Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 180 From now on, I am alone

Silent tears streamed down my cheeks.

Jiang Qiuzhi had actually thought long ago that something must have happened to her sister Jiang Qiu Ning, so so many people came to inquire about her background. She must have caused trouble in the palace, but what could it be that required an investigation into her background?

She knew that even if she asked Miss Bai and Miss Qin in front of her, they would not tell her the truth.

From then on, Jiang Qiuzhi had no father, no mother, and no sister. She was left alone, wandering in this absurd and helpless world.

Luo Yu didn't know how to comfort her. If she was left alone and helpless, she would probably want to cry...

So, let her cry for a while, life must go on...

Qin Bingrui stared at the account book with increasing astonishment, his pupils growing several times larger.

Part of his ancestor's disaster relief funds went into various shops of all sizes under the control of the Marquis' Mansion. Buying a bucket or a torn sack cost more than ten cents. Even buying grain and oil was three or four times more expensive than the normal price. The things bought with these stolen funds were then distributed to the people, and each person got very little. As a result, a large number of poor people still starved to death.

Although the Marquis's Mansion had a long reach, after investigation, no one was held responsible, but there were a lot of scapegoats.

The prefect at that time, Lord Zeng, was also a smart man. He kept a trick for himself and specially asked someone to make two sets of real and fake account books. The fake account books were given to the marquis's mansion, and the real ones were given to Lord Jiang, the magistrate. In this way, he could please both sides and not suffer any loss.

No matter how much they planned, they had not expected another severe flood disaster this year. The timid and cautious Lord Zeng was unwilling to cooperate anymore and could only be sacrificed quietly by the Marquis' Mansion.

Naturally, Lord Li, the prefect transferred by the court, would not cooperate with the Marquis' Mansion in using disaster relief funds and grain. The Marquis' Mansion planned to cause unrest so that the refugees could rob the grain, and then plunge the entire Wangzhou into extreme famine, thereby causing prices to rise automatically.

The Marquis' Mansion also strictly guarded all important import and export roads to prevent other merchants from coming in to sell goods. They planned to adjust the prices of their own goods after they entered the city and take the opportunity to make a fortune. They simply wanted to get rich overnight.

The Marquis' Mansion had planned every step carefully, but they never expected that two women who had escaped death would accidentally stumble in.

Qin Bingrui held the bill in his hand, his eyes wide open with anger. If she and her sister had not arrived in time, hundreds of people in Wangzhou would have died again.

After reading it, Luo Yu's face instantly turned pale.

She added a layer of sinister and viciousness to her next plan of killing everyone. Don't blame her for being too cruel, blame the bad guys for being too ruthless.

"Sister Jiang, this account book is with you. No outsiders should know about it, right?"

Qin Bingrui hid the account book in his arms, as his chance of counterattack depended entirely on it.

Sister Jiang shook her head and said calmly: "No one knows. Even I accidentally saw this account book in my dowry, so other people would not know it.

Even if I know now, it doesn't matter. I'll be dead anyway, and I can be reunited with my family in the underworld."

Luo Yu suddenly grabbed Sister Jiang's hand. She used to be a daughter of an official family, but now she has fallen to this point. Both sisters Jiang Qiu Ning and Jiang Qiu Zhi are living a very miserable life.

"Sister Jiang, I'm Jiang Qiuning's best friend. Your business is my business. Don't worry, I will avenge Uncle Jiang for you. You must be well."

Then he took out a bag of silver and handed it to her, "Sister Jiang, here's some money, enough for you to leave the He family and start a small business on your own. In this dynasty, although we women have to rely on men to survive, I believe there are also women who can find ways to start their own business. I hope you understand what I mean."

Sister Jiang wanted to decline the kindness, but when she heard Luo Yu mention starting her own business, the light in her eyes brightened.

Luo Yu also thought that after resolving the Wangzhou issue, he would let Lord Li redress the Jiang family and several other wrongly accused adults, and then find a way to reconcile Sister Jiang and Dalang of the He family, and let Sister Jiang go to work for the Zhao family, so that she would at least have some security.

When the two left the house, they only saw a young guard from the Imperial City Bureau waiting in a carriage. When he saw the two girls come out, the young guard also got on his horse and prepared to leave with them.

"Hey, Xiaosong, did you see any other outsiders coming here?"

The guard was stunned that Miss Qin actually knew his name.

He shook his head and said naively, "I didn't see anyone else, don't worry, girl."

After a while, he couldn't help but ask, "Miss Qin, how do you know my name?"

"Of course I know you. You, Yan Xuan, and He Yuan are the youngest and eat the most. You always grab the soup base at the back."

"..."

Although what he said was unpleasant, Miss Qin was quite happy that she remembered who he was.

Qin Bingrui and Luo Yu were silent all the way. It was not until dusk that they arrived outside the gate of Wangzhou City.

At this time, Master Murong and several yamen runners were seen leading seventeen or eighteen men of varying ages in ragged clothes towards the city.

"Mr. Murong, where are you going to live with so many people?" Qin Bingrui couldn't help but tease.

When Murong saw that it was Qin Bingrui who brought Miss Luo Yu back, the cold air on his body suddenly disappeared.

"You came back at the right time. I found a group of carpenters who are good at carpentry. They are all masters."

Luo Yu opened the curtain and smiled at Master Murong: "Thank you for your hard work, Master Murong. We will go find a broker and buy a small courtyard in a secluded area and arrange accommodation for everyone. Oh, and those masters with children can bring their families along."

When the carpenters heard this, they were surprised to find that not only would they get paid, but they could also bring their entire family with them and have food and lodging provided. What kind of fantastic treatment was this?

After we had settled the accommodation issue for the carpenters, it was almost three o'clock in the morning.

Late at night, when everyone was asleep, Luo Yu called Master Murong and Ye Yucheng to Miss Qin's room to discuss matters.

It's strange to say, entering a girl's room is never what a gentleman does, but when it comes to entering Miss Qin's room, Murong and Ye Yucheng have no such pressure at all.

Qin Bingrui sat lazily in the rocking chair, crossed his legs, and drank water from the teapot.

Master Murong and Ye Yucheng were stunned when they saw her like this.

No one spoke, but their pupils trembled.

"Oh, my two friends, you are so familiar with me, but you still don't understand me?"

Both of them shook their heads at the same time.

There is no other woman like her in the world.

"Alas, you don't understand me at all. I was extremely depressed in that brothel, but I'm actually an open and free-spirited person by nature. Now that I've left that damn place, I can completely free myself and fulfill myself. I'm not afraid of being misunderstood by the world."

"..."

Luo Yu coughed lightly, and Qin Bingrui immediately stood up and made room for Luo Yu to sit down first.

Luo Yu gently reminded him: "From now on, don't mention the brothels so often."

"Okay, sister."

Luo Yu smiled and said, "These men don't understand women's suffering at all, just like how rich people don't understand the difficulties of poor people. If you talk too much, they will just treat you like Xianglin Sao."

Mr. Murong was very eager to learn: "Who is Xianglin Sao?"

Qin Bingrui became interested and started telling the story of Xianglin Sao.

As he was talking, Qin Bingrui suddenly sighed: "Oh, let's stop talking and get down to business."

Even if one's heart is hardened, after listening to Xianglin Sao's life story, one can only feel sadness and despair.

For the first time, Murong believed that Qin Bingrui and Qin Luohong were provoking this broken dynasty.

But what kind of life is the real destination for the people?

Ye Yucheng's expression had never softened. He had seen and understood a lot these days. Even if prices in Wangzhou had returned to normal, many suffering people could only rely on two meals of porridge a day to barely get by. Many people were seriously ill due to malnutrition. Were they not working hard enough?

There are probably more than one despairing things in this world.

"We have the account books in our hands, plus the witnesses we captured earlier. Now if we want to completely bring down the Houwang Mansion, we only have one last, risky move."

"Sister, tell me what you want to do. I will do it no matter how hard it is."

By the way, he threw his head towards Master Murong, "Right, Murong?"

"..."