Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Luo Yu didn't just think of one thing at a time.

When they arrived at the city gate, she took out a few taels of silver and asked Chunhua to go into the city to buy cloth, a piece of linen, ten feet of silk, five feet of gauze, plus needles and thread. She decided to design a few practical linen bags first, and decorate them with silk and gauze of different colors. If she sold them in the city, ordinary people should be able to afford them.

If you want to do it, you have to do it seriously. This place is close to the capital. If Chunhua does well and makes money and changes the material of the fabric, the rich lady might like it.

However, rich ladies would not carry bags themselves when traveling. Most of them would have personal maids to help prepare various needs. Who could carry two bags every day like Luo Yu, and put gold, silver, jewelry, pens, ink, paper, and pickled meat in the bags?

It suddenly occurred to him that this was definitely what women who often go out need. Thinking of the demanders, Luo Yu decided that he must design single-shoulder bags and backpacks that meet women's aesthetic tastes.

There is also a backpack that can be pushed and pulled. This demand is very friendly to the elderly over 50 years old. Luo Yu smiled as he thought about it. This idea must be designed and given to Chunhua to relieve her worries as much as possible.

During this process, Luo Yu found a corner on the west side of the city where there were few pedestrians to sell vegetables, and Jing'er accompanied Chunhua into the city to go shopping.

She was somewhat Buddhist in her approach to selling things. She had no concept of money in the present world, let alone buying and selling items. In her memory, the population had decreased significantly in the first 20 years, and all supplies were produced by intelligent machines. In the following years, when the zombie virus spread, all supplies became the property of the three of them, and she never worried about survival again.

So she stood there for a long time, but no one paid any attention to her.

Instead, I heard some people next to me talking about yesterday's incident. They said that dogs in and outside the city have been infected with a virus recently and are biting people everywhere. In particular, they bit several strong men in the woods a few miles outside the city. A woman's face was disfigured by the bite. After returning home, she had a fever and was talking nonsense. She was punching and kicking, and biting everyone she saw. The doctor went there and said that if she continued like this, there was no way to save her.

The other one listened and tutted his mouth: "You're talking nonsense! I heard there was a wild beast in the forest and it captured several people. Fortunately, it didn't eat them. But I heard those people were chasing a knight. I wonder what happened to that knight?"

"I heard he didn't make it out. He must have been eaten by a wild beast. Sigh, it's hard to be a good person in this world!"

"Those people from Xiejia Village are no good. Look, no one from Xiejia Village dared to cause trouble today. I heard that the beast specializes in dealing with bad guys."

"How come he eats knights too?"

Luo Yu frowned and leaned over to gossip: "No, don't listen to their nonsense. I heard that the knight was rescued by wild dogs and then escaped. There were no wild beasts at all, just a group of righteous dogs."

"Dogs are righteous? What's wrong with this world? Even dogs have spirits? I still believe there are ferocious beasts. Didn't you hear that a white tiger sent by a foreign envoy to the capital escaped? No one knows where it went. It won't come to us, will it? That white tiger is very spiritual, but it will eat people."

"That's not true. The White Tiger was captured by the imperial guards in the capital a long time ago." Luo Yu spoke nonsense seriously.

Several gossiping brothers looked at her at the same time: "How do you know?"

"I heard it. My cousin works in the government office. He heard the news and came home to tell me."

"Oh, I see. That's good."

Luo Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He could let the rumors fly for as long as possible. The most important thing was to keep Xia Liang safe.

"That's right. My cousin also said that the White Tiger had been hiding in the mountains and forests of the capital for over a month. The Emperor sent many experts from the Imperial City Division to capture it but they couldn't catch it. Guess what happened next."

She paused briefly, took out her kettle and drank some water. Seeing everyone's anxious eyes scanning her, she continued, "That White Tiger has actually been hiding in the city, planning how to escape!"

"No way? Are white tigers really that intelligent? The people from the Imperial City Division are all top-notch experts, and they can't even catch a white tiger?"

"Why would I lie to you? Otherwise, how could the white tiger escape from the city? But the people from the Imperial City Bureau also chased it out of the city. I'm not sure how they caught it later. Anyway, the white tiger isn't as scary as you say. It didn't eat anyone, nor did it hurt anyone. I think it probably doesn't like staying in the city. After all, nature is the home of divine beasts. Alas, it's a pity that after being caught, it will only become a caged monkey and a caged bird. How sad."

The people who heard it were so astonished that the west gate of the city was completely blocked.

"Hey, uncles and aunties, would you like to buy some vegetables? They're freshly picked this morning!"

More and more people gathered around to listen to the gossip. Seeing that Luo Yu was selling vegetables with great interest, everyone felt sorry for her and bought her vegetables after listening without bargaining.

Luo Yu sold out all 30 kilograms of vegetables in a short while, earning a total of 60 coins, which was one-third more expensive than the usual price.

It was because Luo Yu also talked about how the white tiger survived in the mountains and forests, including going to the palace and then making a big fuss in the city. It was so magical and eye-opening to people.

After the story was told and the vegetables were sold, Chunhua led Jing'er out of the city, each carrying a basket of goods.

Luo Yu pinched Jing'er's little face and asked her: "Jing'er, did you buy yourself a candy man?"

"Jing'er doesn't like to eat candy. Jing'er wants to buy medicine for dad. After taking the medicine, dad will be able to walk, and then mom won't have to work so hard!" What a good child.

Luo Yu wanted to carry Jing'er's small basket on his back, but Jing'er said he could carry it himself. Helplessly, Luo Yu could only carry two empty baskets and walk back with Chunhua.

It was not yet noon when he returned, but the entrance of his dilapidated house was indeed bustling with activity, even faster than Luo Yu had imagined.

A tall and fat woman was followed by several thin servants, and two strong young men were standing in front. As soon as he heard the voices, Luo Yu recognized them as the two guys who had talked by the stream last night.

So, the tall, plump woman was Yin, the landlady of Qingshui Village? Another man, as thin as a bamboo pole, stood three feet away. His meticulous temperament perfectly blended in with the family. He was probably Yin's man, but Luo Yu had no idea what his name was.

"Mom, they're back. They must have stolen our chickens and fish."

The one who spoke was the youngest son, and his voice sounded a little sharp and raspy.

There's not even a shred of evidence, yet he's already falsely accusing Liang of being a thief, even though Luo Yu isn't exactly a good man either.

Brother Liu remained silent in the room. After all, he had eaten the chicken, and it was hard to argue. But what they said was almost identical to what Cousin Zhou had said, and they even accused them of stealing six chickens and over twenty fish. He couldn't admit to making trouble out of nothing.

"Aunt Yin, why are you and Uncle Xu here?" Chunhua was still calm. After all, she now had the big promise painted by Luo Yu and was full of confidence in the future.

"Oh, Chunhua, have you made a fortune? You brought back so many good things?" Yin's eyes lit up, as if all she saw were her own belongings.

Luo Yu pulled Jing'er from behind and squeezed into the yard, shouting: "Make way, make way, why are you crowding in front of someone else's door?"

"Where did this young lady come from? Chunhua, why don't you introduce her to me?"

Chunhua put down her things and introduced Luo Yu to everyone. All the onlookers turned their eyes to Luo Yu, as if Luo Yu was the one who stole the chicken and fish. After all, she was the only one who was not from the village and did not know how powerful the Yin family was.

"If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you all looking at me?" Luo Yu didn't feel guilty at all. She just wanted to solve the problem quickly. She still had to go cut bamboo to make a bamboo wheelchair later.

The young man from the Xu family immediately pointed at Luo Yu's nose and shouted, "You must have stolen my chicken and fish!"

Luo Yu was confused. This kid's nonsense made a lot of sense.