After being replaced, she changed from a miserable daughter-in-law to a lucky wife

Chapter 421: Business Travel

The people in the dilapidated temple didn't expect to meet anyone in such weather, and both sides were stunned for a moment.

Xia Wanniang disguised herself as a man and looked at the group of people in the ruined temple. They did not look like the people from the northwest region. "I didn't expect that in such cold weather, there are still people traveling like me."

The people in the dilapidated temple exchanged glances secretly, and one man said, "That's right, brother, do you know where you are going?"

Xia Wanniang found a place some distance away from them and sat down: "I am planning to go to the South City. There are only three big cities in the northwest, and it is too troublesome to buy things. Where are you going, with so many people?"

The man laughed: "We are some traveling merchants. Brother, why don't you tell us what you want to buy? Maybe we have what you need, so you don't have to go to South City."

Xia Wanniang: "That's really a good relationship. I want to buy a hairband for my daughter and a beautiful dress for my wife. My father wants tobacco, and my mother wants..."

The man heard that he wanted to buy so many things, and there was no joy on his face: "I'm sorry, we don't have so many things, you still have to go to South City."

Xia Wanniang smiled and waved her hands: "It's okay. I hear that big brother's accent doesn't sound like someone from the northwest, but rather a bit like someone from outside the Great Wall."

When she finished saying this, she clearly felt that the atmosphere among the group of people opposite her had become much more tense, and even on the verge of a showdown.

The man glanced at the person next to him and laughed, "We are traveling merchants all over the country, and occasionally do some small business with the tribes outside the Great Wall. It is inevitable that we will have some of their accents."

Xia Wanniang laughed and said, "That's right, it's not easy for you to do business."

Seeing that she was not suspicious, the man started chatting with her: "I heard that the general of the Northwest Army has been replaced?"

Xia Wanniang was shocked: "Changed the person? That's impossible!"

"Brother, haven't you heard about it?" the man asked tentatively again.

"Oh! We ordinary people have difficulty in getting enough food and clothing, who would care whether the border guards have been replaced?" Xia Wanniang acted as if it had nothing to do with her.

The man nodded in agreement: "True, I just hope the border guards can be better now and stop coming to rob the people."

Xia Wanniang's expression remained unchanged, but she took note in her heart: "Yes, life in the Northwest is not easy." She nodded in agreement.

"By the way, I heard that Maocheng is under lockdown. I saw a brother coming from that direction. Is there any news?" The man handed him a pancake baked on the fire and said, "Eat something."

Xia Wanniang waved her hands quickly and took out a cake from her bosom: "I brought it myself." She took a bite and continued: "I have heard about this matter. It seems to be an epidemic. It's really scary. Otherwise, I can go to Maocheng to buy things. It's closer than going to Nancheng."

The man didn't care that he didn't eat, and took a bite of the cake in his hand: "Tell us what happened. If it's too serious, we won't go to Maocheng."

Seeing that they were interested, Xia Wanniang became more excited: "I heard that many people died in Maocheng. The soldiers defending the city and the people died, and some fell ill. There is no cure now. If it continues like this, I'm afraid..."

The man looked a little surprised: "Then the higher-ups don't care?"

"Of course, of course we should. I heard that they sent doctors and imperial physicians, but they didn't have much effect. Now the gates of Maocheng are still closed." Xia Wanniang came close to him and whispered, "I tell you, it's terrible that people who have contracted the plague have died."

The man looked at her in confusion: "How do you know? Have you been to Maocheng?"

Xia Wanniang waved her hands quickly: "Brother, don't say that. If someone hears me, I will be arrested and imprisoned in Maocheng. I'm not sick."

The man laughed: "I was just saying it casually, look how scared you are."

"Brother, you can't say that casually. We don't know what the situation is in Maocheng right now. We saw them handling the corpse from afar before. The man had pustules all over his body and died miserably. He was even burned in the end. How can someone be burned after death?" Xia Wanniang really put on a good show.