According to the location marked on the map, the destination was south of Xiping County. Ye Tian looked up at the sky and judged the direction based on the changing position of the sun. He quickly determined that the current location was east of Xiping County.
The four of them avoided Xiping County and took the southwest path. They arrived at the foot of a mountain at dusk. There were stretching mountains in front of them. Ye Tian saw that it was getting late and was going to find a place to rest nearby.
There is a village to the west of the foot of the mountain. At this time, smoke is rising over the village. This village has not built any city walls, and there are not even guards. This kind of village makes Luo Yu and Feng Ying feel very strange.
"The villages here don't build walls for defense. Aren't they afraid of horse thieves?"
Luo Yu said curiously.
"I have been a horse thief for many years, and I have never seen a village like this. They don't even have guards, and they look completely undefended."
Feng Ying also spoke up.
Jin Yu disagreed and said with a smile: "For a village, if it is not strong, even if it builds city walls and arranges guards, what's the use? For experts, city walls have no defensive effect at all, and guards with poor cultivation will have no defensive effect at all.
Only those who were killed were killed. So, I don’t think it’s surprising that this village didn’t build a city wall.”
Luo Yu was stunned when he heard this, and soon realized that he was from a remote village and had already been accustomed to city walls and guards, so he found it strange. In fact, city walls and guards were of little use.
"That's great! For a village, strength is the most important thing, and city walls and guards are not the focus. For example, horse thieves generally don't need to build city walls, and even the guards are very lax. However, there are still few
There are villages that dare to attack the horse bandit stronghold."
Feng Ying said with deep understanding, like Luo Yu, he had preconceived views, so he felt strange.
"Third brother, the village here should be very special. How about we go and experience it and see how they treat guests?" Jin Yu suggested with a smile.
"Okay! Let's go and take a look!"
Ye Tian nodded and said, curious about the strength of the people in this village and their hospitality.
The four of them had just walked less than a hundred feet when a middle-aged man in his forties came from a distance. This man was dressed in a typical village dress and had a smile on his face even from a distance.
Feng Ying and Luo Yu had already grasped the hilts of their swords at the same time. This had almost become their instinctive reaction. When a stranger approached, they were ready to draw their swords at any time, while Jin Yu and Ye Tian were relatively calm.
"Yu'er, go meet him and see what he wants to do!"
Ye Tian said with a smile, and then sat down on a stone. After going down the mountain, he found that the vitality of heaven and earth outside Xiping County was also very abundant, and it was no thinner than the vitality of heaven and earth in Xiqiu.
Luo Yu put his hand on the hilt of the sword and walked forward calmly, stopping three feet away from the man. At this time, the middle-aged man cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Brother, I am Yu Yong from Guizhuang. I am honored to do so."
I can meet my brother here. It is getting late at this time, and ferocious beasts are rampant in the mountains. If my brother and others want to eat and stay, you can come with me, and I guarantee that I will provide you with the best place."
"I'm sorry, I can't make the decision on this matter. Please wait a moment and I'll ask the master for instructions before I give you a reply."
Luo Yu cupped his hands and said, never expecting that this middle-aged man would take the initiative to invite him to stay in the village. This was really different from what other villages did.
"Let's go! Let's go to Guicun to stay for one night and have a rich dinner by the way!"
Ye Tian had long heard what the two said, and the four of them followed the middle-aged man into Guizhuang.
At the entrance of Zhuangzi, there were several restaurants. The middle-aged man led four people into one of them. The signboard said "Farm Shop". In the store on the first floor, there were several tables of customers dining. The four people went behind the counter.
, the shopkeeper asked with a smile on his face: "Can the four of you stay here?"
"Yes, we will stay for one night. Are there any rooms left?"
Ye Tian cupped his hands and said.
"Sir, the shop currently has vacant private rooms, upper rooms, and ordinary rooms. The prices vary. Here is a detailed price list. Please take a look." The shopkeeper said with a smile.
Ye Tian looked at the prices. The private rooms here only cost a hundred cents a night, the upper rooms only cost thirty cents, and the ordinary rooms only cost ten cents a night.
"Four elegant rooms."
Ye Tian pretended to take out one tael of silver from his pocket, and the other party returned six hundred coins, which made Ye Tian couldn't help but find it quite interesting.
In Qingluo Village, there is almost no business, and most of them are barter. Therefore, there is no currency. The most basic currency in circulation is silver. At this time, Ye Tian suddenly understood why the people who walked out of Qingluo Village
They are all so rich. It turns out that in villages outside Xiping County, one tael of silver can buy so many things.
The middle-aged man smiled and led the four of them to look at the private room on the second floor. The private room was large and bright, spotlessly clean, and beautifully decorated. The blanket on the bed was soft and comfortable.
"Master, I'm hungry."
Luo Yu said with a smile.
"Brother, I'm not bragging, but the braised pork in our store is one of a kind! You won't regret it if you try it!"
The middle-aged man clicked his lips and said in an exaggerated tone.
Soon, the middle-aged man smiled and led the four of them to the private room upstairs. There were only four tables in the private room here, two of which were next to the window. You could see the scenery outside the window while eating.
"If you have any special dishes, just bring them over. Also, the braised pork you mentioned, bring up four plates first, bring ten jars of wine and ten pounds of beef."
Ye Tian said boldly.
"Okay!"
The middle-aged man was secretly happy and hurriedly went downstairs.
"Here, one tael of silver is equal to one thousand Wen. Two Wen can buy one steamed bun, and one tael of silver can buy five hundred steamed buns. An ordinary person eats five steamed buns a day, and one tael of silver is enough to eat one.
It’s been a hundred days.”
Ye Tian said with a smile.
"Master, those city guards are so evil. Three taels of silver can feed one person for a year. They actually ask for ten taels of silver per person to pay for travel expenses. It's really abominable!"
Luo Yu said a little depressed.
"These city guards are more ruthless than horse thieves!" Feng Ying also gritted his teeth and said.
"Didn't they already leave the money to buy their lives? It's all over now, so why worry about it! By the way, one hundred taels of silver, did I give too much? This one hundred taels of silver will not last for that old man alone for a lifetime.
That’s enough. Even if he still has a family, one hundred taels of silver would be enough to support their family for ten years!”
Ye Tian muttered, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.
"Yes! According to the accommodation price here, the master is indeed too generous, but he should not be short of money!" Luo Yu said with a smile.
"Master, if you want money, you can come to me. I have no less than one hundred thousand taels of silver in my storage space."
Feng Ying chuckled.
Jin Yu and Luo Yu widened their eyes at the same time, feeling that Feng Ying was very rich, but Ye Tian smiled and said: "Feng Ying, it's only a hundred thousand taels of silver, which is really not much. I have saved more than a million taels of silver, and even gold is
More than one hundred thousand taels."
"Master, where did you get so much silver and gold?"
Feng Ying exclaimed.
"Have you forgotten? The great elder of your Iron Wind Group, as well as the head of the group, all their money came into my hands, and many monsters also donated their property, so I have so much property.
"
Ye Tian smiled charmingly. A few years ago, he would have had less than one hundred taels of silver, and he had accumulated money for several years.
"Master, you are so awesome! Feng Ying has to admire him!" Feng Ying cupped his hands and said with a smile.
"Well, when I was short of silver before, I felt that silver was very important, but now that I am no longer short of money, it is of little use. I remember that at the beginning, I had a narrow escape from death in order to kill the golden leopard, and a golden leopard's skin could only be sold for a hundred
Two taels of silver. At that time, in order to buy a small Huan Dan, I had to save up several years of silver. But now, silver is just like a number to me, it doesn't mean much."
Ye Tian thought about the past years and couldn't help but sigh.
At this time, two waiters had already arrived with wine and food, and the middle-aged man was holding two plates of food with a smile. Ye Tian asked curiously: "Excuse me, how much silver does the Xiao Huan Dan here cost?"
"Sir, if you want to buy Xiao Huan Dan, it is not cheap. If you come to me, I guarantee that it will be much cheaper than outside."
The middle-aged man pretended to be mysterious and said.
"Stop talking nonsense and just tell me how much money it is!"
Ye Tian said.
"The price outside is about twenty taels of silver. I can buy it for fifteen taels of silver."
The middle-aged man smiled proudly.
"If I had known this, I would have come here to buy Xiao Huan Dan before. The Xiao Huan Dan in Qingluo Village is too expensive. It requires a full one hundred taels of silver. You can't lose even one tael."
Ye Tian smiled self-deprecatingly, and the middle-aged man asked: "Sir, do you want to buy Xiao Huan Dan?"
“Don’t buy it, it’s too expensive!”
Ye Tian replied loudly.
"Yes! It's too expensive, and most people can't afford it."
The middle-aged man smiled and then left.
The four of them drank from large bowls and ate meat. When they were drunk, they heard heartbreaking crying coming from outside the window, which immediately attracted the attention of the four of them.
The restaurant is at an intersection of Guizhuang. At this time, an old woman in gray clothes is wailing. Next to her is a woman in a white dress. She is kneeling on the ground holding a sea child, crying extremely miserably.
Behind the two of them, there were two children, the oldest was about eight years old, and a five or six-year-old child. These two children seemed to be sensible, crying along with the adults.
"Why are you crying? You're making a lot of noise!"
Someone on the first floor slapped the table and shouted.
"Sir, you don't know something. This is our rule here. Unless someone dies, the family of the deceased will cry in the village. This can bring back the soul of the deceased. This family is quite pitiful. Please forgive me.
."
The shopkeeper apologized personally.
"Oh, that's it!"
The roaring man lowered his head and drank, feeling a little regretful about his roar just now.
"Master, isn't the person lying on the ground the old man we met today?"