From time to time, the sound of bamboo firecrackers can be heard in the distant fields, and the first day of the New Year is spent on the road like this.
The sun sets, the sun rises, the stars change, and the carriage slowly drives into the distance.
They passed through Fenyang, Yindi, Qinyuan and other places, and finally arrived at the border between Han and Zhou Dynasty - Jinzhou City in the middle of the first month.
Exiting the system guidance function, Liu Ruyan drove to the city.
Nowadays, the Great Zhou Dynasty controls the hinterland of the Central Plains and often sends troops to fight in other states. The people who are affected by the war have to leave their homes.
Under the city gate, there are a large number of refugees.
Liu Ruyan asked Shen Yanchu to put on the fence. When she passed the city gate, she deliberately opened the door curtain and said to the guard: "Master Ming Juezi has been traveling here, and the carriage and horse are tired. I wonder if the general can make it convenient?"
The real person's reputation spread far and wide. The gatekeeper hurriedly glanced at the man wearing a crane cloak, and then saw the road boy driving the carriage showing his token - a purple gold gourd.
"I've seen a real person!" The gatekeeper and the refugees lined up on both sides to let the carriage enter the city first.
The carriage drove slowly along the stone road, and Liu Ruyan faced the attentive eyes from all directions, her smile as kind as ever.
When the carriage entered the market, she followed the merchant team in front, drove the carriage to an inn, and said to Bai Zhi and Shen Yanchu, "We'll stay here tonight."
Bai Zhi leaned half of her body out of the car and saw that the sun was still bright in the sky: "Is it too early to stay overnight now?"
Liu Ruyan pointed to a group of people in front, lowered her voice and said: "These people wear leather belts with slingshots and darts. They are the bodyguards. They pretended to be businessmen when they entered the city, but they went straight to this inn. It can be seen that they have been there before. Send someone over to check on the spot."
She folded her hands, shook her head and laughed: "The imperial court thinks that I have defected, and Da Zhou is the first choice. They will definitely set up defenses along the road, so it is better to be careful in everything. Since there are bodyguards staying at this inn, tonight we can Sit back and relax.”
"That's it." Bai Zhi suddenly realized.
After dinner, Bai Zhi went to a nearby pharmacy to buy medicinal materials.
Seeing that it was still early, Liu Ruyan decided to take Shen Yanchu to the study and buy some ancient books on metaphysics.
In the study.
She looked at the books on the shelf and asked him: "Laozi, Zhuangzi, and Zhouyi are collectively called the Three Mysteries. Have you read these three books?"
Shen Yan hesitated for a moment, and familiar memories emerged one after another: "I once read it."
Liu Ruyan nodded with satisfaction, and then selected a few ancient books from the bookshelf and handed them to the other party: "During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Confucianism and Taoism were combined to give rise to a new Taoist school called metaphysics. It is about being sophisticated, making mysterious statements, and acting mysteriously. Yayuan Mingjuezi has a lot of attainments in metaphysics. In case someone asks you about it, buy a few ancient books and go back to study them carefully."
Shen Yanchu silently took the book.
Liu Ruyan looked arrogant and had the courage to point out the country, until the waiter smiled and said: "Thank you two gentlemen, a total of two coins and five cents."
Her face suddenly stiffened: "Can't you negotiate the price?"
"Sir, you really can't go any lower."
Taking out her empty money bag and paying for the books with the few coins she had left, Liu Ruyan secretly glanced at the devil a few steps behind her.
Otherwise, sell him?
"Ding, all men are equal, fight against illegal trafficking!"
As soon as I started to think, a warning sound came from the system.
Liu Ruyan: "..."
Yu Yu raised his eyes and saw a refugee walking across from him.
The man was wearing a dark-colored cloak, just like the rich color brought by tea, showing a certain innocence in his simplicity.
Liu Ruyan paused and looked at him. He was clearly dressed as an ordinary refugee. His face was stained, but the hands folded in his sleeves were white and clean, with a pampered dignity.
The man was walking by in a hurry. Perhaps because the street was too crowded, he accidentally bumped into the man nearby.
He lowered his head slightly awkwardly and apologized to the man: "I accidentally disturbed you."
He spoke humbly, then turned around and left, only to turn back in a hurry not long after.
He ran up to the man who had been hit earlier and said in a green voice: "May I ask your Excellency, have you ever seen a money bag made of rain silk brocade?"
The man opposite the clinker looked at him with disdain: "You are a beggar, how can you still use silk?"
"I..." He was speechless for a moment, but when he caught a glimpse of the money bag hidden at the man's waist, his expression suddenly changed, "The money bag is here with you..."
Seeing more and more people gathered around him, the man became angry and shouted: "In broad daylight, beggars are robbing money!"
The busiest market in Jinzhou became more and more noisy, and people looked at the two men on the road. One was wearing a light fur coat, and the other was in ragged clothes.
Outside the crowd, Shen Yanchu looked at the two people from a distance and said to Liu Ruyan: "The money bag belongs to the piano player."
Liu Ruyan also noticed the guqin he was carrying: "When you are living in troubled times, how can you not learn some self-protection skills?"
She said calmly, turned around and left.
Unexpectedly, before she could even take a step forward, she heard a prompt from the system: "Plot character found, locked, new plot successfully triggered, urgent need."
"Why are you doing this again?" She turned on her toes and faced the vast street with a blank face.
"If you don't get out of here, poor beggar, don't stand in my way!" The man raised his palms in the air and was about to hit someone.
The expression in the piano master's eyes suddenly changed. At this moment, a Taoist boy suddenly appeared and protected him safely behind him.
"After watching the play, it turned out that the show was about a thief shouting to catch the thief." Liu Ruyan crossed her arms across her chest and looked at the thief leisurely.
"Are you this kid's accomplice?"
"The reaction was quick." She smiled sarcastically, and her eyes fell on the other person as if they were real, "Male, five feet three in height, thin in appearance, wearing a sheepskin coat, worth five yuan. Underneath, he wore a dark blue quilted robe, worth three cents.
Two cents. You are covered in second-hand goods, of course, you have to discount them in half."
"You, what are you talking nonsense about?"
"Am I talking nonsense?" Liu Ruyan smiled and rolled her eyes, "I'm afraid you stole these clothes too."
The man was so angry that he yelled "What a fool!" and turned away.
"Why are you panicking?" She turned around and blocked his path, spreading her palms, "Hand over your money bag before leaving."
"Why should I give you my things?" The man looked impatient.
Liu Ruyan stood behind the man and suddenly asked: "Do you know where the rain silk brocade comes from?"
"Only a devil knows such a thing!" he cursed.
"What about you?" she asked the violinist.
The piano master suppressed his surprise and spoke softly, with a clear and soft voice: "Rain silk brocade, white and white in color, is like a silk rain tape, produced in Shu. And I am from Shu."
He took out a customs clearance document from his arms, which indeed had the official seal of Shu.
"How much money is left in the bag?" she asked again.
The piano master thought for a moment and then replied: "Five taels of broken silver and twenty copper coins."
Seeing that his whereabouts were exposed, the thief decisively escaped.
"Shen Yanchu!" As she shouted loudly, the breeze blew in her ears and lifted a few strands of hair on her temples.
As soon as he finished speaking, the thief was thrown back into the street with a bruised face and a dirty money bag lying at his feet.
Liu Ruyan bent down to pick up the money bag, dusted it off, and handed it back to the piano player.
Under the cloak, a pair of clear spring-like eyes were full of smiles: "My surname is Dong. I would like to thank this little brother."
"It's just a small effort, no need to say thank you." She said it righteously, and then she turned around calmly, leaving behind a trace of her back, "If we are destined, we will meet again."
"Tsk, tsk, the host's moves are as fierce as a tiger's." Ye Xun smiled intriguingly.
Liu Ruyan not only successfully gained a wave of goodwill, but also below the character bar, the violinist's loyalty value also increased to 20. Once it exceeds 60, he can be classified into our camp.
I didn’t want to get too entangled with these people, but various characters appeared one after another in the clinker, like an invisible net, which seemed calm but was actually full of dangers.
If the world is a chess game, then she can only fight for the chess pieces and let these allies become sharp blades in her hands, but she doesn't know who is playing chess with her.