(Thanks to Dameng, Chubby, Iron Hammer S, Yin Yang Mingyu)

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On the gyro mountain road, a sturdy big bull pulled a creaking Muxuan car, jolting along. The car is fenced on three sides, the car is covered with thick grass, and the top layer is also padded with a mat, even if it is bumpy, it is not too uncomfortable, at least it is much better than walking.

Han Zhong and Qu Liangji sat on it, looking at Xiao Langjun who was walking in the car, and their hearts were both grateful and uneasy. Just as uneasy as the two of them is Yu Yuan. Zhang Fang is a distinguished guest invited by the little master, how can there be a reason for guests to walk and ride by car. But if he wants to walk, ten miles and eight miles is acceptable, but this time to Lingzhou, there are hundreds of miles, why not break his leg? Seeing the pair of young men and women walking around the car, Yu Yuan felt even older.

On this trip to Lingzhou, in addition to Zhang Fang and the two sick numbers, there were also Han Jun and Qingyan to take care of them. These two people were born in poverty, and they were used to walking long distances in the mountains, and they relied on a pair of feet to go back to the Black Fog Ridge. And Zhang Fang has been exercising for nearly three months, running long-distance every day, mountaineering and rock climbing, this long energy has also been practiced, running a marathon is a little less, and walking a marathon is okay.

Walking all the way, Yu Yuan couldn't help but sigh secretly, this Zhang Jun, looking handsome like a virgin, can actually hike. Honored guests do not take the car, Yu Yuan is naturally inconvenient to drink in the car, so he has to drink a little when staying, as for what to drink the wine around the mountains and rivers, I can only think about it.

After seven days, we finally came to Lingzhou City on the edge of the Yellow River.

Lingzhou was founded in the early Han Dynasty, so far only more than 100 years, although the name of the state, in fact is just a county. Although this Lingzhou is larger than Sanshui County, it is densely populated and lively, but it is not as good as Sanshui, a place where different races live. The Han brothers, Qingyan and others who have seen the hustle and bustle of Sanshui are not too surprised. However, when they entered the Ban House......

Under the guidance of the servants of the Banfu, the ox cart entered the front yard of the Banfu directly through the side door, where a number of servants were already waiting, and the one in the center was the little maid Ping'er.

The servants of the wealthy family are also divided into levels, and Ping'er is the personal servant of the little master, and in this mansion, it is equivalent to the housekeeper, and this group of servants is naturally headed by him.

When Ping'er saw Zhang Fang, a pair of apricot eyes bent into crescent moons. Shi Shiran stepped forward and curtsied: "Zhang Jun is here, so people are anxious to wait." ”

Before entering the city, Zhang Fang had washed half a catty of dust from his hands and face by the river outside the city, otherwise what Ping'er saw at this moment would not be a handsome guy but a "handsome pot".

Zhang Fang smiled casually while brushing off the dust on his body: "Who is anxious to wait? Is it your little lady or you? After saying a word, Fang Jue was inappropriate. This is ancient, how can you laugh at will? Looking at Apple again, her face turned into a red apple.

The best remedy for gaffes is to quickly divert the topic. Zhang Fang pretended not to see, and spread his hands: "Look at our dusty body, do you want to freshen up first before you can meet Captain Bandu." ”

Ping'er smiled, and her eyes flowed: "Today is not a rest, the master has not returned from the Shanghe Bureau." Please Zhang Jun and the servants rest in the mansion for a while and wait in peace. ”

Zhang Fang turned his head, and was about to greet the Han brothers, but found that the group of people gathered in Qingxi were looking at the carved beams and painted buildings, red walls and green tiles, and flower beds and gardens in a daze - this luxurious mansion is really too different from the thatched hut where Qingxi gathers.

Although this "mansion" is really nothing in Zhang Fang's eyes, he can understand the mood of these young people in the mountain village, smiled gently, and said: "Freshen up and rest first, and then there will be time to appreciate it." ”

The Han brothers, Qingyan, Qu Liang and others retracted their gazes, and the shocked expressions on their faces remained.

Ping'er was very satisfied with the performance of these mountain village boys, and smiled and made a gesture of please.

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Zhang Fang and his entourage stayed in the side courtyard of the back house of Banfu for three days, and Langzhong from Lingwu, Fuping and Lingzhou repeatedly treated Han Zhong and Qu Liang. All the doctors were optimistic about Han Chong's prognosis, but they could not do anything about Qu Liang's lameness.

Zhang Fang understood this, he didn't have much hope in the first place, and with Quliang's old creation, even if it is placed in modern times, it may not be cured. And Qu Liang accepted his fate earlier, and he was happy to be cured, but if he couldn't be cured, it would not affect farming......

Qingyan finally fulfilled her dream of buying a headdress, she bought two flower crowns at the Dongcheng Market, and Zhang Fang accompanied one to pay for it. He never knew what the corolla was, and when he saw the real thing, he smiled dumbly. It turned out to be a girl's headdress similar to the hairpin of later generations, but the flower ornaments on it were much more complicated than the hairpins of later generations, and the texture was also different from iron, copper, bamboo, reed, etc., but there were no gold and silver ornaments. Silver was called "white gold" in the Han Dynasty, which was rare, and gold was more expensive, and in a small city like Lingzhou, there were not many buyers, so the store naturally did not dare to buy at will. If you want to buy, you can only make a reservation.

Qingyan chose a bamboo corolla, but Zhang Fang thought that bamboo was not used and was easy to break; Qingyan then chose the iron corolla, Zhang Fang said that iron is easy to erode, and then picked up the copper corolla and said with a smile: "That's it." ”

The copper corolla is the most expensive, but when Zhang Fang saw Qingyan on his head, he suddenly changed from a tomboy to a little charming girl, and he felt that it was too worthwhile. I can't help but imagine what Ah Li looked like when he put the flower crown on the green silk.

For three days, Ban Yuanjun did not show up. This is understandable, in ancient times, women could not casually meet with the male guests in the house. Even the little apple has only shown one face, and then she has not appeared. As for the master class lieutenant, he has never heard the news of returning home.

Until this day......

When Ping'er, who hadn't seen her for many days, reappeared, Zhang Fang knew that the captain of Shanghe Nong was back.

Zhang Fang was dressed in a light blue straight-lined deep coat, with a dark moire trim embroidered with a collar and sleeves, and two long ribbons tied around his waist.

This new dress was bought after Zhang was put in Lingzhou, although it is not a brocade of Shu brocade, but it is also a good material of silk, and the price is expensive. However, Zhang Fang is a person who is used to enjoyment, and as long as the conditions allow, he will never wronged himself. I just made a windfall, and I can't say that I can't improve it in terms of food and clothing. What's more, being a guest in a family with status, neatly dressed is also a minimum of respect.

Don't say that it is Zhang Fang, that is, the Han brothers, Qu Liang, Qingyan and others all bought new clothes, and they also bought them for Han's father, Han's brothers and sisters-in-law, Ah Li, Shi Niu and others. It's just that in this era, ordinary people can only wear sackcloth and gezu, and it has nothing to do with whether you have money or not.

Ping'er led the way, followed by Zhang Fang. However, he was obviously not used to following people's buttocks, so he took a few steps to catch up, walked side by side with Ping'er, and smiled sideways: "Little sister Ping'er, why haven't you seen you these days?" ”

Ping'er rolled her cute eyes and said with a slight annoyance, "What a little sister, it's so ugly, I'm not much younger than you." ”

"A small day is also small, I probably ...... Uh, I'm thirteen, how old is the little girl? ”

Ping'er subconsciously responded, "Eleven...... Ah, no, no, I forgot...... "blushing face, how can the girl's birthday be known, and I couldn't help but glance at him fiercely.

Although Zhang Fang didn't say anything flattering, with his method of pinching the girl, he teased Ping'er a little to make Ping'er giggle constantly. Less than halfway through, Zhang Fang was already a "Ping'er girl" who was very affectionate, and he knew almost everything about the situation in Banfu.

Zhang Fang would not simply think that just by virtue of Ban Yuanjun's appreciation, he could send the housekeepers to pick them up from Lingzhou from Gyro Mountain, stay for three days, and take care of food, drink, and treatment. The real reason should be that the master of the Banfu, that is, the captain of Shanghe Nongdu, became interested in him, and it is estimated that nine times out of ten it is because of his image as a "golden boy with manna".

Since the class took him all the way through his daughter's origin, he naturally wanted to learn more about his own situation. Then, Zhang Fang also has to know something about this agricultural captain. These **** visited Lingzhou City, intentionally or unintentionally inquired about the situation of the class, especially the situation of the class, and did get a lot of news, although they were all well-known things, at least they made him have the bottom of his heart. At this moment, he knocked on the side again, and took out a lot of material from Ping'er's mouth, and Zhang was more confident.

The back house of Banfu, walk through a long winding corridor, and an octagonal water pavilion appears in front, with corner cornices and vermilion lacquer columns. The water pavilion is connected with the wooden outline, surrounded by pools on three sides, lotus leaf fields, and the breeze blows, with a hint of fragrance.

In the pavilion of the water pavilion, there are two men and one woman sitting or standing, the men are all high-crowned and wide-sleeved, kneeling and talking and laughing; The woman stood against the railing, as if throwing fish food into the pool.

Ping'er stepped forward and saluted respectfully: "Master, Mr. Six, little lady, Zhang Jun is here." ”

The girl turned around, the two men stopped talking, and the six eyes looked at Zhang Fang together.

Zhang Fang stopped at the bottom of the steps, bowed deeply, and said loudly: "Qingxi Zhang Fang, I have seen Pangong, Mr. Six, and Yuanjun Little Lady. Zhang Fang really wanted to "speak loudly", but unfortunately, he was in the period of changing his voice, and his voice couldn't be "loud", which was very incompatible with his appearance as a beautiful young man.

The girl wore a light green undergarment and a long blue skirt, and her slender waist was tied with a ribbon of the same color. The waist is tied with jade, and the five-color sachet is hung, and the skirt is committed, and the jade is standing.

Ban Yuanjun.

"See Zhang Jun again, Zhang Jun's demeanor is the same as before, and Yuan Jun can rest assured." The girl bowed her knees and returned the salute.

The two middle-aged men nodded secretly, they are really rare romantic characters, such a demeanor and demeanor, even if they are the sons of a wealthy family in Chang'an, they may not be able to reach them, how can they be a mountain village nofu? There must be a reason for this.

The high-crowned man on the right raised his sleeves and said, "Please take a seat." ”

Zhang Fang saluted and said, "Xie Bangong." He stepped in, took off his shoes, stepped on the white mat, and sat on his knees behind the low table.

The high-crowned man was in the class, and although he was a little surprised that the young man he had never met could recognize him, he just smiled and nodded, and did not ask questions.

After Zhang sat down, he saluted the "Sixth Mr.": "I've seen Mr. Dayuan." ”

The middle-aged man was slightly surprised: "Zhang Jun knows so? ”

"No, I didn't." Zhang Fang smiled, "But I admire the people who dare to go far into the Western Regions and run rampant in the Gobi Desert." ”

The middle-aged man indifferently glanced at Ping'er, who was standing beside Ban Yuanjun, and thought that it was this little maid who revealed, and said with a smile: "Don't dare, you can get off work, the word is far away, and it's just a businessman." ”

Although the Ban family started with animal husbandry, how could they buy a rich prince just by selling livestock? Naturally, it has to take care of fur, tanning, forage, slaughtering, shops and so on. And take this opportunity to continuously expand the industry, and take advantage of the convenience of the border areas to engage in border trade, seek huge profits, and become extremely rich.

At the time of Emperor Wu, Zhang Qian hollowed out the Western Regions, penetrated the Silk Road, and so far the desert camel bell resounded through the Gobi, and the merchants from the East and the West were endless. With such a glittering avenue of wealth, as the No. 1 wealthy family in the North, there is no reason why the Ban family should not get involved in it. And Ban Xing, the sixth cousin of the contemporary head of the family, is the helmsman of the Ban family in business.

Ping'er poured a full bosom of wine for the three of them one by one. At the signal of the class situation, the three of them raised their glasses and covered their mouths with their sleeves and drank them all.

Regarding this wine, Zhang Fang had drunk it in Banfu in the past few days, and according to the waiter, it was the most upscale wine at that time. It has been refined and brewed repeatedly, with exquisite raw materials and brewing methods, and is mainly used for noble banquets. At that time, wine was just a drink. However, purely in terms of taste, such a low-alcohol liquor is really weak, and when used as a drink, it is far inferior to the wide variety of drinks in later generations. Therefore, this so-called high-end drink, Zhang Fang is really not used to drinking it. Of course, it's okay to deal with a few cups.

After three rounds of drinking, the class said: "I once heard the little girl say, Zhang Jun is knowledgeable, knows geography, knows the four poles of the world, and knows everything. I tried to tell what Zhang Jun said that day, and listened to it with Da Yuan's virtuous brother, and Da Yuan was different. The country of Great Qin, when he was also a merchant in the Great Moon Clan before, he heard that the Great Xia Hu Shang said that the situation of his country was similar to what Zhang Jun said......"

Ban Xing said with a smile: "It's ridiculous, before that, I also wanted to recruit Zhang Jun into our business group. Now that I can see Zhang Jun's demeanor, I know that a small pond is difficult to tolerate such a dragon as Zhang Jun! ”

Zhang Fang hurriedly said humbly: "The kid is just talking on paper, don't say that the extreme west is the Western Regions, and he has never set foot in it, how dare he get an axe in the banmen." ”

The "class gate" has an axe, it is really an image, and the class situation and the class line take care of Waner. And Ban Yuanjun sat quietly behind his father and cousin, his hands folded on his knees, his head hung and he smiled, full of scholarly little lady.

The class said in a deep voice: "Zhang Jun's words are indeed pure Chang'an accent, and he has such a demeanor and knowledge, it is conceivable that he must be from Chang'an, and his background is extraordinary." Chang'an Zhang's powerful and wealthy family...... Well, when the old man enters Chang'an to report on his work in the autumn, he may be able to inquire about Zhang Jun. ”

Zhang Fang hurriedly bowed and thanked him, and smiled bitterly in his heart, his name and this body are completely different things, use the name "Zhang Fang" to inquire in Chang'an, can you find it is strange?