Chapter 3 Eat the Sea by the Sea

The cold wind and snow blew through the barren fields, there were no birds soaring in the sky, only black and oppressive lead clouds, the black clouds seemed to be within reach of the city, and the soldiers defending the city stuck to their positions, and their posture was straight, because there was a group of the most powerful officials in Cangzhou below. Chen Xuanzhang walked in front and introduced Li Kuan and his party into Cangzhou City, the low city wall was already snowy, and the original material of the city wall could not be seen, but in this city near the seaside, the nearest quarry was also very far away, and it would not be made of stone, Li Kuan looked at the low houses behind the city gate, as well as the dilapidated city lord's mansion, a little speechless, you must know that in the era of a thousand years later, the coastal area is the most economically developed area, but now it is so backward.

Looking at the people on both sides of the street, all of them were yellow and thin, and they looked malnourished, Li Kuan really felt pathetic for these kind and ignorant people, guarding such a large natural treasure house, and actually living such a poor life, these people's honest Cheng Dù surprised Li Kuan. Doesn't anyone want to go to the sea to make a living? It is only a hundred miles away from the sea, and these people are guarding this barren land and living this poor life.

Along the street, Li Kuan saw the living standards of the Cangzhou people, and also saw the fierce folk customs, because the people looked at them without much fear or respect, and they seemed to treat these officials no different from ordinary people. The reason why they gather here to watch is also because in this cold winter season, there is nothing to do, just to see the lively pastime. And Li Kuan also saw in the crowd that many people were strong and strong. The clothes on these people are not much different from the people of Hebei, but under the thin clothes are bulging muscles. And they are all full of energy, these people are obviously skilled practitioners. Moreover, Li Kuan also felt a faint evil aura on these people's bodies. This is the momentum that only has blood on their hands, these people are inconspicuous in the crowd, but why do they have such momentum? Li Kuan thought about it and got the answer: on the border of Cangzhou, because it is located in the bitter cold, so many people who originally committed crimes in other places will flee here, because the people here are originally fierce, so the influence of the government is not too great, and some thieves and people can solve it by themselves, and in this era, is there such a fidelity method as taking pictures. So these people are not worried about being discovered, they are either because they are oppressed, or because of unintentional mistakes, but they all leave their homeland and come here, and this place is close to the sea, if they really can't escape, then they can't catch a drill into the sea.

So this place has also become the target of many outlaws' escape, and it is only here that they understand. Although they are not good at this place, they are not able to get benefits from these people, and they are all the people of the whole village and the whole village, and they are extremely xenophobic. They're not having a good time either. Therefore, they are just a little better than ordinary people, and they can eat more by relying on their own skills. Now that Li Kuan is here, these people are all watching. Do you want to continue on the run?

Li Kuan and his entourage finally arrived at the Thorn History Mansion, the most luxurious courtyard in Cangzhou City. It covers a wide area, but it looks a little dilapidated. In addition to the plaque on the lintel, which still looks golden, the vermilion paint on the gate is mottled, and the stone lion at the door is missing a claw. Because of poverty and no oil and water here, the previous officials did not repair this courtyard, and the stone lion was still left over from the former Sui period. Li Kuan is not a picky person about the living environment, and it is enough to have a place to stay.

After that, it was to settle down, and the two little girls with Tianxiang and red sleeves were tossed enough along the way, so the two of them did not arrange it by themselves, but Chen Xuanzhang, the Cangzhou Donner, brought a group of subordinates to unload the things, and then arrange them. Tianxiang just took away a small box she had packed by herself, and Red Sleeves only took her own Yaoqin. The rest of the qiē was cleaned up. And Li Kuan, accompanied by the main officials of Cangzhou, wandered around this courtyard, first familiarizing himself with his own territory, and then talking about other things.

After turning around, Li Kuan was quite satisfied, although this courtyard looked a little dilapidated, many things could still be used, such as the books in the study, the stone locks in the courtyard, and the small garden, which was very elegantly arranged. These are not what Li Kuan cares about the most, what he cares about most is that there is a well in the courtyard, and the water quality is pure, I didn't expect that there is such a spring in Cangzhou, which is full of saline-alkali land, it is really unexpected, and I thought that I would drink the river water outside the city like most people in the city.

After understanding his living environment, Li Kuan sent away the group of officials, and then after washing up, he began a routine morning and evening trip. Although it was already a cold winter, when the wind was cold, Li Kuan was still wearing a thin short shirt, and he set up a posture in the middle of the courtyard, and walked down in a three-body pose without hurry, and then there were twelve lines, only to see Li Kuan wearing a short shirt, shooting like the wind, tossing and turning in the middle of the courtyard. When the practice reached the bear's walk, the whole person was like a black bear walking in the mountains, and hit a tree in the middle of the yard, similar to an old bear hitting a tree in the iron mountain in Bajiquan, and hit the trunk of this adult's waist, the tree was constantly trembling, and a few dead branches between the treetops were broken down. After the tiger walk, the whole person is like a mountain overlord, a kind of domineering between Gu Pan, a pair of palms slightly bent five fingers like a majestic tiger claws, whirring to tear the air, the whole person can jump from one side of the yard to the other between a tiger pounce. In the final dragon form, the whole body is like a frightened dragon, looming between the flying snow, which is deeply rooted in the three flavors of the dragon.

After a punch, Li Kuan walked to his bedroom, which was supposed to arrive in the afternoon, but there was a little trouble on the way, so it was close to dusk when he arrived, and after so long, it was already evening and it was ten o'clock in the night. So after Li Kuan finished the necessary homework in the morning and evening, he was going to rest. Fortunately, he had already walked through the courtyard before, so he still knew where his room was, otherwise it would be really troublesome to ask in the middle of the night.

Walking to the door of his room, Li Kuan saw that there was still light inside, and he knew that it must be the little girl from Tianxiang who was helping him make his bed, this little girl has been used to these over the years, even if this time he traveled all the way from the capital Chang'an to Cangzhou, and it was like this on the way. The little girl doesn't know why she has such obsessive-compulsive disorder, as long as she is by his side, she will do it. So he pushed the door directly in, and sure enough, a figure was busy, the bedding on the bed, the pillows, these things were all packed by her, or the style of the rich palace in the Chu Palace, and because the temperature here is even colder, the little girl is even more considerate to burn the charcoal stove in the room, using charcoal, and the red burning is very warm.

Wearing a small sky blue skirt jacket, her face became red because of the activity, her little face still had a trace of baby fat, and her big eyes were full of seriousness, even if there was a trace of wrinkles in the corners of the quilt, she had to reach out and gently press it flat, until the whole bed was flat like a large piece of tofu, she breathed a sigh of relief, revealing a smiling face, and the pear vortex loomed. This slight smile made Li Kuan's heart warm.

"Okay, little girl, what are you doing so flat, does the master still want to sleep?" Li Kuan said when he entered the door.

"Master...... Make fun of people again! The little girl said coquettishly, she didn't know what she could do, because there were many things to do, and if she did it herself, the master would teach her a lesson, so things like cooking and washing clothes had not been dealt with by herself a few years ago, and now there is only this matter of making the bed, Tianxiang is unwilling to fake others, so she has been insisting, and Li Kuan did not express any ideas, because he also enjoyed such treatment. Such a conversation every day is a necessary conversation between Li Kuan and this little Lori.

"Tianxiang, how long have you been following your master?" Li Kuan asked suddenly. He didn't know when he was used to having her by his side, but every day at night, he thought of this little girl who made his bed, and sometimes if he was alone outside, he was really not used to it. Li Kuan felt that this habit was very dangerous, and if he developed dependence, it would be troublesome. But if you don't let this girl do these things, I'm afraid she will think too much, this sentimental little guy.

"If you go back to your master, there will be seventeen days to turn six years old!" Tianxiang replied. The numbers are so precise that it seems that she has remembered every day of the years.

"I remember it so clearly, why do you feel like a year by the side of your master?" Li Kuan smiled and stretched out his hands to support the little girl's shoulders, this little Lori, who is almost eleven or twelve years old, has slightly begun to show her slender appearance, her long black hair is scattered on both sides of the fragrant shoulders and back, and her shoulders are so slender in Li Kuan's hands.

Feeling the warm palms on his shoulders, Xiao Tianxiang's cheeks suddenly turned red, like a ripe apple, and I don't know if it was because Li Kuan's movements were shy or because of his words and anxious: "Master, no, Tianxiang likes to stay by the master's side the most, but when the master saved Tianxiang six years ago, it was too profound, so I always remember it." The little girl quickly explained that she didn't want to hate her master because she remembered it so clearly.

"Alright, little girl, I'm going to tease you! Go and rest! Li Kuan was anxious when he saw Xiao Tianxiang, so he stopped teasing her, and asked her to go to the outside room to rest, Li Kuan's room is the master bedroom, and there is a small cubicle outside, which is where the servants rest, which is not just the same as the Chu Wangfu in Chang'an City.

"Hey! Time flies! After Tianxiang left, Li Kuan couldn't help but sigh, and then retracted his mind and lay on the bed, thinking about how Cangzhou, a place near the sea, could eat the sea by the sea. (To be continued......)