Walking through the tree-lined road with tall trees like hemp, looking up, the chaotic city is right in front of my eyes. Words such as ancient, thick, majestic, solemn... can't help but come to Zhang Baoer's mind.
The first thing that catches the eye is a smooth slope paved with huge stone slabs. The stone slabs are old and new. Occasionally, you can vaguely see some traces of different shades. According to Ruhu, these are the paw prints of wild beasts, which are seriously damaged.
The slate has been replaced.
The stone slab slopes at an angle of more than 40 degrees, forming a circle around the huge city like a battle armor. There is not an inch of grass growing on the slope, which shows how vigilant the people in the city are against the beasts.
The stone slab slope reaches the corner of the city wall. The city wall is made of huge stones and has a parapet on it. It is nearly five feet high. There are vaguely visible people on the wall, dressed in various colors and armed with weapons.
Every hundred feet on the city wall, there is a watchtower with a height of ten feet. There are dry firewood on it, which can be used as warnings and night lighting when beasts attack. Usually, there are children of three major families or four armies and five regiments.
There are people standing guard there.
The chaotic city is cylindrical, about ten miles in diameter from east to west, and has two gates, one facing the mountains in the west and the other facing the wilderness in the east.
The buildings in the city are stacked one after another. Looking beyond the parapet, you can see three or five eaves and green tiles. Although they are still far apart, the bustling voices of people can be heard, which shows its prosperity.
"Let's go! Enter the city!"
Hearing Zhang Baoer's voice, everyone was filled with joy. Even Ruhu and Yeyu, who were lying on the stretchers, couldn't help laughing.
Zhang Baoer led the way holding Xiao Ha, while Hulu Baoguang and Yan Tie followed beside him carrying Ruhu, because Ruhu was playing the role of guide today.
Tang Tiantian and Duoduo followed closely behind them on war roosters. Both of them had round eyes. They were pointing here and there and here and there. They were barking and making noises, and they couldn't play any more.
The remaining war chicken had no one riding it and was carrying gold, silver, wolf-skin iron pots and other items, while Hong Qi and others walked at the end.
Walking eastward along the bottom of the slope, within ten minutes, nearly twenty roads had merged with the road under their feet. When they merged for the twenty-third time, a road was more than three feet high and five feet wide due to the
The gate stands at the end of Tongkuan Road.
There were countless pedestrians on the road, either caravans or monks traveling together. There were almost no lone travelers. When those people saw his and Tang Tiantian's faces, they couldn't help but pause without blinking -
Without him, the two of them are so beautiful.
There are ten armed gatekeepers at the door, and there is a large wooden box on the left and right sides. The box is filled with light of gold and silver. Zhang Baoer has heard from Ruhu that entering the city must pay an entry fee, ten silver balls for each person, and livestock.
Halved.
"Ah Qi!"
Approaching the city gate, Zhang Baoer looked back and shouted. Hong Qi, who was chatting happily with Ye Yu, was startled. He quickly put away his laughter and ran forward.
Hong Qi is not very young, so it is inevitable that he is playful. Zhang Baoer did not blame him, but pointed to the people queuing up and said:
"Go get the one hundred and twenty silver balls and give them to me when you enter the city later."
Hong Qi heard the sound and ran back quickly, counting out the silver balls from the leather bag on Zhan Ji. When it was Zhang Baoer and others' turn, he came back just in time.
"Hello, five eldest brothers, these are our people, here they are!"
After saying hello to the five guards on the right, Hong Qi grabbed the silver ball in his clothes and gave it to the five guards to count, while Zhang Baoer and others stood quietly and waited.
After a while, it was finally over. Hong Qi turned around and reported to Zhang Baoer:
"Sir! Okay! This elder brother said that only one hundred and fifteen are needed, so there are five more!"
Hearing this, Zhang Baoer was stunned, and then he realized that he did not regard Xiao Ha as a 'livestock'. This was not surprising at all. He regarded Xiao Ha as his biological brother from the bottom of his heart, so how could he regard him as a pet?
Seeing that one of the five people, a young man in his twenties, nodded towards him with a naive smile, Zhang Baoer nodded in return, and then said to Hong Qi:
"Ah Qi, a person must have the heart to repay kindness in return. Go get another hundred silver and give it to these ten eldest brothers!"
"This young master! You can't do this!"
Hearing this, the man quickly refused. The other nine people also looked at him if they were aware of it. Naturally, other passers-by also looked at him.
Seeing this, Zhang Baoer felt happy in his heart, then he coughed and said:
"I, Zhang Baoer, have always admired benevolence, righteousness and morality. If people respect me, I should respect others as much as I do. Please be careful. I hope you brothers will not refuse."
The man still wanted to say more, but Hong Qi, who was just following orders, wouldn't let him say anything. He grabbed the silver ball and stuffed it into his stomach. After stuffing four handfuls, he turned around and went back, carrying the stretcher and holding the war chicken again.
Yan Tie took the reins in his hand, and then followed Zhang Baoer, who looked kindly, into the city gate.
"That handsome and outrageous young man just now is really a good person!"
"Yes! I have been on duty for a certain company for three years, and this is the first time I have encountered such a good thing! In the past, I only received a reward of three to five silvers at most."
"His name seems to be Zhang Baoer, what a strange name..."
...
While the pedestrians were exchanging words with the ten guards, Zhang Baoer was already walking on the crowded street.
Like everyone except Ruhu, he opened his eyes wide and looked left and right, his vision was dazzled, and he almost bumped into people a few times.
The reason why he was making such a fuss was because he vaguely felt that he had walked into a costume drama, just like a costume drama on Earth. There were peddlers and pawns, restaurants and flower shops, monks hanging swords and holding knives, and soldiers maintaining law and order...
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Tang Tiantian even yelled, causing many people to look at her and Zhang Baoer. They were stunned by the appearance of her and Zhang Baoer, and they all speculated about the origins of these two people in gorgeous and strange clothes...
"Ahem!"
Zhang Baoer acted as if nothing was wrong, but Ruhu couldn't hold on anymore. He coughed and said to Zhang Baoer:
"Sir, turn left a hundred steps ahead. There is a small street leading to a reasonably priced inn."
Zhang Baoer nodded when he heard this, and after a while, they reluctantly left the nearly ten-foot-wide main street and turned into the small street.
The pedestrians reluctantly withdrew their gazes and continued with their own affairs. Of course, there were some who had evil intentions, but after realizing that they had war chickens and must be of extraordinary origin, they had no choice but to give up the idea.
Walking into the small street, there was less noise but more tranquility. If there were no excrement of animals such as cart beasts and war chickens on the ground, Zhang Baoer might still be in a leisurely mood and walk slowly. Now he can only hold his hands.
Shut up and hurry on.
After arriving at an inn with "Second Inn" written on the door, he couldn't help but ask Ruhu why there was excrement here when there was no one on the main street. Ruhu told him: Almost all the main streets were business people.
When we come out, there will be servants to clean up, for fear of affecting the business.
Zhang Baoer suddenly realized that two young boys also came out of the deserted hall at this time. They were whipped by the power of 'beauty' before they came to their senses and said in unclear words:
"Hello...welcome distinguished guest, may I ask...yes, do you want to eat or stay in a hotel?"
Zhang Baoer didn't answer Ruhu, who was lying on the stretcher, stood up and said loudly:
"Is there still room in the courtyard that can accommodate more than ten people? If there is room, take the war chicken to Hao Sheng to take care of it, and prepare food and wine. After I have washed away the gray sweat on my body, he will be brought into the hospital!"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
When they heard that they were big customers, the two of them looked shocked, no longer fascinated by the beauty:
"Excuse me, please stay here..."
They continued to ask happily, but Solo, who was familiar with the road and did not follow them, waved his hand and urged:
"Are you two new here? Let me tell you, Boss Niu, that Barbarian is bringing a distinguished guest to stay in the hotel for a month and ask him to give you a good price! Okay, take us there quickly. Didn't you see that someone was injured?
?!"
Hearing that this was a regular customer who knew the boss, the two of them didn't dare to be nagging. One of them quickly directed them to the courtyard through the side door, while the other went back to the store to find the boss.
Walking along the path through Wudaoyuan, we reached the end of the path. The boy pointed at the door at the end and was about to speak when he heard a loud laugh coming from that courtyard:
"Hahaha... Barbarian, I never thought you were still alive!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a short old man in his fifties dressed in brocade came out of the courtyard door and stared at Ruhu lying on the stretcher with a smile on his face. However, there was no smile in his eyes.
It is a complex look composed of relief and worry.
Zhang Baoer knew with just one glance that Ruhu had a close relationship with the old man, because the man only looked at Ruhu and not anyone else.
Ruhu touched his head wrapped in cloth and said angrily:
"When I saw that the servants had changed, I thought that the one named Niu had died of old age and had changed his master! Hehe, I remember that your inn didn't have a back door. You old man must have climbed over the wall. There are people like you in the world.
People who climb over their own walls!”
"Hahaha...Are you praising me? It's hard to say that I'm the only one in this world..."
Boss Niu burst out laughing, but Ruhu interrupted him:
"Stop being so nagging! A certain family is now a distinguished guest. Quickly make way and invite two adults in!"
"Two adults?!"
Boss Niu was stunned for a moment, and then he turned his attention to Zhang Baoer and others. Tang Tiantian had long been impatient, pointing at Boss Niu's shocked old face and said:
"Monkey face! Make way quickly!"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked. Only Hong Qi and Hulu Baoguang didn't take it seriously. Boss Niu suddenly woke up and his face turned dark. It's true that his surname is Niu but he looks like a monkey, but you shouldn't say it like that.
Bar?
Zhang Baoer's face darkened, he cursed quickly, pulled Tang Tiantian behind him, then saluted Boss Niu, and said with an apologetic look:
"My sister is spoiled rotten. Please forgive her rudeness, Senior Niu!"
Seeing Zhang Baoer's gentle manner, and hearing his good friend Ruhu call him 'sir' and look very respectful, Boss Niu couldn't blame him, so he quickly said he was being rude and invited everyone in.
This is a courtyard with single-story tile-roofed houses on all sides, and a courtyard of more than 100 square meters in the middle. However, there are no flowers, grass, rockery and pool in the courtyard. It is bare and the grass does not grow.
Fortunately, there is a livestock shed, otherwise these two war chickens would sleep in the open air.
After placing Ruhu in the east wing, everyone except Zhang Baoer and Boss Niu chose a house under the leadership of Tang Tiantian.
Zhang Baoer and Boss Niu each introduced themselves. Boss Niu’s name was Niu Dexi. Because he liked drinking, he became friends with Ruhu, who liked to come here to drink.
After hearing that Zhang Baoer was Ruhu's savior and not an outsider, Niu Dexi closed the door and sighed:
"Savage boy, you really shouldn't come back!"
Ruhu looked puzzled, while Zhang Baoer asked with cold eyes:
"The Le family is looking for Uncle Tiger?!"
"yes!"
Niu Dexi was a little surprised by Zhang Baoer's intelligence, nodded and said:
"I came yesterday! The person who came was Le Guang! He said that his father and sister had arrived in the royal city, and asked me if I had seen Barbarian Zi. He also said, 'If I see him, tell him to go back to Le Guang's house immediately to work!'."
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"That's unreasonable!"
After hearing this, Ruhu stood up from the bed angrily.
Boom!
The small table next to the bed was shattered by his right fist wrapped in cloth, and blood seeped out of the fist.
Zhang Baoer did not stop him, but stretched out his hand to pat away the sawdust splashed on Xiao Ha, and then laughed softly:
"It seems that evil people still need to be punished by evil people. Haha, then I will be a villain again!"