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However, although Qian Sanniang and the others planned to have lunch in the village and then cross the river, they did not plan to go into the depths of the village, mainly to avoid trouble.

The canal enters the Taizhuang section, until Linqing nearly a thousand miles, the river water source mainly comes from Weishan Lake and Shandong Zhuquan, the water flow here is rapid, the drop is large, the water source accumulated for free force is lost, it is necessary to build more sluice dams.

From Taizhuang Town to Xia Town, there are eight gates along the way, such as Taizhuang Gate, Houqian Gate, Dunzhuang Gate, Dingmiao Gate, Wannian Gate, Zhangzhuang Gate, Desheng Gate, Hanzhuang Gate, etc., each gate has a gate official and 30 gate drivers.

Most of these gate officials are stationed in Taizhuang, and their subordinates are also armed like shallow husbands.

There is also a patrol inspection department on the Taizhuang side, leading a hundred archers, directly subordinate to the Jining Soldier Road. Due to the important location, there are also offices of river management agencies at all levels, such as the General River Department, Dongyandao, Luhe Hall, Yixun, and Taizhuang Gate.

There is also a chimney pier, and when there is an alarm, the news can be transmitted directly to the side of the river soldier patrol.

In this era, the reputation of soldiers and horses is not good, and it is good to walk on the side, and going deep into Zhuangzi is afraid that it will cause panic among the people and merchants of Zhuangzi and bring unnecessary trouble.

Anyway, this outpost mission is completed, cross the river after dinner, and return to the village early.

At present, everyone enters the range of Zhuangzi from the Xiaopeng River, Taizhuang has many bridges, stone bridges, wooden bridges, pontoon bridges, known as one hundred and twenty-eight bridges, the light of this Xiaopeng River, there are fourteen bridges along the way, it is very convenient to cross the river into the village.

In particular, there is the Magong Bridge not far away, which spans the entire canal for people on both sides of the strait.

But it is the bamboo and wood bridge built by Ma Xi, the magistrate of Yi County in the first year of the Apocalypse, and the local people respect it as the Magong Bridge, which has been very strong, and was renamed Buyun Bridge after the Qing Dynasty.

Here is the west side of Taizhuang, this side has not been built for the time being, the history is also the Qing Shunzhi four years to build the earth city, Xianfeng seven years to build a brick wall, but as a canal place, the way to the south into the village, this side has been very prosperous.

Especially along the banks of the Xiaopeng River, all the way to the canal, there are all kinds of shops and alleys, built along the river, jagged and meandering.

Qian Sanniang and the others walked along the barge, and soon came to the vicinity of the Five Elements Pavilion, which was double-layered and pentagram, shining with golden light, and not far away was the Magong Bridge. There is a corridor on the bridge, a large arch bridge with strange shapes, walk along the bridge, and you will reach the south bank of the canal.

There is also the Wuxing Wharf near the Wuxing Pavilion, the boats are all over the place, and the boatman's horn is heard from time to time, which is very lively.

Looking at all this, Liu Qilang's eyes flickered slightly, and the people in Li Ruwan's village were restrained, yesterday they went to the county seat of Yixian County, and they were like countrymen entering the city, and they didn't expect this village to be more prosperous and lively, and they all felt dizzy.

At this time, Taizhuang officially has the name of "Taierzhuang", there are about 2,000 households in the village, and there are all kinds of merchants, garrisons, slender men, foot workers, all kinds of people who beg for a living, and the population has exceeded 30,000.

In addition, after 38 years of Wanli, the Luo River completely replaced the Yellow River and became the economic lifeline and golden waterway. ”

There are more than 10 piers here, and there are many private piers along the canal.

Suddenly seeing such prosperity, it is understandable that the villagers are in a hurry and uneasy.

However, Qian Sanniang, Li Ruwan and others didn't care, they had already seen it a few days ago.

Soon they came to a big restaurant, not far from the Wuxing Wharf, the road is paved with cobblestone edges, the street side is stacked with heavy buildings, the height of the horse head wall is staggered, and the courtyard storefronts are open to the canal, which is convenient and practical.

Qian Sanniang and Li Ruwan whispered a few times, and decided to have a big meal here.

It's big here, and more than 200 people can fit it.

They still have a lot of public funds left, so they can spend boldly with confidence.

Pei Pochuan and Ling Zhanyun ignored these trivial matters, the two of them just looked at Liu Qilang and his cavalry from time to time, especially Ling Zhanyun was eager to try, obviously wanting to compete with Liu Qilang or his subordinates.

Liu Qilang's cold face was a little hesitant, a penny is difficult to beat a hero, for many years, he has always been shy in his pocket, even if he has some silver, he basically has to keep it for the horses, saving the horses to eat.

This restaurant looks like a high consumption, can you afford it? Or do you want Captain Qian and them to treat them all the way? Liu Qilang suddenly found that he had no money in his hand, which was so embarrassing.

The firearms cavalry behind him was also silent, and some people were eager, but looked at Liu Qilang and didn't say anything. Not disturbing the people and breaking the law is the principle that their gang follows, so they can't get mixed up everywhere in this world, and they are even more disliked by the military leaders.

Don't mention their thoughts, in fact, after a large group of people entered the village, pedestrians and businessmen were all worried, where did a group of soldiers come from? There are a lot of fine riders inside, all of them are murderous, and it makes people feel frightened at first glance, I hope these people don't make trouble.

The shopkeeper of the restaurant secretly called unlucky, why did these military masters choose their own shop, it was just a trivial matter not to give money for dinner, and the restaurant was smashed when there was an incident, and it was only himself who was unlucky.

And come for lunch so early?

Unexpectedly, Qian Sanniang and others chose his restaurant, choosing this time, one is big, and the other is just punctual (ten o'clock in the morning) at this time, there are no guests at this time, otherwise there will be no seats if there are more guests.

Li Ruwan has rich experience in the rivers and lakes, and most of the meals and accommodations for the people along the way are arranged by her, she walked in proudly, and saw the wine shopkeeper crying and mourning, just married his wife.

She glared at her and said, "What's the matter, with a sad face, thinking that the master is a poor ghost and has no money to eat?" ”

With a loud bang, she slapped a silver ingot on the table, and the whole restaurant shook.

The white flowers were twenty taels of silver, and the shopkeeper's eyes widened.

Li Ruwan squinted at each other: "Think you have no money?" See clearly this silver, is it enough? ”

The shopkeeper of the restaurant smiled like a flower, and said continuously: "Enough, enough, enough." ”

Li Ruwan said: "Good wine and good meat are just served, and the horses and mules have to wait for everything." ”

The shopkeeper of the restaurant agreed repeatedly, and asked the guys to quickly beckon the guest officials to enter the store and take their seats, and the entire second floor of the restaurant was crowded for a while.

Qian Sanniang arranged for people to take turns to take care of the horses, and when she looked at Liu Qilang's side, she also arranged for people to take turns to take care of them.

"That's right." Li Ruwan grabbed the shopkeeper of the restaurant, "There are people singing small songs here, call some girls to help the fun." ”

……

"Hahaha, eat, eat, drink, drink......"

Qian Sanniang, Li Ruwan rode in the village, the young and strong in the village, and Liu Qilang and others rode upstairs, and the old and weak women and girls were downstairs.

Sitting upstairs, you can see the winding streets and alleys below, the canal scenery outside, and a large area of villages on the opposite bank, but compared with the north bank, the south bank is mostly thatched huts, mud walls and grass roofs, and many are lived by slender men.

The flowing water of wine and vegetables has come up, the first to eat grits soup and stone flatbread to fill the stomach, and then there is the soup of the old turtle by the riverside, it is also a kind of noodle cake, the soup is added to the fish, meat and chicken and vegetarian vegetables together, the taste of the vegetable soup is soaked into the dough cake with the water, and the local area is quite famous.

Then all kinds of dishes, fish, mutton, chicken and duck, etc., and there are Shandong famous wine Lanling wine to enjoy, everyone is very happy.

Especially Li Ruwan Zhai, etc., men, women, and children, are all gobbling up, all very satisfied, after leaving the village, Li Ye arranges wine and meat for every meal, such days are too refreshing.

However, although Liu Qilang's side enjoyed it and was very satisfied, they were all in moderation, and everyone ate and drank very silently, and they were still vigilant.

The shopkeeper really found someone to sing a small song, a troupe, and the girl in it is an interesting person, and she first sings a favorite song to adjust the atmosphere.

The two girls in the middle sang "Sister Surname Qi" in duet.

"Lang's surname is Qi, my sister's surname is Qi, and the surname of a girl is also Qi. The Qi family married the Qi family, and the ** body was aligned in the middle of the night. Lang's surname is Mao, his sister's surname is Mao, and he is also surnamed Mao when he marries a girl. The Mao family married the Mao family, and the ** body hair to the hair in the middle of the night, and the ** body hair to the hair in the middle of the night. ”

Everyone applauded, even the children clapped their hands hard, and Li Ruwan and Qian Lijue slapped the table even harder.

The girl in the theater sang two more Lunan songs "Sister Girl", and sang Bangzi, and finally turned to the popular song of Daming and turned to affectionate.

In the Ming Dynasty, the small song was extremely prosperous, and the song of the lock of the south branch and the sheep on the hillside was at the beginning, and then there were songs such as beating the jujube pole and hanging the branches, not asking the north and the south, not asking men and women, not asking the old and the young, everyone learned it, and everyone liked to listen to it.

The girl in the opera troupe sang "One Heart".

"Eyebrows come, eyes go, I look at you together, I don't know how many hundred generations have been cultivated, and I love you this time. There is a wonderful person in the way, you and I can't plug him, people look at you as a man and I am a woman, how do you know that the two of us are one heart. If the two of us are on the scale, you will be half a catty and I will be eight taels, and this balance will be bullied, otherwise the two will die of love. ”

The tune is tactful to listen to, the singing voice is bold and affectionate, Qian Sanniang, Li Ruwan, Pei Pochuan, Liu Qilang and others listened to it, I didn't know what to think of, and their expressions were a little stupid.

In the end, the opera girl sang "Clay Man".

"Clay figures, it's like the two of us. Twist one of you, shape one of me, and see how it goes. Knead him and redo it, retwist a you, reshape a me. I have you in me, and you have me in you. ”

After being full of wine and food, everyone went out of the building, and soon stepped on the Magong Bridge, the other side of the river is the boundary of Pizhou in Huai'an Prefecture, Nanzhili, Qian Sanniangce was on the horse, and behind him was the crowd of riders who followed the miscellaneous, as well as hundreds of men, women and children in the village.

The river breeze made her cloak the sound of hunting, and the sound of the song still echoed in her ears.

I thought, "I have you in me, you have me in you, this kind of love, is it really going to be cultivated for hundreds of lifetimes?" ”

And he thought, "If he doesn't want me...... Kill him with a sword, and repair again in the next life. ”

She thought, the snow hooves and rouge horses under the crotch crossed the bridge happily, the hooves were mixed, and the canal was at her feet.

……

"Whew-" The horse neighed, followed by the thunder of hooves.

Outside the Luming Gate in the east of Lingbi County, eight healthy horses galloped, and the horses' hooves stepped on the loess official road.

The eight horsemen were dressed in red, wearing felt hats and coarse felt cloaks, all of them were fast and strong, strong and strong. The first knight has broad shoulders and a thick back, fierce eyes, and a tyrannical and ruthless flavor in his demeanor.

He first entered through the collapsed city gate, and after this side was captured by Li Guo and other rogue bandits, because of the "shoveling of the city", the four city walls were gone, and the residents were coerced away, and in just two months, Ruoda County was quickly abandoned.

The devastation was full of charred walls, torn down doors and windows, and even barren grass appeared on the streets, and from time to time a few lying bones appeared.

The entire county has been changed beyond recognition, the houses and buildings have basically collapsed, and there is a thick layer of dust everywhere. Dead silence, desolation, no sound, no movement, only the occasional sight of broken, bloodstained cloth blown around by the wind.

No one is human!

Where the protection of the city walls is lost, not to mention the inhabitants, even the bandits do not want to live.

After the Liukou passed, the entire Lingbi County was finished, especially the county seat.

The first knight led the horses to walk in the ruins of the county seat, they turned from Luming Gate in the east to Wangjing Gate in the south, then to Fengyi Gate in the west, and finally to Laibi Gate in the north, but they were all overgrown with weeds and piles of bones, but there was no living person.

He led the men into some of the houses of the wealthy to see what treasures were left.

They have a wonderful way to camp the army, and when they see the rich room taking oil candles, when they hide gold, the fire will be extinguished. And with water fertile bedrooms, those who dry quickly, there is gold under them, and there is no last resort. Such landlords and wealthy households, no matter how secret their gold and silver treasures are, they will also take all of them under these two methods.

After walking a few houses, it was obvious that the campers knew more than them, and there was no silver everywhere.

"Cousin beats me." The knight couldn't help but scold, "I heard that this Lingbi County was attacked by a tiger and led people? You're big, this camp of the blind man is really clean. ”

Eight horses stood on the deserted street, and an indescribable rancid smell filled his mouth and nose.

Still dead, desolate, and devastated!

It's May 4th, and this is the ruins of Lingbi County.

Under the command of Zhang Xianzhong, eight horsemen entered this side of the sentry.