damp, and not suitable for his family to live in.
"Okay, I'll stay. I'll pay one month's rent first. I previously agreed with you that it would be six cents a day, a total of one hundred and eighty cents. I'll pay you two hundred as a reward for your hard work. How about that?"
Liu Meng gave Lin Feng a thumbs up: "Brother, you are a straightforward person."
Lin Feng waved his hand modestly, then took out the money and gave it to Liu Meng.
Liu Meng gave the key to Lin Feng and said, "Just give the key to Uncle Li at the pharmacy when you check out. We have a good relationship."
After saying that, Liu Meng went back humming a little tune.
Lin Feng opened the lid of the well and looked inside. He couldn't help but curl his lips. Is this water drinkable? Moss has grown on the walls of the well. Anyway, his family doesn't need to drink this kind of water.
Lin Feng had to hurry to the square to bring his family over, so he left the furs and clothes he bought in the house since they would be back later anyway.
After walking for a while and arriving at the execution ground, Lin Feng was stunned.
"Why are there so many people here?" Lin Feng managed to squeeze in with great difficulty, but he still couldn't see any trace of his family members.
So he found a wooden pole and climbed up.
"Boy, you're really brave! This pole is used to hang human heads, hahahaha!"
"Isn't this kid a fool?"
“It looks like it to me!”
The crowd under the wooden pole mocked Lin Feng, but Lin Feng ignored them. What's wrong with hanging a head? I'm not afraid. The most important thing is to find my family.
Standing high and seeing far, Lin Feng first saw an ox cart, and his family members were crowded on the ox cart looking around.
Knowing the approximate location, Lin Feng got down from the wooden pole where the human heads were hung, and squeezed in that direction, completely ignoring the complaints and curses of the crowd.
"Huh! I finally found you." Lin Feng jumped onto the ox cart.
"Lin Feng, why did you take so long? My parents and I are worried about you." Yang Jingyi asked.
"Let's go find a house." Lin Feng said with a smile.
When Mr. and Mrs. Lin saw their son return safely, they smiled.
"We were worried that you couldn't find us!" Lin's mother patted the dust off Lin Feng's clothes, which were rubbed off when he climbed the wooden pole just now.
Lin Feng smiled and then asked, "What are you doing here?"
Father Lin said, "When we heard the execution was going to happen, we didn't have time to leave and were surrounded by the crowd. What's so interesting about beheading? We are so idle."
Beheading? Oh my goodness! Lin Feng had never seen what an execution ground looked like! However, my family probably couldn't bear to see this, and my little sister certainly couldn't bear to see it.
But the oxcart couldn't move even if it wanted to! There were people everywhere, not even room to step.
"Moo!" Xiao Hei was squeezed by so many people and felt very depressed. If it weren't for the little master who kept comforting him, he would have definitely knocked him down. This was too much bullying.
"Just wait! There's nothing we can do." Lin Feng patted the cow's back and comforted it.
There is nothing we can do now, we can only wait for the execution to be over and the crowd to disperse.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
Bells rang in the square, and a group of cavalry came out of the square, drove the crowd away, and the cavalry stood on both sides to form a passage.
Next came two teams of armored soldiers, who also stood by the roadside with swords and guns in hand, turning to face the crowd.
Finally, there were more than a dozen ox carts pulling iron cages, and inside the cages were criminals wearing heavy shackles.
"What a treat! I'm going to chop off a dozen heads today."
"Hey! I've seen some."
"What a shame there's no wine to drink!"
…
Most of the people in the crowd were just onlookers, and it wasn't their heads that were being chopped off anyway.
At this time, Lin Feng was standing on the ox cart with his eyes wide open, because he saw two familiar faces, one was the middle-aged man who bought water from him before, and the other was the driver of the cart.
They were all locked in iron cages, and they looked in poor condition, listless, as if they were drunk.
"Is that possible? These two are considered honored members of my family! How could they be beheaded? What crime did they commit?"
Lin Feng kept thinking in his mind, but he was powerless to do anything about the current situation of these two people. He couldn't just rob the execution ground, right?
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