The next day, the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, is the new year.

Shen Zhengwen got up early before dawn.

He cleaned himself up and dressed up as a refugee.

Then he found a baggage, put a big fish and dozens of eggs in it, and set off for Qingzhou City with the baggage.

He was afraid that the eggs would be broken, so he put a lot of hay in them.

The journey into the city went very smoothly, and he was only stopped as a refugee at the gate of Qingzhou City.

However, after showing his household registration certificate, the guard at the door let him in.

He first walked to a crowded street, took off the burden behind him and spread it on the ground, revealing the eggs and large herring inside, and then began to sit and wait for the arrival of customers.

Today is a small year, and there are many people coming and going on the streets, but not many people buying his things.

But those passers-by are not unwilling to buy his things, but they can't afford them.

The drought has caused prices to skyrocket, which has drained many people's savings.

Their money is kept to buy food, and where is there any spare money to buy extravagant things like eggs and fish.

Shen Zhengwen saw that his booth had been unattended for a long time, and he also realized this.

The street where he is located is located in the north of the city, and there are all kinds of vendors and pawns gathered in the north of the city, all of whom are just low-level civilians who are reluctant to spend money.

So he put away his things and walked for half an hour to a prosperous area in the south of the city.

The streets in the south of the city are much cleaner than those in the north of the city, and there are occasional palanquins and horse-drawn carriages passing by.

Facts have proved that Shen Zhengwen's choice is indeed right.

Soon after he arrived in the south of the city, people came to his stall and asked for the price.

In less than half an hour, he sold all the fish and dozens of eggs.

However, this is mainly due to his fair price.

Nowadays, all kinds of food are scarce, and the price of eggs remains high.

In the past, eggs were only sold for ten cents a piece, but now the price of eggs in the city has soared to thirty cents a piece.

Shen Zhengwen didn't sell it so expensive, he just wanted to sell it early and go home early, and set the price at twenty Wen.

The big herring of more than ten catties, he only sold it for 100 yuan.

In the past, the price of a fish was not as good as an egg, but now he is very satisfied with being able to sell it for a hundred yuan.

After making money, he returned to the north of the city, bought some things for his family, and bought some New Year's goods.

Things in the south of the city are really expensive, and they are not what he can afford now.

After buying his things, he hurried home without stopping.

There are all young sons in the family, and only Li Rulan is an adult at home, and he is really not at ease.

Although now with the blessing of the lucky stars, it is inevitable that there will be worries in my heart.

Last time he entered the city with Niannian, Shen Yaocai's family came to the door, and this time he had to go back early.

On the way back, Shen Zhengwen didn't dare to be careless, and hid the things he bought tightly, making himself disgraced, for fear of attracting the attention of others.

But what made him strange was that on the way he came, he had seen refugees wandering, and there were no refugees on the way back.

Just as he was curious, he suddenly heard something moving in the grass next to him.

Shen Zhengwen didn't dare to stop, and was about to speed up his pace to leave, when he saw a person suddenly walk out of the grass.

"Ouch, it's so exhausting." The man stretched and walked slowly out of the grass.

Seeing Shen Zhengwen, the man asked with some confusion: "Hey, didn't I let you refugees hide?" How come there is still a pestle here? ”

Shen Zhengwen saw that the man was dressed as a servant and was equipped with a scimitar, so he answered honestly.

"Back to my lord, I'm not a refugee fleeing the famine. My family lives in Taoli Village, and I have a trip to the city today, and I am about to go home. ”

"Oh? Do you live in Taoli Village? The official became interested and asked curiously.

"I heard that there are monsters in your Taoli Village who are fierce and bewitching the people, is this true or false? Have you ever seen what that monster looks like? ”

Shen Zhengwen was shocked, "We don't have any monsters in Taoli Village, why did the official say this?" ”

The official looked Shen Zhengwen up and down, and his eyes were stained with suspicion.

"Are you from Taoli Village or not? He didn't look like a villager at all, but a refugee. ”

"Early this morning, some villagers from Taoli Village went to the county government to report the case, saying that there were monsters in Taoli Village making waves, why did they come to you and say that there was no more?"

Shen Zhengwen saw that the official didn't believe his identity, so he took out his household registration book, "Official, look, I am really a villager of Taoli Village. ”

"And I can guarantee that there are indeed no monsters in our Taoli Village."

The official glanced at him, "Then why did the official say what he said was so convincing, as if he had seen a monster with his own eyes?" ”

Shen Zhengwen was also a little puzzled, so he asked, "Then may I ask the official, do you know who is going to report to the official?"

The official thought for a while and said, "I can't remember what the man's name is, but I know what his surname is, and he has the same surname as my mother's family, and they are all surnamed Shen." ”

Hearing that the person who reported the official was surnamed Shen, Shen Zhengwen immediately knew what was going on.

In the entire Taoli Village, except for a few children of the younger generation, only him and Shen Yaocai are left.

This time, it must be Shen Yaocai who is doing ghosts again.

Why do you want to report to the official, needless to say, it must be against your own family again.

And the monster he was talking about must be referring to Xiao Niannian.

Shen Zhengwen stabilized his emotions and continued to use the words of the servant.

"Then may I ask the official, even if there are monsters in Taoli Village, why are you driving the refugees here?"

The officer's face showed reverence, and he hugged his fist in the direction of the city.

"That's because the county magistrate, who is honest and considerate of the people, felt that he couldn't take it lightly after hearing that there were monsters in Taoli Village, so he planned to bring someone to check it out in person. I heard that there are many refugees in this place, so I naturally have to come to clear the road, so as not to bump into the county lord without a long eye. ”

"What? The county magistrate is going to bring someone over to check it out in person? There was a hint of panic on Shen Zhengwen's face.

"That's it!" The official looked adoring, "There are not many officials like our county lord who do everything himself." ”

"Thank you for telling me." Shen Zhengwen saluted the official and said goodbye, "Then I'll go on my way and won't disturb the official's office." ”

"Go, go, go!" The official waved his hand, "But you have to remember that the county lord will also take this road later." If you hear the sound of carriages, remember to avoid it, don't bump into our county master. ”