The lake at the foot of the mountain is long and narrow, walking from one end to the other for at least dozens of miles, the high mountains are almost parallel to the west coast of the lake, and there is no close contact between the foot of the mountain and the shore of the lake, on the contrary, in fact, there is at least a dozen miles of road from the foot of the mountain to the shore of the lake, forming a slightly sloping flat land.

There is a city in the middle and countless villages.

The name of this city is called Xianning, which means cloud.

Before the Central Plains Dynasty conquered Yunzhou, Yunzhou became a country of its own, very prosperous, and actively learned the cultural techniques of the Central Plains Dynasty, and also used the written etiquette system of the Central Plains Dynasty. At that time, the capital of this kingdom was not on the side of Yundu, but here. Therefore, the prosperity of the condensation is not lost to the cloud capital, and the city is very magnificent.

However, there is no such city in the painting.

Song You first walked along the lake, seeing the scenery enough, and when the swallow told him that he had reached the bottom of the condensation, he picked a path straight up and walked up.

It took more than half an hour to get to the city.

Visible distances.

Xian Ning used to be the capital of the country, with a noble style of brick and stone city walls, the city is surrounded into a square, the west gate is facing the high mountain, the east gate is facing the lake, the south gate leads to the hinterland of Dayan, the north gate can go to the snow region, the merchants on the Yunzhou tea horse road must pass through here, with the tea and other materials in the south, go to the north in exchange for horses.

Song You just happened to enter the city at the gate of Guancheng.

Yunzhou has long been subsumed into the Central Plains Dynasty, and Du Mu is naturally useful here.

It's just that in recent years, Yunzhou has not been peaceful, and Xianning seems to be particularly uneven, and the military academy guarding the city has investigated more carefully.

Entering the city, the prosperity is suddenly revealed.

There is also no curfew here.

The Taoist enters from the east gate, all the way up, this road leads to the northwest from the east gate, divides the condensation into north and south, and the road between the north gate of the south gate is one of the two most prosperous streets in the city, and it is probably the only one in the city that can be called the "street" of the two roads, the condensation is divided into four square pieces, in addition, there are large and small alleys, which seem complicated, but in fact, they will not get lost at all.

Nowadays, the streets are full of lights, and there are often women sitting on the upper floors and beckoning customers below, which at first glance is not much different from other cities.

Presumably, the shops selling local folk costumes and local goods were closed at this time.

Song You walked slowly with the horse.

The ground was full of hard stone bricks, and the horses' hooves were loud.

"The weather here is not bad, relying on Aha Lake, we spend the winter here, listening to the Yundu Zhu family and the merchants on the road, it will probably last until the cold winter before it gets cold, before that, strong people only need to wear a single coat during the day, and it will get cold at night." Song You said to his cat as he walked, "If Sanhua Niangniang is idle, go all the way down, take your fishing rod and go fishing in Aha Lake, find a place where no one is around, you can also practice spells, and you can sell fish for money if you catch it." ”

“……”

After eating the last sugarcane, Sanhua Niangniang turned back into a cat, and she was still a cat at ease, so she saw her follow the Taoist all the way with small steps, but she did not answer, but kept turning her head to look left and right.

I really didn't see anyone selling sugar cane.

"Sanhua Niangniang doesn't have to worry about getting lost, anyway, one side is the mountain, one side is the lake, go up will be able to go to the foot of the mountain, go down will be able to walk to the lake, the largest official road in the middle must lead to Xianning, to the city there are only two horizontal and vertical roads, how can you go to the road."

"Meow ......"

"Sanhua Niangniang is so perfunctory, is she busy looking for accommodation tonight?"

"Meow ......"

"You don't have to look for it, there are a few of them."

Song You stopped and looked at the streets in front of him.

This city was built very early, square, the previous dynasty of the fang market system still leaves traces here, such as the same area to do the same type or similar to the industry is highly concentrated, here used to be a special anti-tourist inn of the fang market, now there are also many inns. However, it is not all, after all, Dayan's economy is highly developed, which will make it easier to expose the shortcomings of the fang market system, and it has long been flexibly adjusted according to actual needs.

But as far as the eye can see, there are at least four or five hotels.

There are shop signs, or wooden signs, and even lanterns and wine flags are hung at the door.

"Fibrous Building."

The slender building is very magnificent, the carved railing is painted, there is the sound of singing and dancing on the top, it is obviously a high-end green building, providing accommodation and other entertainment services.

"Tongfu Carriage and Horse Shop."

The carriage and horse shop is a frequent stay in the store, the horse is convenient, the price is cheap, the environment is slightly worse, the guests come and go frequently and the fish and dragon are mixed, it is not suitable to stay for a long time.

"Big Thousand Feet Shop."

The so-called foot shop, in fact, is not a liquor liquor qualification hotel, wine to be wholesaled from other "main stores" or the government's "liquor shop", and then retail, mainly to drink, but also to provide a temporary rest during the trip to stay accommodation services, but usually simple, wine Mengzi drunk do not pick these, and it is not suitable for a long stay.

"Yongchun Inn."

Song You looked at the last inn.

The inn is good, the inn is good.

Last month, I just took a reward of 20 taels from Yundu Zhufu, and I have been going all the way for 20 days, and I haven't used it yet, just to improve the quality of accommodation.

At the same time, Sanhua Niangniang also stopped, sat honestly at the feet of the Taoist, and looked at these hotels with the Taoist - because the posture was really well-behaved, and she was born beautifully, and her expression was smart, many pedestrians on the road couldn't help but cast their eyes at her, seeing that it was brought by the Taoist, but anyone who had leisure couldn't help but show a smile.

Sanhua Niangniang is still young, but there are a lot of hotels she has stayed in, and she can naturally tell which one is good and which one is not good from the name, and she can also tell which one is expensive and which one is cheaper.

I don't want to say the name, but I also know it by looking at the exterior decoration.

"Have you chosen the three flower girls?"

"Meow ......"

"I chose it too." The Taoist smiled, "In that case, let's go." ”

The Taoist walked towards the Yongchun Inn.

The cat strode towards the carriage shop.

It wasn't until he took two steps and found that the Taoist priest was walking in a different direction than himself, and he was stunned in place with one of his front paws without falling, and turned his head to look at him, so he hurriedly trotted to follow.

"Guest officer, this is ......"

"Ask me about the price of the hotel,"

"Oh, stay at the hotel!" The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief, afraid that he was looking for him to beg for money, so he immediately became enthusiastic, "Does Mr. plan to stay for a long time or for a short time?" ”

"Three months."

"Well said! Say! ”

Xianning is also a big city in Yunzhou, which is quite prosperous, but in autumn and winter, it is cold in the north, and even snow, so there are relatively few merchants on the tea horse road, and the price is much cheaper.

Song You went to the carriage and horse shop again and asked, in fact, it was just to scare the store, and by the way, according to the price of the carriage and horse shop opposite, he pushed the plot, and finally spent five taels of silver, and lived for three months, including the stable, but not including the forage money for the horses - it is higher than the rent of living in Changjing, but it must be taken into account that Changjing is a house for shop affairs, which is equivalent to public rental housing subsidized by the imperial court, and this kind of house itself is difficult to apply.

In comparison, Changjing Xiaolou is better than living alone, with more space, and the inn is better than being located in a prosperous area, with ready-made room facilities, bedding and pillows, and special cleaning staff.

It's pretty much the same.

"My horses don't need to be leashed, they don't hurt people, they don't run around, and the store can rest assured. If you hurt someone for no reason, you will be compensated according to the price, and if you run away by yourself, it will not be related to the store's family affairs. The cat is the same, it will never damage the things in the store's room, and it will not hurt people, otherwise it will be compensated according to the price. ”

As he spoke, the Taoist took the horse to the corner of the stable, swept the ground of the stable, and then moved his bags to the room on the second floor with the help of the shopkeeper, and then walked down and sat in the lobby on the first floor.

There are three oil lamps lit in the lobby, two on the middle pillar and one on the counter, which can be used to illuminate the lobby.

"What's the store to eat?"

"It's a little late at this time, there are still two fish in the back kitchen, some rice cables and bait, bacon and smoked chicken, and there are few dishes."

"I heard that the rice cable here is very delicious?"

"The rice cable bait is delicious, but some people from other places are used to eating bait, and some don't like to eat it." The store enthusiastically promoted, "The soup made of rake meat and bones is a little cold now that it's dark, and it's delicious and comfortable to eat a bowl, and the body is warm, and the storage is satisfied." ”

"Just a bowl."

"There is not much left of the rake meat, all of them are given to Mr., and the more is considered a gift, and I have a good relationship with Mr."

"That couldn't be better, thank you."

Walking the world in this Taoist robe, I often encounter this kind of preferential treatment, especially the Taoist people do not seem to be ordinary, whether it is ordinary people or high-ranking officials and nobles, they will be more polite.

It's also an invisible benefit.

When the rice noodles were served, there was a lot of meat on it, and the Taoist took out the small bowl of Sanhua Niangniang, exquisite blue and white porcelain, and leaked the pattern on the table under the light, and he only sandwiched most of the rake meat in his bowl into the bowl and handed it to the cat.

Then he took the chopsticks, but he didn't rush to move, but stopped the store that hadn't gone far yet: "Just ask the store ......."

"What questions do you have gentle?"

The shopkeeper stopped and turned to look at him.

"When I was halfway down, I heard that there was a little Chai Niang in the city, I wonder if the store knows where she lives?"

"Hahaha......"

When the shopkeeper heard this, he smiled and said to him: "Seeing that Mr. has just arrived today, and he looks like a person who has achieved cultivation, the villain thought in his heart, Mr. must go to find that little Chai Niang." Even if you don't look for her, you have to find someone else who suddenly appeared and ask for curiosity. ”

"The store is used to seeing it."

"I'm used to seeing ......"

"So you know where she lives?"

"The literati have a good saying, far away in the sky, close in the vicinity." "There is an open space behind the small shophouse, and now it is late, if it is daytime, Mr. can see it, and there are many freshly dyed cloths hanging in the open space, which is the little Chai Niang's husband's house, and the famous cloud yarn in Yunzhou is to be supplied to the palace." ”

"Just in the back?"

"It's right behind, and her house is also behind, although it doesn't lean against this street, it's much cleaner than this street!"

"I see......"

The Taoist nodded and replied in a low voice.

I had to say that there was a fate.

Lowering his head to move his chopsticks, the cat raised his head from the bowl again and barked at him.

"Meow!"

“……”

The Taoist had no choice but to raise his head and ask the shopkeeper, "Dare to ask where there is a sugarcane seller in the city?" ”

"Sugar cane? There are not many people on our side who grow sugar cane, but I heard that on the road to the south, on the other side of the mountain, there are many people who grow sugar cane, boil it into syrup and sell it to sugar mills. ”

"Thank you."

The Taoist looked at the cat calmly.

The look in his eyes seems to say-

You don't know moderation.

(End of chapter)