Get off the car from the parking lot in the western suburbs of the Imperial Capital and strolled in the Imperial Capital again. Yan Liqiang clearly felt the depressed and depressing atmosphere in the Imperial Capital...

The most obvious thing is that there are fewer people in the city and fewer cars and horses. On the bustling streets, there were fewer pedestrians and sparse cars. The last time Yan Liqiang came, the streets of the Imperial Capital, the luxurious four-wheeled carriages and many imitations of the Manufacturing Bureau under his command could be seen everywhere on the streets of the Imperial Capital. This time, Yan Liqiang walked in the Imperial Capital for a long time before he saw a four-wheeled carriage from the Imperial Capital driving by him...

There was snow on the ground and the north wind was hanging in the city. The bleak atmosphere along the street made the air a little colder. Thick curtains were placed at the doors of the shops and restaurants along the street. Of course, the reason for the few people was not because of the weather, but the wealthy families gathered in the city had almost all left.

The gates of many luxury courtyards on the street are tightly locked, while some of the previously popular high-end restaurants and venues have been closed, while others have neglected the doors. However, some of the medium and low-end restaurants and teahouses are also seen gathering in this cold day...

Yan Liqiang walked while watching the current scene of the Imperial Capital, and his mood was low to the freezing point. Many wealthy and wealthy officials and nobles had fled here, and only ordinary people were still here. The court didn't know what they wanted to do. Could it be that they really wanted to wait for death here?

As Yan Liqiang walked, several constables came towards him. Seeing Yan Liqiang wearing a hat alone on the street. After the constables passed by Yan Liqiang, one of the constables stopped again, turned his head, and called Yan Liqiang, "Hey, who is wearing a hat, stop!"

Yan Liqiang stopped, turned around, and looked at the constables leisurely, "Is there anything wrong with you guys?"

"Of course there is something wrong. What's your name? Where did you come from? It's cold weather? Why are you wandering around the street alone?" As he spoke, the detectives had already come over. The talking detective looked at Yan Liqiang from head to toe with a scrutiny look, especially looking at the long sword hanging on Yan Liqiang's waist, and asked whirringly.

Yan Liqiang looked up at the detective, and did not speak. He only found an identity token from his body when he was working in Luyuan. He shook his eyes in front of the detectives. Seeing Yan Liqiang pressing a token, the detectives changed their faces and quickly smiled and apologized to Yan Liqiang, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm not very peaceful in the imperial capital these days. We are also ordered to investigate the suspicious people entering the imperial capital. They are out of sight, out of sight. This is the flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple..."

"It's okay, we're all doing things for the superiors. Can I leave..." Yan Liqiang put away the token and said calmly. He wouldn't show any power in front of several constables for this little thing.

"Sir, please give me a favor, please give me a favor..." The constable who called Yan Liqiang was almost bent to the ground. The token of Yan Liqiang's Royal Front Horse and Bus Sect scared him to the extreme. Now in the imperial capital, the soldiers of the Royal Front Horse and Bus Sect can almost walk sideways, not to mention the officers inside. Lu Yuan, that is the force directly under Eunuch Liu beside His Majesty, and he dare not provoke him.

Yan Liqiang walked and arrived near Chunxifang in the Imperial Capital. There was a commercial street near Chunxifang. Those who lived near Chunxifang were also poor ordinary people. When Yan Liqiang came here, Chunxifang still had a lot of popularity, especially in this cold weather. There were also many ordinary people gathering outside the grain shop with their pockets. It was cold outside. The people gathered outside were surrounding and shouting. A noise came from the grain shop...

"Shopkeeper He, why has the grain price increased again? When I came a few days ago, the pound of rice was only 13 copper plates. How did it increase to 15 copper plates today? This is a snatch of people..."

"That's right, the food price has also risen too quickly, and it's still not enough to make people live..."

"Dear neighbors, young men, this grain price is not something I want to increase, but the purchase price has increased, so I can only follow it. The roads are covered with heavy snow these days. I heard that the road to Beijing is a bit difficult to walk, so the purchase price of grain has increased by two copper coins in the past two days. If I don't follow it, my store will be closed. I think the rice and flour here are expensive. You can go to other grain stores to see if there are any cheaper than this..."

"Shopkeeper He, you won't be authentic when you say this. Can't you make less money..."

"My family also needs to eat. If I don't make some money, how can I survive? Many grain stores in this imperial capital have sold 16, 17 copper plates per kilogram. Those people's purchase price has increased by two copper plates. They have to add three, four copper plates when they sell. I also want to add three, four copper plates for the sake of our neighbors for decades. I only add the money that increases in the purchase price. I don't make a penny of money, and I also make a lot of profits. I think the grain is not enough to eat, sorghum and millet are also full of sorghum and millet..."

Listening to the noise in the grain store, Yan Liqiang bypassed the grain store and entered the alley next to it. After walking for a while, he came to the door of a family. Before Yan Liqiang could knock on the door, the door of the family opened, and then three or four colorful gift boxes were thrown out from the inside. Then a woman in her fifties and sixties, who was still painted and powdered in a big red dress was pushed out from the inside by a boy.

"Get out, don't step into our door again..." The young man roared at the old woman, holding a wooden stick in his hand.

"Hey hey, why are the people in your Xu family like this? Master Zhu likes your sister, that's your sister's blessing. Follow Master Zhu, you won't have to worry about food or clothing. What's wrong with you? Moreover, Master Zhu's family has already obtained the Luyan. If you marry Master Zhu, you can leave the imperial capital and go to Master Zhu's hometown to enjoy your happiness..." The woman who was driven out was shouting while returning it.

"You don't have to worry about my family's affairs..." The boy blushed and roared.

"You thought your Xu family could be like before. Your elder brother was arrested and was still so crazy. If no one was taken care of, let's see how many months you two brothers and sisters can survive. Don't be ungrateful. Now your sister will have at least one concubine to marry Mr. Zhu. If you can't live a life in the future and are sold to a brothel, then the hard life will be still coming..."

"What did you say..." The young man raised the wooden stick in his hand high and smashed it against the door wall. The matchmaker with a sharp mouth screamed in fear, quickly took a few steps back, and panickedly picked up several gift boxes that were thrown on the snow outside, and walked quickly while scolding...

This is Xu Enda's home, and that young man is Xu Enchi, the younger brother of Xu Enchi, who Yan Liqiang had seen before.

Looking at the matchmaker who had left, Xu Enci was gasping at the door of the house with a wooden stick, until Yan Liqiang came over, took off his hat and called his name, and Xu Enci turned his head suddenly, and then Xu Enci's eyes widened...

"Brother Li Qiang..." When he saw Yan Liqiang's face, Xu Enci's eyes were filled with tears, and he threw away the wooden stick in his hand and rushed down. He hugged Yan Liqiang and cried loudly, "My brother, Xiao Wu and the others have all been captured. Before my brother was captured, he told us, Brother Li Qiang, you will definitely come back. Brother Li Qiang, you have the ability, and you must think of a way to rescue my brother and Xiao Wu and the others..."
Chapter completed!