"Sister-in-law, when you work as a maid with others, you are just to serve others. When you become a maid, are you going to learn your skills?" Li Youmei said in an exaggerated manner.
"Of course." Ye Chuqiu looked proud.
"So, second brother and sister, do you know why I looked down on you in the past? Because you always like to be greedy for petty gains. You said, what is the use of being greedy for others' three melons and two dates? You can't eat enough, and you can't get rich.
But I am different. The skills I learned from others can not only be used by myself, but can also be taught to future generations so that they can master their skills and become better and better."
"Sister-in-law, I really admire you."
Li Youmei stretched out her thumb towards Ye Chuqiu, "Sister-in-law, I always thought you were stupid before, but now it seems that I am the stupid one.
Sister-in-law, I want to sincerely apologize to you. You have a lot of things to do, but please don’t take my previous offense to you to heart."
"As long as you don't do it again, I can forget it for the time being." Ye Chuqiu said, "But if you do it again, you will be punished for the same crime!"
"Then thank you sister-in-law for your magnanimity." Li Youmei bent down and bowed.
Not sure if it was her imagination, but she felt that her sister-in-law seemed to be more powerful now than before.
There was a stream in the mountain forest, so Ye Chuqiu proposed to rest here for two days. During these two days, Dahu and the others would go hunting every day, and they would be able to harvest a few rabbits, pheasants and the like.
Li Youmei and the others also went up the mountain to dig wild vegetables and pick mushrooms. Ye Chuqiu was even more lucky. They "accidentally" found a bag of rice in a hunter's cabin. After everyone's analysis, it "must" be a hunter's rest.
Sometimes, it is left behind for those who come after you to rest and eat.
With this bag of rice, they had something to eat, and they lived a peaceful life these past few days.
Three days later, Ye Chuqiu led everyone out of the mountains and started on their journey again.
Not only did they have to eat and sleep in the open on the road, but they also had to be wary of refugees on the road. After all, Ye Chuqiu and the others had cattle and horses, so they looked rich and could easily be targeted.
However, after this journey of ups and downs, everyone has grown up and their hearts have become harder.
The first rule of escape survival: Never show kindness and sympathize with the elderly, children and daughters on the road.
Once you start to sympathize with the first person, more people will surround you, making you unable to move forward or retreat.
The second rule of escape survival: You must not be weak, you must be tough, and show an appearance that you are not to be trifled with.
For example, now, when Ye Chuqiu and the others passed by a large number of people, they all held hatchets, sickles and other weapons in their hands. In addition, Lin Dahu and the others had shaved their heads, and the women's hair was also very short. They looked like they were not easy to mess with.
The appearance of a tough gangster.
Therefore, their journey to the next city was quite smooth.
This city is called Dingyun City.
The name sounds quite domineering, and this city seems much more normal than the previous ones.
The previous cities guarded against refugees as well as thieves, but this city was no different. It only cost five cents per person to enter and leave the city. As long as you had money, you could enter, no matter whether you were a refugee or a beggar.
However, there are not many refugees who can overcome the difficulties ahead and come to this city.
After all, the world is so big, and each refugee flees in a different direction. Of course, some people still come here by mistake.
There was no drought or other natural disasters in this place. As Ye Chuqiu walked along the road, she could see green trees and grass. She felt that if she could, it would be good to stay here and live and work in peace and contentment.
After all, she still has so many people with her, and it's time to take them to settle down.
"Sister-in-law, just go into town and we'll wait for you here."
After asking about the entrance fee, Li Youmei took the initiative to speak.
"Why, haven't you always wanted to go to the city to see it?" Ye Chuqiu turned his head and looked at them with a smile.
"We want to, but there will be opportunities in the future. We are fleeing now and will wait until we have money later," Chai Chunfang also said.
"We're not short of money." Ye Chuqiu smiled and said, "Come with me."
"Sister-in-law, there are more than a dozen of us here? How about dozens of pennies?" Li Youmei glanced at everyone and said.
"There are nineteen of us in total, and ninety-five cents is enough." Ye Chuqiu said, and walked forward immediately.
She spoke to the gatekeeper a few times. When the gatekeeper saw them, he glanced at Li Dani and said, "Is that woman pregnant? If she wants to enter the city, the baby in her belly will be very dangerous."
It has to be counted as one."
"Okay, forget it." Ye Chuqiu didn't talk to them any more.
"There are so many carriages and horses of yours. If we go into the city, these animals will also have to pay the city fee." Another official next to him said.
"How much?" Ye Chuqiu asked directly.
"It should be at least ten cents," the official said.
Li Youmei had come over a long time ago. After hearing this, her eyes widened. If she had followed her previous temperament, she would have yelled, "What, these beasts are more expensive than people when they enter the city? What's more?"
Is there any heavenly principle, is there any royal law?”
But since Ye Chuqiu said something to her last time, she has been very honest during this period. Even though she wanted to complain, she still held it back and said nothing.
"Okay, seven horses, a total of seventy cents, a total of one hundred and seventy cents. I'll treat the two officials to a cup of tea."
As Ye Chuqiu spoke, he had already taken out a piece of broken silver from his arms.
"Hey, that's right."
Seeing how knowledgeable Ye Chuqiu was, the two gatekeepers smiled and let them in without checking their luggage too much.
Ye Chuqiu took everyone into the city. As soon as they entered the door, they saw a large archway made of white jade, with the words "Zhongyi Fang" written on it. After passing the archway, they entered the street with bluestone slabs, which were neat and simple, lined up in rows.
Shops with blue bricks and black tiles line both sides of the street, and the people coming and going are neatly dressed, which makes Li Youmei and the others a little cautious.
Rural people rarely go to the city. Even if there is no disaster, they don't have time to go to the city. They have so much work to do every day, so it is good to go to the town to catch the next market.
Why spend a whole day going to the city to play when your legs and feet hurt from walking?
"Let's go."
Ye Chuqiu said something and took the lead to walk towards the street entrance.
"A few of our guests are from out of town, do they need a guide?"
Just as they were walking forward, a thin young man stopped them. He walked up to Ye Chuqiu and introduced to her: "I am Shouhou. I was born in Dingyun City since childhood. To Dingyun City
Very familiar. Do you want to stay in a hotel or find a livestock market? I can take you there."
Ye Chuqiu looked at this young man. He was not tall. He was wearing short, numb clothes. Although the clothes were not expensive, they were still clean. He had a smile on his face, and he looked smart and slippery.
The thin monkey met Ye Chuqiu's scrutinizing eyes, but he was also looking at Ye Chuqiu and the others. From the accent, it was obvious that this group of people were from other places. They were old and young, so they should be a family.
They brought a few horses with them, maybe they were here for business. There were so many refugees now, so maybe they came here because they were escaping.
Looking at their attire, they are all dusty. The men's hair is very short, as if they have just returned from the monk temple. The women's hair is not long. Looking at the leader, the woman's whole body is covered with her face.
I know what's wrong with it.
He guessed that they might have been working in the nunnery before, accidentally committed something, and were expelled from the nunnery. They simply stole the nunnery's horse and escaped with the whole family.
At this time, there were not only monks and nuns in the temple, but also some lay people who helped them with their chores, so it was not surprising that Shouhou had such speculation.
But if Ye Chuqiu knew his guess, he would definitely vomit three liters of blood.