Chapter 26: Taken

advantage of The queue at the front began to move slowly, with the guards watching. Everyone lined up consciously and began to wait for a long time.

  The female relatives sitting in the carriage had no free time. Mrs. Xiao and the others were busy collecting soles and making shoes.

  Nowadays I either walk or run every day, and the most expensive thing is shoes.

  Xiao Youfu was bored with waiting, so he simply called Xiao Dalang to drive for him. He took the opportunity to go to the front and back to chat with someone and inquire about the news.

  Fortunately, it was summer and it was dark late. By the time it was their turn, it was already midnight. There was a row of torches lit at the city gate and it was still very bright.

  Xiao Youfu and Mr. Wu took the household registration and handed it to the checking officer.

  When Mr. Wu handed over the household registration, he also took advantage of the situation and stuffed two taels of silver ingots into the palm of the clerk. He said with a smile: "It's so late, thank you for taking the trouble to check the household registration. This is our little thought. Please have a cup of hot tea." , please give us a few words."

  The young official put the money into his sleeve pocket, and his original face was now much kinder.

  For petty officials like them, their monthly salary is only three taels of silver. If they want to live a good life, they rely on the benefits they receive from doing things for them.

  Especially now that the world is not peaceful, he wants to collect more money. Unfortunately, there are too many people waiting outside, and he can't refuse to let in just to get a fee.

  Of course, there are a few people who have eyes and know how to take advantage of the opportunity to give him some benefits.

  The clerk said to the policeman next to him: "Abin, you and Zirong go and count. There are nine people in the Wu family and twelve people in the Xiao family."

  When the policeman left, he returned the household registration to them: "After entering, If you need anything, just tell him."

  Xiao Youfu also clasped his fists and said with gratitude, "Thank you for your advice!"

  After the inspection was completed and the fee for entering the city was paid, they entered the city smoothly. county seat.

  There were also a dozen idle men talking together inside. When he saw them coming in, a young man came up and asked, "What price inn do you want to stay in?"

  Xiao Youfu looked around and said with a smile, "Brother, What kind of inn is there? We don't have much money. Is there any place where we can stay for free?"

  He deliberately didn't tell Lao Miao first, just because he was afraid that they would work together to rip off the guests, and that he and others would be taken advantage of.

  The young man was asked a lot, and he spoke fluently: "Just wait for the free ones. When there are more people going, someone will take you to the north. They don't cost money there, but they are a bit remote."

  " The price of the Datongpu Inn is fifty cents per person per day, and tea is not provided. The better guest rooms are five cents per day, and there are also small courtyards, which cost one or two cents per day. If you want hot water, you will have to pay extra..."

  Even if they I was already prepared, but I was still shocked by the price.

  In the past, it only cost ten cents per person to live in Datongpu, but now it costs fifty cents, a five-fold increase.

  It is conceivable that other prices will definitely rise even more outrageously.

  After Xiao Youfu inquired, he smiled and said: "The official in front of me asked us to come in to find Lao Miao, please help me introduce him to us."

  When the young man heard this, he looked at him in surprise, and then shouted over there "Mr. Miao, Mr. Zhao asked you to help settle the guests!"

  When a thin middle-aged man in the middle of the crowd heard this, he stood up and came over, smiling and said: "Will you guys follow me? "

  And asked: "How many days are you going to stay? If you are going to stay for three to five days, it is more quiet and affordable to rent a small courtyard. If you are only going to stay for one night, then you can make do with it in an inn."

  Mr. Wu laughed. Holding hands and cupping his fists: "We want to repair it for a few days. Brother Miao, how

  can I rent the small yard?" Old Miao said with a kind face: "Since Mr. Zhao asked you to come to me, I can't fool you. The small yard of the second entrance and the third Two taels of silver a day, isn't it affordable?"     "It's affordable enough. Could you please bring us there, Brother Miao!" Hearing his words, the two families who originally thought they would be brutally slaughtered secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

  Lao Miao was sitting on the shaft of the carriage in front. Xiao Youfu wanted to find out more information from him, so he also went back to the carriage.

  Xiao Xiao sat on his mule cart and poked his head out to look around. Using the light of the wind lantern, he found that the street was quite spacious. As far as the eye could see, it was mostly dark. Occasionally, he could see a few bright spots. place.

  She retracted her head, leaned on Xiao Lian's shoulder and whispered: "We can take a good bath today, and finally have a peaceful sleep tomorrow."

  Along the way, mother and daughter simply slept in the mule at night. The car was a bit crowded and I didn't dare to move around. I could often hear wolves howling, which made my sleep uneasy.

  Xiao Lian rarely pushed her away, but was worried: "I didn't expect money to be so indispensable. It costs two taels for just three days. It can be seen that the prices here must have risen sharply."

  He then asked Liu who was sitting opposite. : "Mom, we still have fifty or sixty kilograms of food left, right? We don't need to buy too much tomorrow, right? Anyway, people have said that if we go from here, we will reach Jiangsu and Zhejiang in another ten days or so!" "

  Ms. Liu and her daughter explained in a low voice: "Master Wu's sister is over there in Wushang. It's still about ten days' walk from Jiangsu and Zhejiang

  . It's raining, which will delay the day again. You have to prepare more food to be prepared."

  After that, he said gently: "Okay, you don't have to worry about this. You all have money. Go buy some on the street tomorrow. I like it."

  Their money was collected from the inn more than ten days ago.

  Xiao Youfu was not stingy with his daughters, letting each of them leave two taels of silver.

  Moreover, Xiao Xiao felt insecure at the time and secretly left an extra two taels of silver. Now she has the most private money among the sisters. When she heard Liu's words, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva: "Let's go buy meat tomorrow. Buy braised meat to eat at Da Da Ya Festival. "

  In fact, what she wants most is to have a big meal in a restaurant.

  It makes her sad to think about it. In the novels she read before, other people were not dressed as princesses, but as housekeepers. No matter how bad they were, they were still ladies from merchant families.

  Even a girl from a poor family dressed as a top-notch family can escape from the top-notch ones. With various opportunities, she will soon become rich and well-off.

  As for me, I was hit by the epidemic. I finally managed to save my life, but in the end I had to flee again.

  Let alone eating delicacies from mountains and seas, it is not easy to even eat a meal of rice.

  Although it is not necessary to eat chaffy vegetables, the life is really rough.

  It's a pity that I'm hungry for meat and rice now. I really embarrass my compatriots who have traveled through time.

  The only thing that makes her happy is that she doesn't have the best.

  Besides, with a father like Xiao Youfu, even if the family has the best, they will probably be beaten into obedience.

  When Xiao Youfu heard what his youngest daughter said, he gave her another one tael of silver and said, "You can buy whatever you want to eat."

  After walking for about half an hour, they arrived at the place.

  The Xiao family lived in the front, the Wu family lived in the backyard, and the three Xiao sisters were also assigned a room.

  Xiao Xiao went in and lit the oil lamp and took a look. There was a bed inside, covered with a straw mat, and a small table: "This is really simple, not even a stool."