Wu'an County is located to the west of Changze County.
If you want to return to Changze County from Wu'an County, you have to go out through the east gate.
Chen Tang stayed near the city wall at the east gate all night, memorizing the patrol rules, rotation time, and location of the guards throughout the night.
He didn't return to the inn until daybreak.
Fortunately, I started practicing martial arts in this life, and with the help of precious medicinal materials such as tiger's milk, natural ginseng, and monkey wine, I still didn't feel tired in the morning after staying up all night.
In my previous life, if I didn't sleep all night, my whole body would seem to have been sucked away, and I would feel listless at the end of the day.
Not long after resting, everyone got up one after another.
Mei Yingxue came over early, took Qingmu and Zhiwei down to have breakfast, and then took Chen Tang and others for a walk on the street.
Wu'an County is indeed much more prosperous than Changze County.
Here, Chen Tang has already felt the smell of fireworks that can only be found in some cities.
You can see peddlers and people selling pulp everywhere. The streets are much wider and there are many kinds of shops, inns and restaurants on both sides.
There are also performers on the street, crushing rocks on their chests, swallowing swords and breathing fire.
The sounds of hawking, shouting, and applause were intertwined, making it noisy and lively.
Even the blacksmith shop that forges weapons looks much more impressive than the one in Changze County.
There were more than a dozen sturdy men inside, with bare arms and tendons all over their bodies, dripping with sweat, and they kept beating the iron tools that had just been heated red, making clanging sounds.
The fat old man and Qing Mu have been traveling around the world for many years and have been to many counties, cities and state capitals. They have long been accustomed to this scene.
Zhiwei just looked around.
What she saw in front of her also had some impressions in her childhood memories.
The place where she lives seems to be ten times, a hundred times more prosperous than in front of her!
But Chen Tang was very surprised and looked around.
As a modern person, we are used to seeing high-rise buildings and steel and concrete. When we come to this ancient town, we are in the bustling city and watch the bustling people coming and going. It is a unique feeling.
Merchants and shops on both sides of the street have also hung lanterns in front of their doors one after another in preparation for tomorrow's Lantern Festival.
"Where is the designated school in Wu'an County?"
Chen Tang asked.
"I'll take you there now."
Mei Nianzhi smiled slightly and led everyone in the direction of Dongshi.
Not long after, I saw an area surrounded by high walls from a distance. The door was wide and there were several soldiers in armor standing at the door, obviously from the army.
At this time, some people were already coming in and out, but the soldiers at the door did not stop them.
Mei Nianzhi explained: "The ordering will begin on the Lantern Festival tomorrow. The school grounds are open to the public today. You can come and familiarize yourself with the grounds in advance, but you are not allowed to touch any weapons inside."
As he spoke, he led everyone into the school grounds.
The inside is extremely spacious, and several weapon racks can be seen directly in front of it from a distance.
The most eye-catching thing is a whole row of bows and arrows!
Each bow occupies a shelf with several stone bows marked on it.
There are nine bows in total, corresponding to one stone to nine stones.
Mei Nianzhi looked at his two sons and disciples behind him and said, "When you participate in the final selection tomorrow, don't be reckless. You must start with a stone bow and try it step by step."
"In every session, there are people who overestimate their abilities and want to pull the three-stone bow directly. As a result, they strain their muscles. In serious cases, they even break the big tendons in their arms."
Everyone agreed one after another, with excitement in their eyes.
It's a pity that they are not allowed to touch it today, otherwise they would have rushed up and tried.
In the Qian Kingdom, bows of more than one stone were not allowed to be kept privately by private citizens, nor were they allowed to be cast privately in blacksmith shops.
Therefore, on weekdays, everyone has no chance to come into contact with the two-stone and three-stone bows.
Everyone walked around the school grounds, and it was almost noon.
After having a meal at a nearby restaurant, Chen Tang separated from everyone and said, "I'll take a look around here myself. You guys go and have fun."
Chen Tang walked around the East Market for a while and saw a horse market.
Chen Tang had never ridden a horse in his previous life. He was born in poverty and had no chance to ride a horse.
But he has to rush back to Changze County tonight. It is best to ride a horse for a distance of more than two hundred miles, and to go fast.
"How to sell horses?"
Chen Tang looked around the stables and couldn't tell which horse was more powerful or faster than the horse.
He doesn't know anything about horses, and he knows nothing about horses.
"That depends on what the young hero wants."
The owner of the horse market said: "A horse that travels a hundred miles a day, a horse that travels four hundred miles a day, and a horse that travels a thousand miles a day must have different prices."
"You have a sweaty horse that travels thousands of miles every day?"
Chen Tang's eyes lit up.
If you can travel a thousand times a day, you can reach Changze County from Wu'an County in less than two hours.
When the owner of the horse market heard Chen Tang asking about the sweaty BMW, he couldn't help but look Chen Tang up and down and said with a smile: "I don't have a sweaty BMW here, but I have something to say that you don't want to hear. Even if there is a sweaty BMW, I'm afraid Even the young hero can’t afford it.”
"Although my horses don't look as majestic as the sweaty horses, there are still good horses that can run eight hundred times a day! And they are not expensive. Young hero, do you want to see them?"
Walking eight hundred a day?
If you can really walk eight hundred times a day, it will be enough.
However, Chen Tang looked at the traitorous look on the horse market boss's face and guessed that this man was talking nonsense and was probably trying to deceive him.
What happens tonight is of great importance.
Don't buy a horse that can travel eighty miles a day, only to have to rely on it to run back in the end.
Chen Tang's heart moved and he said: "Which horse are you talking about? Bring it over and let me take a look."
"okay."
The owner of the horse market immediately turned around and led a tall horse over, which looked extraordinary.
But when the horse came to Chen Tang, it suddenly seemed to be frightened. Suddenly its knees bent, and the whole horse knelt down.
The owner of the horse market was stunned for a moment, and he quickly kicked and pulled the horse in an attempt to pull it up.
But the horse seemed to be lying there, paralyzed and unable to get up, its body was shaking slightly, and soon it was foaming at the mouth and fainted.
Chen Tang said innocently: "Boss, your horse is not good."
The horse market boss looked unhappy.
He knew at a glance that Chen Tang didn't know much about horses, so he thought he could cheat him and make more money.
As a result, my horse was so unsatisfactory that it suddenly became ill for some reason.
Even a fool can see that this horse is not good.
The owner of the horse market said: "I'll find another one for you."
Chen Tang said: "I'll go directly to your stable to have a look."
"You can take your pick."
The horse market boss said.
Chen Tang walked towards the stables.
As soon as they got close, the horses seemed to feel something and suddenly became a little panicked. They turned over their hooves and kicked their hands wildly, even trying to break free from the reins.
Chen Tang shook his head and said: "Boss, the horses you raise are all very bad-tempered. If I ride on them like this, I will be pulled off before I have gone very far."
"It shouldn't be."
The horse market boss was confused.
Although these horses are not good horses, they are usually quite docile. Why are they all suddenly getting sick today?
Chen Tang asked again: "Do you have any other horses? If you don't have one, I will change places."
Seeing that Chen Tang was about to leave, the owner of the horse market said quickly: "Yes! Do you want a docile one? I have a horse at home with an extremely docile temperament. It will not be frightened even if a tiger or leopard is in front of it!"
To be precise, that is not docility, but slow response...
"only……"
The horse market boss hesitated for a moment and hesitated to speak.
