Chapter 237 Who is so arrogant?
Ji Changying pretended not to see anything.
I have to say that this free labor force is really durable!
You can save money and effort and work like a cow, and even take care of your own eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. There is really no better deal than this.
She straightened her clothes and said, "I think we're almost at Dongning County. Once we get into the city, you'll be allowed a day to rest and get ready before setting off again."
After hearing this, the two finally stopped looking at her with resentful eyes: "Thank you, Boss!"
Ji Changying waved her hand reservedly: "Remember what you are doing. Keep an eye on these goods and my safety. I hope things like last night won't happen again."
Lao Shi's expression was stern: "Yes!"
They are now walking in the territory of Xizhou, and they still need a pass to enter the city.
Ji Changying had prepared this in advance and fabricated it herself.
Apart from the fact that the seal was a bit troublesome, the paper and font required for the pass were relatively simple for her.
The reason why she dared to be so bold was that she knew that not many people could read.
In the previous dynasty, the aristocratic families in power monopolized the written language, and ordinary people would only be exposed to a few words in their entire lives, let alone learn to read.
Although the situation had improved a lot by the Dali Dynasty, the level of popularization of writing was still far from enough.
She guessed that the gatekeeper here might only recognize the seal and not the content. It is also difficult for ordinary people to distinguish the authenticity of the seal. As long as the appearance is not much different, they should not be able to recognize it.
Originally, she just tentatively asked You Tianming if he could imitate a seal, but she didn't expect that he didn't even ask, but made one in just half a day.
Cover it with paper and it looks real.
When they arrived at the city gate, Ji Changying took out the change and pass that he had prepared long ago and got off the carriage.
Without waiting for the gatekeepers to come forward to inspect, she took the initiative to welcome the people over, acting like a smooth-talking businessman: "Sir, this is our pass. Thank you for your trouble to check it."
As he spoke, he held the silver coins in his palm, and while the other party was taking out the pass, he stuffed the silver into the palms of the two gatekeepers.
The two gatekeepers originally had dignified looks on their faces and looked very difficult to approach. However, when they felt something heavy being stuffed into their hands, although their expressions did not change, their aura of keeping strangers away disappeared a lot.
One of them lowered his head, opened it, and pretended to glance at the road permit. Then he closed it and waved to the person next to him: "The road permit is fine. Check the car."
Ji Changying nodded and bowed: "Thank you for your hard work, it's really troublesome."
The two men felt relieved by her respectful attitude of giving money. The man who went to check had a stern face and seemed serious, but in fact he took a quick look inside the car and on the floor before coming back.
"No problem."
The two looked at each other and handed the pass in their hands to Ji Changying: "Okay, we can enter the city."
Ji Changying thanked them again, and with the two of them watching, he entered the city smoothly.
Not long after they entered the city, Cui Jin, with a tired face, rode to the city gate with his entourage.
He did not stop riding his horse at all, and it seemed that he was planning to rush in directly.
The guard at the city gate raised his sword and stopped them: "Who are you? How dare you force your way through the city gate?"
“Ouch~”
Cui Jin stopped his horse.
Qingzhu fell off his horse. After a night, not only did he not feel better, but he couldn't even straighten his back. He endured the pain and tore off a badge from his waist to show the gatekeeper.
But the gatekeepers took one look and pointed their knives at them without hesitation: "Get off your horses and check!"
Qing Zhu's face turned even paler with anger, and he scolded, "You are blind! This is the badge of Duke Wen's Mansion. My son is the seventh son of Duke Wen's Mansion! Even if your county magistrate saw it, he would greet him with a smile. How dare you stop me?!"
Cui Jin in front looked down at the gatekeepers with a cold face and disdained to talk to them.
Upon hearing this, the gatekeepers exchanged glances and quickly knelt on the ground: "I was blind and didn't recognize Mount Tai. I have offended you, sir. Please forgive me!"
Cui Jin glanced at them coldly, then lightly kicked his horse's belly and headed into the city.
After waiting for a long time without receiving any response, the gatekeeper on the ground quietly raised his head and saw that the person had already walked away.
"Bah! Stop pretending! You're already ranked seventh. Sooner or later, we'll have to separate! Then, you'll be nothing!"
"That's better than us, the lowly police officers!"
"Who says it's not true? No matter what, he's still better than us. Let's try to be reborn into a better one in the next life!"
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After entering the city, Ji Changying found an inn to rest.
It's not for any other reason, it's just that they haven't taken care of themselves for a few days. Not to mention how she looks like, it seems that the black clothes on these twelve people are about to become patinaed.
And this style always easily attracts other people's attention when walking on the street.
So she planned to make some corrections and clean up the whole group of people so that they would look presentable when they went to discuss business.
She bought twelve sets of coarse linen clothes and ordered everyone to wash and change into them. She also changed into a clean and tidy set of clothes.
She booked a room upstairs for herself, while everyone else booked a large bunk bed and ate from a communal pot. In short, they tried to save money in any way they could.
But you can't treat yourself badly.
In the evening, after she found out where the most popular restaurant in Dongning County was, she called two bodyguards to escort her to dinner.
When we got there, there were no private rooms left, only the lobby.
"Then please ask the shopkeeper to arrange for me to stay in the lobby."
Ji Changying wasn't picky, she just wanted to try the food here.
The shopkeeper smiled broadly: "Okay! This way, please."
After bringing her to her seat, the shopkeeper called the waiter and ordered a few signature dishes for her.
"Have you heard? A big shot is coming to our county today!"
"What big shot? How did you know?"
"I know what it is, but I'm afraid half the city knows about it today! I have a relative who works at the county government office. I heard that two men rode their horses straight into the government office today. They didn't even stop at the gate, and the horses' hooves kicked the gatekeeper over!"
While waiting for the meal, the hall was bustling with people, but these two voices stood out.
Many people stopped talking and listened to the gossip, and Ji Changying was no exception.
"Hiss~ Who dares to be so arrogant?"
"You know the Cui family, right? They're the aristocratic family that's existed for over two hundred years! They've recently produced a noble concubine, and they're the current Duke Wen's Mansion! The man who came was none other than the Duke Wen's seventh son. After kicking over the gatekeeper, someone went to call the county magistrate. Unexpectedly, the county magistrate greeted them with a warm smile the moment they met."
"Soon after, a doctor was called over, and they hurriedly carried one of the men away for treatment! The gatekeeper was lying on the ground, vomiting blood, and no one cared."
He sighed for a moment, then changed the subject: "Not long after, guess what?"
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