Chapter 235: Strange Phenomena
It was just a horse, Jiang Tangtang didn't take it seriously at all and agreed without thinking.
"Why does your senior brother look so much older than you?"
She wanted to ask, "Is your master still alive?" but she felt it would be impolite, so she suppressed her curiosity and didn't ask.
Lu Shiyan said: "He is the eldest senior brother, so he is the oldest."
"Do you have other senior brothers?" Jiang Tangtang felt like she had opened the door to a new world, and all her sleepiness disappeared.
"There are five other senior brothers, and I'm the youngest." Lu Shiyan rubbed her head and said, "Okay, if you have anything to ask, we'll talk tomorrow. Go to bed first."
Jiang Tangtang was so excited that she couldn't sleep at all. She asked about Lu Shiyan's recent trip, "Is there a secret vault outside the city?"
The reason why Lu Shiyan was not there just now was because she suddenly remembered that Shan Yun might have set up many secret vaults in a manor outside the city or somewhere like Xiang Wanlin.
Lu Shiyan also predicted that these people would not take action too early, so he went out to check.
Of course, the main reason he dared to be so arrogant was because he believed in his senior brother's ability. Otherwise, no matter what Jiang Tangtang said, he would not dare to put her in a pack of wolves.
He shook his head and said, "Shan Yun was very cautious and did not leave money and grain outside the city."
Jiang Tangtang was a little disappointed, but also felt that this was understandable. With the world in such a mess these days, if it were left outside, it would have been snatched up by refugees.
She put away her disappointment and asked Lu Shiyan, "Do you want to have a midnight snack?"
"Eat if you want to, but it's better to be restrained." He knew that Jiang Tangtang could conjure up all kinds of things, so cooking a meal at this time was a piece of cake.
His senior brother had just shown off his skills, so of course the refugees didn't dare to do anything, but it would be bad if the aroma of the food got out.
Jiang Tangtang gave him a coquettish look, "Do you think I don't know?"
She took out a bag of sesame candy and gave most of it to Lu Shiyan, "Send some to Senior Brother."
The sesame candy made from black sesame seeds is dark in color and you can’t tell what it is unless you look closely.
The refugees were some distance away from them and should not be able to smell the odor.
After eating a few pieces of sesame candy, Jiang Tangtang gradually fell asleep. With Lu Shiyan around, she didn't even need a hand warmer; she felt the warmth in the car was great.
Leaning on Lu Shiyan, Jiang Tangtang slowly fell asleep.
The next morning, as soon as the small gate next to the city gate opened, Jiang Tangtang and Lu Shiyan drove over to line up.
In fact, not many people can afford to enter the city.
After all, it was only one hundred taels of silver! How could the average person have that much? The reason there were so many people outside the city gate was that many of them arrived only to realize how much silver it would cost to enter, and were left stranded, unsure of what to do.
Jiang Tangtang only then realized that entering the city would cost a huge sum of one hundred taels of silver, and she was immediately furious.
But thinking that the money would be returned soon, she suppressed her anger and did not conflict with the soldiers guarding the gate.
Lu Shiyan paid a full four hundred taels of silver before entering the city. In addition to the three people, each paying one hundred taels, the carriage also had to pay one hundred taels of silver.
Jiang Tangtang had never seen such a ridiculous thing. After entering the city, he didn't want to rest for a moment and immediately went to find out where Shan Yunqian was hiding.
It was Lu Shiyan who pulled her back from the brink of losing her temper. "Let's go to the inn first and have something to eat."
After driving in the carriage for a while, they found that the atmosphere on the street was strange.
On the already quiet street, many people looked at them with strange eyes.
Just as Jiang Tangtang was wondering if something was wrong with her, the vendors on the street seemed to have caught on and started hawking their wares. Even the waiter from the inn came over enthusiastically, soliciting customers.
"Why are the people in your city so weird?" Jiang Tangtang said.
The waiter shook his head and said, "It's not because of the war. It's a bad year and business is bad. Everyone is happy to see some business."
How could I not be happy? Another big fat sheep has come to my door.
"If you want to stay in an inn, please choose ours. Our rooms are clean and bright, and we have fresh vegetables and meat. If you don't believe me, go and take a walk. I guarantee that there is no other inn in this city that can compare to ours."
Jiang Tangtang asked, "Your inn is the only one in this city that has meat and vegetables?"
The waiter said, "There's a war going on outside, and the people are busy fleeing for their lives. The prefect has ordered the city gates closed. These days, it's hard to get a bite of meat and vegetables. It's only because our host has connections that we have meat and vegetables in the inn. If you go somewhere else, you'll find that, let alone vegetables and meat, you'll be lucky to get steamed buns."
Jiang Tangtang asked, "Your boss can bring in vegetables and meat from outside without paying?"
"It's not just about money!" The waiter said proudly, "Our inn is protected by someone above us."
"Who is it?" Jiang Tangtang deliberately looked suspicious, afraid of being deceived.
"Of course it's the person at the top and with the most power." said the waiter.
"Mr. Prefect?" Jiang Tangtang still looked unconvinced.
The city was already in chaos, and the waiter didn't try to hide it. He said casually, "It's the prefect, right? Besides the prefect, who else has this power? Do you know what the relationship is between our boss and the prefect?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Tangtang heard someone spit, "You send your own son to sell his ass, and you have the nerve to say that so carelessly!"
"You are so noble and capable, why didn't you send your daughter there? It's a pity that your daughter was sent there for nothing. She was not favored and did not get anything back for your family. Instead, she lost her life."
The two of them obviously quarreled about this matter often. The waiter looked very experienced and he touched the woman's sore spot as soon as he opened his mouth, causing her to spit and curse for a while!
Jiang Tangtang: “…”
It really broadens my horizons.
I never imagined that Cangwu Prefecture had become so chaotic. People were openly sending their own children to the government office to curry favor with the prefect?
Since the waiter seemed to know a lot, Jiang Tangtang and his group temporarily stayed in the inn.
But when she asked about the price, Jiang Tangtang almost burst out cursing. No wonder there were only two people in the inn's lobby. Just ordering two dishes would cost over a hundred taels of silver. It really wasn't something that most people would dare to stay at.
Jiang Tangtang finally managed to convince herself not to be angry and continued to learn the information from the waiter.
However, the information obtained from the waiter was far from enough. After breakfast, Lu Shiyan went out.
Jiang Tianqi was kept by Lu Shiyan to continue protecting Jiang Tangtang.
Knowing that Jiang Tianqi's labor costs were high, Jiang Tangtang didn't enter the space again when she was alone. She took out the book "Practical Encyclopedia of Rubber Product Formulas" and continued reading.
It was not until dawn that Lu Shiyan came back from outside.
"How is it? Did you find out anything?" Jiang Tangtang enthusiastically offered a cup of spiritual spring water.
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