Approaching the city gate, Tao Ran let the two little brothers who didn't have new clothes enter the carriage, and then locked the door outside.
By this time it was completely dark.
The entrance and exit of the city gate is no longer open to traffic.
Xue Jin felt that they might not be able to enter the city.
"Yes!" Tao Ran had already considered it.
Tao Ran sat up straight in the car. Someone came to stop her at the city gate, so she directly showed her Qian family token.
"Hello, sir, we came from X city. My eldest husband sent some things to the old lady. We hurriedly hurriedly and slowly, but we still couldn't make it before dark. I hope the officer will be accommodating and let us enter the city.
"
Xue Jin and others were dumbfounded and lowered their heads to hide their panic.
What is the Qian family? What is the token?
Didn't she say that she was doing a master's mission? How could she be so confident?
Xue Jin thought that she would use the remaining two taels of silver in her hand as accommodation money, but unexpectedly, this girl Tao remained motionless and arrogant.
But even so, they were actually let go.
Not only that, the group of gatekeepers had not done any interrogation of these people, but they nodded and bowed, very politely, and asked if they needed help in escorting.
"No. Thank you."
In this way, they entered the city extremely smoothly.
Tao Ran: "I'll treat you to dinner!"
Just kidding, the Qian family is one of the top five families in the city in terms of wealth and prestige. Mr. Qian is an official in another place and has a bright future, okay? How could they, the gatekeepers, dare to stop the Qian family’s car or the official’s faction?
The car coming down?
Not only did they open the door smoothly, they also wanted to flatter me.
With their flattery like this, Tao Ran would not waste his money.
Moreover, there is enough oil and water to defend the city, right? Wouldn’t it be better to keep the money to add food?
…
After entering the city, they went to the busiest street in the city.
The security here is good and it’s lively at night.
There are many restaurants, which is a good place to ask for news.
After finding a place to buy new clothes for the two brothers in the car, the seven of them entered a restaurant that looked the busiest and asked for a big table in the hall.
Tao Ran directly ordered a large table of dishes.
The other six people were all dumbfounded. Two hours ago, they were sleeping in the open air and had a meal. Who would have thought that now they would be well-dressed and enjoying delicacies that had only appeared in their dreams in a place that they could not enter.
?
The four side dishes were all eaten up within thirty seconds of being served. After Xue Jin scolded them, everyone calmed down.
Xue Jin said that they didn't need to eat so well. If possible, it would be better to save the money spent to treat them to food and take it back to them.
"Two different things." Tao Ran: "I'm not just here to treat you to dinner. This is also part of my master's mission. You just need to eat."
Xue Jin asked Tao Ran what he wanted them to do.
Tao Ran told him not to worry, and that he would talk after he had eaten and drank enough.
"Eating your esophagus is enough, don't be impatient, I will make sure you are all well fed." Tao Ran added three more meat dishes.
Several little brothers sighed and said that if Sister Tao needs anything in the future, just say hello and they will be at your call.
These people had been hungry for too long. Now they were munching on meat and vegetables, and their vigilance was gradually weakening. Tao Ran also learned a lot of information from chatting with them.
Since cities have recently strictly controlled the entry and exit of refugees, a large number of refugees have nowhere to go. They either beg in the suburbs, leave to go further, or find ways to survive in various wilderness places.
Each local government only cares about the stability of the main urban and suburban areas under its jurisdiction, hoping that all the refugees will leave on their own.
However, the imperial court issued a decree that the refugees were not allowed to be expelled from any place, and they were to arrange for local comfort and resettlement as much as possible. Therefore, the local authorities could only pretend to encourage the refugees to reclaim wasteland for farming, and strive to live in the mountains and rivers. In fact, they did not treat the refugees.
It is to adopt the attitude of not caring about it and letting it fend for itself.
Such a place makes no sense.
The refugees who are about to starve to death have no money to farm and cannot wait for the crops to mature, so most of them can only find some food in the mountains and do some robbery. Otherwise, they can only wait to starve to death.
This situation is now common in many wilderness areas outside the city.
Xue Jin and his group gradually gathered together.
They lived in the cave at night and worked together during the day.
The greater the strength of the people, the greater the success of hunting or robbery.
"We don't want this either. But who doesn't want to survive? Most of the people we robbed are in good condition and can still live well if they are robbed once. But if we don't gain anything, people may die every day."
"So Miss Tao, your fifty taels may be the key to changing our current situation for us. With that money, we can find a place to settle down, open up wasteland and cultivate land, and we no longer have to fight for our lives like we do now.
struggle."
"We need this money so much."
Tao Ran: "I understand. I will do what I promised you. When my disciple and I need manpower, we will continue to look for you. I will pay you when the time comes."
Some brothers responded quickly: "Sister, which sect are we in? Can we make money like this? Is there still a shortage of people? Can we apply to join? What are the requirements?"
If you can join such a wealthy sect, why do you still need to open up wasteland and farm land?
Tao Ran knocked on the table:
"Our sect is indeed short of people. Specifically, it depends on your task performance. If you perform well, I will apply for a place for you to join the sect. So you should hurry up and eat, you may have to take action tonight."
While these people were busy eating, Tao Ran began to ask about everything that happened while she was away from the provincial capital today.
Tao Ran didn't expect that Li Dashan was so quick and capable that he could detonate the mine he had planted in advance so successfully and completely.
At this moment, the most discussed topic in this restaurant is not the Qian family's fire at midnight last night, but "the Qian family and Li Dashan"...
Tao Ran quickly found out the cause and effect.
Everyone was confused: "Well, Li Dashan had obviously reported it to the official and asked someone to write a complaint, but this afternoon he suddenly withdrew the complaint and said he would not sue. I heard that he had reached a compensation agreement with the Qian family. I don't know how much money the Qian family gave.
, In short, Li Dashan was happy when he left, and even took the villagers to have a meal in Dongcheng Market before leaving. According to rumors, the Qian family spent a lot of money to settle this matter..."
Therefore, Li Dashan's efficiency was even more astonishing to Tao Ran.
I was only away for one day! This guy actually got money?
So... Tao Ran glanced at the sky outside.
It will soon be dark and stormy at night.
Everything is ready and there are enough manpower, so there is no need for her to be polite.
Now that the Li family has money, there is no reason why he should not go, right?
Hey, this is the real reason why Tao Ran asked Li Dashan to blackmail the Qian family. It was not just to make the Qian family feel aggrieved, but also to borrow Li Dashan's hand and use Li Dashan's name to make another fortune.
