After a storm was settled, the Li family was not very good to stay by the Changting and stare at the students, clean up, and the group headed straight for the county town.

Following the official road where stone slabs gradually appeared, a brick-covered earth wall slowly entered Changsun Hong's vision. The city wall built in Shizhao County at the intersection of the three rivers was like a spiritual snake entrenched along the river bank, lying on the river bank.

The closer you get to the city, the clearer you can see the pattern of Shizhao County. This city is merciless along the flow direction of the Jialing River, just like Nanjing City. One side of the city wall is close to the river water, the foundation of the wall is built on the edge of the river water, and the other side of the city wall is against Diaoyu Mountain. Decades later, the lonely city is hanging the Diaoyu Mountain City of the Southern Song Dynasty and will be built on the mountain.

The city is not big, and the city wall is not high. It is built along the slopes on the banks of the river. The city is full of stilt houses. Because Shu has not experienced wars for hundreds of years, there were no city walls here. Until nearly a hundred years, Wang Xiaobo and the people's uprisings, Wu Xi and others rebelled against the Song Dynasty and other wars, and they were only repaired. Due to geographical restrictions, the area inside the city was not large, so the residents could only repair houses on the open space outside the city. Gradually, the population grew, and there were more houses outside the city than in the city.

The boats on the flat river come and go on the river, and the sails are half rolled. The sound of the boatman's horn builds the two sides of the river. The pier built beside the water gate is very lively and becomes the most prosperous place in Shizhao County. The tea doctor who shouts loudly, the private kiln sister who bargains with prostitutes, the storyteller who sings the opening song, the merchants who talk about the price with the coolies, and the idle people who look around. In this simple shantytown area, fish and dragons live together, snakes and rats blend, forming the unique dock culture of Hezhou.

Walking on the entrance road with bluestone, Changsun Hong saw the original ecology of the Song Dynasty for the first time, and couldn't help but look at it novelly. The first impression was chaos, especially chaos, and unplanned chaos. The densely packed houses outside the city wall were built until the base of the city wall, almost covering the city wall. The city wall was only about two meters tall, only half higher than the houses built under the city wall. If you step on the roof and jump, you can go up. The streets are sewage flowing, and there are no sewage pipes. People just fall on the ground casually. Fortunately, there is a Yexiang team, otherwise people will probably lose their feces and urine.

No wonder half of the city would burn if there was a fire in ancient times. Changsun Hong looked at it and shook his head. The Tang Sect robbed people a few days ago and came and went freely. If it weren't for the traitor, he would have succeeded, and it was probably related to this complicated terrain.

Passing through the low city gate that just can accommodate a carriage, a stone street that is only ten feet wide appears in front of you. The stilt houses on both sides are almost connected together, and the sky above the street is almost connected. The sunlight shines from the gap, making Lang Lang's daylight feel indoors. The people from the Li family walk in front of the carriage, shouting constantly, asking pedestrians to give way, crowded people are crowded with people, some shouting and some laughing, the children in the shop call for customers loudly, and a dazzling array of goods are piled up with containers. Lifu, who is pushing a chicken bus, smiles foolishly at the woman shopping. The women are covering their mouths and noses with reserve, and the boss behind them curses, and shouts Lifu to walk quickly. The bustling smell of fireworks spreads strongly in the city.

This place is much more prosperous than Lijia Village and Zhangjia Village. Changsun Hong sincerely thought that the city is still different. Although it is chaotic, the degree of prosperity is indeed very different.

This is the case with a small remote city in the southwest, so what about Lin'an, a place of fireworks in the south of the Yangtze River?

But what if it is prosperous? After more than ten years, all Han cities will be flattened by the horse hooves of Mongolians, and the barbaric sabers will harvest one crop after another. The little emperors who fled to the sea will chase and commit suicide. What can the many prosperous times arise from prosperity?

Smile and throw all these out of your mind. After all, these are not something you should worry about. Changsun Hong focused all his attention in the shops on both sides of the street, staring at them quickly, thinking about how to make money quickly in this place.

According to normal business methods, transportation from north to south and selling from south to north is the most appropriate transaction. You can make a profit by taking one trip. This year, the journey is long, and some high value-added goods are enough to make a rich man by traveling a long journey, such as tea, satin and salt in the south, horses in the north, ginseng and wild game in the north. Excluding transportation costs, the profit is ridiculously high.

However, such a business has huge capital and huge risks. It is too far-fetched to take risks to become a powerful person who dares to enter.

As he glanced along the way, Changsun Hong sighed secretly, thinking that he could only slowly make plans. There are always thousands of ways to make money.

The Li family's house was purchased at the western end of the city, at the innermost part of a street, with a large and high-gate house, two-in-one courtyard, and more than ten houses inside and outside. Although it is not as large as the Li family in Lijia Village, it is also a luxury house in the city.

The people who were caring for the house opened the door, and everyone came in one after another, accompanied by their children to study. Li moved a lot of things. The furniture in the house was arranged properly. The households next to the Chang's worker put the things in each room one by one. Li was in the middle and was busy for a while. Changsun Hong and Gouzi also ran around to do things, and it was not until dinner that they were basically done.

The second entrance to the inner courtyard is naturally the place where the owner lives. Changsun Hong and Gouzi and his subordinates ate in the stove outside, and after the meal, the house was allocated. The housekeeper considered the status of Shutong and assigned them to a house and three people and one room in the east wing of the outer courtyard.

This is a very good treatment. The other servants all squeezed into a house with four or five people. Although there are many houses in the yard, they are not for the servants to live in.

Putting his small bag in the room, the dog curiously touched around the new house with bright windows. Everything was fine. The furniture exuded a paint smell, and the snow-white paper on the windows shone with light. It was much better than the one in Lijia Village's own home. Look at the wooden bed, it was really solid. It was a skilled craftsman. It was so craftsmanship. The bed was covered with soft straw, which was much better than the broken bed at home.

First, he reached out and pressed it carefully and tried it. The dog stood up and threw himself heavily on the bed. He moaned with satisfaction, closed his eyes with a nasal tone and said to Changsun Hong: "Erlang, this bed is so comfortable, you can try it too."

After asking, he ignored the answer. The dog opened his eyes strangely and was surprised to find that Changsun Hong had changed into an old but clean cloth dress, as if he was going out.

"It's almost dark, Erlang, where are you going?" Gouzi shouted: "The county town is not as good as our village, and there are officers and soldiers patrolling at night."

"It's okay, it's still early before dark, I'll go back." Changsun Hong opened the door and replied casually.

Walking out of the Li family's gate, the sunset had already set on the battlements of the city wall in the distance, and the afterglow curled up, dragging everything out of long shadows. The families on the street were preparing supper. The smoke from the various chimneys from high and low covered the entire street with the smell of firewood.

Touching the letter in his arms, Changsun Hong plunged into the dim twilight.

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!