Happiness System

The Seventh Princess went up to negotiate, and came back with pursed lips and said: "The officials of Yucheng have divided the city into two parts, one side is where the local people live, and the other side is for passers-by like us to live.

We must now secure the house and pay the rent. We don't accept grain here, only gold and silver.

When we enter the city, we will be given an identity card to distinguish us from the local residents.

But what’s too much is that he blatantly said that for outsiders like us, the prices after entering are twice as much as for local residents!”

This means that this ID card is their proof of being a fish!

It's quite frustrating!

The seventh princess complained a few words, and then the city guards shouted at them.

She said with a dark face, "They told us to hurry up and decide whether to enter the city or not. They are about to close the city gate! If we want to go in later, they will charge us 10 taels of gold as a gate fee!"

"Did anyone ask if Daqi's large group has arrived here?" Meng Yuxi rolled her eyes. The Seventh Princess was unable to get to the point for such a long time!

The Seventh Princess was confused. "I forgot to ask, but isn't this obvious? My father and his men are definitely not here, otherwise there would be a lot of civilians stationed outside the city."

Meng Yuxi: "??? Forget it, Prince Kang, you go ahead and let the Seventh Princess be your translator!"

Prince Kang: "My last name is not Kang!"

Meng Yuxi stuffed a small box into his hand and said, "It's not important. Go quickly, or you'll be charged extra when we close the shop later!"

"Huh? We have gold and silver... Ouch, why are you pulling me!"

The Seventh Princess was dragged away by Prince Kang and was a little angry!

This time, Prince Kang took the lead and the communication went much smoother. Soon he returned with his men.

The man just counted the number of people and checked if there were any Tibetans in the car and that was it.

Prince Kang waited until the man left before saying, "Your Majesty, they haven't arrived here yet, but we can't rule out the possibility that they may choose to go directly to a city closer to Zhou State like us.

The courtyards in Yucheng are rented on a ten-day basis. I paid ten days' rent to rent two courtyards.

Let's go into the city to rest first, and then discuss what to do next while we wait."

After he briefly explained the situation, the city guard who had just left came back, holding a stack of wooden signs in his hand and rubbed his hands at them.

Everyone looked puzzled, only Meng Yuxi's mouth twitched, and she silently took out a dime and put it into Wen Yujin's hand.

What a lie! Tipping even exists in this era!

Wen Yujin handed over the silver, and the soldier immediately smiled happily and muttered something that they could not understand.

The Seventh Princess: "He asked us to follow him. The city gates were about to close. He took us inside to find the accommodation he had arranged."

A group of people climbed back onto the carriages, and the city guard didn't hesitate to jump directly onto the first carriage.

Perhaps the amount of the tip touched the heart of the city guard. Even though many shops were closed along the way, he still introduced them to them in a babble, regardless of whether they understood him or not.

With money in hand, Prince Kang did not hesitate. Considering that it might rain too much and flood the city, he chose two good two-story houses.

Of course, the location of the house is also good!

The city guard was talking till his mouth was dry and he also helped to move things.

Then he rubbed his hands together again as he left.

Everyone: There is really no free lunch or free labor in the world!

"This house isn't that big. If anything happens, just shout. We live next door, so we'll definitely hear you!"

After saying this, Meng Yuxi yawned and left.

Seventh Princess: "??? Why do I feel like Madam Wen can't wait to get rid of us?"

Prince Kang: "Don't worry, the Wen couple can't wait to get rid of us!"

Concubine Jing: "It's enough for everyone to know it in their hearts, there's no need to say it out loud!" Don't you have any face left after being despised by others?

The second son of King Huai: "Let's assign the rooms!" As long as you don't say it out loud, you can pretend that you are not disliked!

Meng Yuxi returned to their house, took a look around and said, "The first floor is temporarily vacant, let's all live on the second floor. Move the beds on the first floor to the second floor later. If there are not enough beds, clean up and sleep on the floor...

That’s it for now. This house should have been cleaned before it was rented out, so it’s not too dirty. Let’s clean it up and write it down as soon as possible.”

After saying that, she waved to Wen Yujin, "Brother Jin, we live in the room next door!"

"Okay!" Wen Yujin immediately followed with his luggage bag.

Before entering the house, a strong wind blew, and the window hit the wall heavily. The loud noise scared Meng Yuxi.

She patted her chest and said, "Fortunately, we have settled down in the city, otherwise we might be trapped somewhere!"

Seeing Wen Yujin put down his luggage and close the window, and seeing the lightning outside and hearing the horses below, she pushed him and said, "Go and see if the stable at the back is solid, and go and comfort Da Zhuang!"

Wen Yujin went out accordingly, as he also had to make some arrangements for tomorrow.

With the help of dim candlelight, Meng Yuxi and Xiaoxia wiped the bed, tables and chairs briefly.

After wiping, Xiao Xia held the basin and said, "Madam, please take a rest first. I will prepare hot water for your bath."

"Go!" While Xiao Xia was away, Meng Yuxi secretly smuggled some things out.

Xiao Xia came back about twenty minutes later and said that a room on the first floor had been cleared to be used as a bathroom for the women, and asked her to go downstairs to take a bath.

After bathing, Xiao Xia helped Meng Yuxi dry her hair. Seeing her master coming back, Xiao Xia immediately stood up and said, "Madam, I live next door. If you need me, just call me."

"I feel like Xiaoxia and Xiaoqiu are all quite afraid of you!" Meng Yuxi stood up and put her hair up, then went to find clothes for her husband. "You should go wash up too. We don't know what will happen tomorrow. Let's go to bed early today."

Wen Yujin smelled the smell on his body, then obediently took his clothes and went out to take a shower.

When he came back, Meng Yuxi had already fallen asleep.

Wen Yujin checked the room and made sure there was no leak before lying down next to Meng Yuxi.

Meng Yuxi, who was sleeping uneasy because of the sound of thunder and rain, moved her nose slightly. When she smelled the familiar scent, she immediately came over and found a comfortable position in his arms.

At the beginning of the second day, after having breakfast, Meng Yuxi held up an oil-paper umbrella and knocked on the door next door. "I'm going out to buy some groceries. Concubine Jing, Seventh Princess, do you want to go with me?"

Several people had just gotten up. Concubine Jing looked at the sky and said, "It's still early. Besides, it's raining and it's wet everywhere!" She didn't want to go out because she was afraid of getting her feet wet!

Meng Yuxi frowned: "The rain is going to continue, we should hurry up and buy things while we can go out!" She just has a lot of worries!

Concubine Jing was persuaded but a little embarrassed, "Well, we don't have any money?"

Meng Yuxi smiled and said, "These are all trivial matters! I have them prepared!"

The Seventh Princess immediately jumped out: "Madam Wen, I want to buy some new clothes. You pay me and I will pay you back when I find my father!"

"Okay! Let's go take a look at the things first. No matter if they are good or bad, we have to buy some first."

Meng Yuxi returned to her own carriage. After a while, Concubine Jing and her friends' carriages came out, and then they all headed towards the main street.

The prices in the South Country are not high, but they are foreigners, so the prices are doubled. This means that they are two or three times more expensive than in Daqi.

Meng Yuxi touched the fabric and said, "This material is good, quite soft, suitable for underwear and pajamas! Bring me a few pieces!"

The Seventh Princess said, "We don't have an embroiderer, so it would be better to buy ready-made clothes?"

Meng Yuxi: "You don't have any good clothes to change into, so you can buy a few sets of ready-made clothes to wear first! Besides, I bought my share, so you can buy your own!

I don’t like these styles. I’ll buy some cloth and ask my daughter Xia to make new ones for me. I can wait!"

Seventh Princess: “Alright!” I’ve never seen anyone who deserves a beating so much. No wonder she and Wen Yujin, that cold-faced devil, can be a good match!

Such situations are everywhere, and the Seventh Princess can no longer get angry.

A group of women filled the carriage like they were shopping. Wen Cheng, the coachman, even drove the carriage back once, and then the carriage was full again!

When Wen Cheng was thinking about whether to go back again, Meng Yuxi finally stopped and said, "We have bought almost everything, let's go to the restaurant to try the food here!"

All right! Wen Cheng immediately jumped off the carriage and asked another guard to drive the carriage back and unload the things before coming back to pick them up.

He guessed that these crazy women might have to buy another batch for dinner.

As it turned out, his guess was not wrong.

A group of women who were not used to the southern-style food discussed it, expressed their approval of some of the ingredients, and then went on to buy more ingredients.

If the rain hadn't gotten heavier and heavier and the streets hadn't been flooded, these crazy women would have been reluctant to go back!

"Ouch, my shoes are wet!"

Not only the shoes, she was wearing a long skirt today and the hem of her skirt was also wet!

Xiao Xia immediately went to the kitchen to get some hot water for her feet.

Meng Yuxi changed into dry clothes and put her feet into the hot water. She felt so comfortable!

Stopping Xiao Xia from washing her feet and massaging her, she waved her hand and said, "Go check on the things we bought today, and ask Wen Cheng to arrange for the things that need to be distributed.

The housekeeper is not here, you and Wen Cheng should worry more about it."

"Yes, ma'am!"

Xiao Xia stepped back, and Meng Yuxi waited until the water was no longer hot, then dried her feet and went to the bed to take a nap.

Wen Yujin is not here, and it’s too dark to read. It’s boring to just sit there, so I might as well go to sleep!

Yucheng is a veritable water city. At night, the moat overflows and the city begins to soak with water.

The two houses they rented were both too high, and the location was also relatively high, so the water had not yet flooded into the house.

But the next day, everyone found that they could not go out to check the news.

The terrain on the other side of the city gate is not high, and it is said that the water level there has risen to the waist of an adult man.

The people of Yucheng probably have experience with this kind of situation, as they have boats.

But the people outside have no boats!

Meng Yuxi looked at the people standing nearby watching the rain and asked curiously, "Aren't you going out today? Is it very flooded outside?"

Wen Yujin nodded and said, "I asked the city guards yesterday, and they took a boat to the nearby hills and brought back several hundred people, but none of them were Daqi citizens.

If the water level continues to rise in this kind of weather, the city will probably not be safe.

If your majesty and his men are near Yucheng, they will most likely choose a hilltop for refuge, wait for the water to recede, and then review the situation and consider whether to enter the city."

Meng Yuxi was puzzled: "It's even more unsafe to go into the mountains in this weather. In fact, hiding under a tree can easily lead to being struck by lightning, and there is also the danger of landslides!"