Chapter 533 Fucheng (Ask for a Monthly Pass!)

The weather is getting colder.

Although the water in Taize Lake does not freeze in winter, it is freezing cold.

However, in ancient times, medical conditions were backward, and a person could die if he caught a cold...

Fishermen in Taize Lake often look for some tidal flats and deserted islands in winter, and the boats are connected to form "boat islands" and "boat villages".

However, the price of fish is also high during the New Year's Eve, so many fishermen still venture out of the lake to fish.

When the first light snow fell in winter, Aaron put the boat together with "Old Yutou" and "Old Chutou" and asked them to take care of them, while he took most of the copper coins and headed for Taize Prefecture.

There were only some ordinary belongings on board the Wupeng boat, and the pages of the books seized from the killing of "Liu Liu" were rewrapped by him and buried in the reeds.

Therefore, there is no fear of someone discovering any clues.

...

After walking along the official road for an hour, a blue-black city wall built of bricks and stones appeared in front of Aaron.

There was a long queue at the gate of the city, most of them were honest farmers and small businessmen.

As for martial arts masters in fresh clothes and furious horses, with swords and knives, and high-ranking officials, naturally there is no need to line up, and the city guards have to bow and bow to see them off.

Aaron came to the end of the line and waited patiently.

At the same time, he raised his head and saw the huge plaque on the city gate tower, with three big characters written on it flying like dragons and phoenixes.

"Hmm... this should be 'Taize Mansion'... I learned it again..."

Aaron secretly remembered.

It is too eye-catching for a fisherman to read and write.

Moreover, whether those high-minded scribes would like to accept his 'Shuxiu' is still open to debate.

The plan in Aaron's mind is to rely on the usual accumulation and learn secretly.

Anyway, there are still a lot of materials, such as the big money in his hand, which was called "Dingyuan Tongbao" at Yuyang Wine's house later, and the reverse is "one money"... This is another six words!

However, pictographic characters have certain rules. The more you learn, the faster and faster you can even guess later.

Aaron is not in a hurry anyway, this time he went to the city to buy New Year's goods in name, but in fact he was looking around, feeling the situation, and learning Chinese characters by the way.

There are so many plaques and shops...you can learn a lot by asking and taking a look.

It would be even better if I could find a copy of Mengtong's Thousand-Character Essay.

'No, no... It's too ostentatious to buy a book, I don't want to take it...'

Aaron shook his head secretly, and slowly followed the team. He saw a notice at the gate of the city, which seemed to be a sea arrest document or something.

There was also a small official chanting aloud, obviously for illiterate people like them, and he immediately became interested.

"Here is someone who commits Maqian, kills two people, and flees... He is seven feet tall, with three moles on his left side... If anyone wins, a reward of five hundred will be given!"

"White Jade Rat, the great robber in Jiangyang... Robbers from more than a dozen families... Heinous crimes... If there is any clue... The government will reward you heavily, and thirteen families in the city will raise funds to reward you with a hundred taels of silver..."

...

Aaron looked at the words on the list and tried to compare them with the words in the mouth of the little official.

After all, he is not a child, and he has strong learning ability and subjective initiative.

After firmly memorizing the font and pronunciation, he glanced at the portrait curiously.

It turned out that Ma Qian's head portrait was fairly clear, with a sketch style, completely different from the ancient scribbles that Aaron thought.

As for the 'White Jade Rat'?

On the other hand, there is no portrait at all, and I don't even know whether it is a man or a woman, or how old they are.

Aaron didn't care too much, and lined up at the gate of the city.

The soldiers guarding the city glanced at him, smelled the smell of fish, and their faces became ugly: "It costs a lot of money to enter the city!"

Although complaining in his heart that this is hindering business development, Aaron didn't say anything, obediently paid the money, and entered Taize Prefecture City.

There are bungalows of different heights on both sides of the city, and the roads are not too spacious.

Overall, a big disappointment for Aaron.

It wasn't until I walked to the East Market where the transaction was made that I felt a little more lively.

Perhaps it was because of the collective market during the Chinese New Year, farmers from all over the world also gathered here to sell some handicrafts they made.

Bamboo baskets, benches... and bamboo horses and grass dragonflies for children to play with...

There are people coming and going from the shops on both sides, and there are signs outside.

For example, the word "rice" is hung outside the rice shop.

The tea house is hung with the word "tea".

There are also salt stores, pawn shops, cloth shops, gold and silver shops, restaurants, tea houses, rouge shops...

Seeing too many blond-haired and blue-eyed Westerners, and then seeing this kind of oriental market, Aaron somehow felt a little familiar.

Aaron is like a countryman entering the city, stopping and stopping all the way, asking here and there, but he just refuses to buy, which makes countless merchants slander the poor.

However, businessmen pay attention to welcoming guests from all over the world with a smile, and it is Chinese New Year, so this politeness and ostentation should not be lost.

Aaron didn't go to those big firms with slave thugs either. He learned a lot just because of his thick skin.

After shopping for a long time, I learned a lot of commonly used words, and I just waited to go back and digest them silently.

In addition, I also bought the cheapest half a catty of 'Gaomo' and a piece of bacon from the stalls where I shopped around, as New Year's goods.

'Gaomo' is broken tea leaves, and the stall owner is the coolie who carries the tea leaves in the tea house. These are finely broken tea leaves collected on weekdays.

There are all kinds of tea, mixed together, a little sour, but the taste is not bad.

The bacon is the wild pork that the hunters in the mountains hunted by themselves. After being dried and marinated, they are reluctant to eat it, and they also exchange it for money.

The Orion looked tall and big, but had a simple and honest smile. He said that he would save enough money to make new clothes for the women and children at home.

Aaron looked at the torn linen shirt on his body and shrugged.

Anyway, he has no money to buy new clothes for the New Year.

Just walking and watching, when passing by a high gate compound, through the open gate, you can see a huge square inside, dozens of strong men are lifting stone locks, practicing martial arts, so Aaron can't help but stop pace.

"This is the Qingshan Martial Arts Academy, right? The owner Xue Qingshan was a famous boxer back then, and now he is growing stronger..."

"This martial arts hall is only open for a few days during the Chinese New Year to show off, attracting people to learn martial arts from teachers. Usually, the door is closed, and if you dare to peek, you will be beaten up, saying that you secretly learn martial arts..."

...

Pedestrians around were talking about it. Looking at the two martial artists guarding in front of the martial arts hall, Aaron felt that the muscles were quite developed, but he couldn't tell more.

He passed the martial arts hall slowly, and saw the 'Rejuvenation Hall' which opened next to the martial arts hall.

Since ancient times, medicine and martial arts have not been separated, and there are often buildings such as medical halls and medicine halls next to martial arts halls, and they are very experienced in treating bruises.

Aaron spent more time standing in front of the "Rejuvenation Hall" than the director of martial arts.

After all, this body is also subject to illness, and may even die of illness.

If you want to survive, you have to find a good doctor and take medicine!

‘You have to pay attention to this in the future, well, it’s best to learn medical skills by yourself...’

In the city, he went whoring for nothing, and waited until dusk before Aaron left the city through the gate where he came from.

The soldier guarding the city deliberately tore open his package to check, saw the bacon and tea inside, muttered a curse, and then waved him away.

After Aaron's back disappeared, the city guard came to rest under the nearby shed.

In the shed, there was another man with a smile on his face, who immediately came over to pour tea for him, and asked with a smile, "Mr. Jun, how are you?"

If Aaron was here, he would be able to recognize him, he was the follower who often followed behind 'Master Tiger'.

"A poor man who can't even afford a piece of cloth."

The soldier took a sip of hot tea cursing.

"Fortunately, I thought he could get something good if he went to the city alone."

The member of the 'Goldfish Gang' who was pouring the tea accompanied him with a smile: "I'm sorry to trouble you, the 'Tiger Master' has orders, these fishermen are very good, don't take advantage of the Chinese New Year to bypass the fish market and bring the rare fish to the city Come to sell, you have to watch closely..."

After finishing speaking, he said with some regret: "In the past, there was Diarrhea Liu as an eyeliner, and he could know in advance if there was any trouble, but this killer recently didn't know where he died... Sigh, it's a pity, his filial piety is still pretty good. Rich……"

"Heh, man, it's either a casino or a woman's belly... As for the eyeliner, it's not easy? Just change it if it's gone!" The soldier took another sip of hot tea: "With the power of your 'Goldfish Gang', a little threat, those How can the water legs not obey obediently?"