Jiang Yunzhu knew that man because he was so famous.
Shen Fengming, the son of Princess Danyang and the nephew of the current emperor.
Speaking of him, we cannot fail to mention the Qilin Guard under his charge, which was probably similar to the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty, directly obeying the emperor and exercising the power of guarding, investigation, and prison management.
The Kirin Guards of all generations have made everyone shudder at the mention of them, and when it comes to Shen Fengming, he is even more terrifying, making people shudder with fear.
Wherever he went, those places where corruption, abuse of power and factionalism existed would be flooded with blood and no one would be left alive. That's why when people mentioned him in private, they called him Shen Bului, which shows how notorious he was.
In her dream, Jiang Yunzhu had seen him before. At that time, he suddenly came to the Lin Mansion and asked to stay in the mansion for a few days.
Everyone in the Lin family knew his name. His arrival was like a visit by the God of Hell. Everyone felt that disaster was about to happen. Even Jiang Yunzhu thought that the Lin family was doomed and wondered how she would survive if she became a criminal.
During that period, the Lin family was in a state of gloom and even Lin Ting'an was in doubt every day.
Who would have thought that one day he would suddenly leave, quietly and without a sound.
Everyone in the Lin family couldn't believe that this killer had just left like that. They initially thought that he was trying to lure the snake out of its hole and create confusion.
But who would have thought that a month later, the mansion was still peaceful, but someone in the capital brought news that he had returned to the capital.
Only then did the people in the Lin Mansion believe that Shen Fengming had really let them go and they were safe.
After surviving the disaster, I am ecstatic!
Because of this, Marquis Anping finally nodded and agreed to let Lin Ting'an officially marry her and make her the young lady of the Marquis's mansion.
So in a sense, Jiang Yunzhu benefited from him in the dream.
As to why he suddenly came and why he left, it has always been a mystery.
Jiang Yunzhu's feeling towards him can be summed up in one word: fear. Especially considering that they were refugees, that is, people who had left their registered residence a hundred miles away without a pass, their encounter with Shen Fengming was just like a mouse encountering a cat, and they were bound to be caught!
Now she just hoped that Shen Fengming and his group would leave quickly.
But it seemed as if God did not hear her call. The closer the pedestrians got to the shop, the slower they walked, as if they wanted to stop for a rest.
The shop owner was happy and nervous when he saw the big business coming.
Jiang Yunzhu was wondering, is it too late for them to leave now
It was too late. The Qilin Guards were very fast and had already arrived in front of the shop. They dismounted from their horses one by one, looking well-trained.
"Boss, bring us a few pots of hot tea and some food. We are in a hurry to get on the road. By the way, the horses also need to be fed and watered, and your money will be needed." A tall man said to the shop owner as he walked into the store.
His name is Yang Sheng, and he is Shen Fengming's deputy.
"Yes, yes." The shop owner agreed hurriedly and arranged for someone to feed the horses. He then wiped the tea on the table and urged the kitchen staff to hurry up.
The shop was not big, with only seven or eight tables and two tables of customers. The customers at that table had almost finished their meal, but when they saw this group of people coming, they immediately paid the bill and left. Only Jiang Yunzhu and others were left in the shop.
Jiang Yunzhu and the others had just arrived and had not even finished their tea. As they were hesitating, the Qilin Guards came in and filled up all the remaining tables, blocking them at the table in the corner.
As for Shen Fengming, he was sitting at a table on the other side. Yang Sheng was the only one sitting at his table.
This small shop only sells steamed buns, steamed bread, and some simple cold dishes. These things are quite convenient. Soon, there are several baskets of steamed buns and a few plates of cold dishes on each table.
"Or, let's go too." Surrounded by such a group of murderous people, Old Man Xu's calves were cramping and he whispered to Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng was also afraid of causing trouble, so he nodded and tried to find a chance to go to the store owner to settle the bill.
At this moment, Yang Sheng spat out a mouthful of water. He was extremely thirsty, and after getting the tea bowl, he couldn't wait to drink a big sip, but was this tea? It was more like a Chinese medicine soup.
"Shopkeeper, shopkeeper." He called the shop owner while holding up the tea bowl.
The shop owner came out in a hurry, "What's up, sir?"
"What is this?" Yang Sheng asked. His clothes and appearance made him look dangerous without even being angry.
The shop owner's legs went weak and he looked at the tea bowl in his hand. "Tea," he stammered.
"Is this tea? Why does it smell strange?" Yang Sheng asked.
The shop owner heard what he said and saw how exhausted they looked. He guessed, "You guys are from far away, right? This is the taste of the water in Changfeng Prefecture."
Without waiting for Yang Sheng to ask, he continued, "Originally, the water in Changfeng Prefecture didn't taste like this. There has been a severe drought for two consecutive years. The water in the rivers and wells has dried up. To be honest, it's good enough to have drinkable water now. Who cares about the taste?"
"Is the drought in Changfeng Prefecture very serious?" A clear voice suddenly asked. It was Shen Fengming.
"It's serious, of course it's serious, the common people are almost having no way to survive. Especially this year's locust plague, it's..." The shop owner runs a shop here, and he has seen all kinds of things with people coming and going every day. When talking about this year's disaster, he sighs.
"Didn't the imperial court issue rice for disaster relief?" Shen Fengming's voice became colder.
"Rice? Maybe it was distributed somewhere else. At least I didn't see it." said the shop owner.
Shen Fengming looked at Jiang Yunzhu and others. Apart from the shop owner, they were the only ones left in the shop. Moreover, seeing that they brought their families with them, they were obviously refugees.
Yang Sheng understood and immediately came over to Jiang Yunzhu and the others.
Jiang Yunzhu's scalp tingled. Whatever she feared was bound to happen.
Old Man Xu and others also became nervous.
Yang Sheng walked to Jiang Yunzhu's table, but was attracted by the vase that was filtering water. What was that
He looked at it carefully and saw that it was just an ordinary broken vase, but dirty water flowed into it and clean water came out.
He picked up the vase, weighed it, and then poured the contents onto the floor.
A layer of pebbles, a layer of coarse sand, a layer of fine sand, another layer of charcoal, and finally a little cotton wool and a layer of cotton cloth.
What a neat thing.
The Xia Dynasty was not without water purifying devices. For example, their Qilin Guard used a pill made of alum. Whenever they encountered dirty water in the wild, they would use one pill.
In addition, he has seen water washing, stone washing and so on, but he has never seen such a simple and delicate one, and the effect seems to be better.
He reached out and took a tea bowl from the side, and scooped a bowl of water from the bucket below. Sure enough, the water was extremely clear.
I took a bite and there was no strange smell at all.
"Who made this?" he asked curiously.
Jiang Cheng and others looked at Jiang Yunzhu.
"It's me." Jiang Yunzhu had no choice but to reply.
Yang Sheng looked at her and his eyes lit up. He didn't notice her because there were too many people around just now. But there was such a girl in this small shop. Her clear eyes were like a lotus in the water.
"How did you come up with that?" he asked.
Naturally, it was improved by later generations based on the experience of their predecessors. However, Jiang Yunzhu did not dare to say so. She repeated what she had said to Jiang Cheng and the others before, that she had heard some things from the old people in the village, so she decided to give it a try. Unexpectedly, it really worked.
Yang Sheng has traveled all over the country for many years and has seen many strange people and things. He was not too surprised to hear this. He just thought that Jiang Yunzhu was smart.
"Can I have some water for tea?" he asked.
"Okay." Jiang Yunzhu didn't dare to say no.
Yang Sheng directly handed the filtered water to the shop owner, gave him a bag of tea leaves, and asked him to make some tea quickly.
“By the way, give them some buns and side dishes, and put them on my bill,” he instructed the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper went there immediately, and soon, he brought a few baskets of steamed buns and five or six dishes of side dishes to the table of Jiang Yunzhu and the others.
The steaming buns are white and big. Through the thin skin, you can faintly see the filling inside, which is fresh and rosy.
A plate of five-spice bean curd, a plate of peanuts in aged vinegar, a plate of sliced salted duck eggs that were golden brown and oily inside, a plate of cold-boiled pig ears, and a plate of fragrant braised pork.
It is conceivable how harmful these things are to people like Jiang Yunzhu who eat cold pancakes and drink cold water every day.
Even Old Man Xu couldn't remember when was the last time he had braised pork.
Jiang Wu and several other children stared at the plump white buns, wishing they could swallow them in one bite.
Fortunately, Chen and Jiang Cheng had taught them the word politeness, so they all resisted the urge to touch the food.
"Don't be polite. Eat. Consider this my return gift for using your water. By the way, I messed up your things." Yang Sheng turned around and said to the shopkeeper, "Give me a few more baskets of buns." He found that these baskets of buns were not enough for Jiang Yunzhu and the others.
The store owner brought up four or five more baskets and filled the table. Now, almost everyone had a basket of buns in front of them.
The unique sweet aroma of wheat penetrated into everyone's heart.
Yang Sheng made a gesture of invitation.
Old Man Xu and others were undecided and looked at Jiang Yunzhu. The vase was hers, and the water was also hers.
Jiang Yunzhu thought it would be better to go along with Yang Sheng, so she said to him, "Thank you." Then she whispered to Old Man Xu and the others, "It's a good intention, let's eat it." After saying that, she picked up a bun and put it in Jiang Wu's bowl.
Jiang Wu looked at her, and when he saw her affirmative look, he took a bite of the bun.
The delicious gravy instantly flowed into his mouth, and he felt that this was the most delicious bun in the world.
Seeing this, the others also started eating, devouring the food like whirlwind.
Yang Sheng moved a chair to sit next to Jiang Yunzhu and the others' table. When they were almost done eating, he asked, "Where are you going?"
After eating and drinking, and since Yang Sheng didn't look like a bad guy, Old Man Xu and the others were not so afraid of him anymore and started talking to him.
After a while, they revealed all their true colors and even expressed a lot of dissatisfaction with the local government.
Jiang Yunzhu tried to interrupt several times but failed. Yang Sheng was really too powerful, and his methods of inducing and extracting confessions were first-rate. How could honest people like Xu Laodi withstand his questioning
Jiang Yunzhu sat obediently on the chair. She only hoped that the person opposite her would let them go because they were just ordinary people.