Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

After breakfast, we packed our bags and headed into the city.

If the journey goes smoothly, we will reach Liangzhou City by noon.

Luo Yu thought of the leading yamen runner from yesterday. If this man was not eliminated, it would be a disaster. It would probably not be so easy for Xia Liang to enter the city.

How to solve it? Relying on violence in a crowded place is always a bad idea. She is a weak woman and cannot let anyone know that something is wrong.

Along the way, Fang just held Luo Yu's hand tightly, her eyes full of concern, but she never said a word.

"Mom, you're holding my hand like this, and it's all sweaty. Are you planning to hold me all day?"

"Chu'er, I see you're frowning. I've worried you these days. I don't know how to thank you, but no matter how much I thank you, it can't express my feelings."

"Mom, you are already my mother, why should I thank you?" Luo Yu grinned, and it was obvious that Fang was really worried about her.

Luo Yu pulled his hand away, and in order to prevent Fang from getting anxious, he took out his backpack and said, "Mom, can you embroider?"

"Of course, I am the best at embroidery. I remember when I was a girl, I participated in the Liangzhou City Women's Embroidery Competition and won first prize."

"Come on, Mom, the embroidery on my backpack is up to you."

"Your backpack is really creative. I've seen you take out a lot of things from it several times. If it were made of better fabric and decorated with patterns, it would definitely be a good choice for a woman on the go."

Fang was indeed a woman from a merchant family, with a sharp and vicious eye.

"Mom, look, if we return to Liangzhou City, should we start some small business to make a fortune? Besides, the problems in our Bai family haven't been resolved yet. Qin Bingrui and I won't be leaving Liangzhou City for a while, and we can't stay at the Fang family forever, eating and living for free, right?

Oh, mother, have the people in the Fang family seen Miss Bai when she was little? Will they recognize that I am not Bai Fengchu?"

He was indeed not the kind of person who was in a hurry. It was only when he was almost home that Luo Yu thought of the possibility of being discovered.

"Don't be afraid. You and Chu'er look a lot alike, and the last time the Fang family saw Chu'er was ten years ago. Girls change a lot when they grow up, so how could they recognize you?"

Fang smiled. She didn't care what the Fang family thought. She would protect her own daughter herself. She failed to protect Chu'er in the past, but she would protect Chu'er now with her life.

As we approached Liangzhou City, it was just as we had imagined. There were a lot of merchants entering and leaving the city, and the gatekeepers had set up many checkpoints.

Luo Yu frowned slightly and said to Qin Bingrui, "It seems that we can only find a secluded place for Xia Liang and the lackey to get off the car. We will go into the city first and then find a way to bring them in."

"That's right. There are so many people entering the city, it's not easy to force your way in."

Xia Liang didn't particularly want to go into the city. After all, she had nowhere to stay and it was inconvenient to go out for a stroll. If possible, she would be the king of the woods outside the city.

Fortunately, the ancients lived densely packed together, leaving many places deserted.

After walking around for a while, he found a deserted place to put Xia Liang and Goupuizi down. Monkey almost followed them, but was held tightly by Bai Lingyi and couldn't leave.

The two large carriages turned back to the city gate.

The leading yamen officer who checked the cars on the way yesterday was indeed among them.

When he saw Luo Yu and Qin Bingrui, a vicious gleam flashed in his eyes.

Luo Yu thought to himself, the leading yamen runner was bribed by the Bai family, so was the prefect also acquainted with the Bai family?

But when we met again, it was too bold for an official ordered by the imperial court to kill innocent civilians. Could it be that the Bai family gave him too many benefits?

Or is it because the Bai family has some interest relationship with the governor of Liangzhou?

The leading yamen runner clearly knew them, but he still asked them to take out their household registration and travel permits again, and compared them one by one. After that, he checked the carriage.

Luo Yu smiled widely and took out a few gold leaves from his bag and handed them to the leader.

"Sir, we checked the carriage yesterday at the official road checkpoint, didn't we?"

He took the gold leaf, frowning even deeper, and said harshly, "Yesterday is yesterday, and today is today. I'm just following the rules of the government office. If you don't follow them, you'll be punished for violating court discipline."

"OK, no problem."

Luo Yu spread her hands to show that she accepted, but she took the gold leaves back.

Just as several young yamen runners were about to climb onto the carriage to check, Qin Bingrui took out Prince Ning's token and almost slapped it in their faces.

"Look carefully, we are going to Liangzhou City on the orders of King Ning to handle important matters. If you anger King Ning, I can't guarantee that you can still keep your heads."

Several young yamen runners looked at the token. They were not afraid of anything else, but the token of King Ning was really scary.

The current emperor is Prince Ning's biological brother, and the queen mother is Prince Ning's biological mother. Among all the princes, Prince Ning is the most favored and financially powerful prince. It is said that he is handsome, elegant and seemingly harmless, but behind the scenes he is insidious, cunning and extremely cruel.

Back then, the daughter of a minister just tried every means to enter the palace of Prince Ning and become a princess. As a result, Prince Ning tricked the emperor into confiscating the property of all nine generations of her family and exiling them to the frontier. Two years have passed since then.

If you offend him, I'm afraid you will be punished with all your clan for a random charge.

When he saw the yamen runner hesitate, Luo Yu quickly took out the purse from the leading yamen runner's arms, poured out all the gold leaves inside, and threw them all over the sky.

"Oh my! There are actually yamen runners who only accept bribes but don't do anything. They took the gold leaves from me but wouldn't let me into the city, and they even deliberately made things difficult for me. How could a small yamen runner have so much gold on him? He must be extorting money. Oh my God, is there still law in this world?

We ordinary people have a hard life. In other places, we only have to pay two cents to enter the city. Why are we not allowed to enter Liangzhou City even after giving two gold leaves? This is simply covering up the sky with one hand and disregarding the law!"

When she shouted like this, more people came to watch the fun, and those who came into the city lowered their heads and talked to each other. It was indeed true. This small yamen runner was deliberately making things difficult for them. Anyone who delivered goods into the city always had to bribe them.

Over time, his appetite grew bigger and bigger, and he became truly lawless.

Seeing this, several wealthy merchants also shouted: "Indeed, it is impossible to collect gold as an entrance fee for transporting goods into the city, and the money goes into the leader's own pocket."

"It's not just once or twice, but every time. They take it every time and make things difficult if I don't give it. They really have no respect for the law."

The golden and flickering light on the ground made the people around it look like they were on fire.

Luo Yu snorted coldly. "You've been bullied for so long, why don't you think of reporting together?" "How can a small yamen runner be afraid of him?"

Of course, if there was a prefect behind her to support her, she would just pretend she didn't say anything.

As the saying goes, the county magistrate is not as good as the current manager. If the prefect wants to cover up everything, the people really have no way to complain.

The leading yamen runner was stunned. He had never imagined this woman would pull such a trick. All his money was exposed in the open, and now he had no way to defend himself. If he didn't let them into the city, and word got out to the prefect, he was afraid his job as a yamen runner would be over.

The most important thing is that they seem to have real connections with Prince Ning.

After being released, the people were dispersed by the yamen runners, but the heated discussions in private would not dissipate at all, and would even become more and more serious. The horror of rumors was more heartbreaking than killing someone with a knife.

Qin Bingrui smiled, put the token away, and flattered loudly: "Sister Luo Yu, you are really amazing. You are worthy of being the most beautiful and smart person in the universe. This trick is really vicious. I think the leading yamen runner's days are coming to an end. It seems that we have to use dirty tricks to deal with people like this."

"Thank you so much!" Luo Yu covered his mouth and laughed.

Bai Lingyi thought about his sister's stubborn and aggressive nature, and was in a trance for a moment. His sister really knew everything.

The little monkey came back from somewhere after a stroll, and suddenly came into the carriage, handing Luo Yu a handful of gold leaves and gold balls.

Fang's eyes widened when she saw Luo Yu and Houzi laughing so hard that they were twitching.

What kind of owner is you, what kind of pet is you have.