Chapter 189 County City

   "Why didn't Jiaojiao wake up today, did she have a nightmare last night?" Liu Zhihua touched Xinganbao's small face and asked.

  Jiaojiao shook her head, and said in a waxy voice, "Mother~ I wasn't dreaming, Jiaojiao is falling asleep again."

  She held the book and read it in the space for a long time, before she sorted out the story in the whole book, and found out from A Que's mouth that the name of the book is Yi Zhai, and it mainly tells the love story between humans and ghosts and ghosts.

  In the book, there are some goblins who will do bad things, and some lovers can’t be together because of transgressions. In the end, they were taken away by the priest, and her eyes were wet when she saw it.

   Originally, I was going to soak in the stream to relieve my fatigue, but as soon as I came out of the attic, I heard meowing outside.

  She hurried out of the space, only to find that it was already morning outside.

   After breakfast, the whole person was carried into the carriage by the mother in sleepiness, and then this scene appeared.

   "Look, I can't even open my eyes. If you feel sleepy, then sleep a little longer." Liu Zhihua smiled and wrapped the blanket on the side of Xinganbao, and then gently patted his back.

  Jiaojiao was drowsy at first, but she was warm after being wrapped in a blanket. Her mother patted her lightly and felt very comfortable. She felt drowsy and fell asleep in her mother's arms.

   "Sister, are there any sugar people in the county?"

   Erya hurriedly covered her younger brother's mouth, and whispered, "Jiaojiao is asleep, please keep your voice down."

  Xiao Li looked back when he heard the words, and saw that the younger sister in his mother's arms was really asleep, he quickly covered his mouth and nodded, and said in a low voice, "Well, I won't talk anymore."

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   The carriage swayed, and it took three hours before it arrived outside the city gate.

  When entering the city gate, the gate is guarded by officers and soldiers, and the documents can only be entered.

  Liu Zhihua looked very nervous, and said in a low voice after passing the checkpoint: "Why is the control here so strict? Is it because I am afraid that someone will assassinate the county magistrate?"

  Wang Zhuangzhi explained in a low voice: "Yesterday I heard at the inn that nobles from the capital have been resting here for a few days. The checks in the Menpu Inn are also very strict, and there are patrol teams on the streets all day long."

  Liu Zhihua nodded, and muttered: "So that's the case, no wonder it's so big."

   "Wow, that horse has two backs!" Xiao Li exclaimed.

  Erya hurriedly patted Xiao Li, "Keep your voice down, don't wake up my sister."

   While she was talking, Jiaojiao rubbed her eyes and got up from Mother's arms, and her voice was soft and soft after waking up, "Mother~ Have we arrived at the county seat yet?"

  Liu Zhihua kissed Xinganbao, and replied while taking a water bottle: "Here we are, we just entered the city, there are many delicious Jiaojiao on the street, are you hungry?"

  Jiaojiao fell asleep and felt more refreshed. She shook her head and said, "Mom~ I'm not hungry."

   "After a sleep, the designated mouth is dry, so drink some water to moisten your throat." Liu Zhihua unscrewed the water bag and handed it over.

  With the water bag in mother's hand, Jiaojiao gulped down several sips of water, then lay down at the window with her brothers and sisters to look outside.

  Xiao Li scratched his head, opened the curtain of the carriage and asked, "Father, why does that horse in front have two backs, and its head is so small."

  Wang Zhuangzhi smiled, "It's a camel, and it came with the merchants."

   "Wow, its two tall backs are like a small mountain."

  The kids had never seen a camel before, so they stared at it curiously.

  Erya was afraid that Jiaojiao would get tired lying on her stomach, so she held Jiaojiao in her arms and looked outside, "Look at Jiaojiao, there is another sugar maker over there."

  Liu Zhihua also opened the curtain to look at it, and said with a smile: "The roads in the county town are really wide, and there are shops selling everything on the street, and it's still a big place."

The county seat is adjacent to Ancheng, and there is only a river between the two cities. Although the county seat is not as prosperous as Ancheng, the terrain is wider than Ancheng. Be down to earth.

  The carriage arrived at the inn, and Liu Zhihua got out of the carriage holding Jiaojiao.

   "Mother."

  Hearing Qiusheng's voice, Liu Zhihua looked up, and saw Qiusheng standing at the door of the inn, and beside him was a chubby boy, wearing brocade clothes and a gold collar around his neck, smiling very festively and cutely.

  Qiusheng walked down the steps, and Qian Baokang, who was behind him, also followed with a smile, called "Auntie", then waved to Jiaojiao, and asked with a smile, "Little sister, do you know brother Baokang?"

  Liu Zhihua had never seen him before, she smiled and nodded subtly, Jiaojiao in her arms looked at him, pouted and nodded obediently, "Yes, I know."

   "You are so good, my brother will reward you with a piece of nougat."

  Qian Baokang took out a piece of milky white candy with nuts embedded in it from his bag, and handed it to Jiaojiao with a smile, "This is quite chewy, little girl, eat slowly, or it will stick your teeth off."

  Jiaojiao had never seen this kind of candy before. She nodded in a waxy voice and said, "Okay, thank you Brother Baokang." Then she took it with her little hand.

   "You're welcome, I still have a few dollars in my pocket."

   As he spoke, Qian Baokang shared the nougat with Erya and Xiaoli who got out of the car later.

   Er Ya and Xiao Li had never met Qian Baokang before, but they heard that he was a classmate of the eldest brother, and they thanked Qian Baokang politely one after the other.

   "Thank you, Brother Baokang."

   "Thank you Brother Baokang for the sugar."

   "It's just two pieces of candy. You don't have to be polite. Uncle Wang also gave me fish last time." Qian Baokang waved his hands with a smile, and his words and deeds showed an easy-going atmosphere.

  Wang Zhuangzhi had a good impression of this fat boy, and secretly said to Liu Zhihua: "This young man is called Qian Baokang, he is lively and easy-going, and he is good friends with Qiu Sheng in school."

  Liu Zhihua smiled when she heard that, this boy looked good at first glance, and Qiu Sheng was naturally happy to have such a partner as his mother.

   Qiusheng saw that there were more and more people passing by on the street, so he said, "Father and mother, there are many people on the road outside, let's go to the inn."

   "Oh, okay, let's go inside."

  Wang Zhuangzhi went to park the carriage, while Qiu Sheng led his mother and younger siblings back to the guest room.

   Seeing their family reunion, there must be a lot to say, so Qian Baokang and Qiu Sheng agreed to go to the notice together in the afternoon, greeted the elders and went home.

  Because only Wang Zhuangzhi lived here alone, the guest room booked at the beginning was not big, and a family of six could just sit down when they entered the room.

  However, this does not prevent the family from talking.

"I've been exhausted for the past two days. Your mother brought you dried meat when she came, and it was ready two days ago. Now it's marinated and delicious. Mother also brought you two eggs. I'll go down and borrow the shopkeeper's kitchen for a while, and I'll cook an egg for you..."

Liu Zhihua was about to go out to get something while talking, Qiu Sheng stepped forward to stop him, and said softly: "Mother, father went back yesterday to save brother Kang to accompany me for dinner, his servants brought a lot of supplements and fruits, I also gave us bird's nest porridge this morning, I will be refreshed now, you don't have to work hard."

  Liu Zhihua was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled emotionally: "Mother thought you didn't eat, and it's good to eat. Those things are not cheap, but you have to thank Ren Baokang."

  (end of this chapter)