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Under the swaying pine waves, the group rode horses and trampled the leaves to a rustle.

"The sailboat went down the river first, and was waiting for us in front. About forty or fifty miles further on there was a city, whose leader had the surname of Yue. Twenty years ago in Huacheng, their surname and the ancestors of the number nine are in charge of the calendar, the number of people to light and shadow change the length of the summer and cold for the calendar, they to the moon cloudy and sunny for the calendar, but it is a bit similar to the calendar that Yu Qian'er thought before, if we don't have Echeng nearby, I'm afraid we will also use the moon as the calendar in the future. ”

On horseback, a small child who had followed Ji Song for a long distance pointed to the distance and introduced the clan cities along the road to Chen Jian.

This time, Jian Chen only took fifty or sixty people, and because there was no road, he walked along the river. Although Ji Song, who returned half a year ago, did not draw a map, he remembered the cities and villages along the way.

At this time, it has been more than a month, and it is gradually late autumn, but fortunately there is no continuous autumn rain in this autumn, and the life of eating and sleeping along the way is much better than that of two years ago, and the accompanying people do not have too many complaints.

There was no road, and the carriage could not go together, and it was always necessary to prepare some gifts when going to winter hunting, so the boats were called to carry gifts and food, and slowly moved along the way.

Now that the boat is estimated to have reached the big river, Chen Jian led people to the city mentioned by the guide.

In addition to the grain bronze salt, there were two barrels of gunpowder, a bronze flower poured by the sub-casting method, a bronze mirror and other knick-knacks, as well as a packet of extracted narcissine and a beautiful lead drinker and lead sugar.

It has been two years since Jian Chen planned to improve the seeds, and he has not had time to spare it, and finally extracted some impure narcissine from steamed wine and daylily before going to Dahe. Lead ore was also found in the mines, and in addition to being used to make bronze alloys, some beautiful vessels were also made.

The color of bronze is dull, far less shiny than that of lead-tin vessels, and at this time some towns are not yet too mature in wine-making technology, and there are often cases of excessive sourness, and the fusion of lead and acetic acid into lead sugar can both remove the sourness and increase the sweetness......

Because of toxic sterilization, whether it is narcissine or these lead, sugar and lead utensils, Chen Jian used them for political murder.

No one knows the specific situation, Chen Jian hopes to accumulate prestige in a few decades, and after the formation of the clan alliance, he must be elected as the leader of the alliance, this long process in addition to being diligent to gain prestige, if necessary, using these chronic poisons to kill competitors is also something he must consider.

But before thinking about these, the first thing he had to do was to fight for a name for Xia Cheng and the surname Ji, Xia Cheng is now the overlord of the upper reaches of the Grass River, but it is still a nameless tribe in the vast land of hundreds of countries and thousands of states, even though Su He and the others have left first, but with the current speed of news transmission, I am afraid that it will take a few years to straighten my waist and pat my chest and say that I am from Xia Cheng...... Otherwise, it will be embarrassing: where is Xia Cheng? Why haven't I heard of Ji's surname?

Along the way, Chen Jian would visit all the cities he passed by, and give him exquisite gifts and various seeds made by Xia Cheng.

With the not-so-developed bronze craftsmanship and some gadgets in Xia City, Jian Chen still got a lot of amazement and hospitality in the cities along the way, at least he was familiar with those leaders.

It was an era of extremely uneven development, with tribes drinking blood and cultivating towns, and everything you saw along the way seemed to be constantly switching between barbarism and civilization.

Fortunately, it has now reached the banks of the great river, and the cities and towns that pass through it are all in the same cultural circle, even if Xia Cheng is still unknown, it can always be quickly recognized by virtue of clothing, hair accessories, language and etiquette.

The city surnamed Yue that the guide said is naturally one of the same cultural circles, not too big, but after all, it is one of the relatives who swore an oath back then, so the gifts that Chen Jian carried were also richer, and he hoped that he would be able to support Xia Cheng to become one of the relatives who were qualified to elect the leader.

The gift was on horseback, and after Jian Chen checked it, he raised his whip and said, "Since the city is in front, let's hurry up, otherwise we will have to live outside at night." ”

Dozens of people clamped the horse's belly, and when they reached the halfway point of the mountain, a few traces of green were exposed in the withered yellow valley, and before they could see clearly, they heard someone shouting in the distance, and the voice was not impatient or impatient, just greeting.

Jian Chen squinted his eyes and looked at it, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be a person, wearing silk and silk, he must be a figure with some status in the city, go over and take a look." ”

ran closer, and finally saw seven or eight people in the valley, neatly dressed, surrounded by a young girl, who was not vigilant and just looked curiously at the horse ridden by Chen Jian and others.

The girl was about fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a green silk shirt, a small jade pendant hanging from her waist, a crescent-shaped emerald stone around her neck, and her dark eyes were looking around, or because it was a little cold, there was a little frost red between her cheeks.

Without waiting for Jian Chen to speak, the girl spoke first, "You are from Xia City, right?" You're riding a horse, aren't you? ”

Chen Jian paused for a moment and said strangely: "How do you know?" ”

"Someone came here a year ago, it seems to be called Ji Song, right? Since he was riding a horse, he must be from Xia City. ”

Jian Chen jumped off the horse and said with a smile: "The people who ride the horse are not necessarily from Xia Cheng, but you guessed it, we are really from Xia Cheng." ”

"As soon as you speak, I will know, your Xia Cheng's tone is a little strange, the same as the person last time."

After the girl finished speaking, she approached the white horse led by Chen Jian, and seemed to want to reach out and touch it, but Chen Jian hurriedly stopped and said, "Be careful, it will kick people." ”

From the clothes, it can be seen that this girl must be a dignitary in the city, and he doesn't want any accidents, if he kicks and hurts, it will be very bad.

The girl may have been a little afraid of the horse that was kicking the hooves, so she retracted her hand as if she had touched a thorn, raised her head and asked, "People from Xia City, can you give me another one?" I have a lot of good things that we can exchange. Last time, the guy named Ji Song said that he would not change anything, saying that the change would only be allowed by your leader Ji Xia. Ask the leader for such a trivial matter, and it can be seen that your leader is not good. ”

Jian Chen shook his head and smiled: "What do you say?" ”

"My father said that a good leader should not be in charge of everything in the city, otherwise if the leader is absent or sick, the whole city will be in chaos. A good leader must only take care of the big things, not the small things. ”

"Your Xia Cheng is different, the last time that Ji Song came, my father asked some about your Xia City, and as a result, everything has to be related to your leader named Ji Xia, as if you are in charge of how you dress and eat. I heard that he is not very old? But it sounds like my old grandmother likes to nag and take care of everything. ”

After these words, the clansmen accompanying Chen Jian all laughed, Chen Jian was quite helpless, and whispered: "I am Ji Xia, didn't your father say that you could not say anything bad about others behind their backs?" ”

The girl froze there, her mouth slightly open, her face full of surprise and embarrassment, and she rolled her eyes for a long time and said, "You are the leader of Xia Cheng?" ”

"Yes."

"Then don't be angry. My father said that a good leader can't get angry when someone says about him, or you'll never know what you're doing wrong. ”

She recalled what her father had said to her, and added a few more words, but she thought to herself, "Don't be angry, or you won't give me a few horses......

How did Jian Chen know what the girl was thinking, after hearing these words, he admired the girl's father a little, it was obvious that the girl should be the daughter of the leader of the city, so he asked: "It seems that your father, as the leader, must be very loved by the clansmen?" ”

"Of course, the people supported my father as their leader. Don't be in a hurry, ask my father how to be a good leader, maybe in a few years you will also be loved by the clansmen. ”

Jian Chen agreed with a smile and said, "Yes, I will ask your father more." I'm going to your city and bring some gifts from the summer city, will you go back with you? ”

When the girl heard Xia Cheng's gift, her spirits immediately brightened, and she remembered that the last time the man named Ji Song came here, he had exchanged a bronze mirror for a lot of food.

It was not the clearest mirror the girl had ever seen, for the mirror she had used in the past was a ripple in the pottery, and although it was clear, it was far less convenient than a bronze mirror that could be hung on the wall and held in her hand.

That time she had heard a lot of interesting things about Summer Town, such as the windmills that she wanted to know but couldn't imagine what they looked like, the white horned deer with big horns that could pull sleds on snowy days, the kind of carts that could pull many people on flat ground......

Since then, even if I haven't seen Xia Cheng yet, it's just hearsay, but Xia Cheng has become an unforgettable city in the hearts of girls who are greedy for fun and haven't grown up.

Looking at the bulging bag of the person accompanying Chen Jianjian, the girl was a little expectant, but in the end she shook her head.

"No, I'm going to pick medicine here."

"Herbs? Who is sick? ”

"My father. But it's going to be good soon, if I didn't have the heart to talk to you the other day. The priest told me that there would be a herb in this valley, and that my father would be cured if he was sick if he ate it. Divination is not deceiving, I have seen auspicious signs. The priest said that the herb would bloom today, and that it would turn to ashes when the moonlight was seen, and that it would only be useful if it was plucked by the hands of my loved ones, so I would wait here. ”

Chen Jian naturally doesn't believe in these nonsense such as divination, but he didn't break the girl's fantasy, many cities are very interested in divination, especially the clan surnamed this month is to observe the moon is cloudy and sunny, maybe the people in this city believe more in ghosts, gods, heaven and earth, and the like.

However, from the girl's words, Jian Chen also got a message, that is, the leader of this city is sick, maybe the luck is just a cold, but he can send some herbs in case he survives, but it is better than a valuable gift.

Thinking of Zhengmei, she said goodbye to the girl, and when she got on the horse and was about to leave, a pungent smell of smoke wafted from afar, and a moment later a fire burned in the yellow, dry distance......

Autumn sunshine, no thunder. but there was fire. (To be continued.) )