The Zheng family has arrived.

The background of the field of vision is still the mountains in the distance, and not far away is a wall, a long earthen wall, although many details are not clear, but several watchtowers are very conspicuous.

"It's really not small, it's much bigger than our village......" Zhou Qingyun muttered.

Zhu Da didn't speak, with the memories of those years, of course he wouldn't be shocked by what he saw in front of him, it was nothing bigger than Baibao Village, that couldn't be used as a standard at all.

But the Zhengjiaji in front of him is the largest town he has seen in this era, judging from the length of the earthen wall, Zhengjiaji has to say a few Baibao village sizes, hundreds of households, more than 1,000 people, this is indeed not small, you must know that Xiang Bo once said that the county seat with a population of several thousand is common.

In addition to this official road, there are several large-scale roads that converge here, and you can even see two rivers that are not wide.

"Retract your head, don't think that there are no bad people here, and if you are arrested again, you won't be able to touch us!" Zhu Dahu reprimanded Qin Qin with a face, scaring the excited girl back, seeing that it was close to the Zheng family, the girl came out to look at it excitedly several times.

No matter what the three masters and apprentices thought, after seeing Zheng Jiaji, the tired and sore legs and feet also became brisk, and everyone sped up.

Xiang Bo explained again: "In the past, I heard people say that when camping, you must first find a good water source, and you must march along the river, I didn't understand it at the time, but now I have pondered it, people can't help but drink water, one or two people are good to say, hundreds of people get together to dig wells, thousands of people get together must have a river......

It was easier to walk while talking, it didn't take long for Zheng Jiaji to be able to see clearly, and after seeing it clearly, Zhu Da was taken aback, the population here may be more than judged, because there are low shacks outside the earthen wall, and the shacks are very messy, and there are no regulations to be seen, and you can see cattle carts and the like parked in them.

"Seeing that the watchtower is not, there is a bow on the top, which can press dozens of people below and can't move, then again, he is standing so high, who can get close to do it." Xiang Bo pointed and said.

Before Xiang Bo could speak, Zhu Da had already noticed this watchtower, the earthen wall was nearly two people high, and the watchtower was more than one person higher than the earth enclosure, and there were people looking around, in addition to the four corners of the Zheng family's collection of earth enclosures, there were also settings at the gate and on both sides.

Several of them walked on the road leading to the gate of Zhengjiaji, this road is very lively, it can even be said to be crowded, there are quite neat houses on the side of the road, some are tea sheds and rice shops, some are commercial stores, there are stalls on both sides of the road, there are selling local products, there are also selling medicine and selling "treasure goods", the road is not wide, the vendors and pedestrians make it more narrow and crowded, and they also have to avoid horses and carts.

There are rich and poor people walking on the road, there are beggars, there are ordinary people, there are also warriors with swords and bows, and you can also see rich and noble people riding horses and chariots, etc., the rich and noble people you can see in Baibao Village are Li Zongqi, and there are countless here, Zhu Da noticed that several teams of people, just the dress of the servants is much stronger than Li Zongqi.

"It's really lively...... Zhou Qingyun's eyes are a little insufficient.

"Be careful, follow me, you all stare at me, you also stare at each other, and if someone gets close, you will fight back directly!" After embarking on this path, Xiang Bo did not continue to introduce him, but only whispered to Juda and them to get ready.

Xiang Bo Sabre walked in front, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun followed behind with wooden guns, although there were old and young, but the old man was mighty with a saber, the young man was not stage frightened and held a weapon, and ordinary pedestrians also avoided a few points.

After walking a few steps, Zhu Da knew how correct Xiang Bo's instructions were, on the way to the gate, the number of cows, ghosts, snakes and gods was much greater than that of the Renyi Bridge ferry, there were sneaky followers, there were those who pretended to be honest and talked everywhere, there were also those who pretended to be pitiful and begging, and there were even people who walked around and bumped into each other, taking advantage of the chaos.

Xiang Bo was unequivocal, and looked at the slightest wrong, such a powerful and tall old man with a knife was quite intimidating, and others did not dare to be presumptuous, the six-foot wooden guns in the hands of Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun were directly used as wooden sticks, and if they really wanted to get close to rub over, they would fight, and there was also a posture of stabbing, so ruthless, everyone was too lazy to entangle.

Halfway through the road, there was actually a street performer, cheering around a circle of people, blocking most of the road, which made people even more headache and anxious.

When he squeezed through, he could see a woman turning her head inside, Zhou Qingyun was very curious, and just about to stop, he was dragged by Zhu Da, and reluctantly turned back to follow.

After walking over, Xiang Bocai said in a sullen voice: "This kind of performing arts and selling team is far away from him, there are too many rights and wrongs and traps in it, you are dazzled by the tricks inside, but you don't know that there is trouble in those people who are watching." ”

Zhou Qingyun listened attentively, if he told him in Baibao Village, he wouldn't understand it at all, combined with the narration in front of him, he would be able to deeply comprehend it, Zhu Da was also very serious, but this Zheng Jiaji scene was nothing to him, he had seen a lot of these tricks in the past 20 years, and compared with now, it was nothing more than a more blatant one, or a little different in detail.

Walking forward, you can already see the east gate of Zhengjiaji, because of the surrounding and official roads and other directions, Zhengjiaji is the most lively is this east gate.

Compared with the bustling and lively chaos in front, it is closer to the east gate of the position quieter, the east gate can probably parallel the width of two carts, walk here to see, Zheng Jiaji's soil enclosure edge there is a ditch, the ditch is wide, on the road can not see how deep, the east gate is actually a suspension bridge, put down during the day, and when it is put away, it is not easy for outsiders to cross this ditch.

There were many carts and horses parked on the outside of the trench, and there were people there to take care of and feed the grass, compared to the messy shacks outside, the distance of more than two zhang on the outside of the trench was empty, there were horse tie posts, and even simple stacks of goods, but there were no buildings.

More people lined up on the side of the suspension bridge, and there was a card before going to the bridge, and pedestrians, cars, and horses had to be checked there before entering.

The people, horses, and carts on the road did not follow any rules, and pushed and shoved in a disorderly manner, but here they lined up obediently, and some people tried to cut the queue forward, but those strong men with whips and long sticks were not merciful, and those who were slightly unruly were immediately whipped down, and those who were not honest were immediately honest and obedient.

However, those rich and noble people who rode horses and chariots were not among them, they did not follow the rules and moved forward, the people in line complained at most, and the strong men who maintained order could only be invisible.

Zhu Da and a few of them naturally had to line up, he and Zhou Qingyun were engrossed in observing the surroundings, Zhu Da was curious and fresh, Zhou Qingyun was shocked, and the performance of the two of them made Xiang Bo also talk about it: "This Zheng Jiaji can pull out more than 200 fighting men at any time, and there are thirty or forty people on horseback, with such capital, the surrounding bandits dare not touch the horses, and the officials do not dare to come over." ”

"Isn't there a royal law?" Judah asked.

His question made several people around laugh, and a middle-aged man dressed as a merchant interjected: "You kid is really interesting, you still know Wang Fa, Wang Fa is only available in the county town, and everyone looks at knives and silver outside." ”

After finishing speaking, the middle-aged merchant glanced at the mighty Xiang Bo, raised his hand and twitched his mouth, and said with a smile: "You shouldn't say this to children, I'm sorry." ”

"You're right, you have to order all the people in this county to collect taxes out of the city, and to put it bluntly, you don't rely on knives." Of course, Xiang Bo would not blame him for this.

Zhu Da smiled, he was used to pretending to be childish and naïve to deal with it, outsiders seemed to be acting like this at this age, but Zhu Da was pondering in his heart, he didn't recognize the king's law, he only knew force, this was clearly the scene of the troubled times and the end of the dynasty, but the memory and experience are now very peaceful, and the Taiping is lifeless, even if it is common to smoke.

When the three masters and apprentices lined up, the sun was still high, but the queue in front of the east gate was very long, and when there were more than a dozen people in front of Xiang Bo, the sun was about to set, but the team looked like there were more than 100 people, and the emotions of the people in the queue became anxious.

On the other hand, Zheng Jiaji's youth to maintain order has also doubled, looking at everyone's calm and skilled demeanor, this is not the first time.

"Big towns have the rules of big towns, our Tuntian hundreds of households are in tatters, plus poverty, naturally don't think about any protection, this Zheng Jiaji is the same as Huairen County, the door will be closed and locked after dark, and outsiders will not be allowed to enter, don't think that thieves dare not come here." Xiang Bo said in a sullen voice.

Speaking of this, a man who looked like a hunter on the side sneered and answered: "This side is not only guarding against thieves, but also guarding against officers and soldiers!" ”

The surroundings were quiet, Xiang Bo shook his head and smiled, but he didn't answer, but at this time, he saw a middle-aged man in his forties from Zheng Jiaji walking along the line, he was wearing a long shirt, followed by two young men with knives, who looked like a steward, and shouted as he walked: "If there is a brand, give the brand." ”

Zhu Da didn't know what he meant, and more than ten people in front of him didn't react, but when they came to Xiang Bo, Xiang Bo reached out and took out a palm-sized wooden sign in his arms, which seemed to be painted, and the steward took it and looked at it, returned the sign and asked, "How many of you are there?" ”

Xiang Bo gestured at Zhu Da and them, and the steward glanced at them a few times, nodded expressionlessly and said, "You know the rules, come out first and wait." ”

followed Xiang Bo out of the queue, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun were confused, thinking that there were any joints in this, it seemed to be treated differently, wouldn't they let the queue go, wouldn't they be allowed to enter the Zheng family set today?