The concubine escaped and cried when she met the prince again

"It's Uncle Zheng's." Shen Ruolan said.

When the old man heard that it was the Zheng family's house, he looked at Shen Ruolan and said, "Come with me."

Shen Ruolan saw the old man leading them, and she thanked him politely, "Thank you, old man."

As they walked, the old man said to Shen Ruolan, "Since you have rented a house here, you must abide by the village rules. You can't provoke people on the other side of the river for no reason and cause us trouble."

Although they are not afraid of the Xia people, they cannot do unreasonable things. In this way, even if they have a conflict with the other side, they will be confident.

"Uncle, don't worry. We are all people who abide by our duties and will not cause any trouble to anyone." Shen Ruolan could understand the old man's concerns. After all, this was the border, separated from the enemy country by only a river. If they were not careful, it would cause a war between the two countries.

Seeing that Shen Ruolan was very cooperative, the old man said "hmm" in response, walked to a dilapidated house and stopped, and said to Shen Ruolan: "This is the Zheng family's house, you can clean it up by yourself. If there is anything you don't understand in the village, you can ask me or other villagers."

After Shen Ruolan heard what the old man said, she looked at the leaky house in front of her and couldn't help but hold her forehead with her hand. Is this house habitable?

But this is not the point. The point is that she spent a lot of money. The rent for this shabby house was one or two taels of silver a month. She rented it for five months and spent a total of five taels of silver!

Ji Han looked at the dilapidated house and couldn't help but frowning. He said to Shen Ruolan with some self-blame: "Master, it's all because of my poor performance that we got screwed."

Shen Ruolan raised her hand towards him and said, "Forget it, the rent has already been rented, just make do with it for tonight and clean up the house tomorrow."

It’s not Ji Han’s fault. It’s because she was too anxious and didn’t have time to come and see the house in person, which led to this situation.

The old man beside him heard Ji Han say that he was cheated, so he explained to Ji Han: "The Zheng family really didn't cheat you. In the entire Beiming Riverside Village, except for our Nanfeng Village, no other village accepts outsiders."

The reason why their village accepts outsiders is that if someone rents out a house, they have to give part of the rent to the villagers.

Otherwise, no one would allow outsiders to live in because the risk is too great and no one wants to cause trouble.

After Shen Ruolan heard what the old man said, she looked at him curiously and asked, "Uncle, why is this?"

After a pause, she continued, "Having outsiders come in will bring some benefits to the villagers. Isn't that good? Why should everyone reject them?"

The old man said, "Thirty years ago, everyone thought the same, but when the two countries went to war, all the outsiders turned out to be enemy people. They wielded their swords and brutally killed the unarmed villagers. Since then, everyone has been very resistant to outsiders and would rather starve to death than accept the short-term benefits brought by outsiders."

After Shen Ruolan heard what the old man said, she nodded and said, "Uncle, I'm sorry, I didn't know such a tragic thing had happened in the village."

"It's normal for you outsiders not to know." After the old man finished speaking, he said to Shen Ruolan: "Okay, you guys are busy, it's time for me to go home."

Shen Ruolan said to the old man, "Take care, old man."

After Shen Ruolan sent the old man back, everyone was already busy in an orderly manner, some were cooking, some were cleaning.

Shen Ruolan looked at the busy crowd, was silent for a moment, and called to Ji Han: "Ji Han, come here."

When Ji Han heard Shen Ruolan calling him, he immediately put down what he was doing, ran over to her and asked, "Master, what do you want me to do?"

Shen Ruolan looked at him and said, "Go ask the villagers if there is anything we need to be careful about when we go hunting in the mountains, especially the forbidden areas. If so, please let them know."

"Yes, master." After Ji Han finished speaking, he turned around and was about to go out to do his work.

Shen Ruolan quickly stopped him and said, "Ji Han, wait a minute."

After Shen Ruolan finished speaking, she stepped forward and whispered to him, "Remember, when you go to ask the other party, you must cry poor, the kind that says you are so poor that you have no food to eat after the last meal."

After that, she took out some copper coins from her pocket and handed them to him, "Put these things on you, it will be convenient for you to do things."

"Yes, master." After Ji Han finished speaking, he took the silver given to him by Shen Ruolan and went out.

Two hours later, Aunt Liu found Shen Ruolan and said, "Master, the house has been prepared. There are three inner rooms, a kitchen, and a main room. If we squeeze in, we should be able to stay here."

When Shen Ruolan heard that there were only three rooms, she sighed and said, "I'm sorry to bother you for now. When we find a new place to live, we will try our best to build a spacious and comfortable room for everyone."

After hearing what Shen Ruolan said, Aunt Liu hesitated for a moment and asked her, "Master, aren't we going to stay here for a long time?"

Shen Ruolan shook her head and said, "No, I'm just staying here temporarily."

When Aunt Liu heard that it was just a temporary stay, she responded with an "Oh" and said nothing more.

Suddenly, there was a loud "thump" in the kitchen. Shen Ruolan hurried over and asked, "What happened?"

Shi Gu, who was cooking, explained to Shen Ruolan in a panic: "Master, Ji girl suddenly fainted."

When Shen Ruolan heard that Ji Ning had fainted, she quickly stepped forward and said, "All of you move aside, I'll take a look."

After saying that, she felt Ji Ning's pulse, then quickly withdrew her hand and said to Aunt Liu, "Aunt Liu, please quickly carry Ji Ning outside."

"Yes, master." After Aunt Liu finished speaking, she quickly carried Ji Ning to the center of the yard.

Shen Ruolan quickly unbuttoned Ji Ning's clothes on her chest to let her breathe, and started to give her acupuncture with a silver needle.

Ji Han saw this scene when he came back from getting information. He asked Shen Ruolan anxiously, "Master, my sister..."

Shen Ruolan interrupted Ji Han without even turning her head and said, "Your sister's illness can't be delayed any longer. I will give her acupuncture starting tomorrow. However, there are some things that I need you to do more errands for me."

It is estimated that the man will arrive in a few days, and then the task of finding a place to live will have to be left to Ji Han.

She is a pregnant woman now, and acupuncture is very energy-consuming. If she is too busy in a day, she simply cannot handle it.

After hearing what his master said, Ji Han nodded and said, "Master, just give me your orders, and I will do my best to get everything done."

"Well, you go and rest aside first. I'll call you when the acupuncture is done." Shen Ruolan said.

"Yes," Ji Han said, and he quickly stepped aside.

A quarter of an hour later, Ji Ning woke up from her coma. Seeing Shen Ruolan beside her, she quickly stood up and said, "Master, I..."