Li Zhongwen did things well, and the carriage was quickly rented.
Xu Hanliang has already put on a new suit, while the young lady is wearing a short fur coat, looking very petite and cute.
Xu Hanliang bought this for his young mother on the night of his twelfth birthday.
The double-breasted short coat that the young mother wore before did not have much ability to keep out the cold.
There was no cotton in the Song Dynasty. Although they wore thick clothes, their ability to keep warm was very limited.
Zhi Niang was wearing an exquisite short fur coat, which cost her five taels of silver, which made her feel very distressed.
In the two days after the purchase, the childish mother's money-loving nature awakened again, and she scolded herself in the bronze mirror every day for spending too much money.
Just this one piece of clothing is enough for me to wash clothes for several years.
Xu Hanliang could only smile helplessly at this idea.
After getting everything ready, the two of them got on the carriage.
Wu County is not far from Changshu, about fifty kilometers away.
In modern times, you can make two round trips in an hour.
But in ancient times, coupled with the rugged roads, it still took half a day.
Along the way, Xu Hanliang was reading a book and looking at the scenery outside the window.
Although it is almost spring, the weather is still cold.
There are not many traces of carriages on the ground. After all, in this era, not many people could rent carriages.
The Song Dynasty was already short of horses, especially excellent war horses.
After the sixteen states of Yanyun were lost, there was no place to raise horses in the entire Song Dynasty.
Most of the horses that are generally used to transport people and goods are ponies that are not suitable for fighting.
Although the Song Dynasty's reputation for war has never been very good, wars were indeed frequent.
In the entire three to four hundred years of the Song Dynasty, there were only fifty years of peace and no major wars.
Coupled with the three-redundancy problem, it has developed to this extent thanks to Mr. Linchuan's reforms.
Although most of Mr. Linchuan's reforms had been abolished at this time, the skeleton had already been built.
Without the advent of that reform, the Song Dynasty would not have been able to sustain it for such a long time.
Along the way, Xu Hanliang could still see the existence of many refugees.
Because of the establishment of the Song Dynasty, there was no equalization of wealth and poverty, and land measurement, which resulted in the land in the Song Dynasty still following the late Tang Dynasty.
The various worlds presented at the beginning of its establishment were already similar to those at the end of a general dynasty.
The number of peasant uprisings reached an astonishing number of more than 400.
On average during the Song Dynasty, there was a peasant uprising every year.
Now that he saw the refugees coming and going, Xu Hanliang finally knew where the peasant uprising came from.
Half a day passed in a flash, and soon they arrived on the main street of Wuxian County.
Compared to Changshu, Wu County is definitely far behind.
In Xu Hanliang's memory, when his cheap father was the county magistrate here, he spent most of his time here.
However, after his father committed the crime, he never came to Wuxian County again.
Before coming here this time, Xu Hanliang brought over more than sixty taels of silver that he had accumulated some time ago.
Although Zhi Niang is obsessed with her own money, she is extremely generous to others.
The two of them did not stay on the street for any longer, but went straight to the gate of the county government office.
"Sir, why are you here?"
As soon as I arrived in front of the county government office, a government official came forward and asked enthusiastically.
It seems that although Xu Youdao was not an honest official, he was still very good to these government officials.
Yamen servants were generally recruited by the imperial court, and most of them were poor people.
Xu Youdao often helped them at the beginning, which made them respect Xu Youdao very much.
When I saw Xu Hanliang coming, I naturally came over immediately to ask.
"I just wanted to come over and see my father. After all, the new year is approaching."
Xu Hanliang grinned.
"This is probably a bit difficult. The new cell leader is not easy to talk to."
When the officer heard this, he frowned.
"It's okay." After saying that, Xu Hanliang weighed the money bag behind him.
Sixty taels of silver, in this day and age, is already a huge amount of money that some people will never be able to save in a lifetime.
Naturally, it was impossible for Xu Hanliang to take out all the sixty taels, but he just felt uneasy leaving them at home.
Although there are already Jiaozi and money orders in this era, there are not many places to collect them.
Especially in a small place like Wuxian County, these two things are regarded as waste paper.
"It's easy to do things if you have money. I just have some free time, so I'll take the young master there."
The yamen servant said enthusiastically.
The three of them teamed up and soon arrived at the county government prison cell.
As soon as he entered the cell, he could smell a damp smell.
The weather outside is already very cold, and it is even more gloomy inside this cell.
The cell leader was slumped in his chair. When he saw someone approaching, he immediately stood up.
"What happened?"
The prison head asked with a bulging belly and a frown.
After seeing Xu Hanliang's face, his brows furrowed.
"Are you here to see Xu Youdao? It's impossible. The county magistrate has already issued an order that no one is allowed to visit Xu Youdao."
The prison head said firmly.
Hearing what the cell leader said, Xu Hanliang frowned tightly.
The yamen officer had already gone out first, and the jailer in the cell also went to check on the prisoners in the cell.
So there is only one cell leader left here.
Xu Hanliang took out a money bag from his arms and placed it casually on the table.
"Sir, please be accommodating."
Since there was no one around, Xu Hanliang didn't need to be secretive.
When the prison boss saw Xu Hanliang paying, he was ready to refuse at first.
You know, if you normally visit other people, there should be no problem.
But Xu Youdao gave the order personally to the county magistrate, and he did not dare to go against the magistrate.
The sound of silver being placed on the table made the prison head tremble slightly.
He originally thought that what Xu Hanliang took out should be copper coins, but who knew it was actually silver.
And such a small purse seems to contain at least thirty taels.
Xu Hanliang gritted his teeth when he took out the money.
After all, thirty taels is not a lot. A prison boss like this would probably be able to save so much after not eating or drinking for twenty years.
The words of rejection were already on his lips, and the prison boss held them back with difficulty.
Thirty taels, what is the concept?
The prison boss was even able to buy a house in Wu County. This was a huge gift!
"Come in quickly. I only give you a moment to burn incense and give you the things."
The prison head finally nodded and whispered.
After hearing this, Xu Hanliang picked up the luggage on the ground and walked towards the prison.
The scene in the prison was completely different from what Xu Hanliang saw in the TV series.
The prisoners did not cry out for injustice, but simply collapsed on the ground helplessly.
Not to mention that someone is coming, even if a big insect breaks in, they will not get up.
Looking at the shabby environment in this cell, Zhi Niang already let out a burst of sobs.
She didn't expect that her husband had been living in a place like this.