The place where they went was under the base of the outer wall, not far from the city gate.

It was a messy old house, with sewage flowing on the ground and even a smoky stench.

The second brother-in-law asked them to endure it, saying that it should be better inside, and that the outside was mostly rented by homeless and poor people.

Passing through narrow alleys and around a few crowded houses, I finally saw a slightly intact old mansion.

"Originally, you could come from the entrance of Xishi Street, but last year, Fucheng repaired the market square, and blocked the intersection there, and only opened for two quarters of an hour every day, so that the caravans who temporarily lived here could transport goods. We arrived late and had to take a detour. ”

The second brother-in-law led them through the alley and the wall, and when they entered the gate, they saw a busy scene.

"Qiu San, I said I would have stayed one more day if you said you were going to come."

A man in a short brown robe saw them, put down his things and walked over, and greeted each other with his second brother-in-law.

"Is this your brother and sister?"

"It's my daughter-in-law's sister-in-law, and the other one was picked up on the road."

The second brother-in-law didn't want to say more, turned his head to look at the guys who were moving the goods, and asked.

"Are you going to get out from the front? Can you go? ”

"No, the Xishi Shifang has already been set up, and we have got the road guide from the official yamen, and we can get out of the Shifang with this."

"This is fur?"

"Furs and spices, and salt." The man said in a low voice, pulling the second brother-in-law aside by the way, "Qiu San, you really don't want to go with us?" I can tell you, this trip we went directly to the customs outside, and the profit was not low. Take a trip to at least earn five years on weekdays. ”

"I can't walk, I can't go, my daughter-in-law is alone with the children, and I have a new fur workshop, which doesn't make much money, and it's enough to support my family."

The man nodded when he heard this, and sighed: "There is a craft that is good, if I know this, I don't have to follow the caravan in the wind and rain, and earn some hard-earned money to lick the blood from the knife edge." ”

This section of the pass is quite calm, but the section of the road from the pass to the outside of the pass flows of bandits and bandits. There are a lot of hooligans, and they all have to fight to get there safely. If you're lucky, it's good to meet the army and pay some money to follow. If you're unlucky, you've been ambushed, not to mention the goods, and you don't know if you can survive or not.

After the second brother-in-law settled Wei Jin and the little mute, he went out with his friend for a drink, and when he came back, the caravan had already departed.

After walking more than half of the people, the courtyard was much quieter.

This is a relatively regular inn, there is a small yard to store goods, and the most important thing is that it is close to the city gate, so most regular customers will choose to stay here.

In the southwest corner of the courtyard, a small courtyard was specially separated to accommodate the female dependents and children.

Wei Jin and the little mute live here.

A suite, not big, with a small bed inside and a couch outside. Fortunately, the little mute was small, and the couch was enough for him to sleep.

There are not many female dependents here, in addition to her, there is a mother and daughter, three mothers-in-law and grandchildren, plus a nun.

The wings are not yet full.

The others Wei Jin thought she could understand, but when she entered the city, she heard that there was a nunnery outside the city, and it was said that this monk should be able to go there to place an order, but why did he live in an inn?

Perhaps her gaze was too curious, and the nun followed her gaze and bowed her head.

Wei Jin blushed and felt a little embarrassed, so she took out some of the maltose tablets made in the bag and sent them to the nun.

"What is this?"

"It's maltose, make it yourself." The maltose made by Wei Jin is coagulated into flakes, and a small wooden stick is pressed into it while it is slightly condensed, so that it is good to hold the stick when eating, and it will not make your hands sticky.

"My younger siblings like to eat some sweet mouths, and it's not easy to do this."

The nun did not refuse, she took one very happily, looked carefully and peeled off the glutinous rice paper outside, and put the sugar cube in her mouth.

The maltose is slightly yellowish, and the entrance is pure sweet, without the burnt taste of maltose commonly found in the market.

Seeing them eating candy, the child of the three mother-in-law and grandson swallowed quietly.

Wei Jinwan'er asked the little mute to take a few and give them to the mother and daughter and mother-in-law, and the last one left was stuffed into the little mute's mouth.

"You rinse your mouth after eating, then sleep for a while, and then go out to eat when the second brother-in-law comes back later."

She gently admonished the little mute, and sat down at the door to chat with the nun.

The nun was not an ordinary monk, she had traveled to many places, seen a lot of customs and customs, and spoke without hurry, if it weren't for the bald head and the monk's robe on her body, no one would doubt that she was a well-informed lady.

Wei Jin has been trapped in one place since she woke up, listening to the nun tell about the things she has seen, and her eyes are full of longing.

The mother and daughter also came over.

The older woman sewed her daughter's clothes with a needle and thread in her hand, while the younger girl sipped the maltose in her mouth and listened to the nun tell her stories.

The three mother-in-law and grandson didn't come over, but the two children of her family also lay on the edge of the window, looking at Wei Jin and them with blank eyes.

During the chat, I learned that the nun had followed the caravan from the north to this place, and she had to follow the caravan south to Zhangzhou.

"I heard that there are a lot of fog barriers in Zhangzhou, and many people can't come back when they go, why does the master want to go to such a place?"

The middle-aged woman frowned: "The master might as well stay here, I heard my man say that there is a big nunnery a little west, and many ladies and ladies from rich and noble families will go there to worship the Buddha." ”

The nun smiled and said that she was prepared.

In the end, it was just a meeting in Pingshui, and the woman persuaded her twice and didn't speak again.

"Dare to ask if the third lady of the Wei family can be here?"

A voice suddenly came from the gate of the courtyard, which surprised Wei Jin.

She only came here today, and she didn't know anyone, so why did someone come to the door?

She got up and looked over to see that it was a simplely dressed lady, wrapped in a bun, and looked like a maid of a large family.

Sure enough, after learning that she was Wei Jin and Wei Sanniang, that person said that she was the cook of the Liang family next door to the Jia family.

"My young master ate the tempeh you sent to Jia's house, and he likes it very much, so let me ask, but is there still any goods?"

Wei Jin hesitated for a moment, saying that she didn't have anything to bring, but she still had it at home, and it just needed time to send it over.

"That's okay, the third lady can send a message home with someone, let it be delivered quickly, and it will arrive in three or five days."

Three or five days is definitely no problem, but she is a little unsure of the price.

Because it was given to the Jia family before, I didn't plan to collect the money. And this time I came here to see the market price of Fucheng and then set the price. Didn't she have time to inquire about this, and the buyer came to the door, so how did she set the price?

At this moment, Qiu San drank wine with others and came back with a packed braised vegetable snack.