Qingyan used her spiritual consciousness to look at it from time to time. Seeing its comfortable appearance, she wanted to remove the shed above her head and bask in the sun herself.
"Yuanbao, please be careful and don't fall off. This road is very bumpy."
Yuan Bao turned over and meowed twice and said to her: "Don't worry, sister, don't say it's very spacious up here. I'm a monster. This little bump can make me fall, so I don't have to mess around. "
Qingyan rolled her eyes. She had already come out. She didn't know who she learned it from. It couldn't have been taught by Big Bear again. This guy had a criminal record, and the four bears were still gambling on honey in their spare time.
"Then you should pay more attention. It has not been cleaned. I don't know how much dust there is. You didn't rub it directly on your body when you put it up."
Yuan Bao: "I cleaned it up as soon as I came up. I can still do this."
Qingyan nodded, "That's good, you can bask in the sun up there, and I'll call you when we get to the next city."
Chou Chou checked in advance. They should be able to reach Zhongmou County tonight. They can stay outside for one night and go shopping there tomorrow morning. Then they can go to Bianliang, Tokyo.
Originally, they had parked in a small forest outside Wu County. The reason why they did not enter the city of Wu County was because the atmosphere there was not very good. Not only were the streets guarded at every step, but also the commercial street and Nanshi were there. Being rectified, being warned or fined if you don't pay attention, being depressed just by looking at it.
Anyway, the next county seat is not far away, and Chou Chou said that county seat is bigger because it is closer to the capital and more prosperous.
Yes, after passing Zhongmu County, it’s almost a day’s journey to the capital.
"Chou Chou, can you still see that side of Yunzhou now? I don't know if there is any problem with the tiger's owner."
Qingyan was bored and thought of the tiger again. She always felt that it was unusual for the tiger to appear in Yunzhou.
Someone in Liquan County just controlled a bear to kill someone, and a tiger appeared in Yunzhou City later. No matter how you look at it, there is some connection.
The main reason is that the two places are not far apart, so it is not impossible for the person controlling the beast to run in both directions.
Chou Chou walked out of the space and sat in Qing Yan's arms. He looked over with his spiritual consciousness, "You can still see over there, eh? The tiger is gone!"
Qingyan sat up straight and said, "It's missing? Has it been transported away? Look for it in the city or Liquan County and see if you can find it."
Chou Chou nodded, "Let me take a look."
Qingyan didn't say anything and let him explore the area. Da Xiong pulled the carriage and continued to move forward. During this period, it passed by pedestrians and vehicles from time to time. Because she was wearing a scarf and hat, Chou Chou was also surrounded by her cloak. They stood up, so no one paid attention to them.
As for Yuanbao, the guy spread it out like a piece of cat cake on the roof of the car, and the people below couldn't see it at all.
After a while, Chou Chou sent a message to her: "We found it. It's in the cellar of a house in the north city of Yunzhou City. The tiger is very weak and will probably die if he is locked up for another two days.
I took a look at the yard, and as you thought, it should be where the man who controlled the beast lived. I found a lot of medicines and some special musical instruments in it. "
Qingyan asked doubtfully: "Musical instruments? I can understand the medicine. It can be used to control wild animals. What is the use of musical instruments? Is it like playing the flute to make snakes dance like snake dancers?"
Chou Chou nodded, "Absolutely. Those instruments are not for playing. They are some that make strange sounds. These beasts should be trained to subconsciously react first, and then as soon as the sound appears, they will obey the orders involuntarily."
Qingyan thought for a while and said: "Then the tiger failed in training? That's why it has not done anything else and is locked in the cellar. Are you going to give up on it and prepare to kill it?"
Chou Chou: "It's possible that this tiger was obtained from somewhere else at first glance. It should be that it was not adapted to the climate there, or it had a stubborn personality and was particularly resistant to that person, so it was abandoned.
In this way, I went to put it in space and asked, but now it is too far away and it is too weak, so I can't communicate with it. "
Qingyan was a little hesitant, "We have come so far, wouldn't it be too troublesome for you to run back again?"
Chou Chou shook his head, "I move quickly, and it's not like I was walking slowly before. I can come back in two days at most. Even during these two days, you won't be able to enter the space to rest. If you don't want to, we can just leave it there. , it has nothing to do with us anyway.”
Qingyan thought for a while and then said: "Go ahead and leave me some fodder in the storage bag. There are everything else in there. I can live in the carriage for the next two days."
As long as there is no shortage of supplies, she is still confident in her own power, and there is still a hidden weapon like Yuan Bao, so there is no need to worry at all.
Besides, if it doesn't work out, she can still go to the city and stay at an inn. She has a lot of money in her storage bag, and she can stay there until Chou Chou comes back.
Chou Chou nodded, "Okay, let's go to the fork over there. I'll get you some bundles of grass and some fruits and vegetables. You can collect them. You should have some food over there."
Qingyan nodded, "There are many more. I have never eaten like this before. I have always eaten ready-made sesame seed pancakes and steamed buns. I have almost never used rice, flour, and oil. It just so happens that I have tried cooking in the past two days."
Although her cooking skills are not as good as her father's chef level, or even as good as Chou Chou's, she is still better than her mother's cooking loser. At least she can cook at home, which can be regarded as neutralizing her parents' cooking skills.
Using the carriage as a cover to block the view from the official road, Qingyan put the things Chou Chou had prepared into a storage bag.
She has a set of clothes, bedding, pots and pans in the storage bag, charcoal and other items are also in it, and there are two water tanks. Even if she can't find the water source and firewood later, there will be no problem.
After preparing these, Chou Chou left in a flash. They also took precautions in the bud. If Chou Chou had any accident and wasted time there, there would be no problem on her side.
Before Chou Chou left, he told Yuan Bao to protect Qingyan. This guy stopped lying on the roof of the car and jumped down directly and nestled in Qingyan's arms.
Qingyan wrapped its body in the cloak, leaving only its little head exposed, and moved her hands from time to time.
Daxiong also pulled the cart back to the official road. As the capital got closer and closer, there were more and more towns and villages on the road. It took less than an hour to walk to a town.
Even on the roadside of the official road, there were many stalls selling things, mostly for food, and there were also some tea sheds where you could rest.
Many people will stop to buy some things, or sit in the tea shed for a while to rest.
Of course, the tea shed is not the kind with only the roof leaking air from all sides. It is surrounded by mats and straw curtains. There is a brazier burning inside and a stove cooking tea soup. It is much warmer than outside.
Many drivers and horseback riders would go in to sit, drink some hot tea and warm themselves up.
There are also people walking, usually not long distances, and they are not willing to spend the money, so there are more oxcarts and horses parked outside the tea sheds.
Qingyan did not go inside. Her carriage had a compartment and a charcoal stove inside. She could go inside to rest and drink tea at any time. There was no need to sit there.
Instead, I probed in with my spiritual consciousness, wanting to listen to the conversations of passers-by and see if there was any new news.
In the end, I actually heard that there was a war in the northwest. Maybe the conspiracy to control the beast was exposed, so it was not used. Both sides were using their swords and guns openly.
Yunzhou, Yongzhou and Qinzhou sent troops to the border at the same time. The foreign enemies had begun to retreat steadily, and they thought they would win soon.
It's just that the south side is a little uneven. It rained a lot this summer, and now it's extremely cold. There's ice everywhere. The crops that could have been harvested again are now frozen to death.
Now the imperial court is facing internal and external troubles. Even if the northwest side wins, the reduction in grain production will be a big hidden danger, and the people's lives will be even more miserable next year.
Hearing this, Qingyan sighed. This natural and man-made disaster might not be a big problem in future generations. In ancient times, there was really nothing that could be done about it.
The country does not have much surplus food, and it is difficult to manage the people.
As the carriage went further and further away, the sounds of chatting were gradually left behind. Qingyan looked at the long road ahead, feeling a little confused for a moment.
If they go to the south now, will they be hit by a disaster? So can she be alone?
Of course, even if she wanted to take care of it, she wouldn't have the ability. First, she doesn't know magic and can't make the weather normal. Second, she doesn't have the ability. She doesn't have a lot of food in her hands, so she can't help even if she wants to.
It would be great if Xiangxiang was there. Not to mention it is an auspicious beast, but wherever it appears, the weather will be smooth and the harvest will be good. It is its space, and the land will accelerate time. One day inside can be compared with twenty days outside, and it only takes a few days. Harvest a wave of food.
Not to mention the small population now, even if there are more than a billion people in the future, if all the space is planted, it will still be affordable.
Sigh~ It’s better not to think about it. If Xiangxiang can come over, then they can go back, so there is no need to worry about this.
If it didn't work out, she wouldn't go south and stay in the capital until one year was up.
While she was thinking wildly, she didn't pay attention to the front. It wasn't until the big bear stopped that she realized something was wrong.
After coming back to her senses, she looked up and saw four carriages blocked directly in front of her carriage. Two carriages were facing forward, and two carriages were opposite them. It was obvious that they were facing each other, and she didn't know why. .
Qingyan pulled over to the side of the car to avoid being affected by the fight. After all, the atmosphere between the two parties was already tense.
In the short time it took for her to stop the car, people had gone from yelling at each other on the carriage to fighting each other with riding whips and benches.
Qingyan stood on the carriage and looked over there, and found that the people on the other side and behind were like her. They looked at each other, nodded and smiled in a friendly way, and then tacitly turned their eyes to the middle to continue watching the fun.
From the content of the two waves of people fighting and scolding each other, Qingyan learned that the two waves of people had conflicts.
Both families have the surname Pan, and they are both from Zhongmu County, but they are not the same family. However, both families claim to be descendants of the same clan of Pan An, and use this as a gimmick to do cosmetics business in the county.
It is said that people who work in the same industry are enemies, let alone those who have had conflicts for generations, it can be regarded as a feud.
This time, one of the two parties was returning from purchasing goods and the other was just about to leave. The two parties met on the official road. It was not a problem for the two carriages on both sides to go along, but when they saw the other party, they immediately pulled up their carriages side by side, deliberately Intercept the opponent.
This can be said to be a tacit understanding between enemies. When they meet in a narrow road, no one will give way to the other, and there is a stalemate. Then the stalemate develops into scolding, and then to fighting each other.
The people on both sides were probably unfamiliar with them, so no one came forward to start a fight. They were all watching the fun.
Fortunately, the two sides were watching the fierce fight, but actually they didn't go to the vital points and kept their hands. So the fight lasted for nearly a quarter of an hour and only caused some superficial injuries. The nose was bruised and the face was swollen, which looked scary.
They didn't know whether they had fought enough, or whether they felt bored because no one was stopping them. The two parties gradually stopped, cursed each other and went back to the car, then drove away while cursing.
It's really weird to leave a bunch of people watching the excitement and look at each other, just to finish the fight and leave?
Qingyan held Yuanbao in the car and asked Daxiong to follow the car in front. While transmitting messages to Yuanbao, she looked around with her spiritual consciousness.
Yuan Bao: "These two families are really interesting. They are just like us leopards. When they meet, they have a fight, and then they disperse after deciding the winner and loser and the territory."
Qingyan thought about it, it was true, she thought that the two sides were not fighting to the point of fighting to the death. They just had a fight to vent their anger, but it was just like the same kind of beasts fighting for territory.
There are still many people talking about them around, but most of the information is obtained from the exchanges between people on both sides, and there is no in-depth introduction to the two families.
"Then Yuan Bao, you didn't also have a fight with those leopards in the Chou Chou space, and conquered them after winning, right?"
Qingyan asked curiously.
Yuan Bao raised his head, "That's right, I didn't even need to change back to my original form, I just took care of them all.
Those guys were yelling at me at first, but after I beat them up one by one, they are now obedient to me, hitting them wherever I point them. "
Qingyan gave it a thumbs up, "Awesome, our Yuanbao is a monster, and it will be even more powerful in the future. It is not comparable to those ordinary beasts. From now on, I will completely rely on you, you have to protect me~ "
Yuan Bao nodded seriously, "Don't worry, I will definitely protect my sister. If anyone dares to bully you, I will bite him to death!"
The two chatted over the phone while looking at the scenery on both sides. The afternoon passed quickly. Although the road was jammed for a while, they still arrived at Zhongmu County in the evening.
When she was almost there, Qingyan asked Daxiong to slow down. She looked around, trying to find a suitable place to spend the night.
But it didn't seem to be suitable. She didn't want to enter the space, as long as the place was hidden. She wanted to sleep in the carriage, not only to be hidden, but also to be protected from the wind.
And this side is almost a flat river, except for sparse woods, crop fields, and a large lake not far away.
(End of chapter)
