Chapter 31 Arriving at Huangjia Village
Out of Hua'an City, the ground has changed from the original green bricks to the current mud land, but every day Hua'an surrounding suburbs and counties of the people and merchants come to the city a lot, the mud land is also crushed very compact, without rain, the carriage runs more steadily on the soft land than in the city.
Qiu Xiang opened the window screen curiously, looking at the scenery outside the window, he went out of the palace less often, and even less often out of Hua'an City, at this moment his heart has been released into nature.
"Your Highness, you see that there are many people outside the car, are these people who have come to my Hua'an City to do business?" Qiu Xiang looked at the merchants pulling trucks outside the car, and the people with burdens on their backs, walking in groups in the direction of Hua'an City.
"That's nature, as the national capital, the future of Hua'an City, the most important thing is people." Jing Zetian also looked out the window, compared with the flow of people shopping in the previous life, the number of people in Dahua is still not much, after all, after decades of continuous suppression, the people have not settled down, resulting in no obvious growth in the population, he learned from Wenyuan Pavilion that from the end of the Three Kingdoms to the present Dahua, the population should be more than 3 million, and if a household is counted as four people, it will probably be 12 million people. Hua'an City is the national capital, so there will be more people around, and even less in those remote places. Of course, this is only paper data, and there are many uncontrollable factors such as displaced people, but the total population will not be too much.
"Xiao Zhuozi, slow down, I'm afraid that Xiao Dengzi won't be able to keep up." Jing Zetian looked at the little Deng Zi who was struggling to follow behind him and said.
"Yes, Your Highness." Xiao Zhuozi slowed down when he heard the sound.
"Xiao Dengzi, you are holding on for a while, the main thing is that you don't know the way, and when you come back, you and Xiao Zhuozi will change." Jing Zetian shouted loudly at Xiao Dengzi.
"Thank you young master for your concern, don't worry, I'm fine." Xiao Deng Zi also replied loudly, because Jing Zetian had instructed him to call him young master when he went out.
Jing Zetian's shout also attracted pedestrians on the road, and then people noticed Jing Zetian's unique four-wheeled carriage, and they all felt very novel, but they didn't take it to heart, and they all avoided the route of the carriage from afar, after all, there were still many car accidents caused by carriages in this era.
With the continuous march of the carriage, the distance from Hua'an City is getting farther and farther, the surrounding mountains and forests are becoming more and more dense, in early spring, all kinds of flowers and trees have begun to rejuvenate, and at this moment the trees in the mountains are no longer bare only branches, and have given birth to many young leaves.
The cries of various birds resounded through the forest, and the grass on the road became more and more green, indicating that it was getting farther and farther away from the crowded places.
"Your Highness, we will go to Huangjia Village soon, and then go to the workshop with Shopkeeper Huang." Xiao Zhuozi, who was driving the carriage, said in a trembling voice, when he arrived at the destination, he could have a good rest, because he knew that His Highness was in a hurry, so he ran all the way and endured the turmoil, after all, driving the carriage and taking the carriage are not the same.
"Well, I know, you can lead the way." Jing Zetian replied, he was a road idiot in his previous life, and it was all up to the driver to take him, although he had a strong memory in this life, but his sense of direction was very confused, and he could remember the places he had been, and he couldn't even find the direction where he had been, so he was still quiet and a road idiot.
There is no one in the empty mountain, but there is a sound of people's voices.
Return to the deep forest, and revisit the moss.
The carriage passed through crowded towns, sparsely populated rural roads, and finally arrived in Huangjia Village, Xinghe County.
Closer and closer to the village, people gradually appeared in the fields by the roadside, and millet was the main food in northern China, and wheat was also grown, but it was not yet popular. Spring is the season for sowing millet.
The people who were busy in the fields were very surprised when they saw Jing Zetian's carriage, but they were not surprised, as the people of Hua'an suburban county, they still had a lot of knowledge.
Passing through the fields, there were one thatched house after another in a short distance, and different thatched houses were surrounded by fences of different heights, and some white courtyard houses stood on the ground.
There was also a stream that flowed down the outskirts of the village, and a few peasant women washed their clothes by the stream.
"Your Highness, it's time to Huangjia Village." Xiao Zhuozi said that at this moment, in the middle of the road, another three-meter-high row stood on it, and it was engraved with 'Huangjia Village' in official script.
"Well, it's finally here." Jing Zetian said. Then he looked at Qiu Xiang and Ruhua next to him, his two maidservants were already asleep, not only did he not blame in his heart, but he sincerely admired it, the carriage kept swinging up and down, and he could still fall asleep, which was incredible.
Jing Zetian's two hands scratched at Qiu Xiang and Ruhua's waists at the same time, and the sleeping second daughter was startled, sat up suddenly, stared at it for a moment, and instantly said in unison embarrassedly: "Your Highness atoned for your sins, the slave didn't mean it." ”
"Hehe, it's okay, I admire you, you can all fall asleep, let's go, it's time to get out of the car and walk." Jing Zetian said with a smile.
After saying that, Jing Zetian jumped out of the car first.
"Ruhua, why do I always have a feeling that His Royal Highness is younger than us, why do I feel that I am a child in front of him." Qiu Xiang, who had just woken up, whispered in Ruhua's ear.
"Uh-huh, I think so too, but as long as His Highness is good to us." Ruhua nodded quickly in agreement and replied in a low voice.
"Well, let's go, get out of the car quickly, we can't let His Highness wait for us." Qiu Xiang didn't think about it anymore and immediately jumped out of the carriage.
"Xiao Dengzi, you watch our carriage and goods at the entrance of the village, Xiao Zhuozi and I will go to Huangjiazhuang first, and then we will send someone to pick you up, the road inside is not easy to walk." Jing Zetian looked at the road in the distance and commanded.
At this moment, the wheels of the carriage wrapped in iron sheets had been wrapped in dirt and blades of grass, and the weeds on the road in the early morning had dewdrops, causing the ground to be wet, and the wheels of the carriage were already covered with a thick layer of mud. To be on the safe side, Jing Zetian decided to park the carriage here.
"Well, okay Your Highness, I'll take a good look at our things." Xiao Dengzi immediately nodded and replied.
Jing Zetian and the four of them continued to walk towards the village, and occasionally met the villagers who saw them and the four of them, and they all respectfully got out of the way.
"Are we dressed too ungrounded today, these people are polite when they see us, and His Royal Highness still wants to chat with the people in the village." Jing Zetian looked at the gorgeous clothes worn by several of them and said helplessly. Even if Xiao Zhuozi and the three of them are wearing more gorgeous clothes than the common people.
"Hehe, Your Highness is thinking too much, and the people should be in awe of Your Highness." Qiu Xiang said innocently.
"No, Jun, Zhouya; People, water too. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize a boat. Therefore, a good monarch should respect the people under his rule, and besides, I am not a monarch, but I should respect my father's people. Jing Zetian said solemnly.