Being fooled by fierce beasts to travel through the beginning is fleeing famine

Chapter 429 Jinshui Town (please subscribe and vote monthly)

The five men behind her all responded "Yes" and walked up to Qingyan and others without saying a word, stretched out their hands and started to help move the stones on the ground.

Qingyan straightened up and nodded towards the woman, saying hello but not thanking her. After all, this was not what they should do.

As long as we want to pass, the stones blocking the road must be removed. Everyone should contribute, which can also save everyone's time.

With the addition of five strong men, the remaining stones on the ground were no longer a problem. Everyone worked together and the road was soon cleared.

It's just that the road was not wide to begin with, and now that there are these stones on the roadside, it has become even narrower. The carriages on both sides cannot meet here, and only one side can move forward or back a little.

Qingyan dusted off the lime on her body, washed her hands in the wooden bucket that Xia Xinman and the others filled with water, and carried the remaining charcoal back to the car. Only then did Huang Jin drive the car forward and talk to the other party in advance. The carriages were staggered.

Chen Jinshi and the others parked their car aside, preparing to wait for the other party's three carriages to pass by. They were moving forward to join Qingyan's carriage.

Although the two parties worked together to clear the stones, they did not stop exchanging names. After all, they were just passers-by.

The two parties passed each other quickly.

Qingyan got into the car and went into the space to change her clothes. She bought at least two sets of each color and style of clothes, so others wouldn't be able to tell if she changed them.

Gold's male appearance was more convenient, so he changed into a outer shirt directly outside. Yuanbao didn't let him get out of the car because he had the appearance of a child.

They did not stop on this road. They were afraid that such an accident would happen again, so they wanted to leave the road between the two mountains quickly, so they speeded up.

They didn't slow down until they were outside the range of two mountains.

It was already evening at this time, and they wasted a whole afternoon in that passage.

Although she moved forward without stopping, Qingyan was actually a little curious about the people on the three carriages that they passed by.

It's not that I found any problem, but I was just curious.

You must know that since the Song Dynasty, the status of women has actually been far worse than before. It is not that there are no women like this who are the masters of the family, but they are indeed very few.

I had seen the woman's demeanor and the way she gave orders before, and I knew at a glance that she was the kind of person in the family who always speaks her mind.

She was just curious about what kind of family composition this was. After all, there was a man in the carriage who was about the same age as the woman in the same carriage as her.

They are about the same age as her, and they are sitting next to each other, so they must be a couple, because the appearance of the two sons is a combination of the characteristics of the couple, so the possibility of the widow being the head of the family can be ruled out.

Don't ask why you don't guess they are siblings. If they are siblings, there are three carriages. It is impossible for them to sit together, and there are also women on other carriages, so two women can sit together.

The woman in the other carriage is younger, and she is with her son. She should be her daughter-in-law.

The other son is sitting with an older man, possibly her father, who also looks like her.

Qingyan thought about it for a while. There were her son, daughter-in-law, and her father in the group, so her man was most likely a bride-in-law, so it made sense for her to be the master of the family.

It seemed that this woman had quite a family background. The carriage was much more luxurious than theirs. Not only was the wood used in the carriage good, the decoration inside was also more exquisite.

The small table inside the car was lit with incense, and the pastries were also very elegant. It looked like he came from a wealthy family.

This kind of family looks like it belongs to a big family. It would be even rarer if a man did not marry into a woman and the family was headed.

The few conversations Qingyan passed through also confirmed her guess.

The person sitting with her was indeed her husband, whether he was married or not was not certain, and the old man was indeed her father. Her son called him grandfather.

It's just that her man's health doesn't seem to be very good. Sitting in the carriage, apart from occasionally talking to her, he closed his eyes and meditated most of the time.

It's not like he was born with a weak body, at least he didn't have the morbidity of a sickly person.

This man gave the impression that he was a little weak, but his body was still strong, so it must have been caused by an injury.

Unlike Chou Chou, Qingyan could see what was going on inside the human body, so she couldn't see where the other person was injured. She only knew that it was not due to excessive blood loss because his face was not that pale.

When they entered Shangtang Town where they had stayed before and entered the inn, Qingyan discovered that the man had one leg that was difficult to move and needed help.

From the looks of it, it must have been broken before and then reattached. The leg was not deformed, but it just couldn't be used. It must be still recovering from the injury.

Just when she thought they were about to check into the inn, the innkeeper stepped forward with a respectful look and called the woman's father "Host."

It turns out that it’s someone else’s property, so that’s not right! The inn was not large in scale and the decoration was ordinary. It didn't match the demeanor of those people at all. They didn't look like they were opening an inn in a small town. They should at least be like those who opened an inn in a county town.

Of course, this town is on the official road, so opening an inn here is a good choice. After all, there are many people coming and going on the official road, and there are still a lot of customers.

It is equivalent to the service area on the highway in later generations. Most of the vehicles and pedestrians coming and going will do supplies or rest in this kind of place. Therefore, opening an inn or opening a shop in this kind of place is actually better than those not on the official road. Business in the county town is even better.

While Qingyan was looking at those people, she also didn't forget to tell Huang Jin to pay attention to both sides. This time, he had to learn a lesson, including Yuan Bao, and let him watch them together, for fear that Jin Huang might not be able to take care of them alone. .

Before, Yuan Bao only focused on watching the scenery twice and sleeping in. After all, he was still a little boy and needed to sleep longer.

Now that he has received the task, he is very serious about what he does. Yuanbao not only looks like a child, but also has the same personality as a child. He feels that he has been given an important task, so he is always vigilant and takes his work seriously.

Because it was inside the carriage and driving, it was not wearing a hat, and its two ears were standing up and spinning around. It was so cute.

When Qingyan withdrew her consciousness, she saw this scene and couldn't help but pick it up and move it. The offended Yuanbao rubbed her hand with his head and snored loudly in his throat. As expected, Fumao liked to be moved the most, so the two of them were running in both directions.

Because of the time wasted in moving rocks and clearing roads there, they did not dare to go to the next town before dark, and they had solid food for dinner in their respective cars.

By the time they reached the next town, it was already dark. Qingyan looked at her watch and saw that it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.

Fortunately, it didn't rain heavily after that. Although the sky was always cloudy, a few raindrops or drizzle would fall from time to time. At least you could use a lantern or a torch to prevent your journey from being ruined.

Especially on a rainy day like this, when there is no moon at all, you really can't see your fingers. If you are rushing in this situation, you can fall into a ditch if you don't pay attention.

However, they didn't light torches either. The main reason was that the wind was strong today and when the torch flames were too high and blown around, they were always worried that they would burn the carriage shed, so they all used lanterns.

Qingyan also took measures inside the lantern. In order to prevent the candles from dangling, she fixed them with wires inside.

They hung two lanterns in front of the carriage and one on each side to make it brighter.

Xia Xinman and the others did not bring lanterns. They lit torches directly, but they could only hold the torches with their own hands. There was no way, there was no place to insert the torches. After all, their sheds were just mats and oilcloths, which were too thin to be inserted in. It could fall easily anywhere, so I had to hold it up and turn it sideways to avoid burning the mat on top, which was quite laborious.

After Qingyan discovered the predicament of the two of them with her spiritual consciousness, she asked Huang Jin to stop the car and sent a lantern to each of them, and then they all lit the lantern and moved forward.

I bought these lanterns at the 15th Lantern Festival before. I bought a lot of them at that time. Some of the lanterns were very exquisite, with different shapes and ink paintings of beauties or landscapes.

Of course, she was reluctant to take out those exquisite ones and use them in the car. She used ordinary lanterns with only patterns.

In fact, there is still the glass lamp that I collected before in the space, but it is too expensive now. If I really use it, I am afraid it will cause trouble, so I'd better use something ordinary.

Even the carriages used candles, but fixed candlesticks were used to prevent the carriage from shaking and falling over.

In fact, if the carriage is moving and they don't do anything, it doesn't matter whether they light candles or not. There is actually nothing if there is no light.

Isn't it because Qingyan is not used to the dark? She always feels that staying in the dark without sleeping will feel strange and insecure, so it is better to light up early to feel comfortable.

The town they visited at night was also on the edge of the official road and was called Jinshui Town.

The origin of the name of this town is also related to the geographical environment here. There is a lake in the center of the town. Unlike other lakes that are either black or green, the water of this lake is golden in the sun.

The name of the lake is Jinshui Lake, just like the Yellow River, it is named after the color of the water.

The yellow water here is not because of the muddy sand. The lake water is very clear. The yellow color is because of the color of the rocks at the bottom.

When the light shines through the water to the bottom, due to the reflection of the yellow rocks, the entire lake turns golden yellow, which is very beautiful, so it gets its name.

When Qingyan heard the name of this town, her first thought was, wouldn't gold be produced here? Is there a gold mine?
Then he began to use his spiritual consciousness to explore the Jinshui Lake in the center of the town, but of course he couldn't see anything.

After all, it was late at night, and there wasn't even a moon, so you could see the ghosts.

Of course, she wouldn't give up so easily. After completing the check-in procedure and entering the room, she began to call Chou Chou, asking him to help check if there was a gold mine under the Jinshui Lake.

After Chou Chou came out and heard about the situation, he went over there as he was told. After a moment, he withdrew his consciousness and said to her: "There is indeed a mine, but it's not a gold mine, but chalcopyrite."

Qingyan was stunned for a moment, and then she was happy, "There really is a mine, no matter what kind of mine it is, this chalcopyrite sounds good, it seems that my idea is right, it is indeed because of the mineral.

That's not right! Chalcopyrite is also quite valuable. At least in ancient times, copper was more widely used. Why wasn't this mine controlled by the imperial court?"

Chou Chou explained to her: "This chalcopyrite is the kind that appears on the surface, just like the coal mine we discovered in the northwest before. It floats on the surface. You can dig directly on it without digging a mine.

This Jinshui Lake was dug out by mining in the past. After it was abandoned, the water accumulated and turned into a lake.

Qingyan suddenly realized that this was the case, that it had been abandoned.

"That's not right. Since it's abandoned, why are there still so many copper ores in the water? Shouldn't they all be taken away and abandoned only when no residue is left?"

Chou Chou said with a smile: "Since a naturally formed mine cannot be dug out so easily, even if it is abandoned, it can still be regenerated after many years.

And I don’t know how many years this mine has been abandoned. At least it was not abandoned in modern times. It is estimated to be hundreds of years old, or even thousands of years old. "

Qingyan nodded, "I see. I'm afraid many people think that this place has been dug out. Even if there is still a little bit of it, it's not worth fighting. They still have to drain the water and dig again, so it's like this now."

Chou Chou nodded, indicating that this was the case.

Then Qingyan asked something else, "How have you been doing with the bamboo building these two days? When can it be used?"

Chou Chou spread his hands and said, "It's still early, there are only two of us, and we have never done this before, so we are just trying to get here. Now we just made a chassis. After all, it is not a small object like a bamboo table. It was very troublesome, and Jin Yang and I had to dismantle it twice.

Oh, by the way, the bird you took in earlier became mentally intelligent. It stopped talking for a while and was so annoyed that I drove it into the mountains. "

Qingyan had been so busy chattering these past two days that she had completely forgotten about the myna. She quickly said, "That bird was raised by someone. Did they tell you how it ended up living outside? It was almost eaten by a mouse. Look. I haven’t been out before I came here.”

Chou Chou nodded: "Jin Yang asked. It is said that there was a pair of starlings with it, and the other one was killed by its owner's cousin. It was afraid that it would also be killed, so it escaped while the maid was washing the cage. out.

Oh, by the way, its previous name was called Zhaocai, and the dead one was called Jinbao. Jin Yang thought the name was pretty good, so he didn't change it. "

Qing Yanjin nodded, it was indeed good, but it just sounded a bit like a dog's name.