There were almost no stops along the way, and even if they were hungry, they only ate some dry food, and they were racing against the clock because they knew that if they dragged on too long, their previous efforts would be in vain.

When he finally came to the town of winter, Xie Chuyao finally saw what is called Frozen, the town here is a white country covered with snow just from the outside, and it looks like a castle in a fairy tale world, very beautiful and beautiful.

"Wow, why is there such a place in the Jin Kingdom?" Xie Chuyao really cried out from the bottom of her heart, she really didn't expect that there would be such a beautiful place in the Jin Kingdom, it was too much like a fairy tale world.

Shang Jingcheng just smiled and watched her behave like a child, and then carried her through the checkpoint, the checkpoint here was unguarded, it was so strange that she couldn't help but look at him and ask, "Why are there no guards?" And it seems that there are very few pedestrians here. ”

"Very few people come here on weekdays, and even fewer people come back in winter, and the townspeople here will move to other places to live for a month or two in winter, and then come back after this winter, so there are very few people at this time."

Xie Chuyao looked around, and always felt that the atmosphere of the people here was not right, as if they were all cold and had no temperature, although the weather here was a little cold, but the atmosphere of these people was really problematic.

"Is it cold?" Shang Jingcheng saw that she didn't speak, so he was worried about whether she was cold.

Xie Chuyao shook his head and said, "It's not cold, I just think that the people here seem to be a little strange." Shang Jingcheng brought her an extremely thick cloak when she went on the road, and when she arrived at the outskirts of this winter town, he put it on for her, and now she just felt that her ears and hands were still a little stiff, and everything else was fine.

Shang Jingcheng put her down, then covered her ears with his hands, and pulled her cloak and hat on, at least to block out the chill.

Xie Chuyao smiled at him, and let him hold his hand and walk together, he should have internal force to protect him, so his palms are warm, so ah, people who practice martial arts are really good, and they are not afraid of the cold even in winter.

Now that she's here, she doesn't have to worry anymore, the temperature here is at least about minus seven degrees, even if she is wrapped in a bag, the climate here is very suitable for those bacteria.

They came to the town together, and first found an inn to settle down, after all, they ate dry food all the way, and they were hungry for a long time.

"Boss, let's have two bowls of white bowls and three side dishes." Shang Jingcheng said directly to the shopkeeper at the counter.

The shopkeeper just glanced at them coldly, and then said lazily: "There are no side dishes in the shop, do you want to move elsewhere?" ”

Shang Jingcheng was choked by his words, he frowned slightly and said, "Then give us a plate of cabbage, a plate of chicken, and a plate of steamed fish, these are always available." ”

"Yes, there must be, ten taels of silver for cabbage, twenty taels of silver for chicken, fifteen taels of silver for steamed fish, and fifteen taels of silver for steamed fish. As he spoke, the shopkeeper crackled a little, and calculated the money in a few clicks, and then looked at them and smiled, "Plus two bowls of white rice fifteen taels, two, a total of fifty-four pieces of silver, two guest officers, please pay the silver first before eating." ”

"What? A meal costs fifty-four taels of silver? This ......" Xie Chuyao's eyes widened in disbelief, this is half more expensive than Kyoto, and it is worth eating a table of dishes for fifty-four taels of silver in Kyoto, but they only ordered three dishes, and they are the most common three dishes, this shop is really dark.

Shang Jingcheng didn't speak, just silently took out a piece of silver and threw it over, and it happened to fall on the table impartially.

"Oh, you don't know this lady, you have seen what kind of situation we have here, there is ice and snow everywhere, the vegetables and fruits we grow on weekdays are frozen, and the townspeople don't get anything at all, our store is specially transported back from other places to transport these needed ingredients, and the ones bought are fresh, good, so ah, the price will be expensive, that's for sure, the people in this winter town, they are about to die, those who have no money can only starve to death, who dares to go to the restaurant on weekdays, If you have a little richer, you will also order your servants to go to other towns to buy ingredients, you must have just seen that there is only one shop in this town, here, business is difficult to do, there will be a few outsiders coming before, but these years due to the weather is getting colder and colder, outsiders are not coming, we can't get expensive, we have to survive, don't we? ”

The shopkeeper said a lot of words, and told all the difficulties in this town, there is almost no spring and summer here, only autumn and winter, and there is little rain, the autumn is dry and the winter is cold, if it weren't for the old people in the family who are used to living and refuse to leave, he must have moved a long time ago, even if it is better than this town!

Xie Chuyao listened to his words, and his mood was a little heavy, the people here are living too hard, how can they live in peace of mind in such an environment?

"Actually, you can also plant in autumn, you can plant those fruits in autumn, and you can harvest them in winter." And according to him, the autumn time should be quite long, so it should not be without food.

"Hey, the girl doesn't know, there is a drought here in autumn, there is no water, what kind of plants to plant?" The shopkeeper sighed and said.

"Has it been like this here for years?" Xie Chuyao couldn't help but ask out loud. It seems that the environment on this side is relatively dry, and so is the border, she has only seen so much rain after coming for so long, so it is very likely that the climate here will be dry.

"That's right, since three years ago, after a heavy rain for three days and three nights, we have a drought here one day in autumn, and it can rain for one or two days in an autumn to be Amitabha." The shopkeeper said, with a sad look on his face.

Shang Jingcheng tapped his fingers on the table and asked, "Then how did you spend the autumn?" "Without water, people can't live.

"It's just that this snow in the winter, dig this snow back home, wait for it to freeze, wait for it to melt, and then use the water in the filler, don't you say, this is a magical place, the water in the filler will not stink, it can be used all winter, even in the fall." The more the shopkeeper spoke, the more an incredible expression flashed on his face, and he always felt that there was something strange about this winter town.

Xie Chuyao was also a little stunned, the general non-flowing water edge will have a smell after a long time, so the general water can't be put for too long, this is a quarter, and it is really a myth.

"Do you still eat this meal for the two guest officers?" The shopkeeper found that he had said so much, and these two people were still in a daze, and couldn't help but ask, don't wait for them to waste so much saliva after they don't eat, isn't that a loss.

Seeing him like this, Xie Chuyao couldn't help but smile and said, "Eat, how can you not eat?" I'm hungry! Bring us all the food. ”

"Hey, okay, please sit down, then I'll go and tell the cook to cook food for you!" The shopkeeper walked away with a smile on his face, and finally had a business, could he not be happy? Business has been getting worse and worse in the past few days, and those outsiders have stopped coming to their town, and even the business of buying and selling has decreased.

Shang Jingcheng looked at the distant back of the shopkeeper, glanced back at Xie Chuyao and said: "The environment here is really bad, I will report to my father when I go back, and ask him to send someone down to move all the villagers in this town to other towns, it's too difficult to live here." ”

Xie Chuyao took a sip of tea, sighed and said, "Actually, you can get a reservoir." There's always a river in this town, right? ”

"Reservoir? What is that? Shang Jingcheng asked with some puzzlement, this word is also a little novel, he only knew the treasury before, when can water be called a reservoir?

Seeing his studious look, Xie Chuyao couldn't help but nod his nose and said: "It's the same as the national treasury, that is, to store the water source, build a dam in the place of the river, and then build a big water tower, you can store all the ice in the reservoir in winter, and then open the sluice gate to release the water when the drought is in the autumn, so that every household can have water, and there is no need to use those bottles to fill it." ”

Shang Jingcheng stared at her with a look of surprise, he was so surprised, he didn't expect his family Yao'er to come up with such a good way, which opened up a new world in his brain, he felt that she was like an unknown, always full of surprises.

Seeing him staring at his stupid appearance without blinking, Xie Chuyao couldn't help but look down at himself with some confusion and asked, "Is there something wrong with me?" Is your face dirty? After asking, she wiped her hand on her face.

"No, no, it's just that I think your idea is really great, you let me see a different you, it's so novel." Shang Jingcheng took her hand and said.

It turned out that it was because of this incident, and she also said why he was suddenly stunned.

"So we'll stay and help them solve this problem?" Xie Chuyao suddenly had a strong sense of accomplishment, and it was really good to be praised by the people she loved.

Shang Jingcheng shook his head and interrupted her thoughts and said: "No, we can't stay too long, my father-in-law's bones have to go back to be buried as soon as possible, when we set off, Si Hao and they also set off, I made an appointment with them to meet in Jiuli Town, we can't let them wait for a long time." ”

"No, no, it's going to take four days for them to come here, how can we possibly make them wait?" Xie Chuyao looked puzzled.

"They don't go to Winter Town."