Volume 1 Bright City
Since cultivating martial arts, Ming Xuan's days have not stopped, either quietly cultivating in Qingyangmen, or traveling outside, although it has lasted for a long time, but that kind of aimless travel, he has not walked too many places when he walks and stops, just wandering around the place in the middle of Zhongzhou, and with Ming Xuan's cultivation mode of casual encounter, even if he has not paid attention to the places he has walked, he will not have too many impressions, but what he clearly knows is that he has never been to the north of Zhongzhou.
"I don't know where Brother Ou is? Zhongzhou is so big, where can I find him?" Ming Xuan muttered, because he didn't have a clear plan to travel north at that time, so when he talked to Ou Zhiyang, he didn't ask so much, and since Ou Zhiyang was out to travel, he definitely wouldn't stay in just one place, but when Ming Xuan wanted to find him, he didn't know where to start.
"Brother Ou has a free and easy temperament, he should like to travel to famous mountains and rivers, so pay more attention to the scenic spots, as for whether you can find it, it depends on fate. "Mingxuan's trip is also for travel, but he will not sacrifice his roots to find someone, not to mention that in the vast Zhongzhou, it is not easy to find someone.
It was almost late autumn, the weather was gradually getting colder, and the northern land of Zhongzhou was even colder because of the region, Ming Xuan didn't feel anything, he could still wrap himself in a single shirt, but ordinary people had already put on cotton clothes early, which was inevitably abrupt, and Ming Xuan had to put on bloated cotton clothes to make a show.
The cold wind is blowing, the fallen leaves of the trees in the north have already withered and fallen, which looks very bleak, and the weather is gloomy, which makes people like Mingxuan who have lived in the south for a long time very uncomfortable, but fortunately, there are more flat land and less hills in the north, and there is no edge to see, but there is a different kind of pride in the heart.
"The wind was as sharp as a blade, and it hurt on the face. Ming Xuan shrank his neck coldly and wrapped his collar a little tighter.
"That's nature, it's not bad! If you wait for another half a month, when it really comes to winter, and the goose feathers and snow fall, the wind is really called cold, and it freezes before a mouthful of saliva hits the ground!" Wang Dazhuang poured a sip of strong wine, and said with a grin, although the weather was cold, he only hastily wore a animal skin, which looked very strong.
"It is estimated that it will snow in a few days, and we will have to rest for the winter after we finish this transaction, I really don't understand where you literati and ink writers come from to come to this icy and snowy place to see the scenery, I really don't know how thick the sky is!" Liu Erkui said disdainfully.
In order to avoid some unnecessary troubles, Ming Xuan pretended to be a student who traveled to the north and partnered with a caravan, how heroic the northerners are, plus it is just an ordinary caravan, there is no profit, but I don't think Ming Xuan has any other plans, so he agreed to his request, and it was smooth along the way, plus his unpretentious nature, he soon became familiar with these northern men, and talked very happily along the way, Ming Xuan also obtained a lot of information from the north, and prepared for his future solo tripใ
"The so-called reading of thousands of books, it is better to travel thousands of miles, it is always good to go out and walk more, if it weren't for this trip, how could I see such a magnificent scene in the north?" Ming Xuan said with a smile, not minding the vulgarity of the men at all.
"I haven't seen it since I've grown so big!" You look around, it's gray everywhere, either dead vines and old trees, or loess quicksand, and when it snows heavily, it's white everywhere, what's there to see!" Liu Erkui said disappretently.
"Brother Liu was born in the north, you have long been accustomed to this scene, naturally you will not find anything unusual, but it is different for me, in the south, the trees are green all year round, and they are not distinct, even in winter, they don't feel cold, how can you see such a scene. Ming Xuan smiled and said.
"You just have a hard mouth, wait until the snow is heavy and the weather is cold, I don't think you have such leisure. Liu Erkui couldn't say anything about Ming Xuan, and said with a hum.
"This is all in the future, after half a day, we will arrive at our destination, junior brother Mingxuan, will you enter the city with us, or continue to walk forward?" Wang Dazhuang interjected.
"I'll go into the city too, it's getting colder, and I'm afraid I won't have enough clothes here, so I need to buy a little more." "It's been deserted in this wilderness for a long time, and Ming Xuan also wants to go into the city to have a look, and by the way, learn more about the customs.
"Even if you know each other, although Liangcheng is not a big city, it is also a fortress in the north, and businessmen from the south and north will come here to rest and recuperate, and by the way, they will bring their things to sell, and see what they need, over time, this place has become very prosperous, and all kinds of strange things are available, which is guaranteed to let you have a lot of knowledge!" Liu Erkui has not been here once or twice, so he naturally knows very well.
"Hearing you say that, then I have to go into the city to have a look. Liu Erkui's words aroused Mingxuan's interest.
After entering the city, Ming Xuan said goodbye to the caravan and continued his journey.
It is true that although Liangcheng is only a small city, but its prosperity is indeed rare in the small city, before entering the city, the noisy shouting sound is bursting out, and the lively scene after entering the city is even more rushing, forming a huge contrast with the desertion outside the city, as if suddenly from the cold winter to the middle of summer.
"Uncle, come to the shop to drink tea and rest, our store has just entered a batch of good tea from the south, the fragrance is pleasant, it is definitely a good way to quench thirst and fatigue, and there are a lot of delicious snacks, southern, northern, eastern, western, sweet, crispy, salty, spicy everything, guaranteed to make you want to eat!" As soon as he entered the city, Mingxuan was stopped by a shopkeeper, and he started the business with a crackling sound, and there are really a lot of shopkeepers like this, which is rare in other cities, Mingxuan is a long insight.
"Okay, I'd like to try it!" Ming Xuan was instantly moved by Xiao Er's enthusiasm, and he was indeed a little tired after walking in the cold wind for so long.
Regardless of the big city or small city, there are often many inns and restaurants near the city gate to eat, drink and lodging, one is convenient for people who go out of the city to rest and prepare, and the other is also convenient for people who enter the city to rest and relieve fatigue, and inquire about the news in the city by the way.
Since he came in, Mingxuan was not ambiguous, ordered a pot of good tea, uneaten snacks, all kinds of things came a little, which made the shopkeeper smile, knowing that a generous guest came, most of the people who came to Liangcheng were business travelers, and it was not easy to make money, so they were more frugal in terms of eating and drinking, just eat and be full, it was rare to meet such a heroic guest like Mingxuan.
"Little Er, I'd like to ask you something. After sitting down, Ming Xuan beckoned Xiao Er to inquire about some information.
"Here, what do you have to say from the guest officer?" Seeing that Ming Xuan was generous, Xiao Er hurriedly ran over.
"Come, sit down and talk, whatever you want, it's all mine. "It's not the first time that Ming Xuan has inquired about the news in the inn, and his skills are also perfect.
"Hehe, how embarrassing is this!" Xiao Er politely sat down opposite.
"It's my first time coming to Liangcheng, what are the characteristics of you?" Ming Xuan poured a cup of tea for Xiao Er and said with a smile.
"Oh, if you ask about the characteristics of Liangcheng, then you are looking for the right person! I know everything, and I have no end to it!" Seeing Mingxuan ask about his strengths, Xiao Er was not polite, and drank all the tea in the cup in one gulp, and said with a crackle.
"Liangcheng is not big, far away from other cities, but it is a necessary place to go from south to north, it has naturally become an important transportation hub, business travelers will choose to come here for a little rest, and gradually gathered a lot of popularity, this person is more, naturally it will be lively, lively, business will rise, business will rise, business will rise, there will be more people, and the cycle will continue to the present, Liangcheng has become such a prosperous scene. "These words, Xiao Er has not said a thousand times, but also eight hundred times, and it is extremely smooth.
"I'd heard about this before I went into town, and I was asking what was so special about it. Xiao Er had already devoured a few snacks, but he hadn't provided any useful information to Ming Xuan yet.
"Hehe, if you want to talk about the characteristics, the four houses on the third floor and one street here are all unique!" After swallowing nearly half of the snacks, Xiao Er could say something useful.
"Four houses on the third floor of a street?" Ming Xuan finally became a little interested.
"The four families are talking about the Zhu family, the He family, The Li family and the Zhang family, these four are the wealthy families of Liangcheng, the power is strong, nearly half of the industry in the city is theirs, even the small shop is also the industry of the Zhu family, they are not only a big family, but they are all good at martial arts, the guest officers must not provoke them lightly, so as not to bring endless trouble to themselves; and the third floor, talking about the Moon Tower, the proud building and the Fengxue Building, the Moon Tower is the largest restaurant in the city, covering a huge area, the restaurant is divided into four small buildings in the southeast, northwest and northwest, respectively, operating the special dishes of the southeast and northwest directions, no matter where you come from, you can almost eat your hometown dishes, and the taste is absolutely not badAs for the proud building, hehe, it's about the spring breeze proud, the girls there are all beautiful! The small waist, the cherry mouth, the watery eyes, from a distance can not be forgotten! And the girls have a good talent, especially the Oiran hazy moon girl, not only looks stunning, but also plays a good piano, and the dance skills have also reached the peak, it is said that she can make the deaf hear again, the blind open their eyes, but I have never heard of it, nor have I seen it, because this place is expensive! Damn, my salary for half a year is not enough to go there to find the cheapest girl to play once!" Speaking of this, Xiao Er's face was indignant, and he didn't know whether he thought that his salary was small, or that the fees in the proud building were expensive.
"What do the Fengxue Building and a street refer to?" Ming Xuan asked with a smile, not caring about Xiao Er's indignation.
"Fengxue Building, there should be a place that the guest officer likes, mainly to operate some of the four treasures of the study, the place of famous calligraphy and painting, it is said that there are rare unique and strange products, all of them are of extraordinary value, people who have been there say that it is an eye-opener, it is worth the trip, once a painting was sold for a price of 10,000 taels of gold! It's incredible, but that place is very particular about identity, there are a lot of rules, what peddlers and pawns are not allowed to enter, untidy clothes are not allowed to enter, people of bad conduct are not allowed to enter, anyway, I haven't been there and can't enter, so I don't know much; I promise to surprise you, last time I saw someone buy feces there, and they actually asked for a lump of gold or two, don't you think it's strange?" Xiao Er said while eating the dim sum and spitting profusely, the dim sum on the table was almost eaten by him, and the filth did not affect his appetite at all.
However, Ming Xuan had no appetite at this moment, and he had nothing to eat......