In the past, Peng Wang would not have taken prisoners to such a large state capital to purchase supplies.
There are mostly wealthy people in the state capital, and prices are much higher than in some small counties.
For officials, if they are buying the same items, it is more appropriate to choose a cheaper place.
However, things are different now. They have been eating wild vegetable soup for four or five days. If they continue to be hungry like this, they may not have the energy to continue on their journey.
The group entered Anning County under the leadership of Peng Wang.
Perhaps because he rarely comes here, Pengwang is not as familiar with it as other counties.
After asking around all the way, we came to what was said to be the cheapest inn in Anning County.
It has to be said that the state capital is much more prosperous than the county town, and even the cheapest inn looks more upscale than the ones I have stayed in before.
The door of the inn was open to the street, and there was a waiter standing in front of the door who was dedicated to soliciting guests.
Seeing someone coming to the door, the waiter looked around first. Seeing that Peng Wang and others were wearing official clothes, he warmly invited the person in.
I originally thought of finding a few ten-person rooms for the prisoners to stay in as usual, but I didn't find such rooms at all.
The cheapest five-person room costs 500 Wen per night.
Peng Wang didn't care about that much at this time. Just make it more expensive, since they could still afford it anyway.
If the Mo family has money, they will definitely make the arrangements themselves. As for the other families, if they are willing to spend money, they will stay in guest rooms, and those who have no money will sleep outside the inn. As long as people don't run away, everything else is secondary.
The Fang family and the Xie family were indeed reluctant to spend so much money to stay in a hotel, and they could only accommodate five people in a room.
But when I thought about sleeping in the open air for so many days, I felt a little uncomfortable. Finally, I gritted my teeth and decided to rent a room and squeeze together as a family. It was better than sleeping outside.
He Zhiran didn't think anything of it and directly asked for two five-person rooms and one double room.
The He family was so miserable that they could only rest in the corridor in the backyard of the inn.
After everyone settled down, Peng Wang took the initiative to send someone to ask He Zhiran if he wanted to go out to purchase supplies.
Of course, He Zhiran would not refuse. He expressed his gratitude and prepared to go out.
Upon seeing this, the Fang and Xie families also begged Peng Wang, hoping to give them some time to purchase supplies.
It has to be said that these two families really took advantage of the Mo family. Not only did they get some money in their hands, but the official officials did not take advantage of them.
For the Fang family and the Xie family, this is the greatest gift God has given them.
Although Peng Wang had no objection to the two families going out for shopping, it was impossible for him to trust someone so much as he did to He Zhiran to go out alone.
Therefore, for the sake of safety, Peng Wang sent two official servants to follow him.
Seeing that He Zhiran had already crossed the threshold, Mo Jiuye and Peng Wang said hello and ran after him.
"I'll accompany you."
Seeing Mo Jiuye's firm attitude, He Zhiran did not object.
The two of them speeded up their pace in a tacit understanding, trying to keep a distance from the Xie family and Fang family behind them, so that their movements would be more convenient.
With Mo Jiuye following her, it was not so convenient for her to get things in the space.
Fortunately, Anning County is rich in supplies, and as long as you have money, you can buy anything you need.
While shopping, the two also discovered that almost everyone in Anning County was talking about one thing.
That's about the floods in Dongfeng County.
The most discussed topic was not how severe the disaster was, but how boldly County Magistrate Meng Huaining had the courage to burn the bodies of the victims.
Hearing that this matter had alarmed the imperial court, the emperor sent King Qi as an imperial envoy to deal with the matter.
As soon as King Qi arrives, he will probably punish Meng Huaining severely.
It is understandable that the people could not accept the fact that the bodies of their family members were cremated. Meng Huaining must have thought of the possible consequences before doing this.
What people didn't expect was that the emperor actually sent Nan Qi as an envoy to handle the matter.
Based on He Zhiran's understanding of history, Nanqi is now very hungry for talents.
Once he expresses support for Meng Huaining's approach, Meng Huaining will definitely be grateful to Nan Qi for his kindness and join his camp.
Presumably this should be an opportunity for Meng Huaining and Fei Nanyu to get acquainted.
Of course, these things were just speculations in He Zhiran's mind. As for what happened, she didn't really care.
Although both Fei Nanyu and Meng Huaining will be key figures in the future court, they will not have any impact on the current Mohist family.
He Zhiran only hoped that once Meng Huaining defected to Nanqi, he could keep his promise and not tell anyone about the prescription he provided.
Mo Jiuye did the same. He just listened to these things casually. After all, the affairs in the DPRK had nothing to do with him...
Mo Jiuye was almost silent on the way, but he would take the initiative to carry or carry whatever items He Zhiran bought. In short, he would not let He Zhiran have any trouble.
Seeing that Mo Jiuye's body was covered with the supplies she purchased, He Zhiran took the initiative to help.
But Mo Jiuye refused to let her reach out, stubbornly carrying the load alone.
He Zhiran had no choice but to see that Mo Jiuye's body was already covered with supplies, so the two of them returned to the inn together.
Old lady Mo ran over with her female relatives to help tidy up, while the third sister-in-law and the fourth sister-in-law took He Zhiran aside.
The two of them took out a purse from their arms at the same time and handed it to her.
"Ninth brother and sister, you have been spending all the money on the way from the capital. Now that my mother-in-law has made you the head of the house, all our money will be left to your disposal."
He Zhiran was stunned for a moment and quickly returned the purse.
"Sisters-in-law, take this money back and ask for it from you when I run out."
What He Zhiran thinks is that there may not be much peace along the way in the future. If she and her family are separated or encounter other things, they still have money in hand, and their life will not be too embarrassing.
The two sisters-in-law did not know He Zhiran's true thoughts and insisted on handing over the money in their hands to her.
After being rejected by He Zhiran again, the two had no choice but to give up their thoughts temporarily and go back to help deal with the supplies.
After so many days of living in the open, everyone felt very satisfied when they finally had a normal meal.
Only the He family had no money and could only eat the black-faced steamed buns given by the officials.
After resting all night in the inn, everyone felt as if they were resurrected with full blood the next day.
Peng Wang gave an order and everyone continued on their way.
After walking for three consecutive days, the way was blocked by a huge mountain.
Zhou Laoba stepped forward, pointed to the mountain ahead and said, "Boss, it's already afternoon. Why don't we rest here overnight and climb the mountain tomorrow?"
"Well, let's rest at the foot of the mountain for the night and go up the mountain tomorrow."
Zhou Laoba turned his head and shouted to the team behind him: "Let's all go to the foot of the mountain and find a place to rest. We will continue on our way tomorrow."