A turmoil calmed down, and the Li family did not want to stay by the long pavilion to stare at the students, tidy up, and the group went straight to the county seat.

Along the official road that gradually appeared stone paving, a brick-clad earthen wall slowly entered the field of vision of Changsun Hong, and the city wall built by Shizhao County at the confluence of the three rivers was like a spiritual snake entrenched along the river bank, standing on the bank of the river.

The closer to the state city, the more clearly you can see the pattern of Shizhao County, this city is at the mercy of the flow of the Jialing River, and the city of Nanjing in general, one side of the city wall is close to the river, the wall base is built on the edge of the river, one side of the city wall is against the Diaoyu Mountain, a few decades later, the lonely city hangs the Diaoyu Mountain City of the Southern Song Dynasty, which is about to be built on the mountain.

The city is not big, the city wall is not high, along the slope of the river bank to build, the city is full of stilted buildings, because Shu has not experienced war for hundreds of years, originally there was no city wall here, until nearly a hundred years because of Wang Xiaobo's rebellion, Wu Xi anti-Song Dynasty and other wars, suffered from military disasters and bandits, only to repair the city wall, limited by geographical conditions, the area in the city is not large, so that the later residents can only build houses on the open space outside the city, gradually the population grows, the houses outside the city are actually more than the city.

Flat-bottomed river boats come and go on the river, the sails are half rolled, the sound of the slender man's horn builds on both sides of the river, the wharf built on the edge of the water gate is very lively, it has become the most prosperous place in Shizhao County, the tea doctor who sells loudly, the private kiln sister and the prostitute who bargain, the storyteller who sings the opening song, the businessman who discusses the price with the coolies, and the idler who looks east and west, is mixed in this simple shantytown and thatched house area, the fish and dragon coexist, the snake and the mouse are blended, constituting the unique wharf culture of Hezhou.

Walking on the road paved with bluestone slabs into the city, Changsun Hong saw the original ecology of the city in the Song Dynasty for the first time, and couldn't help but look at it with novelty, and the first impression was that it was chaotic, extraordinarily chaotic, and chaotic without planning. The dense dwellings outside the city wall have been built to the root of the city wall, almost covering the city wall, the city wall is only about two zhang, only half higher than the dwellings built under the city wall, and you can go up by stepping on the roof and jumping on the roof. There is a cross flow of sewage on the street, there is no sewage pipe, and the used water is poured on the ground so casually, fortunately there is a night fragrance team, otherwise I am afraid that people will dump feces and urine.

Such a dense mess, no wonder in ancient times once there was a fire would burn down half of the city, Changsun Hong shook his head while watching, a few days ago the Tang Gate robbed people, come and go freely, if it weren't for the traitor, I'm afraid it will be successful, most of it has something to do with this intricate terrain.

Passing through the low city gate hole that can just accommodate a carriage to pass through, a stone street that is not more than a foot wide appears in front of you, and the parts of the stilted buildings on both sides are almost connected together, sandwiching the street into a crack, and the sunlight spills down from the gaps, strangely making Lang Lang into an indoor feeling during the day, the people of the Li family walk in front of the carriage, keep shouting, let pedestrians give way, the crowded flow of people crowds one after another, some people scold and some laugh, and the children in the shop shout to solicit customers, A dazzling array of goods filled the containers. Lifu, who was pushing the chicken bus, looked at the women shopping and smirked, the women covered their mouths and noses reservedly, and the boss behind them scolded, drinking and ordering Lifu to go faster, and the smell of fireworks in the bustling world spread strongly in the city.

Compared with Lijia Village and Zhangjia Village, it is much more prosperous here, Changsun Hong sincerely thought, sure enough, the city is still different, although it is chaotic, the degree of prosperity is indeed very different.

A small state city in the southwest is like this, so what about Lin'an, the land of fireworks in the south of the Yangtze River?

But what about the prosperity? Every other ten years, all the Han cities will be trampled by the hooves of the Mongols, the barbaric sabers will harvest stubble after stubble of human heads, and the little emperor who fled to the sea will chase himself to suicide.

Laugh and put all this out of your mind, after all, these are not things to worry about. The eldest grandson Hong paid attention to the shops on both sides of the street, looking at the flowers and flowers in a hurry, thinking sharply in his mind, thinking about what method he could use to make money quickly here.

According to the normal way of business, the north goods are transported to the south, and the south goods are sold to the north is the most appropriate business, and the journey is long, and some high value-added goods are enough to make a long trip to create a rich man, such as tea, silk and salt in the south, horses, ginseng and game in the north, and the transportation cost is removed, and the profit is ridiculously high.

However, this kind of business, on the one hand, is huge, and on the other hand, the risk is huge, and it is too far-fetched for a twelve-year-old child to take risks to do the field that the powerful dare to set foot in.

Glancing all the way, the eldest grandson Hong sighed secretly, the heart can only slowly take a long-term view, there are thousands of ways to make a fortune, and there are always ones that can work.

The Li family's house was purchased at the west end of the city, the innermost part of a side street, with a large high door, a two-entry courtyard, and more than a dozen houses inside and outside.

There are people who take care of the house to open the door, everyone rushes in, the companion reads, the Li family moved a lot of things, the furniture in the house has been placed properly, the long-term workers and the next household put the things one by one in each room, the Li family is in the middle of the command, busy for a while, the eldest grandson Hong and the dog also run around to do things, until dinner, it is basically done.

The second inner courtyard is naturally the place where the master's family lives, the eldest grandson Hong and the dog and the subordinates, eat in the stove room outside the entrance, and allocate the housing after the meal, the housekeeper considers the status of the scholar, and divides them and Li Jin, who is still on the road, into a room in the east wing of the outer courtyard, with three people in a room.

This is a very good treatment, and the other servants are all four or five people squeezed into a room, although there are many houses in this courtyard, but they are not for the next person to live.

Put your little burden in the room, the dog is curious to feel around in the new house with a bright and clean window, everything is fine, the furniture smells of paint, the snow-white paper on the window is full of light, and Lijiacun is much better than his own home, look at the wooden bed, it is really solid, it is from the hands of the craftsman, the craftsmanship is croaking, the bed is covered with soft straw, much better than the broken bed at home.

First stretched out his hand and carefully pressed and tried, the dog stepped forward and threw himself down on the bed, moaned with satisfaction, closed his eyes with a nasal voice and said to Changsun Hong: "Erlang, this bed is really comfortable, you can try it too." ”

After asking but not answering, the dog opened his eyes strangely and was surprised to find that Changsun Hong had changed into an old but very clean cloth and seemed to be going out.

"It's getting dark, Erlang, where are you going?" The dog barked: "The county town is not comparable to our village, where there are officers and soldiers patrolling at night." ”

"It's out of the way, it's still early until dark, I'll go and go back." Eldest Sun Hong opened the door and replied casually.

Walking out of the gate of Li's house, the sunset has already fallen on the battlements of the city wall in the distance, the afterglow is curling, dragging everything out of a long shadow, the people on the side street are preparing dinner, and the smoke from the chimneys of all kinds covers the whole street in the smell of firewood.

Touching the letter in his arms, Changsun Hong plunged headlong into the dim twilight.

(End of chapter)