From Xiaocheng to Jiahu County, it takes two days to catch a horse-drawn carriage, and it takes less than half a day to take a car.

It's only the early 20s, and cars are a rarity for people in big cities, let alone places like towns.

Xiao Nan took Major General Dong to forcibly go on vacation together, the car he was sitting in was Major General Dong's car, and there was a very advanced car fan in this kind of car, which opened all the windows, and the wind was whistling, but it didn't look so stuffy.

And several other cars were in the personal guard of Major General Dong, and there was even a covered pick-up truck. The Cai family brothers and sisters squeezed into Xiao Nan's car with Xiao Fang and Ah Cheng, following at the end of the convoy, even so, it was enough to make them feel extremely windy.

"You're still in the mood for a vacation." Major General Dong, who changed into Western-style civilian clothes, has a lot of complaints.

"Or else? It's rare to have a chance to go out and relax. Xiao Nan smelled of broken jars.

Major General Dong didn't bother to pay attention to him anymore, so he simply closed his eyes on the seat of the car covered with bamboo mats, while Xiao Nan looked at the scenery outside, the last time he left Xiao Cheng, he had been in the carriage and didn't take a good look at the scenery outside, so at a glance, the scenery of the Republic of China is really amazing, except that Xiao Cheng has developed very much like the big Shanghai in the TV series, the outside of the city is still very simple, human beings have not yet begun to really transform the surface of the earth, you can see far away at a glance, the so-called big road can only accommodate two cars in parallel, even so, The well-connected roads in and around Xiaocheng are already among the best in the surrounding provinces.

And these public facilities are all the credit of the Xiao family. It is no wonder that the Xiao family has such a high reputation.

The nearby power plants, water plants, roads, railways, and all large factories are all the property of the Xiao family and the Yao family. Recently, the Xiao family has even begun to prepare for the construction of a steelmaking plant around the mines.

The industrialization of the local area is completely led by the brutality and barbarism of these two families.

And the farther away from Xiaocheng, the more this sense of industrialized modernization is diluted, as if other places are still in a more distant feudal era, distant mountains and rivers, farmland and forests, and the natural scenery is vivid and real.

Xiao Nan couldn't help but point to the wild land outside and said, "Look, how beautiful the scenery is in those places!" ”

Major General Dong said without raising his eyes: "A pile of dirt slopes." You look like a countryman who has never seen the world. ”

The farther away from the city, the fewer pedestrians there are on the road, and occasionally pedestrians with ox carts can be seen throwing "attention" salutes at their convoys. Halfway through, he had to pass through the kind of small market that thrived on the main road, and Xiao Nan even had to stop and take a look, looking like a dirt bun that he had never seen before.

So the convoy had to stop at the bazaar for a while, and their convoy suddenly became the object of onlookers, and many clever vendors came to sell their wares, all matches, cigarettes, melon seeds, and fruits.

Sure enough, no matter how long it takes, these are always the things that Chinese are peddled during their journeys.

And Xiao Nan really paid for the so-called specialties, that is, gourd carved handicrafts and a few clay figures, which were naturally slaughtered, and only a few copper bargains were used to slander him for a piece of the ocean, Xiao Nan also felt that he had picked up the original folk handicrafts, and he was still very satisfied with his slight smile, which made Major General Dong feel more and more sick about him.

Not only that, Xiao Nan actually likes to chat with the local vendors, asking some things if they have anything, what food, clothing, housing and transportation, how many people in the family are messy, he not only asked, but also brought a pen and a small notebook to write down, and he didn't know what the picture was. It is estimated that it is an occupational disease, and I want to archaeology the real Republic of China era on the spot.

As for Meilan's car, it is already a hilarious, after all, Young Master Cai is a young man under 20 years old, it is the age of curiosity and impulse for new things, men's obsession with industrial products is really innate, after taking the car, he was so excited that he couldn't help himself, and surrounded Ah Cheng and Xiaofang, who could drive, and kept asking about the vehicle, while Meilan and Cai Zhi held hands and sang the songs they learned in school.

Major General Dong saw that this group of people had obviously come out to enjoy the mountains and rivers, and he felt that something was wrong.

Xiao Nan is a little too relaxed, could it be that he has something to hide from himself? He lit a cigarette and secretly observed Xiao Nan's every move.

In this way, after resting, the team continued the journey again, and finally saw the famous Luoxia Lake in Jiahu County after two hours of travel, the vast water surface has a sense of grandeur, Xiao Nan in order to facilitate the understanding of the local customs, but also let Young Master Cai sit in the passenger seat of his vehicle to introduce this lake.

According to Young Master Cai, the people of Jiahu County live a happy and prosperous life, all rely on this lake, the lake water is introduced into the ditch, irrigating the local fields, it is also strange to say, the water quality and soil here are excellent, only the grain around the lake area is three crops a year, the yield is still high, other places can not do it.

At the same time, the lake is also rich in a large number of aquatic products, and the fishermen who fish harvest a lot, it is simply a small "land of fish and rice", and the food caught is too much to eat, and it is often supplied to other places, although it is only a small town with only agricultural handicrafts, but it is rich by agricultural products. It's really God's appreciation.

"The water we have here is also delicious, the well dug is sweet water, you can drink it directly without boiling, it is clean, and the wine is fragrant, I have a winery at home, and when you arrive at Cai's house, I invite you to drink the best local Jiahu wine!" Young Master Cai said with his eyebrows fluttering.

It seems that he really loves his hometown.

Xiao Nan heard him say this, and quickly searched his memory, in his memory of the future, this lake seemed to no longer exist in the future, and the local area was no longer a residential area, but a stronghold of a toxic chemical industry.

It seems that this land of fish and rice, the self-sufficient dream of the Peach Blossom Spring, has not resisted the torrent of industrial development after all.

When the vehicle came to the town along the highway built by the Xiao family, Xiao Nan was simply shocked by the original ecological water town appearance of this town, here is simply a living ancient city, all the buildings are the kind of antique wooden buildings, bluestone tile walls, more charming than the ancient city of Pingyao, the roads in the town are paved with bluestone slabs, quite clean and tidy, the road surface is of course not wide, the main road has a real arcade, below are the stalls of the vendors.

What's even more interesting is that the electric poles of Xiaojia Power Plant are also pulled here, but there are not many people who use electricity. I heard that the electricity bill of Xiaojia Power Plant is not affordable for ordinary people.

If he had a mobile phone, he would have been taking pictures since he entered the town, but now he can only look at these ancient town customs that are too unfamiliar to modern people.

Probably because of the proximity to the huge lake area, and even the waterways in the city, the temperature of the town is much cooler than other places, and the town is full of flowers and bamboo forests planted by people to decorate their homes, which is full of elegance.

"It's really a good place here......" Xiao Nan couldn't help but say.

"Jiahu County is indeed a good place in several towns near Xiaocheng, and the taxes that can be paid every year are sufficient." Major General Winter said.

He said this to mean that the Dashuai Mansion did intervene in the tax revenue of the nearby ten miles and eight towns.

The entry of the convoy caused people in the town to gather to watch, especially the convoy stopped directly at the gate of Cai's house, the Cai family's house in the local area is the best, it is a big mansion, when Major General Dong's men knocked on the door, the onlookers talked about it. It was an old butler who opened the door, and as soon as he saw a person in military uniform knocking on the door, and there were several military vehicles outside, he was suddenly frightened, and sat down on the ground, and wailed for a long time: "Master Jun!" Our Cai family is a law-abiding citizen! Here's why! Why is that? ”

Young Master Cai hurriedly got out of the car, ran over to help the housekeeper and said, "Uncle, don't be afraid, this is the person of the major general, and the young man will be a guest at my house in the future." ”

Before the housekeeper came to his senses, he hurriedly ran into the house, and after a long time he invited Master Cai out, who probably already knew the reason, and waved at Major General Dong who got out of the car, and then stammered a little to invite everyone in.

When Xiao Nan got out of the car, he also became the target of onlookers, Xiao Fang brought him a wheelchair and helped him out of the car, Xiao Nan realized that the locals who were watching outside the car had been blocked by the three layers inside and three layers outside.

It was also the first time for him to be watched by so many people, and he suddenly felt a little hot.

Fortunately, the guards with their guns quickly dispersed the crowd of onlookers, and at this time a few family members came to carry his wheelchair. The houses here still have a high threshold and many steps, and Xiao Nan's wheelchair has basically lost its function.

Mr. Cai never dreamed that there would be such a high-status distinguished guest at home, so he turned from surprise to joy, and began to hold a banquet in the afternoon of the same day, inviting almost all the relatives in his clan, plus the townsfolk with heads and faces in the town, and even set up a grand flowing water banquet on the street to entertain the neighbors.

Major General Dong thought to himself, Xiao Nan said that he was on vacation, and he was a fart on vacation, not just a change of place to socialize.

The banquet in the evening was still very lively, even if the son of the Xiao family was crippled, he was still a member of the Xiao family, and as soon as Xiao Nan sat there, many people came to greet him and toast him. However, Xiao Nan does not drink, but replaces wine with tea, and his body and bones are there, so naturally no one dares to say anything inappropriate.

There is a villager who is the head of the local private school, he has been running a private school for decades, and he is also one of the few old talents in the local area, who is quite senior, and he sits next to Xiao Nan and explains to Xiao Nan the origin and climate of their town.

I only heard him shake his head and say: "In fact, as early as the first dynasty, I heard that it was during the Tongzhi period, and our town was just a small settlement built by people fleeing from other places, and the town was really rich, that is, it was a matter of thirty or forty years." ”

"Our town is blessed by God, all rely on the Dragon King Temple in the town, in order to have smooth wind and rain, beautiful land and sweet water, thirteen young you must go to worship, very spiritual." Master Cai also responded to the road on the side.

Xiao Nan said: "That's strange, I see that the local water and soil are so good and rich in products, why do you say that it took thirty or forty years to become rich." ”

"This is also a strange thing, you really asked the right person, if you change it, everyone else will definitely say that it is the dragon king's blessing, in fact, as far as I know, it is not like that at all." The old man said, "Every time I say that they still don't believe me, that I'm old, I talk nonsense." ”

"Oh, Uncle Zhang, don't talk nonsense to the thirteen young people on this happy day, people are distinguished guests, listen to your chatter." Master Cai was dissatisfied, "Come on, come on, help Uncle Zhang down......"

The old man may have drunk too much, but instead became stubborn and scolded: "What do you know, you juniors! When we opened up the wasteland, you were still running bare-assed! ”