ordinary crossing road

Chapter 6 The Trip to Hangzhou
Hangzhou is not like the land of fish and rice in everyone's impression, but a military city similar to ancient Shijiazhuang.Because this place has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, and it is on the only road close to the capital. Usually, there are frequent trade exchanges between countries here. Requirements, the common people are still in a state of being soldiers.Once a foreign enemy invades, both men and women in the city will stand up and resist, so the folk customs in this area are simple and sturdy.

The entire Hangzhou city is round on the outside and square on the inside, shaped like an ancient copper coin; the inner city wall stands tall and magnificent, and the moat surrounds the city for a week, with a wide water surface.If one could look down from the air now, it would seem that Hangcheng was built in the water. This trinity building of inner city, city lake, and city walls was very much like the ancient city of Shangqiu that Chen Chen had seen in his previous life.

When I got closer, I found that the city wall was about eight meters high and seven meters thick. The interior of the wall was built with earth and stone, and the exterior was built with special city bricks, which is very strong.There are four gates in the city. There are watchtowers and crenels on the city, and there is a moat outside the city.On the high city walls, towers, turrets and turrets, (the turrets are piers that protrude from the four corners of the city wall and are integrated with the wall. There is a tower on each turret, which is called the turret. The orientation of the turret and the big wall At an angle of 135°, the height and volume of the building are between the city tower and the enemy tower. In wartime, the defenders in the tower are condescending and have a wide field of vision, and can monitor and attack the invading enemy from various angles.) and point The general platform and so on are very spectacular.

Standing at the bottom of the city and looking up, only two words, deep admiration, can describe Chen Chen's current mood.Without the support of modern technology, it would take a lot of manpower and material resources to build such a huge building complex, so that the people inside and outside Hangzhou can live here with peace of mind.

Under the wide-open city gate are two teams of more than a dozen guard officers and soldiers. People who want to enter the city can enter the city by showing their identity guides to the guard officers and soldiers. (Lu Yinzi is like an ID card for modern travel, with the household registration address and name on it. This is the setting of the novel, please pay attention to the party’s release, thank you!)
Entering the city gate is the city archway of Gaoda Hangcheng.The simple, elegant, dignified and slightly rough design gives people an inexplicable sense of oppression.Walking through the archway, there are various shops appearing on both sides one after another.Stores for daily necessities for food, clothing, housing and transportation are the most common, and there are more shops for various ironware and weapons with Dongzhou characteristics.

In the Situ family's carriage driven by Situ Baimo, Chen Chen looked at everything in front of him and thought, "This is what time travel should feel like".

Situ Xingyu, who was sitting next to him, looked at Chen Chen who had been looking outside curiously, and asked, "Are you interested in going down for a walk? Maybe there will be no chance to come back here soon."

Chen Chen, who had already decided to stay with Situ Xingyu and Situ Baimo before the ascension, smiled when he heard Situ Xingyu's words: "I don't want it anymore. Let's go back and deal with your affairs earlier. Don't be in a hurry."

For this newly released senior brother who was younger than his actual age, Chen Chen took care of him as a younger brother all the way.In order to quickly improve his and Bai Mo's cultivation base, Chen Chen is not in the mood to play at all, only the two have high cultivation bases, and it's the same whenever they play.

To prevent accidents, they first went to the largest inn in Hangzhou. The three of them booked an inner courtyard at the inn. After a hasty dinner, they went out and boarded the carriage.

As soon as he got into the carriage and sat down, Situ Xingyu urged Bai Mo to go straight back to their old house in Hangzhou.Because there are still unpleasant things waiting for them to go back to deal with in the old house.

After passing around a few streets lightly, the carriage stopped at the gate of a five-entry mansion.

"Open the door quickly, Master is back." Bai Mo stepped forward to call the door.

Because the Situ brothers returned to the old house in Hangzhou this time to deal with some old things left behind when Situ Xingyu's parents passed away many years ago.There are still a few high-quality relatives who are "borrowing" in the old house of Situ's family; therefore, the three of them discussed it on the way to Hangzhou. Yu recognized her as a righteous sister, and this time she followed Situ Xingyu to Hangzhou to play.

"Who is it? Who is it? What time is it? I have something to come tomorrow morning." There were bursts of impatient voices in the courtyard.But no one came to open the door.

"You bastard, my master is back, so hurry up and open the door." Bai Mo buckled the buckle of the lion's head on the door vigorously.

The vermilion copper-nailed gold-ringed door opened a gap one person wide, and a 60-year-old servant dressed in a blue-gray coarse cloth servant's attire walked out, with a wretched face full of creases that almost killed flies. , there is only one adjective that can describe the old man at the gate, that is the sharp-billed monkey cheeks. The appearance of the old servant makes people never want to take a second look at it.

This old servant is the concubine's concubine Lu Jia (Hua Wu really doesn't know how to name it) who 'borrowed' in Situ's old house, Situ Xingyu's distant cousin Liu Yuan who just gave birth to Wufu. Lujia, passerby is also. Let’s just watch it together).

"Who are you? How dare you call the door?" Lu Jia confronted Bai Mo arrogantly.

"Presumptuous, you dog slave dare to stop my master from entering the door, I think you don't want to live anymore." Bai Mo now has the heart to shoot this dog slave to death. "Dare to stop my grandfather from entering the house, I will deal with you in the future. Get out!"

"My master? Master Situ?" Lu Jia, who came to his senses, patted his wrinkled ugly face vigorously.Facing Bai Mo and the invisible carriage while opening the door, he said: "It's not good for the small ones, it's the small ones who have eyes but don't know Mount Tai, and the small ones just open the door."

Bai Mo jumped into the carriage and drove in through the opened gate of Lujia. Situ Xingyu and Chen Chen, who was wearing a veiled hat, got out of the carriage after they reached the entrance of the main hall smoothly.After receiving the letter, Liu Yuan quickly lay down on his concubine's belly, packed his clothes and rushed from the west side courtyard where he lived to the main hall, and ordered his servants to clean up the inner courtyard for Situ Xingyu and the others to live in.Apart from living in a side courtyard, he acts like a master.

"Cousin is back, why don't you let me know, so I can pick you up."

Glancing at Liu Yuan, who looked like a master, Situ Xingyu sat on the master seat without even lifting his butt. "It's not good for me to bother my nephew when I go back to my home. Besides, it's getting late now, so it's definitely too late to clean up now. I've booked an inn to deal with it for one night, and I'll clean it up tomorrow morning."

The middle-aged man standing in front of Situ Xingyu looked quite upright, with his eyes rolling around, and the first thing that came to mind was the word 'old fox'.

"That's, that's. Of course you're welcome, cousin, when you return to your own home." Liu Yuan rubbed his hands together and smiled cautiously, and tentatively looked at Chen Chen, who was sitting next to Situ Xingyu, and Bai Mo, who was standing behind him. "Cousin is planning to stay here for a long time when he comes back this time? Or?"

"Didn't I write to my nephew a while ago, I will deal with the matter here when I come back this time, and I will never come back except to worship the ancestors in the future."

Listening to Situ Xingyu mentioning the letter he received some time ago, Liu Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

It turned out that before returning to Hangzhou, Situ Xingyu sent Liu Yuan a letter, the content of the letter was to come back to deal with the ancestral property left in Hangzhou; the ancestral property, of course including the old house that Liu Yuan is now 'borrowing' .And Liu Yuan used the excuse of the imperial examination to live in Situ's old house for six years. During this period, he never took the exam. All the servants were replaced by his men.Situ Xingyu was very angry at this behavior of dove occupying the magpie's nest.

And for this kind of behavior of planning his property before Situ Xingyu got up.Situ Xingyu's solution is to sell his ancestral property.Anyway, Situ Xingyu has already settled down in the capital, and he is the only master in the family. Well, now with Bai Mo and Chen Chen, there are now three masters.Even in the capital city, Situ Xingyu's five-entry mansion is quite enough.

Liu Yuan looked at the tough Situ Xingyu, and at Chen Chen who was sitting next to him doing nothing, and asked tentatively, "Then this house?"

"Anyway, I won't come back, and it's useless to keep it, so let's buy it together. As for you cousin," Situ Xingyu paused, looking at Liu Yuandao. "Don't worry, I will leave a sum of money for my nephew, which is enough to sell a house for my nephew to enter and exit until the imperial examination is over. In the past few days, my nephew should pack up and go find a house first, and then find Bai Mo after he is done."

After saying that, Situ Xingyu turned his head to Bai Mo and said, "Young Master Biao, after you find a house, remember to pay the money."

"Yes, master. Bai Mo remembers." Bai Mo looked at Liu Yuan's unpredictable face again and said, "Don't worry, Master Biao, Bai Mo will pay the money after you find a house. Master will stay in Hangzhou for five days , I believe that Young Master Biao should be able to find a house. If Young Master Biao is at ease, Bai Mo can also go to the 'government' to help Young Master Biao buy a house."

Bai Mo bit the word 'government' very hard, causing Liu Yuan to shiver.

"I will look for a house as soon as possible, don't worry, Uncle." Although he was reluctant to move away from Situ's old house, Liu Yuan was not a reckless man without eyesight. God, the government will not help themselves.And if Situ Xingyu was completely offended by then, there would be nothing left.It's better to accept it as soon as you see it, and don't want it for nothing if you have a place that doesn't cost money.Therefore, Liu Yuan happily agreed to Situ Xingyu's request.Find a house and move out as soon as possible. If Bai Mo is to find a house for himself, who knows if he will find a small, pitiful broken house. Situ Xingyu just said to find a house with one entrance and one exit, and a shop facing the street with a backyard is also the same It's also one in and one out. There's a lot of knowledge here, so I'd better find it by myself to rest assured.

That is to say, Liu Yuan did not have the attitude of being insatiable and knowledgeable about current affairs, so Situ Xingyu gave him another 300 taels of silver after buying him a house, so that Liu Yuan never became greedy again, and thus saved Liu Yuan a piece later. Life.This is something to be said for the time being.

After bidding farewell to Liu Yuan and returning to the inner courtyard of the Hangcheng Inn, the three of them found a random room and took a rest.

Early the next morning, after being busy in the space for a year, Chen Chen finally prepared the exercises and pills that Situ Xingyu and Situ Baimo would use to practice.

After breakfast, Chen Chen told Brother Situ that he was going to retreat for three days, and after they finished their work, he would take a stroll with them, and then when he returned to the capital, he would protect the two of them and ask them to practice the real skills.

Soon, three days passed in a blink of an eye.Bai Mo also helped pay for Liu Yuan's house, and Situ Xingyu also gave him 300 taels of silver for his living expenses.The old house was also sold, except for some old servants who were unwilling to leave and left them for the buyers. Situ Xingyu and his brothers also sold all the things that were inconvenient to take away from the old house, leaving only some commemorative ones. ready to take back home in Kyoto.

Don't underestimate the 300 taels of silver. Chen Chen has learned in the past few days that one penny can buy a steamed bun and two steamed buns, which is basically equivalent to one dollar in modern times, and one thousand taels is equal to one tael. Silver is 300 RMB.In the hands of ordinary people, it can be regarded as a huge sum of money. It has only been less than a hundred years since Dongzhou Kingdom went from war to peace. 30 taels of silver is still a lot of wealth for ordinary people, such as Liu Yuan.

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PS: The autumn wind has been a bit cold these days, friends who go out should pay attention to the cold in the morning and evening, and don’t catch a cold like Hua Wu.

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