To the north of Changyou County, on the way to Zhongzhou, there are still three large cities and counties, and there are many more large and small towns along the way than in the south. Approaching the core capital of the middle of the Great Wilderness - Zhongzhou, the imperial capital of the Great Xia Imperial City is located here, ruling the entire Great Wilderness, including three vassal states.

To the south of Changyou County, it is sparsely populated, swampy, humid, and flooded. The entire southern territory of the Great Wilderness occupies nearly one-third of the territory of Great Xia, but it exists in name only, it is difficult to govern, and it is not an exaggeration to be abandoned. Therefore, Changyou County became the largest city in the south.

On the way to the north, the official road and business road built along the way are much wider, and the business and trade Jia Sheng shuttles through major towns and big cities, maintaining the livelihood of the people, firewood, rice, oil and salt.

Merchants and guests come and go at the city gate in the north, and there is an endless stream, and the wine shop and tea house are particularly lively. From time to time, a group of people set off for the northern city, or settled in Changyou.

Changyou is close to the south, the surrounding herbs are particularly diverse, the Rongshui originates, flows into the southwest Chishui, there are many white jade cinnabar in the water, the rich and noble Jia Sheng likes, naturally becomes the most prosperous capital in the south, and there is the "first person" Li Jingsheng town to guard the prison city, there is no doubt about safety.

Compared with the north gate, the south gate of the city wall has much less crowds.

The next day, Li Lao came to the house early, took his two children with him, and walked along the central street. It's just that there is no one in the house on the left, let alone any hawkers, and there are no people.

Zhuang Yu didn't ask much, and pulled Shi Xiaoke to follow Li Lao.

Eventually, in the north of the city, a wooden courtyard became the children's residence.

Two huts, with a thatched stove on the left-hand side of the door. The small courtyard is very close to the north city gate.

Li Lao handed over the key and said to the child.

"The north gate has a large flow of passengers, a lot of work, it is easy to find, you go back to the house first to repair it, and then set off later, there are clothes prepared in the house......"

Zhuang Yu and Shi Xiaoke entered the back room, two sets of clothes were neatly stacked on the table and stool, and the two pairs of cloth shoes, one large and one small, were clean and eye-catching, and they seemed to be very carefully prepared.

After a simple wash, Zhuang Yu helped me Shi Xiaoke tie two pigtails, change into black clothes, and put on small shoes. It's very cute. The teenager also hurriedly changed his clothes and new shoes, which were clean and comfortable.

Follow Li Lao towards the North City Gate.

"Child, since you know a few words, you keep the accounts here, and follow Da Zhuang to send things to Chengli occasionally......" Li Lao said to Zhuang Yu, while gesturing to a swarthy man.

"Don't worry, master, he follows me, he can't suffer a loss, I won't bully him......" The swarthy man's voice was like thunder, and he smiled roughly, revealing his white eyes, and looked at Zhuang Yu.

"Okay, Li Lao just arranges it, I can do any job, I'm not afraid of getting tired, but what can my sister do?" Zhuang Yu asked.

"At the north gate of the city, there are many tea shops, I have said hello to the store, and let the little girl fill the tea, hand over the bowl or something, all of which are light work, not tired, a copper coin a day. ”

Looking at Zhuang Yu's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, he added.

"Don't worry, you can't stand being bullied, it's very close to you, don't worry too much......"

"Thank you very much for Grandpa Li's arrangement, I can't thank you enough......"

"Okay, don't say polite words, let Da Zhuang send you over, I got up a little early today, I'll go back to make up for sleep." After that, he motioned to Da Zhuang to send the little girl to the tea shop, and Zhuang Yu followed behind.

In an unfamiliar environment, the little girl is never afraid and is very sensible.

Zhuang Yu followed Da Zhuang to various households in the city and sent some things and objects, which were not heavy. Da Zhuang carried two burdens, and Zhuang Yu carried a bamboo basket on his back to cover his small back.

Shi Xiaoke is very pleasant, and the people and merchants who come and go are very fond of this new little guy, and the little girl is very sensible.

In the days that followed.

Da Zhuang told Zhuang Yu that the city trail is shortcut, how fast and convenient, the young man listened very carefully, remembered it very seriously, and every time he went home at night, he would remember it in a small notebook.

Soon, Zhuang Yu was able to walk around the city alone to deliver goods, which surprised Da Zhuang, and he really couldn't remember these twists and turns in the city for a month and a half.

Tea shop.

When there is no one, the little girl lies quietly on the table, occasionally a little derpy, when someone talks to her, she comes back to her senses, takes the words and says; when there is no one, no one talks, just look at the street, hoping that the young man with the bamboo basket on his back will come here to run errands and deliver the mail as soon as possible, and then pour a bowl of tea with just the right rice and hand it to Zhuang Yu to quench his thirst.

In the afternoon of the tea shop, there are a lot of people who come to settle in Xiaotian, the little girl is a little busy, the small figure shuttles through the crowd, adds tea and pours water, whenever the water in the table and bowl is gone, not waiting for the guests to shout, Shi Xiaoke is always in the first time, holding the kettle, carefully filling the tea. I was careful that I didn't do a good enough job, so I watched each table carefully for what they needed.

Although the owner of the tea shop said that it doesn't have to be like this, there are other guys, don't be too tired, although the little girl nodded, but as always, she worked hard.

Now, the little girl can also earn money, and she can also have a hot meal to eat, new clothes to wear, a warm bed to sleep in, someone to like, someone to protect, someone to hurt, it's not too good......

Changyou County seems to have become peaceful because of two children, a sensible little girl in a tea shop, and a diligent young man who carries a bamboo basket to deliver things.

You can't be too nice to the little girl in the tea shop, otherwise she will cry her nose, but be a little fierce, or pretend not to know her, usually, it's good. She didn't know where to find a black box, and began to save copper coins, one a day. If the shopkeeper forgot that day, the little girl would always wait for a long time with a difficult face, and she would not speak, but she was also very happy and did not blame anything, and never took one more copper coin.

The little girl knew that if she had money, a lot of money, she and the boy could afford to eat well, dress warmly, not starve, and not always ask for others.

Zhuang Yu has a lot of strength and work, and he has eight copper plates a day, and the young man is very satisfied. It wasn't until he took a fancy to a small carving knife that he used up twelve copper plates, and bought Shi Xiaoke a pair of soft-soled boots and a few leather bands, which cost nearly eighty copper coins, and it was gone for half a month, that the young man knew that it was not enough, and he had to work hard to earn money and save money.

Every day, there are many merchants and travelers from the north of the county, and there is an endless stream, or the official salt and official silver escorted by the officers and soldiers of Daxia will settle down in Changyou County to unload their burdens, return to the ship, and transport Changyou's cinnabar and white jade herbs to the northern cities, or sell them to Zhongzhou, or even further afield.

The swarthy man who carried the delivery was the same as before, walking on the city roads every day, delivering the official salt and other items that each household should have shared, day after day. Zhuang Yu asked Li Lao for a few books on the whole geography of the mountains and rivers and the landscape characters recorded by the Great Xia Dynasty, and learned various languages awkwardly.

This is very necessary, the boy went all the way north to the stone cliff carving is not a few, but it is difficult to recognize, it is very awkward. I heard about the heroic deeds of Li Jingsheng about the mountain lord one after another, and I was even more envious and yearning, and I didn't know when I would be able to meet the Terran monks and see the true immortals.

Every time he thinks of the mountain lord Li Jingsheng's immeasurable merits, Zhuang Yu will look at the bamboo tower, his eyes are in awe, and he is even more yearning for the superb swordsmanship of the mountain lord, and he doesn't know if he can fly around with a sword in the sky, happy like a fairy......

There are also occasional cultivation seeds on the mountain, traveling all over the world, seeking opportunities, and settling in Changyou County, but they will be modest and cautious, and there is less domineering, for these people, it is not only Li Jingsheng who stayed in the town, but also the sect and the Great Xia Dynasty behind him, the power is obvious, especially the current son of heaven, who is also a protégé of the sect. Therefore, they are all quiet and truly integrate into the life under the mountain.

Li Jingsheng rarely showed up, and the bamboo buildings on the mountain closest to the north city gate were all handled by Li Lao, including the official official salt and military silver taxes of Great Xia, and even the official seal of the city lord was kept by him.

A month of life in the city, so that Zhuang Yu is familiar with every corner, but he has been on the left hand side of the city gate, the hundred or so houses, incomprehensible, Li Laozhuang repeatedly emphasized that he must not be disturbed during the day, can not get close to half a point, the young man also avoided it far away, and diluted the matter.

Rongshui runs through the north gate and joins the southwest Chishui. White jade is not a precious object for Changyou County, it is not expensive. When Zhuang Yu is fine, he will always run to the river to find it, there are indeed a lot, but the color is not very good, and occasionally he will catch good white material. Some of the best white jade were bought by Fugui Jia Sheng to make some favorite hand toys, jade, etc. Or sell it to the dynasty, make that white jade steps, palace, think about it is very luxurious.

Zhuang Yu plans to carve a jade plaque or something like that for the little girl, wear it on her body, and in a foreign country, she must also have a seal for her own convenience.

But from beginning to end, all the sleek white jade stones that were fished out of the river were the size of thumbs, and I had to spend more than a dozen dollars to buy two larger pieces of sapbing, but fortunately, it was really not expensive in my own city.

One side is polished boxy, half the size of a palm, it is undoubtedly the best for engraving, one side is a white jade round embryo, and the surrounding area has already been carved with landscape patterns, the middle is blank, leaving carved words, blessings.

Zhuang Yu is very active and serious, so he naturally pleases the people in the city, and the same is true for the little girl, who is not afraid of life, nor does she take the initiative, she is careful and sensible, which also makes people love her.

With a good small carving knife, Zhuang Yu took out two pieces of polishing embryo as soon as he had time, thinking about how to start, and after a long time, the front of the round jade was engraved with the four words of Qingxiu.

Safe

In the most corner of the lower right corner, the words "Shi Xiaoke" are engraved in very small characters.

In the blank space on the back of the round jade, Zhuang Yu thought about it for a long time, and he couldn't put down the pen. No, the square and round jade embryo that belongs to you has been carved early.

Every time Zhuang Yu picked up the round jade and rubbed it in his hand, when he saw the engraved words, he would always recall a very hard pebble medal that he had carved not a long time ago, the same words: peace and security.

When the boy thought of this, he would always put his hands on his chest from time to time to make sure that the note in his pocket was still there, after all, this was the only thought he had brought from his hometown......