I heard that this was originally a fishing village, but after hundreds of years of development, it has slowly become a small town, with a small number of people, only four or five hundred. When he walked into the town, he found that a large number of buildings on the periphery looked very new, and he could smell the strong smell of pine paint without getting close, and some of the mortise and tenon joints even exposed the green and white wood inside, and there were no traces of wind and frost.

Chitose's voice sounded in his ears: "These restaurants have just been built. "Otherwise, with the original buildings in the town, it would be difficult for the newcomers to have a tile to cover.

Usually it's very lonely here, but now it's hard to find a room.

Yan Saburo didn't plan to move in, he just wanted to find a restaurant to store his horses. But when I went to several houses, they all said that the stables were already full, and half a horse could not be stuffed into them. He also knew that the shopkeeper was telling the truth, because the town was now filled with all sorts of wagons and processions.

After looking for a while, he sent the horse to the backyard of a grain store for a sky-high price of two taels of silver. He handed over the reins of the horse, and the shopkeeper was about to lead the horse when a sudden call came from not far away: "Wait, don't close the door, wait!"

Yan Saburo followed the sound and saw a young man with his horse galloping briskly here.

"Shopkeeper, I'll send horses too!" he took out two pieces of broken silver from his bosom, "Please help me take care of it." ”

The shopkeeper looked at the silver in his hand and bared his teeth: "No, my house doesn't have such a big place!"

"You help. The man pleaded, "I'm almost done with the whole town, and I can't find a place to store it." ”

Yan Saburo was silent, but knew that he was not in a good position. It can't be stored elsewhere, so of course it's better to sit on the ground here. Nowadays, there are many industries in the hands of young people, and they know that bargaining can't be said like this.

Sure enough, the store shouted: "No place is no place." But he no longer said "You go", obviously waiting for him to pay more money.

An old woman came up to her on the street, and muttered as she opened the door of her yard: "What kind of horses to send?" If you come back in a month's time, there are many horses here, and you can buy them for half a tael of silver. ”

Although it was muttering, her voice was not small, and Yan Saburo and the man heard it. The shopkeeper said angrily: "Mrs. Wang, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"Am I not right?" said to the two of them, "I saw it with my own eyes sixty years ago, can you?"

She had a wrinkled face and a rickety figure, and looked to be at least seventy years old. The shopkeeper of the grain store was only about 30 people, and he choked when he heard the sound, and then he saw the young man's eyes turning, obviously retreating, and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, I'll be a good person once, uh......"

Speaking of this, he glanced at Yan Saburo. is the same as sending horses, this young man paid two taels of silver, and the young man only had half a tael, will the former have an opinion and ask him to return the money?

Yan Saburo saw his concern and only said, "It's okay." ”

The shopkeeper was relieved to accept the young man's money, and led his horse with him.

The man was reluctant to pay the money, and followed the two pieces of silver until they disappeared, and then he let out a long sigh. "Thank you, little brother. ”

If Yan Saburo was upset and asked the store for a refund, the latter probably wouldn't take his horse in.

Yan Saburo only said "You're welcome" and walked to the beach.

From here to the ferry, it is only two miles away, and there are people coming and going on the road, and there is no danger that there are people robbing in broad daylight.

What's more, there are often gray-clothed people patrolling back and forth on the road to ensure that no vicious incidents occur.

These gray-clothed men ranged from seventeen or eighteen to their forties. Yan Saburo looked at it twice and said, "It's not the official family." ”

It doesn't look like it from temperament to behavior.

Before Chitose could answer, someone on the side answered: "It's true that it's not the official family, these are the disciples of Bianzong." ”

Yan Saburo raised his eyebrows, and when he looked at the side, he saw the man follow. He had heard the man's footsteps, so he was not surprised.

The man's padded jacket had several patches on it, his underwear was a little wrinkled, his body was thin, and his face was vegetable.

No matter how Chitose looks at it, he doesn't think that this person has much money to go to sea by boat.

There are really no wonders in this world.

That Yan Saburo was asking, "Bianzong?"

"Yes. This land was occupied by Bianzong twenty years ago, and it is still today. The man smiled kindly at Yan Saburo, "Hello, I'm Jing Qing." ”

"Swallow. Yan Saburo's attitude was cold.

"Brother Yan. The man was a self-acquaintance, "Are you going to the beach too?"

He didn't ask explicitly, but at this moment, there was only one kind of person who rushed to the beach, so Yan Saburo squinted at him: "Something?"

"No, it's fine. Jing Qing said dryly, "It's just that we are likely to be in the same boat, so I'll come over and say hello first." ”

"How do you know we're in this boat?"

His eyes were dull and his tone was careless, but Jing Qing somehow felt an invisible pressure, and he had to be determined before he could continue: "We came late, and most of us went to sea by boat. There are fewer people on the beach and fewer boats. The odds of riding together are not small. ”

There is a steamed bun shop on the side of the road, which is steaming, but the steamed buns cost five cents a piece and three pennies for flower rolls.

Usually it naturally does not dare to sell at this price, but now is an extraordinary time. Yan Saburo casually asked for ten buns, all wrapped in oiled paper. Jing Qing also followed, looked at the cage drawer and swallowed his saliva, before whispering, "Please give me two flower rolls." As he spoke, he took out a small cloth bag from his bosom and counted out six cents.

Yan Saburo has a good ear, and as soon as this person took out the cloth bag, he heard that there were not many copper plates inside.

"Poor ghost. Chitose laughed in his ear.

It was he who threw out a few more copper coins: "Give him a meat bun." ”

Jing Qing was grateful.

The restaurants in the town are overcrowded, and besides, Yan Saburo came all the way to Hengshabin to catch a boat, so how can he have time to sit down and have a serious meal?

Buns are better than dry food, at least hot. And the material under this steamed bun shop is also sufficient, and the steamed bun is bigger than Yan Saburo's fist.

The two went out with buns, and Yan Saburo asked him, "Do you know a lot about this place?"

"I'm a local, and I live in Dalongbori, which is only seven or eight miles away, and I can walk there in half a day. ”

Bypassing a winding mountain road, Yan Saburo can already see the port. It's a tranquil bay where the waves of enthusiasm run and become gentle. Even Rong Sheng's friend described the scene he saw when he arrived here: "The bow of the ship is connected to the stern, and the whole bay is densely packed with boats, and there is no gap at all." ”

But the bay was empty, and there were only about twenty ships at the ferry. Combined with what Jing Qing said just now, most of the people who rushed here had already gone to sea by boat.

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