Traveling through the 1940s, the whole village was massacred at the beginning

Jiang Jiyun and Jiang Wenming followed Ma Chao closely, and the three of them laboriously pulled the old ox cart to a secluded and deserted place before putting it into the space.

Then they packed their luggage and headed towards the city gate.

When we were approaching the city gate, we could see from afar a few people in security uniforms lazily hiding under a straw shed, devouring juicy watermelons with relish.

At this time, one of the burly security guards holding a tin trumpet raised his voice and shouted, "Listen up! Put the entrance fee into the basket over there, and don't try to do anything crooked or cunning! Otherwise, you won't be able to bear the consequences!"

While waiting in line to enter the city, Jiang Jiyun stared curiously at the basket full of copper coins and banknotes, muttering to himself, "This is really strange. There's not even a trace of a Japanese soldier here, so why do we have to pay a city entrance fee?"

Someone nearby heard his complaint and came over to whisper, "You don't know, nowadays in this city, a bucket of ordinary water costs three dollars!"

Another person also echoed: "Yes, not only the price of water, but also the price of food has skyrocketed. It is ridiculously expensive. It is simply beyond the reach of ordinary people like us."

"If this continues, sooner or later we will have to leave our homes and flee famine like everyone else," another person said worriedly.

Just like that, people in the team started discussing the topic started by Jiang Jiyun, and everyone's face was filled with anxiety and helplessness.

"My eldest brother-in-law's family lives near the commercial city. I plan to take my family with me to live with them." A young man said helplessly.

The person in front of him suddenly turned around and asked, "That's not right. The commercial city is not too far from here. There are no natural disasters there?"

The young man sighed and explained, "The large Japanese army over there has been almost wiped out by the Communist Party over there. They opened a grain warehouse in the city to distribute grain for disaster relief. The water source over there is also arranged by them. Although there is no way to grow crops in the land, there is still food and drink."

His words caused a stir in the crowd, and someone whispered, "Several counties near us have been provided with food and drinking water. As long as the people show their household registration, they can get it."

"real or fake?"

"How come we don't know?"

"I'll take my family there right now. We can't survive here anyway."

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When Jiang Wenming and his companions looked back, they saw that many people who had just wanted to line up to go into the city to buy expensive grain had run away.

After paying the entrance fee to the city, Ma Chao took Jiang Jiyun's hand and walked towards the city gate.

The three of them stepped into the city and what came into view was a slightly deserted street. Shops on both sides were sparsely open, and some had even closed down, with doors tightly shut and dust accumulated on the windowsills.

They walked along the street, looking around, and finally found a restaurant that was still open not far away.

So the three of them walked quickly into the restaurant and immediately saw Xu Fan and others sitting in the corner.

Approaching the table, they looked carefully and saw a few extremely simple dishes on the table: a plate of pickles, which were gray in color and exuded a faint sour smell; there was also a plate of vegetable leaves dotted with a few yellow leaves; in addition, there was a basket of black-faced steamed buns, each of which was hard and not soft at all; and on the side, there was an old kettle with some water stains on the spout.

Seeing such shabby food, Jiang Wenming couldn't help but frown and complain: "We finally got into the restaurant to eat, how can we be so frugal? At least we should order some meat dishes to try!"

You know, he is used to eating delicious food with his little niece on weekdays, and he hasn't eaten such simple food for a long time.

Hearing this, Zhao Huashan looked bitter, pointed at the things on the table and said, "Do you know how much this stuff cost?"

After saying this, he clenched his teeth tightly, as if his heart was bleeding.

Jiang Wenming looked at Zhao Huashan's distressed and gnashing teeth, estimated the price in his mind, and asked tentatively: "Does it cost two dollars?"

In his opinion, this was already a very high price.

However, before Zhao Huashan could answer, Xu Fan shook his head and added softly, "It's six dollars, three times as much!"

Hearing this, Jiang Wenming and Jiang Jiyun suddenly widened their eyes and looked at the inconspicuous food on the table in disbelief.

They knew that six dollars in the past were enough to prepare a sumptuous banquet, but now they could only buy this much.

Thinking of this, the uncle and nephew looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment.

Ma Chao sighed and said, "Let's eat first, then go buy something, and then we'll leave."

Jiang Jiyun is not hungry now, her stomach is full of melon.

Dong Duoyu wasn't hungry either, so she took Jiang Jiyun's hand and stood up and said, "Xiaoyun and I will go to the nearby clothing store to have a look."

Xu Fan also stood up and said, "I'll go with you."

At this time, several people in Guojun military uniforms came in and shouted as soon as they entered the door, "Boss, bring out the good wine and good food."

"Please come in, sir. The private room is reserved for you gentlemen." The waiter quickly put on a smile and welcomed him into the private room upstairs.

"Are they so rich?" Jiang Wenming whispered in surprise.

Ma Chao picked up the black-faced steamed bun and started eating. Qi Feng and the others behind him sighed and said nothing.

Jiang Jiyun followed Dong Duoyu and Xu Fan to the clothing store. The female shopkeeper was chasing flies out of boredom. When she saw someone coming in, she immediately put down the fly-swatter to greet the guest.

"Would you like to buy fabrics, ready-made garments or underwear?" the female shopkeeper asked with a smile.

"Let's buy shoes, cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles." Dong Duoyu said.

"Please come this way. We have men's shoes, women's shoes, and even shoes for children. You can choose for yourselves." The female shopkeeper smiled and led them aside to look at shoes.

"Boss, is my wife's cheongsam ready?" At this time, a man's voice came from the door.

"Oh, sir, the cheongsam is ready. I'll get it right away." The female shopkeeper turned around and saw the person at the door and immediately ran to greet him.

Jiang Jiyun frowned and looked at the man at the door, wondering why this man looked familiar.

The female shopkeeper took the packed paper box and handed it to the man, saying, "The general really loves his wife."

The man smiled and left with his things without saying anything. Jiang Jiyun came to the door and looked at the man in the Guojun military uniform with his eyes narrowed.

"Tsk, who knows if she is a wife or a mistress!" The female shopkeeper muttered and went to entertain Xu Fan and the others.

She looked back at Xu Fan and Dong Duoyu who were choosing shoes, and then quietly followed them out.

After crossing two alleys, the man noticed someone was following him. He turned around and saw a child behind him, so he turned around and left.