Wanderer of the whirling world

Chapter 31 New arrival
The donkey cart walked on the official road for a whole day, and finally arrived at the outskirts of Bianliang City near dusk.

Although it was still some distance away from the city gate, Xin Ziqiu could already feel the unusual popularity here.

This is the juncture of countryside and commerce, where the quiet pastoral scenery and the bustling crowd complement each other, creating a special atmosphere.

A caravan of merchants came all the way from the northeast, driving heavily laden camels.

There is also a team of brides and brides, carrying sedan chairs, carrying the bride's dowry and makeup items, whistling and beating, trying to enter the city before sunset.

There are also teahouses and wine shops, holding flags and flags, attracting a steady stream of pedestrians.

The fortune-teller, the singer, and the burden-bearer all shuttled among the drinkers, using their speech skills to bargain.

People come and go, all kinds of people, and so on.

In the countryside of Siye, flocks of chickens and ducks are raised within the fence walls of the huts, and they are looking for food leisurely, contrasting with the lively crowd.

Because the autumn harvest is over, the stone mills on the wheat threshing field are idle, and there are cattle wagging their tails, chewing straw, and slowly ruminating, indifferent to the bustling crowd around them.

Since Xin Ziqiu came to this world, he has been wandering in the wilderness. Sitting on the donkey cart now, looking at the bustling scene outside the city, he finally felt familiar for a long time.

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Not long after, when he arrived at the city gate, Xu Liang paid the owner of the car a banknote, and also gave him an extra handful of copper coins as his hard work.

The purchasing power of copper coins in the Song Dynasty was very strong. There were at least [-] or [-] coins in this lot, which was enough to buy several catties of rice, and enough to feed a family of three for several days.

Naturally, the owner of the cart was very grateful, and drove away with the donkey cart.

Bianliang City was heavily guarded, and the investigation was very careful, but Xu Liang was an official post, and Jia Xian also had real estate in the city, as well as a household registration, so naturally he took Xin Ziqiu all the way without hindrance.

After entering the city, Xu Liang bid farewell to them, and went to Kaifeng Mansion to sell the holidays, and reported Master Bao's journey along the way, and then widely distributed hero posts, summoning martial arts heroes to Bianliang to help out.

Seeing his worried face, Jia Xian didn't hold back much, anyway, he will see you soon in Kaifeng Mansion.

He hired several people to carry Jia Zhiqing on a stretcher, and grandly invited Xin Ziqiu to live in his house in Bianliang City.

Although Xin Ziqiu is not short of money now, he would rather go to Jia Xian's place than to stay in a hotel alone, at least with someone for company.

He was not polite at the moment, followed the old man through the streets and alleys, and walked towards his mansion.

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It is no exaggeration to say that Bianliang City in Tokyo was the most prosperous metropolis in the entire East Asian continent and even the world at that time.

Here, the registered permanent residence exceeds one million, the wealth is the highest in the world, the bustling and bustling, unparalleled at the time.

It is known as "the eight wastelands compete together, and the world is connected".

With the tall city tower as the center, there are rows of Fengge and Dragon Towers around it.

Although it was getting late at this time, Bianliang Avenue was still crowded and noisy.

The golden brick glazed tiles, under the reflection of the setting sun, emit seven colors of light.

The flowing light and shadow and overflowing colors outline the prosperous and magnificent scene thousands of years ago.

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Jia Xian took Xin Ziqiu to walk in the city, at first he was a little worried, afraid that he might not be used to the hustle and bustle here.

But seeing Xin Ziqiu's calm face, the old man felt that he was thinking too much. This little friend Xin's determination was far better than ordinary people.

In fact, how did he know that Xin Ziqiu grew up in New China with more than one billion people, and he is no stranger to this crowded and noisy environment.

Not only did everything here not make him feel at a loss, but it made him feel as if it was a world away.

No matter how big Bianliang City is, it has only 200 million people.

The second-tier city in Northeast China where he grew up had millions of people, not to mention that he was still studying in Beijing, which is a super-large city with a population of over [-] million.

After squeezing the bus and going to the vegetable market, what is Bianliang City?
Wangfujing is crowded before Chinese New Year, why not calm down?

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The two of them didn't walk for a long time before they came to Jia Xian's mansion in the west of the city. They saw the high walls of Zhumen, the lanterns and festoons hanging here, which was very grand.

Xin Ziqiu looked up, slightly startled, what a big house.

He couldn't help muttering in his heart, this Mr. Jia looked plain, like an ordinary farmer, but he turned out to be a local tyrant, no wonder he didn't care about the gold and silver treasures he found from Kang Wenping and others.

Before Jia Xian could knock on the door, someone came out of the gatehouse and said happily:

"Master, why are you back!"

The person who came was a middle-aged man in his 50s. He was not tall, and he was slightly fat.

His face was one-third surprised and seven-point excited, but he was at a loss for a while.

Jia Xian patted him on the shoulder, pointed at Xin Ziqiu and said:

"Jia Zhong, thank you for your hard work. We are going to stay for a while this time. You can make arrangements. This Mr. Xin Ziqiu is my good friend. Hurry up and prepare him the best wing room, and then arrange some more. People are waiting, he wants to be a guest here."

The middle-aged Jia Zhong is the housekeeper here. He nodded and bowed, and hurriedly led someone to pick up the luggage.

At this moment, he saw Jia Zhiqing lying on the stretcher at a glance, and he was shocked and said:

"Miss this is..."

Jia Xian sighed, waved his hands and said:

"Hey, it's a long story, let's go into the house, you ask someone to get you some good wine and food, and I'll welcome Xiaoqiu."

Jia Zhong hurriedly called the servants to prepare, and the maidservant also came out and carried Jia Zhiqing to the embroidery building in the inner courtyard.

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Xin Ziqiu stepped into the front yard and found that the house was surprisingly large, but the atmosphere was a bit strange.

The surrounding walls here are all painted with vermilion lacquer, and more than a dozen bright red lanterns are hung high in the courtyard, covering the whole house in a strange red light.

It's a bit creepy at night, Xin Ziqiu muttered, feeling a chill down his back, and his hairs would stand on end.

He didn't feel embarrassed to ask, there were many rules in feudal society, maybe rich families were like this, isn't there such a movie called "The Big Red Lantern"?

However, Jia Xian obviously didn't like the tune, so he frowned slightly and asked:
"A newly painted courtyard wall? How did it become like this?"

Jia Zhong replied with a smile:
"Report to the master that the humidity has been heavy in the past two years, and the paint has fallen off badly. The villain asked the craftsman to paint it again. If the master is not satisfied, the villain can re-paint..."

Jia Xian just asked casually, not in the mood to discuss these at all, waved his hands, Jia Zhong shut up knowingly.

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Not long after, the banquet was ready, and Jia Xian invited Xin Ziqiu to sit at the head.

Xin Ziqiu had always been informal and didn't know the etiquette at the wine table, so he didn't hesitate to sit in the host's seat, and Jia Zhong, who was accompanying him, grinned straight.

Jia Xian was grateful for his life-saving grace, he didn't take it seriously at all, and treated him warmly.

Since Xin Ziqiu came to this mother-in-law world, it was the first time that he ate a serious meal. Looking at the table full of chicken, duck and fish, he ate it unceremoniously, and his mouth was full of oil.

After drinking and eating, Jia Zhong took him to a secluded courtyard in the back garden, pointed to several houses and said to him:

"Guests, please rest here. If you need anything, please feel free to tell the villain."

Xin Ziqiu was exhausted from exhaustion, thanked him, and went into the room without saying a word.

Jia Zhong stood where he was, watched him enter the room with a smile, and looked at Xin Ziqiu's back, but the expression in his eyes was very meaningful...

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(End of this chapter)