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No matter how serious the natural disasters and man-made disasters are, the imperial city is at the feet of the emperor and is always better than other cities. If they want to survive, they can only go to the imperial city, otherwise they will die wherever they go.

Outside the imperial city, horse bandits were rampant, refugees and their corpses were everywhere, a plague had broken out, and the surviving refugees had set up camps and become bandits. One could imagine their chances of survival.

They had walked more than a hundred miles since leaving Lingyun City, which was probably half the distance. They had walked slowly before, and most of the villagers were walking.

It’s different now. With so many horses and carriages, everyone is moving much faster.

The rest of the journey was relatively calm, perhaps because they stayed at Mingyue Temple for a few days. All they saw along the way were the bodies of refugees.

On the afternoon of the fifth day after leaving Mingyueguan, the sky gradually darkened and the large group from Linjia Village stopped for the third time. This time they stopped for the night because they found a good place to spend the night.

There is a small city between Lingyun City and Jingyun City, called Tingfeng County. Although it is a small city, it has everything it needs.

Therefore, Village Chief Lin planned to stop here to rest for one night and send a few people into the city tomorrow to see if they could buy some food.

Although everyone still has some food left over, who would complain about having too much food these days?

Even if they don't buy food, they still have to buy some vegetables and salt. Without salt, how can they have the strength?

After the large army stopped, each family found a place to spend the night. When Lin Qingxue got off the horse, he saw that Li Yanniang and the others had already started kneading dough to prepare dinner.

The brothers Lin Qingming and Lin Qingbai were building a temporary stove while the others were making beds for sleeping at night.

Soon, the brothers Lin Qingchu and Lin Qingxun came over. They were following the orders of their grandfather and came to ask Lin Qingxue if she wanted to go into the city to buy things tomorrow.

With the two events of purchasing supplies in Lingyun City and killing horse bandits in Mingyue Temple, Village Chief Lin trusts and values ​​Lin Qingxue, his granddaughter from the next room.

"Qingxue, my grandfather asked me to come and ask you if you want to go to Tingfeng County to purchase supplies tomorrow. He wants you to pick a few people to go into the city," Lin Qingchu said as he opened the door and went into the mountain.

"Of course, cousin, you can pick two guys who are good at riding horses to go with us. In my family, my eldest brother, my third brother, and I will go."

Lin Qingxue looked at Old Man Lin and seeing that he didn't say anything, she understood what he meant. He wanted her to make the decision.

"Okay, I'll let the second brother bring two people to go with you," Lin Qingchu nodded. The second brother he mentioned was his younger brother Lin Qingxun, and everyone understood what he meant.

Lin Qingxue nodded and said nothing more. After Lin Qingchu came over and explained things clearly, he took Lin Qingxun away. He still had to go back to pick someone!

"Qingxue, all the money in the family is with you. Ask your sister-in-law and others what the family needs, and then you can buy things," Old Man Lin said without another word, and the others were even quieter, just watching.

"I understand, Master," Lin Qingxue said, and didn't say anything else. Instead, she began to think about what to "buy" tomorrow.

Dinner started soon. After the meal, Li Yanniang and her three sisters-in-law stayed to clean up the dishes, while the others sat down to rest for a while. The younger ones like Lin Xiaoshan continued to practice sword, while the older ones like Lin Qingming fought in groups of two.

After practicing for about an hour, everyone lay down to rest and slept until dawn.

After waking up, Lin Qingxue and the others took turns washing up and eating the breakfast prepared by Li Yanniang and her three sisters-in-law. Then Lin Qingxue took Lin Qingming and Lin Qingran and led the horses to meet Lin Qingxun.

When they arrived at Lin Qingxun's house, they saw him and two young men of similar age waiting there. Lin Qingxue didn't say anything, but got on the horse directly, waved to them, asked them to follow, and rode towards Tingfeng County.

Lin Qingxue and his group of six rode their horses towards Tingfeng County, their hooves kicking up clouds of dust along the way.

When they approached Tingfeng County, they saw that the county gate was closed and there were several guards patrolling on the city wall.

Lin Qingxue and the others pulled the reins of their horses, and Lin Qingxue shouted to the city wall, "We are travelers passing through. We want to enter the city to buy some supplies. Please give us some convenience."

The guards on the city wall looked them over and asked loudly, "Where are you from? Are you sick with the plague?"

Lin Qingxue replied, "We came from Lingyun City. We were not infected with the plague along the way, nor did we come into contact with refugees."

The guards discussed for a while, then slowly opened the side door next to the city gate, and only allowed Lin Qingxue and the other two to enter. The rest of the people were not allowed to enter, but could wait at the city gate.

"In that case, big brother, come in with me, and the others will wait at the city gate," Lin Qingxue thought for a moment after hearing the guard's words and said loudly to Lin Qingming.

"Okay," Lin Qingming and the others looked at each other and could only agree. Lin Qingxue had to go in, and only he and Lin Qingran could go in.

They were worried about other people going in, fearing that the villagers would find out and gossip about them. However, they and Lin Qingxue were siblings, so they were not afraid of these rumors.

Entering the city, Lin Qingxue found that the scene inside was better than she had imagined, but there was also a sense of oppression. There were not many people on the streets, and most of the shops were open, but there were few customers.

The brother and sister first came to the grain store. When the owner of the grain store saw them, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. After all, business had been slow for many days.

Lin Qingxue asked about the price of food and found that it was much more expensive than usual. She secretly memorized the prices of various foods and then bought some dried meat and pickled vegetables.

Next, they went looking for a grocery store, and after some asking, they finally found the grocery store in a small alley.

The owner of the grocery store was a shrewd woman. When she saw them coming to buy salt, she wanted to take the opportunity to raise the price.

Lin Qingxue's eyes changed, and she said in a cold voice, "Madam Boss, you are so bold! If you want to raise the price, you have to see if I will buy into it. The price of salt is set by the government. Madam Boss, you are dissatisfied with the government and you don't care about the current emperor. Are you planning to rebel?"

Hearing Lin Qingxue's words, the proprietress turned pale with fear and stammered, "You farted... I didn't..."

"Heh!" Lin Qingxue snorted coldly, "What's the boss lady's intention in raising the price?"

"You heard wrong. If you want to buy, buy it. If not, get out," the proprietress yelled in anger upon hearing this.

If this wasn't the only grocery store in Tingfeng County, Lin Qingxue really wanted to turn around and leave. Holding back her frustration, she bought ten kilograms of coarse salt, twenty kilograms of fine salt, and some soy sauce and other condiments.