The sky is as blue and clear as a fine porcelain plate, and a few white clouds floating in the sky are as white and soft as silk.
The breeze is blowing, with a trace of blood!
"Haha, Qingshan, these robbers are purely giving us money!" Qinghu laughed, searching the corpses of robbers on the ground. There were eighteen corpses around the road. The eyes were either horrified or crazy, but at this moment, all of them were covered in blood and fell to the ground.
These eighteen robbers were part of the bandit gang that robbed Teng Qingshan and Teng Qinghu just now.
Teng Qingshan and Teng Qinghu joined forces to kill so many bandits, and after slaughtering the bandit leader, the other bandits scattered and ran away in fright.
"We didn't ride horses, and we only carried packages on our backs. We didn't look like we were armed. If those robbers didn't rob us, who would they rob?" Teng Qingshan laughed, and searched for the gold and silver in the arms of the dead bodies.
"Qingshan, don't even mention it, it's really fun to search for the robber's money." Qinghu laughed, "You're still smart, at the beginning I planned that we would go as fast as possible and arrive at Jiangning County City in one day. If you hurry so fast, you probably won’t be able to get any money.”
Yicheng is not too far from Jiangning County City.
Jiangning County City is in the east of Yicheng. Teng Qingshan and the others didn't need to detour around Dayan Mountain, they just needed to follow the unobstructed road, which was about 300 miles away. This distance, Teng Qingshan and Teng Qinghu can arrive within a day.
"Then Yuanzong, the income is only one day each in hot summer and cold winter, one is on the twelfth of June, and the other is on the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month!" Teng Qingshan stood up, counting the silver, and said, "We are leaving on the third day of the twelfth lunar month. Yes, what's the rush? Otherwise, when we arrive at Jiangning county town, we'll be wasting the money we spent on staying at the inn!"
"Listen to Qingshan, that's right." Qinghu counted the pieces of silver in his hand, very proud, "Qingshan, I have about twenty taels of silver here, how about you? That bandit leader should have a lot of silver, right?"
"Well, the bandit leader has the most silver, and there are three silver ingots in his arms. The other little guys are all broken silver. I add up to sixty taels of silver." Teng Qingshan also put the silver into himself with a smile. Inside the package on the back. There are robbers robbing and killing on the road, and it is also a great fun to kill the robbers and rob the money.
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Teng Qinghu couldn't get tired of it: "Haha, Qingshan, we've been eating, drinking, and having fun along the way for more than three hundred miles. It's been almost three days since we walked, and we didn't spend any of the money we brought, and we even earned more than three hundred taels of silver!"
On the morning of the third day of the twelfth lunar month, the two left Tengjiazhuang.
Today is the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, Teng Qingshan and the others have been wandering on the road for three days, eating and drinking a lot.
"It's such a joy to venture into the world like this! Eat meat, drink alcohol, and have a lot of money. I really want to play for a few more days." Qinghu said with a smile. Even though he said that...but he understood that with his little strength, if he wandered around the world and encountered stronger bandits, he would be finished.
Teng Qingshan glanced at him: "Tomorrow, Gui Yuanzong will start accepting people. If you miss tomorrow, you will have to wait another half a year. Cousin, I am not in a hurry to wait for half a year. If you really want to play more, I will accompany you." ,How about it?"
"I'll just say it casually." Qinghu chuckled, "Compared with You Wan, joining the Black Armor Army is more face-saving!"
"Let's go, get to Jiangning County City earlier, we haven't been here once, so we have to take a good look around." Teng Qingshan said with a smile. Immediately, the two brothers strode eastward with the package on their backs.
*****
In the evening, the sun sets, and the sunset glow in the western sky is very beautiful.
Two travel-stained young men with packages on their backs walked side by side, and occasionally passers-by on horseback galloped past quickly.
"Qingshan, Jiangning County has arrived!" Qinghu cheered excitedly.
Teng Qingshan looked at the ancient city in the distance, the city wall of Jiangning County City spread in the north-south direction, and the edge could not be seen vaguely.
"In this world, in the land of Kyushu, there are not many cities that are bigger than counties." Teng Qingshan still knows some basic knowledge of the land of Kyushu. The world is divided into nine states, and the largest cities in each state are those counties. Of course, the world is bigger than the counties, and there are—
Two seats!
One is the royal city established by Emperor Yu when he unified the world - Yucheng!
One is the royal city established by the Qinling Heavenly Emperor in Rongzhou in the northwest to unify the world—Qinwangcheng!
Both Yucheng and Qinwangcheng were once the royal cities of Kyushu, so it is not surprising that they occupy a huge area. Except for these two royal cities, other counties are generally similar. For example, Jiangning County is about 20 to 30 miles long and wide. There are about one million residents in the county. Different counties have some differences.
Jiangning County City, as the center of Jiangning County, is also close to the East China Sea. The 'Yuyang Grand Canal' passes through the city, and the commerce is extremely developed. Naturally, this Jiangning county is very rich.
"In ancient times, it was really difficult to build a city that could accommodate a million people by manpower alone." Teng Qingshan still remembered that in the past life in ancient Chinese history, the largest city could only accommodate a million people. , very few in ancient Chinese history.
And in the world Teng Qingshan lives in now, there are counties and towns with millions of people, and there are many in Kyushu.
"It is said that Yucheng has a population of 5 million, and Qinwangcheng has a population of 8 million! Such two royal cities have no skyscrapers, low population density, and simply occupy an area that is larger than Shanghai and Beijing in the previous life. It's incredible." Teng Qingshan had some expectations in his heart that one day, he would be able to see those two historical royal cities.
While Teng Qingshan was thinking, He Qinghu came to the gate of the city.
"There are so many people, so many people leaving the city?" Qinghu looked at the bustling crowd in amazement, most of them were traders carrying loads and pushing trucks.
"These small merchants come to the county town to do business during the day, and they have to go home at night. It will take some time to go back." After Teng Qingshan and Teng Qinghu paid the entrance fee, they finally stepped into the legendary city. Jiangning County City!
As soon as the two entered Jiangning County City, they were shocked.
"It's such a wide street." Teng Qingshan looked at the spacious street completely paved with neat bluestones in front of him, and was a little shocked, "This street is enough to accommodate a dozen horses running side by side, and it must be at least 30 meters wide. .” It’s just that some pedestrian streets in the modern society in the past life, I’m afraid it’s not so wide.
"Qingshan, it is said that the most prosperous middle street in Jiangning County is this street." Qinghu's eyes lit up, "There are still a lot of vendors and stalls on both sides of the road, let's go, let's go shopping!"
Qinghu is a countryman whose eyes are blurred when he enters the county town.
And Teng Qingshan was only occasionally surprised, after all, compared with some international metropolises with a population of over ten million in his previous life, this county is far behind. However, the layout of this county city is magnificent, and it was built purely by manpower. Teng Qingshan likes the grandeur, simplicity, and grandeur.
*****
Teng Qingshan and Teng Qinghu ate the barbecue with both hands, strolling comfortably.
"The county city is different. There are more fun and delicious food than our Yicheng." Qinghu was very happy, and then looked up and saw a three-story restaurant in the distance. With exquisite carvings, it looks like a top luxury restaurant at first glance.
There is a gold-plated plaque on the main entrance of the restaurant, and the three characters written in dragons and phoenixes - Lanyue Tower.
"Qingshan, how about we go in and eat once?" Qinghu's eyes lit up.
Teng Qingshan also knew that this kind of restaurant was very expensive, usually a meal in a small tavern would cost about two and a half taels of silver, but this restaurant was much more expensive. But during the three days on the road, he also got hundreds of taels of silver from the robber: "Okay, let's go and see, what about the restaurant in this county town!"
As soon as he stepped into the first floor of the restaurant, he was greeted by a waiter immediately.
"Two guest officers, the second and third floors of Lanyue Tower are fully booked, and only the first floor is left. There are only two tables. Which one will the two guest officers choose?" The little girl said enthusiastically.
Teng Qingshan glanced at it, and said casually: "Just the table by the window."
"Your business is really good." Qinghu admired, and took a seat with Teng Qingshan, and the waiter immediately presented a written menu.
"It's really not ordinary expensive!" Qinghu whispered, then smiled, "But, it's strong enough!"
Xiaoer was still beside him and said enthusiastically: "We are famous in Lanyuelou. There are twelve flavors of Lantango fruits and 28 dishes for wine. These twelve flavors of Lantango fruits and 28 dishes are my Lanyuelou signboards. Appetizers are available on the menu! The two guests can look at them by themselves."
"Look at the two guest officers, they are also bold men. They like big meat and good wine. We also have third-line pork strips and stir-fried pork loin in Lanyuelou..."
"Let's see for ourselves." Teng Qingshan said quickly, this little girl is not usually slippery when it comes to the name of the dish.
Teng Qingshan and Qinghu were willing to spend the money they got from the robbers, so they ordered eight dishes in one go, six of which were big meat dishes, and ordered two bottles of good wine. After a rough calculation, the price was enough. It cost nearly twenty taels of silver. If you are an ordinary mountain dweller, you can only earn so much a year.
"The taste is really good." Teng Qingshan couldn't help nodding while eating these delicacies.
Teng Qinghu nodded when he ate it: "Yeah, this meat is good and delicious, and this wine is pure and strong enough." Although the price of the dishes at Lan Yue Lou is high, the taste is indeed extraordinary.
"Qingshan, look, those who enter this restaurant are either rich or expensive. Everyone is dressed, tsk tsk." Teng Qinghu said with a smile.
"En." Teng Qingshan also nodded with a smile.
Just when the two were having fun, a voice came from outside.
"What, is it full?" A dissatisfied voice sounded, "Today, I'm here to entertain my brothers. I'm here for you at Lanyue Tower. There are no private rooms on the third floor, and there are no ordinary seats on the first floor of the second floor?"
"Guest officer, it's full." The waiter wasn't annoyed at all.
The noble young master in a white robe was at the door on the first floor, looking inside casually, his eyes resting on Teng Qingshan and the two of them. After all...a person's strength and identity can be judged from his clothing and temperament.
"Of these two boys, one of them is behind my back and I can't see clearly, but the other one is bluffing and beaming, obviously he hasn't seen a big scene before."
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Teng Qingshan and Teng Qinghu didn't care about talking at the door, they ate and drank happily, and looked at the evening scenery outside through the window, chatting casually.
"Two guest officers." Xiao Er suddenly ran to the side of Teng Qingshan and the two of them.
"Huh?" Teng Qingshan raised his head.
"The guest officer, I hope the two of you can give them a table. The price of the dishes you ordered will be covered by the guest officer." Xiaoer said, "I wonder if the two guests can agree?"
With meat in his mouth, Qinghu raised his head and glared at Xiao Er, then sneered and glanced at the noble young master outside: "He made it? Damn it... let's go, one thousand taels of silver, my brother Er The person leaves immediately, if he is stingy and reluctant, you just let him go!"
Holding the wine glass, Teng Qingshan took a sip and watched the development of the matter with a smile.