220,【Tea House】
The city walls are low and dilapidated, and are purely rammed earth city without bricks.
There are even gaps in many places. Looking at the grass plantings and broken stubble colors covered in the collapsed areas, we can see that this city has been in disrepair for some years.
The originally square arrow pile above has weathered into a round and round shape, irregular and crooked. The horse-faced enemy building and the surrounding sheep and horse walls are even more dilapidated.
It was almost noon, and the sun could not shine on the door of the East City Gate. The soldiers who were receiving city taxes at the entrance did not have to try their best to hide from the hot summer sun like in the morning. Instead, they held the spear in their hands and sat bored at the city gate, watching the people entering the city throw copper into the basket.
If he enters the state of "why do you have to know each other when we meet each other", the lazy gatekeepers will not be able to find Fang Chang like pedestrians, but he did not break the rules, but like an ordinary doctor in the martial arts world, he did not hide the figure in the eyes of the people around him and slowly walked into the city gate.
Take out a copper coin from the package, throw it gently into the bamboo basket next to the guardian, and let out a "clang" sound.
Putting the Lingquan Sword that turned into a sign behind, Fang Chang walked into the small town with his hands behind his back.
The buildings on both sides are not as dilapidated as the city walls. Although there are few pavilions and high houses like Fuchengzhou City, every family is neatly and cleanly decorated.
The soil here is still yellow, the city walls are yellow, and the walls of other people's courtyards are also yellow, and even the loess is covered with feet. I heard that the soil is red, so lightning strikes the ground on rainy days.
Although this small town called "Lu Ming" is relatively dilapidated, there are quite a lot of people inside, and activities in various industries are very prosperous.
You can even see that many people from the surrounding villages and towns come to the city to make a living.
Or many people just take advantage of the fact that the crops in the fields do not require much care, bring their families to the city for a walk, buy some fresh things that they cannot see in the village market, and buy some food for children and the elderly.
At least here, it is still a peaceful scene.
Fangchang walked slowly around the small town, occasionally looking at the novelty things here, such as the special food here, a circle-shaped rice cake made of rice paste mixed with sesame seeds fried in a pan, and a large soup bun made of meat jelly and vegetables, which are made and sold on the street.
There are also taverns in the small town, but there are few people drinking here. Only under the shade of trees not far from the front of the tavern, there are a few drinkers sitting on the bench, facing a plate of peanuts, chatting, while carefully holding a bowl of drinks, and occasionally raising bowls to each other to signal.
There are many hills and lakes here, but the soil is fertile.
Rice is naturally planted in flat areas, and on the slopes, besides various fruit trees, there are continuous mulberry trees. A small number of mulberry trees that are left as fruit, and most of the remaining mulberry leaves are picked and used as raw materials for the sericulture industry.
Fang Chang walked out of the tavern.
Just now, he added a lot of sorghum wine to the wine gourd around his waist.
This confused the store owner: the gourd on the waist of the doctor in the martial arts world is not a magic potion, but a wine!
But there is never any reason not to do business when you arrive.
The store added a lot of wine to the gourd and then quoted a price for Fang Chang.
From the perspective of real volume, the wine added every time is enough to fill such a gourd to nearly full, but this gourd has already become extraordinary and the capacity inside is increasing.
Fang Chang just poured wine every time he arrived at a place.
His speed of buying wine is far beyond his usual drinking speed, which has caused the amount of wine stored in the gourd to increase. In short, there are also seven or eight jars.
Fortunately, no matter how much you put it, the weight of the wine gourd does not change much and will not fall to the belt. Of course, the square-length belt is still the one used to tie many monsters before, and has not been replaced.
The shops on both sides are not very different from other places, until a "Liu Family Weaving Furniture Shop" appeared in front of them. The door was very wide and the construction was very regular.
Curiously, Fang Chang stepped in.
But I saw that it was quite spacious inside, but most of the space was filled with a large pile of wooden machines.
To be precise, most of the parts are wood, and there are some copper and iron parts, with oil on the copper and iron utensils painted with varnish on the wood, and the aroma of wood is also emitting.
It seems that there is no reason why the doorstep of this house is so wide. Otherwise, even if these machines are bought, they will not be able to be transported out intact, so they can only be dismantled and assembled.
Seeing someone coming in, the waiter of the shop came up and asked:
"What do you want to order?"
Fang Chang was not prepared to buy things here, not to mention that he had a purpose in this trip and could not carry a loom back to Yunzhongshan. "Cheer officer, please give me some advice."
The guy is very reasonable and gently stepped aside and is ready to provide services to customers at any time.
The loom in the store is well-made and complex, and the jacquard mechanism is far from the ordinary goods that Fang Chang has prepared to return to the cliff to make. Therefore, the store is not afraid of being seen. Anyway, they have enough confidence in their craftsmanship, and as long as they are sold out, the structure cannot be kept confidential.
Fang Chang didn't have the intention to steal the sect, he just saw a novelty.
After calling the guy aside, Fang Chang asked with a smile:
"Do you have any water-driven looms here?"
The guy saluted and said:
"I'm really sorry to the guests. Our Luming City is far away from the big river, so there is no such thing. There is a loom on the Guiyuan River in the south. Moreover, this loom is very expensive and small doors cannot be used by small customers. Only those large workshops are willing to buy it. The water push wheels run like flying, and one can support five units."
"Well, I have heard of it, so I must see it if I have the chance." Fang Chang said.
"It's very good to be close to the water. I once went to the capital city, where a river with very rapid water flowed through the city. Some powerful people built water mills by the water, which saved labor and effort, and grinding rice and wheat was very good. That kind of thing is similar to a hydroloom, and it is more reliable for harvests when drought and flood. There is one at home, just like a money tree, with a lot of money..." The guy said enviously.
In the end, Fang Chang bought nothing. After getting enough eyes, he chatted with the guy for a long time and waited for a new customer to come in before he came out.
Walking gently on the street, although many residents would look at him because of his appearance as a gangster, not many people would call him.
There must be doctors in the city. For the people in the city, the well-knowing doctors are much more reliable than doctors like him. Apart from buying dog skin plaster and Dali Pills, it’s a pity that Chang Chang would not sell this.
"But it's said that in the mountains of Yunzhong..."
A sound was perceived by Fang Chang's keen hearing. He said "Huh?" and turned around and walked towards the direction of the sound.
Twist and twisted around.
It seems that he has lacked planning for a long time. The road he used to be was not smooth, but was squeezed into winding and forked everywhere by many disorganized buildings.
Fortunately, the square ears have extraordinary power and can be positioned according to the sound and will not lose direction.
When he walked closer, Fang Chang looked up.
There are several big characters on the plaque "Mingde Tea House".
Chapter completed!