Chapter 64: The Mountain Stops the River(1/2)
After spending most of the day, it was already evening when Liu Ruiying came to Xiawei City Gate and it was about to get dark.
There is a long exhaust line at the city gate, and Ou's family is checking one by one whether the people entering the city hold access signs.
The invitations in Liu Ruiying's hand have the same effect as the access control sign, so there is no need to worry. Hu Xixian was originally the fifth lady of the Hu family in the dangerous city, so the Ou family would definitely not stop him.
He did not see the access sign on Xiao Zhiling's hand, but he did not react any other way. He walked into the dangerous city smoothly with Liu Ruiying, Hu Xixian and the barbarian Zhiji.
"It seems that no difference between you and Nakaku."
Liu Ruiying said.
"The only difference is that you cannot prohibit seeking revenge here, so..."
Little clever touched his waist and suggested that Liu Ruiying should always defend the dike. Because the waist is usually equipped with swords, Liu Ruiying's sword is now hanging here, hidden under the Onmyoji's robe.
"Thank you!"
Liu Ruiying said.
He could see that the little cleverness was about to say goodbye, and he must have his own things to do in the city.
"I'll take you around the city?"
After seeing the little clever spirit leave, Hu Xixian said to Liu Ruiying.
Liu Ruiying looked at her calmly, but sometimes he couldn't tell whether this girl was a real madman or a fake madman... because sometimes she was sober like a normal person, and perhaps she was smarter than a normal person. After all, she was the fifth lady of the Hu family, with a wide range of knowledge and the gap in her vision could not be made up for just a few more years.
Things like vision have been influenced by our eyes since childhood, and are engraved in our bones. They cannot be taught even if they can't move, and they are not ordinary silver that can be bought.
This is not what Liu Ruiying is good at, so after thinking about it for a while, I didn't have a clue, so I left it alone for the time being.
"It's late, won't you go home?"
Liu Ruiying asked back.
In fact, he didn't want to walk with Hu Xixian.
It’s not because of the difference between men and women, but because of Hu Xixian’s identity.
Miss Hu's fifth lady is a celebrity in Xiajiu City. It can be seen from the attitude of Ou's family towards her when she was at the city gate.
Liu Ruiying brought a barbarian wisdom game, and it is really not advisable to show up in public. If he follows this young lady, he will inevitably become the target of public criticism.
After rejecting Hu Xixian's kindness, she was obviously very disappointed... However, Liu Ruiying promised her that she would go to Hu's house to visit tomorrow, so she turned angry and happy again, grinned and jumped away.
After sending this "god" away, Liu Ruiying could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
He and the barbarian Zhiji walked aimlessly on the street, and took a look at the customs and customs in the dangerous city.
Before coming, Liu Ruiying read a lot of information about this, but after all, the paper comes in a shallow way, so you still have to see it with your own eyes to experience it.
The general is not talking about military affairs on paper, not to mention that the customs and customs are just a matter of time. Perhaps it was the same thing when it was recorded, but now it is another scene when I see it.
Xia Weicheng is said to be a mountain with rivers, but the mountains are different from the northwest, and this is a Tushan.
Even if it is not low, if a mountain is entirely made of charred soil, it will not look very powerful.
In some places in the suburbs, farmland has been reclaimed and stacked, but no one has cultivated it and is abandoned there.
During the imperial period, there were still people here to farm. Food is the most important thing for the people. If they don’t farm, the family will have no food or drink and will have to starve to death.
The dynasty was overturned, the power of the aristocratic families gradually became stronger, and more and more merchants were coming and going in the dangerous city. Originally, people who originally farmed found that it was much easier to do business. As long as they converted their houses into hotels, restaurants, and restaurants, the white money would be endless.
Moreover, the ultimate goal of business is to go from a hard-working and hardworking man to a high-ranking shopkeeper. This relaxed, comfortable and tempting is something that ordinary people cannot resist.
The most important thing is the feeling that makes people feel. It’s really cool!
The aristocratic family has absolute authority in Xiawei City, but the people are not disgusted with them at all because of this.
Since ancient times, people who stand up for trouble have mostly been unable to eat enough. If they live a wealthy life, anyone is willing to live and work in peace, so how could they still think about rebelling?
The best scenery in the city is in the south.
There is a bell tower on the city wall to the south, with a huge ancient bell hanging on it. No one can tell what era it was cast. It will not ring on weekdays, but will only ring three times when there are major festivals and big events to inform the people in the city.
The clock was like a prince's sword order in Xiawei City. When the bell sounded, everyone had to stop their work. Because as soon as the bell stopped, people from a family announced the matter, which was related to the whole city, so no one was willing to miss it.
People who have never been to Monan think this place should be a very casual place, but in fact, people in the dangerous city get up very early.
When the weather was just dawn, the streets were crowded with people.
Liu Ruiying is not used to getting up early, especially as she is too tired along the way, but it is not easy to find a quiet inn. Especially when she encounters the Ou family's "Recruitment Order" and the Hu family's auction.
When you go to a place, you want to avoid attracting attention and obey the rules and habits here.
He saw that if the locals on the street were dressed very simply, and few people except the children of aristocratic families wore gold and silver.
Because of the natural environment and barbarians, here is more hardworking than the people in the Anton King’s Realm next door. Because of the small population, the idea of caring for the hometown is even more deeply rooted in the bones.
If a foreign merchant bullies the locals in Xiawei City, regardless of the identity and background of the merchant, he will be immediately driven out of Xiawei City, and even the aristocratic families who do business with him will choose to turn a blind eye.
After all, it would be meaningless if these people were gone in the dangerous city and the aristocratic families were left here... They were never confused about the principle of carrying boats and capsizing boats.
Walking from beginning to end of the street, Liu Ruiying felt a little hungry and wanted to find a place to eat and drink. By the way, she asked if there was a quiet and clean place in the city.
I thought that in such a lively retreat to Weicheng, there should be a Xiangteng Inn, but Mrs. Ling told Liu Ruiying that it was gone a few years ago. As for the reason, she didn't know.
There must be a teahouse at any interface in the dangerous city.
It’s not because the people here love to drink tea, but just open it to provide a place for dealers to discuss business.
When drinking, people are prone to being unconscious. If the price is wrong, it is a world of difference. Therefore, when discussing business, both parties like to drink tea. After everything is done, they will remove the tea set and place the wine to celebrate.
The general rule is that merchants invite tea and family members invite wine.
When doing business, it is about win-win results. Everyone has money to make money to make the business. What's more, the aristocratic family also holds the title of landlord. Even merchants are customers from afar, but they have to do the friendship of landlords in any case.
Otherwise, these merchants would have done business well. If they couldn't do it, they wouldn't even have a meal. When they left the city and shouted along the way, wouldn't it be that the whole world knew that the aristocratic families in the dangerous city were so stingy... they didn't even understand the basic way of hospitality.
Liu Ruiying walked through three or four intersections in a row and saw four or five teahouses, but they were all overcrowded and there was not even a single empty seat.
At this moment, a strong wind blew, wrapping up yellow sand.
Liu Ruiying was wondering why the pedestrians on the road turned around, and the people who were originally facing him suddenly became face to face with him.
But they looked at Liu Ruiying with great simplicity, pointed his hand behind him, and signaled that Liu Ruiying would also turn around.
But how could he leave his back to strangers?
Fortunately, the barbarian Zhiji next to him grabbed his arm and turned his body around.
"The wind and sand here are very strong, and it can fill your body with holes in your face!"
The barbarian Zhiji said.
The wind and sand come quickly and go quickly.
Before Liu Ruiying could react, it had blown away.
Shaking his head, two pounds of sand fell down. He looked at the barbarian Zhiji's dusty appearance and wanted to laugh unconsciously. But when he thought about his appearance, he might be even more embarrassed than him, so he couldn't laugh...
The wind and sand passed, and the streets returned to normal.
A faintly, Liu Ruiying saw a familiar figure standing in front of a small stall on the street, lowering her head to choose something.
It was a stall selling windbreakers.
A wind towel is a unique item here.
Locals will tie fans around their necks, no matter morning and evening, no matter the weather is cool and hot, so as to prevent the wind and sand that breaks in.
When the wind and sand rise, a "rumbling" sound will pass through the distance, which is very like thunder, but it is even more magnificent than thunder.
When they heard this sound, they would untie the wind towel tied around their necks, wrap their heads, and hold them tightly with their hands, without any gaps.
After the wind and sand pass, you just need to shake the wind towel cleanly and there will be no embarrassment.
Liu Ruiying had no acquaintances here, but he just thought it was in the wind and sand, and his vision was blurred, so he didn't think about it carefully, and turned around and continued to walk forward.
But the footsteps behind him suddenly became quicker, as if they were chasing, but they cheered up.
A clever reminder has just passed.
The people here seem simple, but in fact the people are tough, so you must be careful.
Liu Ruiying's right hand was already on the hilt of the sword in his arms, deliberately slowing down, waiting for the man's movement.
An inexplicable breeze blew on his neck. Liu Ruiying drew his sword and turned around, slashed out a sword light, splitting a wisp in the air into two halves, and landed on the ground.
When I looked closely, it was a wind towel.
Looking up again, I saw the familiar figure standing not far ahead of me, which was Wang Miao!
"Even if you don't, you don't need to chop it, right?"
Wang Miao looked at the wind towel on the ground, and paused word by word, with a cold tone.
"It turned out to be Miss Wang..."
Liu Ruiying became a little depressed for a moment.
He never thought that he would meet an acquaintance at this time and here, and he would never thought that this acquaintance would be Wang Miao.
Wang Miao did not answer, and took out another wind towel from his arms and handed it to Liu Ruiying.
To be continued...