Spring comes to the desperate place

Perhaps out of consideration for Gu Fengyue, the soldiers guarding the city did not make things difficult for the Song family. They didn't even ask for an entrance fee. The Song family was still a little dizzy when they came in.

"You're coming in so soon?" Song Dazhuang still couldn't believe it. He thought he would be troubled when entering the city. After all, not many towns welcomed the arrival of refugees. He had already prepared the silver and put it in his arms. It contained all the remaining silver and copper coins in his family, which he used to pay the city entrance fee and buy things on the way.

"Da Zhuang, let's find an inn to rest for a night." Grandpa Song looked at the city, which was more prosperous than his hometown. It took him a long time to come back to his senses and told his son to find an inn.

There were several inns in the city. The Song family chose one that looked clean and elegant. As soon as they entered the door, the waiter greeted them warmly, as if he didn't notice how exhausted and disheveled they looked.

"Are you all here together? We have a small courtyard behind us, which is perfect for your family to live in." The waiter warmly welcomed the Song family in and led them through the patio and a small alley, then stopped in front of a door. The waiter opened the door, and inside was indeed a small courtyard with east and west wing rooms.

The yard was not big, but it was very tidy. There were some half-dead flowers in the flowerbed next to it. Song Chunlin quite liked it here. There was only one square room with east and west wing rooms on both sides. The house was not big, and the Song family was very satisfied. Anyway, they were only staying for one night, so they paid the rent happily.

Song Dazhuang took out a small piece of silver, the waiter took it with a smile, and quickly brought two buckets of hot water to the Song family.

"Oh, there's hot water. It seems the city isn't as dry as the north."

"It's not true that there was no rain in the city in the past three years, it just rained less." Gu Fengyue explained to everyone. Although there was a severe drought for three years, the driest area was the northwest, where the Song family fled. In the past two years, the rainfall in the south of the Yangtze River has gradually recovered. Although it is still not as good as before the drought, at least there is no total harvest.

Hearing that there was indeed plenty of rain as the village chief had said, the Song family finally put their minds at ease. They were really scared by the drought and were afraid that there would be no water here, which would really mean no way for them to survive.

Grandpa Song stroked his beard and nodded repeatedly: "As long as it rains, it's fine." In fact, what he was thinking in his heart was that the sweet potatoes, corn and potatoes in Song Chunlin's space were all drought-resistant crops. As long as they were not killed by drought, they could basically have a harvest. A harvest meant that people would not starve to death.

The family simply washed up with the two buckets of water. Song Dazhuang suggested going out to buy some clothes to wear on the road. Their previous luggage had been thrown away, and they only had one set of old clothes and a new cotton-padded coat. It would take another half a month to get to the capital, and if the weather changed halfway, they would have nothing to wear.

Song Qinshi: "Let's go buy some cloth. Daddy and I can make some when we have some free time on the way. Ready-made clothes are so expensive, and the sizes may not be right."

Song Dazhuang thought about it and nodded: "Then the child's mother, you come with me, and we can buy some dry food for tomorrow."

"We need to hire a car. How long will it take for us, the old, weak and sick, to walk?" When Song Chunlin heard that the couple were getting ready to go out, he followed them out.

When they walked into the alley, Song Chunlin took out a silver safety lock from his space.

It was the first time that Song Dazhuang and Song Qinshi saw such shiny silver. Their eyes widened and they quickly covered Song Chunlin’s hands.

"Silly child, why are you taking everything out? Put it away quickly."

"That's right, your parents have money, you should keep it, it will be useful in the future."

Song Chunlin didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Dad, Mom, I have a lot of stuff like this. Let's pawn it. It should be enough to buy a carriage, right?"

This time it was Song Dazhuang's turn to be at a loss whether to laugh or cry. This kid was really whimsical. He just wanted to rent an ox cart, but this kid actually thought of buying a horse carriage.

However, Song Dazhuang thought about it and felt that buying a car was not a bad idea. A horse-drawn carriage was faster than an ox-drawn carriage. After settling down in the capital, the horse could also be used to transport goods. Thinking this way, it seemed acceptable.

However, Song Dazhuang still felt that the peace lock was too eye-catching. The smelting technology in ancient times was not as advanced as it is today. The silver they used on a daily basis was not so shiny. It almost blinded his eyes.

Song Chunlin was speechless. He didn't expect that 999 pure silver, which is very common in modern society, was actually a rare commodity in ancient times.

But he really had no other silver jewelry. He raided the gold shops on a whim, thinking that gold in troubled times and jade in prosperous times could be exchanged for money. As for jade, he had read too many novels at that time and thought he could use better jade to upgrade the space. Unexpectedly, he collected a lot of jade, but there was no sign of upgrading the space. Later, he completely forgot about it.

Today, when I heard Song Dazhuang say he wanted to rent a horse carriage, I remembered that I had such a valuable thing in my space.

"The silver one is too eye-catching, what about the jade one?" Song Chunlin took out another jade pendant.

"Oh, this is nice. It looks like it should be worth some money, but we don't know how to look at it." Song Dazhuang was a little embarrassed, but Song Chunlin rolled his eyes, took the peace locket and walked into the yard.

"Dad, Mom, wait for me for a moment!"

Soon Song Chunlin came out, confidently holding Song Dazhuang and Song Qinshi's hands and saying, "Mom and Dad, let's go and find a jewelry store first."

Song Dazhuang knew he had gotten the answer, and without asking how much it was, he happily went out with his wife and children.

The waiter was wiping the tables in the hall. When he saw a family of three coming out, he ran over and asked them what they needed.

Song Dazhuang asked him where the largest jewelry store was. Although the waiter was puzzled as to why the family, who looked so poor, asked about a jewelry store, he still enthusiastically showed them the way.

After thanking the waiter, the family of three went out into the street. Following the waiter's instructions, they walked straight ahead from the left and arrived at the most prosperous street in the city.

It was the first time that Song Chunlin went shopping in ancient times. The three of them saw the sign of the jewelry shop from afar. As the waiter said, it was the most conspicuous shop on the street.

Song Qinshi’s last experience of shopping was not very good, so this time, as she stood at the door, she was a little hesitant.

"Boss, do you think we will be kicked out if we go in like this?"

Song Dazhuang didn't take it seriously: "He's running a business, so it's not reasonable for him to pick and choose his customers. Don't worry, let's go in and ask first. If it doesn't work, we can go to another store. It's no big deal."