Create a home with a system

Chapter 164 Old Acquaintances

Starting from the paving of stone slabs on the road, embankments have also been built on the coastline, and there are towering stone walls. Between the embankment and the stone wall is a wide and long giant square.

The things that the fishermen salvage from the sea will be taken away by the various vendors guarding here immediately. There is a strong smell of the sea and the waste left over from the slaughter of various seafood and the sound of bargaining. Some of them seem to be angry. It's time to do it.

It's not only the traders who have a bad temper, but the fishermen are not easy to mess with. Just look at their bare-chested muscles, and you can tell that these people may all be Lianjiazi.

This place can be said to be a mess, this kind of scene really makes people feel a little uncomfortable, and Yu Shi even had a vomiting reaction.

Tang Laosi couldn't take care of Mrs. Yu, so he could only entrust the child to Qiu Jingming who was close to him.

Qiu Jingming hugged Tang Liang and walked to Tangning, "Should we go into the city?"

Tangning looked in the direction of the stone wall, and looked forward along the stone wall. She finally saw pedestrians coming and going in the distance. It took at least half an hour to walk from them to the other side.

As everyone walked, they sighed at the prosperity of Chaozhou. Where is the wild land that they talked about?
When they approached the city gate, they realized that all the people coming in and out here were fishermen or merchants collecting fish. There were sailors patrolling the sea level in the distance, and there were soldiers inspecting layers nearby, like fishing boats preparing to dock at sea. , You must first go through two interrogations by the sea soldiers, and a team of people searched when you dock, and you have to show your identity card when you enter the city.

These steps dazzled them, and before they could get up, a group of patrolling soldiers stopped them.

Tangning and Qiu Jingming exchanged glances, and Qiu Jingming stepped forward to reply, "My lord, we came from Jiangnan. Here is our household registration and directions."

The suspicious eyes of the other party changed after seeing the content on the household registration guide, and lowered their eyes and said, "Come with us!"

Qiu Jingming: "?????"

that's it?
Before everyone could figure it out, they had been "invited" into the city by these soldiers.

This is the prefectural city of Chaozhou, and it is also the most prosperous area in Chaozhou. The buildings on both sides of the street are different from those in Jiangnan. The houses here are all made of marble blocks. The height of the building is three feet high, and it should be three to four stories high. The road is wide and wide. Long, as if there was no end in sight, they finally stopped after passing through archways.

Tangning looked up and saw that it was the Chaozhou prefect's yamen. She immediately frowned and asked, "My lord, I don't know why we need to enter here?"

Apart from those complaining about grievances and defendants, who would ordinary people come here?Even if something happens, he will not enter from the court.

The soldier paused, and said bluntly: "Before your identities are verified, I hope you will be honest, please!"

Looking at the other party's spear, there is no intention of inviting him in the slightest.

Everyone was so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they had no choice but to obediently approach the magistrate's yamen.

At the same time, a soldier hurried into the Zhifu's backyard, without even looking at the group of brothers who were fighting naked, hurried through the alley and stepped into a quiet courtyard, "My lord, it's not good!"

"What's the fuss!" The person speaking in the room frowned, obviously not very happy after being interrupted.

The soldiers didn't care too much, and bent down to report: "My lord, we caught a group of people from Jiangnan by the sea."

"Oh? Caught by the sea? Something happened to the boat?" The person next to him put down his cup and asked with great interest.

The soldier froze for a moment, and said honestly, "I don't know how they came from there. I checked their household registration and road guides. These people are from Tongshui Town, Anhong County, Suzhou."

"What!" The person on the main seat stood up abruptly, looked at the person beside him, frowned and said, "Your matter has been leaked?"

Du Bailiang shook his head, "Impossible! There are people from me in the south of the Yangtze River. If my story got out, the news here would have been received long ago! Besides, Xijing is in great chaos. Who will go back and doubt my life? Who cares if I'm still alive!"

Du Bailiang's tone was obviously more self-deprecating.

The person in charge breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense muscles gradually relaxed, "It's fine if you don't! It's just that you escaped from Anhong County, and they happened to be from Anhong County too. It's too much of a coincidence! Just in case One, we."

Du Bailiang stopped him, lowered his eyes and said: "Teacher is a person who cares about the world and serves the people wholeheartedly. If you know that you carelessly disregard human life, you will definitely feel bad about yourself."

The chief was silent for a moment, and then slowly closed his eyes, "Then what do you say? We must not let these people ruin our business! Once the situation in Chaozhou is leaked, you know the consequences."

Du Bailiang sighed helplessly, picked up the mask on the table and put it on neatly, got up and told the soldiers: "Let's go! Take me to see what's going on with those people."

The soldiers led the way respectfully, not daring to take a breath. Although Mr. Du could not show his true face, he was the real ruler of Chaozhou. He didn't know what would happen if these people were arrested today. What he was more worried about was that he would be arrested. Those people are implicated.

Feeling terrified and uneasy, the soldiers took Du Bailiang to the side room in the front yard of the mansion. There were still a group of soldiers guarding the door.

Du Bailiang frowned and motioned for them to open the door.

At this time, the sun had already set and the light was dim. The room where Tang Junsheng and others were staying was not lit. Du Bailiang couldn't see their appearance clearly, and they also couldn't see who was coming. They just stood up subconsciously.

It wasn't until the soldiers brought candles that Du Bailiang realized that there were several familiar faces in this group, especially Tang Junsheng. Why is this guy here?
In the blink of an eye, Du Bailiang thought of all kinds of things in Anhong County. He admired Tang Junsheng from the bottom of his heart. It may solve the troubles, and at the same time help the villagers and elders, solving many problems for him.

Thinking of this, Du Bailiang's expression became more and more relaxed. Unfortunately, he was wearing a mask, so other people couldn't see it, and the soldiers didn't know it. He became more and more panicked. He scolded Tang Junsheng and others: "You still don't salute our magistrate!"

Tang Junsheng and the others subconsciously wanted to kneel down.

Du Bailiang finally spoke, "Okay, don't use those nonsense, tell me, why did you come to Chaozhou, and you entered the city from the seaside."

Tangning was keenly aware that Du Bailiang's tone of voice was not right, as if she was an old acquaintance, but she definitely hadn't heard this voice before.

Before she could figure it out, Qiu Jingming bowed and reported respectfully: "My lord, we are originally from Anhong County, Suzhou. This year, due to natural disasters, the business in the town can't be done, and the houses and fields in the countryside have also been washed away by the flood. No, I really had no choice but to go far away. Originally, Caomin and the others wanted to go to the southwest, but I heard that many people died of landslides there.

We were afraid, so we could only go to Lingnan. We had no idea where to go, but we boarded a pirate ship, intending to take us to Taiwan Island. Fortunately, we were prepared and resisted desperately, and finally succeeded in defeating the pirate. Get off the boat at the nearby beach, because of this, we can only go straight along the beach, and we just arrived here. "

(End of this chapter)