Create a home with a system

Chapter 192 Lockdown
Not being able to go to the sea means that many fishermen have no income, and the livelihood of the people is shaken. What happened to make this decision?
Don't say that Tang Ning didn't understand, the fishermen in Chaozhou didn't understand, they all gathered outside the government office and waited for an explanation from the government.

Tangning also stood in the crowd and waited for the news. By the way, he listened to everyone's guesses, such as pirates, dead people, etc. Some people even said that there were sea monsters in the sea. It was all a mess.

She shook her head helplessly and sighed softly, she shouldn't expect to hear anything useful from them.

Just as Tang Ning was deep in thought, Master Chen came out wearing a veiled hat, looked at the crowd of people below, and explained with great regret, "I know what you are all worried about. To be honest, I am also worried, but this is The prefect cannot disobey the orders issued by the imperial court. As for the reason, I can’t say, but it is definitely for your own good, but you can rest assured that the city will be closed for at most one month, and the government will give you corresponding compensation if it exceeds one month. We don’t care about going down the river, just not going out to sea.”

"Why!" The common people broke out again, and some violent ones even wanted to break into the magistrate's yamen.

A group of guards with knives pulled out their machetes without saying a word, and those people stopped.

Tangning watched for a long time, frowning all the while, knowing that she couldn't find any results today, so she could only turn around and leave.

Tang Yang and Li were still waiting anxiously for Tangning to come back. Seeing her appear with an empty car, they were both stunned.

"A'Ning, didn't you go fishing in the sea? Didn't you go out to sea?" Tang Yang's eyes widened, full of doubts.

Tangning nodded slightly, "This month they are not allowed to go into the sea. The government has sealed off the East City Gate. I don't know what happened. Everyone is the same, so I didn't recruit."

"What's the situation?" Tang Yang couldn't help frowning worriedly.

On the contrary, Mrs. Li could think about it, and said with a gentle smile: "Since everyone is the same, let's sell other things first, and we'll see later."

"Yes." Tangning responded, turned around and ran into the grocery store, and sat down.

Qiu Jingming hurriedly poured tea for her, and handed her a plate of pastries by the way. Looking at the word "Xing" on it, he knew it was Xingfangzhai's pastries again.

She doesn't ask where it came from now, and eats it with peace of mind, and chats with Qiu Jingming about the closure of the city, "Do you think this has something to do with the soldier we rescued?"

"Very likely." Qiu Jingming agreed, without any curiosity or surprise.

Tangning felt a little weird, and said, "People in the government said it was the court's intention. Xijing is one hundred and eight thousand miles away. It's okay if the magistrate doesn't listen. Why did they have to lock down the city for a month?"

"What you said makes sense." Qiu Jingming continued.

Tangning was impatient, "Everything I say makes sense, are you really listening?"

Seeing her furious, Qiu Jingming's eyes turned into crescent moons, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore, I know what you said."

"You know!" Tangning's eyes widened in disbelief, "How did you know the news that the locals couldn't find out?"

Qiu Jingming blinked, leaned into Tangning's ear, and said softly, "That's not the point. The point is the reason. The troops from Daliao invaded, and at the same time, Prime Minister Qiu took the lead in rebelling. Xijing was in chaos, and Jiangnan was also affected. , We came from the south of the Yangtze River, and we will arrive here soon with a smooth sailing.

The magistrate obviously didn't want people to enter the city, or they had other plans, but they didn't want the people to know. As for the plan, I don't know. Of course, these are my guesses and cannot be confirmed. "

Tangning was dumbfounded and murmured, "How do you know this?"

Even though everyone was staying together, she didn't see Qiu Jingming in contact with any outsiders. Is this too strange?Could it be related to his secret?
Tangning felt that she couldn't think anymore, her brain was running out, so she shook her head and said, "Since you can't go to the sea, then go up the mountain, just to see if my soy sauce is ready!"

Qiu Jingming laughed dumbfounded, but he didn't stop him, but when he looked to the north, there was a trace of compassion and desolation.

Jiangnan at this time is really like what Qiu Jingming said, the people are in a state of panic all day long, some people in the avenues receive the news and want to escape, but they don’t know where to escape, and some people kneel on the street praying to the heavens, everyone is worried, how can they have any thoughts? live.

Jiang Kun's business has also been greatly affected, especially when they often see passenger ships carrying nobles from the north, dragging their families off the ship, they are even more worried.

After leaving the stall for a day, Mrs. Gao, who was too tired to straighten her back, took a cup of hot tea from her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Su, who had just entered the house and drank it all in one gulp.

Mrs. Su hurried out to help Jiang Maolei and Jiang Kun arrange things, and then went to the kitchen to serve them hot food.

Seeing the food on the table, Jiang Kun frowned and asked, "How much food is left at home?"

Su hurriedly replied: "Grandpa, there are still two sacks of food left at home, it can last for two months if you save some food."

Jiang Kun's brows furrowed deeper, and he sighed, "The food outside has already risen to seventy or eighty yuan, even if we want to buy it, we can't afford it anymore, and it's hard for our business to continue."

Food has risen to a ridiculous level, and their costs have also risen accordingly. Everyone has tightened their belts to live, and who will come to eat? Sell ​​it.

When Gao heard this, she couldn't help wiping away her tears, "I really lost my mind at the beginning! If I had followed my sister-in-law and followed them, maybe we wouldn't have fallen into a dilemma!"

What makes Gao regret even more is that they spent money to buy a house, but now the business can't continue, even eating has become a problem, and they don't know where to go, it seems that nowhere is safe.

They didn't know how to go to Lingnan to join the Jiang family. After all, Tangning had told them that the road to Lingnan was full of dangers. Their family was ordinary people and they didn't dare to take such a risk.

"Mother, what's the use of saying this now? Instead of regretting it, think about what to do next? I calculated carefully today, and there are twenty-five passenger ships that have docked, twelve of which are noblemen. The chartered boats came, and the rest carried ordinary people. Yesterday there were only seven boats, but today there are five more boats, and I don’t know how many people will jump here." Jiang Maolei said worriedly.

However, Mrs. Gao misunderstood, and asked happily: "Son, so many nobles come to Jiangnan, do you mean that Jiangnan is safe? The war will not affect here?"

Jiang Kun shook his head, "On the contrary, I think they have nowhere to go, so they can only retreat to the south of the Yangtze River. Isn't it equivalent to attracting the enemy here when everyone gathers here? With the prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River, how can the Liao thieves let go over here!"

(End of this chapter)