Since Aunt Chen is not the person we met over there, it means that there is someone else who went to Qingyuan Temple. It will be difficult to follow her, and she can only keep staring at the third dining room in the backyard.
Fortunately, yesterday I learned that Chou Chou can separate a ray of spiritual consciousness and monitor several places at the same time. This way, they will not be delayed from having fun at the temple fair.
Otherwise, after finally going to the temple fair, I would only use my spiritual sense to keep an eye on him, and the good opportunity to have fun would be wasted.
Carriages followed the team slowly out of the city, mixed with some guards on horseback on both sides.
Some travel in a carriage, with only the driver or a servant sitting on the shaft outside.
Normally, Mrs. Wang and Wang Qingyue are the wives of the Tongpan family, and they can also bring guards. Of course, they cannot be soldiers on horseback, the kind of guards trained by their own families.
The escorts riding horses and wearing sergeant uniforms like those leading them in front of them should be the female dependents of military officials.
In addition to the garrison, the Qinzhou Mansion also has other military officers and officials. There are also officials who are second only to the garrison. They should be the ladies from those families.
When military generals reach a certain level, they are allowed to have soldiers, but they cannot exceed a certain number.
These civil servants can only use the guards they recruit. They are also allowed to carry knives, but they cannot wear military uniforms, which can be regarded as a kind of disguised government soldiers.
It's just that we can't transfer people from the army, we can only recruit people from the market.
This time is not like later generations, where any veterans can do some security work. Those who are retired now are all old, weak, sick and disabled. They are either injured and can no longer fight, or they are retired because they are too old.
Those who are in the prime of life will not be allowed to retire from the army. Now they can't wait to recruit you again. The more the number, the better. There will be no disarmament.
If you want to find a guard with martial arts skills, you can either find some people in the market. Most of these people have family or sect inheritance and have martial arts skills themselves.
Or you can find some young and middle-aged men who are powerful and capable, buy into a house, and let the nursing home at home train separately. After completing the training, you can also help take care of the home nursing home.
So there are still quite a lot of people in this line of carriages, which is good, it is safer to have so many people together.
Although Qingyuan Mountain is not far from the capital of Qinzhou, it can be said that it is only a few miles east of the city.
But after entering the mountain, there is still a mountain road. I heard that the forest is very dense. If there are few people walking on the mountain road, it will still be quite passable.
Qingyuan Temple is on the top of the mountain. Fortunately, the mountain is not too steep. There is a winding road that can be walked. A horse-drawn carriage can go directly to the top of the mountain and even enter the temple.
Unlike some temples, you can only drive your car to the bottom of the mountain, and then you have to climb many steps to the top of the mountain to burn incense and worship Buddha.
On the way out of the city, I also listened to Xue Huan'er's introduction to the temple fairs there in previous years.
At first, Qingyan thought that the temple was on the mountain and the temple fair was at the bottom of the mountain. Then the people who went to the temple to do things and pay homage to the temple and the people who went to the temple fair at the bottom of the mountain did not disturb each other.
Unexpectedly, it was not the case. Both the temple fair and the Dharma assembly were on the top of the mountain. It was just that the temple fair was in the open space outside the temple and the Dharma assembly was inside the temple.
The top of Qingyuan Mountain is quite flat. Except for the place where the temple is built, there is a large open space outside.
Those places were used by the monks in the temple, who usually grew some grains and vegetables to be self-sufficient. There were also some pergolas set up nearby for pilgrims who usually went up the mountain or passed by to rest.
It is winter now, and there is no food and vegetables. The open space is just suitable for holding temple fairs. The food or vegetables will not be wasted, and it can also generate income for the temple. It is killing two birds with one stone.
Maybe it was because their team was quite long and there were so many people, and because they were really close to Fucheng and there was no place for bandits to gain a foothold, the journey went very smoothly, and they reached the foot of the mountain in less than half an hour.
At the foot of the mountain are some villages, including cave dwellings and adobe houses. There are rows of fields along the roadside, but there is nothing planted at the moment. They are empty and look a bit desolate.
The road beside the village is not flat, and walking this carriage is quite bumpy, but the road is still wide, and there is no problem in walking two or three carriages side by side. Therefore, I felt that their team was moving slowly, and some carriages would pass them from time to time.
Of course, they are basically the kind that pull a trolley without a carriage, so they can move more briskly and faster.
Those with wooden carriages like theirs are too bumpy when walking fast, and they shake a lot. They are always afraid of it turning over, so they can't pick up the speed at all.
It is worth mentioning that the carriage Qingyan and the others were riding in today was pulled by two horses, one of which belonged to Xue Huan'er's house, and the other was Big Bear.
I had no choice, I didn't want to take him with me at first, but Big Bear had been holding back in the stable for the past few days. As soon as he heard that they were going out to visit the temple fair, this guy stopped doing it. He kicked around there and insisted on coming out with him.
Qingyan was afraid that it would tear down the stable, so she had no choice but to take it out with her.
Fortunately, Xue Huan'er's family has a cart that can carry two horses. The carriage of this cart is wider than one horse. It can seat five or six people, which is just right for them and their maids.
Fortunately, it was not just their car like this, there were also a few two-horse carts in front of them, especially those with a lot of people at home, and they all used this kind of wider carriage, so theirs was not too out of the ordinary.
Of course, there are differences between carriages. Their carriage is not as exquisite as others. Those carriages are not only carved with flowers but also wider. Theirs seems a bit crowded with two horses.
Qingyan saw Daxiong humping the horse next to him with his butt several times. Fortunately, it didn't go too far and was quite obedient, otherwise their car would probably go crookedly.
But even so, you can feel the joy in the big bear's heart from its cheerful little steps.
When the groom was harnessing the carriage before going out today, he praised the big bear very much, saying that it looked like a divine horse and that it was a rare good horse.
You may not be able to tell just by looking at the big bear, but when it is placed with other horses, you can tell at a glance that its mental outlook is different. Not to mention how energetic it is, its eyes are wandering around, which makes it very clear at first glance. clever.
And I don’t know if it ate too much of the tender grass that Chou Chou put in the space. Anyway, it is much stronger than other horses now, and its fur is smoother.
If it didn't look like an ordinary horse, it would be easy for people to think it was some famous horse.
They were about to go up the mountain. Looking at the obviously narrowed mountain road, Qingyan asked Chou Chou to tell the big bear to keep it in line with the pace of the other horse and not to overturn on the mountain road.
Once you reach the mountain road, it gradually becomes narrower. A narrower carriage can still miss another car, but cars like theirs can only walk in a single line.
Fortunately, there are no cars coming down the mountain, otherwise it would be troublesome to miss the car. Although there are no cliffs on both sides of the road, there are trees.
There are thick trees blocking the way. If you want to miss the car, you can only find some trees with relatively large gaps between them. Stop there first and let other carriages pass before continuing. Otherwise, there is no way to miss the road. .
In particular, there are many large carriages in their fleet. As a result, the carriages are wider and occupy more of the road.
Even if a person riding a horse passes by, he must give way to the side.
Because today was the second day of the temple fair, they didn't encounter anyone pulling goods or carrying burdens to set up stalls when they went up. They should have all been transported up yesterday.
Those in front and behind were basically people driving to visit the temple fair. Because they were slower, the cars behind them slowly caught up.
Some were driving ox carts or donkey carts, and they should be people from nearby towns or counties a little further away.
In some cases, a family sat directly on the cart, and behind them there was a donkey cart and a simple shed was built.
Just like Qingyan's previous donkey cart shed, it was also made of mats and bamboo poles.
But it was much simpler than hers, just a layer of mat was made to block the top and left and right sides, leaving the front and back open.
The roof is also arched, not waterproof or windproof, it can only block the sun.
The space inside is also much smaller. It can only accommodate two people, and they have to be squeezed together.
This was the first time she had seen a shed made like hers since she came here. She didn't know if the other party came up with it himself or if he had seen her donkey cart shed before.
First attracted by the car shed, Qingyan curiously explored it with her spiritual sense, and found out that the two people on the donkey cart were acquaintances of hers.
It is not accurate to say that. It should be said that she knows the other party unilaterally, and the other party does not know her.
Because she just saw those two people yesterday, and of course she "saw" them with her spiritual consciousness. They were the two brothers who took the note from the old doctor of Huichun Hall and went to see them.
Qingyan raised her eyebrows and narrowed her eyes. It seemed that these two were among those who went to meet at Qingyuan Temple. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that they had just received the note yesterday and were here today.
And this carport, she might have thought it was a coincidence before, but she doesn't think so now.
She even started to think about it, all the carriages, ox carts, and donkey carts she saw along the way were either bare or wooden. At most, if there was something on them, they would be covered with a layer of mat or oilcloth. .
The only one they had was a shed made of bamboo poles and mats. Not only was it exactly the same as her original donkey cart, it was also eighty-nine points similar.
If the other party hadn't thought of this on her own, then she must have seen the donkey cart she used to have, and coincidentally, this cart was also a donkey cart...
Qingyan suddenly thought of something. She had sold the donkey cart to Miss He's family. Could it be that she had publicized the style of the carport?
So now someone knows how to make this kind of shed. If so, it has been more than ten years. If it has spread and can be seen here now, then it can be considered popular.
That's not right. She had never seen it before. At least she had only seen this one until now. Is it possible that that car actually fell into the hands of the people who were chasing Miss He? Could these people be related to Those people are a group of people...
At that time, she didn't understand why those people were chasing Miss He. After all, she didn't ask much when they met by chance. Although those people were tall, she could tell that they were not foreigners.
Of course, it doesn't mean that they have nothing to do with foreigners. Just like the two people now, they don't look like foreigners, but she clearly heard their conversation yesterday. The foreign language they used was very similar to the Xinjiang dialect of later generations. .
So even if these people are not foreigners, they may be working for foreigners. Is it possible that they are the same as the people from more than ten years ago?
Of course, this is just her conjecture, and it is also a way of thinking. It doesn't really matter whether it is specific or not. After all, more than ten years have passed.
Miss He, Gu Xue Huan'er said that now that she has become the queen of the dynasty, it means that she must have escaped safely back then.
If you want to know if they are the same group of people, just keep observing.
The donkey cart has been following their carriage, because their carriage is the last one among these official ladies.
In front is the Wang family's carriage, and in front is the other family's lady's carriage. The donkey carriage fell behind them. Even if it is light, it cannot overtake because of the narrow road.
It was convenient for Qingyan, so she could observe them carefully. Anyway, she was using her spiritual consciousness and would not be discovered by the other party.
However, the two of them were sitting alone in the car while the other was driving. There was no communication along the way, not even a common word, making it seem like they were performing a pantomime.
If Li Muxue hadn't been chirping along the way about the things she wanted to buy and the sideshows she wanted to watch, she would have almost fallen asleep.
She was really bored, so she sent a message to tell Chou Chou about this discovery, and to divert her attention.
Chou Chou kept staring at the fasting room in the backyard of Qingyuan Temple with his spiritual consciousness. After hearing her words, he replied: "Another target person should appear soon. There was a young novice who went in to clean the third fasting room in the backyard just now. .
I kept looking at it, and there was nothing wrong with the little novice. It was just a normal cleaning before the guests moved in. Nothing was put away or taken away.
Someone should be moving in soon, but it's been a while now and no one has arrived yet. I don't know if it's these two people or someone else. "
Qingyan felt that the room was not reserved for these two people, because they had received the note, and they seemed to be the ones attending the appointment. Moreover, judging from their appearance and travel equipment today, it did not look like they had reserved the room. People in the fasting room.
Xue Huan'er said that the dining rooms behind Qingyuan Temple are reserved for some relatively high-status people to rest. They are all private courtyards with a quiet and elegant environment.
Ordinary people would not go to the fasting room at the back of Huayinliang's residence. Instead, they would go to the pergola in front or the place in the temple dedicated to receiving ordinary pilgrims.
Although vegetarian dishes are also provided there, it is not a private courtyard with a quiet environment. It is a group of people crowded together. There are futons to sit on, and there are also some tables, chairs and benches.
(End of chapter)
