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

Chapter 170 Yunling County (seeking subscription for monthly pass)
The city gate she came to should be the west gate, because the county seat is not located on one side of the road, but at the end of the road.

This county seat should be a line of defense. If you want to continue going east, you must pass through this county seat. There is no way to go around on both sides.

And the river that Chou Chou mentioned before is just south of the county seat, that is, on the right.

To the north is a high mountain. This mountain existed before reaching the county seat. It is undulating and covers a large area. It can be regarded as two natural barriers.

Chou Chou said to Qingyan: "If you want to cross the river to the south, you have to pass the county town to get to the ferry. After crossing the county town, go east for five or six miles. That should be the narrowest place on the river. , there is a stone bridge across the north and south.

After the river passed through the county seat, the water flow slowed down, which may be the reason why the county seat appeared here. "

Qingyan raised her eyebrows. In this way, the place they were in before was regarded as outside the customs. Of course, it is also possible that this is the first line of defense. Otherwise, it should not be the county seat, but some kind of customs.

Drive the carriage forward and line up behind the team entering the county seat.

Just passing by the village near the county seat, people began to walk on the road, similar to the one in Xifeng Town before, they were all people pushing carts, carrying loads and carrying baskets.

It may be that they went shopping in the village outside, or they came back from errands. It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon at this time, and it was unlikely that they would go to the city to do business. Those people usually came to line up early in the morning. into town.

There is basically no one on the side going out of the city. People in the city will not come out at this time if they have nothing to do. It is a bit early for those who go in outside. It is estimated that there will be more people going out of the city later.

The teams entering the city lined up in two rows. The gates in front of the city were one wide and the other narrow. The wide one was for livestock carts, and the narrow one was for pedestrians.

When she came here, she could only be in the last row. Walking side by side with her and a little ahead on the left was a middle-aged man who was carrying two baskets, one with some radishes and cabbage, and the other with children.

Qingyan thought it was quite amusing, and stared at it for a long time, thinking of her mother telling her that her mother was picked on by her grandpa when she was a child, and that her grandpa put the bicycle in a basket on one side and put her in it.

At that time, the [-] bars were very heavy-duty, and there were two square baskets hanging on both sides, and children could be put in them while loading things.

Qingyan saw it when she went back to her hometown with her, but she had never ridden it. After she was born, she basically took a car when she went out, and the bicycles at home were basically used by her grandfather to go to the market not far from her home.

Of course not to buy vegetables. The market near their home was built by her grandfather and father together. Grandpa used to watch over it. Although management staff were hired, the old man and the old lady were worried and went there when they had nothing to do. watch.

Parents think that the old man and the old lady are old, and it's good to do some things, so they don't care about them, but they have agreed in advance not to make them too tired, otherwise the gain will outweigh the loss.

The topic is far away, back to the present.

Qingyan looked at the little girl sitting in the basket sucking her thumb. Although she was not fat and white, she looked energetic, with big eyes rolling around, very cute.

It shows that this family is very good to children, and they are not patriarchal.

But she knew that in ancient times, especially after the Song Dynasty, patriarchy became more and more serious. It was better before, women were free to go to the streets, and even rode horses through the streets.

It's just that the further you go, the more you restrain women, suppressing their nature.

The little girl should have also noticed Qingyan's gaze, and looked over with a pair of big black eyes.

Qingyan gave her a friendly smile, the little girl blinked, and returned a smile full of small teeth.

Qingyan felt that her mood improved immediately, and sure enough, a smile is the best communication language.

The little girl stared at her and the carriage curiously. She didn't pay much attention to horses, she should have seen them often in the county town, but she was more curious about the carriage shed.

Probably because there is no shed like this here, at least when she remodeled the shed for the donkey cart before, the wooden carriages she saw along the way were either custom-made by rich people, or they were directly open, and there was no shed at all.

At that time, I was driving the donkey cart, but it attracted many people to stare curiously, and I wondered if I would lead a new fashion by walking around the county.

Those who have a livestock car at home and don't want to customize the car, probably learn to make this kind of detachable temporary car shed.

Because there were not many people, it was her turn soon, and it happened that the man who was carrying the little girl was also being checked.

Don't look at the pedestrians over there, because there are fewer things in hand, and the inspection is faster.

The soldiers guarding the city didn't ask Qingyan about her household registration, nor did she ask for directions, which made her heave a sigh of relief.

Although I have the previous household registration certificate, I don't know if there has been a change of dynasty at this time, and whether it can still be used.

Moreover, the distance between here and there is thousands of miles away, and it is easy to arouse others' suspicion.

The soldiers just asked her what she was doing in the city, whether she was passing by, visiting relatives and friends, or doing business.

Qingyan didn't say that she was visiting relatives, she was afraid that the other party would ask the relatives' names or something, so she just said that she was passing by and was going to Qinzhou Fucheng.

The soldier didn't ask any more questions, but checked her compartment routinely to see if there was any problem, and let her go after charging two cents.

Qingyan just focused on looking at the pedestrians, and saw that those who walked into the city empty-handed would not be charged for entering the city. If they were pushing a cart or carrying a load, they would charge a penny if there was something on it. .

Like the man who carried the children and vegetables before, he paid a penny.

The man said that he went to the village to buy vegetables and came back to eat at his own home, but he was still charged. It seems that the soldiers were also afraid that the other party would lie and they were in business.

The man paid for it very happily. Even if he really ate it at home, he should be able to save that penny. The food in the city must be more expensive than the food in the village.

Qingyan thought wildly and drove into the city. Once she entered the city, she felt that it was much more lively, and she could see the difference between this city and the previous Hancheng and Xingtang Mansion.

After entering the city, there is a place that looks like a courtyard, and the main street is just past the city gate.

The city wall here is higher. Of course, it is compared with that of Hancheng. It is also understandable that the city wall extends in all directions outside the city, and the city wall can only protect the people inside the city.

This city wall is obviously more important, because this city directly blocks the two ends of the official road.

Let's say it is the official road for the time being. Anyway, this is the main road, and Qingyan thinks it should be called the official road.

There are mountains on one side and water on the other, which feels a bit like Shanhaiguan.

Of course, there is the sea on the other side, and a river on the other side. Of course, it can be bypassed from the mountains or the water. This place should only stop large-scale troops. The few scattered people have not been very useful in the past. .

There are obviously more shops in the county than in the town, and she is not in a hurry to go shopping. She is going to see if there are any clothes for sale, and then find an inn to rest for the night and take a hot bath or something.

You must know that she hasn't taken a bath since she came out of Xue's house. She just wiped it casually in the cottage before. After coming here, the season suddenly changed, and she couldn't take a bath. She felt like she smelled all over her body.

Before this, she must have gone to buy some clothes for a change of clothes. Except for the sportswear and down jacket she brought herself, the ugly space is all summer clothes, even if she wears a few more layers, it will still be cold.

So with a clear goal, she went to the clothing store first.

After inquiring with passers-by, and knowing that the tailor shop was in the center, I drove the carriage there.

The county seat is better than the town. There is no ready-made clothing store in the town, and there is at most one cloth store, and the business is not very good.

Most of the women in the village know how to weave cloth, weave cloth and make clothes by themselves. If they really can’t, or if they don’t have a woman at home, they will go to the town to buy, so no one will open this kind of shop at all.

During the period, I passed a grocery store, a pastry shop, and a china shop.

Qingyan glanced at it curiously, and didn't stop, thinking that she could come over and take a stroll tomorrow, of course there would be fur shops and tea shops.

When I walked to the middle, I saw a quite large restaurant with the four characters of Mi's Restaurant written on the signboard.

Qingyan raised her eyebrows. It seems that this is the main store of Mijia Tavern.

This restaurant has three floors, one or two floors higher than the shops next to it, and the decoration looks pretty good. The windows and doors are all carved wood.

The entire front door is open, and there are windows at the back, making the store look very bright.

She decided to settle the dinner here in a while, thinking that the shopkeeper of Mi is a good person, and his master can't be too cunning, isn't it said that there are servants who have masters.

Of course, this is Qingyan's own wishful thinking, as to whether it is, I don't know.

After passing the Mijia restaurant and passing by a shochu shop, we arrived at a tailor-made clothing store. The name of the store is very elegant, called Linlang Pavilion.

Before going in, Qingyan looked around at the surrounding shops, next to it was a dim sum shop, opposite was a jewelry shop, and next to the jewelry shop was an embroidery shop.

If these three stores are not opened by one person, they are really good at finding places. In this way, the three stores can be linked with each other, and those who have needs can buy them all in two steps, saving you from shopping around. .

It's normal to buy matching jewelry for ready-to-wear, and then buy an embroidered handkerchief or something.

Keep the carriage well, try to park it on the side so as not to block other people's doors, and then enter the shop.

I saw that the shopkeeper inside was a middle-aged woman, she was round and beautiful, and she was relatively fair in this northwest area. There was a mole on the right side of her forehead, and she looked very rich.

Seeing Qingyan coming in, she hurriedly came out from the inside to greet Qingyan. She didn't underestimate Qingyan's coarse cloth attire, and warmly greeted her, "What kind of clothes do you want to buy, Miss? My Linlang Pavilion is the largest ready-made garment in Yunling County. The shop has all the styles you want,

Even if there is nothing you like, you can also customize it, and you can also choose the material. If you are not satisfied with the embroidery on the clothes, we can also help you find the embroidery shop opposite to re-embroider for you. "

Qingyan raised her eyebrows. It seems that even if this shop and that embroidery shop are not the same boss, they must have a close relationship, otherwise they wouldn't be soliciting business from each other.

Qingyan said politely: "Then I'd like to ask the shopkeeper to help me find two sets of thick clothes that I'm wearing now, as well as jackets and thick cotton clothes. It's going to be cold this day, and I can wear thick cotton clothes soon."

The shopkeeper laughed more sincerely when he heard that, this is still a big customer!

Although the other party didn't say what kind of good materials they want, but these four or five sets of clothes, including cotton clothes, are not a small amount.

"Come on, girl, come here with me, you are wearing what you are wearing right now, see if you like it."

Taking Qingyan to the side of the big wooden shelf, she pointed to the neatly stacked sets of clothes and said.

Qingyan took a look, and found that the colors were very common, including soot, navy blue, indigo, black, earthy yellow, etc., and there was no white one.

In ancient times, white was a taboo, especially clothes and hats that were worn outside, which could only be worn during funerals. If you see someone wearing them in normal times, that person must be filial.

The shopkeeper's introduction said: "These are suitable for wearing now. There is a sandwich layer in the middle, which can be regarded as jackets. There are slanted and double-breasted styles. You can see which one you like."

Qingyan stretched out her hand to touch the clothes. It was indeed three-layered, with cotton cloth inside and out, and a layer in the middle. I don't know what kind of cloth it is, but it feels very firm. It's a good time to wear it in this weather, if it's colder , It is necessary to wear a thin padded jacket with thin cotton inside.

Qingyan pointed to navy blue and soot and said: "These two colors should be slanted. This one is suitable for wearing now. It will definitely be colder in ten days and a half months. Is there any kind of thinning?" Cotton jacket?"

Shopkeeper: "Yes, yes, it's right next to you, take a look."

He said and pointed to the side.

Qingyan walked in and took a look, hey, this is a bit like the thermal underwear of the later generations, but it is looser than that, the thickness is the same, and the middle is also lined, of course it is not the rhombus pattern of the later generations. It is the kind that is not very regular, it looks like small concave spots one by one, but overall it looks pretty good.

The shopkeeper should have seen her driving a carriage and knew that she was walking outside, so the ones he introduced to her were not complicated styles, but simple, neat and strong ones.

Qingyan thought it was pretty good, so she chose two sets, one black and one dark gray, both of which look warm.

"All four of these suits fit my figure. Do you have any thicker cotton coats?"

I saw the shopkeeper take down a big bulging bag from the big cabinet at the back, put it on the counter and open it.

Then she took a shirt and shook it off, Qingyan's eyes twitched, why does it look so much like a monk's clothes?

(End of this chapter)