From Ninghua to Tingzhou City, mainly take the "Guanma Avenue", this official road is two meters wide, it is the traffic artery of Tingzhou Mansion to Yanping Mansion of Shaowu Mansion, and it is also one of the five main roads of Fujian Province, along the way to pass through the three post stations of Shiniu Post House and Linting Station.

At sunset, the convoy came to Shiniuyi, which was roughly located in Shiniu Village, Caofang Town, Ninghua, later Shishi.

In this era, the inns were equipped with horses and donkeys, and their operations were mainly maintained by the collection of horse silver. Anyone who came to get a "Guan Fu", that is, a letter of introduction from the government, had to provide food and lodging, and help transport luggage.

Shen Xi jumped out of the carriage and looked around, forming a small street around the post station, with shops selling daily necessities, tea stalls for passers-by to quench their thirst, and wine shops and inns for food and lodging.

The convoy has no official status, so naturally it can't live in a post house, but fortunately, there are a few inns on the street, and there is no need to worry about sleeping in the open air.

The inn where I stayed that night was very deserted, and there was no one else except Hui Niang and others. Shen Xi felt a little furious in his heart, maybe he had read too many martial arts novels in his previous life, but if any hero lived in a store on the road, he had to run into a black shop.

For the sake of safety, except for the people who stayed in the courtyard of the inn to guard the carriage, it was better for the rest of the people to live together in three or five people, so that they could take care of each other.

Shen Xi and Lin Dai also have five maids to sleep in a room, the bed is not big, and they need to be bunked, Shen Xi and Lin Dai can naturally sleep in the bed as little masters.

But before Shen Xi finished washing, Lu Xi'er yelled with Hui Niang for a long time, and then ran over to sleep with Shen Xi. In Xiao Nizi's heart, lying in Shen Xi's brother's arms and listening to stories is the happiest thing, even if the old lady has to leave it behind.

After the lights went out, a room of women made Shen Xi feel unaccustomed, but soon Xiu'er's snoring sounded, and Ning'er fell asleep after complaining.

Xiaoyu's bunk was close to the bed, she tilted her head sideways and pricked up her ears to listen to Shen Xi's story, and Shen Xi told the two little loli about Hans Christian Andersen's masterpiece "The Daughter of the Sea".

The mermaid princess fell in love with the prince on land, and in order to pursue love and happiness, she did not hesitate to endure great pain, taking off the fishtail in exchange for human legs. But the prince married a woman of men. The witch told the mermaid princess that only by killing the prince and causing the prince's blood to flow to her lap could she return to the sea and live a carefree life again. But for the happiness of the prince, the mermaid princess threw herself into the sea and turned into foam......

The story is very moving, but due to the rush of the journey, the two little Loli are also very tired, and they fall asleep after listening to it. Shen Xi covered the quilts of the two little loli, but when he turned sideways, he found that Xiaoyu was looking up at him.

Looking at each other, Xiao Yu hurriedly avoided her gaze and pulled up the futon to cover her head.

Shen Xi was worried about a lot of things, although he closed his eyes, his consciousness was extremely clear, and after a long time, he found that Xiao Yu was still tossing and turning, and he couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

I have to go on the road early tomorrow morning, although I can make up for my sleepiness by sitting in the carriage, but I am afraid that Lin Dai and Xi'er will entangle me to tell stories, and I can't do it if I don't have the energy, so Shen Xi forced himself to fall asleep as soon as possible.

However, Shen Xi still couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning, so he had to start counting the goats silently in his heart, and before he knew it, his consciousness was finally confused, and he was groggy and groggy, but he was awakened by the sound of gongs and drums.

Shen Xi hurriedly got up, took a few steps to the window after getting out of bed, pushed open the window and looked out, the mountains and forests in the distance were red, and the fire was getting brighter and brighter, obviously the dry weather caused the mountain fire to break out and spread.

The people in the inn were all awakened, Shen Xi opened the door, and at this time, Shen Mingjun and Zhou had just dressed and came out, Shen Mingjun said, "I'll go and help put out the fire." ”

Zhou scolded: "You are crazy, how can you save such a big fire?" Besides, it's the government's business to fight fires, and now the fire can't burn here......"

Hui Niang also came out at this time, her clothes were very neat, not like sleeping in kimono, most likely Hui Niang was worried about the safety of her luggage, and she didn't go to bed until late at night.

Asked the people at the inn about the situation, and learned that the post station had sent people to the mountains to see the situation, but because the post station did not have a fire dragon team, even if there was a forest fire, it could only be allowed to run wild.

Lin Dai and Lu Xi'er were very scared, the adults didn't allow them to go out, and one of them dragged one of Shen Xi's arms, trembling all over. Lin Dai couldn't help but complain loudly: "It's all your fault, what do you say about the Flame Mountain, it's good, the mountain fire is really coming." Can't you tell the story of the snowman? ”

Shen Xi heard this, Lin Dai put the responsibility for the forest fire on him.

Shen Xi pouted: "The next time I tell the story of the snowman, I'm afraid I will face heavy snow blocking the mountain, and an avalanche will bury you two little naughty." ”

Lu Xi'er blinked her eyes and asked, "Brother Shen Xi, after being buried in the snow, is it possible to be resurrected after being dug up by someone after a few hundred years?" ”

Shen Xi had a feeling of being speechless, and the stories he told on weekdays were too poisonous to the two little loli, which made them always have some strange ideas.

The place where the fire broke out was about ten miles away from the inn, but if it was a good wind, it would soon spread, but fortunately the wind was not blowing from the northwest that night, and finally the fire burned down the ridge to another hill, and by dawn the fire showed no sign of abating.

The group spent the night in trepidation, and the next day dawned, Hui Niang had already set off. Fortunately, the convoy is fully manned, and people can be replaced in the middle to catch the car, and the guys who escort the car can change shifts and rest on the carriage.

The convoy resumed, and many people's eyes were red as the official road was shrouded in smoke. Shen Xi didn't rest well all night, leaning against the wall of the carriage and closing his eyes to recuperate, Lin Dai and Lu Xi'er also leaned on his arm listlessly, and soon the three of them fell asleep in the bumps.

Because of this mountain fire, the group was not in good spirits, and they hurried to hurry, and finally settled in a small town in front of the museum before the sun went down. This town has people from the inspection department, so there is no need to worry about robbers and robbers, and there is no need to worry about there will be such a thing as a forest fire.

Early in the morning of the third day, the group continued to set off, which was less than forty miles away from the capital city of Tingzhou, and they could arrive at noon.

The last part of the road was much smoother than the previous one, and because of the good rest at night, Lu Xi'er and Lin Dai both recovered their spirits. Especially Lu Xi'er, she sang the cheerful Hakka folk songs taught to her by Hui Niang all the way, as if she wanted to express her joy in song.

Before noon, the pedestrians on the road gradually became denser, and Shen Xi lifted the window to look, only to see the city wall towering in the distance...... Walking two hundred miles southwest from Ninghua County, the group finally arrived at Changting County, which governs Tingzhou Prefecture.

As a capital city, Changting County is much more lively than Ninghua County, and before reaching the North City Gate, the shops on both sides of the official road are already lined up in rows, and people come and go very noisy.

The carriage had to slow down and move little by little towards the city gates.

When they arrived at the city gate, Hui Niang asked people to present the tax money for the road and into the city, and the convoy entered through the city gate, and soon there were rows of two-story buildings with shops on the street.

Because Tingzhou Mansion is adjacent to the relatively barren Lingnan in the south, and the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River in the north, it presents a situation where the north is heavy and the south is light, and the north of the city is relatively richer.

The people of the Chamber of Commerce who went to Fucheng one step in advance have come to greet them, and because they have nowhere to stay for the time being, the family lives in the Fulai Inn next to the Kaiyuan Temple in the city.

According to folklore, "there is no Tingzhou Mansion, there is Kaiyuan Temple first", this Kaiyuan Temple is the largest ancient building complex in Tingzhou, known as the first ancient temple in Tingzhou, the temple is surrounded by shops, it is the most prosperous place in the city.

After the two families settled down, Hui Niang gave a reward to the twelve men who came together, and arranged a place for them to stay in the carriage and horse shop outside the city, so that they could rest for a good night, and then leave for Ninghua County the next day.

This Fulai Inn is also second to none in Changting County, much cleaner and more luxurious than Ninghua Inn, of course, the price is not cheap, 100 Wen per room per night. The two families asked for four guest rooms, the two members of the Shen family and Hui Niang each lived in one, the five maids in Ning'er and Xiaoyu lived with Shen Xi Lin Dai, and the remaining three maids lived in one.

After arranging everything, Hui Niang went out with the people of the Chamber of Commerce, and the person who took the lead had already asked Ming City where several shops were waiting to be rented and where the yards were, and Hui Niang needed to make a decision in person.

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