nashuaworldcup Chapter 204 Out of town
Chapter 204 Out of town
"So beautiful! A true classical beauty! It's worth the trip to see such a beautiful ancient woman."
"Giggle."
The woman's laughter brought Li Lanzhen back to her senses.
Complaining about myself in my heart!
Could it be that after traveling through time, I became a fangirl.
"Hehe, are you the owner of this store?"
"Yes, I am the shopkeeper. Auntie, if you take care of my business, I will give you a discount. Just give me ten taels of silver for these things."
Li Lanzhen was still counting in her mind when Silver Fox came in and put ten taels of silver on the counter.
She went out carrying the packed clothes and shoes.
"Aunt, let's go."
Li Lanzhen came out and heard the giggling of the beautiful shopkeeper.
The two people shopped on the street for more than an hour before they prepared to leave the city.
"Aunt Lanzhen, let's go out from the south gate and walk for a while, then go up the mountain."
Li Lanzhen deeply agreed with this.
They had just killed a bandit, so they had better be cautious. They should walk out of the south gate for a while, then put away the carriage, walk up the mountain, and then take a detour back to Taohuayuan.
Silver Fox was pulling the carriage while Li Lanzhen was sitting inside. She waved her hand and put all the things in the carriage into the space.
Silver Fox was leading the carriage through an intersection and was about to turn to the South Gate.
He found that there was a long line of people getting out of the car.
He quickly led the carriage and walked straight along the path.
Li Lanzhen didn't notice that after passing the intersection, Silver Fox sat on the shaft of the carriage and said to Li Lanzhen in the carriage.
"Aunt Lan Zhen, I'm afraid something has happened and we can't leave the city. Just now, there was a long queue of people leaving the city at the south gate, so I just crossed that road."
Li Lanzhen said, "I'm afraid the government discovered that the bandit camp had been burned down."
"I guess that's what it is."
"Silver Fox, go where there are fewer people."
When they arrived at an empty alley, Li Lanzhen was the only one in the car.
Silver Fox knew what she was planning.
"Aunt Lanzhen, I'm worried about you being alone outside. Why don't we go out through the dog hole?"
Li Lanzhen said, "No, with such strict inspection, the dog hole should be discovered, and the soldiers will be waiting there to catch us.
Don't worry, I have a way."
As she spoke, Li Lanzhen put the silver fox and the carriage into the space.
Li Lanzhen also followed into the space.
"I have to change out of this outfit. I've been wearing it all day and night since yesterday afternoon. With you wearing a silver mask beside me, we will leave a deep impression on others. You should change your clothes too."
As she spoke, she went straight into the courtyard.
When she came out again, she was just an authentic old farm woman.
He had a whitish dark blue scarf wrapped around his head.
He was wearing a washed-out gown with several patches on it, and a pair of wide, dark blue trousers with patches on the knees.
He was carrying a half-new basket in his hand. There was some straw at the bottom of the basket, and inside it were three eggs and three wild vegetable cakes wrapped in a piece of cloth.
"Aunt, when we leave the city, they may also need to check our household registration certificate. What should we do if we don't have it?
I'll go out with you, and we'll see what happens."
Li Lanzhen glared at him. "What do you mean by acting according to circumstances? No matter how powerful you are, can you defeat the soldiers in this city?
Don't make trouble, just stay here, I have a way to get out of the city."
After saying that, Li Lanzhen flashed out of the space.
She slowly came to the South Gate.
At this time, the line leaving the city was still very long.
After observing these teams and looking at the people's attire, I realized that they should be local residents from the area, rushing into the city early to sell vegetables grown at home, or other items.
Of course, there were also horse-drawn carriages and donkey carts nearby, which should be the wealthy families leaving the city.
She walked over and stood behind a teenager.
Li Lanzhen looked at the child, who was carrying a shoulder pole with a bundle of hemp ropes tied to one end of the pole.
In the other hand, he tightly held a few pieces of paper, which should be the household registration certificate.
Li Lanzhen decided to talk to him.
"My child, you came to the city this morning to sell vegetables, too?"
The boy turned around and saw an old lady standing behind him.
He smiled and said.
"No, Auntie, I'm carrying firewood to sell. Hehe, today is a good day. I carried two bundles of firewood and sold them as soon as I got to the street."
"You haven't eaten yet?"
The boy touched his head and smiled innocently.
"Not yet. I'll hurry home and eat. I'm not hungry."
After he finished speaking, his stomach started to growl.
The boy selling firewood blushed.
Li Lanzhen took out the three wild vegetable cakes from the basket and handed them to him.
I explained because I was afraid he wouldn’t eat it.
"Eat, Auntie, we have some more. My daughter runs a grocery store here. It's pretty good. She often helps us."
The boy pushed Li Lanzhen's hand away, refusing resolutely.
Li Lanzhen said, "Look, I still want you to help me, but you don't even want to eat this pancake, so I feel embarrassed to ask for help."
The boy said, "Auntie, if you say you don't want your cake, I can help you."
Li Lanzhen looked around and said, "Child, I didn't bring my household registration certificate when I came out, but I have to go home today. Can you help me and say that we are a family?"
The boy was stunned for a moment, then said with a chuckle.
"Auntie, this is easy. When you leave the city, it's not very strict. I just happened to have my family's household registration. You and my mother are about the same age. Don't be afraid. Let's go."
As they were talking, they arrived at the city gate.
The boy pretended to be very intimate with Li Lanzhen, talking and chatting with them.
The soldier guarding the gate saw the two of them coming, took the certificate from the boy, and glanced at Li Lanzhen's basket.
With a wave of his hand, he let them leave the city.
After leaving the city, we walked about a mile.
Li Lanzhen said to the boy selling firewood.
"My child, I have to pass through this mountain, you go ahead.
Thank you for today."
As he said this, he stuffed the bundle into the boy's hand, walked away quickly, and went into the forest.
The young man selling firewood was stunned for a moment, and in the blink of an eye he could no longer see Li Lanzhen.
Leaving behind the heavy baggage in his hand.
Inside were ten wild vegetable pancakes that Li Lanzhen took out from the space.
These wild vegetable pancakes are made from rye bran mixed with some black flour and wild vegetables, and there are three eggs and one big goose egg.
The young man selling firewood held the heavy little bag and bowed deeply in the direction where Li Lanzhen disappeared.
She stood up with red eyes, picked up the bag given by Li Lanzhen and left.
Li Lanzhen watched the boy selling firewood carrying his bag and walking away from behind a big tree.
She turned around and slowly walked up the mountain.
The mountain was very high. Before reaching the halfway point, Li Lanzhen didn't want to walk anymore, so she found a relatively flat place to sit down and pulled the silver fox out.
As soon as the silver fox came out, he saw the mountains and forests. He looked at Li Lanzhen who was sitting on the ground unharmed, and then he sat down with relief.
"Aunt Lanzhen, how did you get out?"
Li Lanzhen looked at him and said with a smile, "The secret cannot be revealed!"
The silver fox laughed.
"Silver Fox, when do you think we should release these people from the secret place?
It’s too early, and I’m afraid they won’t be able to walk such a long distance.”
Li Lanzhen glanced at Silver Fox who was listening to her and told him about Hanjia Village and Peach Blossom Spring.
“Silver Fox, when you go back this time, don’t go into the secret place.
My hometown is called Hanjia Village,...
So, the Grand Canyon we found now is called Peach Blossom Spring, and the people I just told you about live in Peach Blossom Spring. We..."
After listening to Li Lanzhen's story, Silver Fox nodded silently.
"Aunt Lanzhen, I heard you sound very happy when you talked about Peach Blossom Spring. You must like it there very much, right?"
“Yeah, I love it there!
There are mountains and water, the land is fertile, and it is quiet and not noisy. It is the best place to retire.
Planting crops, flowers, vegetables, raising chickens, ducks, geese, herds of cattle and sheep, and full warehouses of grain. Listening to the birds singing and basking in the sun.
In spring, you can see wild flowers blooming all over the mountain and go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables and mushrooms. In autumn, you can go up the mountain to crack walnuts, chestnuts and pick mountain products.
In winter, when the mountains are covered with snow, you can just lie on the hot kang, watch the snowflakes dancing and eat delicious food.
What a joyful thing that is!"
Silver Fox looked at Li Lanzhen who was describing the wonderful life to him, and felt thoughtful.