"Yes, I will remember you, sir."

"Then let's follow them and see where they go."

He doesn't have anything urgent to do anyway, so it doesn't matter where he goes for the time being.

After receiving the order, Zhang San jumped on his horse and called on everyone to follow.

Among their group, only Huang Li sat in the carriage, and the rest of them rode horses, which was much more convenient than riding with Yu Suihuan and the other group of people, young and old.

From dawn to noon, the group walked for nearly three hours and finally arrived at the gate of Gu County.

I just don't know why the city gate here is heavily guarded. Anyone passing by is strictly checked for their pass and ivory plate, and those who are not registered in this county are not allowed to enter.

At this time, many people gathered outside the city gate, including escorts and traveling merchants from all over the country.

Everyone gathered outside the gate of Gu County, exchanging information.

"I have more than a dozen carriages full of goods that need to be delivered to Dongming Prefecture on time. This ancient county won't allow people to pass through. What should I do?"

"Haven't you heard? King Liang is going to go to war with King Yu. Even if you pass through Gu County, it will take you two or three days to get to Dongming Prefecture. The cities along the way are not easy to pass."

"What should we do? If we can't deliver the goods on time, our escort agency will have to pay a lot of money to the other party."

"Brother, we can't go here, so we have to take a detour. It's better to walk for two more days than to wait here."

"If we take a detour, we'll end up on some mountain paths, and we might run into bandits and robbers. It's not safe!"

"We have more people, so why don't we take a detour together? This way we'll have more protection. Just waiting around is not a solution!"

The people who were blocked outside the city gate started discussing at once, but after talking for a long time they still couldn't come up with a good solution because some were willing to take a detour, some were unwilling, and some were hesitant.

If there are too few people, taking a detour is also risky.

For Yu Suihuan, going into the city is important, but filling his stomach seems more important at this moment.

I thought I could go into the city for a big meal, but now it seems I have to cook for myself.

She looked around and found that there were still many ordinary people stuck outside the city.

Some people had chickens, ducks and geese on their carts, and some carried baskets filled with fresh vegetables and eggs, probably planning to sell them in the city.

Yu Suihuan walked forward and bought all four geese from an old man's shoulder pole, and also bought some eggs and various fresh vegetables.

As the saying goes, a wise man does not fall in love, and an iron pot can only stew a goose.

After finishing the meal, I will figure out whether to go into the city or take a detour.

The group found a cool place under the shade of a tree. There was a clear division of labor between men and women, with men responsible for feeding the horses and women responsible for cooking.

He set up two large iron pots, picked up some branches, prepared the four geese, and washed and cut the eggplants, beans, and vegetables.

The first step is to heat the oil in a pan.

Four big geese were stewed in two large pots, and then the shelled boiled eggs were put into the pot. Soon the aroma of the stewed goose filled the entire city.

Everyone was looking over here with their heads tilted, and some people even bought some chickens, ducks, and geese, preparing to cook for themselves.

Yu Suihuan held the big iron spoon and couldn't help thinking of a poem in his mind. At this moment, he just wanted to recite a poem!

goose,

Stewed goose in an iron pot.

Boil water for plucking.

Turn on the fire and cover the pot.

What a great poem!

Not far away, Huang Li, who was sitting in a carriage, swallowed his saliva several times.

Seeing Yu Suihuan putting the fresh vegetables into the pot, he knew he couldn't wait any longer.

It was time to take action, so he got off the carriage and strode towards the iron pot.

"Little brother, what a fate, we meet here again."

As he greeted them, he kept glancing into the pot.

Wow, it smells so good that my saliva is almost watering.

"Yes, Brother Huang, what a coincidence."

Yu Suihuan didn't even need to guess to know what he was trying to do. He was craving for her iron pot stewed goose.

Last night's grilled fish must have deeply conquered his stomach.

Huang Li didn't waste any words and directly took out a ten-liang silver ingot.

"Little brother, we are not good at cooking. We are already starving after being trapped here. I wonder if I can buy some of this delicious goose from you."

"Brother Huang is so polite. We are acquainted. Let's sit down and eat together. It will be more lively when there are more people."

She took the ten taels of silver and stuffed it into her purse, but actually put it into the space.

I just spent just over one or two taels of silver to buy a goose, eggs, vegetables, etc.

Who would complain about having too much money when it’s delivered to your door? Anyway, no matter how much you cook, you won’t be able to finish it.

Huang Li was delighted and called everyone to come and eat the goose.

This big pot meal really requires a lot of people to make it lively when eating. A large group of people used all kinds of bowls, plates, cans and everything else as containers for rice. Everyone held a big bowl and sat down under the shade of a tree, eating it with pancakes. It was so delicious.

After eating and drinking and packing up, the number of people gathered outside the city gate gradually decreased. Many people could not wait and went back, while others prepared to take a detour.

"Brother Li, Brother Yu, should we take a detour or what?"

Song Rufeng stepped forward and asked.

In fact, he was called back to Dongzhou Mansion this time because his father was seriously ill and might not live long. Then he felt guilty and thought of his son born to his first wife who died early.

He was about to die and his conscience was aroused, but his stepmother was not an easy person to deal with and was determined to kill him.

This time he must get back his share of the family property before his father dies!

"If we take a detour, will it take us two or three more days to reach Dongzhou Prefecture?"

Although we didn't suffer much during the escape from famine, and there were carriages and good food, it was still very uncomfortable to be on the road all the time. No one wanted to spend more time on the road if they could get settled earlier.

"If we take a detour to Dongzhou Prefecture, it will take more than two or three days. We will have to walk four or five days. Since Gu County has carried out such a strict inspection and does not allow the movement of people, all the cities along the way to Dongming Prefecture are probably the same. Since we have to take a detour, we have to go all the way to Dongzhou Prefecture."

Huang Li continued, it seems that they are going to Dongzhou Prefecture, and he is also going there, what a coincidence!

While they were discussing, another large group of people arrived at the city gate.

There were dozens of carriages in this group, and the first few were particularly exquisite and luxurious, with dozens of maids and servants following them.

The two leading men were riding tall horses with swords slung around their waists, looking very majestic.

That was quite a grand ceremony!

"No one except a registered resident of this county is allowed to enter this city gate."

The gatekeeper general standing on the city wall shouted loudly.

"This is the nephew of Concubine Liu of Prince Liang's Mansion. The third son of Governor Liu's Mansion is traveling with his wife to Wuzhou Prefecture to visit his relatives. Why don't you open the city gate quickly!"

The man riding a tall horse on the left immediately showed a black token.

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