I saw the man putting hay in the stable's trough. After putting it in, he couldn't help but touch the brown hair on the back of the big bear's neck.
Qingyan's ears were good and she heard the man say to the big bear: "The hair on your body is so smooth. It seems that you are following the right master. Look at you, you are so fat and strong, and look at the horse next to you, it looks like It looks like it is fleeing from famine. This animal, just like people, has good and bad fates.
Sigh... I wish I had such a good life as you. In my family, I am the only one who won't cause harm..."
He complained a lot about his dissatisfaction to the horse, and when he finished, he sighed and patted the big bear twice.
I don’t know if the big bear understood. He tilted his head and looked at him, and snorted at him before lowering his head and eating the grass.
However, he stopped eating after two bites. The main reason was that this guy was being raised by Chou Chou. During this period, all he ate was the grass that Chou Chou got from the forest with his spiritual consciousness, and he had no interest in hay.
The horses and a cow next to them were enjoying the meal. When the waiter saw this, he couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect you to be a picky eater. Okay, let's make do with some. Green grass is rare at this time, and there are some in the trough behind." Water, if it's hard to swallow, just drink some water.
I can also serve you as an uncle again. I still have things to do ahead, so you can eat by yourself. "
After saying that, he scooped out a gourd of water from the water tank on the side, washed his hands, and left the backyard, not forgetting to lock the door.
Qingyan nodded with satisfaction when she saw this. This guy was quite attentive and knew how to lock the door to prevent anyone from entering the backyard.
It's not easy to steal horses and cattle. It's not easy for someone to steal such a big animal. There is a high wall behind it, and there are windows on the side of the first floor of the inn in front, so you can see it.
But there was something on Qingyan's carriage. Although it wasn't valuable, it might not be cheap, so it would be disgusting to go in and take it away.
"Yanyan, what are you looking at?"
Chou Chou also came out of the space, stood on Qingyan's shoulders, and looked towards the backyard with her, but found nothing to see.
Qingyan came back to her senses and said: "I was just watching the man feeding the horse. Our big bear's mouth was spoiled and he stopped eating after just two mouthfuls of hay. Do you want to secretly get him some food? He can't go hungry. it."
Chou Chou nodded, "I'll get some grass for it alone later. It just ate before entering the city, so it's probably not hungry yet."
How many days are we going to stay here? Or leave tomorrow? "
Qingyan walked to the table and sat down, pulling on the copper lock on the table and listening to the clear sound it made, while replying: "I'm a little undecided about which direction we should go. If we keep going east, I don’t know where I will go in the end, and if I accidentally go abroad, will there be any danger?”
As for the geographical location, although she knew the general direction, the details were still different. Especially in ancient times, some places were not developed like in later generations. At this time, they might still be in the wilderness and there was nothing.
It is also possible that he has gone abroad. After all, there are many small countries now.
Chou Chou: "Then let's just find a random direction to walk in. As long as we don't go to the west or north, it's fine. The places on both sides are too big and sparsely populated. If you don't pay attention, you will have to walk a few times in that deserted place. There's no need to waste time there if you can't get out for ten days or even months.
It is best to go to the other side where there are more people, so go south. You can go to the southeast or southwest. The further south you go, the warmer it is and the products are richer. Anyway, it takes time. If you find a suitable place to live, live there. Ten days and a half month is also fine. "
Qingyan thought about it, "Then let's go to the southeast. Maybe we can also go to the seaside to have a look. I don't know what the ancient seaside was like."
If they keep going east, they will most likely pass by Youzhou, and if they go south, they will also pass by Handeng and Xingtang Mansion.
When the time comes, she can stop by to see how the people in Yangjiaping and the Xue family are doing. Anyway, she doesn't have to show her face. She just needs to let Chou Chou use her spiritual sense to take a look when she gets nearby.
After confirming the direction of travel with Chou Chou, Qingyan took a look at the furnishings and hygiene conditions in every corner of the house, and asked Chou Chou to scan it with her spiritual sense to see if there was anything wrong in the house. Something clean.
Of course it's not about ghosts or anything like that, it's about whether the previous guests left any dirty things that haven't been cleaned up, especially in the corners.
There are hotels in later generations, let alone now.
Speaking of which, no matter where she and her parents went to play in the past, she had never stayed in a hotel. Most of the time she stayed back in space, or in their local real estate, which was like living directly in her own home.
I heard this from my classmates. When they went to play with their families, the hotels in some places were very dirty and messy.
Especially in some hotels in remote towns, I have encountered fake police officers checking the rooms, saying that you have violated the law, and then asking you to pay a fine before leaving.
She was so frightened that she went home and asked her father specifically. He said that it was indeed the case, and she immediately lost interest in self-guided tours in remote areas.
If it weren't for Chou Chou, she wouldn't have dared to come to this different time and space. This was the first time in her life that she stayed in an inn. She was actually quite curious and of course a little worried. He was a bit like her father and had a little bit of mysophobia, so Pay great attention to hygiene.
Chou Chou scanned the circle with his spiritual consciousness and said: "I took a look, except for some dust under the bed, the sheets and quilts have been washed and sun-dried, they are quite clean, and there are no mosquitoes in the house in this weather. Do not worry.
The northwest is so good. It's not as humid as the south, where bugs and molds tend to grow in the house. It's very dry here, with dust at most, so it's easy to clean. "
Qingyan felt relieved, walked to the bed, lifted up the mattress and took a look. There was a mat underneath, which was quite clean.
There is a shelf on the bed, and there is a circle of netting, which is not illegal. It is a bit like a mosquito net for funerals, except that it is not gauze but made of coarse cloth. It is the kind of coarse cloth with blue background and white flowers, which is quite retro in color.
Although this bed is not as exquisite as the Babu bed, there are some carvings on it, and the carvings are simple bat patterns.
The material was also very good and thick. It was made of real materials. Qingyan sat on it and bumped her butt without making any sound. It was much better than those beds in later generations.
Qingyan thought that when she got to the city where she wanted to stay for a few more days, she would find a furniture store to make a set of furniture, and then Chou Chou would take it back to the space.
Although their house in Hong Kong City is a retro Chinese-style manor, except for my parents’ master bedroom, the furniture in the other rooms is actually more Western-style.
It would be perfect if there was a bed in her house. It doesn't mean that there won't be craftsmen in the future, but good wood is so rare. Dad also spent a lot of money to get two sets of rosewood furniture. , placed in their master bedroom and in the courtyard of grandparents' house.
Maybe she thought that she and her two brothers were young people and wouldn't like such ancient furniture, so her house was a pink princess room, and the two brothers' houses were decorated according to their preferences.
The eldest brother is the kind of person who is relatively simple and a bit metal-oriented. The second brother's are all his favorite toys and posters of his favorite football stars and anime.
To be honest, she wasn't very interested in antique furniture before. At least she couldn't see that the set her parents and grandparents had was worth millions, just because the color of the wood was prettier and the carvings were more exquisite.
Only now in ancient times do we know that rosewood, for example, can only be afforded by wealthy families, and it is also difficult to find.
Sure enough, only when you know the value and rarity of something, you will think it is good. People seem to be like this. Like those limited edition jewelry and bags in later generations, if you don't mention its value and the brand it represents, no one will think it is good. It looks good, but some people may even think it is ugly.
But everyone says how rare and rare it is, and you will immediately think, wow! This bag is so exquisite, this jewelry is so beautiful, and people’s senses seem to be able to change at any time along with these.
Maybe that's why things are rare and valuable.
Chou Chou interrupted her thoughts suddenly, "Oh, it's getting late, Yanyan, do you want to go out to eat? Just pack it up and come back and I'll eat."
Chou Chou also knows that it cannot appear in front of people casually. Before, he was with Yang Jiaping and others. They had been walking in the wilderness, and it appeared at the beginning. It can be explained. There are no monkeys here now. Seeing it It's probably a surprise to everyone. It is as inconvenient to show up as the little leopard, so it is better to just pack it up and eat it.
Qingyan touched Chou Chou's head, "I'm really wronging you, Chou Chou, I'm going to see what special dishes Mi's Restaurant has, and I'll pack more and come back, and try to let you try them all.
Let's go on the road later and try not to stay in an inn if possible. Just buy more food and live outside. You and the little leopard can do whatever you want without worrying about being seen. "
Chou Chou shook his head and said: "It's okay, it's more comfortable to stay in an inn. Anyway, I can eat it when I pack it and put it in the space. It's the same when I eat in the space. And I only eat to satisfy my cravings. It doesn't have to be three meals a day." of.
By the way, feed the little leopard before going out. That guy must be hungry. "
Qingyan also remembered that she had taken the little leopard out of her bag all afternoon and let it run around on the ground while she and Chou Chou prepared food for it.
Fortunately, the little leopard doesn't bark like a cat or a dog. It just runs around the house without attracting anyone's attention.
Qingyan also saw that there was not only a bathtub behind the screen, but also a toilet with a lid. The little leopard could go there after eating. Fortunately, the little leopard was already used to her pooping and peeing like a child, otherwise it would be really bad. trouble.
There was a bowl of milk and a bowl of minced meat on the ground. The minced meat was minced. After all, the little leopard was a wild beast. Qingyan was not going to train it to eat cooked food. She already ate raw meat, so there was no need to change. People's eating habits, and it's not like she can't afford it.
After feeding the little leopard, it was already past six o'clock in the afternoon. I put the little leopard in the satchel, picked up the copper lock on the table, went out and locked the door.
I went downstairs to the lobby and said hello to the shopkeeper before leaving.
It's not far from Mi's Restaurant, it only takes two or three minutes to walk.
It was lunch time, and the lobby on the first floor was already filled with guests, leaving only two tables in the corner empty.
Qingyan took a quick look and saw that there were about sixteen tables on the first floor, all of which were square tables with four benches. Some tables had two people sitting on them, some tables had three people sitting on them, and rarely one person sat on the same table. table.
Qingyan didn't want to share a table with others. They were all strangers and she didn't want to interact with them, so she picked an empty table in the corner and sat down.
The waiter was busy greeting other customers just now. When Qingyan sat down, he noticed her and ran over to apologize, "You're neglecting me, girl. What do you want to eat? Our restaurant's specialty is grilled mutton. Nourishing mutton soup..."
After listening to him give a long list of dish names, Qingyan remembered the previous specialty dishes, ordered the two she wanted to eat, and ordered another mutton soup.
By the way, if I want to pack it up and take it away, are there any food boxes or something like that?
The main reason is that she forgot to take out the food box in advance. When she came out of the inn, there were people all the way, and it was difficult to take it out. Now she had to place her hope in the restaurant. Such a big restaurant should not be without it.
Sure enough, when the waiter heard this, he replied: "We have packed food boxes in the store, but you have to pay extra or pay a deposit. You will get it back when you return it."
When Qingyan heard this, she thought this was good. It was useless for her to ask for so many food boxes, just use them once.
"Then I'll pack up a few more dishes and take them away. I'll pay a deposit for the food boxes and bring them back tomorrow."
The waiter nodded, wrote down the dishes she ordered, and went to the kitchen.
The waiter didn't tell me the names of the dishes he ordered later. Chou Chou ordered them by looking at the dishes on other people's tables. Some of them looked very good, and the portions were large. Just looking at them made him appetizing.
They are all owned by the same owner, and the food in the taverns in the town is good, let alone this main store.
Sure enough, when the food arrived, the taste was much stronger than that in Xifeng Town. This should be the difference between a chef and an ordinary chef.
Qingyan finished the two dishes, ordered a staple food of sesame pancakes, and finished a bowl of soup. People at the table next to her looked at her with some suspicion.
After eating, she was not in a hurry to leave. After all, she still had some packed dishes to prepare, so she continued to sit there.
She had told the waiter before that there was no rush and she would cook other people's dishes first, and her dishes could be cooked later.
In fact, she was sitting there to hear if there was any news. When she was eating, she was also listening to the voices at other tables to see if she could get some information. The result was that they were all flattering each other or some parents were incompetent, but there was no She wanted to know.
Qingyan was a little disappointed, thinking that places like restaurants and teahouses were information gathering and distributing centers, but she didn't expect to hear any news. Even what happened in Qingfeng Town hadn't been reported yet.
Although the time was short, she had been here for a while. Could it be that no one came behind her?
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard one of the two people who had just sat down next to him say: "Brother Zhang, let me tell you, I passed by Qingfeng Town when I first came here, and something happened there..."
The man called Brother Zhang said curiously: "Oh? What happened? Brother Li, tell me quickly."
"When I passed Qingfeng Town, it was surrounded by officers and soldiers. I didn't dare to go forward and inquire, but I was really curious, so I waited there for a while. It wasn't until someone was about to enter the town that I found out that it was surrounded by the remnants of Hutou Village. It was looted!"
