On the second day, after changing the carriage again, Lu Yuan took Zhou Qing and continued to embark on the schedule.

This is already the border of Luling Mansion and even Yuzhang County.

From here, it doesn't take thirty or fifty miles to go out of the county border.

Seeing that it was getting farther and farther away from home, the carriage turned with the sound of wheels, and the shaking carriage swayed.

Zhou Qing, who had been silent these days, finally couldn't help but be curious, and asked out loud: "Brother Lu, where are we going?" ”

Lu Yuan glanced at the coachman who was driving outside the carriage, and was about to leave the Luling Mansion, the territory of the Iron Sword Gate, at this time, which made him feel a little relieved.

Of course, although relaxed, he still has the vigilance he should have.

So he lowered his voice and said in a voice that the coachman outside couldn't hear: "I have a good friend in Dongting County, and he is an official there. Aren't we going to take refuge?

It just so happened that I hadn't seen that friend for more than two years, so I could go to him this time. ”

The so-called friend is naturally Sun Siwen.

Since preparing to flee that day, the first place that Lu Yuan thought of was Dongting County.

First, it belongs to two counties with Luling Mansion, and does not belong to the same Jianghu forces. Going there, you can effectively avoid the pursuit of the Iron Sword Gate.

Second, Sun Siwen was an official there, although he was only a petty official, but if he defected to him, he could get some official attention.

Naturally, Lu Yuan was separated by two years, and he also missed his friend a little, and he went to him this time to fulfill the promise he said back then.

Zhou Qing nodded, and after learning the destination, he didn't ask more.

Lu Yuan didn't pay attention to him at this time, his eyes looked at the scenery outside the car window that kept receding backwards, and his thoughts fluttered.

"I don't know if I haven't seen him for two years, what has become of Brother Sun now?"

He thought of the picture of the two reuniting after a while, and a smile flowed from the corner of his mouth, and he was in a happy mood.

……

Dongting County is mountainous, and there are uneven hills everywhere, the hills are dangerous and slow, steep and flat, some can pass vehicles, and some do not even have sidewalks.

There are countless streams running through it, and the water is so rapid and slow that some of them can be navigated, while others can only be used to build suspension bridges.

Lu Yuan took Zhou Qing to walk between the mountains and rivers here, or by carriage, or by boat, or walking, experiencing different scenery everywhere, only feeling that the world is magnificent and the manpower is majestic.

He couldn't help but be fascinated by these scenes, and even his speed of walking was a little slower.

Fortunately, after more than 20 days, I finally arrived at my destination, Changning County, where Sun Siwen worked.

Changning County is located in the west of Dongting County, and this line belongs to the most inferior poor county even in Dongting County.

Lu Yuan deeply felt this as soon as he entered the city.

The streets are sparsely populated, and many of the pedestrians passing through have patches on their clothes, and few are wearing brocade clothes.

There are also those barbarians dressed in foreign costumes or animal skins, mixed in with the flow of people, and it seems that there are not a few.

and the surrounding crowd, it seems that they have long been accustomed to the appearance of these barbarians, and they are skilled in talking to them and doing business, and there is no discomfort at all.

The dialect here is also quite interesting.

On the side of Yuzhang County, whether it is inside or outside the city, the local people communicate in Dayue official dialect, and the people of various prefectures and counties communicate without barriers.

And here in Changning County, along the way, although there are also people who speak Dayue official, there are very few people, maybe only two or three percent. The rest speak a local dialect, or a derivative of a mixture of dialect and official dialect.

This unfamiliar language, as well as the large number of barbarians in the city dressed in foreign costumes, were mixed together, and for a while it gave Lu Yuan a wonderful feeling of a foreign land.

While it makes people feel a little uncomfortable, they are also full of interest in this exotic atmosphere.

But right now, Lu Yuan is carrying Zhou Qing and a large cart of luggage, full of burdens, and now is not the time for them to play.

The top priority is to find Sun Siwen as soon as possible and settle down.

Fortunately, today coincides with the middle of the month, and it is just the time for the yamen officials to take a break. Lu Yuan gave the driver an address and went to Sun Siwen's house.

……

The county seat of Changning is not big, and there are only five or six streets.

After passing through two alleys, I soon arrived at Changning Fang in the west of the city.

The people living here are all wealthy officials in the city, and Sun Siwen, as a scholar, has a residence arranged by the government, and now he lives here.

Coincidentally, when Lu Yuan just came here along the address, he happened to see Sun Siwen wearing a light green coat coming out of the house, looking like he was going somewhere.

Immediately shouted: "Brother Sun! ”

Sun Siwen heard a familiar voice, turned around, and saw Lu Yuan standing next to a carriage, looking at him with a smile.

He was stunned, then came back to his senses and ran over with a surprised face: "Brother Lu." ”

Sun Siwen pulled his friend, looked at it carefully, found that his demeanor was still the same, and said happily: "Since I said goodbye two years ago, I have been thinking, when will Brother Lu come to see me again?" Now I've been waiting day and night, and I've finally waited for it. ”

Lu Yuan laughed: "I said in the past that I would come to look for you when I have free time, isn't this just coming?" As he spoke, he teased: "But Brother Sun is now an official, so he won't dislike my poor friend for coming to eat and drink, right?" ”

Sun Siwen pretended to be angry and said, "Brother Lu, who am I?" You and I met in poverty, we are like brothers, we are friends, what is the white body of a mere official? Come with me, I've already got a room in the house for you. ”

With that, he walked to the back of the carriage and prepared to help with his luggage.

However, when I opened the door, I found that there was still a person sitting inside, and he looked sick, and he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

"I knew that Brother Sun would not change."

Lu Yuan laughed, walked to the carriage, helped Zhou Qing down, and then introduced to Sun Siwen, who looked confused next to him: "This is Zhou Qing, the child of a friend of mine." Now that my friend has passed away, I promised him to help take care of it. ”

Sun Siwen was slightly stunned, and then reacted, who was Lu Yuan's friend. looked at Zhou Qing and said with a sad face: "Doctor Zhou has seen my late father in the past, and I know that he is a good doctor with good hands and kindness. I didn't expect to pass away.

Qing Gongzi rest assured, since Brother Lu inherits your father's will, he will help take care of you. As a friend of Brother Lu, I will naturally regard you as a nephew.

From now on, you will be my descendant family, and you can live in peace in my house. ”

When Zhou Qing heard that Sun Siwen was Dr. Zhou's deceased, he suddenly remembered his father again, and his originally calm mind became sad again, and his eyes turned red in a flash.

But after all these days, the pain has long passed, and he can endure it without shedding tears.

"Alright, we've arrived in a new place, let the past pass."

Lu Yuan patted him on the shoulder, comforted him, and then turned his head to Sun Siwen and said, "Brother Sun, help me carry the salute, I want to help Xiaoqing, I can't take so much." ”

"Okay."

Sun Siwen answered, took the salute, and led the way in front.