If you say it is a good horse, you are not telling a lie.
Even Song Qiu, who didn't know much about horses, felt his eyes light up when he looked at the two horses.
There are two horses, one completely black and one brown, with shiny hair and lively eyes. They look very beautiful.
Akkin was still kind and honest, so he gave me two pairs of saddles as a gift without asking for a concession of five taels of silver, which was more than five taels of silver.
I can make this friend!
At Song Qiu's suggestion, Meng Chaoqun had a friendly chat with the Akjin brothers. In the end, Akjin took the silver and happily sent them a long way, and also strongly invited them to return and book a trip.
I want to be a guest in their tribe!
Starting from Liujiaji, we traveled thirty miles and entered Gongcheng at just about noon.
The group of people stopped and found a restaurant to have lunch.
Gongcheng is a small county, only one-third the size of Yunshan County, and it was originally a town.
Probably because there were copper mines here, the more people came and went doing business, the more people there were, and the more people there were, the more houses there were, and it was later promoted to a lower county.
Although it is a lower county, it is still quite lively. There are three restaurants on one street, as well as many restaurants and pubs.
After dinner, I was not in a hurry to continue on my way. I went to the market in Gongcheng for a walk. Although it is a small county, the market is quite big. It is more convenient to buy things than in Yangping Town.
If Liujiaji really wants to open a service store by then, it would be better to go to Gongcheng for shopping than to Yangping Town.
After walking around the market, the afternoon sun was shining brightly. It was early May and the weather was warm but not too hot.
It's a good time to be on your way, so there's no need to avoid the sun.
Then he got on the carriage and left the city, and continued on his way forward.
According to the map, after leaving Gongcheng, there are towns in succession. After several towns, you have to walk nearly 70 miles, and you will reach Songyang County after passing there.
Further forward from Songyang County, after two towns, there is another Zhou Town. After Zhou Town, it is the boundary of Suzhou.
It would take a full two hundred miles, so Song Qiu was not in a hurry and would look around as he walked. He had to make a thorough inspection.
The towns outside Gongcheng are all very close to each other, no more than twenty miles apart. In one afternoon, I only walked through two towns.
The main reason was that among the two towns, there was a tea shed on the official road, so I stopped and stayed for a while.
The tea shed only sells tea and fodder, and serves as a temporary resting place for passers-by.
Song Qiu didn't want to compete with others for business and deprive others of their jobs, so he decided to skip this section.
Seeing that it was getting late, Song Qiu immediately decided to stay one night in Qiu Town and set off again tomorrow morning.
Qiu Town is a small town. There are only two inns in the whole town, one is large and the other is small.
Song Qiu chose the smaller one because it was quiet.
The sky changes the fastest in summer. A moment ago, the sun had not set. The afterglow of the setting sun fell on the houses, making it beautiful and quiet.
The next moment, white clouds rolled up in the sky, a dark cloud rolled over, and a strong wind suddenly came.
The wind was so violent that it seemed as if it was about to overturn the rubble on the roof.
Aling hurriedly closed the window that had been opened for a while, and said to Song Qiu: "Fortunately, we didn't think about driving a little further to the next town before stopping, otherwise we would have encountered heavy rain."
I was in a hurry, but as soon as I finished speaking, it started pouring rain outside.
In an instant, the bluestone slabs on the floor became wet, and rainwater began to flow along the cracks.
"This rain is said to be impossible!" Al-Ling couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw the rain falling at the drop of a hat. He turned around and walked back to the round table to sit down, holding his head and looking out the window at the rain curtain along the eaves.
"I don't know how long this rain will last. Can we go on our way tomorrow?"
Song Qiu looked at the heavy rain outside the window and said, "Don't worry, this rain won't last long and it will stop soon."
Aling didn't believe it, "It's raining so heavily, how could it stop at the drop of a hat?"
Song Qiu glanced at her and thought: There are many showers in summer, it must stop.
"Just watch."
Sure enough, the rain was pouring down, and it lasted for about two-quarters of an hour. It didn't even have time to slowly taper off. It stopped as quickly as it wanted, and stopped abruptly in a moment.
In a moment, the dark clouds disappeared without a trace, and the sky was washed clean and clear.
The sun, which had not set before and was blocked by the sudden heavy rain, appeared again, and the sunlight hit the wet roof, making it even more beautiful.
The air is fresh after the rain, the windows are open, and a nice and comfortable breeze blows in, hitting the body with a tight and relaxing feeling, making people feel tired for no reason.
Song Qiu yawned lightly, suppressed his tiredness, stood up and said: "This inn is not crowded and quiet, let's go downstairs to have dinner."
Aling nodded and followed.
After leaving the door, Du Chuanfu, who heard the noise next door, opened the door, and the three of them followed him downstairs.
It is said to be a small inn, but it is really small. There are only seven or eight rooms in total, and they are not fully occupied at the moment.
Apart from Song Qiu's table, there were only two other tables.
The food was served quickly due to the small crowd. After ordering, everything was ready within a short time.
It doesn’t have any special features, but it is light and tasty, so it’s just right for dinner.
None of Du Chuanfu drank, and there was no reason to drink when he went out with his boss to do errands, so he was almost done with the food and vegetables in a short time.
Seeing that everyone had almost eaten, Song Qiu, who was already full, was about to put down his chopsticks.
At this time, I heard two men at the table next to me talking. They were quite quiet at first.
"I told you not to order this meat, but if you do, look, you won't be able to eat it either!"
"I wanted to eat it, but when I saw this braised pork, I thought... Tsk, I really couldn't eat it! Oh, you said it's fine, you insisted on joining in the fun, if we didn't see it, it would be...
Don’t worry, just accept it!”
"I didn't know it was so lively! If I had known, I wouldn't have gone over there! Now, we've all arrived at Qiu Town, and in my mind I still have that person's bloody appearance!"
These words were so thought-provoking that Song Qiu couldn't help but look over curiously, and Al-Ling even pricked up his ears.
Likewise, there are others who are as curious as them.
A man at the other table couldn't help but ask: "Hey, brother, what are you talking about? What, is there a big murder happening somewhere?"
The thinner one of the two put down his chopsticks. Those who like to join in the fun are all gossips. He immediately said: "You came from the direction of Gongcheng and didn't go to Yezhen, right? Tsk! We came from Yezhen, Yezhenzhen."
In terms of mouth, this morning, there was a person lying there. All the flesh on his body was cut to pieces. There was no good spot. His face was all smudged together. I couldn’t see who it was. He probably died of pain.
, I don’t know who is so cruel and ruthless to inflict such suffering on people!"
"If you go towards Ye Town, be careful! Ye Town is in chaos right now. It's really shocking that such a terrible murder happened in a small town! When we left Ye Town
, the Yamen of Yezhen Town Office went to Songyang County to report the case and request someone from the County Yamen. They must have arrived by now. I wonder if they can find out what is going on!"