For a day's journey, take a detour through Xing'an County nearby. Although this road is longer, it is still an official road and is very calm. Moreover, Xing'an County has its own grain store, which can also replenish supplies.

After the discussion here was decided, the entire caravan became active again. Some people chased those who were standing in front, and others rode horses to explore the road. Then the caravan slowly started to move like a long snake.

It is said that it is the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. When I left in the morning, I didn't feel anything, but the sun gradually became poisonous, and the sweat was like a ball rolling down, even if I was driving a car.

The driver's front and back plackets were quickly soaked. At this time, the quality of the Lin family's guards was immediately revealed. Even though they were sweating from the journey, everyone was wearing leather armor and their bodies were straight.

of.

The guards from the other families had already opened their clothes, exposed their bellies, and slowly dragged them forward with a figure-footed stance. They were still talking to people, or scolding them twice, or...

Shout out to God, or if you see a river or stream in front of you, you must go to cool off and refresh yourself.

After a group of people had walked about seven or eight miles, they discovered that there was a mountain range in front of them. This mountain range was not too high, but it gave people the feeling of being heavy. When they saw this mountain range, the foragers in front started shouting:

"Everyone, please work harder. After passing Heixiazi Mountain and crossing the Zihe River in front, we will reach Xin'an County. It only takes four hours at most to hold on tight. Everyone has spoken. Tomorrow

We’ll rest in Xin’an County for a day and leave early the day after tomorrow, so if we get to Xin’an County earlier, we can still go out for a walk!”

There were also many people in this caravan passing through Xing'an County, because there is a specialty here, which is beet.

At this time, sugar was still a luxury product, especially white sugar. Some people even wrote poems to praise it, saying it was as white as snow, as fine as sand, and as sweet as honey. It was even included in the pharmacopoeia and could cure weak qi and blood.

and other diseases. However, since white sugar is a luxury product, it is naturally expensive, so the alternative product is beet sugar.

(ps: Don’t say sugar is from ancient times, even in modern times, it is still a luxury product. I remember when I went to the countryside when I was a child, probably 90 years ago, most of the relatives in the countryside would drink a glass of wine when they saw guests coming.

A bowl of boiled sugar and water is used to entertain guests. As for poached eggs in sugar water, it is even used to entertain the son-in-law who comes to the house. It is a very rare thing)

However, the beet harvest season has not yet come, so there are still almost no customers coming to buy beet sugar. When the season comes, the road will be very busy, and there will be an endless stream of people.

But it was quiet and no one was there.

Therefore, many people knew that what the executioner said this time was not a lie. Some of the other guys in the caravan were already telling anecdotes with excitement, and the lustful ones were just talking about how beautiful the pink heads in Xing'an County were.

The work is so good and the food is so delicious. Just talk about how the large-scale plastic surgery at Widow Wang’s shop in the east of the county is full of color, flavor and taste.

With these people supporting them, the whole team's pace has sped up a lot. Looking ahead is Heixiazi Ridge. Although the name here is quite dangerous, in fact, Xin'an County is already very mature.

, there is an endless stream of people coming and going on the official road, so the official road through Heixiazi Ridge has always been very safe, and even caravans in a hurry can walk at night.

Therefore, a group of people walked in confidently and boldly. At the same time, because the Zihe River in front of them was a big river, it was also the high water period at this time, and the width of the river could reach one or two hundred meters, so the caravan also had to

Someone from the front station was dispatched to make arrangements, but since the harvest period of sugar beet has not yet arrived, the ferry business here must be very slow, and ferrying their group will only take an hour at most.

At this time, most of the roads built through the mountains were built along the riverbanks on one side of the streams in the mountains. In this case, although the roads would be long and winding, they would not know how to save time if they were next to the river.

After a lot of effort, the men who built the road could easily drink water and take a shower. There was no need for people or horses to carry heavy objects. They could just build a raft and throw it on it and walk along the water.

After the group walked into the mountain road of Heixiazi Ridge, they didn't notice anything strange. There was also a large and spacious riverside shoal where they just entered the ridge, and there were several large bluestones as smooth as wooden boards.

Merchants will rest here as a routine. Even in the peak season, the surrounding mountain people will set up pavilions here, use large wooden basins to fetch clean water, soak cucumbers, sweet potatoes, wild pears, etc. and wash them until they are crispy.

There are fruits and melons, or a copper plate and a big bowl of tea with big leaves to drink at will, which is very lively.

It was still the off-season at this time, and there were no vendors on the river beach. However, everyone had walked in a very hot weather. Seeing that the water in the mountain stream next to it was very clear, it was time to take a breather and drink, so we stopped here.

At that time, a group of people went down to the stream, washed their faces and feet, and enjoyed the rare coolness. Then they sat down together, some eating dry food, and some filling up a pot of cigarettes.

, squinting your eyes and inhaling, very comfortable. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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