Chapter 345: The First Arrival
Nie Chen's figure flashed, and soon appeared not far from the city. I saw that the tall city gate was written with three big characters of "Mingque City", the city wall was ten zhang high, there were more than a dozen guards guarding the left and right sides of the city gate, and the pedestrians were coming and going in and out from the city gate in an endless stream.
Those soldiers are directly allowed to most pedestrians, only a few people with eyes, only politely say hello, and then check, as long as there is no abnormality to let them pass, those who often come and go in this city Most of the people and merchants are nodding at the soldiers, and the relationship between the military and the people is very harmonious.
Even the generals defending the city stood next to the soldiers, and the expressions on their faces were quite kind.
Nie Chen strode straight in the direction of the city gate.
As soon as the soldiers guarding the city saw Nie Chen, they noticed that this person was a little blind, so one of them stepped forward and said, "This little brother, where are you from?"
Nie Chen touched his nose, Mingque City was his first stop in Nanyue Lizhou, except here, Nie Chen couldn't say any other place names, and he couldn't say that he was teleported from the Northern Cangzhou?
Nie Chen's mind turned, and he hurriedly replied, "I came from the grassland. As he spoke, he stretched out his finger and pointed to the vast grassland in the distance.
"Oh, that's right, then please get checked. ”
As he spoke, two more soldiers came up, reached out and touched Nie Chen's trouser leg and waist a few times, seeing that there was nothing unusual, and then seeing that Nie Chen was not carrying any luggage, he smiled at Nie Chen: "Okay, let's go." ”
Nie Chen calmly walked into the city, and saw that the roads in the city were wide, the pedestrians were endless, and the streets were full of vendors selling goods, including those selling shortbreads, steamed buns, and pears, as well as fortune tellers in Taoist robes, with flags fluttering in the wind, and the flags with the words "Immortals guide the way".
Behind the vendors are two neat rows of shops, and the decorations and colors of those shops are very different because of the different goods they sell.
The plaque on the door of the shop that sells medicinal herbs reads the words "Zhen Caotang", the pen is calm, and the decoration style of the whole shop is also simple and quiet. The shop that sells fabrics next to it is completely different, the purple and red fabrics are neatly arranged on both sides of the shop, the decorations in the shop are dazzling, and the light is sufficient, the whole shop is beautiful, and the words "Caifeng Qiaojiao" on the plaque are like the finishing touch, so that people can understand at a glance.
"Eh, let's let one, let one let ......"
Nie Chen heard someone shouting, and then the sound of gurgling wheels sounded from behind, and Nie Chen turned to the side and saw a wheelbarrow hurriedly driving past him.
This is not tight, but the crowd almost stepped on a pair of extremely small embroidered shoes next to it, and the owner of the embroidered shoes was a little girl holding a rock sugar gourd.
The little girl flickered a pair of big eyes staring at herself, and shrank back, as if she was afraid that Nie Chen's body would touch the sugar gourd in her hand. The girl's eyelashes are long and slightly upturned, and her red face is like a big apple, which is extremely cute.
The little girl's other hand was holding a woman, the woman's appearance was quite delicate, her black hair was coiled behind her head, and when she saw Nie Chen, she smiled kindly, nodded, and said hello.
Nie Chen smiled apologetically, turned his head and continued to look at the wheelbarrow, only to see that the cart was piled with all kinds of vegetables and meat, quite heavy, and the person in the cart was already sweating like rain, his back was slightly bent, and he was trotting forward. Soon transferred to the inn called "Moon Viewing Building".
Seeing the cart of ingredients, Nie Chen found that his stomach was already a little hungry, and when he first arrived, it was the most important thing to fill his stomach first, so he turned around and grimaced at the little girl, and then walked in the direction of the Moon Viewing Tower.
Walking to the door of the Moon Appreciation Building, Nie Chen found that the scale of this inn is really not small, just in the hall on the first floor, there are dozens of Eight Immortal Tables loosely placed, which can accommodate hundreds of people to dine at the same time, the second floor is a private room, and the third floor and above is the inn, which is dedicated to guests to rest.
There are several signs hanging next to the counter, which read, "Herringbone room, silver five coins, earth word room, silver two taels, Tianzi room, silver five taels." Although this price is not cheap, Nie Chen looked at the structural layout and decoration grade of this inn, and it is worth the price.
As soon as Nie Chen found a secluded place and sat down, Xiao Er came up to greet him warmly, took the recipe and saw that many dishes were something he had never tasted before, so he ordered a few dishes with his temperament, both meat and vegetarian, and feasted on it.
After eating, Nie Chen got up to give the money and put his hand into his arms, only to suddenly realize that he didn't bring any money!
Nie Chen unfolded his divine sense to explore the past towards the ring, but found that in addition to the few boxes of all things maps that he got from Ren Fanchen, there were a few yuan stones that exuded a strong heaven and earth vitality.
The shopkeeper in front of him looked at Nie Chen's embarrassed appearance, looked him up and down again, and then said cautiously: "This son, could it be that he didn't bring any money?"
"Uh......"
Nie Chen glanced at the shopkeeper in embarrassment, and immediately blushed and stood there silently.
The shopkeeper who was standing behind the counter and was a little chubby looked over here, and with his rich experience, he knew that Bacheng had met diners who didn't bring money again, but the shopkeeper was not annoyed, and walked slowly to Nie Chen's side, saying:
"Little brother, what are you?"
Nie Chen couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into, he didn't think about bringing a silver ticket when he came out of the Beiliang Palace, and even if he did, he probably wouldn't be able to spend it in this Nanyue Lizhou.
Facing the shopkeeper's inquiry, Nie Chen had to smile apologetically and said to the fat shopkeeper:
"I'm so sorry I forgot to bring the silver. ”
The shopkeeper glanced at Nie Chen up and down, and said confidently:
"A person like Childe doesn't look like he eats white food, my name is Pang Wentong, I am the shopkeeper here, others call me Lao Pang, dare to ask Childe's surname?"
Nie Chen arched his hand:
"My name is Nie Chen. ”
"Oh, Brother Nie. ”
Saying that, Pang Wentong looked at the white jade ring on Nie Chen's hand with a pair of eyes, and said kindly: "If Gongzi has no money, you can mortgage this ring here, and when the money is paid, I will return it to Gongzi, how about it?"
When Nie Chen heard that the other party actually wanted to mortgage his own ring, how could he agree, and immediately shook his head like a rattle.
When Pang Wentong saw it, he frowned lightly and said: "Childe didn't bring any money, and he refused to give me the ring, so according to Childe's intentions, how should this matter be handled? ”
"Then, can I stay and work for you?"
Nie Chen was ashamed and replied hesitantly.