"Here, drink some water."

Cheng Lang handed the water bladder in his hand to Cheng Yuguan.

Cheng Yuguan took it, and without saying a word, he poured it directly into his mouth.

It's not that Cheng Yuguan doesn't pay attention to it, but when he goes out of the city, he hurries on official roads, rural roads and even mountain roads, where can he pay attention to so many rules and avoid secrets.

Cheng Yuguan is the leader of the way, arranging the route on a daily basis, sending people to explore the way, and leading the team to open the way, which are all common things. Sometimes if you make a wrong step, not only will you take a long and unjust road, but you will also have to save some supplies such as dry food and water that you have prepared.

It is even more common not to take a bath for three or five days. Using each other's water bladders, that's not even worth mentioning.

Returning the water bladder to Cheng Lang, Cheng Yu closed his eyes and looked at the map in his hand again.

The people of Chengjia Village are quite familiar with Beidi, but after passing Zhili, they began to have a black eye.

The map in Cheng Yuguan's hand was still from her in the palace. But the map is simple, they are inexperienced, and sometimes a small hill has to hesitate for a long time, whether to pass through the mountains or to go around the mountains.

I also found a guide on the road, but most of the people at the time were old in their homeland, and people with a skill would do business by themselves and cherish themselves, so along the way, no one helped them to explore, and their line was very embarrassed.

Cheng Lang leaned over and looked at the map in Cheng Yuguan's hand, the abstract hill bags and a zigzag line made Cheng Lang scratch his head.

"In this painting, there are two mountains by the water, should we go south along the water, or should we take the mountain road faster?"

Close to the city, there is an official road where it is good, the most afraid is this kind of rural boundary between the city, the most nearby villagers are to have been to three or five nearby villages, no matter how far they can't ask. They had to look at the map for a long time. If you are unlucky and choose the wrong path, you can only admit it.

Today, they admit it, and they have walked on the mountain path for a long time, only to feel that there are mountains everywhere, and Cheng Lang can't wait to fly to the sky and jump out of the mountains to guide the way forward.

Cheng Yuguan looked at the map for a long time, and finally decided to follow his own ideas, "Let's take the mountain road." It's the rainy season, and the stream in the mountains may have been formed by a rain two days ago. It's better to follow the mountain, and you can always get out. ”

After making up his mind, Cheng Yuguan got up and clapped his hands, attracting the clansmen who were leaning in the shade of the trees.

"Bury the pot and cook on the spot, there is a stream here, boil some water, fill the water bladder. According to the map, turn the mountain in front of us, we can go out, and everyone can hold on a little longer. ”

"Yes, Miss."

"Listen to the eldest lady."

The morale of the group is sluggish, and Cheng Yuguan finally has some prestige, so that everyone can still obey orders when they are tired and hopeless.

And all the people moved, and they were skilled in their division of labor, and they were the ones who cut wood, and those who built fires, and those who drew water.

Cheng Yuguan mobilized everyone to get up, and he also took a bow and arrow, preparing to hunt some prey and add food to everyone.

"Let me come, you can rest for a while."

Cheng Lang walked over and took the bow and arrow in Cheng Yuguan's hand.

Although Cheng Lang is very arrogant, he often takes care of Cheng Yuguan. For some hands-on things, he will consciously step forward to cook for Cheng Yuguan.

"Let's go together."

There is not much dry food, Cheng Yuguan is ready to hunt more prey, so that everyone can eat a full meal.

When Cheng Lang heard this, he turned around and shouted at a young man, "Brother Shi, pay attention to vigilance, I'll go with my little sister to hunt some rabbits and pheasants and come back." ”

Brother Shi's name is Cheng Lei, and the people in the clan love to call him Shishi, he came over with the water on his back and waved his hand, "Miss, Brother Lang, go ahead, I know." ”

Cheng Yuguan and Cheng Lang walked into the forest with confidence.

…

Cheng Lang had a machete in his hand, and while opening the road, he kept complaining, "The mountains and forests in the south are very entangled." The mountains are full of small Baotou Mountains, which don't look high, but one after another, and the forest is stuffy and impermeable, no wonder others say that Jingzhou is a miasma, and if we stay, we have to be put down by this summer miasma. ”

Cheng Yuguan listened to it, but he was still explaining, "Hold on for two more days, maybe you will go over the mountain at your feet in the afternoon and walk out." ”

The forest was steaming hot, and anyone who stayed a little longer would feel irritated.

Cheng Lang just complained casually, and when he saw that the little sister still wanted to comfort herself, he didn't say much anymore and concentrated on finding prey.

"There, is it moving?"

Suddenly, Cheng Lang pointed to the shaking bushes on the side and said.

When Cheng Yuguan heard this, he shot an arrow.

"Alas, don't do it, I'm a scholar, I have money here, you let me go!"

An arrow passed, and the pheasant did not fly out, but a young man in a lanthanum shirt stood up from behind the bush with a money bag.

Cheng Lang and Cheng Yuguan glanced at each other, took a few steps forward, and pulled the scholar over.

The wilderness of the mountains appeared nearby inexplicably, who knows what the origin is?

"Say, who are you, where have you come from, and why are you hiding behind us?"

Cheng Lang asked with his collar around the scholar.

The scholar was frightened by Cheng Lang, his legs were a little weak, and his speech was quite neat, "I am a scholar from Tongcheng." I came to the mountains to learn and collect style, but I got lost for a while. ”

Cheng Lang looked around, "You came to the wilderness to collect wind?" Foolish huh? Say, you're not from the mountains around here! ”

The transportation is inconvenient and sparsely populated, and some places with high mountains and dangerous waters are easy to gather bandits.

Cheng Yuguan and Cheng Lang have been walking the trade route for many years, and they have not seen horse bandits in the north, and they have also seen a few mountain bandits in the south along the way.

However, there are many of them, and they all have kung fu. Those who are clear and clear are really not afraid of those mountain bandits.

The scholar was shaken by Cheng Lang's collar, his face was red, and he said with difficulty, "You insult Sven..."

Cheng Yu stepped forward and asked Cheng Lang to let go, "Don't strangle you." ”

The scholar saw that Cheng Yuguan was a woman, but he opened his mouth to say such terrifying words as "strangulation", and he didn't dare to say anything more "insulting to Sven", and honestly pointed to the valley in the distance, "I came up from there, and I originally wanted to learn from the ancients to travel and explore, but I walked in but couldn't get out." Two bandits who don't look like fierce gods, can you let me go back? There will be a good reward in the next place. ”

Seeing that the scholar was speechless, Cheng Lang didn't bother to ask, and looked in the direction he pointed.

"Where to go down is Tongcheng?"

Cheng Lang asked in a rough voice.

The scholar nodded hurriedly, "Indeed." ”

Cheng Lang and Cheng Yuguan glanced at each other, and Cheng Yuguan couldn't help but hold his forehead, "There's a mountain road next to it, isn't it going to Tongcheng?" ”

Cheng Yuguan pointed to the convoy next to him.

The scholar looked over and shook his head, "The road there is gradually biased to the southwest, and if you don't pay attention and keep going, you will reach Yizhoukou." This mountain range is a three-way crossing, to the southwest is Yizhou, to the south is Jingzhou, you should be from Yuzhou, right? ”

Cheng Yuguan touched his nose and did not answer, but pulled the scholar towards the convoy.

"Let's go, have a meal with us, and then we'll escort you back to Tongcheng."

The scholar waved his hand again and again and said no, but Cheng Lang hugged the neck of survival, the scholar was not tall, and he was a little thin, so he couldn't move when he was grabbed by Wang Lang.

"You're welcome, you go alone, what should you do if you meet a jackal hyena? At least be safe with us. ”

When Wang Qin saw Wang Lang say this, he was restrained again, and he could only be hooked by Cheng Lang and could only go in the direction of the convoy.

When I arrived at the convoy, I saw dozens of big men, and I didn't dare to say anything more, so I could only sit down next to the carriage in a restrained manner.

Cheng Yuguan also put away his bow and arrows.

If what the scholar said was true, they would be able to go out of the mountain in the afternoon, and there would be no need to hunt anymore.

The things in the mountains are firewood and dry, and they can't even compare to the taste of a bowl of noodles under the mountain. If you ask the team to choose a pheasant or a bowl of noodles, I'm afraid everyone will choose noodles.

After hastily filling their stomachs with dry food, the people got up and set out on the road.

A scholar pointed out the general direction, Cheng Yuguan and his entourage, and soon had to go down the mountain, and when they saw the farmland and people, everyone couldn't help cheering.

The scholar was also sure at this time that he should not be a bad person if he was so happy when he saw the field, so he forgot about Cheng Lang's compulsion just now, and relaxed his dealings with a few people.

"In Xia Wang Qin, you are a talent in Tongcheng, who are you, what are you going to do?"

Wang Qin introduced himself, he turned out to be a showman, looking at his appearance, he was a little naïve and innocent, Cheng Lang was a little surprised, "The little boy is a showman at such a young age, it's really impressive." ”

Cheng Yuguan also looked at Wang Qin with some surprise, the literary style in the north is not prosperous, and Xiucai can be regarded as a great reader. I didn't expect to meet a showman before I entered Jingzhou, and it seems that the scenery of Jingzhou is really different from that of the north.

"My name is Cheng Lang, this is my cousin, we are from Bingzhou, and we came to Jingzhou to deliver goods."

Cheng Lang said simply.

When Wang Qin heard this, his eyes were full of brilliance, "It turned out to be a native of Bingzhou." I have loved to travel since I was a child, and my ambition is to travel all over the mountains and rivers of Daqian and see all the scenery in various places, but I am ashamed that I have never been out of Jingzhou now. I don't know how the people in Bingzhou are, can you please introduce Brother Cheng to satisfy your curiosity? ”

The more everyone walked, the closer they got to the city, Cheng Lang lost the anger he had when he was on the mountain, but talked to Wang Qin about the customs of his hometown with great interest.

"Where we look, a thousand miles away, the plains are the plains, and the mountains are the tall and majestic mountains. Unlike Jingzhou, you can't see a hundred miles away when you look up, and there are small hills everywhere. Flat land is not like flat land, and mountains are not like mountains. The wind blows from afar, cool, and pleasant. The wind in Jingzhou is very sticky, blowing it as if it is carrying fire. ”

Cheng Lang obviously didn't have a good first impression of Jingzhou, and there were complaints in his words.

Wang Qin echoed again and again, "What Brother Cheng said is that the terrain in Jingzhou is cramped. There are many people, there are many mountains, and there is a lot of water, and every summer, the climate is very annoying. However, there are also a few good places, I will take Brother Cheng to see them another day. By the way, and Miss Cheng. ”

Wang Qin was obviously attracted by Cheng Lang's hometown scenery and wanted to talk more.

Cheng Lang waved his hand, "Don't call me Brother Cheng, the two of us may not be the oldest." I've had my seventeenth birthday, what about you? ”

Wang Qin was even more surprised, Cheng Lang was strong and tall, and at first glance he seemed to be in his early twenties, "Brother Cheng is so young, he led the team from Bingzhou to Jingzhou smoothly, he is really a hero!" Terrific! ”

The two have a little bit of a sense of not knowing each other.

Hearing Wang Qin say this, Cheng Lang was a little proud, and pointed to Cheng Yuguan next to him, "It's my cousin who leads the team, and I'm just an assistant." ”

Wang Qin was even more surprised, "My cousin is really a woman, my classmates and friends, some of them are too old and weak, and they have not been out of Tongcheng, compared with the two, the experience is too light." Are the two of you going to stay in Tongcheng for a few more days? In this way, I will definitely bring my classmates to visit you another day. ”

Hearing this, Cheng Lang looked at Cheng Yuguan, Cheng Yuguan nodded, "We will stay in Tongcheng for a few more days." ”

Wang Qin listened, and was really happy, after entering the city, he had to take them to introduce an inn, and after watching them check in, he would leave.

Cheng Lang looked at Wang Qin's back and muttered a little, "Little sister, you said that he is so diligent, do you want to stabilize us and avenge us on the mountain?" It's too welcoming. ”

Cheng Yuguan heard this, but shook his head calmly, "It doesn't matter what he thinks, there are so many of us together, and no one dares to act rashly." After settling down later, take the letter from my uncle and go to meet the local guard. It's also foolproof. ”

The Cheng family is not a family without roots.

On the map, Tongcheng is the junction of three states, convenient transportation, the leader of the local garrison, but also the old Cheng family, Cheng Yuguan before the departure of several selected footholds, including Tongcheng.

There are people who have friendships, and the Cheng family is in Tongcheng, so they can stay at ease.

Successfully arrived in Tongcheng, relying on the convenience of the junction of Tongcheng and three states, the Cheng family's business can be regarded as a new level.

The stone from the north was transported to Jingzhou, and within a few days, the merchants who were engaged in stone and garden construction in Jingzhou all came to visit.

The Cheng family brought the stone to Jingzhou, which is a symbol of strength, so in recent days, Cheng Yuguan and Cheng Lang have been busy, receiving merchants from all over the world who come to order.

In the future, Tongcheng, as the former station of the Cheng family in Jingzhou, opened the market of Chengjia stone in Jingzhou, and even radiated to Xuzhou Yizhou next to it, the whole land of three states.

Of course, in the future, it will not be as difficult as Cheng Yuguan and them.

First of all, the trade route, Cheng Yuguan already has a mature map to pass, no need to grope. There is also a message, after the Tongcheng garrison is launched, the credit officer can use the post station, which can also be more convenient and fast.

The so-called meeting three loves, the Cheng family came to Jingzhou to show up in Tongcheng, as the old man of the year, Jingzhou garrison does not need much help, with this incense, it is convenient.

Someone, money, goods, Chengjia stone shop, soon gained a firm foothold in Tongcheng. And it is the only stone business in the Northland, and there is no need for Cheng Yuguan and Cheng Lang to worry about it in the future.

The two of them, who were finally free, were drinking tea in the backyard of the shop, and the guy in front came to report, saying that it was Wang Qin and brought his classmates and friends to visit.

Cheng Lang listened, glanced at Cheng Yuguan, and was a little funny, "It's really here." ”

Cheng Yuguan nodded and motioned for the guy to call someone in.

"There's nothing wrong with socializing with locals. What's more, they are all scholars, and they also have some influence in Tongcheng, let them in. ”

After a while, under the guidance of the guys, several scholars in lanthanum shirts and robes came from the front.

"Brother Cheng! I brought someone to visit Brother Cheng! ”

Wang Qin greeted him with some familiarity, and then he saw the two brothers and sisters standing under the flower tree to greet a few people.

Looking at Cheng Yuguan, who was completely new and did not look embarrassed at all, Wang Qin stammered a little, "Is this Miss Cheng?" I became a little unrecognizable. ”

Cheng Yuguan was wearing a round-necked jacket and pleated skirt popular in Jingzhou, the color was also a bright pale pink in summer, his hair was neat, and his face was clean.

Cheng Yuguan knew that the atmosphere in Jingzhou was not as open as in the north, and she didn't plan to stay in the courtyard to greet the scholars in Tongcheng, and after saluting, she went to the counter to help.

"Brother Cheng, is this really the cousin Ling who doesn't let the woman shave her eyebrows?"

Wang Qin is still a little like in a dream, Miss Cheng yesterday is a heroine with a bow and arrow.

Cheng Lang waved his hand in front of Wang Qin, signaling him to come back to his senses, "Okay, don't look at indecent things, you came to me today, didn't you look at my cousin?" ”

When Wang Qin heard this, he smiled and scratched his head, "No, I brought a few classmates to visit Brother Cheng, I want to hear you talk more about the scenery of the Northland, I'm sorry." ”

Cheng Lang's eyes swept over the people in front of him, and found that they were not very old, and their faces were full of innocence and innocence of scholars, and he stretched out his hand to invite everyone to sit down.

"What's the bother, we don't know each other, what do you want to know, just ask..."