Chapter 334: Journey to Qingyuan County
Seven full days have passed in the blink of an eye.
In order not to alarm the people and expose their whereabouts, the two of them traveled all the way, picking inaccessible places to walk, and after sleeping in the open for seven days, they rushed to the destination of this trip, which is located in Qingyuan County, the southernmost part of the Daluo territory.
Qingyuan County is built near the sea, there is a huge natural port on the side, there are many ships, if you want to go to sea, it is the most convenient to walk from here, do not worry about renting a boat, and this place is very convenient because of the water and land transportation, so there are a lot of outsiders who come and go every day, if you want to find out what news is also very convenient, moreover, Qingyuan County is also a hundred miles away from the nearest town Wusi, which can be a good way to avoid trouble, which is the reason why Li Qingchen chose this place as a foothold.
You don't have to expect someone to save you every time.
If it is all by luck every time, then this person will definitely die a miserable death in the end, this is what Lao Xin once taught him.
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The girl wore a black large-sleeved shirt with a gray and white skirt inside, and wore a curtain fence on her head, covering her face, and did not dress as a martial artist, while Li Qingchen wore a hat on her head, wore a robe, and deliberately pulled her trouser legs on both sides, looking at it like the fishermen who catch the sea for a living, try to be low-key.
After the two entered the city, they went straight to a small inn in the city.
The second child standing at the door to greet the guests was a dark-skinned young man, who looked seventeen or eighteen years old, but his actual age should be younger, not tall, his two eyes revealed a clever energy, and there was the unique simplicity of the seaside people.
As soon as he saw a guest coming this way, he hurriedly stepped forward, bowed slightly, and invited in a Daluo official dialect with a strong accent: "Two guest officers, are you going to comfort the Five Organs Temple, or live in a hotel?"
He began to do this kind of work at a very young age, and he was sent to an unknown number of people, so it was obvious at a glance that these two people were outsiders, so he deliberately said a lot of benefits of staying in the hotel, just hoping that the other party would be tempted and stay.
Li Qingchen raised his head, and the shopkeeper also raised his eyes slightly, only to notice that the person standing in front of him was actually an extremely handsome young man, but just by looking at the other party's eyes, he knew that this should be a person who had walked through the south and the north, but there were many outsiders coming and going every day in Qingyuan County, and he didn't think there was anything strange.
Li Qingchen stretched out his hand, took out a small half-run copper coin from his arms and put it in the other party's hand, and then said with a smile: "I'm tired of the little brother, one upper room, and then two dishes of your best dishes will be sent to the room." ”
The second little two of this shop don't need to weigh it, and they will know the number when they start, so they are happy at the moment and hurry to the second floor to lead the way.
"Okay, guest officer, please upstairs!"
After taking Li Qingchen and the two to the place, the shopkeeper handed over a key to Li Qingchen, saying that it was the key to this room, and the lock was placed in the house, if you went out, you could lock the room, and then hurriedly ran downstairs to prepare the meal.
said that it was an upper room, but it was actually not that big, after all, it was just an inconspicuous inn, and it was better than the inn where he lived when he first arrived in Chang'an, but it was indeed as the little two said, it was cleaned inside and out, without a little dust.
Li Qingchen took off his hat and coat, and after hanging it on the wall, he stepped forward and pushed open the window, and in an instant, some dazzling sunlight shone in.
The layout of the buildings here is not as regular as that of Chang'an City, and from the windows of this room, you can clearly see the harbor with sails in the distance, and there is very little shelter along the way.
It was afternoon, located in the south, it was early spring, the climate was pleasant, there were seagulls soaring overhead, chirping non-stop, a salty and warm sea breeze blew in from the window, and suddenly the two of them instantly had a feeling of being in a foreign land.
Looking up at the blue sea and blue sky, Li Qingchen couldn't help muttering: "This is really the sea is wide from the fish to the fish, and the sky is for the birds to fly." ”
After Li Sansan entered the house, he was not in a hurry to remove the curtain that covered his face, but first began to walk around, gently knocking on the wall up and down, and even listening carefully, and even walked into the inner room with a screen partition, lifted the mattress on the bed together, and carefully checked the bed board.
After Li Qingchen heard the movement in the house, he turned his head and said with some helpless relief: "Sit down and rest for a while, I have investigated it with my divine sense when I came in, and there is no mechanism, it is really just an ordinary inn." ”
When the girl heard this, she snorted lightly, then walked out from behind the screen, clasped her hands to her chest, and taught her very dissatisfied: "Hmph, it's because you are always not cautious enough to do things, so you always have problems!"
Li Qingchen moved to the small table in the middle of the room, looked down at all kinds of dried fish in the small plate, grabbed a piece, sniffed it under his nose, it was full of fishy smell, he immediately frowned, then put it down again, and said: "Isn't it because you are here, you are careful, I will listen to you in the future." ”
The girl snorted again, but her anger had subsided, and she turned back to the inner room, sat on the edge of the bed and cleaned up the mattress, and said, "The old rules." ”
Li Qingchen waved his hand and said, "Understand, I sit on the ground at night and do exercises, and I don't need to sleep." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.
"Guest officer, your dish is here!"
Li Qingchen turned his head and said, "It's a person who understands the rules." ”
As he spoke, he said to the door, "The door is not locked, you can come in." ”
After the shopkeeper agreed, he held a wooden tray, opened the door with his shoulder, walked in, and then closed the door silently with a slight hook of his foot.
After the tray was placed on the table, Li Qingchen took a closer look and found that there were two small bowls, two pairs of chopsticks, and two spoons on it.
In addition, there is a plate of steamed sea fish, the fish is sprinkled with shredded green onions, and a little soy sauce is drizzled, and there are a few slices of ginger on the side, Li Qingchen looks at it and estimates that it weighs half a catty, and finally there is a small pot of soup, which seems to be wontons and other things.
The shopkeeper stretched out his hand and said, "Guest officer, this porridge is freshly boiled, and the fish has just been delivered from the port in the morning. This thing is called 'Taiping Yan', look at it is not much different from ordinary wonton? Then you are wrong to think so, this thing is powerful on the outside of a layer of skin, it is not a dough, but a hand-beaten meat puree mixed with sun-dried sweet potato powder, mixed together to wrap, is meat wrapped in meat, this bite, we Qingyuan County can eat, can be described as the world's unique!"
The shopkeeper was gushing introducing, especially when it came to this "Taiping Yan is unique in the world", a sense of honor rose on his face, Li Qingchen saw it, couldn't help but smile slightly, and threw out three copper coins, which fell into the arms of the shopkeeper accurately.
"The song and dance of the warbler, the peaceful and prosperous times, the good color. ”
The little second hurriedly put away the three copper coins, although this reward is not much, but it still made him very happy, and hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you guest officer! ”
Seeing that he was leaving, Li Qingchen suddenly said: "Brother fisher, please stay, my little brother can also hear my accent, we are both foreigners, we are new to the precious land, and we are not familiar with the place, and I also asked the little brother to help introduce him, so I don't have to make any taboos and get tired." ”
Xiao Yu stopped and said with a smile: "Guest officer, you are so polite, just call the villain Xiao Yu." If you want to say taboo, our Qingyuan County is not as big as the Central Plains, a small place with a big palm, there are no rules, but it is Tiannan and Haibei, and there are many people who come and go every day, not to mention our Luo people, even the Japanese people of Fusang country, as well as Annan, there are people who come to do business. ”
Li Qingchen nodded lightly and said, "In this way, there should be a lot of forces here, right?"
Xiao Yu immediately said: "Don't hide it from the guest officer, it's true." Not to mention, just us, that is, the east of the city, are all under the control of the Giant Whale Gang, and there is also a local White Tiger Gang, in the west of the city, these two gangs have particularly powerful masters, I have seen someone slap on a stone to print a palm print, even the fingerprints can be seen clearly, but scary! There are also the Lin and Huang families, the Lin family is in the south of the city, and the Huang family is in the north of the city, all of them are our local wealthy families in Qingyuan County, and there are family heirlooms! In addition, it's those outsiders, not our Luo people, like what Annan, and the Japanese people, all gathered together, and they can be regarded as a force, of course, the biggest ones are the Guihai faction and the Youlong faction, both on the nearby islands, but unfortunately my roots are too poor to get in, so I can only be an errand shopkeeper here. Ah, I'm sorry, guest officer, I can't help but say more, forgive me. ”
Li Qingchen laughed and said: "Hahaha, it's okay, we are the same disease, I am also because my roots are too poor, I have practiced martial arts for two years, and I found that there is no big prospect, so I walked around, did some small business, and earned some hard money." If you don't dislike it, just call me Brother Li. ”
As soon as Xiao Yu heard this, he immediately felt that the distance between the two sides had narrowed a little, and took the initiative to speak: "Brother Li is better than me, I actually want to go out and have a look, but I don't have the courage." Oh, by the way, if Brother Li wants to inquire about any news, the Giant Whale Gang is good, because the gang is all our locals, and I have an uncle who works in it, and he can help Brother Li introduce him. ”