Chapter 75 Yunan
It was night, and in the small square in the center of Sanshui Village, there was a bright bonfire and crowds of people.
"Young, young hero, you...what do you think...you look younger?"
"Did I drink too much?"
The village chief's son drunkenly hooked Fu Qingzhou's neck, belched wine, and asked with a silly smile.
Fu Qingzhou laughed, raised the wine bowl and touched it with the wine bowl in his hand: "Stop talking nonsense and drink!"
Tang Jiao smiled softly on the side, and several aunts from the village held her hands and asked. Asking Xi, all he said was Shu dialect that she couldn't quite understand, and she could only respond with a forced smile.
Not far away, more villagers were laughing and singing loud and rough field songs.
Fu Qingzhou did not tell them about the account book.
Telling this kind of thing to the villagers will only cause them unnecessary trouble.
Naturally, not only the villagers of Sanshui Village were reveling in Sanshui Village at this time, but also many villagers from several surrounding villages came - after all, the property pulled from the village did not only belong to Sanshui Village.
It is naturally impossible for them to get back all the property that has been robbed in the past few years, but for these poor villagers, it is always good to get back even a piece of the meat bun skin from the dog-beating meat bun.
Even if Fu Qingzhou said that he would take away 30%, they had no objection - with the property recovered this time, even after paying the grain tax after the autumn harvest, every household would still have a lot left!
If you think about it, almost every household will be able to eat meat during the Chinese New Year this year!
“Oh, they bullied us too hard in the past!”
The village chief's son smiled with mist in his eyes: "We reported everywhere, including Luotie Town and Qingyang City. We also visited some police officers and soldiers, and sometimes we killed several people. A bandit, but..."
"Every time when the autumn harvest comes, they still come down the mountain and come to the village to kill people and steal things!"
He took a hard drink of wine and stuck his tongue out! Shouted: "If it hadn't been for you, Young Master Fu, we wouldn't have survived! Hahahaha!"
Fu Qingzhou drank a bowl of wine with him, feeling a little bitter in his heart.
This night the host and guest had a great time and never returned home drunk.
The next day, everyone slept until three o'clock in the morning. The village chief's son, with drunken eyes, pulled the only donkey cart in the village. He accompanied Fu Qingzhou and Tang Jiao and pulled their portion of the property to Luotie Town. , I went to a silver shop to exchange for broken silver that was more portable, and then reluctantly waved goodbye.
"Brother, how much money do you have here?"
Tang Jiao looked at the wooden box filled with broken silver held in Fu Qingzhou's hand, her eyes shining.
Fu Qingzhou licked his lips and his voice was a little hoarse: "There should be more than forty taels."
"Four, more than forty taels!"
Tang Jiao lowered her voice and exclaimed.
Don't look at the protagonists of many novels and TV series with ancient backgrounds who often spend hundreds or thousands of taels of silver. In fact, for most people, forty or fifty taels of silver is considered a very considerable number.
In ancient times, commerce was underdeveloped and commodity circulation was low. The consumption level of most people was very low. They had no expenses at all except food, clothing, housing and transportation. Forty taels of silver was enough for some small town families for several months. Even more than half a year's expenses.
Just like Fu Qingzhou and Tang Jiao...the biggest money they earned along the way was the fifty cents they got from hunting rabbits.
Tang Jiao's eyes were full of joy: "Brother, how will you spend this money?"
"Let's have a good meal first!"
Fu Qingzhou laughed and said: "Then let's go buy some new clothes each. Then, brother, I will buy a good bow, and you will also change to a good sword... By the way. I still need to go to the doctor to treat the wound. After that, I will sleep in the inn and use the remaining money to buy a horse. I will go on the road tomorrow.” The fragrant and hot home-cooked side dishes will definitely fill your stomach.
I can’t afford silk and satin clothes, but I can buy several neat and clean cloth clothes.
To deal with the wound, there is unlikely to be any miracle doctor in the town, but it won’t cost much to find a serious medical clinic and have Langzhong clean the wound thoroughly and prescribe internal and external medicines.
I can't afford to stay in a first-class room in an inn, but I can still get two rooms with incense, clean bedding, and no insects or ants.
In the end, Fu Qingzhou had a problem with weapons and horses... He had a lot of forty taels in his hands, but he spent them quickly.
When the two were preparing to hit the road early the next morning, Fu Qingzhou discovered that after yesterday’s squandering, he had less than five taels left in his hands...
“This money It’s too fast, isn’t it?”
He couldn't laugh or cry.
Horses are very expensive these days. Two horses that are neither lame nor old cost almost five taels. Even just one horse costs more than two taels.
As for the weapons... With the three taels of silver from Sanshui Village, I just bought an iron bow and a long sword. If you want to get two better weapons from the blacksmith shop, then buy them. Can't stand the horse anymore.
"Brother, why don't we buy a horse?"
Tang Jiao suggested from the side: "My sword can still be used. It's not that far from Langhuan Mountain. We have a horse. It will be there soon.”
"That's okay."
Fu Qingzhou smiled bitterly and sighed: "I won't buy the bow now. I will make one myself later... Sigh, spending money is like running water."
After buying a horse and going on the road, the wallet that was just bulging yesterday was empty again in the blink of an eye.
But having horses is really different... As soon as the two healthy horses started running on the official road, the speed was comparable to driving a motorcycle. The breeze made Fu Qingzhou feel much better.
Leaving Luotie Town, we passed through Qingyang City at noon. At dusk, we had traveled more than 200 miles and arrived at Yunan City.
There is only less than a hundred miles of road left from this place to Langhuan Mountain. At this speed, we can reach it tomorrow.
The two of them were quite tired after running around for a day. They only had less than one tael of silver left in their pockets. After much deliberation, they could only eat something casually in the inn and ask for the simplest room to deal with them. It's late.
Chongqing City faces the Hongjiang River, the largest river in the world. It is extremely prosperous and no less prosperous than the capital city of Shu. The two of them led their horses into the city and immediately attracted their attention to the numerous gorgeous boats on the Hongjiang River. Looking far away, one can even see the mighty cargo ships docked at the pier.
“Dayan’s economic level is quite high.”
Fu Qingzhou sighed: “It’s a bit like the Tang Dynasty in the TV series.”
Neither Smoker nor Tang Jiao understood what he said, and they knew that he would say some strange words from time to time, so they didn't bother to care about it.
However, Smoker was quite emotional about the Hongjiang River: "I didn't expect that hundreds of years later, I would see the Hongjiang River again... Back then, those stupid bastards chased me, and I killed him continuously on this river. Countless people were killed day and night, and the whole river was dyed red with blood. What a magnificent scenery it was!"
Tang Jiao looked at the flower boats, somewhat lost in thought.
Fu Qingzhou asked softly: "Remember the capital?"
"Yes."
Tang Jiao nodded slightly: "There is a big silk river in the capital, facing Baishi Street. Every night... it is the same scene."
Fu Qingzhou smiled: "Then let's walk more here."< br>
Tang Jiao hummed softly.
The two of them led their horses to the riverside and looked at the night view of the Hongjiang River. Their ears were filled with the noise of the bustling night market.
After standing like this for a long time, Fu Qingzhou suddenly heard a voice in his ears.
"It's you?!"
He was slightly startled, turned his head, and saw an unfamiliar face...but he recognized the clothes on the other person's body.
This is the clothes of Evergreen Escort.
This... is an escort from Evergreen Escort Agency!
"I recognize you!" The bodyguard's face changed drastically. He stepped forward and grabbed Fu Qingzhou's collar. He gritted his teeth and said, "You and that...that person have done a terrible job for us! The chief bodyguard is still here today. Lying on the hospital bed!”
(End of this chapter)