Chapter 14 Dengzhou Palace

Naturally, Chen Qingzhi didn't know the plan of the five masters.

In the next ten days, as the bodyguard team left the boundary of Yanzhou Prefecture, the population gradually became sparse, and the road became muddy and rugged.

Ji Province has been hilly since ancient times.

Thirty percent of the official road from Yanzhou Prefecture to Dengzhou Prefecture is a winding mountain road.

In several steep places, even Chen Qingzhi, the escort leaders, could only dismount and walk cautiously.

Such poor mountains and bad waters naturally became fertile ground to nourish troublemakers.

In some villages deep in the mountains, the villagers work day and night on weekdays, and men farm and women weave.

But once a caravan passed by, they covered their faces and picked up a pitchfork, and the original simple villagers turned into ferocious bandits in an instant.

Although it is not possible to occupy the mountain and become the king like Heifengzhai, but if the tourists in groups of three to five fall into the hands of these people, I am afraid that they will chew and eat all the skin and bones together.

Fortunately, although Chen Qingzhi and his party were few in number, all of them were burly men with sharp knives.

Along the way, even though we passed a few out-of-the-ordinary shops in the wilderness, no blind person dared to break ground on Tai Sui's head.

It was so safe and sound, Chen Qingzhi finally arrived at the destination of the trip - Dengzhou Prefecture.

……

After passing the city gate, the flow of people on the street gradually increased.

It happened to be noon, and hawkers selling fresh goods and food were wandering in the streets, shouting loudly.

"Third Uncle, is this the Dengzhou Mansion?"

Chen Qingzhi led the tall horse and walked on the street, looking at everything around him was fresh.

Different from Yanzhou Prefecture, which is deeply inland, Dengzhou Prefecture is surrounded by water on three sides and enjoys the convenience of transportation and water conservancy. As one of the water transportation hubs of Shuo State, Dengzhou Prefecture has prosperous commerce, prosperous cultural context, and flourishing flowers. It is comparable to Jiangnan. The water towns are not much different.

"Isn't it? If you want me to say, even the sisters in this flower building are much fairer and more tender than those in our place!"

Before Huang Qinhu could open his mouth, Meng Dafu couldn't wait to interject.

"That's all you have to offer!"

Huang Qinhu's tone was quite a bit hateful.

"Eldest nephew, do you really want fourth uncle to take you to see the world?" Ignoring Huang Qinhu's darkening complexion, Meng Dafu winked at Chen Qingzhi, "You don't know that the flowers on the Yunlai boat... Hey, why are you still willing to hit people!"

Before he finished speaking, his third brother had already been slapped on the forehead.

"That's enough, the darts haven't been delivered yet, and the sky is thinking of prostitutes, and if I play by myself, I still have to bring Saburo with me. Are you an uncle like this?"

Huang Qinhu scolded in a deep voice.

"I'm just joking with Qingzhi, why would anyone take it seriously..."

Seeing that his third brother's expression became more and more unkind, Meng Dafu kept his mouth shut, but in his heart he planned to go straight to Huamanlou for a while after handing over the work at hand.

It's rare to come to Dengzhou Prefecture. Wouldn't it be a pity to go back like this if you don't have a good time?
"Sanlang, you've worked hard all this way, don't listen to your fourth uncle's nonsense, go back to the inn to have a good rest after the handover, and it won't be too late to go out tomorrow to learn more."

After reprimanding Meng Dafu, Huang Qinhu looked at Chen Qingzhi with gentle eyes again.

After all, it's no better than being at home now. After half a month's trek through mountains and rivers, especially from time to time, I have to spend the night in a deserted temple, exposed to the wind and rain, and Chen Qingzhi can smell the sourness through a layer of clothes.

"What Uncle San said is true."

Chen Qingzhi cupped his hands, and just as he finished speaking, he had already arrived in front of the Baicao Hall.

Terengganu's landforms belong to alluvial plains, and there are few high mountains. Therefore, herbs that grow in the mountains, such as red bougainvillea and forsythia, often need to be escorted from Yanzhou Prefecture thousands of miles away.

What Chen Qingzhi and the others are doing this time is exactly the business of Baicaotang.

The shopkeeper of Baicaotang is a lean middle-aged man, he has done a lot of business, so he is half acquainted with the Weiyuan Escort.

According to the rules, he ordered the apprentice to simply count the amount, and seeing that it was roughly correct, he quickly settled the money without making things difficult, and even stuffed a bulging red envelope into Chen Qingzhi's sleeve.

This is also the usual practice in the past, and it can be regarded as an extra reward from the employer to the travellers.

Afterwards, Chen Qingzhi weighed it and found that there were almost half a tael of silver.

The money was paid for by the hands of the trippers, so as the head of a young escort, there was no reason to withhold it.

It's just that it's somewhat shabby to distribute half a tael of silver to a dozen people. After explaining the situation to everyone, Chen Qingzhi simply added half a tael himself and invited a table in the restaurant.

He was full of wine and food, and when the young escort woke up again, it would be dawn.

Under the guise of congratulating the young master on the opening of the house, Meng Dafu secretly instructed all the trainees to try their best to pour him wine. This time, even Huang Qinhu smiled and did not stop him.

The result can be imagined, even though he suppressed his drunkenness with true energy, Chen Qingzhi was finally unconscious under the siege of the crowd.

Fortunately, when he woke up, he didn't appear on some oiran's boat inexplicably.

He lowered his head and sniffed the tangy smell of alcohol mixed with the smell of sweat on his body, and really admired how he fell asleep. The boy immediately called the waiter in the shop to call a bucket of hot water, and took a comfortable hot bath.

Not long after, the completely new Chen Qingzhi slowly walked out of the inn gate.

The purpose of his trip was the Hu Mansion in the north of the city, and he was entrusted by his mother to visit his grandfather and his family.

Chen Qingzhi's maternal grandfather had a single surname with the word Hu, and his nickname was Zhongqing.

In his early years, he also traveled around the world, and he was well-known in the world with his stick skills. Later, when he was middle-aged, he became very quiet, so he opened a martial arts gym in Dengzhou Prefecture and settled down.

Because of this zhenqi master to support the facade, the Hu Family Martial Arts Hall has managed a lot of business over the past few decades, and it is a scene of wealth and honor as the fire cooks the oil and the flowers bloom.

It's a pity that Mr. Hu is a wise man, but the martial arts of his children are mediocre, and none of them have cultivated true energy.

Without matching strength, no matter how much wealth you have, it is nothing more than making wedding dresses for others. Mr. Hu, who knows this well, has no choice but to pin his hopes on his son-in-law.

Her mother, Hu Xuewei, was the youngest concubine daughter of her grandfather. She was a daughter when she was old, and she was doted on by the old couple since she was a child. Even after she followed her father all the way to Yanzhou Mansion, the two families never broke up.

Back when Chen Zhennan was able to open Weiyuan Escort Bureau from scratch, a large part of the money came from the support of the old father-in-law.

During the holidays, Chen Qingzhi can still receive gifts from his grandfather.

Facts have proved that Hu Zhongqing was right. His little son-in-law is only [-] years old and already has a small amount of energy.

In view of such a sympathy, after a hundred years of waiting for him, at least he can leave a way for the descendants of the Hu family to survive.

Thinking of Master Taishan's kindness, apart from the four carts of medicinal materials that were sent to Dengzhou Mansion this time, there was also a box of Wenwan calligraphy and paintings hidden under the mule cart by Mr. Chen's bodyguard, and they were sent to Yuezhang's mansion. One person knows.

It can be said that the total of these four carts of medicinal materials is not as valuable as that box of Wenwan calligraphy and paintings.

After going out, he hired a handyman to carry the box of gifts prepared by his parents. Chen Qingzhi bought some fresh fruit cakes, and then walked straight to Hu's Mansion, which is located on the north side of Dengzhou Prefecture.

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