It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 211

Although a bunch of people in the front row were buzzing with discussion, Jiang Yan's question from the back row was still clearly heard by the doorman.

Everyone quieted down and waited for the answer. If the people in other counties did not have to pay according to the rules, they would not have to worry.

Even the locals of Rongding County are looking forward to it. Who can't find one or two distant relatives who married into other counties? It is not as difficult as imagined to get a fake identity.

How could the doormen not see the treacherous hearts of these people before them? One of them said with a stern look: "Do you understand what I'm saying? We live and die together, don't you understand? You're all deserting the battlefield. You don't even have any shame!"

Logically speaking, this is ordinary people's resistance to the tyranny of Heding Prefecture, not a resistance against foreign enemies invading Northern Jin. What's the point of talking about the survival of the country?

Jiang Yan didn't want to understand what she heard. She just echoed, "Sir, I'm from Rongyang County. I'm rushing back now to live and die together. So, can the entrance fee be halved?"

She calculated that after the entrance fee was halved, the copper coins she had were just enough to pay the fee, and she could also keep most of the supplies. The loss was not much different from taking a longer route, so she didn't feel heartbroken.

"Get lost, get lost! You're just buying vegetables at the market and you're still bargaining." The doorman glared at him fiercely, "Don't even think about getting in if you can't pay any."

Okay... Jiang Yan asked the Fang family, "You are also heading towards Rongyang County, right? How about walking the mountain trail together?"

In addition to the Fang family, there are people around who don't want to be ripped off, especially those whose homes are really in Rongyang County, Heyang County or even farther away. They are really afraid that after paying taxes in this county, there will be another county to come, and they will be ripped off one after another. How can they survive after being penniless?

Everyone was quietly discussing how to travel as safely as possible on the mountain trails outside Rongding County. They were talking about forming a larger group to boost their morale, when they heard the doorman taunting them, "You're asking for your own death! The beasts in the mountains are waiting to collect your bodies."

...Jiang Yan decided that just because he cursed them to fall into the tiger's belly, she would break into the city gate of Rongding County.

-----------------

The sun was about to set, but the shadow cast by the city wall had already dimmed the doorway.

The elderly man who finally arrived at the city gate heard the conditions for entering the city mentioned by the gatekeeper. He was first heartbroken and reluctant, then anxious and hesitant, and finally decided to take a risk and took out the copper coins from his layers of cloth bags to pay.

Then he took out half a bottle of rice wine and half a roast chicken that he had brought with him, and respectfully handed them to the mouths of the doormen.

Although the doormen yelled at ordinary people, this position was exposed to the wind and rain, and was not only hard, but also no less respectable than other government posts, and it was rare to be served so attentively.

Besides, the situation is not good now, and the things collected are not much. First, the county magistrate will pick a wave, then the clerks will share a portion, then the chief of the police, and finally it will be their turn...

Although they were desperate for money, with so many people watching... well, forget it. Although this young man was reckless, he was a sensible person...

The gatekeeper, who had been sullen because the people had been waiting all afternoon to decide whether to enter the city, softened his expression, swallowed the dry chicken in his mouth, took another sip of wine, and then asked with concern, "Why did you only bring so little into the city, old man?"

The old man of the Fang family, who pretended to be more than ten years older, twitched his lips almost imperceptibly. What do you mean by "only brought"? They had been searching for half a day at the foot of the mountain before they caught such a pheasant. In this day and age, having meat to eat is not enough. If it weren't for...

Old Master Fang said tremblingly, "I heard the war is over, so I have to go into the city to see if my granddaughter is hungry or sick. She's my only daughter... I had to trade all my valuables for this half roast chicken from a local lord."

Old Master Fang was about to cry out loud, his voice filled with obvious sadness.