Chapter 811 Entering the City

It was a bumpy ride down the road, and when they saw the gate of Fucheng, they were all very happy. It took eighteen days to finally see the city gate.

Although horse-drawn carriages are faster than ox-carts, Baiyunxi also asked the blacksmith shop to create spring-type shock-absorbing rings.

But the road conditions during this period were not good after all, and it was still uncomfortable after sitting for a long time. Also because of the female relatives, the speed of the convoy was relatively slow.

After spending a long time on the road, everyone looked tired.

"Grandma, are we really here?" Yayaba looked at the window, full of expectation.

"Don't worry, it's really here this time,"

Bai Yunxi rubbed her loose bun and chuckled, "Go and ask your mother to comb your hair and tie it with a hair tie, so that you won't be looked at like a lunatic when you get out of the car."

"I don't want to be a little lunatic," the little girl covered her hair and moved in front of Mrs. Du, "Mom, comb my hair quickly and put on the new silk flowers that my aunt made for me, the pair with silver beads on them."

"Pfft~, what a pretty girl." Du Shi and Bai Yunxi looked at each other and couldn't stop laughing.

While joking, the convoy has already begun to enter the city for inspection. Xiaowu is entering the city on official duty, so he only needs to show the paperwork.

Shuyi handed over the paperwork, and the city gate captain opened it, glanced at the carriage behind him, turned around and shouted. The man sitting in the armchair next to him with his legs crossed spit out the toothpick in his mouth.

"Why are you howling and making such a fuss..."

While complaining, he wandered over, took the document and looked down, immediately stood up straight, held up his hands, turned around and raised his hat to the guard beside him,

"You bitch, you don't have any eyes for me. Get out of here."

Afterwards, I straightened my clothes and handed over the book.

"I'm the Wei Ting. I happen to be on duty today. I didn't expect that I would meet Master Zhizhou when he took office. It's really a great fate. Haha..."

As he said that, before Shuyi could speak, the man came to the window of Xiaowu in a familiar manner, and held his hands in front of him with a smile.

"Congratulations to Lord Zhizhou on taking office. To be honest, I have long heard that our Lord Zhizhou is this year's number one scholar. I never expected that he is such a young and talented person."

Listening to Wei Ting's complimenting tone, Xiao Wu smiled slightly, "I just arrived in Fucheng today, and you guys already know about it."

Wei Ting chuckled and scratched his head in embarrassment.

"I'll be honest with you, my lord, I've heard this too. We who guard the gate of this city like to chatter our teeth in our free time. You'll know if you pass it on... Of course, when I was not on duty, I met the housekeeper of the prefect's family on the road. , so we had a drink together.”

"I drank a little too much at that time, and the housekeeper might have vomited his words, saying that a big shot was about to come to our city. I accidentally overheard it, so please don't be offended.

Listening to Wei Ting's casual tone of laughter, Xiao Wu glanced at him and nodded.

"I see."

Everyone greeted them, and the motorcade entered the city one by one. Shuyi was at the end, taking out a purse from his arms and patting it in Wei Ting's hand.

"Invite brothers to tea. Mr. Wei seems to have a straightforward temperament. If you don't mind, go back and wait until we adults have settled down. Can I treat Mr. Wei to a drink?"

"Haha... I don't mind, I just want it. I wonder what your little brother's name is?"

"I, Shuyi, am just the book boy next to my master, not worth mentioning." Shuyi smiled slightly and directly reported his name.

"It turns out that we are brothers Shuyi. I am really lucky to be with you. It seems that I am only a few years older than you. If you don't mind, shall we treat each other as brothers?"

"It's really what I want, Brother Wei,"

"Good brother Shuyi, haha..."

A close attendant, a book boy, is with the Lord every day, and has more power than the housekeeper. He is a city gatekeeper, so he is naturally willing to make friends with the people around the Lord Zhizhou.

The two of them chatted for a while and then dispersed. Wei Ting watched the person walk away, raised his hand to rub his chin, and the guard who had retreated to the side came closer to him again.

"Boss, this magistrate is really generous. The purse he gave is heavy. We can have a big meal again in the evening."

"You bitch, you have a sharp nose. This new official has taken office. I advise you lazy monkeys to cheer up and don't act greedy every day and make people laugh. "

Wei Ting said, patting him on the brim of his hat again,

"Tian Fei, you bastard, turn around and warn Zhang Li, don't make any mistakes at this point. If someone takes advantage of you, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Tian Fei straightened his hat and said, "Head, it's not that serious."

"Huh, if you don't want to listen, just wait. They say that when a new official takes office, he will have three fires. Just don't howl when it burns you."

When Tian Fei heard this, he immediately felt weak, "Don't worry, I promise not to make any mistakes."

"It's good that you know. When the night changes, I'll treat you guys to a drink." Wei Ting said, throwing away the purse in his hand, humming a small tune and sitting back in the armchair, crossing his legs, and continued to squint his eyes and fall asleep.

After entering the city gate, Baiyunxi raised the car curtain so that he could not only enjoy the breeze but also look at the scenery on both sides of the street.

It is indeed a prefectural city, but compared with it, the county seat is much inferior.

"Mom, Fucheng is really prosperous. I took a closer look just now and found that none of the people walking on the street were wearing patched clothes."

Du Shi looked away and covered her mouth with a handkerchief, her eyes were shocked.

"It's nothing strange. After all, it's the capital city, with a large population, so it's naturally prosperous. Look at the shops on both sides, they are big and spacious. I heard that there are many workshops around. The existence of these workshops is most convenient for the people in the city to find jobs. If there is work to do, there will be income, and the clothes will naturally get better."

"It's really enviable. No wonder our mountain village is so poor, because there are too few workshops and too many people there." Mrs. Du nodded. This is the difference between the countryside and the city. She was really eye-opening today.

If her mother-in-law hadn't suggested taking them out, she probably wouldn't have the chance to leave the village in this life. As a woman who grew up in the countryside, she was content to be able to walk to the capital city in this life.

Listening to Mrs. Du's voice, Bai Yunxi turned her head and looked outside. In addition to the shops on both sides of the street, the waiters welcoming and seeing off at the door, the crowds surging on the street, and the vendors selling goods, this scene with a simple and ancient atmosphere everywhere was also fresh to her.

But it was just freshness. Compared with the prosperity she had experienced before, this was nothing... Just as she was sighing, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure from the corner of her eye. She was startled and sat up straight. Just as she leaned against the window to look carefully, the figure disappeared again.

Bai Yunxi rubbed her eyes with a handkerchief and looked out again. Except for the people passing by, there were only unfamiliar faces.

The author was hospitalized, had a lot of examinations, had four or five bottles of IV drips, felt dizzy every day, and only wrote one chapter in two days...