Chapter 165 Difficulty Entering the City
"Alright, everyone, take stock of the items. I hope everyone will act with a clear conscience and not lie about the contents."
For example, someone might claim to have five eggs when they clearly only have one...
You all know Ning Bao's abilities. I might not know if you lie to me, but if you try to lie to Ning Bao, you're just asking for trouble.
Let alone you guys, even those unseen and intangible ghosts wouldn't dare to play tricks on Ning Bao.
If you think your tricks are better than ghosts', then you can give it a try.
However, if anyone causes trouble again and a similar situation arises, I will not agree to Ningbao helping you. After all, I, Lin Dajiang, never repay evil with kindness.
After the village chief's words, the women who had originally wanted to cause trouble and take advantage of others all shut up and dared not say a word.
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That night, Zhou Rongzhang came to Chi Xiao's side alone. He looked in the direction of the capital and sighed deeply.
While her mother was making the bed, Ningbao ran to Zhou Rongzhang's side.
"Grandpa Zhou, are you homesick?"
Zhou Rongzhang sighed.
"Yes, I miss home."
I just couldn't bring myself to go back, couldn't bring myself to see them.
And even if I wanted to go back now, I couldn't.
Ning Bao shook her head.
"Grandpa Zhou, don't worry. Once Ningbao has settled her family, she'll accompany you to find your granddaughter and take you to find your family."
My senior brother said that fate is a very mysterious thing. You never know, even if you don't actively seek out your family, your family will still meet you.
If you ever happen to meet, I will definitely find a way to arrange it.
Zhou Rongzhang was overjoyed to hear that he could see his family, but he became worried when he thought of his little granddaughter.
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The campsite was bustling with activity early the next morning.
Previously, whenever they went to find water in the mountains, it was always the men from the village who went. The women of Shanglin Village hadn't seen a river for a very long time.
Ning Bao had chosen a campsite by the river for Mu Dasheng and his group because she was worried that she would be late in returning.
When the villagers from Shanglin Village arrived yesterday, it was already past midnight and no one paid any attention. They just laid out a makeshift bed on the ground and went to sleep.
When we woke up today, everyone was busy with the water. After such a long drought, we've been using water sparingly these past few days. Now, the hardworking women living by the river have brought out all their pots, pans, clothes, and bedding to wash.
Some people even considered taking a bath, but it's already late autumn and the weather is too cold. If they catch a cold, it would be a loss.
Seeing the busy crowd by the river, the village chief felt very gratified. He walked over to Ningbao, who had just woken up and was nestled in Mu Dasheng's arms, acting spoiled.
"Ningbao, are you awake? I want to talk to you about something."
Ningbao covered her mouth and gave a delicate little yawn.
"Yawn, village chief, are you planning to go to town today? I remember you said there's a big town around here?"
The village chief nodded.
"Yes, this place is not far from Lanyu City. Lanyu City is the first large city outside the border."
Now that we've encountered a large city, we should definitely go and check it out. We should also take the wild animals we obtained in the mountains and exchange them for silver.
It would be best to go and find out more about the situation. If we could settle down in Lanyu City, that would be even better.
If this doesn't work, we need to find a place to spend the winter as soon as possible. My biggest worry right now is snow. If the first snowfall comes and we're still out in the middle of nowhere, we're just waiting to die.
After some discussion, it was decided that the camp would remain there, as there was a river nearby that would provide convenient access to water. Shen Junshan, Lin Jianfei, Lin Dazhu, Lin Hai, and Mu Chunping would then take Ningbao into the city.
Originally, they needed a lot of strong laborers to go into the city to sell wild animals or buy grain. But now, because Ning Bao is there, they don't need to make a big fuss about transporting the things they buy. They can just quietly put them into Ning Bao's storage talisman.
This way, buying too many supplies won't attract attention.
As for the prey that had been released into Ningbao's territory, Ningbao only took out one wild boar; he planned to bring out the rest after entering the city.
After a simple breakfast, Mu Chunping carried Ning Bao on his back, Shen Junshan and Lin Jianfei carried the wild boar, and Lin Hai and Lin Dazhu each carried a bag of herbs and set off together.
They walked for an hour and arrived outside Lanyu City.
Looking at the groups of refugees at the city gate, they had a bad feeling...
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