Tang Qiyue was not surprised that Xu Fang stayed.

Boss Hu and Lin San took the silver given by other members of the team and went into the city to buy some food, and also to inquire about things for those who wanted to settle down.

The four of them squeezed through the crowd and finally arrived at the city gate smelling the strong odor of sweat.

"It stinks so much. It's suffocating me." Lin San gasped and took deep breaths.

"Third brother Lin, you smell too." Tang Qingshu said with a smile. He could finally go into the city with his sister and help her.

Tang Qiyue ignored the conversation between the two and walked up to the soldiers guarding the city.

Before Tang Qiyue could speak, the soldiers guarding the city had already blocked his way with their long sticks in their hands, "What are you doing!"

Boss Hu hurried over and stopped in front of Tang Qiyue, "Brother, we don't want to do anything, we just want to go into the city."

"Enter the city?" The soldiers guarding the city snorted coldly, "Look behind you, who entered the city?"

Tang Qiyue looked back and saw piles of refugees behind them, but no one dared to approach the soldiers. What was going on?

"Can't enter the city?" Boss Hu asked.

"You can come in." The soldier guarding the city looked indifferent, which made Tang Qiyue clench her fists.

"Then let us in." Lin San was very anxious.

Boss Hu stopped Lin San and bowed slightly, saying, "Please let me know, little brother, we are all refugees. We want to go into the city to buy some food. After all, we still have a long way to go."

Seeing Boss Hu like this, the soldiers guarding the city narrowed their eyes and their attitude became much better than before. "You can enter this city if you want, but you must come out before dark. And the entrance fee is five taels of silver per person. If you don't have it, leave quickly."

Tang Qiyue and his men were wearing clothes covered with patches, similar to the surrounding refugees, but they were well fed and their spirits were different from those of the others, which was why the soldiers guarding the city took a second look at them.

Five taels of silver. The four of them looked at each other and remained silent for a long time.

Tang Qiyue asked first, "Why do we have to come out before dark?" She had important things to do.

"Why are you asking so many questions? Are you coming in or not? If you want to come in, pay the money."

Boss Hu immediately took out twenty taels of silver, which was half of his family fortune.

Tang Qiyue stopped them, took out his own money and Tang Qingshu's, and the four of them entered the city.

Compared to the foul smell outside the city, the city was not only clean, but all the shops were open, and there were no refugees walking around everywhere. Tang Qiyue nodded. From the current perspective, it would not be impossible to settle down here.

However, Tang Qiyue has something more important to do.

Boss Hu and Lin San went to buy food for others, while Tang Qiyue gave the things her family needed to Tang Qingshu. There were piles of food in her space, but she still needed to pretend that there were enough.

So after Boss Hu and the other man left, Tang Qiyue said, "Brother, did you remember what I just said?"

"Brother remembers it."

"Then big brother, after you finish shopping, please leave the city first. I have something else to do."

Tang Qingshu was a little confused and anxious when he heard this, "What's the matter, sister?" He wanted to protect his sister today.

Tang Qiyue had a headache. After using her eloquent tongue to finally get rid of her elder brother, she asked about the location of the clinic and quickened her pace to walk over.

"Doctor, is there any way to treat this?" Tang Qiyue was not well versed in medicine. At most, she knew the effects of some common medicinal herbs. With her special abilities, she could basically treat most injuries.

The old doctor with gray hair and frowned stroking his beard pondered for a long time and said slowly, "I haven't seen the patient, so I can't give you an accurate diagnosis, but from what you said, he must have had a head injury with residual blood clots, so he was in a coma for a long time and couldn't wake up."

It turned out to be just as she had guessed.

"Once the blood clots dissipate, he should be able to wake up."

Tang Qiyue thought for a while and asked, "In your opinion, how long will it take?" She really needed an accurate time. After all, the man must be rich or noble. If she stayed too long, it would bring trouble to her family.

"This...I can't judge."

After wasting half an hour, Tang Qiyue finally asked the old doctor to rub a bottle of health-preserving medicine and then left.

She would keep this man in her care for another half a month, and if he didn't wake up, she would throw him into the wilderness.

"There are more and more refugees outside. Why doesn't our prefect care about it? Those people are very scary when they make trouble."

"That's right. I don't know what our prefect is thinking. Or is it that the imperial court doesn't allow us to intervene?"

"No way! The refugees are all coming to our north. Some of them must be heading to the capital. If the court doesn't take care of it, won't it be a mess? I guess a solution will be found in the next two days."

"What other solutions can we have? Isn't it just to open up a city and settle down? Although we are very far away from the famine-stricken areas, life is still difficult here. Why do they only come to our city?"

After Tang Qiyue finished drinking the tea, he took out two copper coins, put them on the table, and left.

It is not difficult to know from the conversation between the two people just now that the court does not seem to intend to pay attention to the issue of refugees' settlement.

Thinking of this, Tang Qiyue's eyes turned cold, and she turned straight into the alley while walking towards the city gate.

It was not yet dark and there were not many people on the streets.

Tang Qiyue turned several turns in the alley and finally stopped at the corner of the back door of the prefect's residence.

How was she supposed to get in?

The wall was not high, but it was daytime and people were walking by from time to time. She could climb over it, but she had to wait for the right opportunity.

After waiting for about half an hour, Tang Qiyue took advantage of the blind spot, climbed over the wall, and entered the rockery.

The servants' voices could be heard, "Who is the person the master is meeting today?"

"This is not our business, leave now."

After the footsteps gradually faded away, Tang Qiuyue waited for a while, then climbed onto the roof and moved two tiles away. His serious voice was intermittent, which made people anxious.

"Do you really want to do this? If you let..." A slightly serious male voice revealed disapproval.

"So what if I know? I'm just helping the court share the burden."

Tang Qiyue narrowed her eyes, it seemed that this person was the prefect.

"One person can settle down in the city with 15 taels of silver. Those who can enter the city are not short of money. Why can't I do the same?"

Fifteen taels of settlement fee for entering the city? Tang Qiyue frowned fiercely.

The prefect's arrogant voice continued, "I know that in Huaiyang Prefecture, they charge 20 taels for entering the city, but they don't provide residence. Do you think I am more kind?"

Tang Qiyue almost couldn't help but spit out loud, what a sanctimonious hypocrite!

You want both money and fame? Dream on!

Tang Qiyue, who didn't want to listen any more, began to look around the prefect's house. She didn't plan to settle down in this prefectural city and continued to go to the capital.

Now, her purpose is something else.

Tang Qiyue stood outside a locked room, curling her lips and sneering.

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