On the way to escape from natural disasters: She went crazy with space

Yuantian Town has a permanent population of more than 20,000 people. It is a large town surrounded by mountains. It mainly produces mountain peaches and tree plums, as well as a variety of mountain products.

The town holds a market on the 3rd, 6th and 9th day of every month. During these days, there is a constant stream of people coming to the market.

The market welcomes customers from sunrise to sunset, and only becomes quiet when the moonlight climbs above the treetops.

All this was told to her by Lu Qingqing's father when he came back.

What she said to her cousin just now was not actually a lie. Her father had indeed been to the market in Yuantian Town, but he had never been to the area near Xifeng Mountain.

The two stood at the entrance of the market, looking at the plaque at the door. The font was covered by frozen snow, and it was impossible to tell what color it was before.

The market's former bustle is no longer there. The long streets are covered in white as far as the eye can see. Occasionally, a cold wind blows, and the lanterns hanging at the doors of the merchants' shops are circling alone in the howling wind!

Lu Qingqing thought of two words.

Lonely and cold!

It is a true portrayal of the scenery you are seeing right now!

Lu Qingqing and Lu Yuanzheng were standing at the door, but they were not in a hurry to come in. Instead, they looked around calmly to see if there were any soldiers nearby.

They were disaster victims, and the imperial court not only issued an order prohibiting them from entering Lancheng City, but also prohibiting them from entering any market to buy things.

Among all the outrageous imperial edicts, not a single one was for the disaster victims. This dog emperor is so cruel. I wonder when he will be able to ascend to heaven?

The two looked around and didn't see any soldiers or officers, so they hurried in without wasting time.

After entering, I found that even in such a harsh environment of ice and snow, there were still many businesses open.

However, this also indirectly reflects that the people in Yuantian Town still live a quite wealthy life.

This time when she went to the market, Lu Qingqing had already made a list of the things she wanted to buy in her mind.

Rice, flour, cotton shoes, fire starters, cotton clothes, hot water bottles, warm gloves, oilcloth, mountain products, ...

Lu Qingqing filtered the thoughts in her mind, and soon she and Lu Yuanzheng came to an open rice shop.

As soon as they stood at the door and were about to go in, the shop owner came out to greet them warmly.

"Come in, come in. It's so cold and you're still out picking and selling. Are you frozen?"

The boss Liu Guangde came out with two hot water bottles in his hands, and saw a man and a woman standing at the door shaking the ice water off their shoes.

The first thing Liu Guangde noticed was the clothes they were wearing.

Both of them were wearing torn and old cotton coats, and their cotton trousers had patches one bigger than the other, as if they were picked up from a beggar's den.

But even so, it still can't conceal the tall and handsome figure of the man and the petite and beautiful figure of the woman!

Seeing such a strong contrast, Liu Guangde was obviously stunned for a moment.

The next moment, he immediately thought that as the famine spread, many wealthy people were being targeted in order to avoid attracting attention.

Every time he goes out, he dresses himself up like a bumpkin in an attempt to draw less attention to himself.

He has run the shop here for more than half a year and has already met five or six people like this!

Thinking of this, Liu Guangde hurried forward and handed over two hot water bottles.

"Here, take it and warm your hands first." Liu Guangde gave it to Lu Qingqing first.

"Thank you, boss. But I'm not cold, so no need." Lu Qingqing looked at the boss who was smiling kindly and declined lightly.

Liu Guangde was not angry. He turned his hand and passed it to Lu Yuanzheng.

Lu Yuanzheng was wiping the ice water off his cotton jacket with a towel when he was not paying attention and Liu Guangde grabbed his hand and handed him a warm hot water bottle.

Lu Yuanzheng was startled and was about to stuff it back to the boss, but the boss turned around and went back to the house. He quickly took out half a bag of rice, held a handful in his hand and said to them:

"You two are here to buy rice, right? Then you have come to the right place. The rice in my store is the best and the most reasonably priced in the entire market."

"If you don't believe me, try it and see if it tastes good. Try it before you buy it. If this one doesn't taste good, there are other varieties in the store. You can come into the store and pick whatever you want!"

As he spoke, Liu Guangde held the rice in both hands, bent down slightly and welcomed them in.

The two looked at each other, but did not rush in. Instead, they took the rice in his hand and ground it in their hands.

The rice is indeed excellent.

Lu Qingqing asked: "Boss, how much is this rice?"

Liu Guangde didn't mention the price right away: "Girl, it's cold outside, let's go into the store and talk. Don't worry, the price I offer is definitely the most affordable."

Lu Qingqing was reborn, so the more enthusiastic the other party was, the more alert she became. She shook her head and said,

"No, we are in a hurry. Just name a price. If it's suitable, I will buy it. If it's not suitable, forget it."

Liu Guangde nodded, "How many kilograms do you want to buy?"

"Ten pounds."

"Oh my God!"

Liu Guangde suddenly became excited: "Sir, Miss, you are my big customers. I have opened the store for more than half a year, and I have never met anyone who buys so much at one time like you."

Lu Qingqing looked at him and frowned, "So, how much do you sell this rice for? Can you tell me the price?"

Liu Guangde could already tell that Lu Qingqing was unhappy, so he immediately said tactfully:

"Sir, Miss, I have rice for 300 coins per pound. Please come in and warm up first. I just made a pot of jujube and ginger tea. It's a good time for you to try it and have some snacks to warm your body. I'll go get you some rice."

Lu Qingqing raised her eyes and looked towards the store. At this moment, there was a plate of three-color dim sum on the table in the store. The stove next to the dim sum was burning with black charcoal. On the stove was a pot of boiling tea, and steam was bubbling out of the spout of the teapot. Before people entered, they could feel a warmth floating over.

In such cold weather, it was warm as spring inside, which was indeed attractive enough, but Lu Qingqing shook her head and said:

"Boss, we still need to buy other things. Ten kilograms of rice is too heavy for us to carry. We will come back later to buy more."

Having said that, Lu Qingqing and Lu Yuanzheng did not stop and turned to walk towards the street ahead.

They were fast and soon left Liu Guangde far behind before he could react.

By the time Liu Guangde reacted and ran out to call them.

Suddenly a deep voice came from inside the store, saying:

"Come back, they are not our guests."

Liu Guangde seemed to be very afraid of the voice of the person who was speaking. He immediately walked back to the store, looked in the direction of the inner room and said:

"Sixth Master, why do you say that?"

"You just shook that guy's hand. How was it?"

"He's very strong, with calluses on his hands. He must be a martial artist!"

"The family of a martial artist must be someone who is not an ordinary person. Don't provoke such a person, it will cause trouble."

Liu Guangde thought, he didn't want to cause trouble, but he hadn't found a suitable person recently, so he was anxious!

"But, Master Liu, we haven't handed anyone over to the higher-ups for a long time. I'm afraid..."

Liu Guangde did not continue speaking.

Upon hearing this, Master Liu in the inner room was silent for a long while, then suddenly said:

"Let's move somewhere else, pack up quickly, and head north to Yongquanzhou."