In the years of famine, I led a comfortable life with my husband

Shen Wenjun was about to say no, but when he saw the determined look in Su Zhizhi's eyes, he swallowed it back. He knew that Su Zhizhi was a strong-willed girl, so he didn't refuse anymore. Instead, he nodded and agreed, "Okay."

Next, the two of them went into the house and hurriedly packed their luggage and clothes. After packing, they went to the pawnshop to pawn the jade pendant for silver.

After doing this, the two of them hurriedly drove the carriage on the road.

On the way, Shen Wenjun took good care of Su Zhizhi, and slowly Shen Wenjun developed some of the same feelings for Su Zhizhi. However, as a straight girl, Su Zhizhi knew nothing about it. She was completely immersed in the joy of rushing to the capital to meet Xie Chengjin.

Looking at Su Zhizhi who was so close, Shen Wenjun finally mustered up the courage to speak to her, "Miss Su, I have something I want to ask you."

Su Zhizhi, who was looking at the scenery outside the carriage, was slightly confused by Shen Wenjun's sudden words, but she quickly reacted and said without hesitation, "Just tell me, let's just say whatever we want to say."

Perhaps this sentence gave Shen Wenjun some courage and hope. Without hesitation, Shen Wenjun asked the question that he had been struggling with for hundreds of times, "Miss Su, I want to ask if you are married?"

Su Zhizhi was slightly stunned when she heard this, and then chose to tell the truth, "I'm already married."

These words were like a bolt from the blue to Shen Wenjun.

"Okay, I understand." Shen Wenjun said dejectedly.

Not only that, for the next period of time, Shen Wenjun seemed particularly depressed and unhappy, which was in stark contrast to the smiling him every day before.

Su Zhizhi naturally noticed the changes in Shen Wenjun. Su Zhizhi really wanted Shen Wenjun to not care about this matter in her heart, but several times the words were on the tip of her tongue and she didn't know how to open her mouth. In this way, the atmosphere between the two became a little weird until they arrived in Lejun County.

Shen Wenjun rarely spoke to Su Zhizhi, "Why don't we rest here for a day and continue our journey tomorrow morning. The horse seems to be running for so long and it seems to be a little tired. It's time for it to rest."

Su Zhizhi nodded in agreement, "Okay, let's find an inn to rest.

The two came to an inn. Although they had arrived in Lejun County, Su Zhizhi and the others had not yet entered the city and were on the outskirts of the city, so after searching around, they found this inn to be the only one nearby.

"Hello, shopkeeper, we need a room." After entering the inn, Shen Wenjun went straight to the shopkeeper and said.

Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper didn't even raise his head and replied without hesitation, "I'm sorry, sir, our house is full."

This made the exhausted Su Zhizhi feel a little disappointed. She didn't give up and asked, "Are you sure? There's not a single empty room left? No one wants to leave the room in a hurry?"

The innkeeper glanced at Su Zhizhi and said, "Who wouldn't sleep and travel so late at night? I said there are no rooms, so there are no rooms."

The shopkeeper's tone was very firm and unquestionable. Su Zhizhi and Shen Wenjun immediately wilted like eggplants hit by frost.

"Okay!" Su Zhizhi didn't know what to say after seeing this, so she turned around and left the inn with Shen Wenjun.

"What should we do now? Where are we going to stay tonight?" Su Zhizhi said with a worried look on her face.

Looking at Su Zhizhi, whose face was filled with sorrow and fatigue, Shen Wenjun suddenly had an idea and said, "How about this! When I came here, I accidentally noticed a dilapidated temple not far ahead. Why don't we stay there for the night?"

Su Zhizhi was slightly stunned when she heard the voice. After thinking about it for a while, she could only nod helplessly. After all, this was the best idea they could think of at the moment.

"Okay, then let's do as you arrange." Su Zhizhi looked at Shen Wenjun and said.

Shen Wenjun nodded after hearing this, then got in the carriage and took Su Zhizhi to the gate of the dilapidated temple. After settling Su Zhizhi down, Shen Wenjun suddenly remembered that they had been traveling all day and hadn't eaten yet, so Shen Wenjun took the initiative to say, "Are you hungry? How about I go buy you something to eat?"

Su Zhizhi subconsciously refused when she heard that. "It's okay, I'm not hungry. Besides, it's so late, so let's not go out!"

Unfortunately, before Su Zhizhi could finish her words, her stomach made an inopportune sound.

"Gululu——"

Su Zhizhi looked at Shen Wenjun awkwardly upon hearing this. Shen Wenjun was very understanding and said, "Then I'll go find you something to eat. You stay here alone and be careful."

After saying that, Shen Wenjun turned around and left without waiting for Su Zhizhi's answer.

Su Zhizhi didn't stop him when she saw this, because she was really hungry.

Not long after Shen Wenjun left, a group of uninvited guests came to the temple.

A group of ragged beggars appeared out of nowhere, and when they saw Su Zhizhi huddled beside the fire, their eyes suddenly lit up.

The leading beggar walked towards Su Zhizhi aggressively, then said to her in a haughty manner, "Who are you? Do you know whose territory this is?"

Su Zhizhi immediately understood what the other person meant and immediately explained, "We were just passing by here. It just so happened that all the nearby inns were full, so we decided to stay here for one night. We didn't know this was your place, so we're sorry to bother you."

Su Zhizhi spoke to the other party very politely. She actually communicated with the other party with the attitude of "mind your own business is worse than more", and she did not look down on the other party's identity.

Unexpectedly, Su Zhizhi's kind words did not make these beggars feel good, but instead became a weapon for them to control Su Zhizhi. Seeing that Su Zhizhi was so easy to talk to, they guessed that Su Zhizhi was a soft persimmon, so they became even more arrogant.

"Since you already know that it was your abruptness and intrusion, then do you have to pay us accommodation fees and protection fees for living here?"

The beggar leader's eyes were full of greed.

Su Zhizhi was slightly taken aback when she heard this. She could understand the accommodation fee, but what kind of money was this protection fee? The thought of giving away her hard-earned money made Su Zhizhi unhappy.

"Excuse me. To put it nicely, I'm treating you with courtesy because you often stay here. To put it bluntly, this place is just a temple, not yours, let alone your home. Why should I pay you protection money for living here? You all can live here for free, so why can't I?"