Selucidate mountain songs, loud whistles, blue skies, rolling green mountains, like virgins, stand still, peeking at the caravan advancing on the winding mountain road.

This is the caravan of Wangjiaao, along this only mud and stone road leading to the outside of the mountain, starting a monthly business, each time a round trip is a week, or ten days.

The sturdy ox mooed, a pair of bull's eyes with simplicity and simplicity, and its four hooves stepped steadily on the gravel and dirt road, accompanied by the creaking of the carriage, slowly marching forward.

The convoy stretched for dozens of meters, and each carriage was full of goods, which was the commodity that Wang Jiaao had piled up for a month.

And this month is undoubtedly the moment with the most shipments and the biggest harvest in this year.

Nearly two-thirds of the carriages were filled with all kinds of crude grain, which were taken out and sold in exchange for refined grain to improve the lives of the people and many consumables in daily life.

For example, salt, which must be used in every meal, will be brought back for storage every time it goes out, so that the people can buy and eat salt at all times.

Wang Xiaocong sat on a cart at the head of the row, holding a grazing whip in his hand, and the two oxen in front of him walked honestly and meticulously.

Wang Xiaocong's eyes stared around curiously, this was the first time he had gone far away, and it was to see the outside world he had always dreamed of.

The excitement couldn't stop spreading from the bottom of my heart, and after breakfast in the morning, I hurriedly ran to the center of Wangjiaao, waiting for departure, and didn't even pay attention to the advice of my father and mother.

From the beginning to the present, Wang Xiaocong has always been like a curious baby along the way, even if these green trees and green mountains, winding streams, and the smell of being tired of watching from childhood to adulthood, there is also a special sense of humor at this time.

Looking at Wang Xiaocong looking around, Cousin Luo chuckled: "What's the matter?" Are you about to jump with excitement? The first time I went out before, it was the same, and I got used to it after a few more times. ”

Brother Luo took the initiative to ask to enter the caravan this time, in order to take care of Wang Xiaocong along the way, after all, when he went out for the first time, he would always be a little uncomfortable, and it was a very good choice to have someone close to him to take care of.

In addition to Wang Xiaocong and Cousin Luo, there are other Wang Jiaao teenagers in this carriage, all of whom are ready to go out to see this time.

The teenagers gathered together in twos and threes, on one side two girls with wheat-colored skin, bright eyes like black pearls, and ponytails tied at the back of their heads, and on the other side, three teenagers with dark skin, like three charcoal pestles together.

The two "heavenly groups" of teenagers and girls were also happily talking about interesting things at this time, and from time to time they looked at Wang Xiaocong and Cousin Luo, who were at the head of the line.

After a while, a "charcoal" came up, sat behind Wang Xiaocong and Brother Luo, and said with a grin: "Brother Little Worm, Brother Luo, what do you say there is outside?" ”

Although they were two people who asked at the same time, the young man was obviously staring at his cousin.

Wang Xiaocong also looked at Cousin Luo curiously, and Cousin Luo went out two or three times among the crowd.

Cousin Luo showed a smug look, very satisfied with their longing and envy, "Actually, it's not unusual, it's just that the house is bigger than ours and looks more solid." ”

"But those houses will still break down in some bad environments, unlike our col, and I haven't heard of any houses damaged by the weather, so there's no need to be too envious."

"But some things in the outside world are really novel, and there are many delicious foods, such as exquisite kites, beautiful porcelain bowls, sweet and sour rock sugar gourds, etc., which are not available in our col."

"If you want to talk about kites, in fact, you can actually get them in the col, and you can easily weave large pieces of bamboo, but you can't make exquisite cloth or paintings, and you can't make them."

"I can barely make a rock sugar gourd, but it is far less delicious than the outside world, and the cost is too big, and no one wants to make it."

"But these can be easily obtained in the outside world, as long as everyone works hard to help the caravan fight or something, the caravan is still happy to give you some convenience and fees, you can buy whatever you want!"

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Cousin Luo said slowly and unhurriedly, telling the world of flowers in the outside world, and unconsciously the teenagers who surrounded him were more and more longing, it turned out that the outside world was more exciting than they imagined.

Wang Xiaocong is also one of them, and he even thinks of seeing the "fairyland" with rippling light and white fog in the distance through the window glass every morning.

"Da Da Da ......"

Step by step, the tenacious scalpers seem to gather the energy of their whole bodies and move towards the prescribed destination.

Starting from early in the morning, I was still on the road at noon, but I hastily ate some dry food, and then I continued to move forward.

The life of the caravan does not look as beautiful as it appears in the col, and it is also a feast and drink, experiencing ups and downs, maybe this is life......

Finally, just after two o'clock in the afternoon, just after the sun was hot, the caravan of Wangjiaao entered the nearest market.

On this trip, the caravan had to pass through two markets on the way, and finally arrived in the town, and then returned.

And this recent bazaar is the "fairyland" in Wang Xiaocong's eyes.

The houses are more than half the height of the mound, and most of them are made of stone bricks and made of clay.

Most of the roofs are still made of thatch, but there are also many tiles.

The dark tile surface seems to emit a faint glow, shining in the eyes.

Cousin Luo walked up to Wang Xiaocong and said with a smile: "It's good-looking, right?" These tiles are not cheap, and they can only be built by large households. ”

"This market is relatively poor, when you get to the town, it is called a luxury, all the houses are blue bricks and white stones, the neat and delicate tiles are beautiful and easy to use, and the exquisite glass windows transmit sunlight and flash colorful light, it is really like a fairyland on earth!"

Wang Xiaocong's eyes flashed with wisps of light, and he couldn't help but think of the gorgeous scene described by his cousin Luo in his mind, and suddenly had a huge impulse that one day, Ao Li would also become a fairyland!

The caravan stayed in this market for not too long, mainly for a few old customers here, but also a few big households here, to provide some local products in the col, for them to taste, change the taste.

Although it is a small market, the big players here are definitely not stingy, and they are all purchased according to the physical value, or even higher.

After negotiating the price, the sturdy Ao Min and Wang Xiaocong and other teenagers came, and they were responsible for moving those goods into each other's homes.

The old customer with two beards, capable eyes, and a slightly rich body looked at these strange boys and smiled at Uncle Rice, the principal in charge of this business.

"Yo, this is to take the boy in your col out to take a look? Tsk, I don't know how many cubs you caravan will be left behind......"

Uncle Rice's hands naturally drooped, and his face was honest, "It's up to them whether they stay or not, they never force them, but there will always be those who are willing to stand up and embark on this long business road, after all, they can't do without this road." ”

The old customer showed a touch of envy on his face and eyes, "It's really okay, although it is not easy for you to be in the col, but this heart, this unity, is lacking in many places." ”

Uncle Inada smiled and didn't speak.

After moving the goods, Wang Xiaocong glanced at the old customer curiously when he left, and he always felt that this person always looked at them.

Brother Luo whispered beside Wang Xiaocong: "It's nothing unusual, these people are like this, you are new faces, leave a more impression, maybe it will be useful in the future, people are shrewd." ”

Wang Xiaocong was silent, with a hint of thought in his eyes, is this so?

But this was only a minor episode, and it was quickly forgotten.

After taking care of all the things to be done in the market, the group came to a small stall and each person had a large bowl of mutton clear soup noodles.

Although there are two thin slices of lamb in one bowl, it is definitely much more delicious than ordinary clear soup noodles, and of course, the price is not cheap.

These are just trivial things, a trip to business, not much lighter than labor, now Wang Xiaocong is still sore, the skeleton is about to disperse, the price of a bowl of mutton clear soup noodles, the caravan can still pay.

After eating, they went back to their carriages and slept hastily outside the market.

As for setting up a yard or something in the bazaar, the cost is too large, and it is not safe to put the goods in the carriage outside, so it is better to rest directly in the carriage.

The continuous convoy was separated by empty carriages with bedding in them, just for the purpose of staying overnight.

The first time he slept outside, it was still in the carriage, Wang Xiaocong felt a little uneasy, and he didn't fall asleep for a long time, until he was completely tired and couldn't do it, and tightened the quilt, and then fell asleep in the extremely loud frog chirping and insect calling.

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