The topography of Liuyuan County is very good, there is a river in the south, which flows just from the side, but it will not block the road in front, and there are mountains in the east and north, and the county seat is just between the two mountains.

There is a plain to the west, which is just towards the official road, and after Liuyuan County, it is about to enter a mountainous area, which is a mountain road.

It is also because of this that the business of this county is very developed, because as long as the pedestrians on the official road continue to hurry, whether it is to continue to go east or west, they must replenish supplies here.

Those who go east have to go into the mountains, and they have to walk for at least four or five days to get to the next town, and they have to bring enough supplies, otherwise they will not be able to hold out to the next town.

Those who came from the east had been walking for four or five days, and finally arrived at this county seat, and they had to rest here and buy some things before they could continue to the west.

Because there is still a full day to the west to reach the next town, this county is much more prosperous than other counties.

The layout inside is also different, unlike the previous castle, where the streets are cross-shaped, but three streets side by side, all of which have shops.

The cost of entering the city is no different from other places, it is all five cents per person, and there is no need to pay another money if there is no goods on the carriage.

They paid the entrance fee to the city and went directly to the inn, no way, now that it is dark, it is not possible to find an inn to live in a hurry.

As for shopping for supplies, I'll talk about it tomorrow morning, and I'm not going to stay here long anyway, and I'll be able to leave tomorrow when I buy enough things.

Before entering the city, Qian Yan had used her divine sense to investigate, and there were three inns in the city, two on the main street in the middle, and one on the street to the north.

Don't look at the fact that it is already dark, in fact, it is only eight o'clock, and many shops inside are still open, but lanterns are hung in front of the door.

It is worth mentioning that the further they go to the southeast, the earlier it gets dark, unlike before in Qinzhou, when it will not be completely dark until more than nine o'clock and nearly ten o'clock.

The dawn was also a little earlier, at seven o'clock in the morning, and when they walked further southeast, it should be getting dark earlier and earlier.

To be honest, after staying in the northwest for a long time, I suddenly went to the southeast, and I couldn't adapt to it for a while, and I had to go back to jet lag.

Just like now, it takes 90 o'clock to get up in the morning and eat breakfast, and I am not hungry at all, and in the evening, I don't want to eat dinner until 90 o'clock, and I have to adapt to it for a while if I want to return to my previous routine.

This Liuyuan County is worthy of its name, the streets of the county are planted with willow trees, and the mountain to the north is also a very large willow forest.

They went to the larger inn on the middle street first, but after asking, they found that there were no guest rooms, only the large bunk and an inferior room remained, and then it was the kind of independent courtyard in the back, which was a little too expensive, and it was not worth spending so much money for a night.

Although Qian Yan was not short of silver, in terms of the situation of the Fang family's father and son, he must have felt that it was inappropriate, so he didn't think about it, so he had to go to the inn on another street.

Although the inn is a little smaller, it is also very well built, but the location is more partial, unlike the middle street that directly leads to the city gates on both sides, and there are all shops all around, and it is also brightly lit at night, and there are naturally more people who come and go to stay.

When they reached the north side of the street, they felt that it was quiet all of a sudden, and the street was full of carpenters' shops and blacksmiths' shops, and there were also grocery shops selling vegetables and rice, which were usually closed at night, so the road was a little dark, except for the lantern hanging in front of the inn.

Although the city is divided into three streets, there are forks in the middle, but those forks are like slightly wider alleys, but they are just convenient to pass, and they just pass through the middle, so they don't have to go around.

On the main street in the middle are teahouses, restaurants, restaurants, and ready-to-wear shops.

The street they came to was all relatively ordinary shops, such as blacksmith shops, carpenter's shops, grocery stores, grain shops, and oil and salt shops.

On the other street on the right, there are some grain shops and vegetable shops, but there is also a livestock market, and some poultry such as chickens, ducks, geese and fish, as well as some woven goods, such as bamboo baskets, baskets, straw mats, bamboo curtains, etc.

According to the division of the market, the middle one is the commercial pedestrian street, the one where they are now located belongs to the convenience of the people in the living area, and the street in the south is the farmers' market.

The business of this inn was really depressed, so depressed that they parked the carriage at the door, and they all got out of the carriage and pushed the door into the inn lobby, and no one came out to greet them.

It was Fang Dayou who shouted, and the guy who was napping at the counter found them.

Rubbing his eyes, after he sobered up, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile, "Oops, the little one is really rude, a few objective people hurry inside, please." How many people want to stay in the hotel, and how many rooms do the three want? ”

Fang Zhengyi asked directly: "Is there still an upper room in the store?" ”

The guy nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, there are three more rooms in the upper room, one upper room is five dollars a day, I don't know how many rooms you want, how many days to stay?" ”

Fang Dayou: "Come to the two upper rooms, if you want to be next to each other, you will continue if you don't leave for a night, after we have two carriages, do you still have a place to place livestock in your backyard?" ”

The man nodded again and again, "Yes, yes, we have a special house behind us for cattle, which is very warm and has good forage, so as to ensure that your horses are properly cared for."

Wait a minute, I'll have the carriage driven to the back and settled. ”

As he spoke, he ran to a nearby room and shouted inside, "Da Linzi! Come out! A guest has arrived! ”

"It's coming, it's coming!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a thin black man ran out from behind, wearing a fur hat on his head as he walked out.

When he saw them, he greeted them with a smile, "A few guests are polite, the small one is called Da Linzi, if there is anything to order." ”

Qian Yan looked at this black young man, his teeth were a little dazzling, if it weren't for the other party's appearance that he was from China, she would have thought it was from Africa.

The guy before said to him directly: "Several guest officers have two carriages parked outside, you hurry up and help them to get to the back, remember to set up the horses." ”

Da Linzi responded crisply: "Okay! I'm going to go now, will the guest officer go to the backyard with me to have a look, or will he just take the luggage down? ”

The reason for this question is that they don't have the luggage in their hands, and when he drives the carriage to the backyard, he will have to go to the back to get it, so it is better to take it now.

With the child in her hands and the cat at her feet, it must be difficult to take the luggage, so let Fang Dayou take down the burden on the bright side.

As for the luggage of the Fang family's father and son, it was Fang Zhengyi who took it, and it was also a big burden, and the valuable things were all in it.

He took off his luggage, told him not to take off the sheepskin on his horse, and asked the man named Da Linzi to lead the two carriages behind.

He didn't need to run twice, as long as he led the horse of the Fang family's father and son, and the big bear would follow him directly.

Seeing this scene, Da Linzi was surprised in his heart, this horse training is really good, and at first glance, it is not something that ordinary people can raise.

The three of them followed the guy upstairs to take a look at the room, which was neat and tidy, and the clean environment was also very good, if it weren't for the location of the two on the main street, it was estimated that the business would not be so bleak.

That's right, it's bleak, Qian Yan just glanced at it with her divine sense, although the guy just said that there are three upper rooms left, in fact, they are basically empty, and there are two or three people living sporadically, and there are a lot of ordinary rooms below, and there are really two or three empty rooms left, and Datongpu is simply not inhabited.

For an inn, this business is really not good, the price is not expensive, only five dollars a day on the house, in Fucheng this is the price of a medium room, how to go to the room also cost one or two silver.

You must know that there is a difference between the upper room and the middle room, the middle room is divided into inside and outside with a screen, if someone is entertaining guests in it, you will not see the bed at a glance.

This upper room is a serious two-compartment room, a bedroom and a living room, with tables and chairs outside to eat and entertain guests, and a bed inside, and a bathing place separated by a screen on the side.

Not only can there be hot water at any time, but there is also a special brazier and candles.

They settled the luggage in the room first, Qian Yan fed the child some milk first, put him to sleep and let Yuan Bao watch, she and the Fang family father and son went downstairs to eat.

It's not that it can't be used in your own room, it's not like the guy has to toss it again after eating, it's troublesome.

And at this time, you can also ask the guy about the shops here and which one is more suitable to buy.

And by the way, prepare hot water, you can wash up and rest after eating, of course, hot water is definitely not for bathing, just washing your face and feet, this day to take a bath or forget it.

It's still noodles, no way, this is the fastest, and it's the warmest with soup and water.

When I entered the Yunzhou area, most of the food was noodles, and there were also baked cakes, but compared to the baked cakes in Qinzhou before, the baked cakes here did not like to eat very much.

The baked cakes here are the kind of baked hard, not soft at all, you can grind your teeth, but when you are the staple food, it is too unpalatable.

She still likes to eat the kind of baked bread like a sac, which she can accept, this kind of biscuit-like food, and there is no oily baked cake, and she feels tired when she eats it.

While they were waiting for food, they asked the guy which store in the city was the most suitable to buy things, and this kind of thing was the most suitable thing to ask the guy, and most of the people they contacted were familiar with the county, and the other party pointed out the most suitable shops for them as soon as they heard it.

After that, they had to walk for four or five days on the mountain road, and they didn't know what accidents they would encounter in the middle, so they had to prepare more food.

Especially meat, don't think about hunting in this kind of weather, if you are lucky, you can meet one or two hungry wild animals that can't stand it and forage for food, and if you are unlucky, you can't meet one along the way.

I also need to prepare more grains, eggs, vegetables, etc., fortunately, the weather is cold, but I am not afraid of spoilage.

Fang Zhengyi also inquired about the situation of the blacksmith shop, since he saw the charcoal stove on the dumping car, he was a little moved, and he also wanted to get one to put on the car.

They were cold enough on the way, and then they gave them the soup woman, and when they were resting, they covered the quilt in the carriage and hugged it, which was a little warmer, otherwise it would really be cold on the way.

Even if the inside of the carriage is sealed with sheepskin, there is no heat source, but it is not airtight, and it is very uncomfortable, especially in the past few days, the temperature has dropped a little.

Don't look at them now, they are still going southeast, but they are still in the northwest, and the temperature is slightly warmer and limited than in the further north.

And day by day is getting closer to the wax moon, plus this year's annual scene seems to be encountering extremely cold weather, much lower than in previous years, and the snow on the road has not melted.

Probably because of this, they didn't meet many fellow travelers along the way, unless there was really no urgency, otherwise no one would rush in this weather.

So he plans to get a charcoal stove to put in the car, the charcoal stove is easy to say, there are ready-made ones in the general grocery store, and he mainly wants to get a chimney.

Because Qian Yan told them that it is easy to suffocate to death by burning charcoal in a closed space, it is much better to make a chimney to exhaust the poisonous gas, and the chimney itself can also dissipate heat, which can make the temperature in the carriage higher.

So he asked his fellow men about the blacksmith shop to see if he could find someone to make one of these pipe chimneys and come back.

It didn't take long for Tilt Yan to order this at that time, it took a day to do it, so if they could do it, it wouldn't matter if they delayed it for a day, when the time came, the road would be comfortable, and the road would be faster, and it would be more efficient.

And after it's done, it's not that they can't use it in the future, they have to go back to Qinzhou to resume their lives after finishing their work, and when they go back, it will only be colder, and they can just use it.

The other is to find a carpenter's shop and find someone to make a sleigh board like under the car of the company.

They had already discovered that her carriage was much lighter than they had walked, and had it not been for the sake of following them that they could have easily overtaken it.

The most important thing is that the wheels of the carriage will not be trapped in the snow, so they have wanted to do it for a long time, but the Yongfeng county town did not enter before, and the carpenter shops in the town after that are either not open or have no materials.

Finally, they arrived at a county town again, of course, to modify the carriage, especially when they were about to walk the mountain road, and they thought that the sled board should be more useful.

They had also studied that thing before, and it was not difficult to do, as long as they made a shape and fixed it under the cart, and with the horse-drawn carriage of Tilt Yan as a sample, it should be very easy to imitate.

(End of chapter)