Qi Yanxuan looked at Wen Xuan, who was wearing a lotus pink chest-length skirt, with double spiral buns on her head, and a pair of peach blossom eyes with some resentment. Judging from her outfit alone, she was playful and cute, but her peach blossom eyes made her look a little charming, but it was not contradictory.
Qi Yanxuan thought it looked very nice and asked him in confusion, "Why did you change it? It looks very nice like this!"
Shen Wenxuan asked suspiciously, "Does it look good? I think this is too weird. Can't we also transform into old men?"
Qi Yanxuan: "Isn't it a bit strange for old men? We are just two neighbors going together, and others won't get suspicious."
Shen Youqing: "Okay! Stop complaining. You are still a little girl, and I am still an old woman!"
At this moment, Shen Kui couldn't hold back and burst out laughing, which irritated Shen Wenxuan, and he yelled at Shen Kui.
"Brother Da Kui! What are you laughing at? Are you making fun of me?"
Shen Kui quickly stopped laughing and waved his hand, saying, "No! I just think you're pretty! Last time I told you you looked like a girl, but I didn't expect you to look so good in women's clothing! If you go out like this, you'll definitely charm a bunch of men!"
When Shen Wenxuan heard him praise her beauty, she didn't care about his smile anymore. She raised her chin and said to him, "That's right!"
When others saw Shen Wenxuan's reaction, they all had a hard time holding back their laughter.
Shen Yanqing's eyes never left Qi Yanxuan, and the others started teasing him after they realized what was happening.
Shen Wenxuan looked at Shen Yanqing teasingly and said, "What's wrong with Yanqing? Is he bewitched by Yan Xuan?"
Shen Kui: "Of course! Yan Xuan looks good in her normal looks, but I didn't expect her to be so beautiful in women's clothing!"
Shen Yanqing did not refute, but just looked at Qi Yanxuan with a slight smile and tender eyes.
Qi Yanxuan had no choice but to interrupt their teasing.
"Alright! Stop making trouble and let's get out! The village chief should have finished the count. The sooner we go, the sooner we can get back."
As he said that, he took a few people out of the shed. After the village chief finished counting the people, he chatted with Shen Yanshan outside the shed for a while. When he saw a few people coming out, he didn't recognize them for a moment.
The village chief was surprised and said, "Yan Xuan! Your skills are really good! If I didn't know it was you, even I wouldn't be able to recognize you, let alone the soldiers at the city gate!"
Then he handed the notebook and a bag of silver to Qi Yanxuan, "Even though I can't recognize you, you still have to be careful and come back soon!"
"Okay! Don't worry, Village Chief! We will definitely be back before dark!"
"Okay! Be careful!"
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Shen Kui, Youqing, and Wenxuan pulled an ox cart and left, while Shen Yanqing and Qi Yanxuan also tied a cart behind their horses.
Shen Yanqing and Shen Kui drove the car, while Qi Yanxuan, Youqing and Wenxuan sat on their respective boards. They agreed that if they were questioned later, they would say they were going to the city to buy food and were preparing to go to the capital to seek refuge with relatives.
After the discussion, the five of them set off for Yunzhou City.
An hour and a half later, everyone arrived at the gate of Yunzhou City. Two rows of soldiers with weapons were patrolling the crowd at the gate, apparently checking for any middle-aged men.
But their idea was doomed to fail. The people queuing at the door were all old, weak, women and children. They must have heard the news. Even if there were strong men in the family, they would not come to the door at this time.
It took them an incense stick of time to queue up, and they successfully entered Yunzhou City. During the queue, a soldier looked at them and let them in without finding anything.
Several people walked in Yunzhou City. Most of the people on the road had sad faces. Occasionally, some soldiers could be seen walking through the streets, and when they came out, they were holding a man.
The man struggled and refused to leave, begging for mercy: "General! Please let me go! I am the only son in my family. My father died early, and I only have a widowed mother at home. If I leave, what will happen to her?"
The man begged for mercy desperately, but the soldiers turned a deaf ear to him and dragged the man back to report.
Such scenes occur in every street and village.
Qi Yanxuan and the others discussed it and decided that they should split into two teams and finish their shopping as soon as possible and leave the city as soon as possible to avoid any complications.
"Brother Da Kui, you three will form a team, and we'll form a team of two. Meet here after you finish shopping. Remember not to separate. The city is in chaos right now, so we need to avoid any accidents."
The three of them nodded, indicating that they understood, and then went to purchase separately.
Chen Yanqing and Qi Yanxuan first went to an empty alley and replaced the cart with a horse-drawn carriage, so that they would have a cover when collecting things and others would not know how much they had bought.
First, he went to the rice shop to buy food. After buying from one shop, he went to another. He put the bought rice and grain in the carriage and then stored it in the space. He repeated this cycle. After buying food, he went to various shops again. No matter whether he could use it or not, he bought all of it and put it in the space. Then he went to the market.
There were all kinds of things for sale at the market. Everyone took out everything they could sell, hoping to earn silver to buy some food.
There are all kinds of meat in Qi Yanxuan's space, but no live animals. While they are still for sale, he bought everything he could find on the street.
Chickens, ducks, rabbits, fish, shrimps... were bought and placed in the mountains and rivers in the space using a carriage as a cover.
At the end of the street, I saw an old man leading a few sheep to sell.
The old man looked sad and depressed as he sat on a small stool.
Qi Yanxuan walked up to the old man.
"Uncle, how much do you want to sell this sheep for?"
When the old man heard someone wanted to buy a sheep, he looked up and saw a father and daughter, and the girl was beautiful.
With a cheerful look on his face, he said, "A grown sheep costs one ounce and three cents, and a lamb costs four cents. Which one do you want, young lady?"
"I want them all."
The old man couldn't believe it, and asked again with wide eyes: "You want all of them? Miss, are you right?"
Qi Yanxuan nodded and said, "That's right, I want them all. If you have any left at home, you can sell them to me."
The old man was overjoyed when he heard this. His son had been drafted into the army, so he had to go out to sell sheep. There had been no business for several days. He, his wife, daughter-in-law and seven-year-old grandson were the only ones left at home. They couldn't find work outside. In this famine year, most families would rather store food, and few would buy sheep. Now he had met a big customer, and the old man couldn't stop smiling.
"Okay, okay! I still have dozens of sheep at home, but my home is in Wangjia Village outside the city. Where do you live? I'll send them to you."
"No need, we can just go back with you."
"Okay then! I'll take you there right away."
As he was about to leave with the sheep, Qi Yanxuan quickly stopped him and pointed to the carriage road: "Master, let's go in a carriage."
The old man waved his hand and said, "No, I'm still leading the sheep! Don't dirty the girl's carriage. I'll lead the way."
"It's okay, we still have to hurry back, come up."
After hearing this, the old man didn't want to waste other people's time, so he led the sheep into the carriage, and he and Shen Yanqing sat on the shaft.
Qi Yanxuan and a few sheep stayed in the carriage. The smell was really unpleasant, but fortunately the journey was not very far. After an incense stick of time, they arrived at Uncle Wang's house.
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