After this thrilling accident, our bad luck and mildew seem to have run out.

Although when we walked out of the mountains again in two days covered in scars and mud, we encountered the troops on the road again, but the threat of these soldiers was greatly reduced.

They were more of the second- and third-rate local troops who accompanied the people who drove the cattle, and the banners that meandered along the roads were chaotic, and although they were armed, most of them were not armoured, and they were both young and old, as if because they were in the rear, and they were somewhat careless and unvigilant about the surrounding environment.

Then behind the mountains, we saw the city on the edge of a large river, and the suburbs with houses outside the city, and the crowds of people and chariots and horses, which meant that there was a certain peace and order here.

Although there are also soldiers stationed on the side of the road, and the higher beacon sentry tower looks vigilantly into the distance, for the people who are constantly on the road, they are more of a sense of reassurance.

I finally made the right bet, and came to the road with the least damage to the strength of the five-state coalition army besieging Liangshan, because they were the fastest military states to capture and redeem them, and they showed some kind of wealth and ease, so the chance of directly suffering from the fire was much smaller than that of the neighboring states.

Orderliness also means that, under relative conditions, the money and identity I carry can play their due role. I was in a bit of a complicated mood and squatted with my head in my hands, and slowly walked to the nearest wild shop on the side of the road, where the smoke was curling and the diners were sparsely seated.

Then I inquired that this is Jiyang County, the southwesternmost part of Zizhou, and this big river is the famous Qing River, the mother river of many county wang clans in ancient times.

A day later,

We crossed the last checkpoint before entering Qizhou, or Jinan County, and the lazy soldiers, who didn't even bother to open their eyes carefully, waved their hands and let go of our pair of donkeys, who didn't quite board the right "father and daughter".

Ragged clothes and gray faces are our best cover, but our lowered eyes are still bright.

Bags and utensils, are second-hand goods bought by the quality shop, a hapless dealer half of the disease died, was mortgaged to the quality shop by the hotel shop, seven or eight into a new full set of shop cover line, only cost me two and a half small silver treasure.

As long as you don't talk much, you won't see anything unusual at all. In order to disguise my identity, I even bought a basket of locally produced dates and peaches for 800 yuan, which can be sold as a specialty, and also have enough sugar and other nutrients to supplement the body as snacks.

After this nameless small checkpoint, that is, near the later Jinan City, under the rule of Zhangqiu County, the Qinghe River flowed into another tributary here, and became a more expansive Jishui.

Compared with Jiyang County, where the mules and horses were all swept away by the expeditionary army, and only some wealthy families were left behind, this time we finally bought a new mount at a high price in the depressed mule and horse market outside the county, and a big green donkey and a full set of saddles that were unable to feed because the main family was sick and were eager to get rid of it, which cost me nearly a small gold.

But I was somewhat attentive and didn't use the valuable little gold treasure to find change. Instead, I took a long time in my bag, "hesitantly" scraped together a lot of leftover bits and pieces to buy things, and there were still more than a dozen yuan left, so I reluctantly took it down. And then I asked for a few more as an addition,

In order to commemorate the Red Tiger who fell into the cliff in order to divert the pursuers, and may have died in the belly of the wolf, I have to name it - Red Tiger II.

The rest of the road is a bit lackluster, as long as you follow the main road, according to the weather signs, plan your itinerary reasonably, avoid camping and try to find a crowded market town, and use those public inns near public places as a foothold, you can effectively avoid most of the risks.

Of course, during this period, the vigilance was not lost, and I drove away or stopped at least two petty thefts, and the only loss was a pottery night pot that I threw out as a weapon.

Then we slowly made some changes to our image and identity, buying the change of clothes we needed from the ready-to-wear shops in the market town, buying some agricultural products from the wild markets and small markets, and then spending a little money to invite the restaurants to process and cook portable and shelf-stable dried food and dried meat or something.

By the time we arrived in Zhangqiu County, we were already wearing old robes without patches and clean cotton jackets, and we had lived in a cramped but somewhat private cubicle with a small stove.

Of course, for the sake of saving money and heating convenience, we still live together, for this kind of little girl who wants no boobs, no buttocks, because she is hungry and tired, and is more uneven than a washboard, I can just sleep in front of a large live pillow that can breathe and heat.

Sometimes I would be woken up in the middle of the night by her nightmare struggles, but I finally didn't cry much. is also willing to say a few words to me, no longer the virtue of not being able to squeeze out a sentence for half a day and squatting with his head at every turn.

When the mood is a little relaxed, I can also pinch her head and squat, her pointed chin, tell some stories that I think are interesting, and then wait for her to come back to her taste, revealing some coquettish or shy expressions, similar to normal girls.

Qizhou City, as a place of great hope since ancient times, is connected to the East Hebei Plain and many salt farms in the north, the Cao River in Huaibei in the south, the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River in the west, and the Jiaodong Peninsula in the east.

In the morning light that shines through the mountains and illuminates the water, a new day is ushered in, and the wide open city gate is like a canal dam, and a large number of people seeking livelihood suddenly gush out.

Although the loss of soldiers in the Battle of Liangshan a few years ago caused a certain change of power in the upper echelons of the state capital, for the lower classes of people and ordinary citizens, it was just that there were more soldiers patrolling the streets overnight, and a bunch of heads were hung at the gate of the city, which were said to be from official families or wealthy families.

And then as time passed, like countless episodes in this troubled world, in the daily life of confusion and numbness.

Although the result of the defeat made many people in the city wear linen and filial piety, as long as more people can maintain a little livelihood in front of them and survive in this chaotic era full of natural and man-made disasters, they will not pay attention to the hungry people who fled from the remote county town, or the road that froze to death outside the city all winter.

After all, it is the capital of Qilu County, and the family guarding the town and many Jiangmen military clans have continued to the second and third generations, and even the proportion and history of the survival of the wealthy families are relatively stable, so the accumulation and heritage are always deeper than other places.

The local area has the most spring water and grows rice extensively, and it has been harvested and stripped over the years, and the upper and lower government offices have quite a surplus.

can rely on the opening of official and private channels from time to time to win people's hearts, at least to maintain the relative tranquility of the party near the state capital. In addition, there is water transportation from the Yellow River and commercial activities, so that the people of the state capital have more ways to live and livelihood than in other places.

And the Qingqiu set outside the Guangyong Gate in the west of the state city has now become the direction of the largest flow of people, and all kinds of shops and houses have also opened their doors, opened the windows, and shouted for this to start business. With the disappearance of the wet dew on the roof of the eaves and tiles, these shouts one after another gradually became a large chorus of hustle and bustle.

By midday, it was already filled with babbling heads and tireless cattle driving to and fro.

It is relatively close to the normal situation, although there are occasional soldiers passing through the streets, or knights galloping on horseback, but as a rush of hope, the flow of people inside and outside the city still gathers considerable popularity.

Among them are also two people who ride together.

Finally back here, although it has only been a few years, I can't help but have the illusion that I am in a different world, and many of my vague faces are no longer there.

I had a good meal in a delicatessen, changed my outfit and outfit, found a big guest house, put my head squatting and the red tiger in it, told her to lock the door and not leave it unless I showed up, and then I walked slowly along the street to the target.

I stood on the corner of the street, drinking a bowl of freshly scooped bean curd, and observed the flow of people for a long time before I made up my mind to walk over

This is a dilapidated southern goods store, the façade is not big, the business is like this world that is generally depressed because of the war, the general deserted and dilapidated, the door can be full of birds, hanging outside the door as a signboard The whole leather is moth-eaten and scattered, and it is covered with thick dust.

However, it gave me some peace of mind and a sense of intimacy.

Pushing open the half-hidden door, there was a creaking sound of lack of lubrication, and the movement was a pop of muck and other small things, and it looked like few people came to the door.

Behind the counter, only an old man curled up like an orange peel, squinting and snoozing with puffy eye bubbles, oblivious to my entry.

I'm not afraid of theft or taking sheep or anything, because these are worthless old groceries or something.

I drove through the overhead loads of goods and over the mess of miscellaneous items that littered the ground. From time to time, there is a little movement of ding dong.

I gently stroked a string of wood carvings hanging from the beam, and there was a sound of snorting in the empty interior, and something called memory and affection could not wait to spring up in my chest

As a temporary point of contact, this rather deceptive arrangement and situation is still my arrangement and construction.

"Senior."

A voice soothed me.

"It's great that you're still alive......"

Taken aback, I turned my head to hide myself behind the pillars and thick cupboards, and took a deep breath to look at my face slowly coming out of the darkness, illuminated by the splintered sunlight.

"Immortal ......"

What I saw was a familiar face when he escaped from Luoyang together, he was still wearing sleeves on his coarse cloth head, and he was dressed like a businessman, and he couldn't help but sigh and let go of the sharp weapon pressed under the leather robe.

A moment later,

Sitting by the sink in the small patio of the courtyard, I washed off the paint of my face, and the turmeric water flowed down my arm into the moss-stained dirt ditch.

While listening, I was full of excitement and couldn't wait to tell all kinds of things that happened in the time after we parted.