The distance to Chungquanyi is about eight or nine hundred miles. The mountain road is rugged, and the oxen pulling the carts also need time to rest, so they can only travel about seventy or eighty miles a day.
The road that vehicles drive on is actually built on high ground next to a river in the mountains. The stream next to Zhao's house in the deserted village is one of the tributaries of this river.
Along the way, the "cartman" who drove the car was not always Zhao Qing. Ape Gong also participated in it for quite some time.
In fact, with its wingspan of more than two meters and its strength of over a thousand kilograms, it is easy to control an ox. It is also quite easy to pull a cart instead of an ox.
Of course, as a friend and guest of Zhao Qing's family, we must not treat it as an ordinary animal. The ape man helps drive the car because apes are active and just want to play when they are bored.
Rui Xi was also shocked that the great white ape brought back by her daughter had intelligence and could communicate with people and drive vehicles. She also suspected that it was a monster that had become a spirit.
However, when she saw the ape man camping at night, he went out to find some fruits and brought them back to share, so she let down her guard.
In her opinion, Zhao Qing is much more knowledgeable than she is, and should not be deceived by villains. After seeing the behavior of the Monkey King, Rui Xi gradually became accustomed to its existence, and regarded the Monkey King as a
A special "person".
Along the mountain road on the high ground beside the river valley, the ox cart drove like this for twelve full days.
The width of the river on the roadside was about twenty or thirty meters at first. As the journey got farther and farther, more and more tributaries merged into the river. The width of the river exceeded one hundred meters, and the water was mighty.
Along the way, Zhao Qing saw shirtless farmers working in the rice fields, spectacular waterfalls formed when the river had a drop in the river, deer drinking by the river, and crocodiles foraging for food. p>
And further away, towering mountains thousands of meters high, or even tens of thousands of meters high, are faintly visible in the clouds and mist. When the sun rises and sets, they cast vast and endless shadows.
According to common sense, there should be many spiritual beasts and monsters in the Kuaiji mountains that stretch for tens of thousands of miles, but Zhao Qing and the others have not encountered them.
This is also a normal thing. If "monsters" often appear on the road, the traffic on both sides will not be affected.
The so-called spirits and beasts are born with strength superior to that of ordinary warriors. Even after practicing on their own, many have the ability to fight against human cultivators in the Six Qi Realm.
However, since Dayu conquered the Nine Provinces, many great monsters comparable to those in the upper six realms have been destroyed and executed, and weaker fairies have gone into hiding. Very few dare to invade human territory. Nowadays, regardless of Yixia, all
It respects the human race.
White apes like Monkey King that are intelligent and keep company with humans are generally not regarded as monsters.
For three generations, spirit horses, spirit eagles and other spirit beasts with the blood of the demon clan have participated in the wars between the Chinese kingdoms and gradually integrated into human society.
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On the thirteenth day, the river on the roadside began to gradually become gentle. After a hundred or ten miles, it would become a tributary and merge into Ruoye Creek.
The surrounding mountains began to gradually become lower and sparse, and stretches of plains appeared beside the river valleys, where many houses and settlements could be seen.
The mountain road for driving is no longer a lonely one, but there are also other roads intersecting with it. In the farmland area not far away, there are criss-crossing roads, and there are chickens and dogs wandering among the fields.
When the sun was high in the sky, Zhao Qing stopped the ox cart near a road intersection.
She took out a piece of dried meat from the carriage, soaked it in an earthen pot filled with water for a while, and then used her internal energy to heat it up as the staple food for today's noon.
After practicing for more than ten days, she has already finished practicing the Eight Extraordinary Meridians part of her Shenzhao Gong. About tonight, she will be able to break through the barrier of Rendu Interconnection again.
By cultivating the inner strength of the Shen Zhao Gong with a yang attribute, and Zhao Qing's understanding of Xuantian's fingers that turn water into ice, heating food is only the most basic operation, which is boiling cold water, and it only takes a little more time.<
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Therefore, the effectiveness of internal energy and Qi refining methods is still very strong. In addition to being used for force, it also greatly facilitates daily life.
In addition, although common people in this era eat two meals a day, Zhao Qing, who is used to the life in her previous life, still prefers three meals a day. If possible, she still likes to eat something at noon.
While Zhao Qing was sitting at the front of the car, chewing meat, the sound of a large number of vehicles suddenly came from the distance. Judging from the sound, these vehicles were quite heavy, obviously carrying a lot of cargo, but the speed was very fast.<
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She turned her head and looked around, and saw dozens of large vehicles passing rapidly on the driveway in the distance. The horses pulling the vehicles were galloping like the wind, bringing up countless flying dust.
As a world that is much larger than the previous world in ancient times, the total number of horses in the main world is obviously relatively small, but actually very many. Despite this, a team that can afford so many horses to pull a cart is most likely not rich.
Even though it’s expensive, it has a lot of background.
With his eyes focused, Zhao Qing recognized the words carved on the outside of the car from a distance, "Duanmu clan, merchants in the world".
Is the Duanmu clan who is a businessman Zigong, the Duanmu gifted by Duanmu? It is estimated to be nine out of ten. Zhao Qing made a judgment in his heart.
Zigong was a merchant and one of the main disciples of Confucius. He served as the prime minister of Lu and Wei. He also did business in various countries and earned a lot of wealth. Uncle Wu, one of the three emperors of Lu, made a great contribution to him.
Evaluation of "Zigong is more virtuous than Zhongni".
Although it is said that Zigong's business is mainly in the Lu State, Zhao Qing would not be surprised if he also had trade in the Yue State. After all, Zigong is one of the possible authors of "Yue Jueshu", which contains a lot of information about Yue State.
The local economy is quite well described.
The reason why she was able to recognize the origin of the Duanmu family was not just based on the historical knowledge she knew in her previous life.
In fact, when he was in the world of Lianchengjue, Zhao Qing, while reading Buddhist and Taoist classics, also consulted a lot of historical materials about the Spring and Autumn Period.
Although the history of the two worlds may not necessarily match, after all, they are far different in terms of military force; historical data may not be true and may have been altered by literati of the past dynasties, but they can also be used as a reference.
Watching the vehicles of Duanmu's caravan gradually go away, Zhao Qing put away the tableware he had just used and started driving the ox cart again.
The ape man jumped off the roof of the car and rode on the back of the ox, chewing a bunch of beans in his mouth, which he might have just picked from the field nearby.
The distance to Chungquanyi is already very close. If you look along the direction of the river valley, you can see the vague outline of the city. You can probably reach it in the evening.
According to Zhao Qing's understanding, Chungquanyi is a city with a population of more than 200,000. It is not a large city in the Yue Kingdom, but because it is near Ruoye River and has convenient transportation, it is somewhat prosperous and has a lot of commerce.
Just like just now, Duanmu's caravan was heading towards Chung Spring.