Chapter 30: Visiting Heinaka-gun
Ouyang Chong and Cai Gang were very uncomfortable with Zheng Yun, all kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred in their hearts, thinking that they might have to be pressed by Zheng Yun all the time in the future, they felt very unhappy, and secretly decided that even if they couldn't catch up with Zheng Yun, they would break through in front of Ding Kui, and it would be good to laugh at this bullish junior brother.
Then Xu Bin's breakthrough made Ouyang Chong and Cai Gang even more depressed.
This time, Lu Ji was afraid of hitting Ding Kui's self-confidence, so he asked Xu Bin to go back to Huling City to participate in the promotion assessment, Lu Ji was still very confident in his disciples, and the assessment was just a passing scene.
Ding Kui chose a horse whip to give to Xu Bin this time, and his fellow disciples and brothers who had a good relationship with him couldn't let go. He knew that these people were all helping in the future, and even if they couldn't become allies, they wouldn't be behind their backs.
Seeing that it was the end of the year again, Ding Kui, who was used to living in big cities, couldn't stay a little in Xiaxi Town, and wanted to follow the housekeeper to receive the New Year's salary, and by the way, visit Pingzhong County.
Lu Ji looked at Ding Kui, who came to ask for leave, and then looked at Lu Ying, who was coquettish in front of him, and said helplessly: "Okay, the strings that have been tight for a long time are easy to break, it's okay to take a break, you can bring Lu Ying with you, this kid hasn't been to Pingzhong County yet." ”
Lu Ying will be nine years old after the New Year, and according to the custom, she will also have knight apprenticeship training from next year, and it will be difficult to find time to go out and play. When she heard that Ding Kui was going to Pingzhong County, she immediately ran to beg her father to play with Ding Kui.
The magic of the five meridians has been transformed by Ding Kui.
He found that even if the magic power in the meridians was not transformed, it would slowly decrease, and it would dissipate on its own after a certain period of time.
There was only one meridian left in the magic power, and Ding Kui was confident that he would be able to transform it all within two or three months.
Ding Kui has no opinion on taking Lu Ying to Pingzhong County to play, at least the time on the road will not be so boring.
Ding Qi still hasn't come back, and it is estimated that he will not come back during the Chinese New Year.
In addition to Ding Kui's own guards to follow, the housekeeper also brought Zhong Wei's fourth personal guard, because Lu Ying and her maid accompanied him, Ding Kui also brought Xiaoxiao with him.
In previous years, only a few people went to Pingzhong County to receive the New Year's salary, but this year there are more than 100 people, walking on the road to arouse the curious eyes of pedestrians.
Until they left the Black Earth City and embarked on the trade routes, their ranks were not so obvious, and some large caravans numbered hundreds of people.
Xiaxi Town is more than 500 kilometers away from Pingzhong County, if they are not in a hurry, Ding Kui and they can reach Pingzhong County in five days.
On the afternoon of the fifth day, Ding Kui and his party came to the outside of Pingzhong County.
Built on a plain, with a tributary of the Nieshui River passing by, Pingzhong County is probably one of the most populous counties in the Shaodian Kingdom, with 620,000 people living in the city according to the city lord's office.
In the morning, the sky was cloudy, and the lead-colored clouds were so thick that they felt like they could be touched by reaching out, and the biting cold wind blew from the north, stirring the clouds and rolling like a rough sea.
Before noon, countless white spots were scattered in the air, and when they fell to the ground, they were already goose feathers and snow. The mischievous snowflakes played with the tail of the north wind, up and down in the air, and refused to fall for a long time.
When Ding Kui and the others came to the outside of Pingzhong County, their eyes were white, and even the big trees on the plain turned white, as if they had sprinkled a handful of flour to cover everything.
The moat is the water drawn from the tributary of the Neshui River, which is more than 50 meters wide, and the river surface has been completely frozen.
The city wall of Pingzhong County is eight kilometers longitudinal and six kilometers horizontal, and the square strip stone used for the wall is quarried from Funiu Mountain, the average height of the city wall is more than 20 meters, and the top of the wall is 15 meters wide.
It is said that in the early days of the founding of Shaodian, the people of the Teng clan led the people of nearby villages and towns to build this Pingzhong county town for ten years.
Ding Kui, the housekeeper, and the old money head rode in front of the team, looking at the tall and majestic city wall, and their eyes couldn't help but show a look of amazement.
Although he crossed over from the Celestial Empire, took photos in the Forbidden City, and urinated under the Imperial City, he still had to admire the walls of Pingzhong County.
The housekeeper smiled slightly, and said to Ding Kui: "Young master, the city wall of Zhenjing City is even taller than here, the old slave hopes to take you back to see it in your lifetime, and you want to set foot in the capital again with the hope of the Ding family." ”
Ding Kui came back to his senses, raised the horsewhip in his hand, and said, "As you wish, I, Ding Kui, will go!"
Ding Kun looked at Ding Kui and nodded with satisfaction, he found that the young master was becoming more and more imposing, with a hint of stability in his childish appearance.
Ding Cai took Ding Kui's waist card to the city gate guards for inspection, and the guards did not dare to slack off after seeing it, stopped the people who were queuing up to enter the city, and let Ding Kui's team advance into Pingzhong County.
The official position of the Right Capital of the Internal Security Department is a military attaché, and the king sent someone to send Ding Kui's official seal and waist card early in the morning, because Ding Kui was too small and the official uniform did not fit, so he did not match it.
Some people will say that the families of officials and nobles do not have to pay the city gate tax, so won't the city lord die?
In fact, otherwise, the officials and their entourage and the people photographed by the nobles will spend much more money when they enter the city, and there is no need to collect the gate tax of those copper plates. The lords of the cities are eager to come to the officials and nobles, and the city gate tax for ordinary people is to be paid by people, and those individuals who are raised at the city gate have to spend money.
There is a pavilion in the city that specializes in entertaining past officials, which is free and safe, and the housekeeper used to come to the inn only to stay in the inn, but this time he followed Ding Kui and lived directly in the pavilion.
Zhang Yicheng is the person in charge of this pavilion, he didn't know how big an official this right capital guard was, but when he saw such a large group of people coming with him, all of them looked majestic and dignified, he quickly arranged a largest courtyard for them.
Before she could settle down, Lu Ying clamored for Ding Kui to take her out to play, and when she entered the city, she saw a crowded crowd on the street, and the eldest lady wanted to jump out of the carriage at that time, but was hugged by Xiaoxiao.
The poor baby had never seen so many people, there were so many stalls and shops on the side of the road, and more importantly, there were children her size playing on the side of the street.
Ding Kui was so noisy by Lu Ying that he had no choice but to order a few people to go shopping with Lu Ying.
Jiang Shunchuan and Xiaoxiao are personal attendants sent by their grandfather, so they should be brought; Lao Qiantou and Ding Cai have a good relationship and have strong combat power, so they must be brought; and the magician Qianyou, this must be brought, and the magician's robe alone can save a lot of trouble.
When he was about to go out, the housekeeper threw a bag of coins to Ding Cai, and he needed an experienced person to deal with the vendors.
When the sun came out, the sun was about to set, the snow had stopped, and because it was close to Chinese New Year's Eve, there were still quite a few pedestrians on the street.
The liveliest part of Pingzhong County is East Street, where the streets are wide and clean, and there are many roadside shops. There is everything you need to eat, there is Liu's tavern, there is Wang's tea house, there is Zhao's jewelry store, there is Li's embroidery workshop, and the most famous Lu family firm in the mainland also has a branch here.
When Lu Ying came to the street, he was happy, looking here, looking there, he couldn't stop at all. She was followed closely by Xiaoxiao and Ding Cai, otherwise if she was not careful, this little ancestor would have to run away.
Looking at the buildings on the street, the clothes of the pedestrians, the things sold in the shops, and the vehicles walking on the street, Ding Kui felt as if he had traveled to the ancient Celestial Empire. Pingzhong County is at most similar to the medium-sized city in Ding Kui's previous life, and the reason why he came here to visit is to feel the difference in this world.
Looking at people's different hair colors, eyes without color, as well as some animals and flowers on the side of the road that have never been seen at all, as well as words completely different from the earth, all tell Ding Kui that this is a different time and space world that is neither in the middle nor the outside, neither ancient nor modern.
The curious baby Lu Ying ran into Zhao's jewelry store on a whim, and Ding Kui, who had never bought jewelry in his previous life, was very curious and followed up with the jewelry store.
Due to the discovery of glass in the process of magical research, and its low cost, glass is very common in life.
The counters in the jewelry store are made of glass, and you can clearly see the various jewelry, gemstones, and various jewelry on the counter. The only thing Ding Kui recognized was a pearl, and it seems that there must be shells in the sea.
Ding Cai picked up Lu Ying, who was not as high as the counter, so that she could see the jewelry on the counter clearly, and Ding Kui next to her could see the little stars flashing in Lu Ying's eyes.
Ding Kui smiled and said to Lu Ying: "Apple, which piece of jewelry do you like, my brother bought it and gave it to you." ”
Lu Ying clapped his hands and applauded, and his two big eyes that could only speak were even more agile.
Walking to the middle of the counter, a pure blonde hairpin inlaid with a gem caught Lu Ying's attention, the gem was sky blue, the whole body was crystal clear, and the shape was very similar to that of a polished diamond.
"Big head brother, come and see, this stone is so beautiful, what kind of stone is this?" Lu Ying pointed to the hairpin and asked Ding Kui.
"Well, this, this should be a diamond. Ding Kui pinched his chin with his index finger and thumb and said with some embarrassment.
The blue diamond was just a legend to Ding Kui in his previous life, and he had never seen it, and this kind of expensive thing was beyond his reach.
"Hmph, I don't know where the soil buns came from, and I don't even know the 'Deep Sea Dust Drill'. A girl about thirteen or fourteen years old in an emerald green dress also came to the counter with two guards, looking at Lu Ying and Ding Kui with disdain.
This little girl has coveted this hairpin for a long time, but the price is too high to get it, seeing that Lu Ying and Ding Kui are also interested in this hairpin, she can't help but make sarcastic remarks.
Lu Ying's mouth pursed, and tears appeared in her eyes, she grew up in care since she was a child, and she had never been spoken of evilly.
Ding Kui raised his eyebrows, and wanted to scold back, he was a well-bred person in his past and present lives, but he was ridiculed for no reason, and his uncle and aunt couldn't bear it.
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