Yizhang has a lot of rain, so most of the people's houses are built with bamboo buildings and earth buildings about half a foot above the ground. On the one hand, they can avoid a lot of moisture on the ground, and on the other hand, many livestock can be raised under the bamboo buildings. It is particularly convenient. In addition to the residences and mansions of the common people in the city, most of the families living in the countryside outside the city live in bamboo buildings and earth buildings.
Bamboo buildings and earth buildings, both are buildings that have lasted for thousands of years in the southwestern world. No matter which dynasty or generation they were from, they have never cut off their roots in today's Yizhang territory. Firstly, there are many bamboos in Yizhang. You can pick dozens of bamboos from any bamboo forest and you can build the frame of a bamboo building without spending much money. Secondly, the bamboo poles are very strong. After the bamboo building is formed, it can provide shelter from wind and rain, even if it is If a fire breaks out at home, mature bamboo is more fire-resistant than trees and more difficult to burn, so it is more suitable for people to live in than wooden buildings.
In comparison, earth buildings cost much more money to build than bamboo buildings, and they are mostly favored by family villages and even gangs. Earth buildings are mostly made of earthen wood, dianthus, and bamboo. The soil in them is the clay that can be seen everywhere in the Yizhang Kingdom. After being built into a building, it is extremely strong and can even prevent arrows from colliding with giant trees, so it is especially popular among gang members.
Yizhang has a strong atmosphere of rivers and lakes, and there are often disputes between rivers and lakes, and Emperor Quan does not seem to hate this situation. As a result, the government below will not exert more control. If it were not for the gang wars that damaged people's lives and money, most of them would be single-eyed. Watch, don't interfere.
As a result, gangs were like dragons and fishes crossing the river, countless, and disputes between them were common. Such a sturdy towering earth building could withstand sneak attacks by other gangs, so it was naturally favored by larger gangs. Moreover, apart from being as solid as stone, the orientation of the earth building is not very clear. It does not need to be like a square house to distinguish the orientation of the house of the gang leader and so on. It is also arranged according to the Qimen Bagua to control the evil spirit and raise the yang energy. In the eyes of Jianghu people, , is naturally the best choice.
Of course, life is the first priority for those who travel in rivers and lakes. If you don't go out to leak water after drinking, you will have to ask your enemies to cut off a head and leave it somewhere unknown. From then on, when you act, you will be lucky and worship God. Buddha, of course it is a matter of course.
At present, Yunzhong and Liu Qing went to a Tulou inn, thinking about resting here for the night.
Liu Qing had been in Nangong Mountain for a long time. Although he rarely went down the mountain, he was no stranger to some earth buildings, so he handed his carriage and horse to the waiter in the inn and climbed up the earth buildings by familiar roads. In contrast, Yun Zhong had never seen such a strange-looking building before. Looking at this towering giant building that was nearly ten feet long, his face was full of surprise.
"Junior brother, don't be stunned. Just follow me upstairs. If you are curious about anything, I will naturally explain it to you when you get to the house." The earth building has four floors. At this moment, Liu Qing had already climbed the steps and saw Yun Zhong was fascinated by this, so he waved and smiled.
"Have you seen it? It's another young kid who has just entered the world. He looks pretty good, but his skills are estimated to be extremely poor. Don't believe it, brothers. Just these two thin ribs. Grandpa used a little strength. , I'm afraid I can break this kid in two." There is no building in the earth building, but about a dozen open-air tables and chairs. Judging from the style, it is probably a place for people to drink and eat. There are about ten people at this moment. The men were sitting on tables and chairs, holding wine bottles in their hands.
Yun Zhong frowned and looked at the sound, only to see the man who opened his mouth. He was so big and round-waisted that even the widened bamboo stool could not accommodate such a strong figure. It creaked as the man raised his hands. When he spoke, his voice was like a huge thunder, he was really a rude man.
"Are you guys interested?" Yunzhong asked.
"It's nothing important. I just want to remind you that you must be more careful when traveling in the world. If it were another ruthless group of people, I'm afraid your life would be in danger if you said something." The giant man He just sneered, but a lean man next to him raised his glass in response, with a smile on his face.
After the waiter tied up his horse, he rushed forward and saw that the young man had some quarrels with the group of people in the world. He quickly smiled at the group of people drinking wine and said, "Don't get angry, you guys, just look at these two people." I'm here from outside, so I don't follow the rules. If I offend you, I'll take care of these two guests. You can greet me with the food and drinks today, and I won't charge you half a copper. You can stay in our inn. It’s all about comfort, if you get angry, it will defeat the interest of several gentlemen, so don’t make things difficult for this young man.”
Liu Qing also said, "Junior brother, please don't cause trouble."
Yunzhong no longer looked at the group of Jianghu people, but slowly turned his head and followed his senior brother upstairs.
It wasn't until he arrived at the attic room that the waiter said to Yun Zhong and the other two: "Two gentlemen, I have offended you with my words just now, so don't blame me. I can see that you two did not provoke that group of people on your own initiative, but The background of this group of people is really quite big. Normally, there should be no Jianghu gangs within a hundred miles of our military training area in Yizhang, but the gang that this group of people belongs to is actually a famous gang in the east of Yizhang, called the Liuye Gang. There are no less than a thousand people in the gang, almost on an equal footing with another large gang called the Baihong Gang, which divides the east side of Yizhang into two, and has all the waterways and canal transport in its hands. Except for some untouchable businesses, almost all of them are these two. If the two guest officials really get into a dispute today, even if they ask people to be killed in the inn, their deaths will be in vain."
"Thank you to the store for your kindness. We just entered Yizhang. We don't know many of the rules, so I'm bothering the store." Liu Qing said with a smile, took out some broken silver from her arms and handed it to the waiter's cuffs, "Be careful. Of course it’s not as good as saving two lives. Although we are not from rich and noble families, it’s still better than nothing.”
The waiter refused for a long time, and finally accepted the money half-heartedly. Then he took out a piece of crumpled rice paper from his arms and handed it to Liu Qing, saying, "If that group of people refuses to give up, there is a secret passage in the earthen building written on this map, and you can fight it." If you get out from under the bed, you can go straight to the outside of the earth building from other rooms, and you can save your life for the time being."
Liu Qing thanked him again, and then the waiter said hello and went to greet the gang members in the building.
Handle things smoothly and without leakage.
Stores in Jianghu must have such a city.
"Junior brother's anger has not subsided?" Liu Qing sat across from the young man and said with a smile, as if he was used to this kind of thing.
"It's true that I'm a little surprised," Yun Zhong smiled bitterly, "Not long after I entered Yizhang, I met such unreasonable Jianghu people. I really don't know how I feel. This Jianghu seems to be a bit different from what I thought of. .”
"There are countless rivers and lakes in the world. It depends on what you think and how you act." The scholar sighed for no reason, and then said curiously, "Junior brother, I thought that due to the swordsman's temperament, this group of unreasonable gang members spoke like this. , you must have been unable to hold back the sword, but why did you hold back in the end?”
"To be honest, senior brother, about the Wulingpo incident, junior brother is still 70% or 80% angry in his heart, but he doesn't draw his sword, and it's not all because it's better to do less than to do more. Although the rules of the world must be observed, since provocation has come to the head, , I won’t bring disgrace to the teacher’s sect.”
Liu Qing became more and more curious and flicked the light on the table, "Then why didn't you draw the sword?"
"There is also an old man in the caravan who is quite tall and can brag about his martial arts, and there is also a young man who is as skinny as a monkey and has a bad tongue." A smile suddenly appeared on Yun Zhong's face.
These two are both lying on Wulingpo.
The two people in front of him looked so eerily similar that it made him wonder how he could draw a sword.
The night was dim inside the window lattice.
