The queen is a bit cowardly

"Steal someone!"

There was an exclamation in Jiang Qingluan's ear, and then three or five refugees broke away from her team. She was knocked back half a step when she saw that she was a very thin person, and she didn't know where the strength came from.

"Take it!" Baller shouted.

The guards reacted very quickly and immediately held down the refugee. Baler stepped forward to take back the package that was snatched by the refugee, and turned around to find the person who called for help.

At this time, the city guards from Niandong County also arrived, and the city guards were also talisman soldiers. Jiang Qingluan instinctively took half a step back and stood behind Bale. It has been five years since he left this place, but he might still be captured by Jiang Cheng. Wanted.

"Thank you for this strong man." The city guard in charge thanked Ba Le after learning about the situation.

"You're welcome," Ba Le said, but seeing that the city guards did not treat the refugees lightly, he asked, "How do you plan to deal with these soldiers?"

"Of course he was expelled from the city after the execution."

It was a young girl's voice. She walked out of the crowd, and the nearby townspeople also saluted her.In this way, Jiang Qingluan couldn't help taking another look. This girl was dressed in Tsing Yi, and her figure was quite thin, her skin was fair, her facial features were small and delicate, she was a beauty, but her face was so familiar.

Wei Ji?The first time this name popped into Jiang Qingluan's mind, she couldn't help but took a few steps back. If Wei Ji must know her, she wanted to turn around and leave.

"You," Wei Shu also saw Jiang Qingluan who was about to leave, and stopped her: "Who are you and why are you going to leave? Are you their accomplice?"

Wei Shu shut up, and the city guards immediately surrounded her.

Ba Le stepped forward and said, "This is my master. We are merchants from the west. Come and see if there is anything we can bring back."

Only then did Wei Shu look at Jiang Qingluan. The so-called master was dressed plainly, but her face did not allow her to hide from the crowd. She had high eyes and different pupils, and three-dimensional features. She was a typical barbarian, but with star eyebrows and sharp eyes. , There was a sharp look in his eyes, as if he was also on guard against himself.

Wei Shu thought for a while, and felt that her tone just now was a little scary, and then hurriedly apologized: "That was a misunderstanding."

Jiang Qingluan also wanted to talk to her more, so she just nodded politely. At this time, she realized that this person was not Wei Ji, but the two of them looked similar, but their temperaments were very different. Looking at her, she always seemed to be hiding from something, and the girl in front of her was too polite, and she seemed a little immature.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, let's make it clear." Jiang Qingluan said: "The servants and I still have some stuff to read, so don't bother the girl."

Jiang Qingluan was about to leave, but Wei Shu called out again: "I know this city very well, what do you want to buy, I will accompany you."

"No need." Jiang Qingluan refused, "We travel fast."

Wei Shu was a little disappointed, but she was really unfamiliar with people, so she had to let Jiang Qingluan go.

Leading Ba Le and the guards to the corner of the street, Jiang Qingluan took a breath, and at this moment, Nanny Mudan also appeared from the other side of the street corner.It turned out that the two didn't go to Wei Xin directly at first, Jiang Qingluan was going to see the situation in Niandong County, and Mudan also went to Wei Mansion to find out first.

After the two met, they found another tavern and opened a private room in the upper room. The guards were guarding downstairs. Jiang Qingluan and Ba Le were in the private room.As usual, Baler ordered a pot of good wine and ordered some mutton.

"Sure enough, our Fudi wine is stronger." Ba Le tasted it himself, and then filled the other two with wine.

Jiang Qingluan took a sip, and it wasn't any strong wine, not as good as Tianping City's fine wine, maybe it was because he really returned to this land, and Ba Le's perception was also affected by his emotions.

Nanny Peony also took the initiative to cut a piece of mutton and sent it to Jiang Qingluan's plate. She stretched out her head and looked downstairs. There were people coming and going in the market in Niandong County, and there were people bargaining from time to time. how?"

How about here?The city on my own land is naturally good. Listening to the folks on the street, the people here are all dressed in the clothes I am most familiar with, and they sell special products that can only be found on the land of Fu Kingdom. When the woman called for help just now, The townspeople nearby are willing to come forward, and the folk customs are good.But she still felt that something was not perfect.

"Very good." Jiang Qingluan said, "It's just..."

"Just what?" Peony asked.

"It's a bit harsh." Jiang Qingluan replied: "Today, some refugees made troubles and were dealt with by the city guards. I'm afraid that today they will be punished. In this case, they will be expelled from the city. I'm afraid they will freeze to death."

"That's the case with the law." Mudan said, "Otherwise everyone would go and grab it, and the world would be peaceful."

Jiang Qingluan picked up the wine glass and poured the wine into her throat. What Peony said was right, but now it is extremely cold and it is different from previous years. If Chang Lan can handle it, it must be another way.

Balak also said at this time: "However, the location of this city is good. It is at the foot of the Fushan Mountain, on a high ground, but the terrain is flat. If soldiers invade, it is uphill. It is easiest to deal with the soldiers who go uphill. I have also seen the city wall. It’s all made of stone, two feet thick, and there’s a moat outside the city, although it’s not wide, it’s better than nothing.”

Jiang Qingluan also saw what Bale said, but he was a little puzzled because this city is not a big city, but it is quite surprising that it has such a high configuration.

"Yes, at that time, my wife, I also thought this was a good place that was easy to defend but difficult to attack, so I tried to deal with Wei Xin, but I didn't expect him to be King Qin," Mudan said.

"I didn't expect that there is actually a secret road connecting Fuyin County." Ba Le echoed in a low voice.

After talking about his own affairs, Jiang Qingluan asked Mudan again: "What's the situation with Wei Xin?"

Mudan said: "There is a sacrifice today, Wei Zi went to participate in the ceremony as the city lord, and if we don't return today, we will go tomorrow."

Jiang Qingluan nodded, although she was eager to see Wei Xin, but originally they came here on her own whim, so waiting for one more day is just one day.

"It's going to be colder here, everyone should go to bed earlier today." Jiang Qingluan made arrangements: "Tomorrow, cheer up and work hard."

Said it was a good rest, but Jiang Qingluan couldn't help but took Ba Le to the street. For some reason, she always felt that something was wrong in Niandong County, but she couldn't tell what the problem was.

"Master, where are you going?" Baler asked.

"Ask where there are brothels or gambling houses nearby?" Jiang Qingluan said.Places like brothels and gambling houses are the most mixed, especially gambling houses. When people get emotional, they are willing to say anything.

Ba Le got the order, so he found an old man on the side of the street and locked him up, but he returned disappointed.

"Master, no."

"No?" Jiang Qingluan was a little surprised. Gamblers' money and brothel taxes are the best. Even the poorest An County has a gambling house, which is much bigger than An County.

Ba Le nodded and said: "The old man said that the new master Wei Zi won't let these messy things be built. If you want to pass the time, there are not many academies here."

"Academy?" Jiang Qingluan shook his head, "You can't hear anything in that quiet place."

"Then find a wine shop?" Baller suggested.

"Row."

It is relatively easy to find wine shops in Fudi. Fu people love to drink, this is their nature, no matter men, women, young or old, they seem to like that.If she wanted to inquire about something, she would naturally go to the place with the most people. After several inquiries, Jiang Qingluan settled on a restaurant called Xingyunguan.

This time, the two didn't choose a private seat, so they sat down in the lobby. The servant brought some snacks and recommended some good wine. The servant's face turned into a crescent moon with a smile.

"You two are the first to come, let's read Dongcheng?"

Jiang Qingluan nodded: "Well, I have been doing business all the time, and I just came to Fudong recently."

"What's special about you?" Barr asked casually.

The boy smiled helplessly, and replied, "We really don't have anything to offer here."

"Heh." Jiang Qingluan felt a little unbelievable. In fact, this county is really not poor, and she really wouldn't believe it if there were no special products.

"Don't laugh at this boss." The boy said, "Although we don't have much to buy here, we still have something special."

"Tell me."

"We have a lot of books, sir." The boy smiled and said, "Just these two things attract many students to study every year."

Qingluan nodded, the flow of people in a city does determine whether the town is prosperous or not.

"Which gentleman is the best?" Baller asked, "If we haven't bought anything, we can invite a gentleman to go back. The children on the grassland don't study much, so it's also good to find someone to teach them."

"The best one is of course our city lord Wei Xinwei." The boy looked proud.

"Wei Xin?" Jiang Qingluan hadn't thought that the other party would teach, and said again: "Is this city lord also teaching?"

"Teaching occasionally." The boy pointed to the north direction again: "There is a Hongwen Academy over there, which was opened by our city lord out of kindness. As long as children of the right age can go to study, he also goes to teach occasionally."

"Your city lord is quite popular." Balak asked, and he felt a little relieved.

"That's natural." The little boy said with a smile: "Our city lord is the face of our city, and a person is alive to be a word of face."

Jiang Qingluan frowned slightly, this sounded right, but if people really lived for the word of decency, she should have hanged herself after losing the throne, why bother to sell straw sandals in Tianping City, decency is something that decent people have.

"Understood, thank you little brother." Jiang Qingluan said, implying that he should retreat.

The young servant was alert, wiped the table with a rag, and said, "Drink slowly, you two, call me if you want wine."

"This Wei Xin sounds good and is trustworthy." Ba Le said in a low voice.

Jiang Qingluan couldn't help tapping the rice table with her fingers, but said: "Then it depends on whether I am important or face is more important."