There are two ways to go to Chang'an.

One is a land route, starting directly from Qingyang County, all the way on horseback and on foot, which should be reached in less than two months.

One is land and water, first to the city of Beizhou, take a boat from the Qinghe, go all the way to Luoyang along the Grand Canal, and then go to Chang'an by land, which takes more than two months.

The time to apply for the examination at the Ministry of Officials is the 25th day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar, and it is only the middle of July now, and there are three months of travel time in the middle, that is, both land and water roads are feasible, but the waterway is slightly rushed compared to the time.

However, considering that Liu Chenxing and Xue Yuan are women, if they take the land route, they will be tired from the journey of trekking through mountains and rivers, and they will be far less comfortable than taking the waterway, at least they don't have to sit on the ground in the open air, so the two brothers decided to take the water and land for the last time.

In view of the tight time to take the waterway, Liu Chenxing and his entourage did not dare to travel slowly, thinking that after boarding the boat, there was a slow waterway for nearly a month, which was enough for them to have a good rest, and after starting from Qingyang County, they rode all the way to the state capital, but arrived in the state city early in the morning of the fourth day.

The so-called poor family rich road, and they slept in the wilderness for three nights without resting, and they did not look for another hotel, but went directly to the hotel where they stayed during the state test, and they also wanted a separate courtyard to live in.

Seeing that they came to stay again, they knew that they were going to take a boat to Chang'an to take the exam, and they didn't need to ask, that is, they told when there was a passenger ship to Chang'an, the size of the ship, and even the owner's net worth background.

With such detailed information, they immediately selected a large commercial passenger ship to depart at the end of the day, on the one hand, the large ship sails more steadily, reducing the possibility of seasickness and discomfort, on the other hand, it is also considered that the large ship has more space for activities, and the ship will not be too depressed, but the most important thing is to value the owner has an official background, which is more secure in all aspects.

In a word, be careful to sail a 10,000-year-old boat, and even if you spend a little more money when you go out, you must first protect your personal safety.

So, Liu Chenxing asked the shopkeeper to help book a high ferry ticket for one person and three yuan on the same day, although it does not include food on board, but it is better to have an independent house, and Rao is too expensive to admit it.

On the first day of waiting for the departure of the ship, Liu Chenxing and Liu Qingshan bought desserts and good sake, went to visit the cloth shop of the eldest aunt's house, and were led to the eldest aunt's house in the state city to have a lunch before leaving.

The following afternoon, the siblings walked around the city for a while.

I wanted to add some things that I needed to use after getting on the boat, but the Liu family had prepared too completely, and it was estimated that if it weren't for the fact that the autumn tiger was still still powerful, and the weather was too hot to preserve, the Liu family would definitely bring them a bag of cured meat, hu cakes and other dry food.

And because they had only been out of the house for five or six days, and their brother and sister's expenses had added up to ten times, they thought that they could save a penny, but seeing that they could only eat and bring not much, they bought some rice and noodles and other rations, and planned to cook for themselves at that time, which should be more economical than eating ready-made food on the boat.

In this way, the two brothers and sisters returned to the hotel, and the next morning they had eaten a simple porridge at the hotel, that is, they went to the dock to take a boat with the Xue brothers and sisters, Ah Zhong and Ah Zhen.

When preparing for the state examination, they learned a lot about the information about the Grand Canal in the Qinghe section, and they already had a certain understanding of the major wharves in the Qinghe River.

I saw that when I came to the edge of the river transport and looked at it, a number of wharves were lined up far away, among which there was a division of labor, there were no less than five or six passenger terminals, department store terminals, grain terminals, salt transportation terminals, etc., and each wharf was crowded, either loading or unloading goods.

On the wharf, there are also small vendors who find business opportunities to set up stalls.

They were not as restrained as the hawkers in the city, and they all shouted their own goods diligently, attracting many merchants and workers on the ship to stop and choose.

It is probably the time to eat early in the morning, most people still buy breakfast, and after buying, they either stand or sit in the stall to eat, and there are not many people who eat while walking.

This kind of down-to-earth liveliness is another kind of prosperity, full of the smell of fireworks in the world.

Xue Yuan couldn't help but be infected, looked at the stalls selling food, and said with annoyance: "Why am I stupid enough to eat in a hotel!" To experience the local cuisine, of course, eat from these stalls! The remorse when he spoke, he just beat his chest.

Liu Chenxing didn't expect Xue Yuan to have such an opinion, which coincided with her, if she wanted to experience the local life as soon as possible, it should be the first choice of folk snacks, and she couldn't help but regret it, but she persuaded in her mouth: "Forget it, I just used the morning food, and I can't eat it." However, the Grand Canal, which we walked, was the same as the land route, there was a water post every thirty miles, and there should have been a lot of vendors gathered around the water station, and when the time came to stop the boat to replenish supplies, we could get off the boat and eat it one by one. ”

When Xue Yuan heard this, he immediately turned his worries into joy, and praised: "Ah Xing, you are still smart!" When we arrive, we can't buy more from each stall, so we just buy a small portion, and you and I will share the food, so that we can eat a few more! ”

Seeing that the two of them were standing in place and discussing, Xue Cheng on the side was really worried that Liu Chenxing would be led astray by his sister, so he hurriedly interrupted: "It's not early, there is the passenger terminal in front, let's find the boat to settle the luggage first!" ”

When it came to interest, he was interrupted by Shengsheng, Liu Chenxing was a little disappointed, but boarding the ship was the right thing.

They ordered a large passenger boat, and they didn't need to look for it at all, and among the dozens of large and small boats on the river, they could see the boat they were going to sit on almost at a glance.

It is exactly what the innkeeper said, it is a building ship, built on two floors, nearly two feet long, like a behemoth.

Originally, there was a little worry about the low productivity in ancient times, and the shipbuilding technology was estimated to be general, but at this time, I couldn't help but feel relieved that it was large and stable, and it should be safe.

Liu Chenxing nodded secretly, and when Xue Cheng and the owner of the ship checked the certificate, she couldn't wait to take the ship, wanting to take a look at the ship, but there was a hole in the sky, which opened her eyes.

But before he could board the boat, he saw a sudden commotion in the crowd, and when he heard the sound, he saw that there were two noble sons riding tall horses, accompanied by five or six servants.

Gao Ju on horseback is already eye-catching, and the two sons are good-looking, Liu Chenxing recognized at a glance that it was Cui Yao who was handsome, and Du Yuanlang was cold temperament.

Although they are acquaintances, but the children of the official eunuchs have never had anything to do with them, Liu Chenxing glanced over, and saw that the other party didn't seem to see them, which just avoided each other's embarrassing chats, so she immediately withdrew her gaze and led the horse to board the boat.

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