The story of Princess Xiatang's counterattack

Chapter 516 Entering the Inner City

Chapter 516 Entering the Inner City

Xia Houxiang sighed helplessly, and straightened Rongli's head, "Li'er!"

Look at that appearance, there is still a faint posture of pouting.

Rong Li couldn't hold back, he burst out laughing with a 'puchi', "Okay, okay, I won't watch anyone except my husband-in-law, okay?"

This is the first time that Ah Xiang's acting like a baby is so obvious, Rongli decided to go back and write down the date, today is very memorable.

'Cough' Xia Houxiang gave a fake cough to cover up her embarrassment.

He didn't think of it like this at first, but who knew...it was so natural.

A pair of handsome men and women frolicking, can always attract the attention of others, especially the elderly.

An elder in the distance probably took his servants out for a leisurely stroll, seeing Rongli and Xia Houxiang at this time, especially Rongli who was smiling so happily, he couldn't help talking to Chang beside him. Sui said, "Look, it's good to be young, just stand anywhere and you'll see a scene, I'm really envious of others."

"What your lord said is true." Chang Sui, who was in his forties, looked quite stable.

"Hehe," the elder known as the Venerable laughed, "You are just too rigid, young, and not as interesting as an old man like me. Go over there and have a look."

"Yes."

Rongli stopped laughing after a while, and walked along the narrow path holding Xia Houxiang's hand.

Most of the passers-by here are dressed plainly, walking unhurriedly with baskets on their shoulders, and greet neighbors who are familiar with them occasionally, making Miaojiang, a place rumored to be daunting by the outside world, a little more lively.

Xia Houxiang didn't know much about Miao Jiang. Before that, most of the rumors about Miao Jiang in the world stayed on the matter of poison and evil. There were very few books about the folk customs of this place. At most, he wrote one sentence: the soil is hot, it rains a lot, The rice and millet are all ripe again.

It can be said that the world knows very little about Miaojiang.

Although Si Yu has lived here for nearly a year, but his focus is not on these trivial matters, so Si Yu made a statement to Rongli and others about the customs of Miaojiang and the things that need to be paid attention to after entering Miaojiang. , and not much else to say.

Rongli and Xia Houxiang watched as they walked. The mountains and forests in Miaojiang were scattered, surrounded by rivers, and there was a layer of water vapor in the air, probably because of the many rivers and abundant rain. Living here is like a paradise.

The harbor diverges, the piers face each other, and ships shuttle back and forth.

On both sides of the bank are rows of stilted buildings supported by wooden pillars in the water. The street frontage of these stilted buildings is arcade style. Among the teahouses, restaurants and shops, there are pavilions and pavilions.

While walking and watching, Rongli found that there are many shopkeepers here who are actually women, such scenes are rare in ancient times, walking along the street, there are six or seven out of ten houses run by women.

Rong Li thought to himself whether this Miao Jiang was the same as the original Miao Jiang she knew.

If Miao Jiang is a matrilineal clan, it would make sense, otherwise, looking at the many countries on the mainland, men are in charge of the households, and women do not make up the majority of them to work or do business outside.

Most of these women are quite hearty, and there are not a few female shopkeepers who yell in person. Compared with the roughness of men, women's yelling for business sounds like singing, crisp and melodious.

What's more, the business is done by singing folk songs. It's interesting to describe it like this.

The streets are full of noisy people and crowds of people.

A stream of autumn water, fishing fires in the middle of the river, wisps of cooking smoke, and the reflection of the pavilions decorate a wonderful picture.

The roads on the periphery of Miaojiang are not regular, walking around the mountains, the road under the feet is more like people have stepped on it for a long time.

Walking along the winding path, it didn't take long to see a narrow and deep alley, which entered the residence of ordinary people in Miaojiang. The ancient alley here is very different from other places, and it can be said that it is hard to find it two.

It not only has the deep and quiet streets and alleys in the north, but does not follow the rules and rigidity; it also has the beauty of water villages in the alleys in the south of the Yangtze River, but has no flat and slopeless layout;

The streets and alleys in Miaojiang seem to be unrestrained and free, climbing up hills and ridges, turning corners and corners, there are alleys in the alleys, there are wells in the alleys, there are ditches under the alleys, alleys face the wharf, and alleys lead to post roads.

These alleys are all built on the Yuanxu Mountain near the river, winding up and down with the mountain, and going up layer by layer, because the alleys are all circling in the mountains, winding, turning east and west, and newcomers often get lost.

The alleys lead directly to the main street near the river, and most of them are opposite to the wharf.

In this way, it is convenient for the common people to enter the inner city to buy.

Xia Houxiang and Rongli came to a pier and marked it on the map. This is the route to the inner city.

Sitting on the boat, Rongli remembered what Si Yu said, "The people who can live in the inner city of Miaojiang are all high-ranking officials and dignitaries. The inner city is surrounded by water on three sides, and the only way to the east is the east. In the place where Yuehua Temple is located, although the royal family of Miaojiang seems to be supreme, the real power is in the hands of the saintess and Yuehua Temple."

"The Holy Maiden and the Yuehua Temple have been fighting against the ritual for a hundred years. The strength of the two is equal. The two chambers do not interfere with the water of the river. In fact, they have tested each other countless times, but neither of them is strong enough to eliminate the other."

"The two forces are intricate, making it even more difficult for you to investigate the truth of the sage king's bewitching. Don't be impatient. Before you figure out which force is harming the sage king, don't act rashly."

When Si Yu said these words, he was rarely serious.

Turning to look at Xia Houxiang who was thinking, Rongli felt that he was probably thinking the same thing as her, so he held his hand tightly, and they would be able to investigate the truth of what happened back then.

If Xia Houxiang felt something, he turned his eyes to Rongli, he slightly bent his lips, and stretched his arms to embrace her in his arms.

The boat was drifting, and it reached the other side in a short while.

A small boat can't carry many people, and men and women with baskets on their shoulders went out smoothly and quickly one by one.

When all of them landed on the boat, the people on the shore who had been waiting for a long time boarded the boat.

There are five big money for one person, and the boatman's boat has never stopped from morning till night, going back and forth between the docks to make a living for his family.

Compared with the outer city, the inner city is much more lively and refined. Most of the shops facing the street are time-honored brands, which are not found in the outer city.

Therefore, although ordinary people can buy some daily necessities in small shops outside the city, if they want to buy good ones, they still have to come to the inner city to purchase.

Pedestrians coming and going, officials riding horses and sedan chairs, and some wealthy merchants, all walks of life, this inner city is no different from other countries.

Most of the shopkeepers in the inner city are men, and these shops are just like usual shopkeepers, waiting quietly for customers to come. Everyone rushes to the shop, it has been the same since ancient times.

Xia Houxiang and Rongli didn't stay for too long, the most important thing for them now is to find Lao Dong first, and make plans after meeting.

(End of this chapter)