Then the boat entered the boundary of Linsha River. In the first few days, there was a strong wind, against the wind and against the current, and the boat traveled very slowly. The owner of the boat was worried all day long. Xiang, started to blow towards the north, the speed of the boat increased a lot, and the frowns of everyone on the boat gradually loosened up, just hope that the wind direction will continue to maintain, and nothing will go wrong.
As if they heard the cry in their hearts, the direction of the wind did not change since then, and the journey went smoothly, and finally arrived near Shahe City after eighteen days.
The boat stopped at the pier, and everyone on board breathed a sigh of relief. Gu Hong got off the boat first, and suggested to Jiang Ning, "Let's find a resting place first."
Jiang Ning nodded, and Gu Hongyun took him to the market familiarly. Although Shahe City is also a city, it is normal that there are not many residents in the city in the border area. However, what surprised Jiang Ning was that most of them came and went. Merchants also deal in all kinds of things, such as spices, tea, fur, jade, handicrafts, etc., which are full of strange things.
Everyone was at the market, spread out a piece of cloth on the ground, and sold things as soon as they were placed on the ground. The better ones were just a small wooden shelf at most. Compared with other city markets that Jiang Ning had seen, they were so simple. Where did it go.
The two were walking all the way, Gu Hongyun saw that his face was slightly different, and after a little thought, he explained to him: "There are few fixed shops in the market here, because..." He paused, as if he didn't know how to speak , just said: "You will know in the future."
As he spoke, he took Jiang Ning to an inn and rented two guest rooms and a Datong shop. The innkeeper flicked the abacus beads behind the counter and asked without raising his head, "Do you want insurance?"
Just as Jiang Ning was about to speak, Gu Hongyun tugged at him and spoke first, "Yes."
The innkeeper then raised his head, looked at the two of them, and squeezed out a smile on his thin face: "Half a month, a total of 20 taels of silver."
Gu Hongyun nodded, and the two of them paid the money. The innkeeper's expression immediately improved a lot. He handed over a few signs and said with a pleasant face: "Take this, the guest officer can stay at any time."
Jiang Ning took the sign and went out with Gu Hongyun. He took a look at the signs, two of which were engraved with the words "Xuan" and "Yellow", and the other was engraved with a simple pattern , maybe because of the long time of use, the brand has been worn very smooth, and the pattern on it is not clear, but it just vaguely looks like a tiger's head.
Gu Hongyun took the initiative to explain in a low voice: "There are a lot of good and bad people here, and there are many people doing business, so there is no shortage of people who are a bit swayed. The merchants usually bring their goods to the inn. If they don't buy insurance when they live in the house, it's okay if the goods are lost in the inn. I will take care of it, even if the goods are stolen under the nose of the inn."
Jiang Ning was a little surprised: "So there is such a rule?"
Gu Hongyun nodded, and said: "There are many ways to do this," he said, stroking the fur of the cat in his arms, narrowing his eyes slightly, and said casually: "Who knows, whether those goods were really stolen by thieves?" Where are you leaving?"
Jiang Ning was silent when he heard the words, and the two went back to the pier together. After Jiang Ning paid the boat payment, he ordered the caravan attendants to unload the cargo and moved to the inn.
Because it was getting late, Jiang Ning let everyone have some meals in the inn, and they all went to rest that night.
In the early morning of the second day, Jiang Ning was woken up by the noisy people outside. He rubbed his forehead, frowned slightly, and went downstairs, a little startled. There were too many people in the lobby downstairs. People come and go, making loud noises, and people of all religions and schools gather together and mix here, all kinds of people.
Gu Hongyun was looking at his cat, and was coming out of the next room. When he saw Jiang Ning, he smiled and said, "Morning, Brother Jiang."
Jiang Ning greeted him, and the cat still jumped up lightly and deftly, and landed on Jiang Ning's shoulder. It seemed to have taken root since then, and it refused to move its nest. It seemed to like Jiang Ning very much.
Seeing this, Gu Hongyun scolded a little sourly: "If I had known what you look like today, I should have let you flop around in the pool back then. Why did I pick you up with so many hands?"
The cat continued to doze off without lifting its eyelids.
After Gu Hongyun finished cursing, he stretched out his hand and stroked its fur, and said to Jiang Ning: "Brother Jiang is here for the first time, let me take you for a walk."
Jiang Ning readily agreed, and Gu Hongyun took him around the market to see what other merchants were selling. The two walked around for a long time, and Jiang Ning suddenly asked, "How far is this Shahe City from Shahe Pass?"
Gu Hongyun looked at him, frowned and said, "This is already Shahe Pass."
"No," Jiang Ning hesitated for a while before continuing to ask, "I mean...the barracks."
After hearing this, Gu Hongyun raised his eyebrows slightly: "Are you going to the barracks?"
Jiang Ning didn't nod or shake his head, just said: "I have something..."
Gu Hongyun thought for a while, and told him calmly: "The barracks has always been an important place. Even if you know the place, you probably won't be able to get in."
Jiang Ning said: "Of course I know this, but I still have to find a way."
Gu Hongyun didn't expect Jiang Ning to be so stubborn. He frowned and advised, "I'm afraid that if you haven't approached, you will be arrested by the soldiers as someone of unknown origin."
A pensive expression suddenly appeared on Jiang Ning's face, as if he was really considering the feasibility of this method. Gu Hongyun was a little choked up, but he still said: "This matter is not trivial, Brother Jiang, don't play tricks, I was really caught , I’m afraid it will be difficult to figure it out.”
As soon as he finished speaking, seeing Jiang Ning's expression, not only did he not give up the idea, but the slightly hesitant expression disappeared. It's getting worse.
Gu Hongyun speculated for a while, and couldn't help asking: "I don't know what Brother Jiang wants to do in the barracks?"
Jiang Ning replied, "Find someone."
"who?"
Jiang Ning paused, but still answered concisely: "My brother, he went to the barracks at Shaheguan last year, but now he has no contact. I'm a little worried."
"So that's how it is," Gu Hongyun thought for a while, and said, "It stands to reason that soldiers in the barracks can send two letters from home every year. Didn't you receive any of them?"
Seeing Jiang Ning nodding, he thought about it again, and continued to ask: "Is your brother... literate?"
Jiang Ning suddenly remembered that Han Zhiyuan had always been obsessed with the word illiteracy. Now that he was misunderstood that he couldn't write, he didn't know what expression he would have. He tried to think about Han Zhiyuan's words in his mind. Responding, he burst out laughing and said, "He can read, and he can read a lot." Even if the calligraphy is written like a dog's planer, he can still draw small h pictures.
Seeing him laughing, Gu Hongyun couldn't help being a little confused. Is there anything strange about what he just asked?He thought about it for a while, but couldn't answer, so he simply put it aside and reminded Jiang Ning: "The letter sent by the barracks will be delayed for three months before it is delivered. From here to Yuezhou, it will take about half a year. Your brother's letter may already be on the way at this time, so I don't know."
After hearing this, Jiang Ning thought about it, and it was indeed possible, but he still said, "I just have a letter, so I still can't rest assured." Just a letter is not enough, what he wants to see is a real person.
Seeing that he was so stubborn, Gu Hongyun couldn't say anything else for a while, but just looked at the sky, changed the subject and said, "Maybe it's going to rain, let's go back to the inn."
Jiang Ning nodded. The sky has been gloomy since yesterday afternoon, as if it was about to be suppressed. It is depressing. It looks like there is going to be a heavy rainstorm.
The two went back to the inn together, just as they stepped into the door, there was a crash behind them, and it poured down like a heavy rain.
The gust of wind was blowing, and the windows of the inn were blown open. Jiang Ning and Gu Hongyun were sitting by the window, when the rain poured in with strong winds, dousing the two of them with rain, the innkeeper hurriedly dispatched The clerk closed the sashes.
As soon as the window was closed, a group of iron knights rode past outside. The horseshoes fell on the road, splashing a lot of mud and water. The passers-by on the road were not fast enough, and they were immediately covered in mud and water, turning from soaked chickens into beggar chickens.
Jiang Ning looked at the sound, and could only see the backs of the soldiers trotting away, and disappeared in the corner of the street in the blink of an eye. Gu Hongyun looked at it and explained: "These are the generals and soldiers defending the city of Shahe. If your brother is in Shahe Close the camp, I'm afraid it's not in it."
Jiang Ning nodded and said with a smile: "Brother Gu seems to be very clear about the situation here?"
Gu Hongyun smiled inexplicably, and said: "Shahe City, which is as big as a palm, only needs to come a few times to know."
The group of iron knight soldiers left the city gate and headed towards the barracks of Shaheguan. Because of the heavy rain, the soldiers behind couldn't keep up. Like a stretched rubber band.
Seeing this, the leading general turned around and yelled, "Didn't you have any food? Would you like me to give you some extra strength?"
The general was Shi Gaocen. He slammed the whip in his hand at the soldiers with great force. There was a loud crack in the air, and the rain splashed everywhere. He pointed at the soldiers and cursed sharply: "I am still a pawn!" At that time, even if you use crawling, you can climb faster than you! If you slow down, eat Lao Tzu's whip first! Hurry up!"
When the soldiers heard this, they trembled immediately, gritted their teeth and chased after him desperately.
As if they heard the cry in their hearts, the direction of the wind did not change since then, and the journey went smoothly, and finally arrived near Shahe City after eighteen days.
The boat stopped at the pier, and everyone on board breathed a sigh of relief. Gu Hong got off the boat first, and suggested to Jiang Ning, "Let's find a resting place first."
Jiang Ning nodded, and Gu Hongyun took him to the market familiarly. Although Shahe City is also a city, it is normal that there are not many residents in the city in the border area. However, what surprised Jiang Ning was that most of them came and went. Merchants also deal in all kinds of things, such as spices, tea, fur, jade, handicrafts, etc., which are full of strange things.
Everyone was at the market, spread out a piece of cloth on the ground, and sold things as soon as they were placed on the ground. The better ones were just a small wooden shelf at most. Compared with other city markets that Jiang Ning had seen, they were so simple. Where did it go.
The two were walking all the way, Gu Hongyun saw that his face was slightly different, and after a little thought, he explained to him: "There are few fixed shops in the market here, because..." He paused, as if he didn't know how to speak , just said: "You will know in the future."
As he spoke, he took Jiang Ning to an inn and rented two guest rooms and a Datong shop. The innkeeper flicked the abacus beads behind the counter and asked without raising his head, "Do you want insurance?"
Just as Jiang Ning was about to speak, Gu Hongyun tugged at him and spoke first, "Yes."
The innkeeper then raised his head, looked at the two of them, and squeezed out a smile on his thin face: "Half a month, a total of 20 taels of silver."
Gu Hongyun nodded, and the two of them paid the money. The innkeeper's expression immediately improved a lot. He handed over a few signs and said with a pleasant face: "Take this, the guest officer can stay at any time."
Jiang Ning took the sign and went out with Gu Hongyun. He took a look at the signs, two of which were engraved with the words "Xuan" and "Yellow", and the other was engraved with a simple pattern , maybe because of the long time of use, the brand has been worn very smooth, and the pattern on it is not clear, but it just vaguely looks like a tiger's head.
Gu Hongyun took the initiative to explain in a low voice: "There are a lot of good and bad people here, and there are many people doing business, so there is no shortage of people who are a bit swayed. The merchants usually bring their goods to the inn. If they don't buy insurance when they live in the house, it's okay if the goods are lost in the inn. I will take care of it, even if the goods are stolen under the nose of the inn."
Jiang Ning was a little surprised: "So there is such a rule?"
Gu Hongyun nodded, and said: "There are many ways to do this," he said, stroking the fur of the cat in his arms, narrowing his eyes slightly, and said casually: "Who knows, whether those goods were really stolen by thieves?" Where are you leaving?"
Jiang Ning was silent when he heard the words, and the two went back to the pier together. After Jiang Ning paid the boat payment, he ordered the caravan attendants to unload the cargo and moved to the inn.
Because it was getting late, Jiang Ning let everyone have some meals in the inn, and they all went to rest that night.
In the early morning of the second day, Jiang Ning was woken up by the noisy people outside. He rubbed his forehead, frowned slightly, and went downstairs, a little startled. There were too many people in the lobby downstairs. People come and go, making loud noises, and people of all religions and schools gather together and mix here, all kinds of people.
Gu Hongyun was looking at his cat, and was coming out of the next room. When he saw Jiang Ning, he smiled and said, "Morning, Brother Jiang."
Jiang Ning greeted him, and the cat still jumped up lightly and deftly, and landed on Jiang Ning's shoulder. It seemed to have taken root since then, and it refused to move its nest. It seemed to like Jiang Ning very much.
Seeing this, Gu Hongyun scolded a little sourly: "If I had known what you look like today, I should have let you flop around in the pool back then. Why did I pick you up with so many hands?"
The cat continued to doze off without lifting its eyelids.
After Gu Hongyun finished cursing, he stretched out his hand and stroked its fur, and said to Jiang Ning: "Brother Jiang is here for the first time, let me take you for a walk."
Jiang Ning readily agreed, and Gu Hongyun took him around the market to see what other merchants were selling. The two walked around for a long time, and Jiang Ning suddenly asked, "How far is this Shahe City from Shahe Pass?"
Gu Hongyun looked at him, frowned and said, "This is already Shahe Pass."
"No," Jiang Ning hesitated for a while before continuing to ask, "I mean...the barracks."
After hearing this, Gu Hongyun raised his eyebrows slightly: "Are you going to the barracks?"
Jiang Ning didn't nod or shake his head, just said: "I have something..."
Gu Hongyun thought for a while, and told him calmly: "The barracks has always been an important place. Even if you know the place, you probably won't be able to get in."
Jiang Ning said: "Of course I know this, but I still have to find a way."
Gu Hongyun didn't expect Jiang Ning to be so stubborn. He frowned and advised, "I'm afraid that if you haven't approached, you will be arrested by the soldiers as someone of unknown origin."
A pensive expression suddenly appeared on Jiang Ning's face, as if he was really considering the feasibility of this method. Gu Hongyun was a little choked up, but he still said: "This matter is not trivial, Brother Jiang, don't play tricks, I was really caught , I’m afraid it will be difficult to figure it out.”
As soon as he finished speaking, seeing Jiang Ning's expression, not only did he not give up the idea, but the slightly hesitant expression disappeared. It's getting worse.
Gu Hongyun speculated for a while, and couldn't help asking: "I don't know what Brother Jiang wants to do in the barracks?"
Jiang Ning replied, "Find someone."
"who?"
Jiang Ning paused, but still answered concisely: "My brother, he went to the barracks at Shaheguan last year, but now he has no contact. I'm a little worried."
"So that's how it is," Gu Hongyun thought for a while, and said, "It stands to reason that soldiers in the barracks can send two letters from home every year. Didn't you receive any of them?"
Seeing Jiang Ning nodding, he thought about it again, and continued to ask: "Is your brother... literate?"
Jiang Ning suddenly remembered that Han Zhiyuan had always been obsessed with the word illiteracy. Now that he was misunderstood that he couldn't write, he didn't know what expression he would have. He tried to think about Han Zhiyuan's words in his mind. Responding, he burst out laughing and said, "He can read, and he can read a lot." Even if the calligraphy is written like a dog's planer, he can still draw small h pictures.
Seeing him laughing, Gu Hongyun couldn't help being a little confused. Is there anything strange about what he just asked?He thought about it for a while, but couldn't answer, so he simply put it aside and reminded Jiang Ning: "The letter sent by the barracks will be delayed for three months before it is delivered. From here to Yuezhou, it will take about half a year. Your brother's letter may already be on the way at this time, so I don't know."
After hearing this, Jiang Ning thought about it, and it was indeed possible, but he still said, "I just have a letter, so I still can't rest assured." Just a letter is not enough, what he wants to see is a real person.
Seeing that he was so stubborn, Gu Hongyun couldn't say anything else for a while, but just looked at the sky, changed the subject and said, "Maybe it's going to rain, let's go back to the inn."
Jiang Ning nodded. The sky has been gloomy since yesterday afternoon, as if it was about to be suppressed. It is depressing. It looks like there is going to be a heavy rainstorm.
The two went back to the inn together, just as they stepped into the door, there was a crash behind them, and it poured down like a heavy rain.
The gust of wind was blowing, and the windows of the inn were blown open. Jiang Ning and Gu Hongyun were sitting by the window, when the rain poured in with strong winds, dousing the two of them with rain, the innkeeper hurriedly dispatched The clerk closed the sashes.
As soon as the window was closed, a group of iron knights rode past outside. The horseshoes fell on the road, splashing a lot of mud and water. The passers-by on the road were not fast enough, and they were immediately covered in mud and water, turning from soaked chickens into beggar chickens.
Jiang Ning looked at the sound, and could only see the backs of the soldiers trotting away, and disappeared in the corner of the street in the blink of an eye. Gu Hongyun looked at it and explained: "These are the generals and soldiers defending the city of Shahe. If your brother is in Shahe Close the camp, I'm afraid it's not in it."
Jiang Ning nodded and said with a smile: "Brother Gu seems to be very clear about the situation here?"
Gu Hongyun smiled inexplicably, and said: "Shahe City, which is as big as a palm, only needs to come a few times to know."
The group of iron knight soldiers left the city gate and headed towards the barracks of Shaheguan. Because of the heavy rain, the soldiers behind couldn't keep up. Like a stretched rubber band.
Seeing this, the leading general turned around and yelled, "Didn't you have any food? Would you like me to give you some extra strength?"
The general was Shi Gaocen. He slammed the whip in his hand at the soldiers with great force. There was a loud crack in the air, and the rain splashed everywhere. He pointed at the soldiers and cursed sharply: "I am still a pawn!" At that time, even if you use crawling, you can climb faster than you! If you slow down, eat Lao Tzu's whip first! Hurry up!"
When the soldiers heard this, they trembled immediately, gritted their teeth and chased after him desperately.
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