time travel system

Chapter 281

Jiang Xiaobai was stunned for a moment, feeling a little annoyed in his heart, aren't you typical scolding cooks when you eat?

Look at the two of them, each of them is holding a large bowl with a bowl of porridge and a bowl of vegetables in it, and there are four or five big steamed buns stuck on the chopsticks. It is obvious that they are familiar with the road, and this is not the first time they have come to pick up food.

Although the two of them were dressed in short skirts and small clothes, their clothes were well-washed, their skin was fair, and there were no calluses common to farmers on their fingers, so they definitely did not do farm work.

Such a person should not be classified as a poor family. Food and clothing can be solved, so why do they come here to eat and drink?
That's not counting, the two of them didn't look for a place to eat, but walked straight to the gate of the city with the food.

They are going into town?
Jiang Xiaobai's heart moved, and he immediately followed.

Today's city gate is very different from when Jiang Xiaobai first came. There are more soldiers standing on the city wall, and all of them are full of energy and well-equipped.

At the bottom of the wall, there are no yamen servants collecting city fees, but there are more notices, some to appease the people, some to introduce the rules of entering and leaving the city, some to recruit soldiers, and some to recruit workers. It is simply a wall of information.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, the literacy rate of ordinary people was obviously not high, so there were some scholars who looked like scholars who read the words on the notice to the crowd of onlookers every once in a while.

The scene was very harmonious. Although the people were hesitant, there was no fear or sorrow.

But, what happened to those three bloody heads on the top of the city gate?

I heard that the widow Chen killed several people who took advantage of the fire. Could it be that this is a combination of grace and power?

No one checked the fees, and entering the city was naturally very smooth. Jiang Xiaobai walked into the city like a stroll in the courtyard.

Regarding this point, Jiang Xiaobai didn't take it seriously. The widow Chen was too confident. Did she really think that she could sit back and relax by giving the common people food, hair and clothing?
If some hostile forces disguised themselves as hungry people and suddenly attacked the city gate, the consequences would be disastrous.

Even if there are no hordes of enemies, it will be troublesome to have a few malicious ones, such as the first two.

The two people talked while walking. They thought their voices were so low that others couldn't hear them, but they didn't know that there was a person with very sensitive hearing behind them.

The situation in the city has also undergone great changes. There are more pedestrians on the street, more shops are opened, and more smiling faces of people walking on the road.

About a hundred meters ahead, Jiang Xiaobai found that the east side of the main road had become a construction site. Hundreds of workers were sweating profusely, almost leveling a block.

The house was demolished, and the wood and furniture piled up like a mountain. The old carpenter Zhuang Chusi walked around inside, holding a chalk in his hand, and occasionally made marks on the wood.

Anyone who has been marked by him will be immediately moved away.

It seems that the widow Chen has already started her wealth replacement plan, using the precious wood, antique furniture, and porcelain here to exchange food, clothes, and daily necessities in another time and space.

The reason why Yizhou City was able to distribute food to the hungry on a large scale must have come from this source of funds.

The demolition of the house was naturally dusty, and the two quickly blocked the food with their sleeves, turned around and entered a compound on the side of the street.

Jiang Xiaobai saw that there was a flag planted outside the gate of the compound, on which were the three eldest sons of Ping Anju.

It seemed to be an inn, and Jiang Xiaobai followed him in.

A middle-aged man came out from the compound and said to the two men, "There are food in the store, why do you always go outside the city gate to get it?"

One of the men smiled and said, "If you don't eat the free ones, should I buy yours?"

"It doesn't matter whether you buy mine or not." The middle-aged man showed contempt and said, "You are not poor, and you are strong. Even if you go to the construction site in front of you to demolish the house, you won't beg for food every day, right? Yizhou City has been fighting for years. , Ten rooms are empty, the people are suffering from hunger and cold, the grandmother of the country master showed mercy and built a dining hall four doors away, which is for the relief of the poor, not for you."

"Talk!" A young man snorted and said, "We are doing this to save face!"

"If you don't want to eat for nothing, why don't you go with the basin and bowl?" The other person smiled triumphantly, and the two entered the second room on the left together.

"Hey, people's hearts are not old!" The middle-aged man sighed, walked towards Jiang Xiaobai, and saluted with fists in his hands: "Guest officer, are you a foreigner, are you staying in a hotel or eating?"

"I'm staying in the store, arrange a single room for me." Jiang Xiaobai took out a piece of silver from Jiang Ni and handed it to the store owner.

The shop owner said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, this shop is small, there are only six rooms, all of which are occupied, you have to fight with others."

Jiang Xiaobai was very surprised. It's only been a few days. Could it be that Yizhou City is overcrowded, even the inns are full?
"Guest officer, you don't know. In the past two days, there have been too many people like you who have come to observe the news. In addition, the grandma of the country owner wants to rebuild Yizhou City, demolishing the dilapidated houses in the south and east of the city. There is no place to live for a while, so the grandma of the country paid for it and arranged it in the inn." The shop owner said: "If you are willing, there is still one berth left in the third house on the east side. If you are rich and expensive, you don't want to If you live with someone else, go to Fuqian Street, there is a bigger inn there."

Anyway, he didn't plan to stay there, Jiang Xiaobai smiled and said, "It's the third one on the east side, I'm not a very expensive person."

"Come on, guest officer, please!" The shop owner took the money and led Jiang Xiaobai to the third house on the east side.

The door of the room was pushed open, and there was a big bunk inside, with six or seven bedding rolls placed in a row.

It's too rudimentary, there are no tables and chairs, and there is a smell of sweat. What kind of guest room is this? It's not even as good as a shelter.

There was only one person in the room, about 50 to [-] years old, unkempt, leaning on the bedroll and taking off his shirt to catch lice.

"Guest officer, you live at the place next to the wall on the east side." The store owner pointed to the location and said, "Every day is based on the time of day, one day if you leave before the time of day, and two days if you leave after the time of day. There is a copper pot in the yard, and the boiling water is free. If you want to eat, our store has crispy biscuits and golden cakes to fight hunger. They are all a copper coin, and the pickles are free!"

No wonder those two people went out of the city to eat. It turns out that only sesame seed cakes and pickles are served here.

Jiang Xiaobai waved his hand and said, "Understood, put the money in the cabinet first, and settle the ledger when I leave."

"Come on, sir, rest!" The shop owner left cheerfully.

Looking around, Jiang Xiaobai couldn't help but smile wryly, is this a place where people live?

I wanted to live next door to those two people and find out what their intentions were, but in this situation, I probably couldn't bear it.

"Crack!" Suddenly, a louse was violently crushed.

The man in the corner stuck out his tongue, greedily licked the blood on his finger, showed some black teeth at Jiang Xiaobai, and said with a smile, "Brother, do you eat meat?"

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