Li Lanzhen wandered around with Silver Fox, but in her heart she was thinking about where to spend the night.
If all else fails, find a secluded, deserted place and go into the space with Silver Fox.
Silver Fox saw through Li Lanzhen's thoughts and said to her.
"Aunt Lanzhen, let's stay at a restaurant tonight."
Li Lanzhen glanced at him, saw the silver fox's serious expression and didn't say anything, then followed him forward.
Silver Fox led Li Lanzhen to a restaurant called "Four Directions Guest".
Silver Fox entered the room and took out a black jade pendant from his pocket, handing it to the shopkeeper.
"Two superior rooms."
The shopkeeper took it and looked at it; his expression was both excited and serious.
Just as he was about to say something, he saw Li Lanzhen behind Silver Fox.
He held back and nodded.
"Please wait a moment, young master and madam. There are two more superior rooms upstairs. Please follow me."
Silver Fox lives next door to Li Lanzhen.
Li Lanzhen went into her room first, and a little while later came out carrying a small bundle and knocked on the door of Silver Fox next door.
Silver Fox opened the door and saw Li Lanzhen.
"Auntie, is something the matter?"
Li Lanzhen handed him a small bundle.
"There's a water pouch here. Use the water in this pouch to clean your wound. Oh, the wound is on your back. If you can't see it, I'll apply the medicine for you."
Silver Fox shook his head and said, "No need, Auntie, I can manage myself. There's some wound medicine here; I can just clean the wound and apply the medicine."
Li Lanzhen nodded to indicate that she understood, then turned and went back to her room.
A short while later, the waiter brought in hot water.
Li Lanzhen saw a large bathtub with hot water.
She didn't take a bath there; instead, she poured hot water into the tub so as not to arouse suspicion among the people in the restaurant.
Then, she slipped into the space.
I went to her small courtyard house, took a hot shower, changed my clothes, and then came out.
Li Lanzhen sat on the large bed, recalling the innkeeper's attitude when they entered the hotel.
He guessed that perhaps Silver Fox knew the owner of this restaurant.
It seems this Silver Fox is quite something. But as long as he doesn't harbor any ill intentions towards me or cause any harm to Peach Blossom Spring, then so be it.
I was reminded of what I overheard customers talking about grain prices at the noodle shop today.
Food is currently in short supply. Although the imperial court is working to stabilize grain prices, which are lower than before the famine, the prices are still unbearable for ordinary people.
From this perspective, it's still necessary to grow more grains and reserve enough grain reserves for everyone in Peach Blossom Spring for two years.
Other grains can be exchanged for silver, which can then be used to purchase daily necessities.
It seems that everything in Youzhou City is now on the right track, and they say that the official in charge of governing Youzhou City, Prefect Duan, is an upright person and a good official who serves the people.
Next year, Youzhou City may be in dire need of reconstruction.
So when she got back, Li Lanzhen had to make plans, not only to grow more grain, but also to make plans for other aspects as soon as possible.
I fell asleep while thinking about it, and nothing happened that night.
The next morning, after Li Lanzhen washed up and went downstairs, she saw Silver Fox sitting at a table, waiting for her to have breakfast.
"Auntie, you're downstairs. Did you sleep well last night?"
Li Lanzhen smiled and said, "Okay, very good. How's the injury on your back?"
Silver Fox called to the waiter to bring breakfast, answering as he did so.
"It's alright, Auntie, I'm much better now. It's just that I'm recovering really fast!"
As he spoke, he looked into Li Lanzhen's eyes.
Li Lanzhen remained silent, lost in thought.
What are you staring at me for, kid? What are you trying to tell me?
I don't know anything. Your wound medicine is very good, isn't it?
After breakfast, the two left the restaurant to pick up the sesame seed cakes they had ordered the day before.
Before I even reached the entrance of the pancake shop, I saw the plump proprietress lift her apron, wipe her hands, and look up in my direction.
Ye Lanzhen could tell at a glance that the sesame seed cakes were already made. The proprietress was probably worried that they wouldn't come to pick them up.
The proprietress waved and called out when she saw her coming, "Oh, madam and sir, you've finally arrived! The sesame cakes are all ready according to your request!"
"Come, come, sit here first, have some tea, and try a couple of sesame seed cakes. They're freshly baked, still warm, and the crust is crispy and fragrant!"
Li Lanzhen had already eaten breakfast at the restaurant, but after hearing what she said, her mouth started watering again.
After sitting down, I broke open a sesame seed cake.
He broke off half of it and gave it to Silver Fox, but Silver Fox shook his head.
Li Lanzhen ate it herself, took a bite, nodded, and gave the proprietress a thumbs up.
"Your sesame seed cake is delicious! It has a rich wheat aroma, a crispy exterior, a soft interior, and the sesame seeds are very fragrant!"
Hearing Li Lanzhen praise his sesame cakes, the proprietress laughed heartily and casually took two more freshly baked hot sesame cakes.
"Here, madam and sir, take these sesame cakes. They're still warm, so you can eat them as you walk."
"How much are these sesame seed cakes in total?"
"Madam and young master, our sesame seed cakes are one copper coin each, and two meat-filled sesame seed cakes are only three copper coins each."
Li Lanzhen thought about it and realized that this price was about the same as the price of sesame cakes before they came to flee the famine.
However, this flatbread is made purely from wheat, without any bean flour mixed in, and it is large and thick.
After paying, he looked down at the dozen or so baskets lined up on the ground.
Li Lanzhen was troubled.
Silver Fox quickly said, "Auntie, I'll watch the sesame cakes here. Go back to the restaurant and bring the carriage over."
Li Lanzhen glanced at him.
You're quick-witted, kid.
He agreed verbally, "Okay, you sit here, I'll go get the carriage."
Everyone around was looking at Silver Fox.
It's puzzling that a young man, who is quick on his feet, doesn't drive the carriage himself, but instead makes an old man go back to drive it!
However, looking at the silver fox wearing a silver fox mask, it seemed like it was not to be trifled with.
No one spoke; they all turned away and went about their own business.
Li Lanzhen found an alley and walked along it. When no one was around, a horse-drawn carriage appeared out of the space.
After loading the sesame cakes onto the carriage, Silver Fox led the horse to the entrance of a general store.
"Auntie, didn't you say you wanted to buy maltose yesterday?"
Li Lanzhen stepped inside and saw maltose and some sugar cakes in the shop.
This type of sugar cake is made from the residue of sugar syrup extraction and pressed. It is not very sweet, but it is still quite fragrant when chewed.
Li Lanzhen bought maltose and sugar cakes, spending three taels of silver.
The boss was so happy his mouth was practically splitting open at the roots of his ears.
The silver fox loaded them into the carriage.
Li Lanzhen looked at the brown sugar again. At this time, the brown sugar was not very good in color because it was not refined properly, and it had a lot of residue, but she still wanted to buy some.
The brown sugar in the space is of high purity, but it's all gone once it's eaten. Now I buy some whenever I come across it, because my eldest daughter-in-law is about to have a baby, so I'm preparing it well in advance.
She saw the salt and realized that winter would be approaching when she returned, and she would need to make a lot of pickled vegetables and sauerkraut, which would require a large amount of salt. So she bought ten taels of silver worth of coarse salt to take back and mix with the fine salt in her space.
As she passed a clothing store, Li Lanzhen thought for a moment, considering there were so many people in the space, she should buy them a few sets of clothes.
Although there are clothes in the space, they are consumed relatively quickly.
I'll buy them all since I saw them today.
After getting off the carriage, Silver Fox waited outside with his horse.
Li Lanzhen entered the clothing shop and noticed that it was quite large, with two floors.
After she went in, the waiter greeted her warmly.
"Madam, you've arrived. What do you need?"
"Let me take a look first."
The shelves on the left of the clothing store are all women's clothing, the shelves on the right are all men's clothing, and the shelves below are all shoes.
Long gowns, short jackets, all sorts of clothes are available.
Li Lanzhen first picked out clothes for herself and the women in her family.
I picked out a maroon outfit and a light blue outfit for myself.
I bought two sets for each of the women and girls in my family.
Then the men also bought two sets.
I bought four long gowns for Han Mingxiang, some thin and some thick.
Now that he's back, he should continue his studies; next time he should take the imperial examination for the title of Xiucai.
She also gave Yinhe four sets of long gowns.
Then, there are the clothes of this group of people in the space.
The men were all dressed in navy blue and black, while the women were dressed in light blue and ginger yellow.
After looking at the clothes, I looked at the shoes.
The men's boots and the women's embroidered shoes were all provided in pairs, two pairs per person.
When the waiter saw that Li Lanzhen had bought so much, he couldn't stop smiling.
Li Lanzhen said, "Waiter, I bought so many things, can you give me a discount?"
At that moment, a woman came down the stairs, smiling as she spoke.
"Of course, of course. Auntie, you've been so good to my business, of course I'll give you a discount."
Li Lanzhen was surprised to see her expression!
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