The man cupped his fists and returned the greeting, "Thank you very much, brother."
A group of people reined up their horses and ran along the northeastern horse track, with Xiao Yu following behind them on horseback.
Not long after, we had entered the boundary of Yangzhou and were approaching Chunhua Valley.
The leading man saw that the young man on horseback was following behind their team.
He raised his hand to signal everyone to stop.
Behind him, a group of men with swords reined in their horses and stopped, watching Xiaoyu slowly walk in front of them.
When Xiaoyu came to his side, he clasped his fists at Xiaoyu, with a troubled expression on his face, and asked in broken Chinese dialect: "Brother, where are you going? Why are you following us all the way?"
Xiaoyu frowned, threw away the straw in his mouth, and muttered: "This road is facing the sky, let's go on each side, but you are walking in front. If I were to walk in front, wouldn't it mean that you are following me?"
Xiaoyu's words were not as rude as him, and after speaking, he rocked the horse and continued walking.
The rugged man hurriedly rode forward to follow Xiao Yu, smiled and apologized: "Haha, what I said makes sense, it's my fault, I'm here to apologize to you."
Xiaoyu waved her hand and ignored this man. His Beihu accent was strong, his pronunciation was unclear, and he didn't look like a Xiongnu businessman.
Seeing that Xiao Yu kept riding, the man chased after him again and asked with a smile: "Brother, where are you going?"
Xiaoyu replied: "Yangzhou."
The man smiled and said: "I was just curious about the opportunity. It turns out that I am also going to Yangzhou. So, we will follow you and prepare to arrive in Yangzhou city."
Xiaoyu replied: "Just follow me, just don't bother me."
The man said happily: "No, no! I'll let you lead the way. As long as you don't mind, I'm willing to give you a tael of gold as a reward."
Xiaoyu heard that there was money to be made, and he was going back to Yangzhou anyway, followed by a group of people, so it wouldn't be in the way, so he turned around and nodded with a smile.
"Okay, deal."
They will walk a few miles to the boundary of Chunhua Valley. This group of people is almost there and they don't know the way yet. If you don't earn this tael of gold, it will be in vain. Anyway, I was the one who showed them the way before, so it is common sense to pay them afterwards. .
After a few miles, we reached the boundary of Chunhua Valley.
at dusk.
The sky is getting dark and the sun is setting in the west.
A beautiful small town surrounded by mountains and rivers, with winding streams, green tiles and green eaves, facing the mountain streams and waterfalls in the distance, and reflecting the returning geese in the blue clouds and blue sky, it is so beautiful.
The boundary stone stands on the bank of Madao Creek.
There are three big characters "Chunhua Valley" carved on it.
Xiao Yu stopped his horse and said to the group of swordsmen behind him: "When you enter the valley in front, you will reach Yangzhou. This Chunhua Valley is the area under Yangzhou's rule."
Hearing this, the rugged leading man galloped forward and generously took out an ingot of gold from his waist. "Brother, go ahead." He threw the gold in his hand towards Xiao Yu.
Hearing this, Xiao Yu waved her hand, took it, and bit it with her teeth. It was fine gold.
People from the Central Plains are accustomed to using silver, and less often gold. Xiaoyu heard the accent of this man's speech, the bent knife he wore, and the fact that he paid with gold, he was basically sure that these people were not from the Central Plains, but probably northern barbarians.
Most of the northern barbarians among the people in the Central Plains refer to the people of the Huns.
The Xiongnu people are fierce and call themselves Hu people. There is a Hu people explanation in the teachings of Beidao Sect in the Western Regions. When translated into the Central Plains dialect, it means "the proud son of heaven".
Beidao Sect is the state religion of the Xiongnu. They worship the black dragon that symbolizes the Xiongnu god. Beidao Sect is called the Land Religion in the Central Plains.
Another country that is close to the Central Plains and borders the Hu is Xianbei.
Muyun Mountain where the seventh floor is located is at the intersection of the Central Plains, Xiongnu and Xianbei.
The rough man didn't stick to trivial matters and didn't care at all that Xiao Yu only took them a few miles and wanted to receive a reward of one or two gold.
One person gives generously, and another person receives generously.
Xiaoyu pointed to the street in Chunhuagu Town and asked the man, "Where are you going to Yangzhou?" The others gave him money generously, but Xiaoyu felt a little regretful, so he asked.
The man said: "We are going to the main city of Yangzhou."
Xiaoyu pointed to the southwest and replied: "After leaving this valley, go straight southwest and you will come to an ancient town called Yu'an. Then go straight west from the ancient town and you will reach the main city of Yangzhou."
The man thanked me and said, "Thank you, little brother, for showing me the way."
Xiaoyu weighed the silver in her hand, gave the man a look, and said with a smile: "I'm not here to show you the way. I'm here for these two pieces of gold. There's no need to thank you. It's me who should thank you. Thank you!"
The man smiled and said: "Brother, he speaks straightforwardly, which suits my temper. If you have the chance, I'll buy you a few bottles of wine!"
Xiaoyu saw that this man spoke generously and was an upright man. He didn't care whether he was a barbarian or not, so he replied: "Okay, since brother invites us, we will go to the small town of Chunhua Valley to have a drink. It happens that I also want to Let’s go to Yangzhou City. It looks like it will still get dark for some time. It’s not too late for us to leave after dinner! Let’s go, let’s go! Let’s have a drink!”
The man replied: "Okay, lead the way."
Chunhua Valley, also known as Chunhua County, is a small county under the rule of Yangzhou. It is named after the place, and more people call it Chunhua Valley.
The county is divided into several towns, which are connected with each other. There are no clear boundaries, and the houses are all connected with eaves.
Main town street.
A restaurant that looks quite grand is called Yangu Restaurant.
Xiaoyu earned a tael of gold from others, which was enough to eat several meals in this restaurant.
Xiaoyu was not stingy when someone said he was being arrogant, and pointed at Yangu Restaurant.
"Come on, let's go have a drink here! I'll treat you!" Xiao Yu smiled and took out the two gold coins that the rugged man just gave her. "Of course, I still use your money. I hope you don't mind."
The man laughed loudly and said: "Haha, funny little brother, these brothers of mine are all straightforward people. There is no need to be polite. Let's go and drink a few bottles from him."
Seeing this man's arrogance, Xiaoyu couldn't help but feel open-minded and generous. Several people reined up their horses and asked the waiter from Yangulou to lead the horses and tie them up. He and the man entered the restaurant side by side.
The man and his party found a large round table to sit down with Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu had spent a lot of time in Jiangnan and was very familiar with delicious dishes. He ordered a table of wine and food for the waiter.
They chatted and waited to eat and drink.
Before he could speak, he heard a crowd of noisy people in the hall. Xiao Yu turned around and saw that it was the person from Na Ba Dao Sect.
Wang Heng, the head of the Ba Dao Sect, sat at the head, and Wen San, Chen Wu and other members of the Ba Dao Sect sat on the side.
The general crowd was having a cup of wine and making so much noise that the whole hall of the Yangu Tower could be seen and heard.
"Come on, drink!! It's your turn! Wen San'er!! Give it to the uncle!!" Wang Heng's voice was thick and could be heard clearly from a distance.
Xiaoyu took a look at this guy. He had a meal at Uncle Liu's Tavern that day, and today he met him again in Chunhua Valley. He was afraid that this group of scoundrels had a meal here again.
