encountered such a major event, Xiao Youfu couldn't lie down, and immediately went out to inquire about the situation.

Xiao Xiao hurriedly took the oil-paper umbrella and followed: "Dad, I'll go with you, right?" ”

"No," he swallowed in his refusal, he didn't have a son in front of him, and if something happened to him, it wouldn't be good if his daughters didn't have some opinions.

He simply said, "Your sisters go and borrow Xiao Yuan's clothes to change into, and go out with me." ”

Xiao Zhengyuan is sixteen years old this year, and his height is as fast as a bamboo, and last year's Xia Shan was already a big shorter.

But all three of them should be able to wear it.

Xiao Lian hurriedly answered, and pulled her cousin to rummage through his clothes.

Xiao Youfu also took the opportunity to beckon the Liu family back to the room, touched his nose, and asked a little embarrassed: "Do you still have any silver?" I want to buy a mule! ”

If the government really compels conscription, it will be arrested when he sees a man, and he is unwilling to become a soldier, and nine times out of ten there will be no return.

Then you can only leave Yuzhang, and if a big family wants to run, then the mule can't be missing.

It's a pity that he only has more than ten taels of silver left in his pocket now, and if he wants to buy such a large item as a mule, he can only ask her for silver.

If it was ten days ago, the Liu family would never give him the money he saved, but now the lives of the mother and daughter were saved by him.

also made her understand that although this man is not a good person, he is willing to fight for her and her daughters.

Therefore, in front of him, he took out a locked jewelry box from the box, and took out the key from the purse to open the jewelry box: "There are more than seventy taels of silver at home, of which eight taels are the dowry gift from the He family to our eldest girl." ”

"You wait and go to He's house to see! Ask them about their plans. ”

The He family is also in the town, and opened a shop to sell all kinds of bamboo weaving utensils.

The year before last, the younger brother and daughter-in-law acted as a matchmaker and connected his eldest daughter with He Yanbin, the son of the He family.

He Yanbin is 19 years old this year, has studied for several years, and after the age of 15, he followed his father to take care of the business of the shop.

The two families originally agreed to get married this winter.

Xiao Youfu hesitated, took fifty taels of silver and put it in a cloth pocket: "Okay, then if there is a suitable mule, I will buy it?" ”

Liu Shi endured his distress and responded: "Listen to you!" ”

Xiao Youfu went out with his daughters dressed as men.

Although he was in the county seat for a long time, he was also very familiar with the town, and when he went out, he went to find the gambling house in the town, and when he saw that the door was closed, he felt a sigh in his heart.

He whispered, "The gambling house will not close day and night!" ”

Xiao Xiao immediately said: "The gambling house is well-informed, they are closed, then something is really wrong, right?" So where are we going to get the news? ”

Xiao Youfu took them to the tooth shop and talked to the little guy inside to find the tooth who sold the house.

As soon as Yayu heard that he was going to sell the house, he clenched his fists and smiled bitterly: "Master, it's not a small splash of cold water, at this time, it's not difficult for you to buy a house, but it's not easy to sell a house." ”

Xiao Youfu took out a tael of silver and stuffed it to him: "How is it outside now?" I'm sorry for you to be careful. ”

The tooth man received the money, but he was also willing to sell the news: "The king of Annan is opposite, recruiting troops and horses, and it is estimated that he will come to our side soon, it is better to avoid a heroic man like Ye." ”

He approached him again and whispered, "Our host is also preparing to go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang." ”

Xiao Xiao, who has been by Xiao Youfu's side, has no luck mentality, and said to Xiao Youfu after going out: "Dad, it is said that Jiangnan is the land of fish and rice, let's go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, right?" ”

Xiao Youfu sighed: "Jiangsu and Zhejiang are good, but they are too good, they have always been a battleground for soldiers!" ”

Xiao Lian, who was following behind, asked worriedly, "Then where can we go?" ”

Xiao Youfu was also very confused, but he didn't dare to show it, lest his daughters be even more panicked.

He pretended to be calm and said, "Let's go buy some salt first, and then go buy mules." ”

Xiao Xiao hurriedly said: "You can buy some bacon, you can still eat meat if you save salt, and it is durable." ”

The most important thing is that she remembers that there are two shops selling bacon in the town, one of which is next door to He's shop.

Xiao Lian looked at her with disgust: "You are a foodie, you know how to eat, it is important to buy mules first!" ”

Xiao Xiao also glanced at Xiao Lian: "You are a fool, don't you know that I am a drunkard and do not mean to drink?" ”

After Xiao Wei came out, he just looked at it and didn't say anything, and when he heard the words, he just whispered: "Let's just go with my father." ”

When he came to the street, Xiao Youfu found that many stores were closed.

There are only two main streets in the town, and one street goes down, and all three grain shops are closed.

The faces of the father and daughter were even more ugly.

When I met a grocery store, I went in to the spice shop, and when I asked the price, I found that the price had risen frighteningly.

The original salt of 60 wen a catty has now risen to 500 wen a catty.

Even an egg, which was originally two cents a piece, now costs eight cents a piece.

The pickled eggs and duck eggs have also risen from four or five wen to twenty wen each.

Xiao Youfu gritted his teeth and bought two catties of salt.

Xiao Xiao also bought ten pickled duck eggs and two catties of pickled vegetables.

After that, the father and daughter hurried to the other street.

There is also a market selling vegetables and meat on this street, and it is very deserted in the afternoon, with only two selling pork, and a few selling clay pots, dustpans, bamboo baskets, etc.

Xiao Youfu said to the younger brother who was guarding the stall: "There is something at home, can you collect the stall and go back early?" ”

Xiao Yougui was dozing off, and when he heard his eldest brother's words, he could only smile bitterly: "The above stipulates that we have to sell one pig every day, and there are still twenty catties of meat that have not been sold?" ”

Originally, they collected their own pigs to sell, but now they can't get out under martial law, at first the meat was not enough to sell, and yesterday the meat was brought from above to sell to them, but the original meat of about 20 wen a catty was sold for 200 wen a catty.

This has risen tenfold sharply, and even the landlords in the town are reluctant to buy too much.

What's more, many rich people in the town have now secretly run away, and people are even more panicked.

Old Man Xiao, who went out to inquire about the news, strode back, and when he heard that the boss was going to buy mules, he simply led them there: "Just now, I will come back from the mule and horse shop." ”

There is only one shop in the town that rents mule carts and carriages, and it also sells mules, horses, cattle and donkeys.

The shopkeeper saw Old Man Xiao and received them in person: "These days, there are the most people who come to buy mule carts and ox carts, and our side is really unstable." ”

"The owner also said, we will leave tomorrow evening, Brother Xiao, if you want to buy it, you can buy it as soon as possible, right? Don't be too expensive, the day after tomorrow, you just want to buy it, and there is nowhere to buy it. ”

"I can give you the best price, one hundred taels for the carriage, sixty taels for the mule cart, and forty taels for the ox cart!"

After listening to Xiao Xiao on the side, he could only discuss: From now to ancient times, whether it is a house or a car, it is an expensive existence that ordinary people love and hate.

They hadn't thought about the carriage at all, and it was in vain anyway.

The only thing they could afford was a mule cart or an ox cart.