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Chapter 137 The Northern Territory
"Jiang Chen, you have to supervise the cultivation of several juniors these days when the master is away."

"Yes."

"Keran, you will go to the old... suzerain later, and ask him to help you choose a sword technique suitable for your cultivation on the eighth floor of the Treasure Pavilion."

"Well, I'll be there in a minute."

"Zhifei, it doesn't matter if you don't understand the spells on the Baifulu, you just continue to draw like the gourd painting."

"it is good."

"Lin Qiu, if you have practiced the exercises on the first floor of Zangbao Pavilion almost, you should go to the second floor."

"Yes."

"Li Huaijin, when you can pierce boulders every time you shoot your gun, let your third senior brother teach you to chop peanuts, but you can only use the branches in your hand."

"Well, I see."

Although Li Huaijin didn't know the cultivation method of 'splitting peanuts', he didn't dare to ask more at the moment.

After Ning Lang finished his instructions, he led Gan Tang down the mountain.

The five apprentices on the edge of the cliff cupped their hands together: "Respectfully send off Master."

After volleying north for fifty miles, Gan Tang finally couldn't help asking: "Master, where are we going down the mountain this time?"

"Membership."

"Friends? Who is it?"

Ning Lang said: "You also saw it during the Sword Asking Conference."

Gan Tang froze for a moment, and immediately asked, "Is that the female Sword Immortal Qiu Yuebai?"

Ning Lang's face turned dark, and he said helplessly, "What are you thinking about? The person who is going to meet you as a teacher is Dongfang Xiaoping."

"Oh." Gan Tang said with a smile, "That's the one with the three swords on his back."

"Ah."

"Master, is Xiaoping Mountain far away?"

"Fortunately, it's near Jiuhe, the dividing line between the northern border and the southern border."

Gan Tang said, "Nine Rivers?"

"Ah."

The Jiuhe River spans more than 3000 miles. The water source flows down from the Mobei Plateau, passes through three rivers and five lakes, and finally flows into the East China Sea. The north of the Jiuhe River is the North Territory, and the south of the Jiuhe River is the South Territory. It's by the river, but it needs to cross the river, so to be precise, Xiaoping Mountain is in the northern border, and it is the first time for Ning Lang to go to the northern border.

The Dayu Dynasty had a vast territory. Although every place has its own customs, if you don't cross the Nine Rivers and don't reveal your hometown accent, it will be difficult for people to find you are a foreigner.

However, once you cross the Nine Rivers, you can tell at a glance whether people from the north are coming to the south or people from the south are going to the north.

People in the northern border are generally taller and more aggressive, and they like to use knives rather than swords.

The southerners are just the opposite.

Ning Lang traveled thousands of miles to Xiaoping Mountain. Apart from being greedy for wine, the main reason was also to see the scenery of the northern region. He had only read descriptions about the scenery of the northern region in some mountain magazines. The book said that the northern region The men in the border are generous, and the women in the north are not inferior. This is particularly vivid in the description of the romantic place.

If you go to the land of Fengyue in the south, the girls there will speak softly, wishing to crawl into your arms like a kitten.

And if you go to the land of wind and moon in the north, the girls there are all heroic and generous. They like to take the initiative, so they often sit on it instead of lying on it. Even experienced girls will urge you to hurry up.

The phrase "The hero's sword is not old, but the charm of the old lady still exists" is said to have been spread from the romantic places in the north.

Ning Lang and Gan Tang, master and apprentice, traveled for two days. After staying in the inn for one night, they rushed to Wanghe City, which is only 30 miles away from Jiuhe. Smelling the aroma of wine and meat, coupled with the fact that it was getting late and had been traveling for several days, Ning Lang led Gan Tang into the city, planning to cross the river tomorrow.

Wanghe City is the most affluent and prosperous county in this area. There is a pier in Wanghe City to go to the northern border by boat. It is no exaggeration to say that this is the place that ordinary people must pass through to go to the northern border. There are many merchants, which also promotes the local economy.

Gan Tang put on the veil again.

Ning Lang also put Tai'a Sword into the storage ring,

The master and apprentice came to two restaurants, and after ordering a few meals, they ate slowly.

It's time for dinner now, and there are many people eating in the restaurant. When Ning Lang came, there was only the last guest table. Chatted very lively.

Ning Lang didn't bother with them, and drank with peace of mind.

However, not long after the food and wine were served, an old man with a big burden on his back led a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl in. The old man is actually not old, he should be between five and sixty years old. However, for ordinary people, over 60 years old can already be considered an old man.

Xiao Er went up to greet him, pointed at the scene in the restaurant and said, "I'm sorry, guest officer, business is good today, our restaurant is already full, why don't you go to another place?"

"The other houses are also full."

The old man glanced around, finally pointed at Ning Lang's table and said, "There are only two people sitting there, can I share a table with them?"

"Then you tell them yourself, if the guest officer agrees."

"it is good."

The old man led the little girl and walked forward, showing two rows of big yellow teeth and asked with a smile: "Master, the restaurant is already full, can this old man share a table with you for a drink?"

Ning Lang raised his head and glanced at the old man, then at the little girl who had been staring at the dried pork on the table, drooling, nodded and smiled, "Yes."

"Thank you sir."

Seeing Ning Lang nod his head, Xiaoer not far away stepped forward and asked, "Guest officer, what do you want to eat?"

The old man said proficiently: "Peanuts, slapped cucumbers, a pot of Shaodaozi wine, and a bowl of fried noodles with no chopped green onions and no spicy oil."

"Okay, wait a moment, guest officer."

Xiaoer went to the back kitchen, and Ning Lang saw that the little girl was still looking at the plate of preserved pork, so he handed the plate to the little girl and said, "Eat."

The little girl looked at the old man next to her with big eyes.

The old man hurriedly said, "Thank you, young master."

After speaking, the old man nodded to the little girl, and the little girl picked up a pair of chopsticks, picked up a piece of dried pork and ate it with relish.

"The old man is also a foreigner, right?" Ning Lang asked proactively.

"Ah."

"Is she your...?"

"This is my granddaughter Chen Xiang, who is 12 years old this year."

"What did you bring her here for?"

The old man sighed and explained: "My boy and his mother-in-law died early. In order to make a living, I did a small business between the north and the south. I didn't feel at ease when my granddaughter was alone at home, so I had to let her follow her." I'm running around together, alas, I'm suffering for this child."

"Grandpa, I'm not bitter." The little girl named Chen Xiang turned her head and said sensiblely.

The old man rubbed the little girl's head with a kind smile on his face.

Ning Lang glanced at the little girl, took a sip of wine, and asked, "What kind of business does the old man do?"

"Tea business."

"Is the business okay?"

The old man shook his head and said, "The tea farms in the northern region have suppressed the price very much. They can sell it for five taels of silver a catty, but they only receive two taels of silver a catty for our tea."

"Then why don't you sell it yourself?"

The old man smiled wryly: "I have no background and no strength, so how dare I sell things in other people's territory."

Nasty middlemen.

Seeing that the little girl was still eating dried pork with her mouth stuffed, Ning Lang didn't think she was rude, on the contrary, he felt sorry for her. Can you show me?"

The old man immediately took over the heavy burden on his body, took out a bag of tea from it and handed it to Ning Lang with a smile: "Meeting by chance is considered fate, this bag of tea will be given to the young master."

Ning Lang took a look at the tea, sniffed it pretendingly, and asked, "Is this tea good?"

"Well, this is autumn tea. The taste and aroma are relatively mild. They are all grown in the tea field by myself. Although it is not expensive, it is very troublesome to make."

"Is this bag of tea half a catty?"

"Ah."

"Can I have another pack?"

The old man was stunned, he didn't expect that Ning Lang would be a person who pushes forward.

But when he thought that he gave way to himself and let his granddaughter eat pork jerky, although he felt a little distressed, he still took out another bag and handed it to Ning Lang.

After Ning Lang took it, he took out five taels of silver from his pocket, put it in front of the old man and said with a smile, "It's not easy to go out, so I will treat this five taels of silver as if I bought your bag of tea leaves."

"This...this...this..."

The old man looked at the silver on the table and didn't say a word for a long time.

Ning Lang smiled and said: "Take it, five liang of silver is nothing to me, besides, I also like to drink tea."

He realized that he had misunderstood Ning Lang.

The old man hurriedly got up, bowed long and said, "Thank you, young master."

Ning Lang waved his hand and smiled.

The old man carefully put the silver into his bosom, rewrapped the bundle, and put it in his bosom.

Not long after, the dishes the old man asked for came one after another.

When the oily noodles were served at the end, the old man also asked casually: "Little brother, why are there so many people in Wanghe City today? The old man is also a frequent visitor to Wanghe City, and there were not so many people here before." what?"

Xiao Er hurriedly laughed and said, "That's not because the Wu family is going to throw a hydrangea to their second young lady to recruit relatives tomorrow."

"Throwing a hydrangea to recruit relatives?"

"Well, these young masters are all here for this matter. After all, the Wu family has a great career. If they become the son-in-law of the Wu family, it will really turn a pheasant into a phoenix for ordinary people."

"I see."

Xiao Er responded and left.

While drinking, Ning Lang asked, "Is the Wu family very powerful?"

"Well, the merchant ships leading to the north and south borders basically belong to the Wu family. In Wanghe City, the words of the head of the Wu family are more effective than the words of the county magistrate."

"Is that so..."

Ning Lang sat for a while, got up and said: "Old man, then we will meet again in Shanshui, and see you someday."

"Alright, alright, son, go slowly."

Ning Lang led Gan Tang out of the restaurant, the old man looked at Ning Lang's back and murmured: "What a good son."

on the street.

Gan Tang smiled and said, "Master, why don't we also watch tomorrow's hydrangea throwing to recruit relatives."

"Look at what's that?"

"I haven't seen it yet." Gan Tang asked again, "Has Master seen it?"

"Well, I saw it on TV..."

"television?"

"It's nothing, if you want to see it, then go tomorrow, anyway, we will stay here tonight."

"Good~"

……

　3000 words.

　　So a little late.

　　Ask for a ticket.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)