Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

When Lu You heard the words "Xijiang Prefecture", he immediately had a bad feeling in his heart.

And Mr. Yang did not keep the audience in suspense and continued to speak.

"These are all merchants traveling between Xijiang Prefecture and our Qingzhou Prefecture. They all came in after the city gates opened in the morning."

"Just now I heard them say that the Kingdom of Jin suddenly stationed a large number of troops outside Ningguan Pass. I'm afraid the world is going to..."

As the two were talking, they heard someone shouting for more water.

Old Man Yang greeted him, then turned to look at Lu You and spoke softly.

"This world... is about to become chaotic!"

After Mr. Yang finished speaking, he went back to work. However, these few simple words made Lu You freeze in place, as if he was frozen in place.

War disaster...

These two words kept echoing in his mind, and Lu You felt that his breathing became heavier.

In recent years, although there has been no large-scale war in Ningguan, there have been constant frictions.

The source of soldiers and bandits is deserters.

The appearance of this deserter does not necessarily mean fleeing after being defeated in a war. It may also be that he loses confidence and escapes when there is no war.

As the Ningguan war escalates, the first people to feel the pressure will definitely be the soldiers, followed by the businessmen.

After all, before the war, one had to deal with the soaring prices of salt, iron, grain and other commodities. Merchants were engaged in the business of buying low and selling high every day, so they were naturally very sensitive to prices.

Moreover, they have horses and carriages. Once they find something wrong, they will definitely be the ones who run the fastest compared to ordinary people.

Nearly a month ago, I discovered Hu Laojiu, a lone pathfinder bandit. This was a sign!

Then I went to the city to buy food and found that the price of food began to rise.

Half a month ago, he and Zuo Yunfeng eliminated more than 20 soldiers and bandits who wanted to enter the city to rob.

And now, a large number of traveling merchants came from Xijiang Prefecture and poured into Qingshi Town.

Plus the two times I encountered urgent reports from thousands of miles away...

All these conditions point to what I am most worried about.

War disaster!

After coming to this conclusion, Lu You felt as if a huge rock was pressing on his chest, and even his hands were shaking slightly.

"Girl, let me pour you a cup of tea..."

After greeting the customers, Mr. Yang turned to Lu You and spoke, only to see that Lu You, who had been standing next to the stall, had turned around and ran out of the market.

Seeing this scene, Mr. Yang was stunned for a moment, then he shook his head and chuckled.

"What a strange girl!"

Lu You did not go home directly, but ran to the edge of the market and rushed directly into the rice shop.

This matter is of great importance, she must confirm it again.

The people queuing up to buy rice in the rice shop had already lined up to the door. When they saw Lu You rushing into the house, they were immediately dissatisfied and shouted at him.

Lu You went straight to the counter and grabbed the busy rice shop owner Huang Shiren.

"Fatty Huang! How much is the price of rice now?"

Huang Shiren was about to get angry when someone pulled his sleeve, but when he looked up and saw Lu You, he was immediately frightened.

When Lu You bought rice with a knife, he thought Lu You was a bandit from outside the city who came to rob.

Although Lu Yi explained it clearly to him later and put his mind at ease, the news that Lang Hongyun was killed two days ago and Lu Ming protected the soldiers and bandits and blocked the constables had already spread.

As luck would have it, Huang Shiren had previously joined in the fun and wanted to buy the magical pancakes, and happened to see Lu You and his sister.

Since then, Huang Shiren felt that he had seen through everything and believed that Lu You's family was definitely related to those desperate bandits.

Seeing Lu You again at this time, how could he dare to be negligent in the slightest?

"It's you! What would you like to order today..."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Lu You shouted anxiously, "I want to ask you about the price of rice today!"

Huang Shiren quickly replied, "The market price of fine rice is fifteen cents, the market price of yellow rice is twelve cents, and the market price of fine millet is thirteen cents."

Food prices have doubled!

Lu You let go of Huang Shiren and thought secretly.

Huang Shiren saw Lu You standing there with a sullen face and thought that he was dissatisfied with the price, so he smiled and spoke again.

"Auntie, you know that the world is in chaos right now, and food prices are rising every day."

"If you want to buy it, I can give you a discount..."

But before he could finish his words, he saw Lu You turn around and run out of the rice shop, leaving everyone looking at each other in bewilderment.

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In the small courtyard, Lu Yi and Widow Zhou were standing still and punching in a methodical manner, but they saw Lu You running in directly.

"Second sister?"

Seeing Lu You's appearance, Lu Yi stopped his stance and asked in confusion.

Lu You rushed to the table, picked up the teapot and poured the tea into his mouth.

Seeing Lu You like this, Lu Yi and the others knew something was wrong and hurried to Lu You's side.

"Drink slowly," Widow Zhou reminded.

Lu Yi asked solemnly, "Second sister, has something happened?"

Lu You put down the teapot and wiped his mouth.

"Xiao Yi, you have a photographic memory. Do you still remember the conversation a few years ago when you asked your father why our Wu Kingdom did not station troops in Xijiang Prefecture?"

Lu Yi thought for a moment, then nodded slightly: "I remember everything!"

"This morning, the city gates opened, and many merchants from Xijiang Prefecture poured into the city."

"They brought news that the Jin army reached the outside of Ningguan Pass two days ago."

"I just went to the rice shop to inquire, and the prices of various grains have doubled. Even the cheapest yellow rice is sold for twelve cents!"

"I think there might be a war. We have to be ready to escape!"

Lu You spoke like a string of cannonballs, then took out a handful of loose change and stuffed it into Widow Zhou's hands.

"Pack your things quickly and go to the street to buy food right away."

"Remember, just eat pancakes, sesame cakes, and other foods that are easy to store and won't spoil."

"As long as you can carry it, buy as much as you can!"

Widow Zhou held the silver in her hand and was a little at a loss for a moment.

"Luyou, it's not that serious, right? Isn't the Jin Kingdom not only stationing troops, but also fighting?"

"Besides, with Xijiang Prefecture blocking us in front, even if a fight breaks out, it won't affect us, right?"

After hearing what Widow Zhou said, before Lu You could explain, Lu Yi next to him frowned and spoke first.

“It will affect everyone!”

"The merchants judge by the price of goods. Those who can escape here today should be the ones who are closer to our Jianhe County."

"The horses used for urgent reports over a thousand miles are different from those used by traveling merchants. If the postman came from Ningguan and crossed Xijiang Prefecture to reach us, it would take at least a day and a night."

"That is to say, even if the guards sent postmen to deliver a letter when they found out that the Jin army was stationed at Ningguan, it would have been nearly a day and two nights since then."

"As for the merchants who were able to get here, their location was far away from Ningguan Pass. The news they received was that the Jin Kingdom had already stationed troops two days ago."

"According to this logic, the time when the Jin Kingdom stationed troops must be pushed back by at least one or two days."

"Based on this, we can basically conclude that the urgent report from a thousand miles away was definitely not sent when the troops were stationed!"

"Over at Ningguan, it is very likely that a fight has already started now!"