Chapter Seventy-One: The Kingdom of Jin

The process of getting out of the customs is much simpler than I imagined, I have already entrusted Lao Zhao to complete the customs clearance documents, the one given to me by Huangfu Chen is not usable, it is too easy to expose his whereabouts.

Out of the pass, Lao Zhao returned with the carriage, and I followed the Jin country caravan with Mo Xi to continue walking, those merchants wore loose robes, the edges, cuffs, and necklines of the robes were embroidered with satin lace, and the feet were wearing boots made of canvas, and the beard on their faces, although they looked a little scary, but they were hospitable.

Although I have always felt that it is indispensable to guard against people, but as soon as I got out of the customs and entered the territory of the Jin Kingdom, I was at a loss, I didn't know where to go, and I didn't know what to do.

The caravan was mostly horses and camels, and the only carriage was the owner, so Mo Xi and I had to sit on the horses of the camel goods, bumping and lame, which was ten million times more uncomfortable than the carriage, but I could only endure it.

The accent of their speech is different from that of Nanguo, but it is not very big, the man who led the caravan and Mo Xi and I always secretly call him Bearded, he said his name to me, but I can't remember, but he can't remember my name, every time he sees me, he is called Aru Khan.

I have never seen the so-called proprietor, he does not seem to dine with everyone, and every time the bearded man brings the food into the carriage, and after half an hour it comes out again, and even that day I consulted with them to follow the caravan, and the man did not show up, but only told the bearded man to take care of us.

The exotic customs of this road let us feast our eyes, how to say, Jin Guozhong and Mongolia and Manchuria those customs, whether it is architecture or bad environment, are different from Middle Earth, there are Mongolians rough, there are Manchurian straightforward, even the name is chaotic, they are called Moxi Qiqige, but call me Aru Khan, often make me have a feeling of not knowing.

Sometimes I would ask him what he meant, but he couldn't explain it, so he let them call him that.

Mo Xi is full of curiosity about these new things, sitting on horseback often looking around, occasionally see the little girl of the Jin Kingdom, with a forehead ornament, waist ornament, to show me, I know that most of the ethnic minority costumes are cumbersome and brightly colored, but I have never seen it with my own eyes.

The little girls wore high-necked, beltless right-angled robes decorated with embroidery and brocade on either side. Decorate the sleeves with embroidered patterns, and use yellow, black, and red brocade lace on the placket and the upper part of the waist.

Sometimes I would see women wearing kan shoulders, and the bearded man told me that in the Jin country, only married women would wear kan shoulders, and this custom was just like the southern country, only married girls would pull up their hair and sideburns, and for women who went out of the cabinet, they would not pull up all their hair.

I don't know where I'm now, but I just think that this newly entered town is very lively and prosperous, full of vendors, bearded people they led us to an inn, and said, they have arrived in the imperial city, they want to send the owner back to Zhuangzi, can no longer take us.

I quickly took out the money and gave them a long thanks, and then watched their caravan leave.

This inn looks ordinary, not much luxury, but in line with my current consumption level, I don't know anything about the consumption of the Jin country, from the border pass to the imperial city is only seven days of effort, according to the footsteps, the area of the Jin country is not very big, no wonder they have been trying to go south.

Although Jinguo looks prosperous, it is located in a harsh environment and climate, lack of resources, and the vegetation coverage rate is very low, and most of the places seen are yellow sand. And along the way, I only felt that the temperature was getting lower and lower, and I put on the thin cotton clothes of winter, which was only the weather in September and October, and it was already so bad.

"Xianggong, these barbarians all look so fierce." Mo Xi stood at the door of the inn with me, looking at the passers-by, and whispered to me.

Hearing her words, I laughed, "Where is the murder, you can't just look at the face, that beard is not very good." ”

This girl has always been like this, I still remember when I went to Liangzhou, those officers and soldiers who accompanied her, she couldn't get used to people, saying that they were fierce and vicious barbarians, and now it seems that this problem has not been changed.

Seeing that the passers-by were in a hurry, seeing that the sky was over, he pulled Mo Xi into the store, no matter what, he stayed first and then planned slowly.

Whether it's buying a house or talking about something else, let's talk about it, I haven't slept well for a long time along the way, I just feel that my eyes hurt, and if there is a mirror, I must be looking red now.

Although it is a little difficult to communicate with that little er, there is still no deviation in the general meaning, and the price is still relatively balanced, more expensive than my in Qingzhou, but it is acceptable.

I booked a room with Xiao Er, asked for some wine and food, and took Mo Xi upstairs, I knew that she was also tired enough, so as soon as I put down something, I pulled her and slumped on the bed, and was seen by the Xiao Er who led the way, with a trace of an unknown smile on the corner of her mouth!

"Xianggong, you can change into women's clothes tomorrow." Mo Xi struggled to get up from the bed with a flushed face, pushing me.

I just felt that I was lying down, and my mind was not clear, and I vaguely replied to her, "Yes." ”

When Mo Xi saw me like this, he didn't bother to talk to me anymore, waited for me to finish washing, turned over and fell asleep.

I don't know how long I slept, I just felt that it was dark, and when I woke up, there was only a faint candlelight left in the room, but Mo Xi slept next to me with her clothes closed, probably for fear of disturbing me, and this Nizi was not worried that she was frozen, so she quickly covered her with the quilt on her body, and then she fell asleep again.

When I woke up again, the sky was already bright, Mo Xi got up early, saw me wake up, and immediately happily hugged a ball of clothes and came over to spread it on the bed for me, the water blue smoke silk was not the clothes I wore when I left, she was afraid that I would be cold, and she also prepared a close-fitting cotton clothes for me to wear.

Looking at this familiar dress, I felt a lot of emotion in my heart, it has been more than a month, and I have been pretending to be a man for more than a month, and I don't have to worry about whether I will show my stuffing in the future, it is really light.

After getting dressed, I realized that my stomach was rumbling, too, I didn't eat last day, and I originally ordered wine and food, but I fell asleep.

I looked at Mo Xi embarrassedly, and was about to speak, but she interrupted me, "There are ready-made goat's milk and oil cakes on the table, so the master will eat a little." ”

"Call me master again, and call my sister in the future, do you hear it?" Pulling the belt on her body, she looked at her with a sad face, her eyes were pitiful, "Goat's milk?" You know I'm not used to this kind of stuff. ”

Mo Xi was okay and ignored me directly, "Yes, yes, sister." Sister, the store only has goat's milk in the morning, no rice porridge. ”

"Then I won't eat it." I'm not angry with anyone, I'm really not used to eating that kind of thing, I remember that in the palace before, every time I went to the queen to say goodbye, they ate horses, and I drank pomelo tea alone.

Although I also know that this Jin country is a minority of people, and it is originally a place to eat beef and mutton, I really can't convince myself to eat those things.

Mo Xi looked at my bitter and hateful expression, and was a little helpless, so he had to take out some osmanthus cake from the baggage and let me eat it with tea. She said that this was given to her by Qinghe when she left, and it was all wrapped in oiled paper and did not deteriorate.

Speaking of Qinghe, I think of the burden of clothes, but I am afraid that I will not be able to use it in the future, and those intentions are destined to be disappointed.

I was eating osmanthus cakes, swallowing tea, and countless thoughts flashed through my mind, this is not good, I am not used to eating the food of Jinguo, don't run away and not be caught, but I was starved to death by myself.

Now the only feasible way is to rent a place to live and cook for yourself, but I don't know anyone in this country, how can this be good? It's really hard to move an inch.

After eating, I packed my luggage with Mo Xi and prepared to check out, and intentionally or unintentionally smeared something on my face to make this appearance not so amazing, this beautiful face is really my biggest burden now.

It was already noon when I left the inn, and the streets were bustling and lively, with the sound of selling everywhere, the boiling pots on the roadside were fried with oil cakes, and the goat's milk on the stove next to them was bubbling, and there were people sitting at those tables in twos and threes, eating, laughing, and chatting.

This scene is also pleasant to watch, but I can't blend in. This place is different from Qingzhou, and the contrast between the customs and my contact is too great, and I really can't react for a while.

"Sister, where are we going?" Mo Xi took my arm and asked me curiously.

I looked at her and shook my head helplessly.

In fact, I don't know where to go, it's getting farther and farther away from Grad Mountain, the imperial city that the bearded man said should be Jindu, it's 108,000 miles away from Yanjing, and it's a foreign country, so naturally I don't have to worry about chasing soldiers, but how should I go in the future?

In the past, the goal was to escape from the palace, the goal of leaving Yanjing was to escape halfway, and the goal of arriving in Qingzhou was to stop for a while, but now, I have achieved my goal, but I am a little overwhelmed.

Mo Xi sighed softly and said, "Then we can't stand here all the time." Seeing that I was indifferent, he dragged me away, wandering aimlessly through the streets.

"Sister, why don't we go back to Qingzhou, we finally have a place to live." As soon as her words came out, I immediately interrupted, "No, Qingzhou is already full of officers and soldiers searching, and we will fall into the net when we go back." ”

Hearing such a firm refusal, she muttered quietly, "That's what I said." ”

"Moxi, I know I've suffered you, but you have to trust me, I won't joke with our lives." He squeezed her hand and comforted her.

She smiled at me, smiled at me, and said to me, "I believe it, sister, don't think too much, what are we going to do now." ”

"Find a place to stay." I replied.

Food, clothing, shelter and transportation, I have food and clothing, and now only when I settle down, can I have a walk, so the top priority is to find a place to live as at the beginning.

This time, I won't be so impulsive to buy a house, not to mention that I am worried about Qingzhou in my heart, I can't stay in this golden country for a long time, and besides, I don't have much cash on my body, and I haven't seen Jin Manyu's money village along the way, which is not enough for me to squander.