Because they were not in a hurry, the two children walked slowly all the way east. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Xuanhua City is located in the northwest of the capital, the distance is not far, if you ride a fast horse, you can rush from the capital to Xuanhua in one day and night.

However, the two children did not take the road to the capital with good roads and went to Xuanhua. Instead, he deliberately bypassed the capital and moved forward.

This is Qin Siyang's choice, he would rather walk on the rugged and muddy path, and would rather stay in a poor farmhouse or have no place to live at night, rather than walk on the official road near the capital and go to live in a comfortable hotel on the road.

Therefore, when the two children finally stepped into the territory of Xuanhua, the days had officially entered the late spring of March.

"Siyang, this is Xuanhua!" Liu Shuangli, who was still standing outside the city gate, opened his eyes wide, looking at this majestic and tall city wall.

I thought that as an important border town and a place of military and political management, Xuanhua should be surrounded by military talents. In my imagination, it should be a scene full of smoke and sunshine at any time.

But now, what appeared in front of the two children was a crowd of people and a noisy scene, and most of them looked like ordinary people, mixed with many vendors from all over the world.

The two children followed the crowd to the city gate with great curiosity. When the officers and soldiers defending the city saw that they were only two and a half old children, and that they were not protected by adults, they all cast curious and puzzled eyes. Nevertheless, these officers and soldiers did not interrogate them too much, but only asked a few words routinely, and after carefully examining their official guidance, they let them into the city.

When you enter the city, you can look along the streets, and the houses on both sides of the streets are sparse and wider than in other towns.

"The first capital in western Beijing, this is Xuanhua. Qin Siyang said this, and a pair of eyes looked around more curiously than ever.

The two found that the most conspicuous and special thing about the market here was that there were stalls with stacks of horses and leather, and the people who dealt in the horses and leathers were obviously not from the Central Plains.

Obviously, this Xuanhua City is exchanging trade routes with the Mongolian people.

"Aren't the Great Zhou and the Mongolian people at war, how can they still trade with each other here?" Liu Shuang said bizarrely.

Qin Siyang shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.

It was already dark, and after the two children entered the city, they did not delay much, and found a small noodle stall in the market, and after eating their stomachs, they found an inn to stay.

Although the inn is simple, it is also very complete with all the utensils. Because of the relationship between the deceased Mr. Chen, and because of the curiosity about the border town of Xuanhua. After the two children arrived in Xuanhua, they began to search around the city.

It's said that it's looking for, but in fact, it doesn't have any goal, it's just looking around curiously.

For several days, the two children did nothing but wander around the city.

Xuanhua is a place of military administration, the city is heavily defended, and the people in the city are all in the military. Therefore, all outsiders are strictly investigated. And the outsiders who come here are mostly merchants who only exchange the leather of the Mongolian horses. It is rare for two children like Liu Shuangli and Qin Siyang to come here for no reason.

So, like the two children, they were curious about the place, and there were also many locals who were curious about their arrival.

"Do the two little brothers like our Xuanhua?" asked a woman who set up a cake stall in the market. The woman was so good at baking cakes, so in the past two days, most of Liu Shuangli and Qin Siyang's three meals were solved by the woman. As they went back and forth, the two children became acquainted with the woman who burned the cakes.

And the woman who baked the cake was one of the two children.

"I don't like it," Liu Shuangli smiled at the woman's friendly smile, "I just want to come and see." ”

The woman also smiled: "Most of the people on the border are running to the Central Plains, but the two little brothers have nothing to do and come to us, it's a strange thing, the eldest lady thinks that the two brothers like our place." ”

"Well, but Xuanhua is really different from other border towns. Liu Shuangli took a bite of the baked cake in his hand, thought about it and said.

"What's the difference?"

"The walls of Xuanhua are higher and deeper than other places, and they are also thick, and they are very majestic. The people of Xuanhua look at people whose lives are better than those in other places, and they can often have a smile on their faces, and the most important thing is ......"

"What's the most important thing?"

"In the few days I have been in Xuanhua, I didn't feel that there was often a war here. Although the city gate is very strictly checked, the traders are continuous, and the people's lives are still the same, and even more, in this Xuanhua city, there are still trade routes with the hostile Mongolian people. ”

Liu Shuangli said so eloquently that the women on the side looked at her more and more deeply.

"This little brother is very observant. After a long time, the woman took a deep breath, looked at Liu Shuangli and nodded.

Liu Shuangli tilted his head, a little puzzled: "These things, as long as you go around the city, you can understand, how can you observe carefully?"

"The little brother is a caring person, so he will say that he can understand as long as he turns around. If you let other people look at it, I'm afraid that if you stay for a few more months, you may not be able to see what you just said. The woman explained.

"Really?" Liu Shuangli was still a little puzzled.

The woman smiled again, stared at Liu Shuangli and said, "Auntie thinks that the two little brothers will not really come to Xuanhua just to take a turn, it's so simple." ”

"Oh, does Auntie think there will be anything else going on with the two of us?" asked Liu Shuangli mischievously with a wink.

"Why did you come to ask me? The woman glared and smiled kindly.

The baked cakes in his hand had been eaten, and Qin Siyang pulled Liu Shuangli, who was in full swing, but Liu Shuangli patted his hand and asked him to wait a little longer.

"Because we're just here to take a look. Liu Shuangli put the last section of baked cake in his hand into his mouth and said, "And let us think that the people who are going to come here are long gone in this world." ”

"Oh, the eldest lady is curious, what kind of person is it, they are no longer there, and let the two little brothers think of this dangerous border town to take a turn?"

"It's an old gentleman in Peizhou City, Shanxi. ”

"Shanxi Peizhou?" said the woman after a moment's thought, "this place is so familiar. ”

"Auntie knows?"

"Ah, I remember. The woman's eyebrows jumped, she clapped her hands and smiled, "The daughter-in-law of Jin Ge'er on the original West Street, isn't her mother's family from Shanxi Peizhou!"

Liu Shuangli was taken aback, and asked tentatively: "Auntie, what is the surname of Brother Jin's daughter-in-law?"

"Brother Jin's daughter-in-law's surname is Chen. The woman laughed.

"But it's called Chen Xiuqing?"

"yes. The woman looked at Liu Shuangli carefully, "Could it be that this Brother Jin's daughter-in-law is the person the two younger brothers are looking for?"

"Yes. Liu Shuangli nodded, he didn't expect to ask about Mr. Chen's daughter so quickly, and sighed, "But Mr. Chen said that his daughter and son-in-law were gone a few years ago, and we just came here to fulfill his last wish for Mr. Chen." ”

The woman looked at Liu Shuangli, and the corners of her mouth slid an imperceptible deep meaning: "Fulfill Mr. Chen's wish, but unfortunately the person is gone, and it can only be a wish." ”

Listening to the woman's sigh, Liu Shuangli pulled Qin Siyang and looked deeply into the distance.