The gate she came to was supposed to be the west gate, because the county seat was not located on one side of the road, but at the end of the road.

This county seat is supposed to be a line of defense, and if you want to continue east, you must pass through this county, and there is no way around on either side.

And the river that Chou Chou said before is to the south of the county seat, that is, on the right.

To the north is a high mountain, which has not yet reached the county seat, which is undulating and covers a wide area, which is regarded as two natural barriers.

The ugly ugly said to Tilt Yan: "If you want to cross the river to the south, you must pass through this county seat before there is a ferry, and after the county seat, go five or six miles to the east, where it should be the narrowest place of the river, there is a stone bridge across the north and south."

After the river passed through the county, the flow slowed down, which may be the reason why the county seat appeared here. ”

Qian Yan raised her eyebrows, in this way, the place where they were before can be regarded as outside the gate, of course, it is also possible that this is the first line of defense, otherwise it should not be the county seat, it should be something or something.

Drive the carriage forward and line up behind the line to enter the county seat.

As soon as I passed by the village near the county seat, people began to walk on the road, similar to the appearance of Xifeng Town before, all of them were people pushing carts and carrying burdens and baskets.

It is possible that they went to the village outside to buy something, or they came back from going out to run errands, but it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon, and it was unlikely that they would go into the city to do business, and those people usually came early in the morning to line up to enter the city.

There is basically no one on the other side of the city, and the people in the city will not come out at this point if they are fine, and it is a little early to come out when they go in outside, and it is estimated that there will be more people who will go out of the city later.

The procession into the city was lined up in two rows, and the gate in front of it was one wide and the other narrow, the wide one for the cattle carts and the narrow one for the pedestrians.

She could only be at the end of the line when she first came, and walking a little in front of her side by side on the left was a middle-aged man, who was carrying two baskets, one basket with some radishes and cabbage, and the other basket with a child.

Qian Yan thought it was funny, stared at it for a while, and thought that her mother told her that her mother had been picked by her grandfather when she was a child, and at that time, her grandfather put a basket on the side of the bicycle and put her in it.

At that time, the 28 bars were very load-bearing, and there were two square baskets hanging on both sides, and the children could be placed in them while loading things.

She basically took a car when she went out after she was born, and the bicycles at home were basically used by her grandfather to go to the market not far from her home.

Of course they didn't go to buy vegetables, the market near their house was built by her grandfather and father together, and her grandfather used to stare at it, although the management personnel were invited, the old man and the old lady were not at ease, and ran there to watch when they were idle.

Mom and Dad think that the old man and the old lady are old, and it is good to do some things, so they don't care about them, but they also said in advance that they don't get too tired, otherwise it will be worth the loss.

The topic is far away, back to the present.

Qian Yan looked at the little girl sitting in the basket and sucking her thumb, although she didn't say that she was chubby, but she looked very energetic, her big eyes were dripping, and she was very cute.

It shows that the family is very good to the children and is not patriarchal.

She knows that in ancient times, especially after the Song Dynasty, the preference for sons became more and more serious, and it was a little better before, and women were free to go to the streets, and even play horses and parade in the streets.

It's just that the further back they go, the more they are restrained on women, and their nature is suppressed.

The little girl should have also noticed Qian Yan's gaze, and looked over with a pair of big black eyes.

She smiled at her in a friendly way, and the little girl blinked and returned a smile full of small teeth.

Qian Yan felt that she was in a better mood immediately, and sure enough, a smile is the best communication language.

The little girl stared at her and the carriage curiously, she didn't pay much attention to the horses, she should have seen them often in the county, and she was even more curious about the carriage shed.

I guess it's because there is no such shed here, at least when she renovated the shed for the donkey cart before, what she saw along the way was either a wooden carriage specially customized by a wealthy family, or it was directly open-topped, and there was no shed at all.

At that time, he was driving the donkey cart, but it attracted many people to stare curiously, and I didn't know if I would lead a new fashion if I walked around the county.

Those who have a livestock cart at home and don't want to customize the carriage will probably learn to make this kind of temporary car shed that can be disassembled.

Because there were not many people, it was soon her turn, and the man who happened to be picking up the little girl was also being examined.

Pedestrians over there don't look at the queues, because there are fewer things on hand, and the inspection is faster.

The soldiers defending the city didn't ask for Dump Yan's household registration, nor did they ask for directions or anything, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.

Although there is the previous household registration certificate, I don't know if there is a change of dynasty at this time, and whether it can still be used.

And it's thousands of miles away from that side here, which is also easy to arouse suspicion from others.

The soldier only asked her what she was doing when she went into the city, whether she was passing by, visiting relatives and friends, or doing business.

Qian Yan didn't say that she was going to visit her relatives, for fear that the other party would ask her relatives about their names or something, so she directly said that she was passing by and was going to Qinzhou Prefecture.

The soldier didn't ask anything else, but routinely checked whether there was anything wrong in her carriage, collected two pennies and let her go.

Qian Yan just looked at the pedestrians intently, and when she saw that the people who walked into the city before were empty-handed, they would not accept the money for entering the city, and if they were pushing a cart or carrying a burden, they would be charged a penny if there was something on it.

Like the man who picked up the children and vegetables before, he paid a penny.

The man said that he went to the village to buy vegetables and came back to his house to eat, but he was still charged, and it seems that the soldier was also afraid that the other party would lie, so he was doing business.

The man was quite happy to pay, thinking that even if it was really his own food, he should be able to save that penny, and the food in the city must be more expensive than in the village.

Tilting Yan thought about driving into the city, and as soon as she entered the city, she felt much more lively, and she could see the difference between this city and the previous Handcheng and Xingtang Mansion.

After entering the city, it is a place like a patio, and then a city gate building is the main street, the distance is very close, that is, a distance of dozens of meters, unlike the previous kind of inner and outer city.

The city wall here is higher, of course, it is compared with the Hancheng side, and it is understandable that the outside of the city extends in all directions, and the city wall can only protect the people in the city.

This wall is obviously more important, because the city directly blocks off both ends of this official road.

Let's just say that it is an official road for the time being, anyway, it is this big road, and it is the main road, and Qian Yan thinks that it should be right to call it an official road.

On both sides is the mountain on one side and the water on the other, which is a bit of a mountain customs pass.

Of course, there is a sea on the other side, a river on this side, and of course it can be bypassed from the mountains or water, and this place should only be a block for a large-scale army, and the kind of scattered few people did not have much effect in the past.

There are obviously more shops in the county than in the town, and she is not in a hurry to go shopping, ready to see if there are any ready-to-wear sellers, and then find an inn to rest for the night, and take a hot bath or something by the way.

You must know that she hasn't taken a bath since she came out of Xue's house, and she wiped it casually in the cottage before, but after coming here, the season suddenly changed, and she couldn't wash it, and she felt that her body smelled.

Before this, she must have to buy some change of clothes, except for the sportswear and down jacket she brought by herself, they are all summer clothes, even if you wear a few more layers, it will still be cold.

So she had a clear goal to go to a ready-to-wear store first.

I inquired with people passing by, and knew that the ready-to-wear shop was in the center, so I drove the carriage to that side.

The county town is better than the town, there is no ready-to-wear shop in the town, at most there is a cloth store, and the business is not very good.

Most of the women in the village can weave, weave their own cloth, and make their own clothes, but they really can't, or if there are no women in the family, they will go to the town to buy them, so no one will open this kind of shop at all.

During this time, I passed by a grocery store, a pastry shop, and a china shop.

Qian Yan glanced at it curiously, and did not stop, thinking that she could come over tomorrow for a walk, of course, there are leather shops and tea shops.

When I walked to the middle, I saw a very large restaurant, and the signboard had four big characters written on it.

Qian Yan raised her eyebrows, it seems that this is the head office of the Mi family tavern, and it is indeed the head office, it is atmospheric.

This restaurant has three floors, one or two floors higher than the shops next to it, and it looks very well decorated, and the windows and doors are carved with good wood.

The entire front door is open, and there are windows in the back, so the inside of the store looks very bright.

She decided that dinner would be settled here in a while, thinking that the person who was in charge of the rice was good, and that the master of his house could not be too cunning.

Of course, this is Qian Yan's own wishful thinking, as for whether it is or not, I don't know.

After passing through the Mijia Restaurant, I passed by a shochu shop, and then arrived at the ready-to-wear shop, the name of the shop is very elegant, called Linlang Pavilion.

Before entering, Qian Yan looked left and right at the surrounding shops, next to a dim sum shop, opposite a jewelry shop, and next to the jewelry shop was an embroidery shop.

If these three are not opened by one person, they will really be able to find a place, so that the three shops can be linked to each other, and people with various needs can buy them all in two steps, saving them all from shopping around.

I bought ready-to-wear matching jewelry, and then bought an embroidered handkerchief or something, how normal.

Put the carriage very well, try to stop on the side and not block people's doors, and then enter the shop.

I saw that the shopkeeper inside was a middle-aged woman, who was round and jade, relatively white in the northwest, and there was a mole on the right side of her forehead, which looked very rich.

Seeing Tilt Yan come in, she hurriedly greeted her from inside, and she didn't have the slightest contempt for Tilt Yan's coarse cloth clothes, and greeted warmly: "What clothes does the girl want to buy?" My Linlang Pavilion is the largest ready-to-wear shop in Yunling County, and you have what style you want.

If you are not satisfied with the embroidery on the clothes, we can also help find the opposite embroidery village for you to re-embroider. ”

Qian Yan raised her eyebrows, it seems that even if this shop and that embroidery village are not the same boss, they must have a lot of relationship, otherwise they would not have done business with each other like this.

Tilt Yan said politely: "Then there is the shopkeeper Lao to help me find two sets of thick clothes that I am wearing now, as well as jackets and thick cotton clothes, it will be cold this day, and I will be able to wear thick cotton clothes soon." ”

The shopkeeper laughed more sincerely, this is still a big customer!

Although the other party didn't say that he wanted any good materials, these four or five sets of clothes, including cotton clothes, are not a small amount.

"Come on, come on, the girl is wearing it right now when I come here, see if you like it."

took Qian Yan to the side of the big wooden shelf, pointed to the neat stacks of clothes on it, and said.

Qian Yan looked at it, the colors are very usual, there are soot, navy blue, indigo, black, earth yellow, etc., and there is no white.

In ancient times, white was taboo, especially the clothes and hats worn outside, which could only be worn at funerals.

The shopkeeper introduced: "These are suitable for wearing now, with a mezzanine in the middle, which is considered a jacket, and the style has a placket placket, you see which one you like." ”

Qian Yan stretched out her hand and touched the clothes, sure enough, it was three layers, there was cotton cloth inside and out, and there was a layer in the middle, I don't know what kind of cloth it was, it was very hard to the touch, and now it was just right to wear in this weather, if it was colder, I would have to wear a thin cotton jacket with thin cotton inside.

Tilt Yan pointed to navy blue and soot and said: "These two colors, they all have to be slanted, this is suitable for wearing now, and after another ten days and half a month, it will definitely be colder, is there that kind of thin cotton jacket skirt?" ”

Shopkeeper: "Yes, yes, right next to it, take a look." ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the side.

Tilt Yan walked in and took a look, hey, how is this a bit like the kind of thermal underwear in later generations, but it is looser than that, the thickness is the same, and the line is also in the middle, of course, it is not the diamond-shaped grid of later generations or something, it is the kind that is not very regular, it looks like a small dot that is concave one by one, and the overall look is still very good.

The shopkeeper should have also seen her driving the carriage, and knew that she was walking outside, so what he introduced to her was not that complicated style, but relatively simple, neat and sturdy.

Qian Yan thought it was very good, so she chose two sets, one black and one dark gray, which was also warm to look at.

"These four sets are all in my shape, and are there any thicker cotton clothes?"

Then the shopkeeper took down a big bulging burden from the big cabinet at the back, put it on the counter and opened it.

Then he took a blouse and shook it open, and the corners of her eyes twitched, why does this look so much like what a monk wears?