I traveled through time and space and encountered a famine, and I became a hermit.

Chapter 208: Encountering obstacles in the city

Gu Dajiang brought Gu Fu back to the shop and told Miao and Song Renjing the news that the boys had arrived. They happily went to wait near the city gate.

Before I even got there, I saw the street was crowded with people, and from time to time I could hear the voices of pedestrians shouting.

Gu Dajiang stopped a man and asked, "Big brother, what happened up ahead?"

"Oh! God bless us. Our Zesheng County is saved! I heard that a large merchant caravan came to our county just now. The soldiers guarding the city saw that their vehicles were carrying too many goods, so they stopped them for inspection. Hey! You will never imagine that there are ten carts, piled high, and they are all grain! Please stop pulling me, I want to follow and see which store they are going to and when they will sell the grain."

As the passerby said this, he shook off Gu Dajiang and ran towards the crowded place.

Is it such a big commotion? The Gu family members looked at each other in bewilderment.

What Gu Fu and Gu Dajiang didn't know was that after they left, Gu Ji arranged for the caravan robots to give up a few horses for the older boys in the Gu family to ride.

Gu An and Gu Le were led by two caravan robots on horseback, while other caravan robots followed behind in horse-drawn carriages carrying food.

A group of people arrived at the gate of Zesheng County in a mighty manner and lined up to enter the city.

The soldiers guarding the city saw the group of people from a distance, gave a few instructions to the people around them, and then hurried to find the captain.

After entering the temporary lounge, I found the team leader, clasped my fists and saluted, reporting: "Captain Chen, we found a suspicious person ahead. Should we stop him? Please decide."

The soldier guarding the city, known as Captain Chen, put down his coarse porcelain teacup and said, "Oh? What's suspicious?"

"Reporting to Captain Chen. I found that the leader was just a rich young man of about 14 or 15 years old. The few masters who followed behind were all teenagers. The youngest was only about 5 or 6 years old. They had a total of more than a dozen cars, and each car was piled high. Since I have been guarding the city gate, I have never seen such a strange caravan. It is really suspicious."

Captain Chen listened to his subordinate's description, narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, and thought in his heart that this should be the son of a big merchant family sent out for training.

However, Zesheng County has regulations that all bulk commodity transactions must be registered and reported upon entering the city in order to obtain a business license.

Thinking of this, Captain Chen called his subordinates and said, "Come on, follow me to take a look."

"Yes." The subordinate responded with a fist salute.

The two of them came to the city gate together. Gu Ji and his group had been stopped and were standing alone at the side of the city gate.

Captain Chen walked closer and looked at Gu Ji and his group.

All the young masters were very wealthy and had a clean temperament that was not touched by the world. Even the servants had a great temperament. To be able to cultivate such temperament in this chaotic world shows the strength of the family behind them.

Captain Chen stepped forward and clasped his fists towards them, saying, "Excuse me, gentlemen. Our Zesheng County is in the midst of war, and large quantities of goods must be inspected before entering the city. I hope you will cooperate."

As a representative, Gu Ji stepped forward, clasped his fists, bowed, and said, "This is the rule, and we should follow it. Please check, sir."

After Gu Ji finished speaking, he gestured for everyone to leave the carriage and leave room for the official to check.

Several officers came forward and opened a few bags, and were immediately shocked. "Boss, it's food!" A soldier shouted excitedly to Captain Chen.

This shout not only called Captain Chen, but also alarmed the people who were queuing to enter the city. The people started discussing and were no longer in a hurry to enter the city.

Upon hearing this, Captain Chen immediately stepped forward and stared at Gu Ji and the others hesitantly. Then he looked at the bags, and saw that the open bags were filled with white rice.

Put your hand in, and the squeeze of your fingers shows that the grain is packed very solidly. The rice grains are full and uniform in color.

Grab a handful and put it to your nose and smell it, the fresh and rich rice aroma will hit your nose.

I pinched a few grains and put them in my mouth. I chewed them for a few times and found that they were just the right hardness and slightly sweet. It was obvious that they were top-quality rice.

"May I ask where did you get the rice?" Captain Chen had his doubts after seeing it. He stared at Gu Ji with a serious face and asked.

"Rice grown at home." Gu Ji pushed aside the caravan robot standing in front of him in a protective posture, looked back at Captain Chen with a smile.

"Excuse me, sir, where do you live?" Captain Chen continued to ask.

"It's fifty miles outside of Weng County. We are just idle people in the mountains and fields, not worth mentioning. May I ask, sir, whether we can enter the city?" Gu Ji stepped forward and said.

"Not yet," said Captain Chen.

"Then may I ask, sir, what's the problem with my rice? Or is it that Zesheng County does not allow the sale of grain? Why don't you let us enter the city?" Gu Ji asked in confusion.

Once these words were spoken, not only the people who were waiting in line, but even the soldiers behind Team Chen became anxious.

Zesheng County has regulations that bulk goods must be inspected, registered and reported, but there is no regulation that prohibits them from entering the city, not to mention that these young masters brought such precious food.

Zesheng County is short of food! Daxia is short of food!

Captain Chen naturally did not dare to say that selling grain was not allowed, so he softened his expression and said, "Of course not. We just have some doubts. The young master is so young, but he brought so much grain. I can't help but ask a few more questions."

"Don't worry, sir. My elders have already bought a shop in the city. We are here on the orders of our grandfather to deliver grain to help my uncle open the shop. You will know the truth once you check." Gu Ji said.

"Sir, my uncle is still waiting. Can we go into the city now?" Gu Xiang also stood up and said. In order to avoid trouble, he followed Gu Ji's words and started calling his father uncle.

Before Captain Chen could say anything, a voice came from the people: "Sir, this is food! Why are you blocking it? What is your intention?"

Some people raised doubts, and the people's thoughts were misled and they began to denounce the captain.

"Is this gentleman a spy for the rebel army?" a conspiracy theorist asked.

"I think so. Otherwise, why would we make things difficult for the young masters who sell grain? They come to our county to open a grain shop." Someone immediately agreed.

"Yes, there is a food shortage everywhere now. Finally someone sends food here, but they are stopped outside. Oh my God, this is killing us." Some people began to cry and yell.

"No, we have to rush into the city and spread the news. If we can't handle this, then what about the big shots in the city?" shouted someone who felt that the excitement was not big enough.

When people heard this, they immediately thought it made sense, and they responded in unison, “Yes, yes, yes, we want to enter the city, check us quickly and let us in.

Everyone was outraged at the moment. Captain Chen had not expected that he would be accused of being a spy just for asking a few more questions. He felt he had no way to defend himself.

Seeing this, Gu Ji hurriedly said, "Don't get excited, we believe that you are guarding the city gate for the safety of the people in the city. You asked a few more questions, not to embarrass us on purpose. If you have no evidence, please don't say anything. Otherwise, you will be taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives."

But the people's emotions have been aroused, and many angry people have entered the city.