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Chapter 11: Worldly Fireworks
The Lingshui River originates from the Baimang Mountains and runs through the four kingdoms of Yan, Zhao, Qi and Han from south to north.

There are countless merchant ships and sailing boats that pass by every year. There is a saying that thousands of sails compete and tens of thousands of boats compete for the flow.

And Lingshui County also benefited from this main waterway, with developed transportation and extremely prosperous commerce.Large and small wharves and car dealers are the most common here, and there are tens of thousands of boatmen, coachmen, coolies, and boatmen who rely on sanitation.

Now the big ship Cao Wei was on was approaching the shore, and as soon as it docked, dozens of dark-skinned coolies held poles in their hands and hemp ropes on their shoulders. They crowded over and watched eagerly.

These people were either shirtless from the upper body, or only wore a kudzu jacket, from head to toe they all exuded a strong and vigorous look.

However, these people couldn't help but be disappointed. A middle-aged man in green clothes with a white jade face and elegant temperament walked down the boat slowly. He didn't bring any large or small suitcases of luggage. He knew at a glance that there was no work to do.

But they didn't leave just like that. Instead, they looked at the middle-aged man eagerly, with eagerness in their eyes.

Although this person didn't bring any luggage, he was a noble person just by his clothes, so he might need a guide.

A little something flowing from the fingers of this kind of person is far more than the dozen or so copper coins they earned for carrying their bags.

When Cao Wei got off the boat, he could not help but frown slightly when he felt the turbid and unpleasant atmosphere here.This Lingshui county city is just a mortal city, no matter how prosperous it is, its aura is thin after all.

He has been cultivating in the Baimang Mountains for more than ten years. When he first arrived here, coupled with the stench of fish catches, the sweat of coolies, all kinds of smells mixed together, it was filthy, so he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

"You, go and call a carriage." Cao Wei walked onto the pier, and casually pointed to a young man with clean clothes and a fresh face.

"Okay, this master came with the younger one, and the carriages were parked outside. This Lingshui County is the most familiar to the younger ones. It has four gates and eight streets, all walks of life, and those from the big families. Where is the master going? Just say a name, and I'll know right away." The young man was also very active in his mind, and leaned over with a flattering smile on his face.

"Stay away." Cao Wei took out a brocade handkerchief from his sleeve, covered his mouth and nose, and looked extremely disgusted.

"Yes, yes, yes." The young man stopped immediately, seven or eight feet away.

The man turned and yelled loudly:

"Let's make room, let's make room, let's make room for this master."

He pushed through the crowd and led the way ahead.

When we got outside, the young man yelled 'Daddy' loudly.

Soon, a middle-aged man with a vicissitudes of life and wrinkles like knives on his face came over leading a small cart.

This person looks like he is in his 60s or 40s, but from the names these seventeen or eighteen year olds call him, he must be around [-] years old.

The young man took the short stool from the frame, wiped it vigorously with his hands, and then put it on the ground.

"Master, get in the car." The young man stood on tiptoe and opened the blue curtain.

Because of years of hard work and nutritional problems, this young man is not tall, around six feet.

Without saying a word, Cao Wei stepped on the short stool, climbed onto the frame, and sat in the carriage.

The middle-aged man sat on the left side of the carriage with a horsewhip in his hand, and the young man sat on the other side.

"Master, the car is leaving, please sit down." The middle-aged man said in a hoarse voice.

On the other side, the young man asked: "Grandpa, are you going to the city to play, or to find someone, is there any place you want to go?"

"Go to Lin's Mansion." Cao Wei lifted the window curtain of the car, looked outside, and said slowly.

As soon as the young man heard this, he opened his mouth and said, "We are a big family with the surname Lin in Lingshui County. The two officials are both living in the east city, and there are also two businessmen in the west city. I don't know where the master is going. Family?"

"The Kaichaoxing restaurant." Cao Wei said.

"This one is in Tongshuifang, Xicheng. Sir, please sit down." The young man reacted instantly and said.

With a 'snap', the middle-aged man flicked the whip in his hand, grabbed the rein with one hand, and pulled it.

The whip didn't fall on the poor horse, it just cracked in the air.

Hearing the sound, the mixed-haired horse began to trot slowly, heading towards Lingshui County five or six miles away along the loess road.

There are many vehicles on the way, and the coolies carrying the burden are one after another, commuting on the road.

After driving for a few miles, the five or six zhang high city wall of Linshui County was already in sight.

They walked across the iron-wooden bridge over the moat, lined up to hand over a copper coin to the policeman at the gate of the city, and then drove into the bluestone-paved streets in the city.

As soon as you enter the city, there are teahouses, wine shops, foot shops, and butcher shops lined up. Some of them are decorated with colorful buildings, and some of them hang market banners, full of fireworks.

In the shop, there are businesses as big as selling silks and satins, jewelry and spices, as small as those incense and paper horses. In addition, there are medical clinics, cart repairs, fortune-telling, face-lifting... all kinds of industries, everything that one expects to find.
There are pedestrians on the street, shoulder to shoulder, and the stream is endless.

The merchants who opened shops, the peddlers, and the gentry were leisurely among them, as well as the officials who rode slowly, the children of the rich and dissolute, and the family members of the big family in sedan chairs.

In addition, traveling monks with baskets on their backs, tourists from other places asking for directions, and old beggars with broken hands and feet on the street wriggled on the ground and stared at the people passing by on the street.

Men, women, old and young, scholars, farmers, businessmen, three religions and nine streams are all in it.

"My lord, you have to come down to have a meal and drink first. The Chaoxing Restaurant is not far ahead. The Lin family has not been very peaceful recently. If you are visiting relatives, you should pay attention." The young man smiled. .

"San'er." The middle-aged man scolded.

Then he said apologetically, "My lord, the child is not sensible, so please bear with me."

"Go to Chaoxing Restaurant first." Cao Wei looked at the street scene with great interest.He hadn't seen such a scene for more than ten years. In the shops in Fangshi in the Baimang Mountains, they wouldn't yell at customers like this.

"Master, the restaurant is just across this street, just turn a corner, and it won't take half a stick of incense." The middle-aged man said with a smile.

Soon, the car arrived in front of Chaoxing Restaurant. Cao Wei got out of the car, dropped a dime of silver, and said casually, "Go and drink a bowl of tea first, and wait in your car."

This dime of silver weighs about two or two taels, and the middle-aged man hurriedly took it over, and hurriedly said: "My lord, the money for the carriage is not that much. This silver is too big, I can't find it."

"I have chartered a car today, and many of them are rewards for you." Cao Wei said, and walked into the restaurant.

(End of this chapter)