When Luo Laoqi saw that He Siniang wanted to join forces, he was no longer sleepy, and said happily: "The two dry men of the Sa family and the Taoist priest can finally have a girl's family by their side, and Siniang is such a great beauty. From now on, they will travel all over the world. Wouldn't it be more honorable? I'd like to see who says in the future that the Sa family is like 'gun against gun, gun against gun, two old men are not ashamed'."
He Siniang frowned slightly when she heard this and said, "What you said sounds strange. It seems that I am not here to fish with you, but to live together..."
"Hey, hey, it's okay. I don't have any problem with living at home."
"Okay!" The Taoist Priest with a grimace interrupted Luo Laoqi: "What you said disgusted me. You can't remember important things, but you can't remember your jingles when others laugh at you. Siniang is right, This time we teamed up to knock down the tomb of King Hui. As for future plans, it’s too early to talk about it now. It won’t be too late to discuss it later when we succeed.”
After speaking, the Taoist priest with a grimace stepped forward and untied the ropes on He Siniang's hands and feet, and asked: "Now that the goal has been determined, it's time to talk about the itinerary. I miss you and I, but the three of us have never gone to that mountain in person." After stepping on the plate, why not go to Qinzhou first and have a detailed chat with Meng Qingyao before making specific plans?"
He Siniang stretched her sore wrist and replied: "I thought so too. In the rush of the gathering that day, Qingyao must have some information that she didn't have time to tell, but..." He Siniang showed a guilty look, Said: "With the current status of Taoist priests, is it easy to go north and enter the territory of Wei?"
"It's hard to say, but for the sake of safety, Pindao doesn't want to take risks. It's better to take a detour to Dangxiang and then enter the Northern Wei Dynasty. Although it will take more time, at least it will be safe."
He Siniang nodded: "As far as possible, it's safe. I'll let the Taoist master arrange the specific route. I'm going to take the Taoist priest's opinion as my main guide this time."
"Don't say goodbye, how can this be done!" Although the Taoist priest with a grimace was happy in his heart, he hurriedly declined: "We still have to discuss it. It's not like Taoist can predict everything accurately, but the route to the north will be different this time. Listen to Pindao, we can go west by boat and waterway, and then enter Dangxiang territory from Shenli County. When the time comes, we will find a place to grab... buy three fast horses and go all the way north, and we won't be delayed for more than a few days." The reason why the grimace Taoist said By arranging the route in this way, firstly, they were afraid that they would run into trouble if they went directly to the border between Song and Wei. After all, the two of them were fugitives. Secondly, they wanted to avoid the troublesome places near Yinping. Although Yinping County is closer to Dangxiang or Northern Wei, There are many, but that place was the sphere of influence of the Luo Laoqi bandit gang back then. Later, Dong Ruhai seized power and was still operating near Yinping. If we leave from here, if the two men and horses bump into each other, it is conceivable that there will be no need to trap Lama this time. , whether you can escape with your life is another matter.
He Siniang had no objection to the route arrangement, let alone Luo Laoqi, who was too lazy to participate, so the route to the north was decided. Then the three of them saw that it was too late and stopped talking. Take a quick break inside the museum.
The three of them set off early the next morning. They first caught up with the westward-bound merchant ships at the ferry. The journey was smooth and quiet. By the fifth day, they had arrived at the Bajun Ferry. From here on, the water gradually became turbulent, making it difficult for the merchant ships to sail. Going up the river, if you want to continue westward along the waterway, you have to change to a smaller bird boat. This kind of bird boat has a pointed head and a wide tail. It is named because the bow is shaped like a bird's beak. When encountering rapids and rapids, you can rely on the fiber boats on both sides. Go up, but the merchant ship is too big to pull it up, and it is easy to run aground when it encounters shoals.
The three ghost-faced Taoist priests were already exhausted from being on a merchant ship for five days. After getting off the ship from Bajun, they simply did not change ships and went directly to Yizhou by land. They planned to change the route and take a shortcut into Dangxiang. .
When the three of them arrived near Yizhou, they did not enter the city. A county like this would most likely post sea fishing documents, so the three of them found an inn on the road to rest for the night. After daybreak, they packed up and started walking along the Danchang River. Going north, the Dangchang River, also known as the Qiang River, originates from the North Qinling Mountains and flows to the Bailong River. Following the river, you can directly reach the Dangxiang realm.
Speaking of the origin of Dangchang River, it is actually related to Emperor Yan. It is said in ancient times that Emperor Yan originated from Jiang Castle in Xianyang, so Emperor Yan was named Jiang. The Qiang tribe believed that Emperor Yan was the leader of the Qiang tribe alliance, so they called the river where they lived "Qiang water". In fact, it should be Jiang Shui, due to lack of information in ancient times, the surname Jiang became Qiang.
The Qiang River Basin has been the gathering place of the Qiang people since the pre-Qin Dynasty. The people of this ethnic group call themselves "Erma", which means the people on the clouds. Because the terrain in the upper reaches of the Qiang River is high and dangerous, the so-called "push into the mountains and see the floating clouds under the mountains" is this area. A true portrayal of. On the south bank of the Qiang River, there is a trail built along the river and along the cliff. It is the only route from the north to the south besides river transportation. Because the mountains in the Qiang River basin are high and steep, the trail built is also extremely steep. The three old Taoists with grim faces Just go north along the Tuotuo Road. Along the way, you can see not only the cart dealers going back and forth, but also the unique "fiber households" of Shu.
Xianhu is the trackers who pull boats along the coast. They are also one of the eight outsiders. They are called "Qinglongmen" and are under the control of "Limen". Limen is one of the earliest businesses in the Outer Baxing. It had already reached a large scale as early as the Qin Dynasty. At that time, it was just some workers at the bottom of society. Later, it gradually developed and grew, and it gained the name Fangfang.
"Qinglongmen" is the name chosen by the trackers themselves, which means "the people on the back of the blue dragon". These trackers are not only good at pulling ropes and towing boats, they are also able to leave their door numbers in the rivers and lakes. They all have some extraordinary abilities. Yes, the greatest skill of Qinglongmen is "water-controlling". They regard Dayu as their ancestor, and think that they, like Dayu, are both people who can "control water". These people usually travel with boats and encounter dangerous shoals and rapids. With a loud shout, he jumped to both sides of the bank, using brute force to stabilize the boat and pull it forward. If the boat encounters any "dirty things" in the river, the people of Qinglongmen also have various ways to deal with them, so this industry and people's impressions Different from the coolies, they actually have a very high status in the circle of sailing boats. Even the trivial matters of collecting corpses in neighboring villages are done by these dry households. There is a long poem about all walks of life in the rivers and lakes, in which "the green dragon lies in the water, and the common people on the ground "An" refers to these shirtless farmers climbing along the river.
