The business that Su Caier wanted was full of support from Zhao Ce.

However, the atmosphere in the city is not very good now, and Zhao Ce asked her not to go out for the time being during these days, so she could only give up temporarily.

I originally thought that the Lord of the Mansion would open the city gate as Wu Baihu said.

But I didn't expect that the city gate would have been opened on the morning of the fifth day.

However, there are roadblocks at the city gate, and only people in the city are allowed to enter and exit by their identities, while strangers are not allowed to enter the city.

This has also improved a lot, and many people went outside the city to trade things with the nearest village.

After hearing the news in the village outside the city, every household went out to prepare a lot of firewood and fruits and vegetables to buy.

After hearing the news, Zhao Wensheng was also moved.

Their shop has used up all the eggs, and now they can only rely on bread to support them.

Since he can enter and exit, he also wants to take people out to collect some eggs and come back to spare.

Although Zhao Ce said that there was no peace outside, all the people who went out came back well.

The soldiers guarding the city seemed to have relaxed a lot, and this matter was probably almost over.

After Zhao Wensheng made a decision, he asked someone to ask Zhao Ce for his opinion.

Zhao Ce just got off school and walked over.

"Brother Wensheng, don't go out soon. It's better to wait until I ask about the matter."

After hearing this, Zhao Wensheng had no choice but to give up.

He nodded and replied, "Okay, I will listen to you."

"By the way, Lao Xu will probably arrive today. Since the city gate is open, can I try to say to the people guarding the city in your name and let him come in with the goods alone?"

This was not a difficult thing, Zhao Ce agreed directly.

Later, someone brought the news that Lao Xu delivered the goods directly.

After Zhao Ce came to school, Lao Xu was already in the lobby.

After Lao Xu paid homage to Zhao Ce, he said with a serious expression: "Master, I encountered something on the road."

Zhao Ce saw his expression and asked him to speak it out directly.

Lao Xu took out a wrinkled piece of paper from his arms.

He said: "This is what I picked up on the road."

"I guess it was the person in front who had finished reading it, and he squeezed it into a ball and threw it away at will."

Zhao Ce took the paper and took a look, his eyes narrowed slightly.

The paper reads in charcoal ash: "More than 3,000 thieves..."

Although it is obvious that the writing conditions are not good, this word definitely does not seem to be written by a newbie.

"The handwriting shows the character... it was written by a real literati..."

Zhao Ce thought that this was not the work of the imperial court's salt inspector, and it was probably the one around him.

Zhao Ce asked, "Lao Xu, where did you find this?"

Lao Xu did not dare to hide it and said, "It is on the side of the official road about seven or eight miles away from the outskirts of the city."

"The person in front seemed to have entered the woods to solve his problem, and when he came out, he took the piece of paper."

"But the man seemed to be illiterate, so he threw it aside and happened to be seen by me."

Although Lao Xu is not as good as a serious scholar, he can understand simple words.

So he saved the note and planned to go to the city to ask his master.

Zhao Ce's hand holding the paper shook slightly.

He handed the paper back to Lao Xu without changing his expression and said, "Well, you can take it first."

Lao Xu took it respectfully and saw Zhao Ce standing up and washing his hands in the wooden basin next to him.

Lao Xu couldn't help but think, his master really loves to be clean. Although this paper fell to the ground, it still looks as white as new.

All of this requires washing your hands.

After washing his hands, Zhao Ce wiped his handkerchief clean, and then said, "You go to the city gate with me. I have to find the defenders to explain this."

Lao Xu nodded and said yes, folded the paper and followed Zhao Ce out.

Su Caier was bringing out the sugar water, but she saw her husband going out.

"Husband, are you going out now?"

Zhao Ce left a sentence: "Well, close the door and wait for me to come back at home."

Then, he hurried away with Lao Xu.

The master and servant hurriedly walked to the city gate, and Zhao Ce found the soldier last time again.

"Where is Wu Baihu?"

The soldier said, "The head of a hundred households was summoned to the government office by the Lord of the Mansion."

"I guess I'm coming back soon."

Zhao Ce thought about it and decided to wait here.

The soldier wanted to invite Zhao Ce to sit aside, but Zhao Ce waved his hand and refused.

"You guys are busy, I'm here to wait."

The soldier scratched his head and said, "Then Mr. Zhao, if you need anything, call me."

Zhao Ce nodded and went to the side with Lao Xu Hou.

It was noon and the sun was very hot.

Zhao Ce took out the fan that he was pinning behind his waist and waited while fanning the air.

After waiting for half a cup of tea, Zhao Ce suddenly paused.

He raised his feet and walked to the roadblock at the city gate to look into the distance.

A soldier guarding the city asked diligently: "Young Master Zhao is going to leave the city?"

Zhao Ce paused and said, "I wonder if I can come back if I can come back if I go to the side."

The guard smiled and said, "It's OK."

"Young Master Zhao just go, why don't I let the two brothers follow?"

Zhao Ce thanked this attentive guard, closed the fan and stopped back to his back.

Then he walked out of the city.

When he walked to the intersection where he could still see the city gate, Zhao Ce turned his feet and quietly drilled into the bushes next to him.

At this time, about a dozen people were sitting in the shade of their backs to cool off.

"Damn it, can you still fight?"

"Otherwise, if the big thing is not done, we will be so hot that we will be dying of sunburn first. Wouldn't it be worth the effort?"

"Hey, what's going on with this scholar? Everyone shows off together, but his face is not dark."

A few people were whispering, although the sound was not loud, they were chatting vigorously.

Among the crowd was a dirty man.

This person's face is tender and he can't tell his age.

The hair crown on his head seemed to have been snatched away, and the clothes on his body were stripped away, leaving only a layer of underwear and pants.

He said bitterly: "How can you do this?"

"The Master said: The king, the minister, the minister, the father, the son, the son, the common ethics of people."

"Does the big things have been so easy to accomplish throughout the ages?"

"Now you are diligent in government affairs and love the people as much as yourselves. You people who have land but don't farm, but you have to do something big."

After he finished speaking, the people around him dug their ears and glanced at him.

The man swallowed his saliva and moistened his dry throat: "Even if you do something big, you are not right."

"As the saying goes: farming never leaves the field, studying never leaves the desk, you don't have the spirit of doing big things, so it's better to go home and farm..."

"Um!"

A rag was stuffed into his mouth and finally calmed down.

The man next to him angrily said, "I'll force you to beat me up again!"

"The imperial censors are all as verbal as you?"

This man seemed not afraid at all, and he was about to push the cloth out of his mouth with his neck choked.

A thief was so upset that he took out a strip of cloth and tied the cloth in his mouth together.

The man couldn't speak and struggled "whimper".

The others ignored him and were waiting for something.

Seeing that no one paid attention to him, this man looked up at the sky with some reluctance.

When he raised his head, he met a strange sight behind him.
Chapter completed!