After walking from east to west for half a day, there were more pedestrians and cars on the road. From time to time, you can see the restaurants and accommodations of the people on both sides. Some houses on the roadside had signs hanging on the houses with the words "food and accommodation" written on them, which showed a peaceful scene.

However, the brother of Qin sneered at this and did not stop. Instead, he stopped at an inn and got off the bus and asked the guy to come over to count the goods on the bus. Then he locked the door of the car with the big lock of the inn. The car entered the garage, and the horse led it to the backyard to wash the food.

"This was a place where the official family used to be clean and sufficient. Although it was a little expensive, it was safe and comfortable. It was the least expensive to go out and save the most money." The brother of the Qin family explained to Zhang Ergou.

The reform of the post station is also part of the new policy of the Crown Prince, but the polarization is too serious. The post station on the bustling trade road was broken, but the post stations in remote and secluded places were half dead and could not make ends meet, so they could only rely on the government to allocate funds.

Zhu Cilang originally wanted to use royal capital to run the station and build an economical chain hotel in the Ming Dynasty, but it was not the best strategy.

Standing at the height of the Ming Dynasty royal family, limited funds must be invested in the fundamental resource areas that concern the national economy and people's livelihood. Running a hotel is really a bad strategy to prepare for the situation where no one takes over. Since someone is willing to run a station, it is just right for the court to charge guild fees from here to supplement the stations in the loss-making areas.

Zhang Ergou followed Qin Laoer into the inn. When he recalled the inn he stayed when he joined the army that day, he couldn't help but feel that the contrast was huge. The windows here were bright and quiet, and the five or seven merchants each occupied a table and had a quiet meal. The waiter greeted the people with a smile, and the shopkeeper made an abacus at the counter to settle the accounts.

"You two are just having a meal?" The waiter stepped forward and saw Zhang Ergou's military uniform, and added: "I can make a deposit in the store."

When Zhang Ergou left Liaodong, he felt that withdrawing money from other places was too unreliable. He didn't know if there was a bank office in his hometown, so he had already taken out all the savings of the past five years and exchanged them for money to carry with him. At this moment, he could finally say generously: "I know how to cash. Quickly pick some fresh vegetables and meat, and get one serving of fish. I have to take it clean."

The waiter likes to do the sergeant business the most. Knowing that their military pay is generous, they are not only willing to use money, but also pay a lot of money when rewarding. He immediately lowered his eyebrows and took a plea to prepare the meal.

Qin Er chose a small table by the window, which was convenient for the two of them to have a meal. He said, "I'm born with my brother."

"What's the point of a meal?" Zhang Ergou said angrily: "Brother, I'm working hard to drive the car. I'll call for a pot of wine when I leave later."

"That's so good!" Qin Er's small eyes narrowed again. Seeing that Zhang Ergou kept looking at the station, he didn't even let the beam go, he asked again: "What are you looking at, brother?"

"There is not even a spider web on this beam, and the store is really working hard." Zhang Ergou said.

Qin Er picked up a pair of chopsticks and handed it to Zhang Ergou, saying, "There is a yamen in the court called the General Administration of Health. It is responsible for these matters. Once you are caught and fail, you will be rectified at the least, and you will be fined at the worst. With such a focus on the superiors, you will be lazy at the bottom."

"That's true." Zhang Ergou said: "I don't know how much money it will cost to buy such a store."

"This is not a business for small families." Qin Er guessed that even if Zhang Ergou had money, he was only saved by the salary he had served in the army for a few years. The family could not escape from small families. Otherwise, there would be no need to ride a ride, and there would have been someone waiting to take it.

It happened that the waiter came to pour tea and whispered: "Money is still a small matter, and the court has checked it too tightly! The chefs' nails are longer and they will have to be fined. The guests all said they should clean it up, but they didn't know that even if they wanted to be dirty, we couldn't make it."

Zhang Ergou thought that his home was not so clean, and it seemed that this industry could not be done.

The dishes at the station were stir-fried quickly. In a short while, four dishes and one soup were delivered. Zhang Ergou had never eaten such authentic hometown flavor for many years and had a great appetite. Qin Laoer was very strong and had a large appetite. The two of them ate three or four kilograms of rice with these four dishes, and then they became a full belly.

The waiter and the shopkeeper were used to seeing guests from all over the country, but they rarely had such a big belly man. They thought to themselves: I heard that the inn in Huguang does not charge rice, and only the vegetable money is enough. If you meet five or seven big belly man like this, wouldn’t you eat one by one?

Just eating and using it like this, Zhang Ergou only costs three cents of silver when he was in the banknotes, which shows that the price of rice was indeed suppressed.

"It's much more expensive than Liaodong." Zhang Ergou shaved his teeth and asked the waiter to drink for the Qin brother.

Qin Er was shocked: "Is it more expensive than Liaodong?"

It is common sense that things are rare and expensive. Where rice produces are low, and where cloth produces are low. This is common sense. If Liaodong is cheaper than Shandong, then does that mean that Liaodong's products are richer than Shandong.

Zhang Ergou didn't think so deeply, but said, "We five or seven of us comrades went to the restaurant to drink half full, and we needed half a piece of deer. Wild vegetables were not expensive. At most, we could eat five cents of silver. It was evenly enough for less than one person."

Qin Er was envious. The price of meat in Shandong is not cheap, and meat is still mainly used for raising food. It is not impossible for ordinary people to start meat every week, but they can only eat rabbits. As for venison, it sounds like a high-end, elegant and upscale thing.

The two of them rested for a while and waited for the horse to be cleaned and fed. Qin Er watched the man drive the carriage and counted it correctly, and then continued to rush to Pingdu.

The two of them still lived at the inn at night. Although the bosses were different, the layout of the entire inn was similar. Qin Er was embarrassed to let Zhang Ergou spend money. After all, the people were exchanged for their lives. He asked Zhang Ergou to open a room and still sleep in the bed.

Zhang Ergou was isolated from the world for almost five years. He was addicted to listening to his stories outside, so he was reluctant to go to the room by himself? It was not a delicate family. So both of them lived in a bed.

This bunk is just a common name. In fact, there is no big kang in the station now that there is no such thing as a dozen men. There is a row of high and low beds beside the fire wall. The beds have curtains, which can be unified when pulled. The beds are covered with a slightly yellowed white sheet, which is spotless. The quilt is also a white quilt cover, and the cotton tires inside also have the fragrance of the sun.

Adding five money to the store can buy a bucket of hot water, which just allows passengers to burn their feet and relieve fatigue. Everyone who travels far away knows that you must soak your feet every day when you are on a long journey, but you cannot wash your face.

Zhang Ergou had his feet soaked and slept with Qin Er for two lower bunks. He wanted to hear him talk about the changes in his hometown over the years, but unfortunately, he fell asleep as soon as his head was next to the soft pillow. Qin Er had actually said that he had been tired for a long time and was just freed, but he said in his heart: They looked glorious and were locked in the camp for several years, just like they had just come down from the mountain...

As they thought about it, the two people snored in the bed.

It was a full three-day journey from Dengzhou to Pingdu. Because he had a good meal and had a good rest, the horses seemed to work very hard. Zhang Ergou visited Pingduzhou City in just two and a half days. The second son of the Qin family wanted to send cloth into the warehouse here, and then he insisted on going back to the east to invite Zhang Ergou to a meal. Zhang Ergou saw that it was already dark and he had no car to return to Weixian, so he could only stay for one night before leaving.

The two of them found an inn in the city. Although they were not as big as the inn that they had settled along the way, they were also clean, which shows that the General Administration of Health is indeed quite deterrent.

There are still 160 miles from Pingduzhou City to Weixian, but there are buses here. They are also four-wheeled carriages, and the road is exquisitely repaired. It takes one night to travel, a total of two days. Zhang Ergou arrived at the county town and thought about buying gifts for his parents and brothers, and then took big strides toward home.

The road from the county town to the village has also turned into a gravel road, with drainage ditches on both sides. Zhang Ergou knew this road, but he didn't expect that he could almost recognize the village. The village, which originally had a wall, is now exposed to the plains, and every household just surrounded the yard with bamboo fences, which is quite like the road not picking up the rest of the night and not closing the door.

Zhang Ergou recalled that he grew up here since he was a child, and he remembered the laughter and fun with Wang Yi and Dani to and from school. His nose was sore and tears could not help but flow. While carrying the gift, he wiped tears with his palm, and he was hit by the pastry bag for several times.

"Isn't that the second dog of the Zhang family?" Someone in the field recognized Zhang Ergou and shouted loudly.

Zhang Ergou looked up and saw that it was his seventh uncle, and he hurriedly greeted him with a smile.

Uncle Qi put down his work and happily followed Zhang Ergou home. This is also a custom in the countryside. Whenever relatives come, they always have to find various reasons to make fun of each other. Along the way, more and more relatives and old friends joined the ranks of welcoming Zhang Ergou, which is more lively than Wang Yi's return that day. This has nothing to do with identity, it is purely the popularity accumulated by generations of people who have been married to each other.

The Zhang family's parents finally hoped to return their son, and the Zhang family's mother hugged her son tightly and cried loudly, saying something no one could understand. However, Zhang Ergou understood. My mother, who had white hair, was talking about eating cakes back then. He had forgotten it himself, but I still remembered it. She only said that it was because the puppy was sick. The family was afraid that the youngest son would die prematurely and was in a bad mood, so she beat him up and scolded him.

Actually, looking back now, Zhang Ergou couldn't figure out why he ran away in anger just because he was scolded by his parents for a few words, and was still jealous of a puppy.

The Zhang family was lively for an afternoon, and Zhang Ergou met the puppy who had already given birth again. When he left, the puppy was only ten years old, but now he is half a child. After going to elementary school, he stayed at the carpenter's house in the village to be an apprentice.

Zhang Ergou took out military pay for his parents and left five taels of private money himself. His father quickly bought chickens from the house and egg fields from the house to prepare dinner for evening meals. The dinners in the countryside are not invited or refused. As long as the relationship is good, he will bring a bowl to eat. The host greets him with a smile and will never refuse. Even if there is a wedding or a wedding, it is rare for someone to send invitations.

Zhang Ergou's mother said to Ergou: "It's fine if others don't invite you, but you have to go and invite you in person."

"Yes, if the assistant minister hadn't taken care of me in the army over the years, I would have probably never seen my parents." Zhang Ergou quickly agreed.

The second goblin turned red and did not say what she had to do to the Wang family for trouble. It was the last time that Wang Yi came back to give a gift, and he talked about the inside story of his enlistment in the past, which made her realize that it was her son who instigated Mr. Xiao Wang to run away from home.
Chapter completed!