Finally, it was time to take the pulse of Lao Qi's family. The person in charge of taking the pulse was an old doctor with a white beard. Next to the old doctor sat a young man wearing an inspector's robe.
It's the person who Yuanwai said has some conscience.
Qi Kang'an was the first to step forward with Qi Bao'er in his arms.
He just saw that everyone was taking money openly and honestly. There were fewer doctors and more inspections. Generally, one representative from a household came out to give one, two or five taels.
So after sitting down with his daughter in his arms, he also took out a piece of silver that was one tael and handed it to the old doctor, and then took out another piece of silver that was five taels and handed it to the inspector respectfully.
The two of them had dull eyebrows and reached out to take it without raising their eyes.
The old doctor only took Qi Kangan's pulse and waved his hand to indicate the next one. This was because the one tael of silver had already worked.
Children are most likely to have problems when they walk all the way, so simply not checking them will save you the problem of whether to feed them or not.
Not just Qi Bao'er, but all the children in Lao Qi's family were not checked. The adults just checked their veins and let them all go.
The inspection also acted as if nothing had been discovered. He lowered his eyes and drank a cup of tea from Lao Qi's house while pinching his pulse until they walked far away.
"stop."
Suddenly there was a loud shout, and the Yamen, who Yuanwai said was not a good person, came over and blocked the front of Lao Qi's house.
Pointing at Yin Zai walking beside them, he said, "What is this?"
Qi Kang'an hurried forward and quickly stuffed a piece of silver into it from an angle that no one else could see, "Master, this is my daughter's dog."
The Yamen glanced at Qi Kang'an with the look of someone who knew what was going on. He didn't hold on to her anymore and turned around to leave. He just muttered: "Who are you? You can raise such a big dog."
This dog alone is enough to prove that this family is living a good life. Why not take the dog with them when they flee?
Even if you bring a dog with you, a dog is still stronger than a horse?
Mrs. Tian let out a long breath, patted her chest and muttered to Mr. Qi: "You're just here to ask for some money, right?"
That’s right, but what can we say?
"Stop talking and leave quickly." He said this after entering the city and leaving the city.
"Why."
Go to the city gate, continue to line up, and pay the city fee.
Qi Kang'an originally thought that he would quietly go to the government official to help him buy things, but he never thought of being very open about it. It turns out that all the officials here would help him buy things, and they would take the initiative to ask questions. It just depends on who you believe.
Several yamen servants from the family of Yuanwai who walked in front of them asked if they wanted to buy things for them.
They were much less enthusiastic when they arrived at Qi Kang'an. After all, they were not the same person as Mr. Ye. They looked at Mi Tai with a dirty look, and they belonged to the group with money in the aisle that was as high as the sky.
But they all watched them line up from the rich and famous people. At least the government officials didn't welcome them but didn't scold them.
Only the yamen servant named Liu whom Wu Haoyuan mentioned asked: "Do you need to buy anything?"
The old man Qi nodded repeatedly, "If you want it, can you buy it if there are livestock in the city? I also want grain. I can get any grain."
Oh, he is still a big buyer.
Liu Yamen raised his eyebrows: "Go to the city first, then wait by the city gate."
OK, you have the final say on your territory, then go to the city first.
When entering the city, you can't bring the Qian family and the Song family with you. You have to go according to your household registration. However, the other three families are also wealthy families and are ranked behind them.
There are a total of seventeen people in Lao Qi's family, plus the two children who joined later, there are nineteen people in total.
Both Qi Wangyou and Li Xiaojun were stopped.
"Qi Wangyou, Li Xiaojun, why isn't it here?"
Qi Kang'an explained: "The girl is my daughter's maid, and the boy is my eldest son's schoolboy. I didn't take the contract with me when I left."
I can't even raise a son or daughter, I can only be a servant and a maid.
Adopted sons and daughters must also be registered, otherwise the government will not recognize it, and the servants will be different, and it will be a matter of just one word from the master's family.
Anyway, it's not really a slave, it's just a matter of their words.
Book boy and maid?
this is OK.
Once you get the money, you'll be released.
After Lao Qi's family had passed the city gate, the yamen servant surnamed Liu also followed in. As he walked towards a corner, he gestured with his hands for everyone to follow.
There was a tea shed not far from the city. Liu Yamen brought everyone to the tea shed.
"You still have people in the other team to eliminate. That team is slow and has to wait. Why don't you sit here and rest while waiting. Just tell me what you need to buy, and I will have someone buy it for you."
Oops, Wu Daguo really found out clearly that the person whom Yue just asked for help, the one who yelled and drank like he owed him five hundred taels but didn't pay him back. Look at this person, how real it is.
Old man Qi said: "I'm thinking of getting two oxen. They need to be strong enough to support us. As for the food, I have a lot of people, three to four hundred people, and two to thirty thousand kilograms can't last for more than a few days."
Liu Yamen said that Ma Zhao usually only asked him to bring a little food or some cloth and cotton. If not, he would count the items in tens of thousands.
Let’s talk about the word “grain”. There are so many types of grains. Which ones should we buy specifically?
"If not, arrange for two of you to go together, and you can buy whatever you want."
Old man Qi: "????"
Aren't they not allowed to wander around the city?
Liu Yamen seemed to have noticed their doubts and said: "Those who went there will clean up and clean up. I will take you back when my brother-in-law and eldest son come back."
"become."
After Liu Yamen told them not to run around, he continued to run to his job in a hurry, feeling uneasy about being a foreigner.
Lao Qi's family all sat obediently in the tea shed and waited.
Having a place to sit is no better than having to stand outside, not to mention there is water to drink and you can order something to eat if you are hungry.
Old man Qi saw someone eating noodles next to him, and when he saw several children at home swallowing with greed, he raised his hand and called the waiter over.
"How much does the noodles cost?" I was frightened by the prices in the first two towns, so I asked this question with a false sense of humor.
"Four coins for a large bowl and two coins for a small bowl. How many bowls would you like, sir?"
Old man Qi and Qi Kang'an looked at each other, with surprise in their eyes. The price here was the same as theirs. Didn't you mention it?
Qi Kangan immediately said: "Give everyone a big bowl."
No matter what happens in the county, there are real-price things to eat here, so filling your stomach first is an advantage.
"Okay, twenty-six bowls of noodles, all big bowls."
At a table near the door, Mrs. Tian and Ye Sanni whispered: "Look at the father and son, they don't know how expensive oil and salt are again."
One bowl per person, when had their family ever been so wasteful?
Mrs. Tian sometimes thinks about how her family managed to make better food as they fled the crisis.
"Mom, Brother An, don't you feel sorry for everyone? We haven't had anything hot in a while, and the steamed buns are so dry and hard that they could kill someone."
"That's right, there's no oil at all. Look at the hair on every one of them."
She leaned into Ye Sanni's ear and whispered mysteriously: "I don't know if I can buy meat in the city. If I can buy it, I have to ask Anzi to buy more and hide it at Guaiguai's place. It's rare for our family to come out alone. Wait a minute.
Let Anzi take Guaiguai with her."
Ye Sanni nodded in understanding and suggested: "Mom, why don't we go too? I also want to buy some good cloth for Bao'er, preferably satin."
"No, you see, everyone is in bad shape, but my dear is wearing silk and satin. People in the village won't think anything of it, but to outsiders, my dear is an eyesore."