chapter284The man of the city that never sleeps did not answer, and not long after, the hostess also closed her mouth and rested.For a while, only the night rain rustled.The rain in early winter is already cold, and as soon as I go out in the morning, I take a casual breath and feel that my lungs are cold.After cleaning up, the three members of the Su family pushed open the door.At this time, the sky was still dark, and the owner of the house was already busy in the yard, and after hearing the sound of "squeak" opening the door, they all turned back to Su Ziyi and showed a restrained smile."
Good morning.""
A few of you got up really early, it's not dawn yet, you can sleep more."
The man leaned over with his shoulders bent.Obviously, the weather was cold, but he and his family were still wearing the same coarse cloth clothes as yesterday, which were torn and thin, and the man's fingers were red and thick, obviously just inserted into the cold water: "Breakfast is already being prepared, and I have to trouble a few more people, I'm really sorry." ”He nodded his head, for fear of angering a few people."
Nothing."
For breakfast, the three members of the Su family had no expectations at all, and it didn't matter whether they ate or not."
We'll leave later."
Su Ziyi touched another piece of silver and threw it into the other party's arms: "I want to ask, how far is the nearest town from here?"
How big is it?
”The man didn't expect the other party to give the silver at all, so he hurriedly put the silver away, and said with a smile on his face: "We are a bit biased, there is only one town nearly fifty miles east of the village, the town is not very big, and there are only about 100 households."
If you want to go to a more lively place, I think you can go to the southeast of Qusong Town, which is a big town, but it's a bit far away. ”After saying this, he showed a grim expression on his face: "I haven't been there either, but I've heard people say that the houses in Qusong Town are all four or five stories high, and the walls are made of large pieces of granite." ”As he spoke, a fascinated expression appeared on his face, but it only lasted for a moment, and the next second he changed back to his original appearance, vicissitudes and woodenness."
How far is that from here?"
The town of more than 100 households can only be said to be a village, and Su Ziyi does not plan to go."
It's quite far, more than 200 miles away."
The man smacked his lips: "But the village chief's family has an ox cart, you can rent a car with him for some money, and it won't waste too much time." ”His gaze swept over the fabric on Su Ziyi's body, and his eyelids drooped."
Hmm."
More than two hundred miles, which is not far from cultivators, so Su Ziyi decided to go to this Qusong County, but: "What do you say?
”He turned his head to look at Bian Qing."
Yes, just go there."
Bian Qing is no longer the shrinking young man he was at the beginning, and he has a good ability to adapt to unfamiliar environments and strange people."
Alright, let's go."
With that, he said goodbye to the owner of the house, carried a small package, and left with Bian Qing and Su Yulang.The owner's family watched them leave from behind, and no one said anything to keep them for breakfast, because they knew that the other party would not like the breakfast they had prepared.Although it was early, they were not the only pedestrians on the village road.Walking on the narrow field stalks, they saw four or five people carrying things in front of them, as if they were also going out of the village.They had good foot strength, and they caught up with the group at once, and then they were a little horrified to find that these people were carrying a rolled-up straw mat on their shoulders, which was old and rotten, and could not hide anything, so that the two feet covered with black mud were exposed like this.Obviously, this is a person.Su Ziyi and the others instantly remembered the cry they heard last night and what they heard from the owner of the house.Among the few people carrying the corpses were men and women, but all of them were bent by life, and their faces were old and sad.In addition, there was a child who was less than waist tall who was closely following a person carrying a hoe, hurrying in a trotting posture, for fear of being left behind, and when Su Ziyi and his party walked behind them, only he turned his head curiously to look back.As a result, Su Ziyi found that this child was still a little familiar, it was the child who asked for directions when they entered the village yesterday.The road ahead was getting narrower and narrower, and it was no longer possible for the two of them to walk side by side, so the child could only take a few steps back and walked in front of the Su family.The child was thin and small, and he didn't look like he was seven or eight years old, except for a pair of dark and bright eyes."
Are you leaving?"
As he walked, he turned his head sideways and asked Su Ziyi and them: "The candy you gave yesterday was very delicious, but unfortunately my sister only had time to touch someone and it was gone." ”His steps were very light, as if he was jumping: "But it doesn't matter, I stuffed the candy into my sister's mouth, so that she can be sweet underneath." ”From his words, Su Ziyi couldn't see a little sadness, as if he was still a little happy.When the child said these words, the adults in front of him looked back, but after only one glance, they all hurriedly turned their eyes back, as if they would be blinded if they looked at it more.In the face of such a thing, Su Yulang was obviously a little uncomfortable, he looked at the child in front of him bouncing, and couldn't help asking: "Your sister is dead, aren't you sad?"
”"Huh?"
The child stopped, looked at him with a very strange look, and after a while, he said in a serious tone: "Sad, but is sadness useful?"
For my sister, it is better to be afraid than to live. ”"Sister, it's not dead, it's just free.""
Dog, what are you still doing there, come here."
In the time of these few words, the child had already fallen behind the adults in front of him for a long distance, and the adults who were found turned their heads and scolded for a while."
It's coming, it's coming."
The child's voice replied clearly, and his thin feet moved again, but before leaving, he smiled at Su Yulang: "Thank you for the sugar." ”With that, he chased after the adults in front of him.And behind him, the Su family only felt that the weather was a little too cold today.In the end, the two groups of them completely parted ways at the entrance of the village.The people in front carried the corpses and hoes to the mountains, while the Su family, who had not caught up behind them, followed a path and headed towards the southeast.Today's weather was obviously not good, and it was noon when the sun was faintly visible.They took the dry food straight from the storage bag and ate it, and then continued on their way.In the morning, they had already walked more than half the way, and they thought that they should be able to reach the town of Qusong that the owner of the house had spoken of by this evening.It's just that, along the way, they saw more villages like the small village they had settled in before, with people unhappy and full of poverty.As soon as the warm sun hit his body, Su Yulang completely forgot about that little thing in the morning, and he bit a cake in his mouth and said, "I have never seen such a poor place." ”In the past, when he was in Qixia Town, he thought that Luoshan Village was poor enough, but he didn't expect that the people here were several times poorer than Luoshan Village."
I'm afraid that the cultivators who control this place are not good at it."
After listening to those words last night, the uneasiness in Bian Qing's mind has not dissipated: "I don't know where we are."
When we figure out the situation of Dai Guo, let's get out of here as soon as possible. ”They are unfamiliar with each other, and for this unknown threat, Bian Qing can still avoid it."
Okay."
Su Ziyi had some thoughts in his heart, but since Bian Qing didn't want to stay here longer, he didn't bother to explore that trace of curiosity.As they expected, before evening, they finally arrived in Qusong Town.As the owner of the house said, Qusong Town is indeed very lively, but when compared with what Su Ziyi and they have seen and heard along the way, such a lively situation inevitably seems a little out of place.The walls of large granite stones are very majestic, with delicate watchtowers on them, and the guards in armor are mighty, and their eyes are shining, and they are obviously very rich.In addition, Su Ziyi also found that the blood of these guards was quite vigorous, which was not much better than those martial artists in Qixia Town.After spending some money to pay the fees for entering the city, Su Ziyi and the others entered the town.And as soon as they entered the town, they found that this town, which was not very good in their expectations, was actually more prosperous than Qixia Town.Standing at the gate of the city and looking ahead, there is no end in sight to a street.The foothills are full of bluestone pavement, and the road is full of people having fun, and the makeup on the faces of the woman and Shuang'er is quite exquisite.Both sides are lined with wooden buildings several storeys high, the shortest being three storeys, and at the end of the road, a building with a pointed spire stands out from the crowd.This was a big surprise to several people in the Su family."
Father......"
Su Yulang watched all this with his mouth slightly open.At this moment, a carriage happened to pass in front of them.Although the carriage was not large, it was pulled by two white horses, and there was not a trace of variegation on them, and the bright fur was obviously well cared for, and the carriage was also made of fine ebony, and the materials used were all finely used.A boy in brocade clothes was sitting on the carriage, holding a whip in his hand to drive the carriage, and behind him was a scantily clad twin, who was sprinkling in a sweet and greasy tone.When he found that the three members of the Su family came over, he also threw a wink at them, which provoked a layer of goosebumps on the three of them."
Those two are cultivators."
Su Yulang said dumbfoundedly: "Isn't this Qusong Town?"
Why doesn't it look like a town at all?
”"Qusong Town?"
A person who came in with them sneered behind them: "When is that the old yellow calendar, now this place is not called Qusong Town, but Tianqi City, and it is called Sleepless City!"
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