Chapter 505 First arrival in Nanxiang

  On Shuangnan Avenue, the Zhang family's convoy left Nanzheng and was heading towards Nanxiang.

   "My lady, this road is so smooth."

  In a four-wheeled carriage in the middle of the convoy, Zhang Xingyi's personal servant looked excited, sitting in the carriage, groping around, and looking out from time to time.

   This car is much better than Jincheng's car. It is not only spacious, but also very stable when driving on such a flat road.

  Zhang Xingyi was holding a book and was fascinated by it. He didn't lift his head when he heard the words, but just said "um".

   "This car is comfortable to sit on. I heard that it was all made by Feng Langjun. I don't know if it's true..."

This sentence finally stimulated Zhang Xingyi, only to hear a "beep", Zhang Xingyi knocked the maid on the head with the book, and scolded, "You are also from the Hou's house after all, can you stop being so unsophisticated?" look?"

  The maid flinched, said "Oh", and obediently crawled to the corner to stay.

  Zhang Xingyi threw the book in his hand irritably, only feeling a tightness in his chest, but he couldn't tell what the discomfort was.

  The maid carefully picked up the book, "My lady, why don't you read it?"

   "It's so good, I've read it twice, and the book doesn't have an end, it's heart-wrenching to read."

  Zhang Xingyi was annoyed, she lifted the curtain of the car and called out, "Zhang Sanlang!"

  A member of the Zhang family hurried over, "What are your orders, lady?"

  Zhang Xingyi took the book and raised it, "Let me ask you, do you know the end of this book?"

   "My lady, the villain is illiterate."

   "The Tale of Purple Electric Green Frost."

  When Zhang Sanlang heard it, his spirits lifted, and he quickly said, "I know! I just heard the rapper from Nanxiang say it a few days ago."

   "Has Zhang Wuji married Zhou Zhiruo? What happened to Zhao Min?"

  The little lady of the Hou Mansion is going to Nanxiang to inspect the property, and the servants of the Zhang family who manage the property in Nanxiang naturally have to take care of the little lady.

  All the food, utensils, clothes, etc. unique to Nanxiang are all ready.

In view of the reputation of the little lady in Jincheng, she is a fairy-like figure sung in poems and prose, and she reads books on weekdays, so those who are interested will also send some books unique to Nanxiang, so as to relieve the boredom of the little lady on the road. .

  This "Purple Electric Green Frost Tale" is the latest biographical novel. Not only is the paper unique to Nanxiang, but even the book is printed by Nanxiang using a special method, instead of being copied from other places.

  What is recorded in it is currently the most popular biography of a ranger in the mouths of rappers in Nanxiang.

   Zhang San is in Nanxiang, and his biggest hobby on weekdays is going to listen to singers talk about biographical novels.

  Thinking about the entanglement between Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min, Zhou Zhiruo, Xiao Zhaozhuer and the four daughters, who both love and resent, it really makes people itch.

   "Mr. Zhang and Mrs. Zhou were about to get married, but Mrs. Zhao barged in. In the end, they didn't get married."

   "What about the end of the book?"

   "There are so many versions of the ending," Zhang Sanyi said with excitement on his face, "In Nanxiang, different rappers have different endings, but I don't know which one the lady wants to hear?"

   "Of course I want the ending written in the book, why do I want what the rapper said!"

   Zhang Xingyi scolded.

   "Little lady, the villain is illiterate, so I really don't know which one is the ending written in the book."

  Zhang Sanyi looked ashamed.

   "Then you tell all the ending you know.

   "Oh, good. The first ending, it is said that Zhang Langjun and Mrs. Zhao went back to the mountains and forests hand in hand, no matter what the world is..."

   "Returning to the mountain forest?" Zhang Xingyi was taken aback, and for some reason, suddenly thought of someone thousands of miles away: He was born in the mountain gate, will he return to the teacher's gate in the future?

   "Yes, to go back to the mountains. As for Mrs. Zhou, she followed them to find them, but it's a pity that Mrs. Xiaozhao and Mrs. Zhu'er..."

  Zhang San is still chattering, but Zhang Xingyi is not in the mood to listen any longer.

  She put down the curtain of the car, remembered that Feng Lang is now Sister Guan’s husband-in-law, and then remembered that Zhao Min in the book had such courage to look for Zhang Wuji when her lover got married, and finally thought of herself...

  At the moment, there was a pain in my heart, and then a sigh. If I were myself, I could only escape. I really couldn't compare to that Zhao Min.

When Zhang San heard the little lady ask about this matter, he suddenly felt that he was a confidant, and was about to talk about what he knew with the little lady, but unexpectedly, the little lady was not interested in listening, and felt a little regretful at the moment .

  He was about to leave when the car curtain suddenly opened again.

  For some reason, the little lady suddenly turned pale, "Who is this Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng?"

   "The villain doesn't know, I only heard that this person specially wrote such unofficial history and market biographies, and the rappers in Nanxiang all told stories written by this person."

   "Did he write a lot?"

   "Currently only three books have been written, and this "Purple Electric Green Frost" is the latest one. There are also "Legend of the White Snake" and "Fengshen Bang" before it."

   "When you arrive in Nanxiang, quickly find me the two books he wrote before."

   "No."

   "Also, the second half of this "The Tale of Purple Lightning and Green Frost" must be found quickly!"

   "The villain understands."

  After Zhang Xingyi finished speaking, he put down the car curtain again, hesitated for a while, opened the book again, and started to read it a third time.

  Although I just said that it was heart-wrenching to read, but for some reason, I was always thinking about the ending recorded in this book.

  If Zhou Zhiruo followed Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min to go back to the mountains and forests in the end, who is the big one among the two maids and one husband? who is small

   Besides, how can the two women get along with each other in peace?

  Zhang Xingyi was in a trance, turning the book in his hand, his eyes fell on the book, but he only felt that the words on the book were marked with small black dots, but he couldn't understand the meaning of the book.

   After an unknown amount of time, the carriage stopped suddenly, and someone outside said, "Lady, Nanxiang is here."

   Zhang Xingyi finally came back to his senses, and smiled to himself. He was really possessed, and he was worried about the fictional person in this book.

  She raised the car curtain again, and when she saw the outside, her face immediately changed, and she exclaimed in a low voice, "What is that?"

   As far as the eye can see, black smoke is rising. Even in broad daylight, you can't see what it looks like under the black smoke. You can only vaguely see what buildings should be there.

  Under the shroud of black smoke, the looming buildings are like ghost towns.

  Reminiscent of the legend of Nanxiang's demons dancing wildly, anyone who sees this scene for the first time will have a thought: Could it be that there are evil spirits in the world?

   "The villain doesn't know, because outsiders are never allowed to approach there. I only know that there should be a kiln inside, and the fire is burning day and night."

  As the servant of the Zhang family who is most familiar with Nanxiang, Zhang San doesn't even know what is under the black smoke.

   "How much firewood will it cost?"

   "I heard that what was burned was not firewood, but coal."

   Zhang Sanlang said, stomping his feet, "The material of this artificial stone is produced there."

   Then he pointed to the mountains behind the black smoke, and said, "The coal was transported from the mountains."

   "From here, it really looks like a group of demons dancing..."

  Zhang Xingyi looked at it for a long time before murmuring.

   Then when she looked at the road ahead, she realized that something was wrong.

   "Didn't you say that? Why is there no city wall?"

  I saw people coming and going in the front, and there were quite a few motorcades among them. The cars were covered with sackcloth or tarpaulin, which completely covered the things on the cars.

  There are many houses on both sides of the avenue, including thatched houses, mud houses, and even tall brick houses, but there are no city gates and walls.

"Back to my lady, the city wall is still ahead, but this is already Nanxiang City." Zhang San explained, "The original Nanxiang City was too small, and now it has become an inner city. Most of it is workshops and ranches. There are families living in the mines in the mountains."

   "The outside of the city wall is more lively. People who moved to Nanxiang later lived, so there is no need to set up another city wall."

  Zhang Xingyi asked in amazement, "Why not?"

"Because the number of people coming and going to Nanxiang is increasing every day, no one knows how many people will be in Nanxiang at the end." Zhang San pointed to the thatched huts in front, "Miss, please look, these are nearly three Yue just went to Nanxiang to discuss life."

   "In the past, it was a wasteland that no one wanted. Now there are houses, so the city wall in Nanxiang County has never been built."

  Going straight along the avenue, the number of thatched huts gradually decreased. In the end, even the mud huts disappeared, leaving only tall brick houses.

  The pedestrians on the side of the road did not have the shabby atmosphere outside, and they all had rosy faces and were full of energy.

   All kinds of yelling sounds also increased.

  Nanxiang is already considered a place of wealth that is rare for a big man, so the street is naturally very lively.

  But Zhang Xingyi is used to seeing the streets of Jincheng, but he just thinks that it is even better than Nanzheng, the seat of Hanzhong, but he is not surprised.

  She simply hung up the car curtain, and just looked out like this, only to feel a very familiar feeling, and it took a long time before she realized, "How can the street here be so clean?"

  Even in the streets of Jincheng, there will always be cows, horses and livestock defecating.

  The reason why Zhang Xingyi feels familiar is because Feng Zhuang's path is also so special.

  It is neat and clean, and there is nothing that makes people feel uncomfortable. Walking on it makes people feel very comfortable.

   "My lady, you can't litter things on the streets of Nanxiang. Even if you drive into the city, you must be prepared."

  Zhang San pointed to his own carriage, only to see that all the horses and cows had a cloth pocket behind their buttocks.

   "How can there be such a weird rule?"

   "I heard that it was Feng Langjun who set the rules. Anyone who litters will be fined. If there is no money, he will be arrested for three days of hard labor and clean the streets."

  Zhang San pointed not far away, "Look, lady, that's the inspector."

  Zhang Xingyi looked intently and saw a person at the corner of the street, dressed in black and wearing a strange hat, his eyes were fixed on everyone on the street.

   "Is there no one who violates such weird rules? And I think he is only one person. If someone gangs up and violates it, what can he do?"

  Zhang Xingyi felt that it was absurd for one person to control the entire street.

"My lady doesn't know that there are soldiers patrolling Nanxiang Street from time to time. If someone makes trouble, as long as there is a whistle, all the nearby soldiers will gather. Moreover, these soldiers are also specially equipped with iron hooks and fishing nets. You Xia'er is still green skin, he can't escape."

  That person's preference for cleanliness is truly rare in the world.

  Zhang Xingyi thought secretly in his heart.

   "My lady, do you want to go back home to rest?"

  Zhang San pointed to a fork ahead, "Go ahead and turn left, and you will enter the inner city. The other courtyard where the lady rests is in the inner city, and it is quiet."

   "There is a bookstore on the edge of the inner city. It is on the right side of the intersection. There are all kinds of books in it. The lady is looking for the latest "Purple Lightning and Green Frost". If you can't find it inside, you can't find it outside."

   "Bookstore? What kind of place is this? From the name, could it be someone's collection of books?"

  Zhang Xingyi asked curiously.

   "Miss misunderstood, it's not someone's book collection, but the place where Nanxiang County sells books."

   "Sell books?"

  Zhang Xingyi became even more curious. She felt more and more strange about Nanxiang.

  This book is a precious thing in the world. If others are lucky enough to get a book, they will only treasure it.

  If you sell the books at home, it is the same virtue as selling your ancestral property, and you are the prodigal of the prodigal family.

"Yes. My lady doesn't know that people in the woolen workshops, ranches and mines in Nanxiang are all required to be literate. Especially children under the age of twelve must go to school. Therefore, this bookstore, originally It was built in the inner city to make it easier for them to read books."

   "Later, more and more foreigners came to Nanxiang, and even some outsiders heard that there were books here that could be read at will, so they came here specially. The magistrate of Nanxiang County ordered the expansion of the bookstore outside the inner city."

   "If you have settled down in Nanxiang, you can apply for a borrowing card. You only need to ask the doctor in the library to register, and you can take the book away directly, as long as you return it on the stipulated time."

"If you come from other places, you can only take it away by buying a book. However, the price of this book is not cheap, and most people really can't afford it, so most people buy pens and inks at the pen and ink shop next to the bookstore, and then Go to the bookstore to copy books."

   "Copy directly?"

   "Yes, there is also a special place for reading and copying books inside."

While talking, the convoy arrived at the intersection. Zhang Xingyi looked in the direction Zhang Sanlang pointed, and saw a huge museum not far away. Even standing at the intersection, he could still see the large characters on the signboard of the museum: Xinhua bookstore.

  The courtyard has a huge facade and dominates the area, making it majestic and solemn.

   "You take me to see it first, and the others go back to the other courtyard first."

   Along the way, Zhang Xingyi has thought about the relationship between Zhang Wuji and the four daughters countless times, and really scratched her head. Now that the bookstore is right in front of her, she naturally wants to go there first.

   As she spoke, she straightened her appearance, opened the car door and got out of the car, and walked towards the extremely solemn courtyard.

  The door of the bookstore was open, and from time to time, people came in and out with books, pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and there were many servants dressed as servants waiting outside.

  Many people saw Zhang Xingyi, their eyes couldn't help showing amazement, and they were all thinking in their hearts which family's little lady is this? Has such a rare appearance?

Zhang Xingyi stood at the door of this bookstore, which was bigger than her house, and felt that there was a dignified air inside, and she felt a little cringe in her heart. She asked Zhang San in a low voice: "What are the rules in this bookstore?" ?”

  Although Zhang San has seen this bookstore from a distance more than once in his daily life, he has never entered it. At this time, when he heard the lady asking, he hesitated: "Go back to my lady, I don't even know..."

  Zhang Xingyi gave him a dissatisfied look.

  At this time, I saw a child sneaking around looking left and right, and then slipping past Zhang Xingyi like a mouse, ready to run into the bookstore.

  Zhang Xingyi, with sharp eyes and quick hands, grabbed the kid by the collar.

  The child was caught off guard for a moment, his scalp tightened, and he thought he was being caught by his own adults, so he yelled, "My lord, I was wrong!"

   Then he turned his head and looked, unexpectedly, she was a good-looking sister. His heart was relieved, and then he thumped twice, and said angrily, "Who are you? How dare you sneak up on me from behind!"

Although Zhang Xingyi doesn't have the martial arts skills like Guan Yinping, she has practiced martial arts anyway, and she is older than the other party, taking advantage of her height. She lifts her hand, flips it over again, and lifts the child in her hand , shaking twice.

   "Which family are you from? You don't know where to look when you are playing. Is this a place where you come from?"

  (end of this chapter)