Chapter 173 Towns that speak Chinese
Below the valley, passing through a small plain, you can reach that town. There are churches and various houses in this town. You can see the rising black smoke, which is the exhaust gas emitted by the burning coal of the blacksmith shop.
The most eye-catching thing is the building in the center of the town. It is surrounded by tall walls and isolates itself completely from the surrounding buildings. It is surrounded by a moat, reminding Su Ming of the castle of the old nobles of Dongyang Island.
But this building is larger and looks like a miniature city, reminiscent of a huge royal palace.
Xia Xiaoyu was stunned for a while, and asked, "Do we want to see it in?"
"It's not easy for me to get in if I'm dressed like this, get a little closer, and then you go in and steal two clothes that suit us, and then go in."
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Soon, Xia Xiaoyu rushed back with two clothes, with a strange look.
"Su Ming, I found something wrong with this town. Why do the people inside speak Chinese?" Xia Xiaoyu said in confusion.
"Everyone speaks Chinese? Are you sure?" Su Ming's face changed slightly.
Xia Xiaoyu nodded: "I'm sure, after I entered, the people on the road and the people in the clothing store, all the people I met were speaking Chinese."
Su Ming's eyes were turned to the town, and the people who wanted to teach were not all right. Although Sarah did not lie at that time, it turned out that in this world, it was not only those who wanted to teach could communicate with them, such as outsiders.
But why do everyone in such a big town speak Chinese? Are all the residents inside outsiders like them?
Or is it that everyone there specializes in learning Chinese?
No, it is impossible to learn Chinese. Even if you learn it specifically, there is no need to use a second language in your daily life. So the only answer is that these residents are all people from their original world, all outsiders!
"Put your clothes first." Su Ming said.
He and Xia Xiaoyu each found a grass and changed into new clothes. Originally, Xia Xiaoyu didn't have to change her clothes because no one could see her. But if there was a dreamer in this town and the dreamer was not a human, then Xia Xiaoyu, who had not changed clothes, would be too easy to be discovered.
Su Ming put on his clothes and looked at his outfit and gentlemanly outfit? The black jacket and white lining? The dark brown leather boots are matched appropriately? And not very conspicuous? Looking at the hand-polished smooth metal buttons on the cuffs, we can see that this dress is of great value in this world.
There was a sound of grass on the other side? Xia Xiaoyu also came out of it. She was wearing a manly dress. She tied her shoulder-length short hair around her? She fixed it behind her head with a clip, and after putting on the hat, she couldn't tell it.
She smiled at Su Ming, turned the bowler hat in her hand and put it on her head, and asked, "How is it? Is that okay?"
Very cool? She has both the softness of a woman? She also has the ability and sharp temperament of a man. She can really control this kind of dress, Su Ming thought to himself.
"Please fool around, look at your face and you will know that you are not a man." Su Ming said casually.
Xia Xiaoyu's skin is too smooth and delicate, so it is impossible for men to have that kind of skin? As long as someone is a little careful, she can easily identify her gender.
She rubbed her cheeks? Nodded thoughtfully: "Indeed, but most people shouldn't see me? This level of disguise is completely enough."
After the two of them had finished disguising themselves, they rushed down the hillside? They rushed into the city? After entering the town, Su Ming truly realized the level of civilization in this world.
The streets are beautifully decorated carriages, and the iron signs hung on the shops on the side of the road have been carefully decorated. The clothes worn by the most ordinary people here are better than those who I hope to teach. Just looking at this town, you can tell that the productivity of this world is not behind.
In addition, Su Ming occasionally saw soldiers wearing armor and red cloth covering the outer sheets walking around the street with long spears.
These soldiers should be the ones guarding the castle. If you guessed correctly, the ones living in that castle should be the ones in the dream.
"How should we do it? I feel that asking questions will reveal the consequences." Xia Xiaoyu said.
Su Ming remained silent and agreed with Xia Xiaoyu's opinion in his heart. If they just found a hotel and went in and asked them why they could speak Chinese, it would be likely to expose the identity of the outsider. Even if they didn't ask, the other party would just ask them a small question "Where did they come from?", and they would be likely to expose their wits.
Just when Su Ming didn't know how to start the first step, someone suddenly shouted his name behind him.
"Hey! Su Ming! Is it you?"
Su Ming patted the horse's neck, asked the horse to stop, and turned around and searched the crowd for the people who called him.
Su Ming glanced over and immediately recognized the person who greeted him. It was Arthur!
Arthur's dazzling blonde hair was so dazzling in the crowd. He was exhausted and looked very tired. He was very excited to see Su Ming.
Seeing that he had not admitted his mistake, Arthur quickly walked to Su Ming, opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, but finally he turned into a sigh: "Great! You are still alive!"
"Arthur, what a coincidence, I didn't expect you to be here too!" Su Ming was really surprised. He didn't expect to meet Arthur here at all.
According to his previous experience, he felt that Arthur should also be with those hopeful churchgoers.
But since we have encountered it, it will be safer to act together. Since Arthur has been here for so long, he should also understand that this mission cannot be solved by a single person by strength.
"Let's take action together later. This mission is very dangerous." Su Ming sent an invitation again.
This time, Arthur did not refuse. When he heard Su Ming's words, he lowered his head in shame, shook his head and sighed:
"I really should have listened to you at the beginning. I'm ready to come in again outside. If I could do it again, I would definitely come in with you... Forget it, what's the use of saying this now? Let's go, let's talk about it slowly when I live."
Arthur completely lost his arrogant appearance outside the white fog. At this moment, he looked particularly down and out. It seems that Arthur had experienced a lot of things after entering the white fog and understood how difficult their current situation was.
"Arthur, why are you here?" Su Ming asked.
"By chance, maybe it's purely good luck. If you don't find this place, Feiyun and I... are probably dead. If you can come here, you're lucky. There are very few towns where everyone speaks Chinese, and there are only one nearby."
"Do you know the reason? Why do people here speak Chinese?"
"I know a little, but I'm not sure whether it's true or not. In short, go to where I live first, not far from here." Arthur sighed again.
Su Ming turned over and got off the horse, walked with Arthur all the way to a tavern.
When I pushed the door open, the fragrance of flowers mixed with the aroma of meat and wine came to my face.
The men around were noisy, and six people gathered around the round table to play cards. The boss behind the counter saw Arthur coming in, raised his hand and smiled at him. Arthur greeted the other party and walked towards the back door of the tavern.
"Although it's a tavern, it's OK to just eat here. It's the largest tavern in the area," Arthur explained.
He took Su Ming through the back door and came to the backyard. The kitchen was not far away, and the people who delivered the meals were shuttled between the tavern and the kitchen.
"This world seems pretty good. I didn't expect the food to be so good. I thought I wanted to teach those people the average food." Su Ming murmured to himself.
"You should have been hoping to teach before, right? Hope teaching is a religion that takes self-abuse as a dogma, so it would be strange if they eat well.
However, such good food is not something you can eat anywhere, only in the territory of the dreamer. After all, if you want a stable life, your life safety must be guaranteed first... and if you want to be safe, you can only be in the territory of the dreamer."
Arthur took Su Ming to the entrance of a cellar and said:
"I live here for the time being. I use my superpowers to help the owner of this tavern work. He took me in and let me live in the cellar. After a while, the living environment should be much better." Arthur smiled bitterly, and his tone was a bit self-deprecating.
He took Su Ming into the cellar. The air below the cellar was dull and the temperature was low. There was only a bed and a wooden cabinet at the edge of the empty cellar. The bed was not even considered a bed, but a large pile of firewood was filled with thatch, and the quilt was quite thick.
"You're sleeping here?" Su Ming was a little surprised. In his impression, Arthur was a person who couldn't bear the hardship.
"That's right, I'll renovate this bed a little in a few days, so it should be more comfortable." Arthur said expressionlessly.
"Feiyun works in the blacksmith shop and uses his superpowers to help others forge weapons. The boss of the blacksmith shop took him in.
The weapons forged by his fire were of excellent quality, so the blacksmith treated him quite favorably and lived much better than mine.
But I thought that in summer, my ice making skills would come in handy, and my salary would be much higher by then.
By the way, are you thirsty? I have good bartending skills. Many people here have never seen the world. They can fool them by mixing some messy drinks with fruits.
After a while, I plan to develop a few new recipes. If I have good luck and save some money, I will open a tavern myself."
While saying that, Arthur opened the wooden cabinet and took out two cups and a bottle of wine from it. He poured two glasses of wine, rubbed some salt on the mouth of the cup, and poured a little unknown liquid.
After doing this, he handed one of the glasses of wine to Su Ming: "It tastes pretty good. Try it, it can make your nerves less nervous. Since you are here, open a tavern with me, and I will take good care of you... By the way, where is Flora and that child? Why aren't they with you?"
"I separated due to some accidents in the middle." Su Ming said lightly. He took the cup and tasted it. It tasted good.
Chapter completed!