Chapter 99: I have seen the world
It would be more accurate to say that this is a bug rather than a shrimp.

Bai Tao didn't care about Bai Dashan's complaints and confusion. She smiled and patted his shoulder, saying, "Yes, you have done a great job."

"How far are we from Qingzhou now?"

Bai Tao did not wait for Bai Dashan to answer and continued, "Tell everyone that we will not take a detour and go to Qingzhou."

"Hurry, hurry, don't waste time." No matter how long it took, she would go to Ding Qingzhou.

Although Bai Dashan didn't understand why Bai Tao was so excited, he could see that she was laughing happily and couldn't help but grin along with her.

"Okay, auntie, you take a rest, I will go and inform everyone." Who cares, whether it is a bug or a crayfish, as long as auntie is happy, everything is fine.

Bai Dashan went to inform the villagers, while Bai Tao rubbed her chubby little hands happily.

She hasn't eaten crayfish for a while.

Whenever she thought of so many crayfish, she couldn't help swallowing.

Not only can it be sold to shopping malls, but it can also be made into many flavors.

Spicy, golden soup garlic, thirteen spices, minced garlic... braised in oil, spicy, steamed, salted egg yolk, stir-fried, as well as iced, curry, and spicy braised.

Then, a surprising scene occurred.

People in Qingzhou were all running around, but some people were going to Qingzhou, a large caravan of more than 200 people.

Some people who followed the Taohua Village convoy did not notice it until they stopped for lunch, but they discovered that the nearest post house to Qingzhou was only two kilometers away.

These people were very nervous, but they did not expect that it was the people from Taohua Village who led them astray, so they just thought that they were not paying attention.

After all, Baijiabao is a caravan, and it is normal for the caravan to go to the provincial capital.

We have come this far. If we go back, I am afraid we won’t be able to find a place to stay.

After some hesitation, these people could only make the best of the situation. What if an official from Qingzhou came to provide disaster relief and grain?
On Zhou Yang's side, he discussed it with his family, hesitated for a moment, and finally stopped Bai Duojin.

"Manager Bai, I, I want to ask, are the prices in Qingzhou too high?"

His family didn't have much money left, and if the prices in Qingzhou were too high, he certainly couldn't stay here. So he could just take one person to the city to do the shopping, and there would be no need for the others to walk such a long distance.

Bai Duojin nodded without thinking: "It should be higher."

He has never been there, but his aunt said that the prices in any big city are higher than those in small towns.

For example, in the town where Taohua Village was located, an egg cost one cent, but in Niuluo County, an egg cost two cents.

As my aunt said, this is determined by the economy, infrastructure and population.

"Well, can I take one of my sons with me and follow your caravan into the city to buy things?"

Zhou Yang said a little embarrassedly: "I have a large family and not much money, so I definitely can't stay in Qingzhou for two days. Instead of letting the whole family go into the city, it's better to let them rest outside the city."

You have to pay an entry fee to enter the city, and one cent more for every extra person.

This was not a difficult matter, Bai Duojin readily agreed: "Sure, when we set off, you just follow us."

Without stopping at the inn to rest, the people of Taohua Village headed straight for the city gate of Qingzhou.

When Bai Tao saw the crayfish crawling on the road, she was so surprised that she couldn't help but call a halt and asked someone to catch some for her.

Although they were only on the outskirts, the people from Taohua Village caught several large sacks in just a few minutes.

When Bai Dashan notified us, he said that there was an insect plague in Qingzhou, but my aunt was interested in those insects, so we went to Qingzhou to catch insects for her.

Taohua Village was originally a farming family. They had seen many insects in the fields since they were young, so they were not afraid of them. When they heard that they were caught by Bai Tao, everyone responded and were eager to go before they even arrived.

When Bai Dashan notified the villagers to go to Qingzhou, he was afraid that the villagers didn't know what the insects looked like, so he held two crayfish in his hands and identified them to the villagers while notifying them.

So, when Bai Tao gave the order, the people of Taohua Village, young and old, except for those who were watching the carts and horse-drawn carriages, all ran into the grass by the roadside like chickens and ducks out of cages.

There might not be much of a difference if there were only one or two of them, but when they saw so many, some villagers instantly got goosebumps.

It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that when I see something I don't understand very well, especially when there are a lot of them, it's an instinctive reaction of the human body.

However, they were only stunned for a moment, and then they started picking up the things swiftly.

It's rare for my great aunt to be interested in something. They've been eating and drinking all the way. Now they finally have a chance to honor my great aunt. Who would be afraid?

There is almost no need to stop. I can catch three or five with one hand and throw them directly into the bamboo basket or sack.

Bai Tao knew that there was no time to waste, so after picking up a few sacks, she called everyone back and prepared to go into the city.

It all happened so fast that the people following behind didn't have time to react.

When they passed by the place where they had stopped briefly in Taohua Village, their faces turned pale and blue when they saw the insects they had never seen before crawling out of the grass.

This, this, this...someone quickly remembered that they vaguely heard people from Qingzhou say yesterday that there was an insect plague here.

How come there are so many bugs?

This bug is so scary.

So, are they still going into the city now?

At this time, they looked at the Baijiabao caravan in front of them, which was obviously speeding up to get into the city earlier, and made up their minds.

It’s getting dark, and now that we’re here, let’s go.

The Baijiabao caravan is so big, with so many people, young and old, they can’t all be brainless.

Besides, even if we want to leave, it has to be tomorrow.

Besides, this bug looks a little scary, but it’s only in the suburbs. It will be fine once we go into the city.

Thinking of this, these people hurriedly followed.

Qingzhou, the big capital city.

The towering city walls can be seen from afar.

For a moment, the people in Taohua Village all looked up and took a few more glances.

If it were before, the people of Taohua Village would have been nervous and trembling with fear. This is a big city, and the farthest they had ever gone before was just the town.

But now, even if the villagers arrived at a place they had never been to before, they did not seem nervous. Apart from looking around curiously, they looked calm.

In their eyes, no matter how novel something is, it is not as magical as what they see from Bai Tao.

Have you ever seen a lighter that produces flames with just one press?

Have you ever seen cans of oranges?
Have you ever seen a big piece of iron that can shovel soil?
Have you ever seen a tall and thick outline wall that is dozens of meters high?
Have you ever seen a small box that can cook snail noodles without using firewood?

Have you ever seen a palm-sized black box that can communicate with people two or three miles away?
Have you ever seen a big bucket that is light, beautiful and durable?
……

　I slightly modified the second half of the previous chapter, which does not affect the reading experience. If you want to read it, you can go back a little bit.

　　
　
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