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

Everyone started chatting while cooking. Since they had introduced each other yesterday, they mostly talked about what they had experienced on the road and did not talk too much about their own personal affairs.

After finishing the meal and sitting here for a while to eat, a few people talked about what they had encountered in Changshou Town before.

After they finished speaking, Fan Baolin patted his chest with some fear and said: "There was a murder in Changshou Town the day before yesterday. To be honest with you, we actually left that town one day earlier than you because it rained heavily here yesterday. Just stayed one more day.

When we first arrived in Changshou Town, we met Butcher Zhang.

The butcher Zhang happened to go to the inn where we were staying to deliver meat, and I overheard him chatting with the shopkeeper. After he went out, he bumped into someone and almost got into a fight.

Because the man had a loud voice and a sinister face, which looked scary, so I paid more attention. I didn't expect that he was so cruel and killed so many people! "

Qingyan and Huang Jin looked at each other, and Huang Jin asked: "Brother Fan, when you saw that butcher Zhang the day before yesterday, do you still remember the time? And who did you bump into?"

Fan Baolin thought about it before replying: "It was probably at the end of the Youshi period and the beginning of the Xu period. We had just ordered the food, but it hadn't been served yet. It was because there was not enough meat in the inn and the wait time for the food was longer, so the butcher Zhang I remember clearly the time when I came to deliver the meat.

When he was going out, he bumped into a man. The man was about twenty-five or six years old and not tall. Because he was right at the door of the inn, I saw the waiter outside the door reaching out to help the man. The man was half a head shorter than the waiter. , there is some flesh on the body, and it looks relatively round. "

Qingyan recalled the waiter outside the Changshou Inn. He seemed to be about the same height as a golden man, about 1.7 meters tall. The man who was bumped into by Butcher Zhang was also about 1.6 meters tall, and he was relatively round. This description It shouldn't be Tian Lufeng.

She had "seen" Tian Lufeng's body. He was not very tall, but about 1.65 to 1.68 meters tall. He was relatively thin, and the only difference between the two seemed to be their age.

I don’t know if that man and Butcher Zhang knew each other, and I don’t know if it was a coincidence that they collided at the door of the inn.

Now that Butcher Zhang has been arrested, it's up to the officer to find out something.

Of course, Qingyan couldn't help but talk to Chou Chou over the phone. If it could be of any help to the case, or if there was any new discovery, it might be a key clue.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, she will know when Chou Chou comes back.

After sitting and chatting for almost half an hour, they hit the road again. At this time, the sky became a little cloudy, and the temperature dropped a lot after the sun was blocked.

In order to avoid encountering the rain, they speeded up a bit and did not stop except to solve three urgent problems on the road.

Perhaps because we are approaching the county seat, there are more and more villages on the roadside. Even if there are mountains and forests, there are still people living on the roadside at the foot of the mountain, and they even set up some small stalls.

There are also a variety of things sold, including tea sheds made of bamboo and thatch, fruits and vegetables sold directly on the ground, and even bamboo baskets.

The most interesting thing is that when we were about to leave a section of the mountain road, there was a honey seller on the side of the road. The honey was packed in jars. There was also a quite large honeycomb in a bamboo basket on the side. There were big leaves underneath, otherwise the remaining honey on it would be gone. It's about to leak out.

The honey seller was a boy of thirteen or fourteen years old. One side of his face must have been stung by a bee. It was swollen and shiny. He looked funny and pitiful at the same time.

But I can be sure that this is indeed 100% wild honey, hahaha...

Qingyan asked Huang Jin to stop the car and went to buy the honey and hives, and also gave some more money to help the boy's "injury".

The boy thanked the gold again and again, then took the silver and left.

Qingyan took the honey and the basket containing the hives from Huang Jin and immediately put them into her own space to avoid getting them on the carriage. Not to mention that the honey was sticky and could easily attract ants.

Fan Baolin and Chen Jinshi also saw Qingyan buying honey, but they were not interested in it. They thought that only little girls and babies like sweets so much. They were all grown men, so they would not compete with her. .

On the road after that, they passed two towns very close to each other, with three villages separated in between, but one was on the south side of the road and the other on the north side of the road. They neither entered nor stayed.

I hurriedly and slowly arrived at Tonggu County, but when I was waiting in line outside to pay the fee to enter the city, I still caught up with the rain.

Fortunately, the rain was not heavy, just light to moderate. Their cars had compartments and sheds, which was much better than the people in front and behind who carried baskets and baskets to keep out the rain.

Standing side by side with Qingyan's car was a mother and her son. The rain came too fast and they didn't bring rain gear, so the mother had to bend down to cover her child as much as possible.

After Qingyan saw it, she immediately took an oil-paper umbrella and handed it out from the window of the carriage.

He raised his voice and said, “Sister-in-law, I’ll give you an umbrella!”

The woman heard the sound and looked over. The rain hit her face, and she squinted her eyes and said, "No, no, just walk downstairs to the city gate in a while. You can take shelter there."

Because she saw that the other person was holding a new, unused paper umbrella, and she couldn't use it first.

Qingyan handed the umbrella forward again, "Take it, there is still a queue in front of you. Children will easily catch the cold if they get caught in the rain. Besides, it is raining so hard that it should stop soon. Wait until the rain stops. Just give it back to me."

Yuanbao also echoed: "Take it, take it, Auntie, take it!"

Seeing this, the woman took the umbrella, opened it to cover herself and her son, and said thank you, "Thank you for your kindhearted young master. When you get downstairs at the city gate, the little woman will return the umbrella to you..."

"You're welcome. By the way, is my sister-in-law from this county? It's our first time here. Is there anything interesting here?"

Qingyan was just looking for something to talk to and lighten the atmosphere. They had Chen Jinshi, a local householder, so they didn't have to worry about being entertained.

The woman replied: "Miss, just call me Li. I am not from the county. My husband's family is from Xujia Village in the east of the county. My mother's family is in Huangshi'ao to the west. Today I am going back to my mother's house to visit relatives. Unexpectedly, It will rain. As for the fun place, the little woman in the county doesn't know, but there is a Feilai Peak five miles north of Xujiacun. There is a fairy cave on the mountain. I heard that the peak suddenly appeared many years ago. Some people saw an entire mountain flying into the sky!
The Immortal Cave on the mountain is the cave of an immortal. After the immortal ascended, he stayed there. It is said that there are treasures left by the immortal inside, but only those who are destined can get them.

Over the years, many people have come here because of their fame, most of them are people who are looking for immortals and they all live in the villages near us. I’ve heard more about it and I’ve remembered it..."

Qingyan's eyes lit up, "Hey, I didn't expect this unexpected surprise. I must go and see it when I have the chance. She likes this kind of adventure the most."

But we have to wait for Chou Chou and the others to come back. If there is really an immortal's cave there, there must be some formation to protect it, and Jin Yang will have to come.

Qingyan and Li just walked forward while chatting through the window. They were soon in line. There were only about ten people in front of them, of course, I am talking about the row of people walking next to them. There were fewer vehicles on their side, about six or seven.

Arrived downstairs at the city gate. It was still raining, but because the gatehouse was wide, more than ten meters long, you had already entered it when you paid the fee, so you could avoid the rain for a while.

After paying the fee to enter the city, Qingyan said to Li as she walked forward: "Sister-in-law Li, just take this umbrella with you. It's still raining. Just hold it and go home. We can't say we need it in the next few days." I’ll go to your place to have a look and have some fun, and maybe I’ll even go to your house to make some noise.”

So Li, who was about to refuse, heard this and looked at the rain outside, although it was a little lighter, but it was still raining, and nodded in agreement.

Before leaving the city gate tower, she led her son to the window of Qingyan's carriage and whispered the specific address of her home.

"In that case, let me tell you the location of my home. Exit the county from the east gate and continue walking east for three miles. There is a fork in the road to the north. More than four miles further is Xujia Village.

My house is located in the middle of the village. There is a very thick loquat tree at the door. It is the largest loquat tree in the village and is easy to find. My husband's surname is Xu, and his name is Xu Daniu. You can find out by asking.

If you want to play at Feilaifeng then, you can stay at my house. People often stay at my house and I have a room specially reserved for guests. "

Qingyan nodded to express that she remembered and would go in two days. Then the group of people left the city gate tower and separated from Li's mother and son. They wanted to follow Chen Jinshi's carriage in front of them and go directly to his house.

Chen Jinshi said before that his home is on the west side of the county, not far from the city gate where they entered, and they will be there soon.

This is their house in the county town. The mountain with the medicinal materials is outside the county town and was passed down from their ancestors.

As soon as I entered the city gate, I found that although it was raining, the streets were not depressed. There were many people coming and going, and there were many shops on both sides. Unlike other cities, when you first entered the city gate, there was a blank section for shopping. For military use.

Generally, there are commercial streets and the like in the east city, and that's where the excitement is. But here is just the opposite of other counties, the commercial streets are on the west side.

When Qingyan was just queuing outside the city gate, she used her spiritual consciousness to take a look. Although there were some sporadic shops in the east side, they were not as lively as the west side. There were usually more homes.

As for the livestock market and those markets that sell agricultural and sideline products, grain, etc., they are in the north. There are relatively large houses in the south. There is also a lake over there, which is surrounded by the county wall. The area is not large, so Not too small.

There are also some large houses around the lake, just like the lake view houses and river view houses in later generations. A small building is built next to the lake where you can enjoy tea and view the scenery.

Qingyan had previously wondered whether Chen Jinshi's family had a house there. After all, his family lived on a mountain, so she thought they must be a wealthy family in Tonggu County.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jinshi's house is not far from the west city gate, only one or two hundred meters away. The house is not small, with four and a half courtyards, and the rear half courtyard is the livestock farm and the woodshed.

This is far worse than those lake view houses in the south. The houses there are all beautiful, with carved beams and painted roofs. The gardens also have small bridges and flowing water, nine winding corridors, and rockery landscaping. They can also be used upstairs. Viewing the lake is a real enjoyment for rich people.

Later, when I saw the people wearing official uniforms in the courtyard, I realized that this was in ancient times, not in later generations, and that rich people could do whatever they wanted.

No matter how rich you are, you can't compare to a powerful family. Not to mention the regulations of the court, some things can only be used by people with official positions. Also, just one word can make a big businessman bankrupt, and it is even possible. The family was broken up and people died.

Obviously the families with the best location near the lake were those with officials. Even if the merchants in the Song Dynasty had a high status, those like the Chen family who were just doing business did not have so many privileges.

What's more, the Chen family is just a mountain left by their ancestors, and they have a medicine shop in the city. They are really not a wealthy family.

Thinking about it, if you were a wealthy family like that, you couldn't go out in person like Chen Jinshi, with only a coachman and no guards.

From this point of view, Fan Baolin is more prestigious than him. Although he goes to stay in person when he goes out, he also brings at least four guards with him. The ostentation is one thing, but the safety factor is also high.

When they arrived at the Chen family's house, Uncle Chen knocked on the door. Chen Jinshi was ready to take them in directly, but Xia Xinman and Xiao Qingfeng refused and said goodbye to them directly at the door. They were going to deliver the goods first. Okay, we can’t delay this.

He said that he had accepted the door now and would come to visit Chen's house after delivering the goods.

It's not that they want to have food and accommodation here, but the main reason is that we have a good relationship along the way. Besides, having the Chen family here is only good for them.

The two of them come here all year round, and they will come here every once in a while to deliver goods. Having multiple friends here is considered multiple routes, and maybe they can be used in the future.

If they encounter something that they can't solve by themselves, and it's not a big trouble, the local people can help solve it with just a few words, which is better than them looking for it here.

So they decided to visit Chen's house after delivering the goods, stay one night at his house, and go back tomorrow, otherwise they would have to stay in an inn.

Chen Jinshi said before that since they are all here, no matter how hard he is to fulfill his duties as a landlord, they must not be allowed to stay in an inn. That would not be a slap in his face.

In this way, the remaining four carriages of the group, Qingyan and Fan Baolin, entered the Chen family gate together. After entering, they were led to the middle courtyard and asked the servants to drive the carriages to the stables. .

(End of this chapter)