The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 56 Arriving in the County
Chapter 56 Arrived in the County

The ox cart slowly approached Shanhe Town, and Gu Chengyu finally saw clearly that the traditional characters "Shanhe Town" were written on the gate of the town.

"Changqing! I will send you here. Today is Daji, and I have to go back and run again. You must come back late today, right? Then I won't wait for you?" The second-class people are all gathered, and when they arrive in the town, they park the ox cart at the end of the town's South Street, and wait for more than an hour, and when they are all there, they can go back.If there are many people who want to take the bullock cart, they have to make two more trips.But today, it's like being chartered by the Gu's family. Usually, when you go to the town, you pay three Wen per person, and a car can accommodate up to six people. Today, the Gu's paid twenty Wen!However, it is not just that the bullock carts have business every day, that is, on the fifteenth day, there are many people in the town when there is a big fair.

"I don't know when I'll be back. I guess it won't be until noon. I'll have supper when I come back. You don't have to wait for us." Since Papa Gu decided to go to the eldest sister's house, he must have lunch before coming back. I haven't seen you for so long, I always have to save a meal.

The old Wangtou looked after his father and the others took down the things, and then he waved his whip at the old cow, "That's fine, then I'll go back first."

Gu Chengyu watched the old Wangtou drive the old cow back slowly, "Father, why do we go to the county? Where are there bullock carts?" Looking up at the gate of the town, there are quite a lot of people in this town, so hurry There are also quite a few bullock carts, but they are all their own carts, and I wonder where to rent one.

"Let's go in first. On South Street, there is a special car rental place, but it's a little expensive. Boss, take good things and don't lose them. Xiaobao, follow Dad, there are some stalkers in town! When the time comes, you will be photographed." Huazi's taken away, dad can't find you." Father Gu picked up a bag of honeysuckle, and asked Gu Chengli to carry the other bag, but after thinking about it, he was worried about Gu Chengyu, and wanted to tell him again.

"Father, don't worry! I promise to follow you closely." Gu Chengyu promised again and again, and even stepped forward to grab the hem of Gu's father's clothes with his hands.

Gu Chengyu followed Father Gu and the others into the town. Today happened to be the [-]th day, and we caught up with the Daji Fair. The Daji Fair only happens once a month, so there are many people, the flow of people is crowded, and the streets are also very lively.The ground is paved with blue bricks, and there are many shops on both sides of the street. The signboards above are flying in the wind. There are wine shops, small restaurants, medicine shops, restaurants, tea shops, cloth shops, etc.

Gu Chengyu followed Papa Gu and the others across the street, passing by many vegetable stalls, and arrived at the southern end of the street, where there were rows of parked ox carts.Gu Chengyu noticed that there were many shops on the street when entering through the gate.This is South Street, where there are vendors who set up stalls. They are poorly dressed. They are all stalls laid by civilians. The prices are affordable, and there are more people coming and going.A stall selling wontons was full of people. The old man and his wife cooking wontons were too busy to touch the floor. The stall owner who sold buns was shouting and took lotus leaves to make buns for others. Other food stalls also sat down. full of people.There are also some stalls selling rouge powder, spice jewelry, and oiled paper umbrellas, and the shouts of stall owners are everywhere.There are also farmers who bring their own vegetables and eggs to sell. Of course, there are also butchers who are full of tendons and cut meat with big knives.Seeing pork, Gu Chengyu took a few extra glances, pity him for five years, and he can count the number of times he eats meat in a year with five fingers.Although there is instant cooked meat in the space, it is rare for him to add extra meals.When the honeysuckle is sold for money, he must let his father cut two catties when he goes back, so as to please the second sister. Since she lost her temper at dinner last time, she has been a little reticent these days, so she still needs to coax her. Still a child!
In front of the bullock carts are the residences on South Street. From the appearance, the layout of these houses is very small, just like two or three houses.Gu Chengyu guessed that the west and the south are the shops and stalls and the residences of ordinary people, and the north and east may be the opposite of this place. They are the residences of rich and noble people, and larger consumption occasions will also be there.

"How much does your car cost to get to the county seat?" Father Gu stopped in front of an old man in short brown clothes.

The old man said excitedly: "My ox cart is cheap, only 35 renminbi. You see, my ox cart is in the prime of life, fat and strong, and it is going fast!"

Old man Gu nodded, the price is fair, he also saw that the cattle are strong, so the speed must be not slow, besides, they are going to sell ginseng for money, if they are looking for a strong driver, what should they do if they see money on the way?
The three of them got on the bullock cart again and went to the county seat. On the way to the county seat, Father Gu took out the nests and ate them one by one. If you get up early in the morning, you must put the bar mat first!Little Treasure always eats morning food at home, even if it is a nest or a piece of pastry.

When the bullock cart came to the gate of the town, they ran into Wang Yueniang again. The three members of the Gu family pretended not to see them. Father Gu hated such flamboyant women the most.Wang Yueniang felt a little strange when she saw that the Gu family was heading out of the town in a bullock cart again. I don't know what was in the sack. Looking at the direction, could it be that they want to go to the county town?Then he took a sip in the back, old man!That little one is also a bad guy, he looks like his mother in a foxy way.

This bullock cart is indeed faster than the old Wangtou's, and it is estimated that the trip to the county will be much faster than the original plan.The scenery along the road is similar to that of going to the town, all of which are farmlands, farmers and woods. Gu Chengyu didn't feel fresh for a long time, curled up on the mattress brought by his father from home and dozed off.

Gu Chengyu was awakened by a burst of noise, looked around, and found that they had already arrived at the county seat, and they were already waiting in line at the gate of the county seat.The wall of the county seat is higher than that of the town, and there are two yamen servants guarding the city gate. Gu Chengyu saw that there were also ox carts and horse carts going into the city ahead, but the ox cart and horse carts had to pay a two-cent entry tax, so they carried the burden. Those who entered the city with Luokung, the yamen servants simply took a look and let them go. It seems that the investigation was not very strict.

"Brother, if you are not in a hurry to leave, why don't you just wait at the door for us to go back together? I'll give you an extra ten cents, but it may take us an hour to go up and down. I wonder if it's okay?" Originally, it was easy to hire a car in the county I'm afraid that the car in the county is expensive, and the old man's car is stable, if he can wait for them to go back together, he can also let him send them to his eldest sister's house.

"Of course that's fine. I'll wait for you here, but only for an hour. If it's late and I'm here as a guest officer, then I have to leave." The old man was also very happy. What's the point of waiting for an hour?There are many ox carts in the county town, and even horse carts. Most of the outsiders like him have no business, and they can't compete with others, who have carts and horses.It's better to wait to go back with an empty cart, and you can earn ten yuan, and you may not have business when you go back. How many bullock carts are waiting!
Seeing that the old man agreed, Gu Lao jumped out of the bullock cart, took his things and led Gu Chengyu and the others into the county town.

(End of this chapter)