What's going on?
Pei Yu was thinking while taking his own pulse, but his heartbeat had returned to normal by now and he couldn't find anything wrong.
Chen Li directly lifted the curtain in front of the carriage, spread a rattan mat behind him, leaned on it, and covered his entire face with his hat. He had just wasted some mental energy, so he decided to take a nap first.
Although there has been no progress in my internal strength, my mental strength, which has not increased for a long time, has increased a little bit, so it is not completely a waste.
They walked in Luozhou for seven or eight days and came across four towns along the way, but they couldn't enter any of them, which made them a little anxious.
However, as they went deeper into Luozhou, they saw many large green trees, which meant that Luozhou might not be short of water. This was also good news in disguise.
In the afternoon, a group of people stood in the distance looking at Anyang City in front of them. The city wall was about two meters high. Someone was distributing porridge in front of the city gate, and many refugees gathered there.
What concerned them most was that there was a moat under the city wall. From a distance, there was a lot of water in it.
At this moment, the city gates were wide open, and many people carrying goods were coming in and out. Their clothes were very clean and they didn't look like they were short of water at all.
They returned to a woods outside the city and looked towards the city with burning eyes.
They don't have much water left and it's being used up quickly, so they have to find a water source quickly.
Chen Li looked at the people in her group. Their faces were relatively clean, but their clothes were a little dirty, and they did have a dusty air.
"Everyone change your clothes and hide your weapons. Let's go over and see if we can get into the city."
This big family naturally does not include Pei Yu and his servants. Pei Yu changes his clothes every day, and as for his two subordinates, they wear black every day.
It took everyone a quarter of an hour to tidy themselves up a little, and they looked much cleaner and tidier. Several carriages drove towards the city gate in a mighty procession.
When queuing up to enter the city, everyone saw that the entry was very strict. Not only did they have to pay a two-cent entrance fee, but soon, a dozen soldiers with swords at the city gate would check everyone's household registration before letting anyone in.
Everyone couldn't help but feel a little worried. Their current status was refugees. Could they get in?
Chen Li continued to stare ahead. After a quarter of an hour, it was their turn.
After Shen Changshan handed over his household registration, the man glanced at them and asked, "Why are you going into the city?"
"Sir, we are from Yizhou and are going into the city to buy some things."
Shen Changshan had an honest and simple smile on his face. His skin was dark and he rubbed his rough hands, acting like an honest man very well, pointing at the carriage behind him.
The soldier next to him came over, looked their entire team up and down several times, then took a quick look inside the carriage, and finally nodded at him.
When the soldiers checked the carriages, they were all very nervous. They still had a lot of knives in their hands. If they were found...
Fortunately, perhaps these soldiers saw them as refugees and did not search them too carefully.
"You shouldn't be able to enter the city..."
His words made everyone's heart rise high.
"However, it's not impossible to make an exception. Each person can enter the city by paying an entrance fee of one tael of silver."
Everyone was very surprised when they heard the one or two taels of silver as the entrance fee. The people in front of them had only paid two cents, so why was it so outrageously high for them?
Perhaps sensing their hesitation, the soldier folded his arms and sneered, "Normally, refugees aren't allowed in. I'm letting you in because you're so honest and don't seem like you'd cause trouble."
"Since you think the price is too high, just get out of the way and don't get in the way."
Seeing this, Chen Li whispered to everyone, if they didn't go into the city, then they would wait outside, anyway, her family would definitely go in.
They passed through several cities in the past few days, but only this one could enter. Everyone else gritted their teeth and nodded. They had gained some benefits by following the Shen family along the way, so it would be right to follow them now.
Chen Li stuffed two purses into Chen Qi'an's hands and asked him to go forward and negotiate.
When Shen Changshan heard the soldier say this, he hurriedly said, "Sir, let's go in. Please wait a moment."
At this time, Shen Qi'an came up with the silver and handed it to his father.
Shen Changshan knew very well how many people were in their team. He counted the silver and handed it over with a painful look on his face.
The soldier took it, weighed it with his hand, smiled, and spoke again: "You must remember your current identities and don't cause trouble after you go in."
"Yes, yes, thank you, sir."
Seeing that Shen Changshan was so sensible, he waved his hand behind him, making way for them to go in.
Shen Changshan and Shen Qian'an returned to the team and drove the carriage slowly into the city. The carriages behind them hurriedly followed, and Pei Yu's carriage was at the end.
The scenes inside and outside the city are two completely different. Once you enter the city, you can see people walking in groups of three or two on the street, as well as vendors walking around, all with a calm look on their faces.
On the other hand, outside the city walls, there were countless refugees who were blocked, homeless, haggard, with empty and numb eyes.
As soon as they entered the city, they attracted the attention of the residents. However, since they were dressed neatly and had several carriages, they only took a quick glance at them and didn't look at them again.
After entering the city, the group passed by three inns in a row before stopping at the Fuxiang Inn, which looked to be of medium quality.
"Sir, please come in!"
As soon as we stopped at the door, a smart waiter came up to greet us. With so many carriages, it looked like we wouldn't have to worry about business tonight.
There were nearly 50 people in their group, and they all rushed into the inn at once. The innkeeper hurried forward to greet them.
"Sir, would you like to have dinner or stay at the hotel?"
"Boss, how much is a standard room per night?"
"Sincere offer: 100 wen."
When Shen Changshan heard this, he thought the price was very reasonable, so he waved his hand and said, "Then I'll give you five ordinary guest rooms."
"Okay!"
The shopkeeper looked at the others. The Lin family also asked for five guest rooms. As for the other families, they did not ask for that many. Most of them only asked for one guest room for the female family members, and the rest asked for a dormitory room.
Tian Qing saw that they were about to finish, so he stepped forward and said, "Boss, one Tianzi guest room and two ordinary rooms."
When the shopkeeper heard that someone had requested a top-tier room, he immediately smiled broadly. "Okay, take the guest to the room quickly."
Although these guests looked tired and exhausted, they had good temperaments, especially the young man in the No. 1 guest room. It was obvious from his temperament that he was not an ordinary person.
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