(I'm back!) ）

Zhuo Shijie and his entourage of four people traveled all the way north by carriage, but this time they did not encounter robbers again, and arrived at Longyan County all the way. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Looking at the familiar and unfamiliar city wall of Longyan County not far away, Zhuo Shijie felt like a world away, as if he was in a dream.

In fact, he has never been here, he just inherited the memory of his predecessor Zhuo Shijie.

After entering the city and sending the carriage back, Zhuo Shijie took Andre and the four of them to walk slowly forward on the streets of the city, and with vague memory, he walked towards the house of his original hometown.

There are also hungry people in Longyan County, but it is far more than Zhangzhou Mansion, Longyan at this time is still under the jurisdiction of Zhangzhou Mansion, and it is not as prosperous as Zhangzhou Mansion, so there are a large number of hungry people gathered in Zhangzhou Mansion.

Although Longyan is a county seat, the paper industry and smelting industry here are very prosperous, and the county has a large population and is very lively.

The four of them walked through the flow of people, and after a short time, they came to Zhuo Shijie's old house.

"Well, how did you end up like this?"

If it weren't for the hundred-year-old locust tree at the gate, Zhuo Shijie would almost not have recognized this as the former Zhuo Mansion.

Zhuo Mansion, which is located in the prosperous area of the county, used to be so lively, but at this time, the courtyard is dilapidated, the courtyard is deserted, and the glory is long gone.

Zhuo Shijie stood at the gate, looking at the broken gate and the crumbling courtyard wall that could collapse at any time, and turned around to leave.

At this time, I heard the door "squeak" open, and a gray-haired old man slowly came out of it.

Zhuo Shijie looked at this old man and felt a little kind, but when he looked closely, he was suddenly shocked.

Isn't this person the former housekeeper of his family?

He remembered that when his family had an accident, this housekeeper was only in his thirties and less than forty years old, he was very energetic, quick and capable, it had only been ten years, at most he was in his forties, how could he look so old?

He still doesn't understand, when his family was in trouble and his whole family was killed, this house must not be saved, why is this old housekeeper still living here?

The old housekeeper noticed that someone was watching him, so he looked over to Zhuo Shijie.

At first, the old butler only felt that these people were walking like dragons and tigers, and their momentum was compelling, not like ordinary people, but suddenly he seemed a little surprised, so he squinted and glanced at Zhuo Shijie carefully.

It didn't matter, his eyes widened suddenly, as if he had seen a ghost, his whole body trembled, and his breathing suddenly became short.

Zhuo Shijie smiled slightly, knowing that the old butler had recognized him, so he stepped over to say hello to him.

How did he know that the old butler hurriedly turned around and entered the gate, and closed the door with a "bang".

Zhuo Shijie was a little embarrassed, he didn't expect that he hadn't come back for ten years, and he had a closed door at his door as soon as he came back.

Wu Tianming was annoyed, and stepped forward and said, "Commander, do you want to knock the door open?" ”

Zhuo Shijie waved his hand: "No need, I haven't been back to Longyan for a long time, let's go around first and eat something." ”

A few people left the old mansion of Zhuo Mansion and crossed two small streets to a street located in the most prosperous part of the county, where there were many shops and liquor stores next to each other.

Zhuo Shijie sighed a little, his family used to buy almost half of the street here, but now, all of them have become someone else's.

Seeing that it was almost noon, several people were also a little hungry, so Zhuo Shijie led Wu Tianming and the three into a restaurant.

"A few distinguished guests, please! Upstairs is quiet, a few upstairs please! The shopkeeper's eyes were the most poisonous, and he could see at a glance that these people were extraordinary, and immediately led Zhuo Shijie and the others to a private room upstairs.

"Serve your store's best dishes!"

After strengthening his body, Zhuo Shijie's meals have also become larger, and he can eat several bowls in one meal, but at the same time, he is also very hungry.

Waiting for the food to be served, Zhuo Shijie sat in front of the window, enjoying the street view outside the window.

Although the Ming Dynasty was terminally ill, the south at this time was still a prosperous scene, of course, if there were no hungry people who were in the way, it would be more like a prosperous era.

On the street, those big girls and little daughters-in-law are all dressed up in fancy ways, attracting the attention of men.

The shouts of the street vendors come and go, but unfortunately they are occasionally mixed with the sounds of beggars begging for food, which is a little discordant.

In general, as far as the eye can see, in Longyan County, there is still a song and dance, no one would have thought that in a few years, the Ming Dynasty will be overthrown, and the Manchu cavalry will go all the way south and slaughter.

"Take advantage of the good time, let's have fun in time, this happy day doesn't have a few days to live!"

Zhuo Shijie was a little conflicted at this time, he wanted to stop this cruel war, but he didn't have a clue where to start.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise downstairs, interrupting Zhuo Shijie's thoughts.

He looked out the window and saw a young man in his twenties, arguing with the restaurant guy.

At this time, the shopkeeper came over with a plate to serve the food, and saw Zhuo Shijie looking out the window, and said with a smile: "I'm really sorry, I've disturbed you!" ”

Zhuo Shijie said casually: "It's okay, what are they arguing about?" ”

Xiao Er's face changed suddenly, and he said viciously: "A scoundrel, it's really annoying, he makes a fuss here every day, but he is still a soft and hard hob meat, no one can take him!" ”

Zhuo Shijie asked casually, he didn't want to be nosy, he saw Xiao Er's evil appearance, so he didn't answer.

"Come on, come on, come and try my hometown food!"

Zhuo Shijie looked at a few dishes and was the first to start eating.

Wu Tianming and the monkey have been floating on the sea for many years, and they haven't eaten serious meals on land for a long time.

Compared to them, although Andre has the most rugged appearance, he chews slowly and eats very gently.

The food was indeed delicious, but the only thing that made Zhuo Shijie feel unhappy was the noise coming from downstairs, which affected his appetite a little.

Although it was a little unpleasant, the meal was also very enjoyable, and the four of them killed more than a dozen dishes.

"It's fun, it's really fun!" Wu Tianming wiped his mouth, and he was still unfinished.

Seeing that they had all eaten, Zhuo Shijie went down to check out and left.

When he was checking out, Zhuo Shijie took a look outside the door and saw that the young man who was arguing with the restaurant was holding his arms, standing not far from the gate of the restaurant, and kept muttering: "Everyone, you can hear clearly, this restaurant is making money from ignorant hearts, black money, don't throw it here if the guest officials have money......

Zhuo Shijie laughed secretly when he heard this, he dared to make a fuss at the door of people's homes like this, how did other restaurants do business, even if it was nothing wrong with arresting him as an official.

But the strange thing is that the guy in the restaurant only came out to scold him when he was free, and he didn't care about him when he was busy, as if it was commonplace.

When he went out of the checkout, Zhuo Shijie looked at the young man twice.

Suddenly, he froze.

"It's such a coincidence, how did I meet an acquaintance again!"