Xiao Ziyang's destination is Longxiang County!

On the south side of the Jiuhu Plain, where Chuzhou is located, the terrain is relatively flat. The climate here is mild, rainfall is abundant, and the territory is densely covered with rivers. Because of the flat terrain, these rivers flow very gently and are suitable for boating, unlike the northern rivers, which are turbulent.

In the Western Liang Kingdom, there is a saying that the south boat and the north horse.

On the east and west sides of Xiang'an City, there is a river that flows into Mengxiang Lake, and these two rivers are the Longzi River, the largest river in Chuzhou, and the Shangchuan River, the third largest river.

Although Xiao Ziyang has never been to Chuzhou, for him who has memorized the "Geography of Chuzhou", he is probably more familiar with the geography of Chuzhou than many Chuzhou people.

After enjoying the prosperous scenery of Xiang'an City, he came to the east gate and chartered a small boat at the Shangchuan River Wharf to go upstream.

Zhongping County is located in the central part of Chuzhou. The terrain here is mostly flat. In the vast plains, there are many hills and low hills. Most of these low mountains are very low, and the height is only sixty or seventy zhang.

Some of the hills are lonely, standing on the plain, like a lonely tomb, and some are seven or eight, and a dozen or so are cultivated into a small mountain range several miles long.

Between these hills and low mountains, there are countless large and small rivers meandering, and there are also countless large and small ponds and lakes gathered, forming a unique regional style.

The county seat of Zhongping County is called Zhongshan Castle. This city is backed by Zhongshan, facing the Shangchuan River, not only the transportation is convenient, but also the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is said that this city was the capital of a small country called Zhongshan Province thousands of years ago.

Zhongshan is a lonely mountain, and this mountain is thousands of feet high. If this height is placed in Miluo Mountain, it is just an inconspicuous low peak, but on the central plain of Chuzhou, it is really standing out from the crowd, and it is set off majestic and abnormal, therefore, this Zhongshan Mountain, which is not tall and steep, also has its place in the famous mountains and rivers of Xiliang country.

When Xiao Ziyang went ashore in Zhongshan City, it was still early, but he was not in the mood to visit the famous Zhongshan, but after eating something, he rested early.

At this time, his heart was filled with a very complex emotion, including the nervousness when he was close to the result of his hard pursuit, the timidity of his hometown when the wanderer returned, hatred, and reminiscence...... The mixture of many emotions made him have mixed feelings in his chest.

This night, Xiao Ziyang tossed and turned, and stayed awake all night.

Longxiang County is not far from Zhongshan City, just on the back of Zhongshan, and it is only dozens of miles away from Zhongshan. In ancient times, it was named as the fief of the Marquis of Longxiang.

When Xiao Ziyang's carriage drove into the only bluestone street in Longkou Town, Longxiang County, for some reason, there was a feeling of déjà vu!

Longkou Town is a beautiful southern town, it is located on a small quiet lake with the size of two or three hundred acres. The town is small, with only about 300 families.

The only bluestone street in the town runs along the north shore of the small lake, forming a beautiful arc. Most of the town's homes are concentrated on both sides of this street.

There are thousands of acres of paddy fields on the east and west sides of the lake, and on the south bank of the lake is the slightly steep back mountain in the middle mountains.

Xiao Ziyang got off the carriage at the west entrance of Longkong Town and walked into the cold bluestone streets and alleys on foot.

There were very few pedestrians on the street, and they all looked at Xiao Ziyang, a rare big man in the south, with very surprised eyes.

He walked along the cold streets and alleys for a long time, and finally saw a restaurant with a small façade.

Xiao Ziyang walked in, the hall on the first floor was small and dim, but there were only seven or eight guests, but they were already half full.

Xiao Ziyang picked a table with no one and sat down, and the thin bamboo stool let out an overwhelmed moan under his buttocks. Xiao Er looked over with some concern.

Xiao Ziyang asked Xiao Er for a plate of broad beans, a plate of white-cut meat, and two jars of old wine, so he poured himself a drink.

He drank the sweet old wine with a hint of bitterness as if he were drinking water, while listening to a few locals talking about their parents in a very difficult dialect. He has been in Chuzhou for a while, but he can barely understand.

Xiao Ziyang only ate half a plate of broad beans, and drank up two jars of old wine, but there was no trace of blush on his face, which caused a few guests next to him and the shopkeeper in the inn to be secretly speechless.

He took advantage of the moment when Xiao Er was drinking, threw him a silver horn of two coins, and asked: "Little Second Brother, there is a yard for sale or rent in this town, I think this town is not only quiet, but also beautiful, I plan to live here for a while." ”

Xiao Er, who caught the silver slot thrown by Xiao Ziyang, looked surprised, this slot was only the size of a soybean, but it was worth two hundred copper coins, which was worth seven or eight days' wages. This Longkou town is poor and poor, and most of the people are thrifty, and he has received so many rewards.

Xiao Ermei nodded with a smile and said, "It's a coincidence that the guest officer has come, Li Erlong's family in the east of the town is about to sell the yard these days!"

Xiao Ziyang was overjoyed when he heard this. He asked casually, in a small town like Longkou Town, no one has necessarily sold the yard for more than ten years, but he didn't expect such a good thing to happen to him.

The shopkeeper who was sitting at the counter not far away with an abacus heard the conversation between the two, glanced at Xiao Ziyang with some vigilance, and then frowned at Xiao Er, and suddenly interjected and asked: "There are countless quiet and beautiful towns in Chuzhou than Longkou Town, I don't know why this guest officer likes our poor place?"

When Xiao Ziyang heard this, he said: "My ancestor is also from Zhongshan County, Chuzhou, and he had no choice but to leave his hometown, and he has always been thinking about returning to his hometown, but my family has been poor for three generations, and he is unable to return. ”

Xiao Ziyang paused slightly, and then said: "The people of Zhongshan County are rich and happy, and they have walked a lot of places, but they haven't even been able to buy an acre of land and a yard. "I sighed.

The shopkeeper saw that although he was born five big and three coarse, he was not vulgar when he listened to his words. said sincerely, Xiao Ziyang did not bring a horse chopping knife, and changed into a scribe's robe, although it was nondescript, but it also made the shopkeeper dispel some worries, and he stopped talking.

Xiao Ziyang asked Xiao Er again why Li Erlong wanted to sell his property.

That Li Erlong is a famous prodigal son in this Longkou town, his father died only a little more than a year, he left a few acres of paddy fields left by his ancestors and a daughter-in-law married by his father for him, all sent into the town's gambling house, but now he is selling his ancestral house.

After talking about the reason, Xiao Er persuaded again: "The Li family's old house has two courtyards in front and back, the place is big, and the house is also strong, but I advise the guest officer not to buy it!"

After speaking, Xiao Er glanced around mysteriously, stretched out his head and whispered in Xiao Ziyang's ear: "This old mansion of the Li family is next to the old mansion of the Xiao family......!