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After the crossing team arrived at the destination Wancheng, Duanmuci, as the captain, began to understand the narrator mode again and began to popularize science to everyone.

Revisiting the plateau, but at the moment my heart is mixed. The place where he woke up after crossing was in a village not far from Wancheng, and he had also come to Wancheng with the homeless army to escape the famine, this place seemed to him as if it were his second hometown.

"Boss, didn't you say that business is prosperous? Why are the shops on the street closed? Zhang Aijia walked at the front of the team and asked curiously.

Gao Yuan couldn't help but answer: "Nonsense, you didn't see the starving corpses along the way when we came, you can't even eat enough, how can you have spare money to go shopping?" ”

"No, it shouldn't be." Duanmu Ci listened to Gao Yuan's answer, shook his head and said: "Even if it is a famine year, it is only the miserable life of the poor people, for those wealthy families who have thousands of acres of fertile land and thousands of family wealth, life is still very comfortable, and there is still spare money to squander." ”

"And Wancheng is the economic center of the entire Jingzhou, no matter how dilapidated it is, it will not fall to such a point. Unless........."

Zhang Aijia hurriedly asked, "Unless what?" ”

"Unless there is a military disaster, and only when there is a war will it be so depressed, it is difficult to explain why there are only a few people on the street of a big city."

Gao Yuan nodded and said in agreement: "It is possible, according to our estimates, Liu Xiu is likely to have rebelled in Nanyang." Moreover, the scope of activities of the Green Forest Army seems to be in the area of Nanyang and Wancheng. ”

Zhang Aijia saw that the two of them began to analyze again, and suddenly felt a big head. He hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Oh, isn't it good to find someone to ask about the military disaster?" ”

As he spoke, his figure flashed, and he rushed directly to a passer-by and began to ask.

Gao Yuan saw that Zhang Aijia was chatting with passers-by for a while, and asked curiously, "Huh?" Little monkey, has he learned the ancient Nanyang dialect? ”

The dialect of the Nanyang area of the Han Dynasty was difficult to understand, and Gao Yuan could barely speak a little after learning it for more than half a month, so he was very curious when he saw Zhang Aijia talking to passers-by in Nanyang dialect very proficiently.

"Him?" A smile appeared on the corner of Duanmu Ci's mouth, and he shook his head and said, "There is no dialect in this world that he can't learn. ”

"So powerful?"

"Well, he does have a talent for language, probably because it has something to do with the environment in which he lives."

Gao Yuan did not continue to ask, and if he continued to ask, it would involve personal privacy issues. In fact, he was extremely curious in his heart, but he was really embarrassed to speak about the sensitive issue of identity in reality.

After a while, Zhang Aijia came back with a smile on her face. He put away his smile and said with a stern face: "I inquired clearly, it is indeed going to fight, but it is not the Liu Xiu we are looking for, I heard that the person just now said that a person named Liu Xuan rebelled in Chungling, and the momentum was huge, and it was about to hit Wancheng, so those merchants in Wancheng evacuated one after another." ”

"Liu Xuan?" Duanmu Ci slapped his thigh and said, "That's right!" Liu Xiu is Liu Xiu's elder brother, and now that Liu Xiu has begun to raise troops, then Liu Xiu must also be in the army, as long as we find an opportunity to join the rebel army and mix with him, it will be almost the same. ”

"It's just that how to gain his trust is really a tricky thing." Duanmu Ci touched his chin and began to ponder.

Gao Yuan and the others also began to rack their brains to find a way, and the four of them stood stupidly on the street like this, becoming a peculiar sculpture.

At this time, Xiao Lan, who had not spoken, spoke, and she said coldly: "There is a restaurant in front, I'm going to eat, if you want to come, follow suit." ”

As he spoke, he turned around in a dashing manner and threw the three people who were still thinking directly on the street.

Duanmu Ci said more embarrassedly: "This....let's go to dinner first, and think about it while eating later." ”

"Hey! Wait for me! ”

As he spoke, he chased directly after Xiao Lan's back.

Only Gao Yuan and Zhang Aijia were left messy in the wind.

This restaurant is called "Tianxiang Building", and it is also a relatively high-end place in Wancheng. Like a general restaurant, it is divided into two floors, the lower floor is the lobby, and the upper floor is naturally a private seat.

A few of them entered the restaurant and went directly to the second floor without even saying hello. What are you kidding, they have all traveled to the new dynasty, who cares about these little money? Of course, how comfortable it is.

So, driven by this tourist mentality, the four of them slowly ordered more than 20 dishes on a table, and the shopkeeper of the restaurant couldn't close his mouth happily.

"This dish isn't very delicious, and the name is better than the other."

Gao Yuan picked up a piece of dried meat with chopsticks, put it to his nose and smelled it, there was a strong smell of bacon, which made him want to vomit.

"The ancients didn't have any condiments, so it's good to be able to put some salt on you. Pepper and cinnamon were all introduced from the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty, and they may not have been popularized yet. Come on, eat some of this sauce, it's pretty good. ”

Duanmu Ci handed the sauce dish in his hand to Gao Yuan, who took it and sniffed it with a frown, and asked, "What is this?" ”

"Sauce, the ancient people lacked condiments, so they used all kinds of sauces instead, and sometimes they were eaten as a staple food. This dish is meat sauce, which is quite greasy to eat, but it feels good, and it should be pounded with ants and some insects. ”

Gao Yuan was just about to taste it, and when he heard that it was made by ants and insects, he quickly pushed the dish out and said, "Forget it....I'd better eat something else, eh, this wild vegetable is good." ”

Zhang Aijia was holding a whole pork leg and gnawing on it, and her face was full of oil. Among the four people, Xiao Lan ate the most gentle, he slowly removed the meat from the bone, and then clamped his mouth with chopsticks, but she moved quickly, and she ate no slower than their big men.

But in a moment, the table was already a mess of cups and plates. Takahara slumped in his chair, groping his belly and burping incessantly.

It is also said that since I crossed over, I have lived a good life in the past few days in Taishou Mansion, and at other times, I either gnawed dry food on the road or was chased and killed so that I had no food to eat. Although the meal he ate today didn't taste very good, it was really the best he had in recent months.

After eating, a few people were not in a hurry to pay the bill and leave, so they sat upstairs and looked at the few pedestrians on the street through the railing.

The servant who had been serving left and right finished eating the distinguished guests and was about to come forward to ask. Suddenly, Zhang Aijia seemed to see something, pointed to the street downstairs and shouted, "Look! ”

Following the direction he pointed to, he saw a huge group of men and horses coming from the other side of the street.

At the forefront are four tall horses, there is no trace of variegation in the red mane, every part of the body is so well matched, every muscle shows a full sense of strength, such a good horse is worth 10,000 yuan in the Nanyang realm, let alone four peers to open the way.

Four horses pulled the carriage, this carriage is also quite exquisite. The sound of the wheeling carriage was like rain beating on the crystal white marble, and in the golden sunlight, the reflection of an elegant carriage passed leisurely on the ground. The carriage was covered on all sides with expensive and fine silk, and the gold-inlaid windows were obscured by a curtain of pale blue crepe, so that no one outside the carriage could get a look at the nobles in such a magnificent carriage.

There were also six guards accompanying the car, judging from their sturdy postures outlined under their black suits and their sharp eyes like eagles, they were all a group of skilled martial arts practitioners.

The carriage drove slowly through the streets, the horses' hooves staggered, a loud cry in their noses, a breath of white air, and a long neigh.

In the eyes of everyone, the luxurious carriage stopped in the direction facing everyone.

I saw a maid step down from the car, holding a thick roll of fine felt in her hand, and then spread the felt on the ground, extending to the opposite door of the store.

When everyone saw this, they immediately unconsciously held their breath, wanting to see what kind of sacredness they could ride in such a carriage.

I saw that with everyone's eyes, a slender jade foot poked out of the pearl curtain of the carriage.

This is an elegant and pure girl. The pale white gauze wraps around the body, revealing a graceful neck and clearly visible collarbones, and the pleats of the skirt flow lightly to the ground like snow and moonlight, making the gait more graceful and feminine. If the shoulders are sheathed, the waist is like a prime, the neck is extended, the quality is exposed, the lips are outward, and the teeth are fresh. Bright eyes are good, and Jing assists in inheriting power. It's really glamorous.

Everyone upstairs widened their eyes, wanting to see what that peerless girl looked like, and even Xiao Lan, who had always been cold and indifferent, began to stretch her head over with the curiosity in her heart.