After rebirth, my wife just wants to be a widow

The joys and sorrows in the world are never the same.

Su Xihe and the fifth prince had an earth-shaking quarrel, while Shen Ruoyan and Lu Yan lived happily.

Lu Yan originally wanted to stay with Shen Ruoyan in the capital for a few more days, but Shen Ruoyan was afraid that the fifth prince and the others would play some dirty tricks again, so she firmly hoped that Lu Yan would return to Yizhou as soon as possible.

Therefore, on the third day after getting married, the two said goodbye to their families and embarked on a journey to Yizhou.

Looking at the gradually smaller city gate, Shen Ruoyan breathed a long sigh of relief.

If possible, she really hoped that Lu Yan could stay away from right and wrong, not be harmed by villains, and live a life of freedom and freedom.

But now.

Shen Ruoyan slapped the man's restless hand away angrily and raised her eyebrows at Lu Yan beside her.

The man who has tasted the sweetness is simply unreasonable.

Thinking of what happened last night, Shen Ruoyan felt her ears feel hot and moved her body away, sitting further away from Lu Yan.

Sensing the movement of the people around him, Lu Yan wrapped his slender fingers around Shen Ruoyan's waist, pulled the girl closer to his arms with a gentle force, and then massaged Shen Ruoyan's waist with moderate force.

The pressure on her waist was so comfortable that Shen Ruoyan exhaled helplessly, softened her body and nestled in Lu Yan's arms, but still asked, "Why don't you go horseback riding?"

The man's cold and domineering face suddenly showed a hurt expression, "Don't you want me to stay with you more for my husband?"

Amused by the pitiful expression he put on, Shen Ruoyan simply closed her eyes and made up for the lack of sleep she had gotten last night.

The two of them were not in a hurry and traveled all the way. Whenever they saw beautiful scenery, they would stop and have fun. It took them more than a month to set foot on the border of Yizhou.

Lu Yan was too famous in Yizhou, so in order to prevent others from recognizing him, they disguised themselves as a newlywed couple going out for fun and secretly inspected the local people in Yizhou.

When they came to a small shop, they had a simple meal. When they paid the bill, the shopkeeper actually charged them five hundred coins.

Shen Ruoyan frowned and looked at the two bowls of noodles on the table, plus a few dishes of side dishes. Even in the largest noodle restaurant in the capital, they would not cost a hundred cents.

If you include the driver's food and the fodder for the horses, this meal will not cost more than [-] coins.

"Boss, did you make a miscalculation?" Shen Ruoyan pointed to the things on her desk and asked doubtfully.

The boss also looked embarrassed. He did not answer Shen Ruoyan's question directly, but asked: "You two are probably not locals."

Lu Yan nodded slightly.

"Hey, you guys don't know something about this husband and lady. It's not that I want to charge you more money, it's just that prices have risen too much recently." The shopkeeper said, raising his fingers and pouring out his bitterness to them.

"Tell me about this flour. Last year it was only three pennies a pound. Now you can't even buy it for five pennies. It's nearly doubled. I still ask the grain store for help. People see that I buy more and they give me a cheaper price. If If you buy it alone, it costs eight cents per catty.

There are also eggs and pork, everything has increased a lot. "The shopkeeper became more and more angry as he spoke, "I also know that a bowl of Yangchun noodles costs twenty cents, which is too expensive for us ordinary people.But I can't help it. I can't necessarily sell it at the old price. Wouldn't that be a loss-making business?

Hey, if the price rises like this, I'm afraid my little noodle shop won't be able to open. "

Shen Ruoyan noticed something unusual and turned to look at Lu Yan.

Lu Yan frowned slightly and asked the shopkeeper, "When did this price start to rise?"

The shopkeeper thought about it carefully and said, "It must have been at the beginning of this year. At first, there were many people with only half a penny, and everyone thought it was nothing. After all, life is much better than before. But the price has increased, and it is more than last year. After a while, I’m really afraid that if it continues to rise like this, it will go back to the past again.”

Shen Ruoyan knew that the past that the shopkeeper was talking about was when a large amount of relief money was embezzled after the disaster in Yizhou. At that time, she remembered that in Yangluo City, a cabbage cost several taels of silver, and the people really couldn't afford to eat.

After paying the silver, Shen Ruoyan and Lu Yan walked out of the noodle shop.

I walked around the streets again and found that things were generally much more expensive than before.

In many newly opened shops, the items inside are neatly arranged. The shopkeeper stands at the door, eagerly looking at the people passing by on the road, but few people go in, and there are almost no customers in the shop.

Shen Ruoyan shook Lu Yan's hand and asked softly: "What is going on? Is it because there is not enough food?"

Lu Yan shook his head, "When we first arrived, although we spent a lot of manpower to help everyone build houses, we did not neglect growing grain. Last year, the weather was good, and the rice we planted was harvested twice. In addition, the court exempted us from expropriation. It should be It’s enough for everyone to eat for a year.”

Shen Ruoyan remembered that when she left, she saw large tracts of rice fields on the roadside.

Yes, how could there be no food?

So why are prices rising so much?

"I will send someone to investigate." Lu Yan held Shen Ruoyan's hand, helped her onto the carriage, and said comfortingly, "Don't worry too much."

Shen Ruoyan nodded, not too worried.

She believed that Lu Yan would be able to handle this matter well with his abilities.

The two of them walked slowly and leisurely towards Yizhouzhou City, passing by Yangluo City and the mountain village they passed by when they were being hunted.

This village in the valley is like a paradise, and it carries so much gratitude from Shen Ruoyan.

Lift your head and look around.

The crisp mountains stand tall and majestic.

She remembered that she had managed to escape the pursuit of the officers and soldiers and dragged the unconscious Lu Yan down the mountain. Looking at these towering peaks now, she couldn't believe that she had such strength to drag Lu Yan down such a long way. Lots of roads.

Shen Ruoyan was lost in thought when her ears suddenly felt hot.

"Ayan, thank you." Lu Yan hugged Shen Ruoyan tightly and said piously.

The breath in her ear made Shen Ruoyan's pretty face blush. She lowered her head shyly and reminded, "Be more serious."

Upon hearing the arrival of the two of them, the village chief and the people in the village came out to welcome them.

Among the crowd, the little girl with two braids stood out.

Xiao Duoduo had grown a lot taller. When she saw Shen Ruoyan getting off the carriage, she immediately ran over excitedly, but suddenly stopped a few steps away from her.

The little guy raised his index finger to his lips and made a quiet gesture.

Shen Ruoyan tilted her head and looked at her in confusion.

Xiao Duoduo showed a shy smile and said matter-of-factly: "The baby is sleeping, we need to be quiet and not disturb him."

Shen Ruoyan thought she was talking about a child born in the village, so she didn't ask any more questions.