"So beautiful! A true classical beauty! It was worth the trip to ancient times to see such a beautiful woman."
"Giggle giggle."
The woman's laughter brought Li Lanzhen back to her senses.
I'm internally criticizing myself!
Could it be that I've become a lovesick fool after traveling through time?
"Hehe, you're the owner of this shop?"
"Yes, I am the shopkeeper. Auntie, since you're patronizing my business, I'll give you a discount. These things will only cost ten taels of silver."
Li Lanzhen was still silently calculating in her mind when Silver Fox came in and put ten taels of silver on the counter.
I took the wrapped clothes and shoes and went out.
"Auntie, we're leaving."
When Li Lanzhen came out, she could still hear the beautiful shopkeeper giggling.
The two of them shopped on the street for more than an hour before preparing to leave the city.
“Aunt Lanzhen, let’s go out from the south gate and walk a bit before going up the mountain.”
Li Lanzhen wholeheartedly agreed.
They had just killed the bandits, so it was best to be cautious. They should go out from the south gate, walk a short distance, put away the carriage, and then walk up the mountain to return to Peach Blossom Spring.
Silver Fox led the carriage, with Li Lanzhen sitting inside. She waved her hand and stored everything in the carriage into her spatial storage.
Silver Fox led the carriage across an intersection, preparing to turn towards the South Gate.
He noticed that a long line of people were getting off the train.
He quickly led the carriage and walked straight along the path.
Unbeknownst to Li Lanzhen, after crossing the intersection, Silver Fox sat on the carriage shaft and spoke to Li Lanzhen inside the carriage.
“Aunt Lanzhen, I’m afraid something has happened that makes it difficult for us to leave the city. Just now at the South Gate, there was a long queue of people leaving the city, so I just crossed that road.”
Li Lanzhen said, "I'm afraid the government discovered that the bandit stronghold had been burned down."
"I guess that's what it is."
"Silver Fox, head to wherever there are fewer people."
They arrived at an empty alley and Li Lanzhen's car arrived.
Silver Fox knew her plan.
“Aunt Lanzhen, I’m worried about you being out alone. Otherwise, let’s go out through the dog hole again.”
Li Lanzhen said, "No, the investigation is so strict that even the dog hole will be discovered. The soldiers will be lying in wait there to catch us."
Don't worry, I have a way.
As she spoke, Li Lanzhen put the silver fox and the carriage into her spatial storage.
Li Lanzhen also entered the space.
“I need to change out of this outfit. I’ve been parading around in this clothes from yesterday afternoon until this morning, with you beside me wearing a silver mask. We’ll leave a lasting impression on others. You should change your clothes too.”
As she spoke, she went straight into the courtyard house.
When she came out again, she was a typical old farm woman.
He had a faded dark blue headscarf wrapped around his head.
He was wearing a faded, patched-up long gown with a diagonal placket, and wide, dark blue trousers with patches on the knees.
He carried a slightly worn basket with some wheat straw at the bottom. Inside the basket were three eggs and three wild vegetable cakes wrapped in a cloth.
"Auntie, when we leave the city, they may also check our household registration certificate. What should we do if we don't have it?"
I'll go out with you; we'll see how things go.
Li Lanzhen glared at him, "What do you mean by 'acting according to circumstances'? No matter how capable you are, can you defeat the soldiers of this city?"
"Don't cause trouble, stay here, I have a way to get out of the city."
After saying that, Li Lanzhen flashed out of the space.
She slowly arrived at the south gate.
Even at this time, the queue to leave the city was still incredibly long.
After observing the groups and judging from the people's clothing and appearance, they should all be local residents who came to the city early in the morning to sell vegetables or other things they had grown at home.
Of course, there were also horse-drawn carriages and donkey carts nearby, which must have belonged to wealthy families leaving the city.
She walked over and stood behind a boy who was about half a year old.
Li Lanzhen looked at the child, who was carrying a carrying pole on his shoulder, with a bundle of hemp rope tied to one end of the pole.
In his other hand, he was tightly clutching several pieces of paper, which should be his household registration certificate.
Li Lanzhen decided to have a talk with him.
"Child, you came to town this morning to sell vegetables, didn't you?"
The boy turned around and saw an old woman standing behind him.
He smiled and said.
"No, ma'am, I came here to sell firewood. Hehe, today was really good. I brought two bundles of firewood and sold them as soon as I got to the street."
"You haven't eaten yet, have you?"
The boy scratched his head and grinned sheepishly.
"Not yet, I'll go home and eat then, I'm not hungry."
As soon as he finished speaking, his stomach started growling.
The boy selling firewood blushed.
Li Lanzhen took the three wild vegetable cakes out of the basket and handed them to him.
Fearing he wouldn't eat, I explained.
"Eat up, there's more, ma'am. My daughter runs a general store here, she's doing alright, she often helps us out."
The boy pushed Li Lanzhen's hand away, resolutely refusing.
Li Lanzhen said, "Look, I was hoping you could help me, but you won't even eat this pancake, so I'm embarrassed to ask."
The boy said, "Auntie, you said you didn't want your pancakes, but I can still help you."
Li Lanzhen looked around and said, "Child, I didn't bring my household registration certificate with me when I left, but I have to go home today. Can you help me by saying that we are a family?"
The boy paused for a moment, then chuckled and said...
“Auntie, this is easy. It’s not very strict when leaving the city. I just happened to have the family’s household registration. You and my mother are about the same age, so don’t be afraid. Let’s go.”
As they were talking, they arrived at the city gate.
The boy pretended to be very close to Li Lanzhen, talking and chatting.
The soldier guarding the gate saw the two of them coming over, took the certificate from the boy's hand, and then glanced at Li Lanzhen's basket.
With a wave of his hand, he let them leave the city.
After leaving the city, we walked for about a mile.
Li Lanzhen said to the boy selling firewood.
“Child, I have to cross this mountain, you go on ahead.”
Thank you for today.
He then shoved the bundle into the boy's hand, quickly left, and disappeared into the forest.
The firewood-selling boy was stunned for a moment, and then Li Lanzhen disappeared from sight.
He left behind the heavy bundle in his hand.
Inside were ten wild vegetable cakes that Li Lanzhen had taken out of her spatial storage.
These wild vegetable pancakes are made by mixing rye bran with some dark flour and wild vegetables, and they also come with three eggs and one large goose egg.
The firewood-selling boy, carrying the heavy little bundle, bowed deeply in the direction where Li Lanzhen had disappeared.
She got up, her eyes red-rimmed, and left with the bundle Li Lanzhen had given her.
Li Lanzhen watched from behind a big tree as the boy selling firewood carried his bundle away.
She then turned around and slowly climbed the mountain.
The mountain was very high. Before they had even reached the halfway point, Li Lanzhen decided she didn't want to go any further. She found a relatively flat spot to sit down and pulled Silver Fox out.
As soon as Silver Fox came out, he saw the mountains and forests. After seeing Li Lanzhen sitting on the ground unharmed, he sat down as well, feeling relieved.
"Aunt Lanzhen, how did you get out?"
Li Lanzhen looked at him, smiled, and said, "Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed!"
Silver Fox chuckled.
"Silver Fox, when do you think we should release these people from the secret realm?"
"It's too early, and I'm worried their bodies won't be able to handle walking such a long distance."
Li Lanzhen glanced at the silver fox listening to her and told him about Han Family Village and Peach Blossom Spring.
"Silver Fox, this time when you go back, don't go into the secret place."
My original hometown was called Hanjiacun...
So, the canyon we've found is called Peach Blossom Spring, and the people I just told you about live there, we..."
Silver Fox listened to Li Lanzhen's story and nodded silently.
"Aunt Lanzhen, you seemed very happy when you talked about Peach Blossom Spring. You must really like that place."
"Yes, I really like it there!"
With mountains and water, fertile land, and a quiet, peaceful environment, it's the perfect place to retire.
Planting crops, flowers, and vegetables; raising chickens, ducks, and geese; herds of cattle and sheep; granaries full of grain. Listening to birdsong, basking in the sun.
In spring, we can see wildflowers blooming all over the mountains and pick wild vegetables and mushrooms. In autumn, we can go up the mountain to crack walnuts and chestnuts and collect mountain products.
In winter, when heavy snow blocks the mountains, we would sit on a heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed), watch the snowflakes fall, and enjoy delicious food.
What a delightful thing that would be!
Silver Fox looked at Li Lanzhen, who was describing a wonderful life to him, and seemed to be deep in thought.
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