Chapter 23 Back to Wu County
Li Zhongwen did his job properly, and the carriage was quickly rented.
Xu Hanliang has changed into a new dress, and the young girl is wearing a short coat, looking very petite and cute.
This is what Xu Hanliang bought for his young mother on the night of his childhood.
The short jacket that the young lady wore before didn't have much ability to keep out the cold.
In the Song Dynasty, there was no cotton, and although it was thickly dressed, its ability to keep warm was very limited.
The young lady was dressed in a delicate short fur, and it cost five taels of silver, which can be regarded as making the young lady feel distressed to death.
In the two days after I bought it, the childish girl's small wealth fan attribute awakened again, and she spent too much money in front of the bronze mirror every day.
This one piece of clothing alone is enough to wash your own clothes for several years.
Regarding the idea of the childish girl, Xu Hanliang could only smile helplessly.
With everything ready, the two got into the carriage.
Wu County is not far from Changshu, about 50 kilometers away.
If it is placed in modern times, it can run two round trips in an hour.
But in ancient times, coupled with the rugged road, it still took half a day.
Along the way, Xu Hanliang looked at the scenery outside the window while reading the book.
It's almost spring, but it's still cold.
There are not many traces of horse-drawn carriages on the ground, after all, in this era, there are not many people who can rent horse-drawn carriages.
The Great Song Dynasty was already short of horses, especially excellent war horses.
After the loss of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, the entire Great Song Dynasty did not even have a place to raise horses.
Most of the horses used to transport people and goods are bantam horses that are not suitable for combat.
Although the reputation of the Great Song Dynasty above the war has always been not very good, the wars are indeed frequent.
In the entire three or four hundred years of the Great Song Dynasty, only 50 years were peaceful, and no major wars occurred.
Coupled with the problem of three redundancies, it is necessary to thank Mr. Linchuan for his reform.
Although most of Mr. Linchuan's reforms had been abolished by this time, the skeleton had already been built.
If it weren't for the advent of that reform, the Great Song Dynasty wouldn't have been able to support it for that long.
Along the way, Xu Hanliang can still see the existence of many homeless people.
Because of the establishment of the Great Song Dynasty, there was no equal wealth and poverty, and the land was measured, which led to the land of the Great Song Dynasty still following the late Tang Dynasty.
At the beginning of its establishment, the various worlds already had the appearance of the end of an ordinary dynasty.
The number of peasant uprisings has reached an astonishing 400.
On average, in the Great Song Dynasty, there would be a peasant uprising every year.
Now seeing the displaced people coming and going, Xu Hanliang finally knows where this peasant uprising came from.
Half a day passed in a flash, and soon they came to the streets of Wu County.
Compared with Changshu, Wu County must be far behind.
In Xu Hanliang's memory, when the cheap father was a county clerk here, he spent most of his time here.
However, after his father's crime, he never came to Wu County again.
Before coming over this time, Xu Hanliang brought over more than sixty taels of silver that he had accumulated some time ago.
Although the young girl is obsessed with her own money, she is extraordinarily generous to others.
The two did not stay on the street longer, but went straight to the gate of the county office.
"Childe, why are you here?"
As soon as he came to the county office, a government official stepped forward and asked enthusiastically.
Speaking of which, although Xu Youdao is not an honest official, he is still very good for these officials.
The servants were generally recruited by the imperial court, and most of them were also poor.
At the beginning, Xu Youdao often helped them, so that they also had special respect for Xu Youdao.
Seeing Xu Hanliang coming, he naturally came over to inquire as soon as possible.
"I just want to come over to see my father, after all, the New Year is coming."
Xu Hanliang grinned.
"This, I guess it's a little difficult, and it's not easy for the new cell boss to speak."
When the official heard this, he frowned.
"It's fine." As he spoke, Xu Hanliang weighed the money bag behind him.
Sixty taels of silver, in this era, is already a huge amount of money that some people can't save in a lifetime.
Xu Hanliang naturally couldn't take out all the sixty taels, but he didn't feel at ease at home.
Although there are already Jiaozi and bills of exchange in this era, there are not many places to collect these.
Especially in a small place like Wu County, these two things are treated as waste paper.
"It's easy to do things with money, and when I have leisure, I'll take my son with me."
The official said enthusiastically.
The three of them went together and soon came to the county office's cell.
As soon as he entered the cell, he was able to ask about a damp breath.
The weather outside was already very cold, and it was even colder inside the cell.
The cell boss was slumped in his chair when he saw someone coming, and immediately stood up.
"What's going on?"
The cell boss asked with a frown.
After seeing Xu Hanliang's face, his brows furrowed high.
"You're here to see Xu Youdao, right? Impossible, the county order has already been issued, and no one is allowed to visit Xu Youdao. ”
The cell boss said categorically.
Hearing the cell boss's words, Xu Hanliang frowned tightly.
The official had already gone out, and the jailer in the cell had also gone to check on the prisoners.
So only the cell boss is left here.
Xu Hanliang took out a money bag from his arms and placed it on the table casually.
"Sir, be accommodating."
Since there is no one around, Xu Hanliang doesn't have to be obscure.
When the cell boss saw Xu Hanliang pay for the money, he was ready to refuse at first.
You know, if you visit other people on a regular basis, you should have no problem.
But this Xu Youdao was ordered by the county commander himself, and he didn't dare to go against the county order.
The sound of the silver placed on the table made the cell leader's body tremble slightly.
He originally thought that Xu Hanliang should take out copper coins, but who knew that it was actually silver.
And such a small money bag looks like it is at least thirty taels.
Xu Hanliang took out the money, and he gritted his teeth.
After all, thirty taels is not a lot, and a cell boss like this can only save so much after 20 years without eating or drinking.
The words of refusal were already close to his mouth, and the cell boss held back with difficulty.
Thirty taels, what is the concept?
The cell boss was even able to buy a house in Wu County, which was a huge amount of money!
"Hurry up and go in, I just give you time for a stick of incense, and the things can be delivered."
The cell boss finally nodded and whispered.
Hearing this, Xu Hanliang picked up the bag on the ground and walked towards the prison.
The scene in the prison is completely different from what Xu Hanliang saw in the TV series.
The prisoners did not cry out, but collapsed weakly on the ground.
Don't say that someone is coming, it is estimated that even if a big worm breaks in, they are reluctant to get up.
Looking at the humble environment in this cell, the young lady already let out a burst of sobbing.
She didn't expect that her master would always live in such a place.