Wonderful Life After Exchanging Fate

Chapter 15

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By this time, the Jiang family had already cooked the bone soup and kneaded the dough, and were just waiting to add ingredients to the soup and fry the steamed buns the next morning.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door. "Is someone knocking?" Chen suspected that she had heard it wrong. Who would knock on the door at this time

The knock on the door didn't sound urgent, so it shouldn't be anything urgent.

"Mom, could it be..." Jiang Yunxue was timid and asked tremblingly. She wanted to say, could it be a ghost? There are many legends about ghosts in the mountain village. The person knocking on the door at this time could really be... She didn't dare to say that word. Don't talk about ghosts at night!

Chen also clenched the water scoop in her hand. Could it really be...

"I'll go check it out." Jiang Cheng said immediately. He didn't believe there were ghosts in this world, but even if there were, he had to protect his family.

"Dad, take this." Jiang Yunzhu handed a wooden stick used to lift the wooden barrel to Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng took the stick and walked out.

Jiang Yunzhu was worried, so she took a kitchen knife and followed behind. She was not afraid of ghosts, she was only afraid of bandits and robbers.

The person knocking on the door outside seemed to hear the footsteps in the yard and stopped knocking.

"Who is it?" Jiang Cheng asked while standing in the yard.

"I'm a passing merchant. I don't know how I got lost and ended up in the mountains. It's late at night and the dew is heavy. I'd like to ask you to stay overnight and get me some food. Sorry to bother you!" Yang Sheng said politely.

When Jiang Cheng heard this, he felt relieved and prepared to open the door.

Jiang Yunzhu stopped him and asked the person outside, "Where are you from and where are you going?" After asking, she suddenly realized that this sentence sounded familiar. By the way, if it was the four masters and apprentices outside, the answer "I am from the Tang Dynasty in the East" would sound even more familiar.

Yang Sheng had been prepared. "We came from Changfeng Prefecture. Changfeng Prefecture suffered a disaster and the price of grain is extremely high. We want to buy some grain in Luzhou and sell it back."

When Jiang Cheng heard that he was from Changfeng Prefecture, he felt even closer to him.

Jiang Yunzhu asked, "Is the merchant from Changfeng Prefecture?"

“No.” They spoke with Beijing accents, “We are just doing business in Changfeng Prefecture.”

"There is a Lincang County in Changfeng Prefecture. Do you know about it?"

"Yes, we have been there to sell grain."

"Oh? I have been worried about how my relatives in Lincang County are doing now. I heard that the drought there is very serious. I don't know if there is still water in the Cangshui River in Lincang County now." Jiang Yunzhu asked.

Yang Sheng wanted to laugh outside. The girl inside was really a genius. There was no Cangshui River in Lincang County, only Cangshan Mountain. If they had not been to Lincang County, they really could not answer her question.

For a moment, he suddenly wanted to tease the girl inside and tell her that there was no water in the Cangshui River to see how she would react.

But forget it. He is hungry and cold now, so it’s better not to make things more complicated.

"Miss, are you remembering it wrong? There is no river in Lincang County, there is only Cangshan Mountain." he said.

Jiang Yunzhu was exposed, but she didn't feel embarrassed. She just said, "Really? It's been a long time since I went there, so I might have remembered it wrongly. By the way, how is the grain price in Changfeng Prefecture now?"

"Good rice is 35 cents per pound, and brown rice is 18 cents per pound. It's too expensive." Yang Sheng said.

Jiang Cheng was shocked. Rice was so expensive? He was even more thankful that he had moved out of Changfeng Mansion long ago.

"But I heard that the price of rice is going to drop. The court sent a commander to kill many officials in Changfeng Prefecture and distributed a lot of rice for disaster relief. Now the disaster situation is much better than before." Yang Sheng said while looking at Shen Fengming and smiling.

The girl inside didn't want to hear about the situation in Changfeng Prefecture, so he simply told her to see if they were really from Changfeng Prefecture.

As for the commander, he was naturally referring to Shen Fengming, so his tone was ironic.

When Jiang Yunzhu heard him talking about the commander, she immediately thought of Shen Fengming. As expected, she said that the killer had gone to Changfeng Mansion. How could nothing happen in Changfeng Mansion

"Miss, do you have any other questions? We are indeed merchants from Changfeng Prefecture. Even if the grain prices in Changfeng Prefecture have dropped a bit, they are still much more expensive than in Luzhou. We came here because we think we can make money this time.

Who would have thought that we would get lost.

Girl, we won’t eat and drink for free, we pay for it.” He said sincerely.

Jiang Cheng couldn't bear it anymore and replied, "No need to pay. It's not easy for anyone outside." Then he went to open the door.

Jiang Yunzhu did not stop him this time. She just remembered that this place was not far from Wuling Mine, where a large army was stationed. Any robber or bandit who dared to come here to rob would be seeking death.

There might really be lost merchants outside.

"Squeak." The door opened.

"Who is it?" Chen was worried, so she came out with a lantern, illuminating the people inside and outside the door.

Yang Sheng was stunned. He had no impression of Jiang Cheng and Chen, but he had an impression of Jiang Yunzhu, the girl swaying gracefully in the candlelight. "You are not that..." It was rare that a smiling tiger like him would show a surprised expression one day.

Shen Fengming also saw Jiang Yunzhu’s appearance and was slightly surprised.

Jiang Cheng and Chen also recognized them and were surprised. How did they get here? Oh, where are the people following them

Jiang Yunzhu was struck by lightning, and her mind was filled with only one thought: the God of Death is here!

What Yang Shenggang said about merchants is a joke. When did the Qilin Guard start to sell grain? They are still lost. How many lands and roads are there in the Great Xia Dynasty? Don't the Qilin Guard know

What a lost path!

"Are you merchants?" Jiang Cheng asked. He didn't think they were that kind of people! Especially when they were riding on tall horses and accompanied by a team of black-clad guards.

Yang Sheng's mouth twitched. He felt like he was slapped in the face! But the words had already been spoken, so he could only say, "Yes, we are indeed merchants from the capital, and we want to do business in Changfeng Mansion. We heard that Changfeng Mansion is not safe, so we hired those bodyguards.

Now that we have left Changfeng Prefecture, we no longer need those people."

Jiang Cheng looked them up and down. They both looked very noble. Even if they were merchants, they were probably the sons of wealthy merchants in Beijing.

After figuring it out, he quickly said, "Come in, it's cold outside."

Yang Sheng and Shen Fengming stepped into the yard.

Jiang Cheng closed the door and led them both into the house.

Jiang Yunzhu finally came to her senses, but it was too late to stop it. Although, she had no way to stop it.

"It's good that it's not a ghost." Chen walked behind and whispered. She was most afraid of ghosts and monsters.

Jiang Yunzhu heard this and smiled bitterly. These two were scarier than ghosts. Wherever they went, there were no immortals. Why did they come to Changshi Village now

Dead people... Suddenly, she remembered a tragedy that happened in Luzhou.

Gu Yanzhou, yes, that was the name. She said that when she heard it, it sounded familiar to her. It turned out to be him!

Also, she was wondering before, wasn’t Xu Qingshan in Qinghe Village in the dream? Why was he in Changshi Village now? Could it be

With this association in mind, Jiang Yunzhu felt as if she was falling into an ice cellar.