Survive through the ancient apocalypse

There are many shops on the street, but a lot less are open for business, and many shops are used for other purposes.Most shops have little customer traffic and can barely make ends meet.Of course, this situation only exists in small-scale shops. For those shops with sufficient supply and support from various forces, it is another scene.

As long as it can provide the goods that people need and be able to dispel the coveting of others, the business of the store will naturally flourish.It's just easy to say, but quite difficult to do.At present, the above two points cannot be achieved only by personal ability. After all, it is actually a matter of manpower. As long as there is enough force, you can have a lot of supplies. No matter how jealous others are, they dare not pluck the hair on the tiger's head.

The goods in the market are cheaper than those in the shops. There is only one big fair every ten days, and the small fair has been cancelled.In order to save some supplies, the residents of the city will try to buy as much as possible on market days.On the days when there is no market, only the fixed stalls that do business all year round in the West Market are still open, and occasionally there will be some odd-hour vendors selling some surplus goods in the market.One can imagine how deserted the market will be at that time.

It is not easy for the people of Yejia Village to come to Yangshan County, so naturally they choose the day of Daji.When Ye Mingze, Jiang Jingzhi and his group came to the fish market again, they felt that the flow of people increased instead of decreasing.After people inquired, they learned that there happened to be a caravan arriving.Both of them were very interested, so they walked through the crowd to look at the goods.

This caravan has a large number of people, and because of their arrival, the market has become very crowded, especially the place where they sell goods, and even people can't squeeze in without any strength.The steward of the Ye family who was in charge of this trip was not a vegetarian. As soon as the caravan arrived, he took his own goods to communicate with them.

When Ye Mingze and Jiang Jingzhi squeezed into the inner circle, the stewards saw with sharp eyes that since the masters had arrived, the affairs here would naturally be handed over to them, and he just had to obey orders.There are many people in the caravan, and naturally they bring a lot of goods. Their goods alone take up less than half of the West Market.

The forces in power in Yangshan County have done a good job in this. Apart from charging a slightly higher fee for the caravan entering the city, they have no intention of buying goods without permission.After all, strong dragons do not overwhelm local snakes. If the local forces have evil intentions, it would be a joke if the caravan wants to retreat unscathed.Let's just talk about the current caravan. There are at least 1000 people. It seems that there are many people, but compared with Yangshan County, it can only be regarded as drizzle.Caravans have costs, and the number of people cannot be superimposed indefinitely. The burden of 2000 people is already very heavy. Will you do this when you are full?

The leaders of several forces in Yangshan County obviously have brains, and they know that sustainable transactions must be carried out, and they cannot engage in one-shot transactions such as robbing caravans.Since the caravan dared to come out, the news must be well-informed. It is clear which city can enter and which city cannot enter.

According to the caravan staff, they came from the imperial capital, and Yangshan County is just a relatively small trading point.After that, the caravan will continue to go north, then turn back to the west, and finally return to the imperial capital in a circle.Of course, the specific way will definitely not be disclosed.Year after year of natural disasters, the number of caravans resting in Yangshan County is gradually decreasing, not to mention coming from the distant imperial capital, which may not be able to meet once a year.This time, those who go to the market are also lucky, and they can exchange some rare goods.

Jiang Jingzhi knew quite a few people in the imperial capital, but there was only one person he really cared about—Lin Wenjue.If it wasn't for his trust, Jiang Jingzhi still doesn't know where he is now if he turned around and found Ye Mingze.It is conceivable that only bad is not good. If he is married to a wealthy businessman, his status must be very low. If he can't speak, he will naturally ignore his parents.If it's just an ordinary farmer, it's good that he can protect himself, how can he bring his parents along with them?

Therefore, he is grateful to Lin Wenjue from the bottom of his heart.He had no chance before, but now he happened to meet a caravan from the imperial capital. Jiang Jingzhi felt sorry for his conscience if he didn't inquire about Lin Wenjue.

"Brother, I'm asking you about someone. Please accept this little thing." Since he wants to trouble others, Jiang Jingzhi will naturally not put on a high profile, and speak very politely, "Lin Wenjue, the eldest grandson of Uncle Lin in the imperial capital, elder brother heard that Is there any news about him?"

"Uncle Lin, the Lin family, I know. Before the caravan set off, the Lin family lived a normal life. As for Lin Wenjue you mentioned, I don't know. I will ask you later." Doing things well, asking a question is just a matter of lifting your hands, and it is good to have a good relationship.

Jiang Jingzhi waited patiently, Ye Mingze shook his hand to express comfort.Words spread quickly, at first they were only circulated among the lower-level staff, and it didn't take long for them to reach the ears of a manager.

"Xiao Cheng, yes, I called you. I seem to have heard you say 'Lin Wenjue' just now. What's going on?" The steward had something to do, and when he heard someone mention Lin Wenjue who came with the caravan, he asked casually. asked.

"Guard Zhang, someone is inquiring about 'Lin Wenjue'. We don't know about it. We are going to ask other people."

"Who is it? Where is it?" Steward Zhang was in charge of Lin Wenjue's affairs in the caravan. After a few months, he and Lin Wenjue got along pretty well. Knowing that he was looking for someone in Yangshan County, he paid attention.

"Here, over there, I don't know which one specifically, I just know it's one of the few people in front of Big Brother Sun's booth."

"Okay, you are busy with your work. I know 'Lin Wenjue', so don't ask me any more. I'll go over and have a look." Team Escorted Customers.Usually Lin Wenjue stayed in his carriage and only knew the members of his team.If Manager Zhang hadn't been in charge of customers like Lin Wenjue, he might not have known that there was such a person in the caravan.

"Sun Qing, who is looking for 'Lin Wenjue'?"

"Guan Zhang, why are you here all the time? This little brother asked about Lin Wenjue. I didn't see any trouble, so I asked for it." Sun Qing pointed to Jiang Jingzhi in front of the booth.

Guanshi Zhang glanced over, only to feel his eyes light up.Judging by this person's temperament, he doesn't look like an ordinary person.She was dressed in white fox fur. She hadn't touched it, so she didn't know the exact grade. Just judging from the color, she knew it was definitely not a second-class product. With the jade hairpin on her bun, it made her look taller and taller.Looking at his hands, it seems that he is not a person whose fingers do not touch the spring water.Some contradictions, but unusually harmonious.

Looking at the people next to him, they are also not to be underestimated.Guanshi Zhang has sharp eyes. The fur coat on the other person is not very eye-catching, but it is made of wolf fur.Wolves act in groups and rarely appear alone, so it is not easy to hunt them.The white fox is even more difficult. It is a big problem just to find the trace, let alone catch it.

Neither of them looked like farmers. The one wearing fox fur was a good thing. If it was the person Lin Wenjue was looking for, it would be a good fit.Judging from the way the two get along, it should be a husband and wife relationship, so the identity of the other person is open to question.

"I heard that this little brother is inquiring about 'Lin Wenjue'. I am the steward of the caravan, and I have a little friendship with him. What can you do with him?" Steward Zhang handled the matter neatly, without any procrastination, and directly addressed the problem when he came up center.

"Guard Zhang, it's like this. My name is Jiang Jingzhi, and I'm his friend. I happened to meet your caravan today, so I came over to ask him about his situation in the imperial capital. If possible, I would like to ask the caravan to bring me something for him." Jiang Jingzhi smiled even more when he saw someone who knew Lin Wenjue coming.

"You are 'Jiang Jingzhi'? I heard him mention that he came with the caravan this time, and he went to find someone to escort him as soon as he arrived in Yangshan County. If it goes well, he may have already set off."

"Guan Zhang, you said that Lin Wenjue came to Yangshan County?" Jiang Jingzhi couldn't help being very surprised.Hearing that nothing happened to the Lin family, why did Lin Wenjue come all the way to look for him?Is something wrong?

"Well, he left the caravan as soon as he arrived in the city, and now I don't know where he is. You know this place well, if you send someone to look for it, you might run into it."

"Is he alone?" If there were few people, Jiang Jingzhi couldn't help worrying about him, it's not safe outside now.

"It's just a family of three, there is no one else."

"Thank you, Manager Zhang, for informing me about this matter. You are too busy, please leave." This matter cannot wait, and Jiang Jingzhi didn't write any ink, so he pulled Ye Mingze and planned to find someone.He is also concerned about chaos, Yangshan County is not small, he can't find someone alone, let alone Lin Wenjue may have left the city.

"Jingzhi, don't worry. Our family has a lot of hands. Send them all out to look for him. This way we have a great chance of finding him." Ye Mingze knew Lin Wenjue, and without his help, he and Jiang Jingzhi probably wouldn't even have a chance to meet.

Ye Mingze didn't bring many people with him, and most of the people who traveled this time were trading at the fish market.They are in the West Market now, and the fish market is in the West Market, not far away. He plans to go back to his stall and call for more help.

Before they reached the fish market, someone chased after him and called Jiang Jingzhi's name.Looking back, isn't this the kind-hearted Big Brother Sun just now? Why come to them for something?

"Brother Jiang, that brother of yours is heading here. I'll report here first." Steward Zhang saw Lin Wenjue as soon as he returned to the caravan station, and remembered that he had no guards, and it would be too dangerous to go on the road by himself. If you miss this trip Trouble arose, and a quick-footed person was quickly sent to ask Sun Qing to help inform.

After hearing Sun Qing's words, everyone turned around quickly.

"Respect, here." There were many people in the West City, and it was very lively. Lin Wenjue greeted him loudly, and Jiang Jingzhi heard it clearly.

"Brother Lin, why did you travel thousands of miles to find me?" Jiang Jingzhi took the man aside and asked the doubts in his heart.

"Hey, it's hard to explain. Who is this?" Seeing the person beside Jiang Jingzhi, Lin Wenjue reckoned that it was probably Jiang Jingzhi's marriage partner.

"This is my husband, Ye Mingze. Mingze, this is Lin Wenjue, Brother Lin, whom I told you about."

After Lin Wenjue looked it over carefully, he said, "I am two years older than Jingzhi, so you can call me Big Brother Lin just like Jingzhi."

"Brother Lin, it's thanks to your help that Jingzhi and I can be together. We were too far away before, and we didn't have a chance to repay you. This time, I just want to be the host." Ye Mingze was full of sincerity, "Jingzhi, I still have something to do. , you and Brother Lin have a good chat."

Jiang Jingzhi knew that it was Ye Mingze who gave them room to talk, so he didn't stop him, and followed Lin Wenjue to the caravan station.

The carriage was not small, but there were a lot of items piled inside it. As soon as Jiang Jingzhi and Lin Wenjue entered, the carriage space suddenly became crowded.

"Respect, this is my marriage partner, Cai Jin, you can call him Brother Cai, this little guy is my son, named Lin Xiu." Lin Wenjue hugged his two-year-old son and motioned for him to say hello to Jiang Jingzhi, "Come on, Uncle Jiang."

"Hello, Uncle Jiang!" Lin Xiu was still young, speaking in a childish voice.

"Xiaoxiu is really good. You are really here, and the son is well-raised." Jiang Jingzhi saw that Lin Wenjue's family of three looked good, at least not as bad as expected, and he finally felt relieved.

"Your family members are all in the imperial capital, why did you suddenly come to find me? It's so dangerous outside, what if something happens if you don't bring some people?" Jiang Jingzhi was full of doubts.

"It's up to you to say, I understand very well. If it weren't for the fact that I couldn't survive this day, I wouldn't take the risk to come to you. Don't worry, we came here with the caravan and didn't suffer much. It's just supplies The cost is almost the same, and I really have to rely on you in the future." Lin Wenjue was also quite emotional, who would have thought that the helping hand extended at the beginning would now become his retreat, "It's not like you don't know that I am redundant at home. In the past two years, the situation at home has become worse and worse, and my situation can be imagined."

"This time is also luck. I happened to find out that a large caravan was passing through Yangshan County, so I bet all my wealth on them and prepared to take a risk." Lin Wenjue also had no choice, but if there was room for change, he would Wouldn't travel thousands of miles to find a brother whose future is uncertain.During the Taiping years, he was dispensable, but now, in the eyes of his family, the family of three is probably a burden.

"It's really your luck. If you didn't meet me today, it would be difficult to find me in Yejia Village. You can't tell me in a few words. You will know the specific situation when you come back to Yejia Village with me." Jiang Jingzhi picked up Lin Xiu teased, "Brother Lin, don't worry, I can't guarantee how good life is, at least it won't be a problem to eat enough."

Lin Wenjue had already seen it. He touched the fox fur with his hand. It was a third-level class, not too advanced.But if you think about it, the fox is very small, so how many fox furs are used to make such a fox fur.Besides, white foxes are hard to hunt, and if you have no skills, you don't want to own fox fur.Jiang Jingzhi's complexion is very good, at least better than their family of three, presumably life is very comfortable.

Everything else is fine, but there is one thing that even Lin Wenjue admires.He himself is a third-level sentinel, and will soon be promoted to a fourth-level, Cai Jin is a guide, with the same level as him.Jiang Jingzhi only knew that he was a guide, but he couldn't understand the level, so he had to be at least level five.The imperial capital has the largest population, even so, the number of sentinel guides he knows who has reached level five is less than a slap in the face.Of those people, which one is not a powerful family?Unexpectedly, Jiang Jingzhi, who lives in a rural village, is no worse than the people in the imperial capital.It seems that he was betting right this time.

This time, he was really desperate and desperate.He also sighed that none of the servants who originally served their family were willing to follow.Does this count as his failure in life?But it's justifiable, who wants to go to the village with him to suffer when there is a good life?Besides, if something goes wrong on the road, it is estimated that even my life will be lost.Since his heart is no longer on them, he is unwilling to force it.

One look at Jiang Jingzhi and he knew that he was doing well, who would have thought of that?

Over there, Jiang Jingzhi was busy reminiscing with Lin Wenjue, while Ye Mingze was also busy here.The caravan's arrival was a surprise, but the trouble was that they came too late, most of the Ye family's goods had been exchanged, and only a small half was left to trade with the caravan.The goods that the caravans most like to exchange are naturally local specialties. Yangshan County is close to the sea, and seafood has become their main goal.

However, most of the things that the Ye family bought before were daily necessities and food, and these caravans didn't value them very much, and there was very little they could receive.Ye Mingze didn't feel regretful either, it was a stroke of luck to meet him by chance, and it was only reasonable to buy as many supplies as possible that were not available here.

There is a lack of sugar in the family, and the beets have not been converted into sugar. He is not without regrets.There was sugar for sale in the caravan, including white sugar and brown sugar. Ye Mingze bought some after deliberation.With the help of Lin Wenjue, he got to know Sun Qing, so he casually raised the question of sugar production. Unexpectedly, Sun Qing said that there was a sugar master in the caravan, and most of the sugar here came from his family. Sugar workshop output.

Ye Mingze thought for a while, the imperial capital is so far away from Yangshan County, the caravan might not come here once a year or so, there is no competition between him and the sugar master, it should be feasible to buy a recipe.So he told Sun Qing what he meant, and asked him to help be a middleman, and the benefits would naturally be indispensable to him.

"Master Ping, this is Ye Mingze, a local. He wants to buy the recipe for making sugar from beets with you. What do you think?" Sun Qing saw that there was something to gain, so he entrusted the stall to other people, and took Ye Mingze to find the manufacturer. Sugar master.

"How do you buy it? If it's a buyout, then there's no need to talk about it." Master Ping relies on his sugar workshop to support his family, and it is absolutely impossible to cut his own way.

"I only buy the production method, and I don't care about anything else. Don't worry, I'm only active within Yangshan County and won't affect your business." Ye Mingze saw that there was something to be done, and immediately expressed his attitude.

Indeed, just as Ye Mingze thought, this was also a windfall for Master Ping, and he had no reason to refuse it.After negotiations between the two, a deal was finally reached. Ye Mingze got the sugar recipe he wanted, and Master Ping got half of the remaining dried seafood from Ye's family. Both parties were very satisfied.Ye Mingze did not forget to pay Sun Qing, and the deal would not have been possible without his introduction.

Afterwards, Ye Mingze dumped all the dry seafood he had left at home to the caravan, and got back a lot of bits and pieces.Seeing that it was almost time, Ye Mingze got up to look for Jiang Jingzhi.

When he arrived at the place, Ye Mingze stood outside the carriage and greeted him softly: "Respect, it's getting late, we are ready to leave for home."

"Hey, I'll be right there." Jiang Jingzhi responded, and asked Lin Wenjue to wait for them at the entrance of the market, while he got out of the carriage.

When encountering a caravan this time, the dried seafood of the people of Yejia Village was sold out.The villagers got the rare goods they wanted, and all of them laughed from ear to ear.It was getting late, and the remaining handful of goods were not for sale, so they packed up and prepared to go home.

This time everyone returned with a full load, and everyone was in high spirits. The laughter and laughter continued along the way, which washed away the bleak scenery on both sides of the official road.After reuniting with Ye's family, Lin Wenjue's carriage followed Jiang Jingzhi, wondering what kind of future he would have.

During the chat with Lin Wenjue, Jiang Jingzhi knew that last year's snowstorm and earthquake happened in the imperial capital as well, and the loss was also great.Last year, the lowest temperature in Yejia Village was nearly [-] degrees below zero, and the temperature in the imperial capital was slightly higher than here, at nearly [-] degrees below zero.Originally, the temperature difference between the two places was at least [-] degrees, but last year the difference was only [-] degrees.After some communication between the two, they found that this year was the same, the temperature in the imperial capital was only about ten degrees lower than that in Yangshan County.

The news that Lin Wenjue is in the imperial capital is widespread. According to him, the same is true in the south. Obviously, the temperature difference between different places is shrinking.The population in the south is concentrated, and the per capita field area is not large. If it cannot be cultivated for multiple seasons, the burden will be heavy.However, after the earthquake, there is no need to worry about this. The large population reduction has freed up a lot of cultivated land, and the symptom of lack of land has been alleviated.

Jiang Jingzhi was a little dazed. There seemed to be no safe place in the entire Daxing Dynasty. He was lucky to be able to settle down in Yejia Village.The carriage moved forward with a "da da", Jiang Jingzhi was immersed in his own thoughts, Ye Mingze quietly accompanied him, and did not step forward to disturb.

When they arrived at Yejia Village, it was already dark.Lin Wenjue has gained a lot of knowledge. There is a suspension bridge outside the mountain road as the first line of defense. When entering the village, there are tall city walls as the second line of defense. After that, there are slightly shorter courtyard walls as the third line of defense. , seems to have a sense of security than the imperial capital.In fact, not necessarily, surrounded by mountains, if the beast herd were more powerful, it would definitely pose a threat to Yejia Village, but it is not a big problem right now.

Today's low temperature has greatly increased the demand for firewood.The imperial capital does not rely on mountains, and the nearest mountains are several miles away, so firewood alone will cost a lot of manpower and material resources.Those who are capable are fine, but it’s just that the ordinary people suffer, and their stomachs can’t be filled. How can there be goods to exchange for firewood?You can only go to the side of the mountain or cut in the woods by yourself.It's too hard to grit your teeth with sufficient labor. Orphans and widows can't survive on their own except by selling themselves to others.

Before the disaster, Lin Wenjue's family also belonged to Zhongming Dingshi's family. Unfortunately, natural disasters have caused Lin's family to fall into a slump, and this year it has been completely ruined.The servants walked and scattered, and the number of servants in the entire Lin family dropped sharply.

Under the dim sky, Lin Wenjue looked at the Ye family mansion.According to visual inspection, there are about a dozen single-entry houses with uniform specifications, only the main house in the middle is larger, and it seems to be a three-entry yard.The destination of his trip seemed to be the biggest mansion, and sure enough, the carriage stopped in front of the gate of that yard.

Lin Wenjue didn't bring many things, so it was easy to move.The servants of the Ye family moved quickly, and they all moved into the guest room in the East Wing within a short while.Lin Wenjue was still dizzy until he entered the main room of the main house. He had thought a lot, but he never thought that Jiang Jingzhi's husband's family would be like this.The Ye family's house is not the biggest he has ever seen, there are many bigger ones in the imperial capital.It's just that when the marriage between Jiang Jingzhi and Ye Mingze was completed, he received news that the Ye family was no different from other farming families except for two talented people.

Then such a big house must have been newly built after the two got married.At that time, disasters had already begun to emerge. Others' life was getting harder and harder, but who would have thought that the Ye family's life was getting better and better. Fortunately, it was him, and if it was someone else, I don't know how envious and jealous he would be.

Taking a quick glance just now, it seems that there are people living in the houses as soon as they entered. Even if there are only 20 people living in a courtyard, there are at least [-] people in so many courtyards. It seems that the Ye family is really capable.This is even better, the family of three will live here permanently in the future, the better the Ye family, the better their life will be.

Ye Mingze and the others came back just in time, just in time for dinner.The addition of Lin Wenjue's family of three is just a matter of adding three pairs of chopsticks. To the Ye family, it is just a trivial matter.

From the conversation, the rest of the Ye family knew that Lin Wenjue could be regarded as the matchmaker between Ye Mingze and Jiang Jingzhi. Without him, their marriage would definitely not be possible.After knowing this, Lin Wenjue felt that the Ye family was obviously more enthusiastic, and his uneasy heart finally settled down.

The dishes are very rich, and there is no shortage of vegetables and fish.This is just an ordinary meal of the Ye family, so it can be seen that Jiang Jingzhi's life is indeed very good.Because there were distinguished guests, Ye Mingze took out the sorghum wine he had just bought from Yangshan County.The wine is very ordinary, but it doesn't taste good just because it hasn't been drunk for many days.

Before the third round of wine had passed, the two little guys from Jiahui and Jiayao also came to join in the fun, shouting "Ahhh".

"Who are they?" Lin Wenjue was still sober. Alcohol is not cheap, so there is no need to drink it.

"I forgot to tell you, these two are my sons, the one in my hand is the elder Da Dahui, and the one in Mingze's arms is the second elder Jiayao, twins, just over two months old." Jiang Jingzhi lingered in You's arms Jiahui, the eldest son, was happy to be served, and let out a "giggle" laugh, and Jiayao who was beside him was not to be outdone, and followed immediately.The hall was suddenly filled with laughter.

After the meal, knowing that Lin Wenjue's family of three must be very tired from the long journey, Jiang Jingzhi didn't talk to them, and asked them to take them into the guest room to rest.

The three of Lin Wenjue were indeed very tired, and they didn't feel it during the journey. When they arrived at the destination, their minds relaxed, and the exhaustion accumulated for a long time quickly spread to the whole body.The three of them hurriedly took a shower, and fell asleep after washing.Lin Xiu was small, and fell into a sound sleep as soon as he touched the bed.The two adults were obviously very tired, but their spirits were very excited, and it was difficult to fall asleep for a while.

"Wenjue, didn't you say that Jingzhi married an ordinary farmer? Why doesn't it look like it to me?" Cai Jin is very gentle, otherwise he wouldn't have come all the way with Lin Wenjue to join his brother.

"That's right, it's an ordinary farming family, but that was a few years ago. Who would have thought that Jingzhi's husband's family could accumulate such a fortune in just over three years? Not to mention you, even I was surprised. "Thinking of this, Lin Wenjue couldn't help but admire him.

"When I entered the door just now, the sky was too dark, so I couldn't see clearly. But look, the guest room we live in is well-equipped with everything we should have. Although the style is simple but very practical, it is not as grand as our home, but it is very warm and comfortable. I like this place. It is really not easy for your brother's family to be able to swim against the current during the famine." Cai Jin likes this place more than his family in the imperial capital.

"At first, I was worried that our family's arrival would increase Jingzhi's burden, but now I don't worry, they don't lack our three pairs of chopsticks."

Chatting and chatting, exhaustion finally overwhelmed excitement, only the sound of shallow breathing remained in the room.