Rebirth, end of the world, time travel, escape famine, make money!

Although the city gates were wide open, they were heavily guarded, and the soldiers vigilantly examined everyone entering and leaving to ensure that there were no hidden dangers.

The sunlight slanted down on the bluestone road, adding a touch of warmth to the slightly heavy atmosphere.

The refugees who escaped famine either came with their families or alone. Their faces were filled with fatigue and uncertainty about the future, but their eyes still sparkled with a desire for life.

It was time to say goodbye. There were about forty or fifty people in their group, plus people from nearby villages were entering and leaving the city. The number of people at the city gate suddenly increased.

Father Liu looked at the long queue at the city gate and the people from Hujia Village who had stopped on the side, and knew that they would probably need to discuss it before making plans.

It was a more appropriate time for them to leave now, so they said goodbye to Village Chief Hu and the others: "Village Chief Hu and all the brothers and sisters in the village, we bid farewell now, take care everyone."

After saying this, Father Liu bowed deeply to Village Chief Hu and the villagers.

Upon seeing this, Village Chief Hu stepped forward in a hurry, tightly grasped Father Liu's hand, and said in a choked voice, "Brother Liu, I don't know when we will meet again. You must be careful on the road and remember to come back often. We in Hujia Village always welcome you."

The villagers also gathered around. Several aunts who picked wild vegetables and cooked with Liu's mother held Liu's mother's hand and reminded her with tearful eyes to take care of herself on the road and take good care of herself and the children.

Village Chief Hu saw that Father Liu and his group were probably going straight into the city, so he didn't try to keep them. There were more of them, and they wanted to understand more clearly before making plans, so he said goodbye to them solemnly.

"Brother Liu, take care of yourself too!"

"Take care of yourself!"

"Take care of yourself!"

It took almost three months along the way, which is neither long nor short.

As time went by, they crossed mountains and rivers, and finally arrived at a prosperous town.

Although they haven't experienced any major turmoil, they are still friends who have gone through hardships together. Everyone is still a little reluctant to part and can only wish each other well.

After saying goodbye to them, Liu's father took them into the city.

Liu's father and mother walked in the front, Liu Xiaolu was holding Xiaomei's hand, Fang Chenxi was holding Fang Chenhao's hand, and they walked in the middle. Lin Weizhong and his son walked at the end. Lin Keyu had also become familiar with the new little boy Fang Chenhao, and as an older brother, Lin Keyu also took good care of this new brother.

Father and Mother Liu were walking in front and were stopped when they entered the city.

"Do you have a household registration certificate and a travel permit?"

Father Liu had never thought about this problem. Not only him, but none of them had thought about this problem.

After all, no matter where they went along the way, no one asked them for this thing.

So, they could only think of a way to fool the enemy: "Sir, we are fleeing from the border of Xizhou. Our household registration certificate was lost on the way. Sir, do you think we can enter the city in this situation?"

After saying this, Father Liu took out a piece of silver and stuffed it into the hand of the officer who stopped him. The officer silently took the silver, squeezed it and stuffed it directly into his arms, but said in a much better tone:

"In this case, you can get a new pass. Without a pass and household registration certificate, you have to pay one or two taels of silver per person to enter the city. After entering the city, you can go to the county government to get a pass. With the pass, you can settle in a nearby town. As for which village you will eventually settle in, it depends on the arrangement of the county government."

"That's great. Sir, can we settle down in a village a little further south? In other words, a village in Zhongzhou close to Nanzhou? We don't want to settle down in the county seat?"

The officers and soldiers looked at Liu's father and thought about the silver they had given before. Others only gave a few copper coins at most, so what they gave was indeed a lot.

So he said to another official, "Xiao Zhao, come here and watch over here. I'll take these guys to the government office to do some work!"

"Okay, Captain Cao."

There were at least a dozen soldiers in yamen uniforms at the city gate. Father Liu was lucky because he asked their leader as soon as he arrived, and everyone knew what was going on.

"Captain Cao, please wait a moment while we collect money to pay the entrance fee!"

Father Liu came back and told me about the entrance fee: "We will make plans after we enter the city. I asked if I can get a travel permit. Zhongzhou also accepts refugees to open up wasteland and settle down. Do you have silver? I don't think our family has enough silver for all of us. Adults and children will each be charged one tael of silver!"

The Fang siblings shook their heads: "We haven't been to other places, and the things we exchanged are some daily necessities and books, but my mother... my mother has a bag containing some of her jewelry, so it should be possible to exchange it for silver, right?"

The Lin family father and son were a bit richer: "We still have about five taels of silver, which should be enough. Let's go into the city and find a place to rest before making plans!"

Father Liu took out their family's silver and said, "Okay, if you have five taels, that will be enough. We have seven taels and some copper coins. Together, we will have enough money to pay for our entrance fee to the city.

I just gave the team leader one or two taels of silver. We will need a lot of silver later. You should also prepare things in your home that can be exchanged for silver. If we want to get the pass, we will definitely need money, and we also need to buy some things!"

Several people nodded and followed Liu's father.

Although the people from Hujia Village were queuing in another row next to them, they had already entered the city.

Because they all have household registration certificates, they only need to go to the county government to register and wait for allocation of residence. People with household registration do not need to pay the city entry fee.

The purpose of collecting entrance fees is to make money and also for safety!

Some illegal hooligans and gangsters have never had a household registration.

At this moment, the number of people at the city gate suddenly decreased. Father Liu walked to Cao Bantou, counted out ten taels of silver and handed it to him.

"Captain Cao, how much silver do we need to pay for a pass? Once we get the pass, can we enter other counties directly?

Also, if we want to settle down somewhere else, do we have to register at the government office of the county where we want to settle down?"

"A family only needs one pass. We still charge one or two taels of silver per person. Without a pass, you won't be able to stay at the post station or inn when you enter the city. You can only sleep in the wild mountains and wilderness.

In other words, in years of disaster, if you lose your household registration when applying for a travel permit, you will be arrested as an illegal resident. The court has issued an order, and all places have issued a list of criminals. As long as you are a refugee who is not on the list and has lost your household registration certificate, you can settle down normally and apply for a new household registration! "

"Yes, yes, thank you for the reminder, Captain Cao. We have always lived in the mountains, sleeping in the open air and guarding against attacks by wild animals every day. It was not easy for our family to finally save their lives.

It is a blessing for us common people that the imperial court can think of us disaster victims. Of course, we are all honest farmers and we definitely have no criminal record. We are definitely a clean family."

As he said this, Father Liu turned around and winked at his family, and the family followed Cao Bantou, passed through the bustling city gate, and stepped into this prosperous yet unfamiliar city.

The group looked around at the situation in the city.