Chapter five hundred and fifty seventh: Fengshui Town
Fengshui Town is not too far from Guangzhou. If you drive a carriage faster, you can get there in five or six hours. After all, Fengshui Town is still a township under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou City. However, because of its remote location and numerous mountain passes, transportation is difficult.
It is inconvenient, so although Fengshui Town is relatively close to Guangzhou, it is still quite isolated from the world. Of course, these are what Uncle Jiu said. The specific facts need to be investigated.
Moreover, it has been more than ten years since Uncle Jiu last visited Fengshui Town. After more than ten years of changes, no one can be sure whether Fengshui Town is still the same as it was more than ten years ago. If there are still not many changes,
, it was completely suitable for them to settle down, and it was not too far from Guangzhou. Lin Tianqi and his party got up early in the morning, had breakfast, and then set off for Fengshui Town, which was full of mountains and obstacles along the way.
After traveling for more than an hour from Guangzhou City, it was almost all mountain roads. The mountain roads were difficult to navigate. The driver's carriage stumbled along the way. If it were not for the road under his feet, there would be no doubt that he had walked into the deep mountains and old forests.
, at this moment, Lin Tianqi somewhat believed his master's words. This Fengshui Town was probably really an 'isolated' place because of the traffic.
However, the journey was uneventful. After walking all morning, until about two o'clock in the afternoon, the group drove out of the mountain along the road, climbed a small hillside, and saw people in the distance.
A river flows windingly from south to north. The water is clear and looks like a glistening ribbon from a distance. On both sides of the river are some farmland and land. In the fields, there are some figures of farmers working along the river.
Looking up, you can see from a distance that the upper reaches of the river is gentle. There are some houses and buildings standing between the two banks of the river. They are densely packed and it seems to be quite a lot.
"Master, is that Fengshui Town?" On the carriage behind him, Xu Dongsheng looked at the vague buildings on both sides of the river in the upper reaches of the river, and asked Uncle Jiu in the carriage behind him.
At this time, Uncle Jiu, Xu Jie, Xu's father and Xu's mother all leaned out of the carriage and looked upstream of the river from a distance.
"Yes, this is it. I don't know if there have been any big changes over the past ten years or so. Let's go directly to the town."
Uncle Jiu nodded, glanced a few more times towards the town upstream, and said.
Immediately, the group stopped talking, and Lin Tianqi pulled the reins——
"drive--"
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"We are selling steamed buns, delicious hot steamed buns!"
“Mahua, authentic Tianjin Mahua!”
"Selling fish, fresh big grass carp!"
"Candied haws on a stick! Candied haws on a stick!"
"........."
Half an hour later, a group of people arrived at the town. It was completely unexpected. The entire Fengshui Town seemed quite prosperous and lively. There was an endless stream of new people on the streets. The streets were also full of stalls, selling meat, buying fruits, and selling food.
The sounds of snack vendors, the shouts of vendors, and the chatter of pedestrians kept coming and going. It was like a small county town, much more lively than the original Lantian Town.
“I didn’t expect it to be so lively here, oh, and there are also foreign goods stores!”
Xu Dongsheng looked very excited. Xu Jie, Xu's father and Xu's mother were also quite happy to see the lively and stable scene on the street. They looked curiously at both sides of the street along the way.
"I didn't expect that more than ten years later, this place has become more lively than before, and there are a lot more people."
Uncle Jiu seemed to be in good spirits as he revisited his old place, looking at both sides of the street.
"Let's take a look around. If there are no problems, we can settle down here."
"Okay, this place looks pretty good. It's crowded and lively, and it seems relatively stable."
Xu's father and Xu's mother also nodded when they heard this. Looking at the peaceful and lively scene on the street, they were very satisfied for the time being.
Xu Jie and Xu Dongsheng also looked at the scene outside with some curiosity and excitement. They seemed quite curious and happy. It could be seen that they had good senses here.
Indeed, as far as the current scene is concerned, this place is really good, with a lot of people and liveliness. Although it cannot be compared with a big city like Guangzhou, it is still quite prosperous, and it is not like a remote village or town where you can’t buy everything.
The trouble is, all foreign goods are sold, and the most important thing is that it looks very stable here.
This is mainly due to the unique geographical conditions of Fengshui Town. Because there are many mountains and mountains between Fengshui Town and Guangzhou City, although the two places are not too far apart, under normal circumstances, people from outside will not come here.
People in the town generally don't go out. Only the merchants usually go out when they want to buy goods. Although the mountains are blocking the way, the distance is not too far. If you go early in the morning, you can catch up in the evening.
As long as there is money to be made when you come back, merchants in the town are also willing to go to Guangzhou City to buy goods.
In addition, there are many small villages upstream and downstream of the river around Fengshui Town, with a large number of people. Because it is not convenient to sell goods locally, they often come to Fengshui Town to buy things and go to the market, so over time
, resulting in the lively scene in Fengshui Town today.
It is quite similar to Lantian Town, but compared to Lantian Town, Fengshui Town is more lively. In addition, it is close to Guangzhou, and some geographical conditions are better.
"First find a place to have something to eat, and then find someone to ask if there is a house for sale."
After driving the carriage for a while on the street and taking a general look at the situation in the town, Uncle Jiu said, "It doesn't make sense to have a few people."
The carriage stopped in front of a noodle shop and a group of people walked into the noodle shop.
Xu's father and Xu's mother ordered one bowl, Uncle Jiu ordered one, Xu Jie was a little embarrassed and ordered two bowls, Xu Dongsheng ordered three bowls, and Lin Tianqi thought about it and felt that he didn't need to order too much at first. If
I didn’t order until I was full, so I ordered twenty bowls first, planning to order more if I wasn’t full.
When the boss heard this, he was stunned for a while, and he repeatedly confirmed that Lin Tianqi ordered twenty bowls before starting work.
"By the way, boss, are there any houses for sale nearby?"
After ordering the noodles and sitting down, Uncle Jiu took the initiative and asked the boss if there was any house for sale nearby.
"Are these guests planning to buy a house and settle down here?"
The boss was quite a nice person, a middle-aged man with a plain face, who was also easy to talk to. After hearing this, he immediately started chatting with a few people.
"Yes, we came from the north. We thought it was very nice here, so we planned to settle here."
Lin Tianqi also smiled and answered.
"Hey, if you came from the north, it must be because of the war. I heard that there is a fierce war in the north right now."
The boss was shocked when he heard this.
"The boss also knows about things in the north."
Xu Dongsheng, who was next to him, also interjected, slightly surprised. He didn't expect his boss to know about the war in the north.
"How could you not know that there is so much commotion outside, and there are still newsboys shouting with newspapers every morning in the town."
The boss said, and then sighed after finishing speaking.
"Hey, this damn world, we don't know when it will end. We, the common people, will always suffer. I hope the war will not come to us."
He sighed to himself, and then the boss seemed to realize that his topic had strayed, and said quickly.
"I don't know much about looking for a house, but my wife should know. You guys can have some noodles and wait a moment. My wife has gone shopping and will be back soon. When she comes back, I will ask you questions."
The boss said with a smile.
"Okay, then I'll thank the boss."
Lin Tianqi and the others also responded politely.
The carriage stopped under a tree outside the door, and a group of people sat in the shop and ate noodles for a while. When Uncle Jiu and the others were full and Lin Tianqi had eaten eighteen bowls, the noodle shop owner's wife arrived, with a face that looked quite different.
Pushu's middle-aged woman has an easy-going smile on her face, which makes people very fond of her.
"I know a few people who are looking for a house, but I don't know what type of house they are looking for, whether it is better or more average. If it is better, the Ren family happened to have a house for sale some time ago.
The land is also relatively large, but the price is relatively expensive, and there are several places nearby here if it's not even close."
The landlady looked at the people and noticed that Lin Tianqi was dressed in an extraordinary way. He looked a bit like those cultural people who had returned from studying abroad, and his temperament was also outstanding. She immediately guessed that Lin Tianqi and his party were not ordinary people, and the house they wanted to buy might not be an ordinary house.
He immediately spoke like this.
"Then take us to see that better house."
When Lin Tianqi heard this, he immediately laughed and said, if they have money and can live better, they will naturally want to live better.
PS: Let’s sort out the details, there are only two chapters today.