Walking through the streets of Xunyang City, I saw conscription notices posted in the streets and alleys.

Ji Jiu walked in front of me with a burden on his back, and I always kept a certain distance from him.

When they arrived at the gate of Xunyang's northern city, there were many carriages parked in a large open space next to them, waiting for their employers.

This is the concentration place before Xunyang departs and goes to various places.

Sometimes you can see horse-drawn carriages that look like they have come from another place and stop here.

Occasionally, the owner of the car who is left alone usually pays a little silver to the young men waiting around, and asks him to take care of the car for him, carry the important things on his back, and go to the neighborhood for a meal after getting out of the car

When Ji Jiu said goodbye to me in the tea shop, he bought two packs of good tea sold in the hostess's shop.

When it comes to this experience, Ji Jiu is far better than me, so when he picked, he changed his original silence and chatted with the hostess about the Tea Sutra.

When I walked in the old street, I was lost, and when I arrived at the tea shop, I remembered the most important thing of the trip, and finally tried to adjust my feelings.

I patiently listened to Ji Jiu's conversation with her before I asked the hostess about the next route.

I was completely unfamiliar with Sealand, especially the route I walked, which was my weakness, so when the hostess explained to me, I kept looking at her ignorantly.

It seems to understand a little, but it doesn't seem to be so understood.

In the end, her husband couldn't look at it, so he stepped forward and said to her with a smile: "The two little brothers are from the Huguo clan, and they are not dart walkers, if you can completely figure it out once you say this, I'm afraid it will be difficult." ”

"Not as good as"

The husband and wife went to the house to discuss it, and waited for the hostess to come out again. One more thing on hand.

She handed it to me and motioned for me to open it and take a look, I put it on the table and spread it out, it was a map drawn on a silk handkerchief, but the route from Xunyang to the national capital was impressively on it.

It's not much finely drawn, though. But it's absolutely fine to show the way.

I was overjoyed in an instant, and hurriedly pulled Ji Jiu to take a look.

I thought about asking the hostess to borrow a pen and paper so that I could draw it again, but the husband and wife looked at each other and smiled, "No need to draw, just give it to you." ”

"It's also fate to meet on the road, and I used the recipe that Brother Xiaolin said. Last night, all three of my children had much better cough symptoms. ”

I blushed a little, but in fact, the recipe I told her was still taught by Yun Chu when he was teaching.

"Especially the second child, I originally planned to ask the doctor to take a look, and using the recipe so effectively can be regarded as saving us a lot of money."

The hostess pointed to the route on the map, and explained it in passing:

"It's a bit old. Fortunately, you can still see clearly, so you can take it. ”

She looked at me sincerely: "It's also a little thank you from me." "Yes, the little brother will take it."

In this way, I gladly accepted it, and now the map is with me

There are a lot of carriages to go to the national capital, and I asked Ji Jiu a few times one after another, but my heart gradually sank.

Xun Yang watched the conscription begin, and he didn't know why. The carriages here are only on the route to the national capital, and they are all seeing the price increase.

When selling horses, the price charged is the price of cabbage. At that time, he was in a hurry to get rid of it, and he also wanted to be able to go to Xunyang where he had a place to eat and sleep, so the other party lowered the price, but Ji Jiu did not strive for it.

In Xunyang for a few days, the silver was also spent one after another, and now the money on his body. I can't keep up with the speed of the fare.

Look at it this way, the method that Ji Jiu told me before. It may also need to be reconsidered.

I bargained with a few of the drivers and asked with a dry mouth. Before I left the inn, I did a little rough touch-up, so I was more active in this matter.

Seeing that the bargain was fruitless, Ji Jiu pulled my arm and said in a muffled voice: "Go to the tea stall over there and sit down." ”

A large bowl of coarse tea is the most thirst-quenching thing.

Thinking about it half a day ago, Ji Jiu was still in the tea shop discussing with the hostess about the good tea of the golden variety, and at this time we were already drinking the most inferior tea at the tea stall or the tea stall on the side of the road.

I caught a glimpse of Ji Jiu frowning, and the tea in the bowl had not been sipped.

Knowing that his prince's illness is coming again, he has seizures from time to time.

I quickly moved the tea bowl from in front of him to myself and said generously: "You don't drink a sip, it's too wasteful, I'll drink it for you." ”

There were only three tables in the tea stall, and Ji Jiu and I sat on one of them, and the other two were empty.

It seems that at this time, the business of roadside tea stalls is also difficult to do.

Seeing that I drank two bowls of tea, the owner of the tea stall came to refill the water for me with great discernment.

I looked up and thanked him, just about to ask him if he had a familiar handlebar style, and if he could change the price to a fair point, suddenly a group of people came.

Some of the clothes are for people who are going out of the city, and some are like handlebars.

The two tables were quickly packed, and the shopkeeper had no choice but to hand the men the tea bowls so that they could drink standing up.

Seeing him stop near me, but his eyes have been looking at the city gate, I beckoned, he came over, I lowered my voice and asked: "Do you know why other carriages have not risen, but the one that goes to the national capital, has risen outrageously." “

I didn't have much hope to hear the answer I wanted, and the tea stall owner also lowered his voice and said, "I see that you two are from a foreign land, and you are also going to the national capital?" "Visiting relatives," I said succinctly.

The owner of the tea stall nodded knowingly, and he whispered: "I heard that the empress is recruiting troops and is going to the big camp in the north, but other places have started, but there is no movement in the national capital." "The price of the carriage has risen because the rich and noble families in Xunyang City who have a number of conscripts have to run to the national capital," he coughed and said, "There is also gossip that this time the people of the national capital only donate silver and do not conscript. "Why is that?" I opened my mouth wide in surprise, there was no reason. "Hey, little brother, I can't talk to you in detail, I'll know when you get to the national capital, and someone will definitely talk about these things at the tea stall in the national capital."

My mystery was still unsolved, and the shopkeeper had already walked away, leaving me sitting there confused.

Since the empress is going to conscript troops to go to the camp in the northland, how can she exclude the capital of the country, is there any news that I don't know, or is it

I thought to myself, and at this moment two men came from the gate of the city, one after the other.

I was inexplicably drawn to those two people.

Walking in front of him was a boy about my age, followed by what appeared to be his servant.

Although both of them were wearing coarse cloth clothes that didn't fit well, no matter how you looked at it, the one in front of them seemed to be pampered.

I asked myself if there were not one or two noble sons I had seen, but all of them came out of someone's family.

Thinking of this, I turned my head to look at Ji Jiu, he didn't know where he had gone, probably because he couldn't stand the smell of a sweaty handlebar body crowded at a table with us.

Looking around, I sure enough, I found that Ji Jiu was already standing in the shade of a tree in the distance.

I still drank my tea with peace of mind, and the people around me quickly finished drinking and left, and at this time, the two people who were concerned by me also came to the tea stall.

Seeing the three-chapter table in front of him, with some uneven benches by the way, the one walking in front frowned.

He stood by the tea stall for a while, and finally made his choice and walked over to the table where I was sitting.

Looking at it, it seems that this table is still slightly in line with his vision, at least, the cleanest one.

I raised my head to see his appearance clearly, as I guessed, it should be the son of a rich and noble family, and I knew it by looking at his fair skin and even more complexion than a little girl.

The facial features are quite delicate, not very tall, and they are of medium stature and thin.

Stopped in front of me, and the next second he made a very unpleasant expression.

I deliberately ignored that commanding look, and he soon said angrily: "Let you change places and make room for you." “

I squinted at the "master" who was in front of the table and ignored it. "I want to sit, do you hear that?"

The servants who followed him hurriedly stepped forward to grab him and whispered, "The most important thing right now is to go out of the city, don't make trouble." “

They arrived late, and before they heard my conversation with the tea stall owner, I suddenly became a little playful, opened my mouth and pointed at myself, and then nodded my ears.

Without waiting for the "master" to answer, the servant beside him made an exaggerated expression, and then said to him: "Look, this is a mute, don't be like a mute." “

After some persuasion, he finally sat down reluctantly, and after sitting down, he did the same thing as Ji Jiu, that is, he disliked the big bowl of coarse tea brought by the shopkeeper, and he was not interested in drinking it.

His servant thought that he was thirsty, so he poured down the whole bowl of tea in one go, and after drinking it, he whispered to the young master who was squinting at him: "Why don't you drink it too?" and "Drink a fart!" He puffed up.

I couldn't help laughing, and I said to myself, you should drink one for me! "Ah Gui, why do you say that there are so many guards at the gate of the city, and the investigation is endless, it's really annoying!" "Isn't it, but judging from the small one, even if you change your clothes, you won't be able to get by."

Seeing that the "master" was about to get angry again, he was called Agui's servant and said, "When you went over just now, what did the captain of the city guard who stopped you over there. “

The "master" said angrily: "What else can I say, it's the same as what you said." ”

"With a smile on his face, he said that the eldest young master of the Xiong family, let alone change into this torn clothes, no matter how much you toss, I can see at a glance that it is you in the crowd." "What he means is that he has turned to ashes, and she knows it."

He angrily picked up the tea bowl and poured it, and then spit it out all the empty space in an instant: "What kind of broken tea is this!" ”

"Why do you say that girl is eyeing the master, is the master in the wind and Yushu is too eye-catching?" "Well, that's it."

I couldn't help it, the corners of my mouth twitched hard, and I quickly buried my head and took a sip of tea. (To be continued).