While the two people were talking, the carriage had already arrived in front of the cave dwelling Chou Chou was talking about.
The cave dwelling is on a south-facing slope. The place where they are located is relatively low-lying. It happens that this side cannot be seen from the road to the north. It is indeed quite secretive.
There are also a lot of weeds near the entrance of the cave. It is obvious that no one has been there for a long time and has not been cleaned up.
Fortunately, because the grass has dried up, it is not deep, and it is still very brittle when stepped on, making a clicking sound. It seems that there is really little rain here.
Chou Chou also took a special look at the road behind him and found that their carriage did not leave any obvious traces after running over them.
This saves it trouble, otherwise it would have to clean up the traces. Someone found the rut marks where they turned from the road and came to check it out. Now it is not afraid.
Moreover, the wind has become stronger not long ago, it is estimated to be level 4 or 5, and the car shed is shaking a little. With such a strong wind, and there is no rain, it is estimated that the wheel marks and horse hoof prints on the road will be blown up. Buried in loess.
Qingyan first untied the bottle hanging on the car wall with the spirit stone, then put on her down jacket, took the big spirit stone in her hand and hugged the little leopard and got out of the car.
He raised the spirit stone and shined it on the weeds on the ground. There were more weeds at the entrance of the cave, and some grass vines climbing on the slope had drooped to the entrance of the cave. Some of them should have been last year or earlier and had dried up. Yes, some of them were born this year, and they are already a little yellow now.
Qingyan was still thinking about asking Chou Chou for tools to clean them and just set them on fire. There was a patch here that was full of hay. A little fire might start a prairie fire.
Chou Chou had already taken action and directly used his spiritual consciousness to remove all the grass at the entrance of the cave and threw it aside.
The current temperature is so low that it's difficult to wash up, so Qingyan won't let her do anything.
The cave entrance was quickly cleared. Qingyan compared the size of the cave entrance and found that it could really drive a carriage in.
Of course, once the car rushes in, it will basically block the entire entrance, making it difficult for people to get out, but that's fine, as it can just block the inside.
Although it can't be blocked, it still feels safer than leaving it open.
Before going in, Chou Chou unloaded the big bear from the car, used his spiritual sense to get some young grass from other places, fed it, and let it go not far away.
It saves you the trouble of going back to the cave dwelling for convenience, even near the entrance of the cave, it still tastes good.
Waiting for the big bear to come back, Qingyan hitched the carriage to it again and led it into the cave.
After entering the cave dwelling, the car was unloaded from it. The car blocked the door. Although the big bear could not move freely, he could rest easily.
Take out the baggage inside the carriage and let Chou Chou put it into the space first. Then there will be nothing inside. Just put the carriage shaft on the ground, and there is no need to raise it up.
This cave dwelling is quite big inside, about forty to fifty square meters. After the carriage and horses came in, they still had room to move around. There was also an earthen kang in the end, which was well laid out and didn't even collapse.
Although there were no bedding or quilts on it, there was a very worn straw mat.
Let Chou Chou clean it up with his spiritual consciousness. Now that there is no straw mat, he had to take out a piece of plastic sheet from the space and spread it on it. Then he took out the rabbit fur blanket that had been spread in the cottage before and spread it on it. Just cover it with a down jacket.
She just remembered this. She had forgotten it when she was on the carriage. This was made of the rabbit skin that she had hunted before. It was sewn by Grandma Lanhua and the others after they arrived in Handcheng. After that, she let Chou Chou hide it in the space. .
In fact, they could also try to burn the kang, but they were worried that the flue would become clogged over time and they would not be able to stay in the cave dwelling with smoke, so they might as well just make do with it for one night.
Fortunately, this cave dwelling is warm in winter and cool in summer, and there is no strong wind blowing outside, so it is actually much more comfortable.
The current temperature is not too low, it should be around ten degrees, and it is still bearable with a down jacket.
Still using the clothes bag as a pillow, she hugged Chou Chou and Little Leopard. These two furries were like hugging two small stoves, quite comfortable. Just like that, she fell asleep in a short while.
The next day, Qingyan slept until she woke up naturally. She woke up for a while before remembering where she was.
I turned around to look at the little leopard and Chou Chou, and found that the little leopard was playing around the horse's legs on the ground, the big bear didn't dare to move, and Chou Chou didn't know where he went.
"Chou Chou, where are you?" Qingyan said to it.
Chou Chou quickly replied: "Yanyan, wake up. Come out and wash up. I'm outside."
Qingyan stood up and pushed the carriage outside, then led the big bear out. The little leopard followed her in and out.
I didn't see Chou Chou when I came out. I looked to the other side and found that there was a pile of dry firewood and a makeshift stove. There was a broken vat on the bottom, which was boiling water. There was an empty wooden basin next to it. .
Qingyan walked over quickly and found Chou Chou squatting behind the pile of firewood, adding more firewood inside.
Looking at the smoke that was blown away by the wind as soon as it rose up the slope, Qingyan felt that this place was really nice, so that no one would see the smoke rising here.
For her, after all, she was not familiar with this place, and she didn't know what place it was before.
Looking down at Chou Chou carefully boiling water there, Qingyan wanted to laugh.
He took off his down jacket, let Chou Chou hide in the space, squatted on the other side and took over the task of lighting the fire.
"Chou Chou, where did you get the bottom of this water tank? It's just right for boiling water."
It was water for washing anyway, so there was no need to boil it too hot, just warm. Qingyan touched the water inside and added a piece of firewood, and just waited until the water inside was burned out.
Chou Chou stood up and patted the grass clippings and dust on his hair, and then said to Qingyan: "I found this in the water of the river. I don't know who threw it in. It looks okay." Use it, just wash it with your spiritual consciousness and get it back, and also get some water by the way."
Although there is water in its space, since there is water outside, it is better to use it sparingly in case there is no water in the future.
And it not only fetched water, but also caught a few big fish. The fish in the river were really big, one weighed seven to eight kilograms or even ten kilograms. They looked delicious.
It put all the fish in the space, thinking that when they went to the town to buy an iron pot, they could cook it themselves and eat it on the way.
Seeing that the water was already hot, Qingyan asked Chou Chou to take out the stainless steel water cup from before and scoop the water into the wooden basin.
Then I brushed my teeth with a water bottle, washed my face and dried it with a towel. I also applied some moisturizer. The wind here makes people really uncomfortable. I just washed my face and it felt dry. I didn’t wipe it. It looks like it will get chapped when you apply some oil.
Fortunately, she had brought these in her bag before. It was hot and useless before, but now she is using them.
One person and one animal made do with a few snacks, Mat Bar Mat Bar, and prepared to go to the town for a big lunch at noon.
Chou Chou said that there is a tavern over there, and even if the food is not as good as the food in the previous Xingtang Mansion Restaurant, it shouldn't be too bad, at least it won't be unpalatable.
After eating and feeding the little leopard and the big bear, we set off on the road again with the car.
This time she spread the rabbit skin blanket on the carriage. Of course, she first removed the muslin cloth, spread the rabbit skin blanket under the muslin cloth, and then spread the cloth on the blanket. This way it would be soft. And, okay to clean.
Moreover, the fine cotton cloth is almost the same color as the coarse cloth, so the spare rabbit fur blanket is placed on top to attract attention, and it has to be kept in the space frequently for fear of being taken away.
The carriage came out of the wasteland and onto the road. There was still no one on the road and it was still bumpy. It was not as comfortable as walking on the weeds. Without so many holes, the weeds could also absorb shock.
The road was covered with hard yellow soil, and there were traces of it being pressed by other cars before. It was probably the pits caused by the previous rain. It was still hard, but it was just very bumpy anyway.
Today's wind is much stronger than yesterday's. It has always been at level 4 or 5, and occasionally reaches level 6. It feels like the wind is pouring into the carriage from behind.
But although there was no one on the road now, it was not far from the town, only a few miles away, so it was not easy to take out the down jacket, so I might as well just hold on for a while.
By this time, we had been walking for more than an hour from the cave dwelling, and pedestrians were slowly starting to appear on the road. Judging by their attire, they must have come from the surrounding villages.
Those people were both men and women. Most of the men were walking with burdens or pushing wheelbarrows, and most of the women were carrying rattan baskets.
When those people saw the carriage, most of them looked around curiously. It looked very much like her and her parents driving back to their hometown. The only difference between the people in the village was that they didn't gather together to discuss. It seemed that they were here. There shouldn't be many carriages on the side.
Chou Chou had returned to the space, and the little leopard was put into the satchel by Qingyan. She also sat on the shaft of the carriage and drove the carriage.
You always have to show off when there are people.
From time to time, Qingyan would look at the clothes or mental outlook of passers-by she met, hoping to tell what dynasty this was.
But the clothing of those pedestrians is not much different from that of the previous Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. They are all made of coarse cloth, but they are thicker than those worn in summer. Many people have patches on their bodies, and those wearing fine cotton are not seen. Come on, she is actually pretty good.
Maybe they haven't entered the town yet, but all they met were farmers. The only difference from the people in Yangjiaping was that they all wore cloth shoes instead of straw sandals.
Thinking about it, I can understand that it is already cold today and it is impossible to wear those straw sandals like in summer.
It was not obvious from their clothes, so Qingyan focused on their burdens. It could be seen that some were carrying cabbage, and some were carrying sacks. From the looks of it, they should be filled with grain.
There is also a basket slung on the elbow of the woman. Although the basket is mostly covered with a piece of cloth, it looks like it contains eggs. It is probably sold in the town for money.
While watching the pedestrians on the road, I walked for another ten minutes before arriving at the entrance of the town. There was a stone tablet on the right with the three characters of Xifeng Town engraved on it.
Qingyan sat on the carriage and observed the town. As Chou Chou said, there were only two main streets in the town, not cross streets, but two streets side by side.
The houses on the side are not like the blue brick houses that are common in the city. Most of them are adobe houses, and some of them have stone foundations below.
This is just the outskirts of the town, maybe it would be better to go further in.
Sure enough, after driving the carriage and walking inside, most of them had been turned into brick houses, with the outermost row being shops.
The first is the grain store that sells grain and the store that sells groceries. You can wait until you leave to purchase these, otherwise it will be inconvenient to put them on the carriage.
Almost to the center, there is a two-story house made of blue bricks and wood. The plaque on it is an inn, and next to the inn is a tavern.
The reason why it is called a tavern is because the name on the plaque is Mijia Tavern. Looking through the door and looking at the furnishings inside, it is a small restaurant selling food.
There are only a few tables, which is really not comparable to restaurants in big cities, but it is quite clean and tidy.
She had just finished the snacks and was still not very hungry. Moreover, although the pub was open, there were no customers inside. There was only a young man who looked like a waiter cleaning the place, and it did not look like it was open for business.
It should be just past nine o'clock in the morning, not yet lunch time.
Qingyan decided to go shopping first to see if there were all the things she needed so that she could buy them directly when she left.
Driving the carriage, they continued to move forward. Across the furniture store was a cloth store. Qingyan went in and took a look. There were only coarse cloths and fine cottons, but no silk or satin. Qingyan asked, and there was no cotton either. It seemed that there was no cotton either. You have to go to the big city.
When you leave, you can buy a piece of coarse cloth and some needles and thread. Then you can sew a thick garment using rabbit skin or something and wrap it in coarse cloth, which will be low-key and warm.
She was the only carriage on the whole street, and many people looked over. Qingyan was a little embarrassed to go shopping, so she directly asked a sesame seed cake seller if there was a blacksmith shop in the town.
The owner of the sesame cake seller said that the blacksmith shop was at the end of the street.
The reason why I came to the shaobing shop to inquire is because the shaobings here are freshly baked and the smell is so delicious!
The aroma of wheat was full of burnt aroma, and she felt hungry again just smelling this aroma.
I couldn't help but buy twenty of them, just in time to wrap up all the ones that came out of his furnace, and I asked about the blacksmith shop by the way.
The boss probably didn't expect that someone would buy so much. She couldn't find the things to pack, so Qingyan pretended to go to the carriage and brought a basket over. The boss put a few pieces of oil paper in it before putting the sesame cakes in it.
Even though the basket Qingyan was holding was big, it contained more than half of the twenty sesame cakes. The sesame cakes were so big that they were as big as her face. They were quite cheap. They only cost a penny each, and twenty of them only cost a penny. It cost twenty pennies.
Fortunately, I left some scattered silver coins and copper plates before, and the copper plates here can be used. It seems that it should not be too far from the time of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
