Traveling to ancient times, with space

When they set off, Huang Mao and his gang circled the carriage, preventing any refugees from getting close.

Moreover, the refugees weren't following as closely as they had the previous two days, fearing that the wolves in front would rush over and bite them, so they all kept their distance from the carriage.

Su Yue, who was lying on the cart reading a book, finally felt some peace and quiet around her.

We arrived in Jichang County in the evening.

Su Yue poked her head out of the carriage and saw that the city gate was quite lively, and the gate was still open, as if refugees were coming and going.

Su Yue, who had been holding it in for so long, instantly felt better.

Finally, we can go into the city to have some fun.

The closer Su Yue got, the more she felt something was wrong; it seemed like the people at the gate were about to close it.

And why does he look so frightened? He didn't even have time to put down the roadblocks at the city gate.

"Quick! Speed ​​up!" Su Yue shouted to Dali, who was driving.

Before the carriage even got close, the city gate slammed shut with a bang.

Then, the sound of gongs rang out from inside the city, and some people shouted, "Close the city gates! A large number of bandits are coming!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yue was startled. Bandits? Where are the bandits? This place doesn't look like it has any bandits!

Dali quickly pulled on the reins, and the carriage came to a stop.

Su Yue jumped off the train. She kicked the city gate, saying, "You're pretty good, just a little short. Humph. This lady is not happy."

The city gate shook a few times after Su Yue kicked it, and the soldiers and officers inside thought she was about to break in, so they hurriedly went to report to the county magistrate.

After playing for a while, I got bored. What a joke, they closed the city gates as soon as I arrived.

"Dali~" Su Yue called out to Dali unhappily, opening her arms to hug him.

When Dali heard Su Yue calling her, she forgot about playing with Huang Mao and immediately carried Su Yue on her shoulders.

"Let's go, if this place doesn't want me, there are plenty of other places that will." Su Yue's mood instantly improved.

Chun Tao hurried along the carriage, while Shen Lerong peered out the window, watching Su Yue's mood shift from one moment to the next, and was too frightened to utter a sound.

Huang Mao and his three kids followed Dali around, jumping and hopping, wanting to play with Su Yue.

Many refugees who hadn't gone inside the city gates had already heard that bandits were coming, so they ran away and hid.

Some of the refugees kept cursing, saying that they had to come all the time, and it was almost time for them to enter the city.

Su Yue glanced back at the city gate, then entered the carriage and prepared to leave. The weather had been getting colder these past few days, and she was already feeling cold in her padded jacket in the mornings.

We should send Shen Lerong back as soon as possible and get Dali a household registration.

The panting magistrate from inside the city gate had just arrived and stood on the city wall when he saw that the refugees who had been called bandits had all left, and they hadn't seen the carriage where Su Yue had left at all.

"These are the bandits you've been talking about?" The magistrate slapped the soldiers following behind him in anger.

"Sir..." The beaten soldiers looked up and saw that these were not bandits at all; they were dressed just like the refugees queuing up to enter the city.

"You are guilty of a capital offense for falsely reporting military intelligence. I'll let you off this time, but next time make sure you see things clearly before you report." The magistrate flicked his sleeves and was about to leave the city wall.

"Thank you, Your Excellency." The soldiers, still shaken, followed the magistrate away.

The magistrate sighed with worry as he walked, “Alas! These refugees are all our people. This year’s weather is terrible, either drought or flood. I even heard that other counties have been hit by an epidemic recently. And the weather is getting colder and colder.”

“Yes! If we don’t find a solution soon, these refugees might not survive this winter,” the advisor said from the side.

"What can we do? The granaries of the prefectural government are empty too," the magistrate said helplessly.

"Sir, why don't we write to the prefect and see if he has any extra grain?" the clerk suggested.

"That's all we can do," the magistrate sighed.

"The number of refugees fleeing into the city is increasing. We must have the doctors in the city conduct a thorough inspection to prevent the spread of the plague. The refugees entering the city should not cause trouble; otherwise, they should be beaten up and driven out!"

As others know, many refugees have already been settled in the city, but a steady stream of refugees continues to arrive from outside.

Their county magistrate is too kind-hearted; the city's granaries are almost empty, and can only last for half a month at most.

If we still can't borrow grain by then, not only will the refugees have nothing to eat, but even the county government will be starving.

But the county magistrate still couldn't bear to see the refugees outside the city starve to death.

Following behind were government soldiers. He glanced back at the city gates and saw that the refugees outside the city were starting to leave, following the refugees who had been mistaken for bandits.

"Sir, sir, the refugees must leave!" the soldiers shouted loudly towards the county town, which was still not far away.

Upon hearing this, the magistrate forgot his worries. If all the refugees outside the city left, the grain in the granary could last a few more days. But why had all the refugees left?

I ran up to the city wall and saw that it really was.

Many refugees followed the previous group and left. The magistrate was both happy and worried. He was happy that the refugees had left, but worried that if they came back, there would be no food to distribute.

"Send someone to see what's going on and why these refugees are leaving," the magistrate ordered.

Inside the carriage, Su Yue took the newborn cub from Bai Xue's spatial dimension out to play.

The little wolf cubs are so cute and warm to hold in your arms.

Su Yue was worried that the little wolf cub would be cold, so she had Shen Lerong sew him a few little clothes and they started playing a dress-up game in the carriage.

"Le Rong, does this little outfit look good on you?" Su Yue held the little wolf cub and showed it to Shen Le Rong.

Although Shen Lerong also likes fluffy little animals, like rabbits and cats, which are harmless, she feels scared of wolves, no matter how small they are.

She nodded timidly, "It looks good."

Dali heard it from outside the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked inside, "Ayue, I'm hungry."

Dali calls Yue when she's being affectionate, but calls her Miss when she's outside. She can tell the difference between inside and outside, and she's not stupid at all.

"I'm hungry! What would you like to eat?" Su Yue was indeed a little hungry after Dali said that.

"I want to eat meat." Dali looked at Su Yue pitifully.

These past few days, Su Yue has been eating a rather bland diet because she feels nauseous whenever meat is mentioned.

Dali had been drooling for a while after hearing Chuntao talk about the delicious food she had eaten before. Finally, he couldn't resist and told Su Yue that he wanted to eat meat.

"Eight-treasure chicken, roast goose feet, osmanthus cake..." Dali recited several dishes that Chuntao had mentioned to her.

"Hey. You're quite the eater, but even if I had the ingredients, I wouldn't know how. Chun Tao, do you?" Su Yue asked Chun Tao, who was also peeking in.

Chun Tao chuckled foolishly, "Hehe, I've also eaten there with my young lady, but I haven't learned how to make it yet."

Su Yue shrugged, "There's nothing I can do about it."

Chun Tao spoke up timidly, "I know how to make braised pork knuckle. I learned it from my mother, who is a cook in the mansion."