Why marry someone when you are reborn?

When Xu Yun walked out of the county government office, a layer of cold sweat had already appeared on his back.

But she didn't dare to relax. She straightened her back as if nothing had happened and walked all the way back home until she closed the door. Then she turned around and leaned against the door, allowing herself to relax.

The reason why the higher-ups asked Xiao Zheyue to come here was to investigate corruption.

The most important thing is to test her.

The reason why Xu Yun mentioned the matter of Luling Mountain was indeed to allow himself to show himself in front of the superiors as early as possible, so that they could have an impression and pave the way for the future.

But the most important thing is to find food and surrender.

Moreover, if their family wanted to stay in the North, they had to change their identities and get food.

Just by buying...

In troubled times, no one knows whether the person standing in front of them is a beast or a human. Three weak women with wealth will definitely not attract humans.

Only jackals.

The food you bought might be stolen, even the money you paid for it might be stolen. But if the food was given by the government, no one would dare to steal it.

Only in this way can the three of them be truly safe.

Relying on Aunt Deng alone... Xu Yun was afraid that he would bring trouble to Aunt Deng, especially before he knew that Aunt Deng's son was Luo Zhan.

However, the matter of Luling Mountain has both advantages and disadvantages.

If you reveal your identity, your superiors will be suspicious. If you ask for too much at this time, it will not only appear greedy, but also appear to have ulterior motives.

People always like people with noble character.

A celebrity is not only someone with talent and ability, but most importantly, a good reputation.

Xu Yun had to protect her reputation and build a good reputation. She had no family to rely on and no support from any forces behind her, so she had to be cautious and plan everything out from the beginning.

But it is too deliberate and seems too fake, which makes people disgusted.

That's why Xu Yun was so cautious and careful when facing Xiao Zheyue, and he weighed every word carefully.

Xiao Zheyue had indeed been testing her all along. As long as she wasn't careful, Xiao Zheyue would see through her.

Fortunately, she was young enough. The arrogance of a young person made all this reasonable.

A young man who had left his family and was full of ambition refused to follow Xiao Zheyue to serve Queen Jiang as an official, thinking that he could pass the imperial examination and have a smooth career with his cleverness.

It will only make people smile knowingly and shake their heads, thus dispelling their doubts.

Xu Yun let out a long breath, and then laughed softly twice.

However, Xiao Zheyue's trip did bring some good news.

Through her disclosure, Xu Yun knew that the Xinghuo Army was already preparing to establish its capital.

But, surprisingly, it was not the Dingzhou City from last time.

But the city of Beiping.

Dingzhou City and Beiping City are actually very close to each other.

In fact, Dingzhou is closer to the Central Plains than Beiping City.

But the terrain is not as flat as that of Peking.

The city of Beiping is closer to Yanmen Pass, and outside Yanmen Pass is the Xianbei.

Xu Yun was a little confused at first, but after a little thought, he understood why.

The city of Peking is located on a plain, with its back to Yanmen Pass and facing south. There are high mountains on the left, and a bay about 300 miles to the right.

Near the bay, there are extensive waterways that lead to various parts of the south.

After all, this bay is the estuary of several large rivers. If a military camp is stationed here and a dock is built, it can be used to train troops and develop water transport.

The only inconvenience is that the north is extremely cold and the winter is too long, which makes it not a good place for ordinary people to live and work.

But all the cities of the Xinghuo Army are now in the north, and the warmest one is Ruyang City, which is right in the south.

Although Dingzhou is large and closer to the south, to be honest, it is surrounded by low mountains and is not close to any large rivers. Firstly, it is afraid of drought, and secondly, transportation is not convenient enough.

After thinking about it, Xu Yun felt that Beiping would be a more suitable place to build the capital.

It is now late autumn and the weather is gradually getting colder. We estimate that the capital will be built before the ground freezes this winter.

Beiping City is about 700 miles away from here. If we travel faster, we may be able to reach it in three days.

After Xu Yun finished thinking, he went to find Xie Wanqing: "Mother, the capital has been decided. It will be in Beiping City. It's cold there, so we need to prepare more thick clothes."

Xie Wanqing was a little surprised when she heard this: "Beiping City?"

She knew the city of Beiping. When Xie Wanqing was a child, the family had not yet moved south.

This place is Beiping...

Xie Wanqing frowned, "We do need to prepare some leather clothes. Not only leather clothes, but also firewood - if we really want to build a capital, it will be too expensive to buy firewood when we get there."

It was too cold in Beijing, and if we didn't burn firewood to keep warm, we would freeze to death. But with so many people...firewood was expensive.

Being expensive is secondary. The only thing I’m afraid of is that I can’t buy it even if I have money.

In addition, Xie Wanqing thought of something else, and her brows frowned even more tightly.

Xu Yun thought for a moment and said, "While we are here, let's buy everything that is easy to carry. Then we can buy two more horses and pull all the things up there when the time comes."

As for firewood, she felt it was unnecessary to buy it, mainly because the price of shipping it was high.

Xie Wanqing responded, then went to find Hua Niang and told her about this.

Hua Niang and the others were not afraid, after all, they lived in the north. After hearing about the construction of the capital in Beiping, she helped Xie Wanqing and the others to plan: "We must prepare sheepskin coats, and also dried vegetables and pickled cabbage. We can't miss them. In winter, when it snows, we can't go out. If we don't have these at home, how can we eat?"

Xie Wanqing really had no experience in this, so she asked Hua Niang for advice in detail.

Xu Yun was reading a book while waiting for Aunt Deng to come back.

When Aunt Deng came back, it was already dark, and she looked unhappy.

When Xu Yun heard the door open, he put down his book and walked out, helping Aunt Deng to bolt the door. He then asked, "Since you didn't come back just now, we had dinner first. Your meal is still warming on the stove."

Aunt Deng responded and went straight to the kitchen without entering the main room.

There is a table in the kitchen, so you don’t need to take the food out now. Just put the warm food on the table in the kitchen.

Xu Yun was not in a hurry. After Aunt Deng had eaten most of the bowl and was no longer hungry, she slowed down her eating speed. Then she asked, "What happened? Is it a big deal?"

"Yeah." Aunt Deng responded, and then she put down her chopsticks when she thought about what she had found out today. She looked unhappy and said, "We were just about to build the capital, and now these disasters have happened. What are we going to do in the future?"

As a common citizen, Aunt Deng felt not only anger but also despair.

She sighed heavily. "I thought the Spark Army was different, but now it seems that there is no difference - it is no different from the imperial court in the south. Those who hold a little power have forgotten their conscience."

As she spoke, Auntie Deng's eyes welled up: "You don't know, except for Erlang and his friends who sent money home, most of the money was withheld, and then the grain amount was falsified. They even embezzled the pension money!"

Xu Yun was also shocked and exclaimed: "How dare they do that? Isn't it true that they can find the answer with a simple check?"