Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

The next day, Luo Yu got up before dawn and started cooking.

When the old lady woke up and found Luo Yu busy in the kitchen, she was stunned.

"Auntie, I'd like to stay for a while before leaving, okay? I'll give you some money for accommodation and food."

"Girl, it's okay if you want to stay a few more days. I, an old woman, can light the fire and cook the meals by myself."

She didn't expect that the girl, who was thin and weak, could work so efficiently and effectively. She almost cooked the porridge into dry rice, and she didn't know how much rice she put in.

"Auntie, after breakfast I want to go to the city to buy some daily necessities. Take a look and I'll bring you anything you need."

"No, no, just add some for yourself."

Luo Yu only had one set of clothes that he could wear when leaving the palace. He had been traveling in the mountains for two days without a change of clothes, and the clothes smelled a bit bad. He couldn't change into the palace clothes, so he simply went into the city to buy a few sets of clothes, and then went to the bank to exchange them for fifty taels of silver notes. He would also go to the city to explore the way out and see how to get out of the city.

After dinner, Luo Yu sneaked into the woodshed and told Baihu to hide in the firewood pile. She would try to bring back meat to cook for it at noon.

Xia Liang nodded sensibly. Fortunately, his uncle and aunt rarely came to the woodshed.

Carrying important items with him, Luo Yu finally walked into the crowded capital city.

The prosperity of this street is no less than what I have seen on TV, and it is even a bit noisy.

After a while, she came to a city gate in the east. On the gate were towering characters: Heyang Gate.

Citizens entering and leaving the city gates were required to present a pass (similar to a road permit), which should be obtained at the government office. Luo Yu did not bring Concubine Ying's household registration with him, and it would probably cause serious problems if he did.

As a person with no family, no relatives or friends, it is difficult for her to leave the city gate, not to mention that she has to bring a well-known giant white tiger with her.

Xia Liang told her that Bingrui had too much to do recently and might not have time to take care of them, so she asked Luo Yu to find a way to take Xia Liang out of the city first, and he would follow.

Luo Yu believed in Bingrui's ability to get things done, and Bingrui naturally believed that she could find a way to take Xia Liang out of the city.

In fact, it is still very difficult for her.

With no other choice, Luo Yu could only go to the clothing store and buy two sets of ready-made ordinary people's clothes for replacement.

When she walked to the streets of East Market, there were bursts of noise on both sides of the road. Luo Yu stuck his head out through the crowd and saw a group of guards from the Imperial City Bureau marching out in an orderly formation.

I heard from a refined scholar nearby that the number of people in this team is twice as large as the first time. It seems that the emperor is really angry.

The man in the front was Ye Yucheng, the Imperial City Envoy. He rode a tall horse, his figure slender and powerful. He was dressed in dark brocade and held a long sword. His face was expressionless, but a murderous aura emanated from his majesty.

If they really caught Baihu, Xia Liang estimated that he would be in great danger.

Luo Yu turned around and walked in the opposite direction.

When he was about to cross the street, a luxurious horse-drawn carriage suddenly accelerated and caught up. Luo Yu was halfway there when he saw the carriage coming and immediately ran to the other side, but accidentally bumped into a pedestrian.

When the pedestrian was bumped by her, he immediately fell to the ground with his body tilted. She looked very skilled at it. The act of hitting someone's car has a deep-rooted tradition.

The lady who fell grabbed Luo Yu's skirt and would not let her go easily.

"Miss, you hit someone, you have to pay."

Luo Yu was acting cautiously now, not wanting to attract too much attention, so he took out the copper coins he had exchanged with Aunt Cai from Xinghua Village when he left the house, and while handing the copper coins to the fallen old lady, he wanted to help her up.

"Auntie, let me help you up first. This five cents is my compensation to you."

The old lady was unwilling to get up and refused the money in Luo Yu's hand.

"No, my leg is injured. You have to take me to the clinic."

The gist of it is, you think you can get rid of me with just this little money?

Luo Yu had no experience of being attacked by anyone. If he encountered such a blind zombie in the real world, he would just stab the neck with a knife and cut it horizontally.

She frowned, and seeing that more and more people were gathering around her, she squatted down slightly to the same level as the old lady, pretending to help her up, but the dagger in her sleeve was gently against the old lady's waist.

He whispered in the old lady's ear: "Don't make a scene, and take the five cents I gave you. Otherwise, don't blame me for following you and killing your whole family."

Then she pretended to be a weak woman, tears welling up in her eyes. I felt pity for her. She lowered her head and sobbed, "Auntie, I didn't do it on purpose. If you insist on making things difficult for me, then I will go with you to see the officials to see if there is anything wrong with your leg and whether you are trying to extort money from me."

"Yes, the girl just touched it lightly. How could she, who is so thin, bump into a strong lady like you?"

"The girl is willing to pay compensation, why are you so unreasonable?"

Passersby couldn't bear to see the weak woman suffer such grievances and spoke up for her.

Luo Yu sighed that the people in the capital are still of high quality!

The knife was pressed against the old lady's waist, and she vaguely felt a hot current about to flow out. She was so scared that she immediately supported herself with her hands and stepped back. Even if she tried to struggle harder, she might not be able to defeat this feminine woman. What's more, she was secretly smiling at her, which didn't seem like she was lying.

The old lady waved her away and said, "Go away, go away. I, I'm fine."

Luo Yu had already put away the dagger and stuffed five cents into the old lady's arms.

"Auntie, this is the medicine for the injury you suffered. I'm busy, so go to the pharmacy yourself."

What he meant was that the waist that was just scratched by the dagger could be treated.

When passersby saw that the matter was resolved, they all praised Luo Yu for his magnanimity.

"The girl is good, recognize the truth."

"Yes, she is a sensible girl. She must be from a good family."

"..."

The onlookers are really worried.

Prince Ning, who was sitting in the carriage, only heard the noise from the crowd. When he lifted the curtain, he saw Luo Ke holding a dagger hidden in his sleeve against the old lady's waist, while he pretended to be a weak woman.

Others couldn't understand it, but how could King Ning not see it? The girl was calm and composed, and she was quite good at threatening.

"What a weak woman." He lowered the curtain and asked the guard Song Si to speed up the carriage to catch up with the hunting team.

Miss Ling Hong refused to go with him again on the grounds that she earned money by accompanying guests. The main reason was that there were too many things that needed to be stocked up, and she couldn't let the prince have a full meal and have nothing to do. What if he was free and wanted to accompany her shopping and found something he shouldn't have found?

For example, she had just ordered several large barrels of dried and cured meat, smoked fish, and even several cages of live rabbits and chickens. She couldn't keep feeding that little girl stale meat. Luo Yu had said that tigers couldn't eat too much salty food, and it seemed that the journey to the south was becoming increasingly difficult.

Luo Yu bought two sets of men's clothes and two sets of women's clothes to change into, as it was safer to dress as a man on the road. He then went to the butcher's shop and bought more than ten pounds of meat. However, since he couldn't take it home to cook, he asked the butcher if he could cook it for him.

"Girl, are you not afraid of spoiling the food if you cook so much at once?"

"I'm having a birthday party for my child, and all the pots are occupied. I'm afraid I won't have enough time. If you can help me cook, I'll give you some extra money for the firewood."

She was worried that too much meat would arouse suspicion, but fortunately she wanted cooked meat, because no tiger would eat cooked food.

"Okay, please wait a moment, young lady."

Why won’t she do the job even if I pay her more? Besides, this girl has gentle features, speaks softly, and looks so pitiful, like the heroine in a storybook. She has to do the job even if I don’t pay her.

People are more likely to believe their own eyes. Luo Yu is now glad that Concubine Ying has the face of a weak woman, but this is not entirely a good thing. For example, she may be easily bullied by people with bad intentions.

She prepared a large basket to put the meat in, and covered it with a layer of oil paper. She then went to buy some rice, flour, two packets of brown sugar and a packet of cakes as a thank you gift for the meal. She spent less than two taels of silver in total. She didn't expect that silver was quite expensive to spend.

Luo Yu has no concept of spending money in this world. After all, the people who stockpiled supplies before only got more. Later, all the people mutated and no one wanted the supplies. Zombies only bite living things and drink their blood. Without living things, the zombies will die.

Thinking about this, Luo Yu felt that the present was pretty good, with a life full of flesh and blood. Even if the technology was far behind, it didn't matter. Perhaps this was the mission of the three of them.