The wontons were served, and the three of them ate slowly. Li Lanzhen wondered how to ask the shopkeeper for information.
Then I heard a few people whispering nearby.
Although they spoke softly, Li Lanzhen was sharp-eyed and perceptive. She knew for certain that she hadn't taken any superpower pills to be like this; she must have drunk half a bowl of spiritual spring water to have such heightened senses.
She plans to use the spiritual spring water to cook regularly after she returns home, so that everyone's physical condition can be improved, especially her parents and brothers, and gradually their physical condition can be improved and they can become healthier.
"Hey buddy, when will this ever end?"
"Exactly, I have to come here every three days, I can't keep up."
Another person shook his head and said, "At least you have a lot of land and two general stores. I really can't handle that!"
Li Lanzhen was completely confused.
What? Coming every three days? What? You can't handle it anymore?
She continued listening without showing any emotion.
Another man slammed his fist on the table angrily, "Damn it, if I could eat here every day without paying, I'd be rolling in money!"
The other two said, "You wish! You're dreaming!"
Then all three of them fell silent, and hesitantly scooped up the wontons with their spoons and put them into their mouths.
Li Lanzhen also quickly put a few wontons into her mouth.
It smells so good! The meat filling is generous, and the soup is delicious!
Before she could continue to ponder this, one of the people next to her slammed his hand on the table and said, "Tell me, when will Prince Rong return now that he's gone?"
"It's hard to say. The old emperor has passed away, and the princes from all the fiefdoms have rushed back to the capital. If they can follow the old emperor's edict of succession, there shouldn't be any problems."
He slurped down a mouthful of wonton soup, and the three of them, heads together, spoke even more softly.
"If someone were to emerge and seize power, Prince Rong would probably be tortured to death on the spot and never return. Who knows who this place would belong to then?"
Another said, "Shh, keep your voice down, you idiot!"
"Yes, Prince Rong took the princess away, and this place was handed over to the princess's brother."
Look at this son of a bitch! He's made such a mess of things just to pretend things are prosperous!
“If you open the city gates, just let the local people in. Bring in their own produce, chickens, ducks, geese, and exchange them for some money. Why do you have to spend every day with these people, pretending to be ordinary citizens, buying their produce for the least amount of money, and then pretending to sell it here?”
"Yeah, yeah, they even made us eat here! Damn it! They're afraid that no one will eat here and it will look deserted, so they made us all line up and come every three days. We can't skip it."
"I heard that the imperial court is coming to inspect the lives of the people. I wonder what kind of show they're putting on?"
The three of them started talking about other things again, and Li Lanzhen heard the news she wanted.
I was shocked by this news.
The old emperor has passed away?!
Prince Rong has returned to the capital?!
There's a possibility they'll be killed and won't come back!
After a moment of stunned silence, she realized that their decision to escape into the mountains, farm their own land, and feed themselves was incredibly wise!
Right now, all I need to do is find my youngest son and daughter-in-law, Han Mingxiang and Han Shulan, as soon as possible.
If the emperor were to pass away, the various regional princes would all rush back to the capital. In that case, the King of Jin should also have gone to the capital.
The phenomenon of conscripting men everywhere should no longer exist, right?
As she was thinking, she overheard three other people talking about conscription.
Li Lanzhen immediately perked up her ears and listened carefully.
"Did you know? My brother-in-law's brother-in-law is a merchant. He recently came back and said that the feudal lords in various places are still arresting men from among the refugees. They're not even sparing nine-year-old boys. They're all being arrested and sent to military camps!"
Another person quietly asked, "Are they making preparations?"
"That's right! I wonder if our Prince Rong is also conscripting men everywhere!"
"Please don't make us go too! I have three sons and two grandsons. If we have to serve in the military, we'll all have to go to the battlefield!"
Li Lanzhen's heart pounded again. She was really afraid that her youngest son might encounter soldiers conscripting men on his way to Youzhou and be taken to the army camp. That would be troublesome; he would surely die on the battlefield!
She quickly finished her bowl of wontons, then watched as the two children also finished their wontons and each ate a sesame seed cake.
She took out three water pouches and said to the tea stall owner next to her.
"Shopkeeper, would you please fill all three water bags?"
Upon hearing that a customer had arrived, the man at the tea stall exclaimed happily, "Sure, why not!"
The tea stall owner happily accepted the three water bags, and just as he was about to turn and leave, he turned back and said...
"Auntie, let me tell you, my tea costs one copper coin for two bowls. I'll fill it up and see how many bowls your water bag can hold, and that's how much I'll charge you, okay?"
Li Lanzhen readily agreed.
She thought to herself that the prices here were still acceptable, about the same as they were three years ago in their county town.
A sesame seed cake the size of a large bowl, sprinkled with sesame seeds, costs two copper coins.
A bowl of wontons contains about 12 small wontons, and the soup contains scallions and dried shrimp. It costs five coins, but the meat in the wontons is real.
After packing the sesame cakes, Li Lanzhen placed them in a basket on her back and sent them directly into her spatial dimension.
Holding a water bag full of water, he prepared to look around the market.
As she walked, Li Lanzhen took out a piece of fossil powder from her spatial storage and left marks on the walls and pillars she passed.
This mark was a sign that Li Lanzhen and her children and grandchildren had agreed upon when they left their hometown to flee famine, fearing they would get separated.
A round head with a smiling face is drawn on it. On the left and right sides of the round head are a pair of wings, and the tips of the wings are arrows that mark directions.
The two children also knew that Li Lanzhen was leaving a message for Han Mingxiang and Han Shulan to go home, so they cleverly kept watch for her.
As she walked, Li Lanzhen passed three pork stalls.
Seeing that there wasn't much pork left, but there were lots of large bones and three sets of offal, I decided to buy some.
Since she transmigrated here, she has never eaten pork.
Pork must have tasted really good back then.
She first had to get the two children away, calling them over.
"Han Yinan, Gou Dan, you two go and ask how much chickens, ducks, and geese cost. Also, check the prices of chicken eggs and goose eggs, and ask them how much they cost."
Oh, I should also check if they sell vegetable seedlings?
"After I've asked everything, I'll come find you later."
After saying that, he gave each person three copper coins.
Seeing the two little ones running happily away, she turned around and walked to the meat stall.
In the end, I spent three taels of silver to buy half a pig's carcass, two pig heads, four pig trotters, three sets of offal, and two large pieces of pork fat.
The butcher gave her five or six clean pork bones.
Li Lanzhen put these things into the basket while transferring them into her spatial storage.
Finally, they covered it with a blue cloth, and you couldn't see anything anymore.
The man at the pork stall thought to himself, "I wonder if Li Lanzhen's basket can hold a lot of stuff."
Smiling, he accepted the silver from Li Lanzhen and chuckled, saying, "Your basket is really big; it can hold a lot!"
Li Lanzhen nodded, "Yes, this was made by my father. My father is really good at craftsmanship!"
After saying that, she went to find the two children, putting everything from the basket into her storage space as she went.
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