During the middle part of the journey, we encountered a small wave of refugees, but there were many of them and there were no problems, so we arrived in the capital smoothly as expected.
The capital has been bustling recently.
Everyone was gossiping, and the most talked about thing was naturally the cooking competition.
Then there is the matter of Shangshan Town.
"This town official really deserves to die! He deserves to have his head chopped off now!"
"Isn't it?!"
"For a small selfish desire, he actually took the money given by the court, causing the dam to collapse and drowning many people! Damn it!"
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When Song Yue's carriage entered the city, he heard people talking on the street.
Ding Xiang lifted the curtains and looked at the prosperous scenes on both sides. She couldn't help but sigh, "I thought Wucheng was big enough, but I didn't expect the capital city to be even bigger!"
The carriage of their group entered the capital from the west gate of the capital. It was carefully inspected by the official guarding the city gate, and then was put in. Once inside, there was a completely different world, and even the road the carriage took was extremely spacious.
The city gate is even ridiculously high.
Song Yue was a little shocked. Hearing about it and seeing it with her own eyes were two different things.
She knew early on that the development here was actually pretty good. After all, Wucheng was already prosperous, and there were many more things than in the town.
When I arrived in the capital, I realized that it was only a drop in the bucket. As soon as I entered the city gate, the shops here were already very beautiful, and the people's clothes were also exquisite.
Because it is close to the city gate, there are many inns and restaurants here.
There are also two types of inns where the caravans stop. One is organized by their private chamber of commerce, and the other is owned by the government. The caravan that Song Yue and the others followed is well-known among the people and does not transport official goods, so they live there. It is a private caravan station.
The caravan station is different from an ordinary inn. There is a large warehouse for storing items.
Therefore they have to separate.
An Jin cupped his hands and thanked the boss of the caravan. They took great care of us along the way and we should be grateful. "When we turn around and find a place to stay, we will treat you to a good meal, Brother Xiao!"
When the caravan leader heard this, he smiled and said he was being polite, "Good guests like you are our blessing."
As he spoke, he patted An Jin's little body and said that their caravan would stay for about a month and that they had some acquaintances in the capital. If they encountered any trouble, they could be contacted.
The guards on Anjin's side were very skilled. During their free time on the road, the people on both sides competed frequently and gave the caravan members a hard training.
As the boss of the caravan, Xiao Qiang expressed that he was very satisfied and valued talents like An Jin.
An Jin naturally smiled and said no problem, his smile was a bit genuine, and he was already thinking about winning over all the acquaintances of the other party within this month.
It will be more convenient to do business in the capital then.
The two parties settled the balance and parted at the city gate. An Jin was still a little excited when he came back, "Let's go to Zhaofu Inn now!"
Ding Xiang finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh, you've been suffocating me along the way!"
I can't let go of this heart, and I worry about something going wrong on the road every day.
Fortunately we arrived safely.
An Jin still had to remind Ding Xiang and the two little maids, "Brother Xiao said that the west side is fine, and there are many noble people in other districts. There are people in the family who are officials, or relatives who are officials, or there are None of the relatives working in the palace can be offended by little people like us!"
Therefore, although the capital is safer than outside, it is not 100% safe.
An Jin's words successfully scared Ding Xiang and Azuo Ayou. The three of them immediately agreed obediently and kept these words in their hearts.
"Girl, are you tired too? The shopkeeper of Zhaofu Inn is from the same town as Brother Xiao. The price is the most reasonable, and it's also clean. Let's go there to rest first."
Song Yue hasn't spoken much since she came to the capital. She has been observing the shops here. When she heard what An Jin said, she naturally nodded in agreement, "You can do whatever you want."
She was already thinking about opening a store in her mind. As An Jin said, the capital city is very, very big. They have just arrived at the entrance to the west of the city. From here to the corner of the palace, they still have to walk for a long time.
You can imagine how far this distance is. No wonder the main roads in the capital have been made very wide. This width is enough for two or three large carriages to walk side by side.
An Jin also said that there are rules for driving here, which are different from other places, and you have to learn them later.
"And Ding Xiang, you three, including Ma Yi and the others, I will hire a nanny when the time comes, and we will all learn the rules here to avoid getting into trouble."
Although he was very happy to have successfully arrived in the capital, An Jin did not dare to drift for a moment. He gathered some things together and had to solve them one by one when the time came.
Ding Xiang suddenly felt that it was not so interesting, and the pressure came with it, but as Song Yue's personal maid, she also had to take care of things.
An Jin remembered the route given by Brother Xiao and drove the vehicle to Zhaofu Inn. The sharp-eyed waiters waiting at the door immediately gathered around him.
"Are the guest officers staying in hotels or are they on top?"
"Please come inside, please come inside!"
"Just leave the carriage to the young one, I'll keep it safe for you and take care of it!"
This enthusiastic look surprised Ding Xiang and the others. They had never seen three or four waiters guarding the door of an inn. The size of this inn also surprised them.
When we arrived in the capital, it seemed that the houses were much more spacious, and each room was very large.
Although An Jin was a little frightened, he was calm. He stepped forward to deal with it, asked what rooms were available, and asked for two upper rooms and a large bunk room.
It's just expensive.
Even the feed for the horses was divided into several grades. An Jin paused but still didn't save money, so he asked someone to help wash the horses and carriages.
When Song Yue was helped out of the car by Ding Xiang, the waiters looked at her a few more times. There were many beautiful girls in the capital, but such fair and tender ones were rare.
Her skin was as smooth as an egg, and she didn't feel tired at all.
What's even more frightening is that there is a ferocious beast following him. Although his fat body looks a bit silly, this is a real big insect! !
They were so shocked that their legs went weak.
But the waiters are well-informed, who hasn’t seen them? He immediately realized that this person could not be offended, so he became more enthusiastic, this time with a little respect.
She didn't dare to look at Song Yue any longer, for fear that the tiger cubs around her would rush up and bite them to death.
Ma Yi and the others also dismounted. Although not powerful, they were all very strong.
When leading these guards into the inner courtyard, the waiter who led the way also noticed their sabers and the calluses on their hands, and knew that they were not showy.
There are also many wealthy households in Beijing who like
Buying some good-looking guards is mainly for good looks, but generally the force value is not very high. It is indeed rare to find good-looking guards like them with high force value.
The waiter's heart skipped a beat. Is there some big shot here? But why did the big shot come to the west of the city?
No matter what, as long as Xiao Er's attitude is good enough, Ma Yi and the others won't feel uncomfortable.
