Village Chief Hu packed up the remaining people's belongings, counted the number of people, and began to move towards Dahuan Mountain. "Please make way. We are not going into the city. We are leaving from this side."

When some people heard that they were not going into the city, they would squeeze in to make some space.

Others who wanted to enter the city quickly lined up behind the queue. There were many people who wanted to enter the city, and the queue was also crowded with people, so they could only squeeze forward.

This time, only Liu Caixia went into the city. The main thought was that if Liu Caixia encountered any danger in the city, she could run fast.

Anyway, just run away when you encounter any problem.

Liu's father and mother secretly gave Liu Caixia some of the silver jewelry and copper coins they had on them. She put away her things and followed the other five men from the village to join the team heading into the city. The five men in front of her tried their best to squeeze forward, and she followed behind.

Liu Caixia and her group did not enter the city until five o'clock in the afternoon, which they called the You hour, and they waited for almost an hour, or two hours.

There were too many people who wanted to enter the city, but few could afford to pay one or two taels of silver, so they thought about making trouble with the soldiers at the gate. But this was not something they could decide, as the soldiers at the gate checked very strictly, letting people in while also preventing anyone from rushing through the gate.

The city gate was heavily guarded, with rows of wooden fences and many soldiers guarding it. When entering the city, each person paid one or two taels of silver. Liu Caixia didn't have enough silver, so she borrowed from her companion Hu Youliang to pay the entrance fee. She showed them a silver bracelet and said she would give them the silver after they sold it after entering the city.

Hu Youliang weighed the silver bracelet and found it weighed at least one or two taels, so he agreed to lend her the silver without asking for the bracelet as collateral.

As time went by, the city gate finally became vaguely visible. The guards were wearing armor and holding long swords, seriously examining everyone who tried to approach. Their occasional scolding made the already tense atmosphere even more tense.

"Everyone, line up and be inspected one by one!" a soldier who seemed to be the leader shouted loudly, with unquestionable majesty in his voice.

The crowd began to move forward slowly and orderly, and the people of Hujia Village followed closely. After five people paid five taels of silver, they were allowed to pass the first fence. After each inspection, everyone felt a little relieved, but was soon replaced by new worries - after all, no one knew what they would encounter next.

After finally entering the city, they were shocked by the scene inside the city gate.

There are also two rows of soldiers guarding inside the city gate to prevent riots outside the city gate. They can provide support in the first time and maintain order in the city at the same time. It can be said that they are defending the city with all their might.

After entering the city, the villagers of Hujia Village did not relax immediately. They were used to being nervous along the way and they knew that danger was everywhere.

There were still quite a few people in the city, and it was bustling everywhere. Some shops were also crowded with people. Hu Youliang saw that there were many people in the shop, so he quickly asked people to line up and asked everyone to work in pairs and meet at the city gate half an hour later.

Hu Youliang went to a pawnshop with Liu Caixia. After asking around, Liu Caixia found a pawnshop and pawned two silver bracelets and an ox horn bracelet. She did not bargain at all and just asked for the price. She got eighteen taels of silver and paid Hu Youliang one tael of silver as the entrance fee to the city. The rest was the money she could use in the city that day.

Hu Youliang took Liu Caixia to buy two water bags first, and then went to buy water. The water selling place was close to the east. The water transported from Zhongzhou was centrally controlled by the government office. Except for the city residents with household registration who could get one water bag for free every day, everyone else who wanted water had to buy it with money.

Hu Youliang had nearly a dozen water bags hanging on his body, and Liu Caixia also carried eight or nine. They were all empty water bags in the village. In addition, Liu Caixia's family bought three water bags, which was a lot.

When they arrived at the place where they were buying water, there were not many people there, and not much water was left. The water seller was wearing the clothes of an official, and when he saw them coming to buy water, he said directly,

"You have only one tank left today. The earliest the water delivery team will arrive is tomorrow morning. Your water bags may not be full! Hurry!"

Liu Caixia took a look at the water inside and was still humble. After all, the water they drank was from Xiaolu's space, and the water in the water bag was just for show or for cooking, so she let them fill it with water first.

"Brother Hu, you pretend first!"

Hu Youliang was not polite and took down all the water bags and asked the officers to fill them with water.

"It's okay. If there's not enough space in the back, we can split some of it privately when we get back, and we can share the money evenly then!"

Liu Caixia felt relieved after hearing what he said and nodded in agreement, "It's good to be able to share water. It's only right that we share the water fee. There are many people in the village, but we are few. We just need to save enough water to drink. If there is no water later, we can exchange it with the villagers."

In the end, only two of Liu Caixia's three water bags were filled, and she didn't want the other one anymore because there was too much dregs at the bottom of the water tank. Their family was not short of water, and the water bags were also used as a cover. Hu Youliang wanted to say something, but Liu Caixia interrupted him and said:

"Brother Hu, the water in our two water bags is enough for drinking. Let's go find other people and leave as soon as we finish buying things. We don't want to be kicked out later."

They walked quite far, the sun was still very strong and it was getting dark late, and it was obvious that the time for the soldiers to patrol the city was approaching. Therefore, it was better to get out of the city as soon as possible. They also had to find a place to rest before dark, as there would be more and more people behind them.

The sooner you leave, the safer you are!

"Okay, let's hurry up and head out of the city. If we see something suitable that we want to buy on the way, we'll take a look!"

The two men carried a dozen water bags on their backs and quickened their pace. The pedestrians on the road were also in a hurry and were used to carrying all kinds of luggage.

When they reached the city center, Liu Caixia saw a dim sum shop. Thinking that she had to have some food to cover up her mistake, she called Hu Youliang.

"Brother Hu, I want to buy some snacks for the kids."

"The snacks are not cheap at this time."

When Hu Youliang saw the dim sum shop, he realized that dim sum in the city were not cheap. Although it was a year of famine, the rich were really rich.

At this point in their village, every household has very little money left, so they certainly can't afford such expensive snacks.

"It's okay, let's take a look. If it's expensive, just buy less to sweeten the child's mouth."

Liu Caixia walked over after she finished speaking. There were green mung bean cakes and red red bean cakes, as well as pickled vegetable cakes and red bean paste cakes.

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