The sun set again when they finally reached a place half a mile away from the gate of Linshui County.

There were already many refugees resting on both sides of the road, and there should be more ahead, so Han Deshun shouted to everyone to rest for a night in the woods beside the road and then go into the city early the next morning to check the situation.

After rushing for most of the day, even the men couldn't stand it anymore, and the children and the elderly were even more tired. The children fell asleep as soon as they lay down. The adults felt sorry for them and didn't wake them up. They would only wake them up and eat something when the food was cooked.

Each family had their own meal, but Li Lanzhen insisted that her parents, brothers and their families eat with them.

Ye's tears fell down, and she held Li Lanzhen's hand, saying, "Lanzhen, you are also a big family, let's separate and eat our own food."

Li Xishui also said that they should eat separately, but later Li Lanzhen got angry and they stopped.

Li Lanzhen called Xue Nizi and Tonghua over, handed them bags of grain, and asked them to cook porridge. She also said that cooking would be their job from now on.

Han Minghai went to feed the mule, Han Mingjiang prepared the sleeping place for the night, and Han Mingxiang and Han Yuemei took a few children to collect firewood.

Li Lanzhen saw that everyone had gotten off the car, so she walked over and took a look at a big-bellied jar filled with water. It was almost empty, but there was still half a bucket of water in the big wooden barrel. She admired them for being so thrifty, otherwise, with her own water usage habits, the jar would have been empty long ago.

The water could be used until tomorrow morning, so she went into Linshui County to see if she could get some water. She did not risk adding more water.

Many more people came one after another, and people came from both sides. The adults were shouting and the children were crying, and it was chaotic for a while.

The village chief asked everyone to keep an eye on the children and protect their belongings at home. Han Deshun found Xue Lao Hu and called the butcher Han Dazhong, and the three of them discussed the night watch.

Finally, three shifts were arranged, with each household sending one person to participate in the night watch. The first shift was Xue Laohu and Han Mingjiang, the second shift was Han Dazhong and a villager, and the third shift was Han Deshun and Zhang Songshu. Those who were not arranged will continue to take turns tomorrow.

Nothing happened that night, but before dawn the next day, the crowd started to make a lot of noise.

No one had the mood to eat breakfast. They just gave the children a piece of dry food to eat with water. The adults were discussing with the village chief how to get into the city.

Xue Bao said to the village chief, "Village chief, I went to the city gate early in the morning and saw a notice posted on the door saying that one person had to pay one tael of silver to enter the city."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

"Damn it! This is not letting us live. Why are we fleeing when we have money?"

"The corrupt officials in the imperial court are all the same, with black hearts and rotten intestines."

"What should I do? How can I buy food if I can't enter the city?"

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Li Lanzhen sat on the ground, her ears filled with the angry complaints of the villagers, wondering what to do.

If I don't go into the city, it would be too risky to take food out from the space. Which son should I take with me into the city? Should I tell my son that I have a space? In this way, I will have someone to cover me and the journey ahead will be easier. Oh, my head hurts.

"How about this, we nominate a few people and agree to go shopping, and we will all give the people who go into the city one or two taels of silver. Of course, if you go to the capital by yourself, you have to pay for the entrance fee yourself.

Also, collect all the swords, wrap them in cloth, and put them under the carriage." The village chief suggested a way to enter the city and reminded everyone to collect their swords.

Li Lanzhen said to the village chief, "Village chief, our family needs to go to the city to buy things ourselves."

Soon, everyone nominated Han Deshun, Han Dazhong and Xue Laohu to go to the city to purchase goods for the villagers.

After that, the people in the village registered what they needed to buy in front of Han Deshun, gave him money, and then left.

"Lanzhen, are you going into the city?" Ye saw Li Lanzhen coming back and went up to her and asked her.

"Yes, mother, I want to go to the city and see if I can buy some food at the food store."

Ye took Li Lanzhen's hand and walked to her own cart. She took out a silver hairpin and a silver bracelet from her bosom and stuffed them into Li Lanzhen's hands.

"Lanzhen, this is what your grandmother left me. You can use it to exchange for food. I can't always let you provide food."

"Mom, I have a way to get some food. This is what your grandmother left for you. You can keep it as a souvenir."

"No. Even if your grandmother knew about this, she wouldn't blame me. She would even praise me for doing a good job."

The mother and daughter retreated for a while. Ye insisted that Li Lanzhen take the money to the city to exchange for food. Li Lanzhen insisted on not taking it, so Li Erhan asked Li Lanzhen to take it.

"Girl, anything can happen on the road. Now we can buy food in the county town. In the future, I'm afraid we won't be able to get close to the county town. Take it and buy food."

Seeing that the two old men advised her to take the money to the city to exchange for food, Li Lanzhen accepted it. However, exchanging it was impossible, so she just kept it in the space and gave it to Ye when the right opportunity came. She just said that she didn't need it at the time and kept it.

Walking from her parents' place towards her beloved mule cart, Li Lanzhen woke up and waited to see who she would take into the city. It would be better to take them one by one. Last time, the third child went with her, so this time she would take the second child with her.

"Second brother, pack your backpack and follow mother into the city to buy food. The next one to go with me will be the eldest brother."

When she looked up, she saw Han Yuemei looking at her eagerly. Her heart softened and she patted her head. "If it happens again, I will take you to the city."

Han Yuemei immediately smiled and nodded vigorously.

Li Lanzhen and Han Mingjiang followed Han Deshun and others and lined up to enter the city.

As long as the money was paid, it was quite easy to enter the city. Han Deshun asked Li Lanzhen, "Sister-in-law Lanzhen, are you going with us or are you going to go by yourself?"

The reason why Han Deshun asked this was because he felt that Li Lanzhen had changed a lot. She was still very capable, but she was no longer unreasonable. Moreover, she was decisive and had her own ideas. Since she could bring Han Mingjiang into the city, she must have wanted to go around and buy some things.

In fact, when the people in Hanjia Village saw the large blue mule cart of Li Lanzhen's family, they were very surprised. They were discussing privately that Li Lanzhen's family must have been lucky enough to have her aunt buy a mule.

When they saw what happened to Li Erhan's family and how Li Lanzhen became famous in Yejiawan, they all shut their mouths again. It was because they were afraid. They knew that trouble comes from the mouth.

They didn't want Li Lanzhen to be stabbed to death by some wooden spike.

As expected, Li Lan smiled and said, "Yes, we two will go around by ourselves. You guys go your own way."

"Okay, we'll meet at the city gate in an hour and go out together."

"Okay." Li Lanzhen nodded and walked forward. Han Mingjiangbei and Xue Laohu, who were walking behind him, stopped him and handed him a small bamboo whistle. "Take this and blow it hard if anything happens. I will hear it and come to find you."

"Okay, thank you, Dad. You guys should be careful too."

The interaction between the father-in-law and son-in-law made the two people next to them envious. These in-laws are so nice, Han Mingjiang is so blessed.

After separating from Han Deshun and the other two, Li Lanzhen took Han Mingjiang to check out the price of grain.

Before she reached the grain store, she heard someone calling her at the entrance of an alley.

"Grandma, grandma."

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