From Langyuan City to the north, follow the official road for five days and you will enter the boundary of Xiangkou. After another day of walking, you will see the city wall.
Compared with Langyuan City, the city wall at Xiangkou is higher and thicker, and there are more official roads guarded. The geographical location is called the "hub". It is also the largest and most prosperous place in the entire Beijiang County. At the same time, the Beijiang County Sheriff's Office is also
Here.
This was the first time Zhang Yan came to Xiangkou. He was following a carriage and horse racing company in Langyuan City, and the two masters and apprentices of Luo Changshan were also with him. Because this time Zhang Yan came to Xiangkou not only to collect the shop that Zhoucang had given him.
, and also go to the annual tea party of the miscellaneous studies that Luo Changshan mentioned before.
As soon as he entered the city, Luo Changshan took Zhang Yan to his residence to stay. Then he asked Zeng Hao to take Zhang Yan to look for shops. He himself was tired from the long journey and went back to his room to lie down and rest.
"Sir, there are a lot of people here, and there are also a lot of thieves. You'd better be careful, especially those beggars who come to ask for money. Ten or eight of them are not good people." Zeng Hao said to the other party.
They were very familiar with each other, so while leading the way, they introduced Zhang Yan’s precautions here.
In fact, it is the same everywhere. Where there are more people, there are more thieves. The reason why those beggars have more thieves is not because they want to, but because they have no choice. In many cases, they are just tools of some evil people behind the scenes.
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"What? From what you say, have you ever had your bag taken out here?"
"Yeah! I've been ripped off three times!" Zeng Hao also didn't shy away from the losses he suffered here.
"Then how did you hide the money this time? Aren't you afraid of being pocketed again?"
Zeng Hao smiled, looked at Zhang Yan and replied: "I didn't bring any money with me this time. Anyway, my husband is here, so there is no need for me to spend money."
What had the poor baby been forced into? Zhang Yan smiled and shook his head.
The whole journey was uneventful. It wasn't that Zhang Yan looked poor and no one was looking at him. It was because he always looked over when others were looking at him. Once their eyes met, he confirmed that he wasn't someone who could pay attention, so there was no need to come over.
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"Sir, that's the family."
Following Zeng Hao's instructions, Zhang Yan saw from a distance a large five-bay shop facing the street. The door was covered with only a small door, which was in sharp contrast to the prosperous business going in and out around it.
Seeing such a location, Zhang Yan couldn't help but say "magnificent" to Zhou Cang in his heart. This kind of location, such a large shop, is not for sale and will never be easily resold by anyone. Zhou Cang is willing to take it out.
This also shows his sincerity in showing good intentions.
Think about it, opening the semicolon of Zhang Ji Woodware Shop here will definitely bring things like wheelchairs to a new level of popularity. After that, it can be guaranteed to be spread to all parts of Nanyuan Kingdom.
Entering through the open door, you can see that there is only one waiter in the empty and spacious shop, leaning on a chair and dozing off. He opened his eyes only when he heard Zhang Yan's voice.
"The shop here is not open for rent!" The clerk glanced at Zhang Yan and Zeng Hao, and without asking anything else, he spoke directly as if he wanted to evict people. It was probably because there were so many people coming to inquire about leasing in this shop that he was confused.
annoyed.
Zhang Yan didn't care and said with a smile: "My name is Zhang Yan. I am the owner of this shop. I am here to close the shop. What about you? Who are you?"
"What? Dong, Dong?! Zhang, Mr. Zhang is here?!" The waiter blinked and was stunned for a moment before he realized what was happening. He quickly stood up from his chair, put on a smile, walked a few steps closer, and bowed.
Say hello personally.
"Hello, Mr. Zhang! I am the former clerk of this shop, and I work with the Zhou family. Later, this shop came into your hands, and I was assigned to guard it. Hehe, I would like to introduce it to you.
?" He spoke very humbly, but the guy who was supposed to check the house deed was not careless at all. After carefully checking it, he led Zhang Yan to visit the front and back of the shop.
The outside business area is what you see after entering the door. It is a large and regular shop with five bays. But there is also a warehouse at the back, as well as rooms for cooking and temporary living. There is even a accounting room and a
A small reception room.
Zhang Yan was absolutely satisfied with the store. Then he directly retained the storekeeper, paid him a salary, and asked him to continue to look after the store, waiting for the next person to come and start decorating and decorating.
After closing the shop, Zhang Yan and Zeng were just about to return to the inn when they saw a large group of cavalry coming from the north on the street, crowding the pedestrians who were already on the street to avoid going to the street. And those cavalrymen
Although the people in the team did not ride their horses according to the rules, none of them had any intention of narrowing the team. They still led the four horses abreast. The expressions on their faces even showed a smile of watching the fun. It seemed that they were so crowded.
The passers-by around me were very happy as they hurriedly avoided.
"Bah! Beiwu's dead barbarian!"
Zhang Yan was still wondering where the cavalry team could enter the city with so many horses, and block the road so arrogantly. It seemed that they were going through the city to go to the racecourse in the south. When Zhang Yan arrived,
We entered from the south gate and passed by a large horse farm. Is it necessary to cross the city like this? Wouldn't it be better to go around the city? Or maybe these people did it on purpose?
As a result, before Zhang Yan could think about his doubts, Zeng Hao had already cursed him.
"Beiwu Barbarians? Are they from the Beiwu Kingdom?" Zhang Yan reacted and found that although the robes of those people were generally similar to those from the Nanyuan Kingdom, the details were also different. For example, the cuffs were more
Bigger, the collar should be more upright. And no one of these people, male or female, wears their hair in a bun, they just comb it casually and tie it up at the back, like a ponytail. No one has short hair.
"Yes, sir, these people are all from the Beiwu Kingdom. They come to Xiangkou to do business. They mainly buy tea bricks and some spices. They also sell some gelded horses."
"A horse that has been gelded? Is it... afraid of breeding?"
"Well! The barbarians in Beiwu are very thieves. But their horses are indeed the best. Especially when used as war horses, even if they are gelding, they are still much better than our own horses. If it weren't for their horses, they would
How dare you be so arrogant here? Bah!" Zeng Hao said while looking at the passing cavalry unhappily.
Zhang Yan nodded. He had read about horses in many miscellaneous journals. In fact, Nanyuan Kingdom does not lack horses, but it lacks horses with good endurance, strength, and large size. And Beiwu Kingdom happens to be
It is a place that specializes in high-quality war horses. Coupled with the origins of the two countries and the contradictory current situation of mutual hostility but having to unite, it is understandable why these people from the Beiwu Kingdom are looking for trouble in these inexplicable places. It is also understandable why Zeng Hao met
He was so disdainful and dissatisfied with the other party.
I waited for a full stick of incense before the cavalry passed by, and the crowd behind them was like a pot of porridge. Even people like Zhang Yan, who originally had no opinion of Beiwu Kingdom, had a very bad impression of them. It seemed that they had been
The "barbarians" that Hao said are suitable to describe them.