The city gate was right in front of them, and Shen Jie and the two walked for half an hour before they got there.
When Zhuoer raised his eyes, he felt an unprecedented shock.
"Chang County is a county under Jiangnan Prefecture. In the past dynasties, as long as any of the counties outside Jiangnan Prefecture were conquered, they could march straight into the rich Jiangnan Prefecture. From this point of view, it is not an exaggeration to build such a high wall." Shen Jie said.
"You seem to know a lot." Zhuo'er glanced at him and said.
In front of the city gate stood a group of more than a dozen city defenders. One person standing in the front row saw the two lingering in front of the city gate and walked over with a machete.
"Let's go there quickly." Shen Jie reminded.
"Are you two going to the city or something?" the soldier asked, pointing a knife at the two of them.
"Hello, I am Shen Jie, a scholar from Ning County. I am here to participate in the Autumn Festival of Jiangnan Prefecture this year. This is my scholar document." Shen Jie opened his document in front of the soldiers.
"It turns out it's Mr. Xiucai, come in quickly." As soon as the soldier heard that Shen Jie had come to Jiangnan Mansion to take the imperial examination, his attitude immediately changed a lot.
"Okay, thank you." Shen Jie said politely and pulled Zhuo'er in.
"You scholars are so good. You have status everywhere." Just after walking through the city gate, Zhuo'er looked at Shen Jie with a look of admiration on her face.
"Every scholar has to go through ten years of hard work to gain some fame. No one can gain the respect of others casually." Shen Jie replied. He had just seen the soldier look at Zhuo'er several times. If he hadn't After taking out the scholar's documents, he didn't know what would happen now.
"Anyway, I think you are very powerful." Zhuo'er returned, his attitude obviously much better towards him.
Although it was evening, after walking about a hundred meters from the city gate, the two of them found a bustling commercial street in front of them. At the entrance of the commercial street, Zhuoer looked up at the two-foot-high gatepost, with carved jade railings and four red inscriptions on it. The big characters: "Changxian Nanshi."
Shen Jie had already crossed the doorpost, but when he saw Zhuo'er stopping there, he walked back a few steps and looked at the tall doorpost.
Standing outside the street doorpost, you could see that the shops on both sides of the street were decorated with lights and colorful decorations. Zhuo'er thought it was some kind of festival.
There are really a lot of people here. Shen Jie was looking at a pair of young women walking in front of them. Seeing Shen Jie looking over, he covered his mouth and chuckled: "Look, that poor scholar is carrying a big package."
"He seems to be looking at you, Yashuang." Another shorter woman in red and a white coat said next to her.
"This man is really good. The one wearing poor clothes next to him must be his wife. He actually has the heart to look at me at this time. Look at how beautiful I am." Yashuang said in a loud voice, not caring at all when walking towards her. Two people came. Went over quickly.
"Zhuo'er, ignore them." Shen Jie said.
"Well, I want to find a hotel to stay in quickly. I'm too tired." Zhuo'er said.
Shen Jie nodded, and not long after walking, he was blocked by a middle-aged woman: "Are you two staying at the hotel so late?"
Shen Jie subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when he saw the man's appearance clearly, he thought of someone and suddenly changed his attention: "Yes."
"Come on, our hotel happens to have guest rooms right now, right over there." She went straight to the dark alley on the side of the long street, and Shen Jie did see a shop at the end.
"Mr. Shen, we're not going there." Seeing his hesitation, Zhuo'er whispered in Shen Jie's ear anxiously.
"Madam boss, can you tell me your name?" Shen Jie asked as if nothing had happened.
"Hey, young man, you look like a very knowledgeable person. Girl, my name is Tong Xiangyu, and I am also the shopkeeper of that shop. I don't know what your surname is." The woman laughed loudly at his amusement. It had been a long time since anyone had seen him. Mention the word "fang" to her.
"Shen." Shen Jie replied.
"It turns out to be Mr. Shen." Shopkeeper Tong came up immediately.
"Take us to the store." Shen Jie got the answer he wanted and had no intention of listening to her anymore, so he quickly interrupted.
When she heard that the young man wanted to stay in the hotel so readily, her face immediately smiled even more happily, "Come on, young man, let me tell you, if you stay in the hotel so late, you, a foreigner, will definitely be extorted from your money. We are the only ones sharing the same blessing." Only then will the inn always be honest." Shopkeeper Tong said while looking at the two people following him.
Shen Jie didn't answer. Zhuo'er beside him held his arm and asked, "Why do you trust that person so much? What if you are deceived?" There was a slight frown on her face, looking very worried. She was even thinking in her heart whether Shen Lang had fallen in love with this old woman.
"Listen to me." His expression was calm, and he did not relax his vigilance because he was sure of this matter. Who knows if this Tongfu Inn is the one in the TV series?
After walking a little further, Shen Jie saw the plaque of Tongfu Inn hanging on the door. Shopkeeper Tong had just opened the door and saw a bright lobby.
"Controller, we have brought in another guest." A man in a gray-white coat came forward.
Shen Jie quickly glanced around the store. Three tables of customers were eating, and the other people looked familiar to him.
"Go, go, hurry up and bring this guest a glass of water." Lu Xiucai greeted him, and was summoned by shopkeeper Tong to pour him some water.
"Manager Tong, we are really tired. Please take us to the guest room quickly." Shen Jie said.
"Hey, I was negligent. Come on, come on, I'll take you there right now."
