Three days later, Chu Zhaozhao stretched out his hand and pointed excitedly at the city in front, speaking loudly to the people beside him.
It seems that she has not returned home for more than a year.
Tianxuan Mountain is strict about the selection of inner sect disciples, and there is almost no precedent for recruiting disciples over twenty years old to become inner sect disciples.
There is actually not much time left for Chu Zhaozhao, who is already eighteen years old. Therefore, for more than a year, she has been practicing hard most of the time and has no time to go home to see, even if in fact Tianxuan Mountain and Wancheng
The distance between them is only eight hundred miles.
"It's still lively."
The group of people walked quickly into the city. People were coming and going on the streets of the city, and the goods sold by vendors on both sides were also dazzling.
After staying in Gosying Village for a long time, Chu Qingxiao found such a lively scene a bit strange.
"That's natural. Looking at the entire Cangzhou, except for the territory managed by Tianxuan Mountain, Wancheng ranks among the top ten in terms of prosperity, which is not comparable to any other place." Chu Zhaozhao said with some pride.
After saying this, she turned her head and looked at Sanniang beside her.
In the past three days, most of the roads that everyone traveled were smooth official roads, eliminating the bumps on the road. Sanniang's physical discomfort has also improved a lot, and she is now walking side by side with everyone.
Sanniang has been staying in Gosying Village for several years, and she has not seen such a prosperous scene for several years.
Probably due to the nature of a woman, her eyes would fall on the surrounding shops from time to time, and she was very curious about the dazzling variety of products in them.
"Sister Sanniang, I know there is a shop in front of you. The jewelry sold is cheap and beautiful. I will take you to have a look!" Chu Zhaozhao said at this time.
Sanniang's face showed emotion when she heard this, but she said: "Why don't I go to your house to finish the business first, don't delay..."
"Oh! Don't worry, let's go!" Chu Zhaozhao said with a smile, dragging Sanniang and quickly walked towards the crowd in front.
Chu Qingxiao was following the carriage behind him, but he was not in a hurry to catch up. He just stared at the girl's cheerful footsteps, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised a little.
"Hey, Brother Chu." At this moment, Meng Ziliang came up to him and said mysteriously: "Just now I saw a few weapons shops selling swords on the roadside."
"Brother Chu is a master of swordsmanship. Can you help me find a great sword?"
Chu Qingxiao was about to say something when he heard this, but Meng Jin on the side gave Meng Ziliang a fierce look. Master Meng suddenly looked like an eggplant beaten by frost, lowered his head and remained silent.
Chu Qingxiao secretly found it funny, and could only console himself: "This matter is not urgent at the moment. We will stay in Wancheng for a while. We can come and hang out at any time when we have some free time."
Only when these words came out did the look of disappointment on Mr. Meng's face ease a little.
At this time, Chu Qingxiao also followed Chu Zhaozhao who was walking in front, but saw that Chu Zhaozhao and Sanniang, who had just left in a hurry, were standing in front of a shop on the street, but they did not enter it.
"Didn't you say you want to take a stroll? Why don't you go in?" Chu Qingxiao walked up and asked a little strangely.
As he said this, he turned to look at the shop and saw the four characters "Yunlai Inn" written on the signboard, but it was not the jewelry shop Chu Zhaozhao mentioned.
"It's strange, I clearly remember this is here?" Chu Zhaozhao muttered in confusion.
She hurriedly reached out and grabbed a passerby and asked, "Excuse me, where is the Liuzhai restaurant that used to be here now?"
The passerby glanced at Chu Zhaozhao strangely when he heard this: "The jewelry shop closed three years ago, and the old couple was taken by their son to Canglan City to enjoy their happiness. It has been many years."
"She is a foreigner, right? You don't know this?"
Chu Zhaozhao was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he immediately came to his senses.
Although she is from Wancheng, since she went to Tianxuan Mountain to practice, she has only been able to go home for a few days every year, and then she has to rush back to Tianxuan Mountain. In total, she has been to Tianxuan Mountain since she was six years old.
In the twelve years after Xuanshan, the total time she spent in Wancheng would not exceed two months.
She knew very little about the many changes in the city.
Thinking of this, the girl's eyes felt disappointed for a moment.
Needless to say, the hard work involved in the twelve years of Tianxuan Mountain cultivation, and things at home have also changed. The shops I once loved have long since closed their doors, and my former playmates have long become strangers like passers-by. Wancheng said it was her
home, but to her, it was extremely strange.
But this kind of loneliness only lasted for a moment on the girl's face. Soon she recovered, looked at Sanniang apologetically and said: "I haven't been here for so long, I forgot about this, I also know a shop
, it’s not bad, I’ll take my sister there…”
"Sister Zhaozhao." At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the side.
Everyone looked sideways and saw a young man about twenty-three or four years old standing not far away with several young people of similar age to him.
Chu Zhaozhao was also stunned, but the next moment his face lit up with joy: "Brother Yan Jun?"
The young man stepped forward at this moment and said excitedly: "Yesterday, I received the news that you were going home. I sent someone to wait at the city gate early in the morning. Why didn't those guys pick you up? You yourself
Entering the city?"
As soon as he left Taixuan Mountain three days ago, Chu Zhaozhao found a post station in a county town and sent out the news that he was going home. He also informed his family members that there were extremely important things to do when he returned home, so that they could be prepared.
.
One of these is naturally about the red blood worm, and the other is about Chu Qingxiao.
Now that her sword-watching and nourishing skills have been broken, the family's rise and fall can probably only depend on the relationship between Chu Qingxiao and Zhao Nianshuang.
She is also well aware of Chu Qingxiao's temperament. He will treat others well when others treat him well, so she hopes that her family will be well prepared to leave a good impression on Chu Qingxiao.
The clan members of the family were quite successful this time. When they were resting in a city near Wancheng yesterday, the clan members who received the news came specially to inquire about the situation in detail and also learned about the number of people accompanying them. This was another
Then he hurried back home and arranged various matters.
After hearing Chu Yanjun's words, Chu Zhaozhao felt relieved, knowing that her family had no intention of neglecting her. She said: "I was practicing in the carriage when I entered the city, and my friends also
I didn’t recognize it, so I probably missed it.”
"My servant is careless in doing things, which makes you laugh." At this moment, Chu Yanjun turned to look at Chu Qingxiao and others, and apologized to them.
This speech and manner were somewhat noble, and everyone waved their hands after hearing this, indicating that it was nothing serious.
"You have come all the way. We have already set up a banquet in our mansion. We also invite you to attend the banquet. If you want to hang out, I will arrange someone to guide you in two days." Chu Yanjun said again.
Chu Yanjun was very enthusiastic. Naturally, everyone found it hard to refuse and nodded in agreement.
Although Chu Zhaozhao had talked to Chu Qingxiao more than once about his family's downfall, the Chu family's mansion was not only located in the bustling city of Wancheng, but the mansion was also grand. It was not as abject as Chu Qingxiao imagined.
After entering the mansion, although the courtyard at the entrance is not decorated with anything valuable, the planting of various plants and trees, as well as the layout of the courtyard in the courtyard, are very particular, and you can even see many servants along the way.
While busy in the courtyard, one or two young ladies in brocade clothes would pass by from time to time, smiling and saluting the group.
His demeanor and words exuded the nobility of a wealthy family.
Chu Yanjun, who was traveling with him, would always introduce these young ladies to Chu Qingxiao and others at this time.
Chu Qingxiao and others also learned about the interpersonal relationships of the Chu family.
The Chu family is divided into four courtyards.
Each hospital is inherited from the same lineage.
The person at the helm of the compound is the great grandfather Chu Zhaozhao calls, Chuzhuang.
The Second Courtyard belongs to the Chu Zhaozhao lineage. It encountered disaster in its early years, and now there are only three or four descendants left. It is said that it is its own hospital, but in fact it exists in name only.
The Third Academy belongs to Chu Yanjun's lineage, and the person at the helm is Third Grandpa, Chu Xian.
Most of the older generation of the Fourth Courtyard have died. Chu Tianque, who is now at the helm, is called Fourth Uncle by the people in the mansion.
Each of the four courtyards has assets in Wancheng. Generally speaking, it is managed by Chuzhuang, the helmsman of the courtyard. Each of the four courtyards extracts dividends, which are then distributed to the juniors in the courtyard by their respective helmsmen.
This is a very common operating model of a large family, and Chu Qingxiao and his party could not hear anything strange about it.
Most of the tribesmen he met along the way were extremely enthusiastic towards Chu Zhaozhao, and there was no dissatisfaction or conflict as Chu Qingxiao imagined.
"I thought that when we arrived, we would meet some blind guys who would bully Miss Zhaozhao, and then I happened to stand up for her and let them have a taste of the swordsmanship they have learned from Brother Chu in the past few days!" Mengzi
At this moment, Liang walked to Chu Qingxiao's side and murmured in a low voice, with a look of regret on his face.
Chu Qingxiao felt funny when he heard this, but before he could say anything, Meng Jin on the side said: "With your three-legged cat skills, you can still stand up for others. You should hold the sword firmly first before talking."
"Brother Yan Jun, what day is it today? It feels very lively in the house." Chu Zhaozhao, who was walking in front, did not hear the murmurs of the people behind him. At this time, he turned to look at Chu Yanjun beside him and asked.
Chu Yanjun smiled and said: "Sister Zhaozhao forgot? Didn't you ask me to entertain these distinguished guests?"
"Of course I want to inform you so that the tribe can deal with it easily. Besides, you also said that there are important things to explain. How dare I neglect it? Don't worry, although the family is in a tight situation, the banquet specifications will be of the highest quality.
I won't let your friends down."
Chu Zhaozhao was somewhat surprised in his heart.
The great grandfather has always been partial to her. She was not the only clan member who could go to Tianxuan Mountain to practice. However, the great grandfather overcame all objections and gave her the place. In the days that followed, the great grandfather tried his best to make use of various expenses.
The money saved provided her with the resources she needed for practice.
Her lineage was already sparsely populated, so there were many people in the clan who were dissatisfied with this. Every year when she returned home at the end of the year, she would hear some rumors that displeased her.
It was precisely because he was worried that these things would happen again and make Chu Qingxiao unhappy that he informed him in advance, but he didn't expect that his family members would be surprisingly cooperative.
"There's no need to spend so much money, after all..." Chu Zhaozhao said.
But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Chu Yanjun: "Things have their own priorities, and the financial difficulties at home are only a short-term matter. You can't let your friends see the joke, right? You can just practice with peace of mind. We will take care of things at home."
It will turn around on its own.”
When Chu Zhaozhao heard this, she glanced at Chu Yanjun with some emotion. She didn't have much contact with this clan brother. She only knew that he was a steady person and was highly valued by the elders in the family, but she didn't expect to have such a considerate side.
Although she felt a little guilty about the extravagance and waste at home, she thought that if the red bloodworm thing could be done, the family would probably not have to be so tight in the future, so she nodded and said: "Well, thank you for your trouble, Brother Yanjun, life at home will be fast."
It will get better.”
When Chu Yanjun heard this, he had a bright smile on his face. He quickly turned back to look at Chu Qingxiao and others and said: "I will take you to the side room to put down your things first, and then we will go to the main hall to cleanse you from the wind and dust."
After saying that, he led everyone to the inner courtyard.
Several servants had been waiting there for a long time. When they saw Chu Yanjun arriving, they hurried forward to greet him and helped everyone carry their luggage.
Chu Zhaozhao naturally wanted to show his respect to the landlord, and at this time he helped Chu Yanjun arrange accommodation for everyone.
First, two wing rooms were prepared for the Meng brothers and sisters, but when arranging a room for Sanniang, there was some trouble. Sanniang brought a Gu breeding box and various food ingredients prepared for the Gu insects in large quantities.
After moving into the room, the wing was almost crowded and inconvenient for people to live in, so she had to live in another wing.
But at first I thought there were only four guests, so I only asked my servants to clean up four rooms.
There was no extra room for a while, and Chu Yanjun was a little embarrassed, so he could only say: "Brother, I am making you laugh. The family is not well prepared. Please wait for a while, and I will ask my servants to clean up one more room.
come out……"
Chu Qingxiao naturally didn't care about this. He smiled kindly and spoke almost subconsciously.
"No problem, guests can do whatever they want. Zhao Zhao and I can live wherever we want. It won't be too much trouble..."