sbdcsierra Chapter 145 Entering Anyang City
Chapter 145 Entering Anyang City
How is this going?
Pei Yu thought about it while taking his own pulse, but his heartbeat had returned to normal by now and he couldn't find anything wrong.
Shen Li directly lifted the door curtain in front of the carriage, spread a rattan mat behind her, then leaned on it, covering her entire face with her hat. She had just wasted some mental energy, so she decided to take a nap first.
Although there has been no progress in my internal strength, my mental strength, which had not increased for a long time, has increased a little bit, so it is not completely a waste.
They walked in Luozhou for seven or eight days and encountered four towns along the way, but they could not enter any of them, which made them a little anxious.
However, as they went deeper into Luozhou, they saw many large green trees, which meant that perhaps Luozhou was not short of water. This was also good news in disguise.
In the afternoon, a group of people stood in the distance looking at Anyang City in front of them. The city wall was about two meters high. Someone was distributing porridge in front of the city gate, and many refugees gathered here.
What concerned them most was that there was a moat under the city wall, and from a distance, there was a lot of water in it.
At this moment, the city gates were wide open, and many people carrying goods were coming in and out. Their clothes were very clean and they didn't look like they were short of water at all.
They returned to a woods outside the city and looked towards the city with burning eyes.
They don't have much water left and it's being used up quickly, so they have to find a water source quickly.
Shen Li looked at the people in her group. Their faces were relatively clean, but their clothes were a little dirty. However, they did have a dusty air.
"Everyone change your clothes and hide your weapons. Let's go over and try to see if we can get into the city."
This big family naturally does not include Pei Yu and his servants. Pei Yu changes his clothes every day, and as for his two subordinates, they wear black every day.
It took everyone a quarter of an hour to tidy themselves up and look much cleaner and tidier. Several carriages drove towards the city gate in a mighty procession.
When queuing to enter the city, everyone saw that the inspection to enter the city was very strict. Not only did they have to pay a two-cent entrance fee, but soon, a dozen soldiers with swords at the city gate would check everyone's household registration before letting anyone in.
Everyone couldn't help but become a little worried. Their current identity is refugees. Can they go in?
Shen Li continued to stare ahead. After a quarter of an hour, it was their turn.
After Shen Changshan handed over his household registration, the man glanced at them and asked, "Why are you going into the city?"
"Sir, we are from Yizhou and we are going into the city to buy some things."
Shen Changshan had an honest and simple smile on his face. He had dark skin and was rubbing his rough hands. He acted like an honest man very well and pointed at the carriage behind him.
The soldier next to him came over, looked their entire team up and down several times, then took a quick look inside the carriage, and finally nodded at him.
When the soldiers checked the carriages, they were all very nervous. They still had a lot of knives in their hands. If they were found...
Fortunately, perhaps the soldiers thought they were refugees and did not search them too thoroughly.
"You are not allowed to enter the city..."
His words made everyone in the group feel very excited.
"But it's not impossible to make an exception. Each person can enter the city by paying an entrance fee of one tael of silver."
Everyone was very surprised when they heard the one or two taels of silver as the entrance fee. The people before them had clearly only paid two cents, so why was it so outrageously high for them?
Perhaps seeing their hesitation, the soldier folded his arms and sneered, "Normally, refugees are not allowed in. I only let you in because I think you are honest and don't look like you would cause trouble."
"Since you think the price is too high, just get out of the way and don't get in the way here."
Seeing this, Shen Li whispered to everyone, if they didn't go into the city, then they should wait outside, since her family would definitely go in anyway.
They passed through several cities in the past few days, but only this one could enter. Everyone else gritted their teeth and nodded. They had gained some things by following the Shen family along the way, so it would be right to follow them now.
Shen Li stuffed two purses into Shen Qian'an's hands and asked him to go forward and negotiate.
When Shen Changshan heard the soldier say this, he immediately said, "Sir, let's go in. Please wait a moment."
At this time, Shen Qi'an came up with the silver and handed it to his father.
Shen Changshan knew very well how many people were in their team. He counted the silver and handed it over with a painful look on his face.
The soldier took it, weighed it with his hand, smiled, and spoke again: "You must remember your current identities and don't cause trouble after you go in."
"Yes, yes, thank you, sir."
Seeing that Shen Changshan was so sensible, he waved his hand behind him, making way for them to go in.
Shen Changshan and Shen Qian'an returned to the team and drove the carriage slowly into the city. The carriages behind them hurriedly followed, and Pei Yu's carriage was at the end.
The scenes inside and outside the city are two completely different. Once you enter the city, you can see people walking in groups of three or two on the street, as well as vendors walking around, and they all have peaceful looks on their faces.
On the other hand, outside the city wall, there were countless refugees who were stuck, homeless, looking haggard, with empty and numb eyes.
As soon as they entered the city, they attracted the attention of the residents, but seeing that they were dressed neatly and there were several carriages, they just glanced at them briefly and then looked no further.
After entering the city, the group passed by three inns in a row before stopping at Fuxiang Inn, which looked to be of medium quality.
"Sir, please come inside!"
As soon as we stopped at the door, a smart waiter came up to greet us. With so many carriages, it looked like we would have no worries about business tonight.
There were nearly 50 people in their group, and they all rushed into the inn at once. The innkeeper hurried forward to greet them.
"Sir, do you want to eat or stay in the hotel?"
"Boss, how much is a normal room per night?"
"100 wen."
When Shen Changshan heard this, he thought the price was very reasonable, so he waved his hand and said, "Then I'll give you five ordinary guest rooms."
"okay!"
The shopkeeper looked at the others. The Lin family also asked for five guest rooms. As for the other families, they did not ask for that many. Most of them only asked for one guest room for their female relatives, and the rest asked for a dormitory room.
Tian Qing saw that they were about to finish, so he stepped forward and said, "Boss, one Tianzi guest room and two ordinary guest rooms."
When the shopkeeper heard that someone had requested a top-grade room, he immediately smiled widely and said, "Okay, take the guest to the room."
Although these guests looked tired and exhausted, they had good temperaments, especially the young man staying in the No. 1 guest room. It was obvious from his temperament that he was not an ordinary person.