Traveling through ancient times: living a different life

In the afternoon, the four of them wandered around the county town separately, secretly inquiring about the county magistrate and General Guan. After having dinner, they returned to the inn to meet and report the information they had received today.

Biyue returned to the small living room in the room, sat down, took out ice water, watermelon, cherries, and durian from the locker, and placed them on the table in the small living room.

The others also came back from outside one after another. Everyone sat down, and the four of them discussed what they saw and heard this afternoon while eating.

Chen Dong said to Bi Yue and Luo Chen, "Miss, Sir, everyone I have heard says that this county is a good place, quite honest, and the common people all praise him as a good official, but when it comes to General Guan, no one talks about him, why is that?"

Chen Nan chuckled and said, "Of course he doesn't dare to say it. He has the military power in his hands. If anyone dares to say something wrong and gets to his ears, he will die without knowing how he did it."

"I heard a piece of news that Yunhai County made great contributions in suppressing pirates three years ago. In order to increase the security and maintenance of coastal defense and protect the safety of the people, an additional tax will be imposed on every household in the county.

Yunhai County is a large county with a population of 70,000 to 80,000 people. The increase in taxes has made life even more difficult for the poor. Some fishermen have gone to the deep sea for this layer of taxes, and some have died in the sea. The fishermen complained but could only swallow their anger. "Biyue felt that the people here were really unlucky.

Luo Chen felt that there was something fishy going on. "I don't know whether this decree was the intention of the county magistrate or whether Guan Jiangyuan instructed the county magistrate to do so. Even if it was to support the local army and reduce the burden of military supplies, I don't know whether the emperor and the court knew about this."

Bi Yue looked at Luo Chen and reminded him softly, "You may not have paid attention to those letters. One of the letters mentioned that we can increase taxes appropriately in the local area to supplement military supplies."

When Luo Chen was recalling which letter it was, Bi Yue handed him the letter with that sentence. At the end of the page of the letter that Jiang Jingfei wrote to her brother, there was such a sentence. Wasn't it clearly instructing her brother to control Yunhai County in his own hands and turn it into a place where he had to pay for it?

"I don't know if there is an imperial edict or the emperor's oral instruction. If this is the emperor's intention, there is nothing we can do about it. These are not enough to have any substantial effect on him. We can only talk about it when there is a chance in the future." Bi Yue felt that some things were about enough to be investigated here.

Bi Yue said to the three of them, "We have learned enough today. Let's go back to Wuming Island tomorrow morning when the city gate opens."

"Yue'er, what should we do when we get back?"

"I suggest that after you return to the island, you should follow what we said yesterday and go out of the island once every five days to gather information. The rest of the time, you should practice hard. Only when you are strong can you protect yourself and your family. Otherwise, you will only become a burden and make your family worry."

Luo Chen, Chen Dong and Chen Nan felt that Yue'er/the master was right.

The three men went downstairs to fetch water, and Biyue took out the letters again, taking out all the letters and reading them carefully again.

After the water was pumped up, I heard a commotion in the hall on the first floor and I had no idea what had happened.

Chen Dong and Chen Nan walked to the pillar on the second floor and looked down. Many soldiers came to the hall on the first floor and said to the shopkeeper, "The general's mansion was robbed last night. Now the whole city is blocked. Send us to search every house. If you find any suspicious people, you are not allowed to hide them. You must report them in time. If there is resistance, they will be treated as bandits."

Chen Dong and Chen Nan heard it and quickly ran to the young lady's room on the third floor. Chen Dong said to Bi Yue anxiously, "Master, there are many soldiers on the first floor below. They said that the general's mansion was robbed and they are here to arrest people."

Chen Nan added, "They also said that those who conceal information will be treated as bandits."

Bi Yue immediately put the letter into a box and put it into the locker, thinking: He discovered the theft so quickly, it seems he goes to the secret door at the back to check the gold and silver every day.

It seems that it will be difficult to leave the city as planned tomorrow morning. If not, I'll just take the flying carpet back tonight. It's a joke that they want to stop me.

A man who looked like an officer said to his soldiers, "Go upstairs and call all the guests to the first floor. We will call them according to the roster later. If anyone is wrong, arrest them."

Bi Yue heard it clearly upstairs. Luo Chen's name was still Haisheng, and the household registrations of the four people were also fake ones bought from the system. Fortunately, she had foresight.

There has never been any inspection in the past few years. To be on the safe side, it is better to be cautious. I bought fake household registrations for the residents on the island, including myself, from the system. Although they are fake, they are so real that I would be in trouble today.

The soldiers went up to the third floor and called all the guests to the first floor and began to call out their names. When they called Biyue, the officer looked at her several times. After reading out the names, they found that there was no one they thought was suspicious, so the officer and the soldiers went out.

The four of them went upstairs. Biyue felt that the officer looked at her with a strange look in his eyes, so she expressed her doubts. Luo Chen said, "He wants to die. He dares to have bad intentions towards Yue'er. I will kill him."

Chen Dong cursed fiercely, "If anyone dares to plot against the master, I will bite him to death."

Chen Nan looked at Bi Yue and said, "Master, why don't we leave the city tonight? Looking at the situation, Ming Zao will definitely not let us go out."

Bi Yue felt that Chen Nan was right. Tomorrow, they would not be allowed to leave the city casually. They would be checked very carefully. She said to the three people, "Chen Nan is right. I think so too. Less trouble is worse than more. Anyway, the household registration is fake and it is impossible to find it. The best strategy is to run away."

After an hour, it was dark. The few of them paid their bill and left the inn. They chose a dark and less populated road and came to a dead end where there was no light at all. They took out a flying carpet, and the four of them stood on it. They turned on the protective shield and flew into the sky.

Seeing that the Ruyi Tower Inn was surrounded by soldiers, he flew over and stood on the roof of the building opposite the inn, just in time to see and hear what was happening inside.

The shopkeeper replied to the official, "The four of them paid for the room and left."

The officer said angrily, "It's already dark now, and you didn't tell me where you were going when you checked out. Maybe you have relatives in the county town."

"Sir, there is no way you have any relatives. If there is, why would you stay in this small shop?"

Bi Yue's guess was right. Women's sixth sense is very sharp. Fortunately, they left the inn early, otherwise it would be troublesome. So they drove the flying carpet away from here and headed towards the beach.

Luo Chen cursed angrily, "That bastard has returned. I will definitely deal with him when I have the chance."

Chen Dong sighed regretfully, "Fortunately he left, otherwise there would have been a big fight. I wanted to try my skills, but I don't have the chance now."

Chen Nan stared at the ground below. "That fellow came back to capture the young lady. I don't know if he was doing it for himself or for someone else. Either way, he deserves death."

"We should not cause any trouble and try to keep a low profile. It's not because we are afraid of them, but there is no need for it."

When we reached the seaside, we took out the yacht, put away the flying carpet, and drove away from Yunhai County.