Chapter two hundred and ninety fourth: accident
Spending money is actually a knowledge. There are a lot of things to buy, and the score is the primary and secondary. Considering the carrying problem, even if the rouge horse can carry a thousand pounds, it is not easy to carry it if it is too large.
So, Chen Tang first went to the carriage shop to buy a wide carriage, and then put it on the Rouge Horse.
It’s much easier to go shopping in a carriage.
I bought bags of rice, grain and pasta, dozens of kilograms of wine, oil and salt, and a lot of cloth materials, and a full car, which was enough for the winter.
As for the poultry and puppies that Su Ling wanted to buy, Chen Tang suggested that she could go back to Datang Township to find someone to buy. After all, every household kept some there.
Su Ling said: "I asked, the price is one to twenty percent more expensive than outside."
Chen Tang said: "It's okay, the poultry and livestock in the countryside are easy to support. Besides, there is no shortage of money now."
I can't say that I'm short of money, but I can't help spending money like flowing water. The main reason is that prices are soaring, and everything is a lot more expensive. A heavy bag of money is no longer visible.
"We won't spend the night in the city, are we?"
Su Ling watched the sky and asked.
"Go out of the city now."
Chen Tang replied, glanced at him and couldn't help but exclaim when he saw someone.
Su Ling asked: "What's wrong?"
"See an acquaintance."
Chen Tang looked at it and saw Fan Yuan, who was slightly fat, hurriedly walking through the street with two followers.
Fan Xuan and Fan Yuan two brothers...
That was the old friend I met when I entered Beijing to take the exam. They were indeed scholars from Qinzhou, but I didn't expect to see them in Gaocheng. The Fan family is a large family and should be very famous here. I don't know how much impact the Qin family will have during the turmoil.
"So do you want to say hello?"
"No, I'm not very familiar with each other. Let's go out of the city."
Chen Tang is now wearing Wuji's face, so Fan Yuan naturally cannot recognize him. Besides, they are really not close friends with each other.
He shouted and drove the carriage out of the city.
Returning with a full load, with this cart of supplies, you can come out again until the beginning of next spring. Chen Tang wants to use this time to discuss the secrets of martial arts with Yan Huandan and improve his/her cultivation. To be honest, although he is doing his/her homework every day, he lacks full physical and mental investment. After all, he has been bustling all the way, and has frequent incidents, not lonely enough, and lacks an environmental condition that can completely calm down.
Since creating the "Broken Cauldron", Chen Tang was very inspired. He felt that if he had good luck, his retreat in Datang Township might create another new martial arts.
The carriage was very fast. In the afternoon, I took off the official road and turned onto the trail, and began to become bumpy.
This is not the first time I have taken this road, so I naturally understand the road conditions. Calculate the itinerary and walk for about an hour, the carriage will be difficult to pass. It is precisely because of the lack of paths that it is difficult to transport a large number of supplies into the village. Every time the villagers enter the city, they will walk together, pack the things and carry them back on foot.
How many things can two bags be loaded? It is completely incomparable to Chen Tang's current carriage.
But now, with too many things, transportation has become a problem.
"Yu!"
The rouge horse neighed and stopped. There was a valley ahead, and there were sloppy paths over there, and four-wheeled carriages could not get on.
Chen Tang and Su Ling got out of the car, removed the shaft from the Rouge Horse, and began to load bags of things on the horse.
Ropes and other things have been prepared for a long time, and it is thanks to the fact that Rouge Horse is born with divine power. Even if many things accumulate like a hill, it still stands firmly. There are also some that are difficult to load, such as wine, and so on, and people are required to carry them away.
Chen Tang first handled the empty carriage without leaving any trouble, and then stepped onto the mountain road with Su Ling.
Looking at the rouge horse that looked like a moving hill, Chen Tang couldn't help but sigh: "If you want to get rich, you should first get the road..."
However, the blockage in Datang Township is due to historical reasons and is also a kind of self-protection. The people inside are unwilling to really build a road.
I walked shaking all the way and it was very troublesome. I finally returned to the riverside. It was already night. A cold moon hangs in the sky, sprinkling clear light.
Huh!
Chen Tang put down his big bag and exhaled heavily. Although Su Ling didn't have much to hold, she was still very tired.
After a while, Su Ling drew a bamboo raft from a hidden place on the river beach, then unloaded the things from the horse's back and placed them on the bamboo raft.
"A Ling, you can row in, I will ride a horse."
"good."
Su Ling already knew the magic of the Rouge Horse, so she didn't say much. She stretched out the bamboo pole and floated away.
After she walked away, Chen Tang turned over and chased after her.
Riding a horse and trampling on the waves is so happy that this wind feels so free and addictive. Chen Tang inexplicably has the intention of cultivating immortals and marching out of the world. I wonder how the legendary gods fly over the clouds and mist feel.
At night, every household in Datang Township has fallen asleep.
The wooden house that Yan Huandan chose to build was built with a place near the water and turned into a simple wharf. No matter whether it is bamboo rafts or horses, they can reach here directly.
On the shore, there was Yan Huandan standing there.
When we got back here, things were much easier. Wang Fu, Ning Yi and others came to help, and they were all very happy when they saw so many things. However, everyone knew the rules and most of the things were placed in the wooden house where Chen Tang was located, and were assigned by Su Ling.
"Uncle Yan, your wine."
Chen Tang handed over the two jars of wine to Yan Huandan and smiled and said, "How long does it take to soak the tiger bone wine to drink?"
Yan Huandan curled his lips and said, "The effect has fermented for at least a few months, and this is still caused by unique means."
Chen Tang was not surprised. He thought about it for a while and went back to the house to find the Xuanyin gourd that had been vacant for a long time and gave it to Yan Huandan: "Uncle Yan, I think this gourd is very good with you, and I will pretend to drink for you."
Yan Huandan took it and glanced at it: "No, Xuanyin gourd, just right to hold wine."
With money and supplies, Su Ling took them to buy and exchange dogs, poultry and other things with the villagers, and also kindly gave some things to the poor home.
However, unexpectedly, trouble arose. The matter quickly spread in the village, causing an uproar. Some villagers expressed their indignation, saying that Chen Tang and others would go out rashly and enter Gaocheng, which would easily reveal themselves. If they were discovered by the government or provoked other troubles, they would cause great disaster to the village.
Several elderly people in the village came to Yan Huandan and talked to him, blaming him for not taking good care of the people and breaking the rules.
Yan Huandan didn't say much, just said that in order to express his apology, he had to give 500 kilograms of meat to the village, and the old men left with satisfaction. In the middle of winter, hunting became more difficult, and the people in the village did not have the means of Yan Huandan.
Su Ling felt aggrieved by this trouble. She couldn't figure out why she was kind to help others, so why did they blame herself?
Chen Tang comforted: "It is true that people are accustomed to seeking profit and avoiding harm."
Su Ling said: "But we are obviously very careful and no one can discover it."
Chen Tang smiled and said, "But they don't think so." He paused and sighed, "I am autistic in the world and thought it was a place of Taoyuan. Over time, I became a frog in the well. During the Taiping period, it was so hidden, but when I really encountered the turbulence of the times, there would be problems sooner or later, and there would be no end to the eggs when the nest was destroyed."
Su Ling rises up and still doesn't understand.
Chen Tang touched her hair: "Grow up, go through more things, and you will understand slowly."
In this way, he lived in Datang Township, and his life was pure and dull. He read, wrote, and practiced martial arts. The most important thing was to find the artistic conception and write poetry for Yan Hongdan. But he couldn't get it again and again, and he always felt that something was missing and he couldn't put it into writing.
He understood that it was difficult to force this matter, so he simply let go of his arms and stopped insisting.
Times are pure, clouds are light and winds are light, and you can enjoy the taste. Gradually, Chen Tang seemed to have to forget the turmoil and disputes outside.
But on this day, the peaceful village caused a stir and something happened. It turned out that today was when two villagers went out to help the village replenish supplies, but when they got outside, something happened halfway.
The mountain was occupied by a group of strong men at some point and became a thief's nest. Two villagers encountered the path of cutting, one was caught up on the mountain, and the other quickly ran back when they saw the opportunity, but they were also shot by arrows on their arms and were injured.
The mountains outside the river gorge were occupied by bandits and a village was built. At this moment, the village seemed in danger and panic.
Chapter completed!