Chapter 14 County
Author: Suisui
In this world derived from the novel, the world is divided into four parts.
The Border Tartars guarded the northern part of the Great Wall. Due to the harsh environment and constant disasters, they never gave up attacking the Central Plains in order to survive. The Border Tartars were big, brave and good at fighting, and were the powerful enemies of the Yong Dynasty.
And there were barbarians in the Western Regions. They bowed to their subjects on the surface, but secretly made deals with the border Tatars.
The far south is the territory of Southern Xinjiang. They are hidden in the mountains and forests, using miasma as a defense. They are mysterious and dangerous, but they are the most loyal subordinates of the Yong Dynasty.
The Great Yong Dynasty sat in the Central Plains, with five states in the south and four states in the north.
Luoshan Village belongs to the coastal county of Yizhou among the five southern states.
There were government officials guarding the gate of the county, but they just looked at it and let it go.
The oxcart ricketyly drove into the county town. For the first time, Su Mo truly felt the prosperity of this world.
The bullock cart was parked under a shed, and there were many bullock carts and horse-drawn carriages parked next to it. It should be a fixed parking spot.
Today it is the turn of the Chen family to drive the ox cart, that is, Chen Cihai's younger brother, Chen Yuanhai. Their family is one of the few families in Luoshan Village who does not go to the sea to fish.
Everyone else got off the bullock cart and walked in the direction they wanted to go.
Su Mo didn't waste any time, jumped off the bullock cart and carried Gu Ping'an down, but Gu Jinnian climbed off the cart by himself.
Su Mo raised her beautiful eyebrows but said nothing. Instead, she looked at Wang Taoqing and took Gu Xingnian from her arms.
"I'm sorry to trouble you all the way."
"What a big deal, Xingnian is very well-behaved, I'm surprised."
Wang Taoqing smiled and waved her hands. She knew very well what her son was thinking about Gu Xingnian. In the past, Su's behavior was too bad, so she didn't take it seriously.
Now that Su has changed her temperament, she has the idea that these childhood sweethearts might actually get married in the future.
It is not right for your future daughter-in-law to protect her by herself.
Su Mo didn't know that Wang Taoqing, who was smiling kindly in front of him, had already made up his mind about his little girl, and felt a little warm in his heart.
He said goodbye to Wang Taoqing and then left slowly.
The oxcart goes back and forth twice a day. If you want to catch an early morning, you can go back at noon. If you are not in a hurry, you can wait for the afternoon trip.
Su Mo originally planned to leave early and come back early so that her three children would not be hungry at noon. Now that the whole family came, she thought about shopping more. There would be a lot of things by then and no one would take the bullock cart in the afternoon, which would be more convenient for her.
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It was still early, and there were many shops selling food on the street. The white steam was rising, and the fragrance could be smelled from far away.
Su Mo's stomach growled unsatisfactorily, and the three children immediately looked over.
Feeling a little embarrassed for no reason, Su Mo coughed lightly, holding Gu Xingnian in his arms without changing his expression, and walked to a shop with the word "Bao" written on it.
The meat buns, which cost two cents each, are as big as a palm, with soft dough and thick fillings, and the fragrant soy sauce makes you drool like crazy.
She didn't hesitate, just took out the money and ordered four buns.
The clerk wrapped it in oil paper and handed it over.
Su Mo took it and gave two of them to Gu Pingan and Gu Jinnian.
"You're full. Don't be too weak to help me get something later."
With one sentence, Gu Ping'an and Gu Jinnian were blocked.
The two of them looked at the soft white bread in their hands, feeling a little touched in their hearts.
Gu Xingnian didn't want to eat the steamed buns, but stared at the small vendor selling candied haws with her round eyes not far away, drooling all over Su Mo's clothes.
Su Mo smiled and shook his head, hugged her and walked over, buying a candied haws with one penny.
Gu Xingnian's eyes lit up, he took it and took a big bite.
“Good times”
I can't even speak clearly.
The corners of Su Mo's lips never turned down again.
She looked at the other two people, "Do you want Ping'an and Jinnian?"
Gu Pingan shook his head, how can candied haws be as good as meat buns? Meat buns are big and filling.
Gu Jinnian held the meat bun and shook his head, subconsciously licking his loose teeth with his tongue.
Neither of them wanted it, so Su Mo led the three of them straight to the bank. The basket of coins on his back was too heavy for his waist.
The clerk at the bank was a little confused when he saw a basket of copper plates, but he did not show any dissatisfaction. Instead, he went to prepare a pot of tea and invited Su Mo and the others to sit upstairs.
"Madam, please sit down and wait for a moment while we count the number of copper coins."
Su Mo nodded. Looking down from her position, she could see seven or eight guys counting coins together.
Gu Xingnian was young and seemed heartless, but she would still be scared when she was in a strange environment. She would huddle quietly in Su Mo's arms and stopped eating the candied haws, asking Gu Jinnian to help hold it.
Fortunately, the guys acted quickly and came back to deliver the message shortly.
"Madam, your money has been counted. There are 4,385 copper coins in total. Do you think you should deposit them in our bank, or convert the whole number into silver?"
Su Mo didn't think that people at the bank would cheat on the number of copper coins. She smiled and nodded.
"Thank you for your hard work, just exchange it for money."
After receiving the answer, the waiter stepped back and left. When Su Mo led the three children down, the money was already ready.
Four silver ingots and four strings of copper coins.
The waiter smiled and pointed: "The young man took it upon himself to make a string of one hundred copper coins, and the smaller string was eighty-five copper coins. Don't be surprised."
How could Su Mo blame him? She smiled and thanked him, and led the child away from the bank.
I have been married to Gu Dalang for many years. The couple is very affectionate. They often travel to and from the county town, and they know the county town well.
She first took her three children to the clothing store.
The shopkeeper heard the commotion, twisted his waist and came out with a smile.
"What do guests need?"
Before she finished speaking, she saw the person coming clearly, her steps paused and her voice trembled a little.
"Sister Su?"
Su finally smiled.
"Sister Fang, I want to make some sets of clothes for my three children."
The shopkeeper glanced at the three children, his eyes were slightly red and his nose was a little sore.
She sniffed, with a smile on her face.
"Okay, okay, looking at you like this, sister, I finally feel at ease."
The shopkeeper is in his thirties this year, his surname is Fang, and he has only one month, and he also escaped from Jinzhou.
Relying on the craft of embroidery, I first did needlework, slowly saved money, and opened this shop. Life became better and better.
At first, some people came to seek matchmaking, but Fang Yue declined. She had been married before, and the man gave her all the food he had to eat on the way to escape, but he himself starved to death.
She didn't give the man a son and a half, and she didn't want to remarry, so she just guarded his memorial tablet, which was good.
In the past, Gu Dalang often came to this shop to buy clothes for Yuan Shen, and his loving appearance reminded Fang Yue of every moment between her and her husband.
She took the initiative to talk to the original person, and later learned that they were all refugees from Jinzhou, and the two families were not far apart. They hit it off immediately and immediately recognized her as sisters.
Later, Gu Dalang left, and he felt depressed. Although Fang Yue wanted to comfort him, he didn't know how to speak.
Looking back on the days when her husband-in-law left, she felt like the sky was falling.
Later, when the original person stopped coming to the shop very often, Fang Yue was worried. She once went to Luoshan Village to look for him, but unfortunately he didn't meet anyone. Instead, he listened to a lot of discussions in the village.
What about abusing children, being aggressive, crazy, and not clear-headed...
Later, she finally met Su Mo, but Su Mo avoided her like a snake and a scorpion, hiding in the house and never wanting to see her...
Chapter completed!