As soon as the morning dawned, Zhou Chungui went to his husband's house and came back soon.

When Mr. Song heard these eight characters, he wrote the couplet and the name of Zhiweiguan very simply. asked who was the right couplet, but Zhou Chungui didn't dare to tell him that he was Yingqi. After a while, Mr. Song just said, "What a great pair." Zhou Chungui was really taken aback when he heard this comment, and hurriedly ran back.

"Sister Qi is still so young, we can't let her have a name or something, it's better for the girl's family to be elegant and quiet. Zhao Yulan agrees.

Ying Qi looked at Mr. Song's handwriting, a little like Dong Shu.

Dong Shu is Dong Qichang's calligraphy. Dong Qichang, a calligrapher and painter in the Ming Dynasty. In the seventeenth year of Wanli, he was a scholar and an official to the Ministry of Rites. He is good at calligraphy and painting, and his calligraphy is a collection of ancient masterpieces, and he is one of the top ten calligraphers in Chinese history. Emperor Kangxi often listed his calligraphy in front of the seat, enjoyed it in the morning and evening, and praised it: "Huating Dong Qichang's calligraphy is very different, and it is beautiful and mellow." The structure of the font is derived from the Jin people, can get its wrist method, the transfer of the ancient strength of the hidden front, like clumsy and ingenious, the majestic steep, cursive vertical and horizontal rows. ”

But think about it, because the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty favored and admired Dong Qichang's calligraphy the most, so the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, and even scholars and schoolchildren who chased fame, took learning Dong Shu as the first choice for practicing calligraphy. If something is good, it will be effective.

After getting Mr. Song's words, Zhou Chungui was ready to go to Fucheng to find a larger carpenter shop and order a plaque. It's the end of the month soon, and I have to send Fu Yi to school on the first day of junior high school. Strive to solve the matter in the store in a few days.

Zhao Yulan prepared two days of dry food for them at home, that is, steamed buns, steamed buns and a little fragrant marinated water, so that they could eat on the road.

You have to take a carriage to get to Fucheng. Only every time the market will there be a carriage to the city, mainly some merchants will come from the city to catch the market, and then some of the gadgets collected here will be sold back to the city.

Early in the morning, Zhou Chungui took Yingqi to the market carriage point.

"Da Lang, how much do we want to go to Fucheng?" Zhou Chungui asked a groom at the chariot and horse point.

"Thirty for adults and twenty for children. Chen Dalang looked back and saw Zhou Chungui, and then looked at Zhou Yingqi.

"You'll give forty wen. "I haven't negotiated the price yet, and it's cheaper by ten cents.

"Brother Gui, what are you doing in Fucheng?" It seems that the two have known each other for a long time.

"Thanks. I opened an early shop and went to Fucheng to make a plaque. Zhou Chungui said with a smile. "By the way, when are you going to go?"

"It's still early, you can only go to Fucheng for the night. They all set out before the end of the day. Chen Dalang said.

"Okay, leave me two comfortable spots. I didn't come on time. Zhou Chungui said goodbye.

"Yes, no problem. Chen Dalang agreed.

"Dad, why do we have to come to set a place so early?" Ying Qi got up early and thought she would be able to set off soon.

"You have to make a decision early, otherwise there will be too many people late, and there will be no place at that time. Zhou Chungui explained, "And there is no good position when it is late." I brought you here to let people see how old you are and how big a position you need to occupy. A carriage is only so wide, so the groom has to look at the people before he can determine the seat. After all, some people grow fatter and some people grow thinner. ”

"Oh, I see. Ying Qi nodded.

After I went back, I started packing, and I didn't prepare anything, just dry food and copper coins. He also brought five taels of silver. After all, Zhou Chungui first inquired about the price at the local carpenter's house.

When the time came, Zhou Chungui and Ying Qi arrived in front of Chen Dalang's carriage on time. "Your brother, you sit here. Chen Dalang pointed to the two seats in the main seat. Zhou Chungui nodded, picked up Ying Qi and got into the carriage.

The carriage is boxy, very simple, and semi-hollow. Leaning on the four walls, it is made into a three-bench pattern, and there are armrests on the left and right. The top is also empty, nothing. Except that it is horse-drawn, Yingqi feels like an oxcart in the village, but the oxcart is a board, and the carriage is only equipped with a few benches. It is estimated that this rainy day is completely unusable.

Zhou Chungui and Ying Qi sit on the back wall of the carriage, that is, in the direction facing the horses, which is the most comfortable, so it is called the main seat. There are side seats on both sides. That's the benefit of acquaintances. Of course, different seats have different prices, and some are a little more expensive, and you can also sit in this type of seat.

When they got into the car, they saw a person already sitting on the left, a middle-aged woman with a small boy. Seeing the two of them coming up, he showed a gentle smile like a neighbor's aunt, and nodded slightly.

Zhou Chungui also smiled and nodded, after all, it will take the same journey for a while.

After a while, two young merchants also came up. One of the merchants was a little thin, so he sat next to Zhou Chungui.

Ying Qi calculated it and added the two children, and there were six people in total. Will it be overloaded?" Ying Qi was a little worried.

"Let's go. I only heard the coachman Chen Dalang shouting, and then set off with a whip.

And Ying Qi's most intuitive reaction was a big trembling, fortunately her father was half-sitting and half-pulling her, otherwise she would have to fall out.

Oh my God, this carriage, which has no shockproof effect at all, finally made Ying Qi feel the first ancient long-distance journey.

Shaking and shaking like this, Ying Qi completely needs to hold the handrail firmly, and then hold her father, so that she can't sit firmly. Ying Qi recalled the feeling of riding a tractor when she was a child in her previous life, which had a more shaking effect than a tractor.

Miraculously, because the air is fresh enough and it is all open-air, Yingqi did not get motion sickness.

Half an hour later, Ying Qi finally got used to the tremor and began to look around.

Zhou Chungui had been watching her a little nervously, worried that she would feel uncomfortable. Seeing that she was nothing, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Dad, how long will it take us to get to Fucheng?" asked Ying Qi.

"About two hours. "My God, Ying Qi was quite speechless when she heard it. When we got to Fucheng, it wasn't all dark.

After taking a look at the avenue, fortunately, the current official road is still relatively spacious, enough for two carriages to run side by side.

And because today is a market, there are occasional carriages on the official road, passing fast or slow, or lagging behind. The road was lively.

"Dad, it's been two hours, and it's time. Will the city gate be closed?" Ying Qi remembered that the big towns had walls.

"The gates of the city will be closed at the end of the unitary hour. We usually run fast and get there in time. Don't worry, Da Lang is very familiar with this road, and we will definitely be able to enter the city in time. Zhou Chungui replied with a smile at her worries.

"Daddy, is there anyone who won't be able to make it to the city?" asked Ying Qi.

"Of course, a lot of people won't be able to get into the city at the fixed time. Because Fucheng is a big town, every day there are all kinds of people who enter the city on foot or in horse-drawn carts or ox-carts like we do. If the time is not stable, you will not be able to enter the city in time and will be locked out of the city gates. Fucheng opens at the beginning of the day and closes at the end of the day. Zhou Chungui replied to her.

"It's all right, little girl. Even if you can't catch up and close the city gate, there are tea shops outside the city gate where you can rest temporarily. If it's cold, you'll need to go to a farmhouse closer to the city to find a place to rest. The merchant next to him saw Yingqi asking innocently and cutely, and also accosted.

"Big brother, isn't there an inn or anything outside the city gate?"

"There are no inns, inns are all in the city. It's too dangerous to build outside the city. The little merchant enthusiastically answered for Yingqi.

"Built outside the city without the protection of officers and soldiers, it is easy to recruit thieves and thieves. And once the year of famine comes, you must abandon the inn and flee into the city. So no one would want to build an inn or anything like that outside the city walls. Only the temple is outside the city. "It directly wiped out the idea of Yingqi's business opportunities. Specific places need to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis.

Time flies by while chatting like this. Everyone is familiar with it.

Sun Nianshi, a middle-aged woman with a little boy who is her grandson, went to visit relatives. said that the distant cousin had reached his fortieth birthday and went to celebrate his birthday. It is said that my cousin is still an official, and I don't know what kind of official he is.

The two merchants are cousins, the Li family, because of their good relationship, they have always been selling goods together.

As for Zhou Chungui, he also mentioned it, saying that he was going to open a small shop, so he went to Fucheng to make some wood products.

The Li brothers also recommended two carpenter shops to him. One is on the south street, and it is called Fang Carpenter. One is at the end of South Street, called Mahogany Home. They are all shops with good craftsmanship and are reasonably priced. also explained to Zhou Chungui that although some stores have better craftsmanship and quality, they are not what Zhou Chungui can consume now. And some shops are relatively poor in texture and craftsmanship.

Zhou Chungui was very grateful. One of them, the carpenter's shop, was recommended to him by the carpenter in the town. It was there that the carpenters of the town learned their trade.