The whole family travels through time: escape from famine! No cheat codes yet!

Chapter 221 Overnight in the City

Sitting in the carriage of the ox cart left by Mr. Meng, the little kids wrapped in quilts each held a steamed bun and ate it with relish, bite by bite.

As Shen Yuanbao ate, he exclaimed, "Oh, the pancake smells so good. The shopkeeper is so generous. There are so many sesame seeds on the pancake that they are falling off."

Shen Luming was chewing on the fire with one hand, and using the other hand to catch the sesame seeds that fell from the ground:

"Brother, learn from me and don't make the quilt greasy, or you'll get beaten!"

Then he said to the other children: "Keep going, don't drop any slag!"

"Don't worry, scumbag, we have to eat it too."

Shen Dingding really expressed everyone’s thoughts.

How can we let sesame seeds and sesame seeds fall on the quilt? Even if we don’t care whether the quilt is greasy or not, it will be a waste!

But it is impossible not to fall off at all. The fire-baked buns have just come out of the oven and are very crispy, making a crackling sound when you take a bite.

But even if the crumbs and sesame seeds fell on their clothes or quilts, the little kids would pick them up with their fingertips and put them in their mouths.

The little hands held the steamed buns, and they looked at each other, smiling happily as they ate.

Mr. Shen sat on the shaft of the oxcart, peering inside through the curtains, and sighed in his heart: "This is their hope!"

Shen Youyou swung the whip, unwilling to hit the ox, so she knocked on the shaft of the cart: "Go!"

Finally they got on the ox cart again. Even though there was only one, they were very grateful.

Soon after, bursts of "chuckles" were heard in the carriage again.

When the others heard the laughter, smiles gradually appeared on their faces.

Old Man Shen said to everyone, "You don't all think we are holding you back. Look how thoughtful Mr. Yuan is. He even secretly left the ox cart behind before he set off. He is a man of loyalty and righteousness."

In fact, this group of lovely people are really easy to satisfy. As soon as someone starts, they will immediately start counting all the good people they have met.

Dahaiye said: "Lord Duan, the city guard, is really kind. He gave us so many red cards."

Mr. Shen's second son, Mr. Dahe, also followed:

"In fact, Captain Zhou is pretty good. He even drew a route map for us before we left. I heard that we are not allowed to draw randomly on the route map. He also kept giving our soldiers some advice along the way, and he was not arrogant at all."

Hunter Gao: "In Changping County, the first post station we stayed at, the shopkeeper gave us ginger for free, and the waiter there was also very kind, saying that he would boil water for us.

But they also helped us carry water, bucket by bucket.

I was embarrassed to tell others: We can do it ourselves.

He said: You are exhausted from the journey, take a rest."

"Yes, we were even allowed to sleep in the woodshed and barn for free!"

As a result, Shen Luming poked his little head out of the carriage, with a bulging mouth full of sesame cakes, and said hurriedly: "Mrs. Zhang, who is celebrating her birthday, is the best!"

Li Jingshu burst out laughing after hearing this: "Okay, okay, Madam Zhang is the best. Eat your food carefully and don't choke."

Then a group of little kids chirped, "Yes, Madam Zhang is the best. She also gave us delicious and sweet snacks."

Shen Yuanbao also spoke in a loud voice: "And that little general brother also gave us snacks and roast chicken."

This sentence was so amazing that everyone, young and old, male and female, started talking at once:

Yes, the young general is a very good man. I don’t know if I can see him again.

If I am lucky enough to meet that young general again in this life, no matter whether he still remembers us or not, I must kneel down and kowtow to him first.

That’s right, if someone hadn’t passed the message to the gatekeeper, the gatekeeper would have known who we are!

Shen Zhiqiu listened to your conversation with a smile on his face, thinking:

Little General, I am also extremely grateful. It is you who made sure we all have big red cards and didn't break up.

Nor did I let my people become military households or frontier farmers.

Especially since the children can all read, you have changed the fate of our group.

But I didn't even have the chance to say thank you to you. Although I didn't believe in anything before, I will pray for you every day in the future.

I hope you stay safe throughout your life no matter where you are.

Shen Youyou gently waved the whip and couldn't help laughing: Isn't this the time when everyone secretly scolds the guy who takes advantage of the ready-made things? So, they can be said to have known each other for a long time.

At noon, the people in Shenjia Village were walking while eating cold steamed buns. If they choked, they would take out a bamboo tube and gulp down cold water.

The whole morning lasted, with only a brief pause in the middle.

The job of driving the carriage was taken in turns by Shen Youyou, other old ladies, and old men.

This was because Shen Zhiqiu was afraid that Shen Youyou's injuries had not healed fully, so he insisted that she take a break while driving.

Although everyone has regained their fighting spirit and is no longer demoralized, perhaps it is because Shen Zhiqiu's story and speech were too powerful.

Everyone seemed to be holding their breath, thinking about speeding up their pace. Even if they were behind the big red card team, they couldn't fall too far behind.

It was not until the sun set and the sky was filled with red clouds that they finally saw the gate of Huguan County.

Huguan County is located in the hinterland of the Taihang Mountains. Along the way, there are mountains and gullies on both sides of the official road.

The county town is like a pot, with two towering mountains at the gate, but the names of the mountains are unclear.

The two peaks face each other, with a gap in the middle, forming a natural gap, like a mountain pass or the spout of a pot.

At the gap stands a tall and majestic city gate, made entirely of rammed earth. Above the gate is a tower with carved beams and painted rafters, which complements the mountains on both sides.

Shen Zhiqiu and his group stood at the city gate, looking around at the towering mountains and the vast expanse of land. They felt that the nearly 300 of them were insignificant.

However, for this county town, they had to enter from the south gate and exit from the north gate.

The gatekeeper looked up at Shen Zhiqiu while holding the document: "From the Red Card Team? Your last name is Shen?"

Shen Zhiqiu nodded quickly: "Yes, yes!"

"At 10 noon, Jeju leader Zhou passed by here and mentioned you."

Shen Zhiqiu felt warmed at heart when he heard this. He didn't expect that Team Leader Zhou would specifically mention them to the gatekeeper.

Without waiting for his reply, the gatekeeper stamped the card and said:

"You have just arrived at this time, so you cannot leave the city. Once you enter the city, find a place to stay quickly. Do not stay outside for too long, and do not walk around randomly. There is a curfew at night."

During the Daqing Dynasty, it would close at sunset and would not reopen until the next day.

There is a curfew at night, starting at 5:55 p.m.

No movement is allowed at this time.

As for closing the city gates on time, the purpose is to prevent enemy spies from entering the city at night and doing something shameful.

In times of war, special attention is paid to defending against spies.

Another purpose is to prevent bandits. Bandits were rampant in ancient times. Small-scale bandits would rob houses, and large-scale bandits would even massacre the city.

For example, the Liangshan heroes in the Song Dynasty, if they were of their level and entered the city and started killing people, the consequences would be disastrous.

In addition to the above two points, closing the city gates at night is also to prevent wolves, tigers and leopards from entering the city.

For example, outside the gate of Huguan County is a mountain forest, and at night it is inevitable that wild animals in the forest will mistakenly enter the city.

Therefore, the city gates would be closed on time every day and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

Shen Zhiqiu looked sincere and nodded repeatedly.

"After entering the city, the open space on the west side is the porridge shop. No looting or causing trouble..."