"Grandma, here, here."
Li Lanzhen turned around and was surprised to see three black heads popping out from the entrance of the alley. They were her eldest grandson Han Yinan and Goudan. The other one was Daniu, the eldest son of her eldest daughter-in-law's eldest brother!
How did these three little guys get into the city? They must have gotten into trouble and don’t dare to come over. Well, they must be afraid that I will teach them a lesson.
Alas, if everyone comes in, we can catch them and bring them to the guards to tell them that these three little guys fell from the sky.
Not wanting to scare them, Li Lanzhen waved her hand and smiled kindly, calling out, "Yinan, come here, grandma. All three of you, come here."
The three little guys came running over, raised their sweaty faces and gave her a flattering smile.
He took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off the three little guys. "How did you get in without being discovered by the guards?"
Han Yinan said proudly, "Grandma, it was Goudan who found a dog hole, and the three of us got in through the dog hole."
Han Mingjiang was not as easy to talk to as Li Lanzhen. He frowned and looked fierce, "Did you come in and tell the adults? How anxious they must be when they can't find you? What's the matter with you? I'll spank you when I get back! You are such a trouble!!"
The three little guys then became worried. They were so excited and happy that they forgot to tell the adults. However, if they had told the adults, they would not be able to enter the city.
Han Mingjiang lowered his head and remained silent. He wanted to curse a few more times, but was stopped by Li Lanzhen. "Okay, Mingjiang, take them with you. Watch carefully and don't lose any of them. Let's go."
The three little guys were delighted to see that Li Lanzhen didn't teach them a lesson. They followed Han Mingjiang closely and were soon attracted by the lively scene in Linshui County.
Li Lanzhen was also puzzled. Wasn't the Li Dynasty in a state of recession? Why was the street market here still so bustling? Small vendors and people coming and going in the shops on both sides of the road. It seemed that the grain shops should also have grain for sale.
The aroma of food on both sides of the road made the children's stomachs growl, and Han Mingjiang also swallowed silently.
Li Lanzhen walked to a stall selling sesame cakes, took out more than a pound of white rice from her backpack, and discussed with the owner about exchanging it for sesame cakes.
The sesame seed cakes here are probably not made of pure wheat flour. Bean flour and corn flour are added to it. Each one is as big as an adult man's outstretched palm, one finger thick, browned on both sides, and sprinkled with sesame seeds. It should be crispy and fragrant when you bite it.
"Shopkeeper, we don't have any silver, but the kids are greedy, so we want to exchange this with you, what do you think?"
The shopkeeper did not ignore Li Lanzhen's words about not having any silver. He waited until she finished speaking, took the cloth bag she handed him, opened it, and his eyes widened. He looked up at Li Lanzhen in surprise.
Fearing that Li Lanzhen would go back on her word, she hurriedly said, "Big sister, are you sure you want to exchange this for a sesame seed bun? Okay! I'll trade with you. How about giving you 25 sesame seed buns?"
Seeing that Li Lanzhen didn't say anything, he quickly said, "How about this, I'll give you 25 of these sesame cakes, and 10 of these. Is that okay?"
As she spoke, she took out a winnowing basket from the back of the stall. Inside was sesame cakes made of a mixture of white flour and cornmeal. Han Mingjiang tugged at her sleeve, and Li Lanzhen nodded, "Okay, you pack it up."
After saying that, he took out two mixed sesame cakes, broke them in half, and gave them to the three children and Han Mingjiang, "Eat some to fill your stomach."
Everyone packed the sesame cakes skillfully, and carefully packed the two kinds of sesame cakes separately. Han Mingjiang took them and put them in the backpack he was carrying, covering them with a piece of cloth.
"Shopkeeper, I want to ask you something. Is there any place in this county where I can get water?" Li Lanzhen asked the shopkeeper as she watched Han Mingjiang pack the sesame cakes.
"Hey, sister, you must have passed by here while fleeing from famine. There are three wells in the county town, all of which are guarded by the county government. You have to pay for water. Fortunately, there is a well in the backyard of my store, otherwise, I would not be able to do this business."
The shopkeeper shook his head helplessly.
"How about this, shopkeeper, I will change the water for you?" Li Lanzhen took out a small cloth bag from her backpack.
The shopkeeper's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly, "Okay, how do I change it?"
"Look, I have three pounds of this kind of food. I'll trade it with you for fifteen buckets of water this big and this tall. And you have to help transport it out of the city. We're in the woods half a mile outside the city."
After showing her the size of the bucket at home and telling her his requirements, Li Lanzhen was confident that the shopkeeper would definitely exchange with her. The water from his well was free, and exchanging it with her would be a win-win deal.
As soon as Li Lanzhen finished speaking, the shopkeeper nodded in agreement, "Okay. That's no problem. I have a water truck at home. Three trips is just enough to get you out of the city."
"Mingjiang, you stay and watch over the water delivery. Fill up the buckets of our four families first, and fill up Goudan's family as well. The rest will be distributed by the village chief."
Li Lanzhen thought that her family's water bucket was the biggest, and the buckets of other families were smaller, so it should be enough for every family in the village to get water. Otherwise, if only her family had water, there would be constant trouble on the way to escape the famine.
Goudan spoke up, "Grandma Li, Uncle Mingjiang and I were delivering water together, and it was just in time to tell the three adults about this."
The head looked at Han Yinan and Daniu, and said, "You two should go back together. The adults will be worried if you come out."
Li Lanzhen was thinking about her own plan. It was inconvenient to take several children with her, so she thought about sending them all back.
The three children readily agreed and waited with Han Mingjiang. Li Lanzhen pretended to take out the food that was exchanged for water from the store from the backpack and put it into Han Mingjiang's backpack.
"Go out and get enough water and then give food. If the water is delivered in several batches, the food will be given in batches. Do you understand?"
Han Mingjiang stared at Li Lanzhen's backpack in a daze. Then he raised his head, nodded quickly and vigorously, and told Li Lanzhen to be careful.
Li Lanzhen was walking aimlessly and strolling in the mall. She glanced at the mall last night and found that it had changed. She didn't look carefully, but now she sees that it has really become what she wanted.
That’s right, this is what a mall should look like.
The mall is a large LCD board with shops arranged on it. Now only the shops on the first floor have lights on, while the rest are dim.
The shops are filled with all kinds of goods displayed by merchants, as well as the types and quantities of materials to be exchanged.
You can see at a glance what you need and what supplies you have. Convenient.
"System, why are only the lights in the first row on?"
"Host, this result is what I, Tongzi, have achieved with my best efforts. If you are still not satisfied, I will leave you and look for another host."
Li Lanzhen heard Tongzi's helpless and sad mood and laughed.
"Okay, I'm just kidding you. You still want to leave me? You want to die. Let me tell you, if you leave me, you will die. If you come back to life, you will not be yourself anymore. You will be a brand new Tongzi reassembled and built by your system company!"
Tongzi: Do you really need to know our fate? Humph. I won't say anything, you can keep talking to yourself.
Seeing that Tongzi was silent, Li Lanzhen taught him earnestly, "So, serve me well, and we will be best friends here."
"Li Lanzhen, you old bastard! How did you get in here? I'm going to call my brothers to arrest you and bring you to the county government office for trial."
Li Lanzhen is heartbroken!
How come I met such a scoundrel on the street?
"Oh, I was thinking, it turns out you are such a scoundrel. You thought the county government was opened by your brother, oh my, could it be that the county magistrate has been sidelined by your brother, otherwise how could your brother have the final say in the county government?
Everyone come and have a look, this brother is very powerful in the county government, more powerful and effective than the county magistrate, who is nothing in his eyes. "
"Shut up! Shut up! I told you to shut up. I didn't say that, you said it!" Old Mrs. Wu was anxious. If the county magistrate heard these words, her brother would be in big trouble.
As soon as his eyes rolled, he heard her shouting, "Hurry up, someone, she has a very powerful weapon, if you stab her, she will die. This is unacceptable, quickly catch her and make her hand over the secret weapon."
The county magistrate's men standing behind the crowd had heard their conversation a long time ago. It was not until Old Lady Wu shouted that Li Lanzhen had a secret weapon that they stepped forward and were about to escort her to the county government office.
"Wait a minute. This is the person I'm looking for. No one can touch him."
A man in black stepped forward to stop their actions and showed them his badge. When the county magistrate's men saw the badge, they immediately saluted respectfully with their fists clasped.
"I'm so sorry, I'm so blind, please forgive me."
Old Mrs. Wu watched helplessly as the big man dragged Li Lanzhen away, and she was so angry.
"Bah. Li Lanzhen, you're in trouble now."
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