The so-called "three monsters" in Huiyan Town refer to the three strange phenomena in Huiyan Town. First, water is more expensive than oil. Among the three things of water, oil, and wine in Huiyan Town, wine is the cheapest, and it costs a penny and a big bowl. There is all kinds of wine, wine, white wine, and rice wine. Although there is a difference in price, they are cheaper than water and oil. More expensive than wine is oil, including vegetable oil and lard. The most expensive is the least valuable water in the mainland. In any place in Shaanxi, no one dares to waste precious water, otherwise they will be cursed. There are a total of three wells in Huiyan Town, one of which is at the east end of Huiyan Town, and the owner is the owner of the carriage and horse shop. He runs the only horse and livestock rental shop in Huiyan Town, and is the only place to rent horses and camels. Of course, I also do the job of introducing the guide and the pot head. His wells are not open to the public and are used for the cattle to drink. On the trade routes, cattle were no less important than living people. Sometimes some spiritual animals can even help people out of trouble.

The second well is in the westernmost part of Huiyan Town, and it is a place dedicated to selling water. It also provides drinking water for everyone in the town. The owner of this well is not an individual, but a government. Each resident receives two buckets of free water per day according to his or her household registration. Caravans and merchants need to pay for water. The price is not very expensive, a bucket of water for a tael of silver. At that time, one tael of silver was made of 2,000 patterns, which was the official unified quotation. If you can't afford water, you don't have to go on the road. Because there is no water, let alone walking the Silk Road, it is a problem to go back home.

The third well is in the only hotel in Huiyan Town. This hotel is a place to eat and stay, with a place to entertain everyone in the front and guest rooms in the back. Dry rations and water were also provided, specially prepared for the caravans.

The second monster in Huiyan Town is the only one, there is only one store in the town. There is a carriage and horse shop, a hotel, a liquor store, a grocery store, a brothel, a gambling hall, and even a coffin shop. The only one that is not one is the yamen. There are three functional departments here, the first of which is the registration office directly under the Yamen of the Shaanxi Governor. Every businessman who wants to go on a trade route needs to be registered. There are three types of registration, the first is the type and quantity of goods carried. The second is the origin and origin of the goods. The third is their names and places of origin. This facilitates the collection of taxes and the inspection of road gates, and of course a way to prevent confusion. In fact, it doesn't play a big role, it's just a record. The second functional department is the inspection team directly under the county government, whose first duty is to maintain law and order in Huiyan Town, and the second duty is to prevent smuggling. They have a lot of power, a lot of oil and water, and of course a wide range of people. All people of all religions and nine streams know each other, and they can all say that they are related. The third functional department is a team of troops, who can not interfere in the management of Huiyan Town in peacetime, and can only monitor every move of Huiyan Town. Their main purpose is to protect the peace of Huiyan Town, once there are robbers or enemy troops appear, the officials in the town are definitely not the opponents of these people, only the official army can deal with the robbers and enemy troops.

The third monster in Huiyan Town is that the guy is better than the boss. There are generally three types of trade walkers, the first is the large caravan, who not only often take the trade route, but also have their own special men and guides. These people are rented to these large caravans for a long time, and are privately owned by the big caravans. The second type is to go alone, that is, one or several people act alone. These people are either inexperienced or incompetent, and are generally temporary or new. They are one of the main targets of the robbers. The last type is a caravan that is not very large. After they returned to Huiyan Town, they temporarily found some buddies and guides. As long as the price is right, the two parties sign a short-term contract and go on the business road together. There are many reasons why you want to hire guides and buddies. First, these people often take the trade route, not only do they not get lost, but they also know the climate here, and they can walk the whole way well. Second, they are locals who can understand the language and will not be deceived or blackmailed. Thirdly, these people have more or less experienced storms, and some have a little relationship with robbers. Renting them is tantamount to having a good relationship with these robbers, at least not being robbed by them. The people who rented these leases were all family members, some were fathers and sons, some were brothers, and some were uncles. The most experienced of them is the pot head, and the others are cold fellows. The so-called "pot head" is the leader of the caravan, who not only sets the schedule of work and rest, but also assigns everyone's work. Because these people are the most experienced, everyone believes in and obeys Him. Why is it called a pot head? It is said that it is because this person distributes the food every time the meal is served, and he is not only in charge of the spoon but also in power, so it is called the head of the pot.

There are also the famous "Three Uniques" in Huiyan Town, which are also breathtaking. The first must be a bowl of water for bathing. Shaanxi lacks water, so the average person never bathes. They feel that bathing is simply a waste of water, and some people say that taking too much bath hurts their vitality. It is said that the common people there generally only take a bath three times in their lives, once when they are born, once when they get married, and once after they die. Except for the one time I got married, I took the bath by myself, and the other two baths were not taken by myself. Some girls who love cleanliness, or women who work in special industries, can't help but take a bath. Over time, this unique skill has been practiced, and a small bowl of water can take a bath. This unique skill is said to be the housekeeping skill of a woman in Huiyan Town, and outsiders can't learn it.

The second must is to eat more than one side. The poorer the place, the more money you have, the more you can eat what you can't eat outside. The common people in Huiyan Town are poor, but not every merchant who passes by is poor. Especially the businessmen who have gone out and come back, these people have experienced life and death, and they are about to make a fortune again, so they will not be stingy. As long as it is delicious and fun, they will not skimp on the money in their hands. In this way, there are a lot of delicious foods when you go back to Yanzhen. Shaanxi people like to eat noodles, so there are a lot of delicious noodles. There are dozens of ways to make noodles alone. Modern gourmets have counted that there are more than 370 kinds of pasta in Shaanxi and Shanxi, and there are nearly 200 ways to make noodles alone. One of the noodles and the hollow surface became almost an artistic work. Special noodles with precious condiments, bowls and bowls of expensive noodles, only these big businessmen can afford to eat. The price of a bowl of some noodles is 1,200 taels of silver, which is the total annual income of a family in Huiyan Town.

The third must of Huiyan Town is superb craftsmanship. Here are the best blacksmiths and tanners. There are always some unpredictable things to happen on the business road. There is no way to meet a large group of robbers, but when you encounter one or two one-legged thieves, having a good weapon in your hand is equivalent to one more way to live. Not only can you protect yourself, but you can turn defeat into victory when necessary. Leather clothes and tents, as well as leather water bags, are indispensable. Even in the hottest summer, desert nights can be cold with a large temperature difference between day and night. It can heat people to death during the day, but it can freeze people to death at night. People who often walk the desert know that the average temperature in the desert at night is around zero, and the lowest time is more than ten degrees below zero. If you're not prepared, you'll be frozen dead when the sun rises the next day. So tents and leather jackets are absolutely indispensable. That is to say, there are more than 50 households in Huiyan Town, and almost all of them are related to the author's business and trade routes. A dozen widows, seven or eight disabled, seven or eight blacksmiths in a blacksmith shop. There are tanners and leather sellers in the fur shops. A hotel, a grocery store, a brothel, a gambling house, and the rest are either chariot shop guys or cattle keepers. These people are integrated with Huiyan Town and are closely related to this Silk Road. These people told Qin Tai that in Huiyan Town, the permanent population accounted for only one-tenth of all the population, and the businessmen who came and went every day were the main force in Huiyan Town. These people are either preparing to travel far away, or have already returned, or are ready to welcome their relatives and friends, or to bid farewell to their families. No one knows what will happen in the future, and even the merchants who have already returned, they are not sure if they will return. This trade road brings people infinite memories and pains, as well as countless wealth and opportunities. Some people are no longer looking for their past and thoughts instead of money, and some are looking for their own past and thoughts, and some people are looking for themselves.

People who have been to Yanzhen told Qin Tai that the people there always advised everyone not to go on the trade route, and the people there knew best. If ten people go on the road, if they are lucky, they can get three or four, and these people may be able to make a fortune. If you're unlucky, ten people will never look back. Most of the people who died on the road were due to robbers, sandstorms or sudden illness. In the eyes of the people who return to Yanzhen, money is important, but a person's life is even more important. What's the use of having more money without a life? How will the families of these people live when they have lost their husbands, sons, and fathers? Qin Tai listened to everyone's words, and couldn't help but feel sad for the people who returned to Yan Town. The reason why these people did not leave Huiyan Town must have their own reasons. Some hope to wait for a miracle to appear, and hope that their loved ones will come back. Some people can't leave and go back to Wild Goose Town because they or they haven't paid back the money they owe. Some hope to earn enough money to go home to retire. Anyway, none of the people there wanted to stay in Huiyan Town. But now they have to stay, they have to keep going. Returning to Wild Goose is a paradise for the rich, but a hell for the poor, a place that is not willing to go back to it. It seems that there must be a problem in Huiyan Town, an unknown problem. A certain person, or some people, secretly controls Huiyan Town, and controls the Silk Road. Could it be the people Qin Tai is looking for? Qin Tai decided to go and see it for himself.