I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

Shopkeeper Lu seemed not to have heard what Ye Tianguan said and was still staring at Ji Xiaobei.

I was secretly surprised: there are very few women in the Northwest who are so beautiful. Her face is so tender and her body is tall and curvy.

There is a shortage of water in the Northwest, so most women are skinny and dusty.

"Have you seen enough?" Ji Xiaobei's eyes shot out cold glances.

Shopkeeper Lu said with a smile: "Girl, you can stay here for free. I will give you a good room..."

Ji Xiaobei: Bastard, what are you thinking about?

Ye Tianguan was terrified. This woman was trying to stand up for him, and she was also the wife of Lord Fu. As a man, he could not ignore her.

Ye Tianguan mustered up his courage and stood in front of Ji Xiaobei:

"Manager Lu, please respect yourself. I am an official appointed by the court, and I am accompanied by my family. If something goes wrong, it will be embarrassing for both you and me..."

Shopkeeper Lu laughed out loud: "Tenure land? Who knows if you can reach that shabby place? The people in Ye County have fled, the land is barren, and it won't rain. What the hell are you going to do to cultivate land?"

Seeing the arrogant man in front of him, Ye Tianguan gnashed his teeth and said to Ji Xiaobei: "Miss Ji, please go back first. I will take care of the things here."

Ji Xiaobei wanted to find Fu Jichang, as she was not clear about the situation of military farming.

It is not a small expense to have so many people staying in the hotel.

Just as she was about to leave, she was stopped by Shopkeeper Lu.

"Girl, let me take you to see the room!" said Shopkeeper Lu with a grin.

Ji Xiaobei: Damn it, do you think I’m made of clay?

She couldn't stand this kind of greedy look in men, so she reached out and slapped Shopkeeper Lu twice.

"Pah!"

The sound is clear and pleasant to the ears.

Ye Tianguan was stunned.

The guys standing around were terrified.

She actually dared to hit Shopkeeper Lu. This outsider really doesn't know how to live or die. She must not know Shopkeeper Lu's background.

Ji Xiaobei said coldly: "Manager Lu, I am honored to meet you!"

Damn it, you have no self-respect and deserve to be taught a lesson!

Five men jumped out from nowhere, surrounded them, and pointed long knives at Ji Xiaobei and Ye Tianguan.

"You, you dare to touch the imperial officials..."

Ye Tianguan's legs were shaking and he looked towards the door, really hoping that the guards would appear and save his life.

Fu Jichang and his men strode over.

The guards surrounded the man.

The knives of these people who came were much better than those of the guys, and they were wearing uniform guard uniforms.

Shopkeeper Lu was also a little scared. The muscles on his face tightened, his eyes rolled, and he said to Ji Chang, "Excuse me, sir, what is your name?"

Fu Jichang glanced at Ji Xiaobei and his gaze fell on the man with drooping eyes.

"Fu Jichang, be in charge of this military farming work!" As he said this, he took out his badge and handed it to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper saw Fu Jichang's aggressive momentum and dared not accept it. He just took a look and said with a fake smile: "Master Fu, our inn really did not receive any instructions from the government this year..."

Since he said so, Fu Jichang couldn't make things difficult for him.

It was already dark outside and people were exhausted from walking all the way, so they had no choice but to stay there for the time being.

Each family with a family had a room, and the men without families slept in a large dormitory with ten people in a room. The remaining women also slept in a large dormitory with ten people in a room.

If you want to upgrade your room, you have to pay out of pocket.

"Manager Lu, provide food to people according to the previous standards of military farming!" said Fu Jichang.

Shopkeeper Lu nodded, as if realizing something was wrong, and hurriedly changed his words, saying, "I don't know what the standards for military farming were in the past."

Fu Jichang sneered and said, "Then we'll have one meat dish and one vegetable dish, two dishes, one soup, and steamed buns. As much as you want. When we leave, we'll settle the bill for the food together."

Fu Jichang said, taking out two silver pieces and putting them on the table: "Let's pay the room fee tonight first..."

Shopkeeper Lu picked up the silver, weighed it, and put it into his pocket.

Ji Xiaobei took his people to the second floor and pushed the door open. The room was empty and cold, with a strange smell.

There was a large kang in the room, but there was nothing on it. It was hard and not warm at all.

The three children pinched their noses and refused to go in.

Jiaojiao took the lead and stepped inside. As soon as she entered the house, she sneezed twice because of being choked.

"Ah... sneeze... it's good. Houses in the northwest are like this. You'll get used to it..." She sneezed twice more.

This made the three little kids laugh.

When she was a child, she lived with her grandfather in Xinjiang in a house like this, with cow dung burning in the kang.

Jiaojiao was tidying up the house while telling the children interesting stories from her childhood.

Ji Xiaobei didn't want his children to live in such a house.

She is not short of money now, so why should she suffer this?

She wanted to ask the shopkeeper to change to a better room, but was persuaded by Jiaojiao.

Jiaojiao has heard about Manager Lu's affairs and doesn't want Ji Xiaobei to show up in public again.

While Jiaojiao wasn't paying attention, Ji Xiaobei turned around and went out.

She doesn't want to raise her children in poverty. When she is away from home, she wants her children to live more comfortably.

She went to the next room to see Zhao Yan and Huang Po.

Mrs. Huang was lying on the kang, teaching Zhao Yan how to make the bed.

Zhao Yan went forward with a smile to help Huang Po.

Huang Po's legs hurt when they get cold. Last year, she took good care of herself with Ji Xiaobei and didn't have much pain. But this year it's too cold and even she, a doctor, can't save herself.

"No need to make it. We don't want to stay in this room. I'll go get a better room."

Mrs. Huang waved her hands and said, "No, this is good enough. It will be warm when you go to sleep."

She didn't want to cause trouble for Fu Jichang. The child was already pitiful enough, being treated like that by the heartless emperor.

Zhao Yan said: "Xiaobei, if there is a good room, please give the old fairy a new one. Her leg pain has come back again..."

She took out a pearl necklace with a huge gold pendant from her bag.

"I don't have much money on me, you can pawn this..." Zhao Yan handed it to Ji Xiaobei.

Ji Xiaobei hesitated for a moment and said, "Keep this string for now. After the Chinese New Year, when the shop opens on the 15th day of the first lunar month, you can go and pawn it yourself..."

Zhao Yan had no choice but to put it away.

Ji Xiaobei took out two handfuls of silver coins and put them on the table: "Use these to pay the clerks. Valuable things cannot be exposed..."

Huang Po and Zhao Yan both nodded.

Ji Xiaobei admires Zhao Yan very much. She used to live in luxury, but now she has to sleep in the open air. She used to wear silk and satin, but now she wears coarse linen. She used to have a group of maids around her, but now she has to learn to take care of Huang Po.

Although it was very hard, Zhao Yan was in good spirits, and her sad eyes were clear, as if they had been baptized.

Ji Xiaobei smiled at Zhao Yan and went downstairs.

People were coming and going downstairs.

"Girl, nice to see you again. Is your room not in good condition? I'll change it to a warmer one for you."

Shopkeeper Lu stood in front of Ji Xiaobei with a pair of eyes hanging down.

"Shopkeeper Lu, I want two of the best rooms, with warmer kangs."

As she spoke, she took out two silver ingots from her pocket.

She had just arrived in Yongchang Prefecture and hadn't figured out the situation yet, so she didn't want to get into trouble.

"Oh, what a coincidence. There are no rooms left in the inn. When I was booking a room, I asked Master Fu, and he said he only wanted ordinary rooms."

Manager Lu has been running the inn for many years and has a strong ability to read people's expressions.

The handsome Lord Fu had a strange way of looking at this woman.

He now just wants to sow discord between the two of them.