Chapter 191 Where did the country bumpkin come from?
Chapter 191 Where did the country bumpkin come from?
"Crack..."
The sound of the bull whip never stopped as the ox cart moved forward all the way to a corner before slowly stopping.
The couple in the ox cart jumped off the cart very quickly and changed their clothes.
Soon, a newlywed couple carrying straw baskets appeared in the woods on the official road.
The ox cart continued to move forward, but this time, only two people, an old man and a young boy, were left on the cart.
The official road is flat, and there are always one or two small roads connecting it every few meters.
These official roads were built very quickly.
The imperial court would transport cement to each team, and local officials would then organize laborers to build the projects.
Most official roads were paved by nearby villagers, so the road surface is very flat and thick. In addition to construction, nearby villagers will also deliberately build a slope to connect the roads in the village to facilitate villagers' access.
The more affluent county towns will also build cement roads into the main streets and create pedestrian streets modeled after the city of Xianyang.
Su Jinyue walked on the spacious cement road, looking around curiously.
Passing by a jewelry store on the street, Su Jinyue couldn't help but go in to take a look.
The waiter in the jewelry store, neatly dressed and with a bright smile, came forward to greet us warmly.
"Girl, would you like to see this pearl flower? Our pearl flower is a replica of the finished product from the Daqin Clothing Shop. It's hard to tell the real thing from the fake when you take it out. For 10% of the price, you can experience the quality of the Daqin Clothing Shop."
Su Jinyue held the pearl flower in her hand above her head, admiring it carefully in the sunlight.
It is indeed exquisite, and the workmanship is not much worse than that of Daqin Clothing Shop.
"How come it's so cheap?"
The young servant carefully took the pearl flower from Su Jinyue's hand and gently placed it back on the display stand.
"To be honest, my materials are still inferior to those of the Daqin Clothing Shop, but our workmanship is impeccable. Even the county magistrate's family praises our products and often comes to buy from us."
Su Jinyue nodded and turned to look elsewhere.
The lady behind him hurriedly stepped forward and pointed at the pearl flower to the young servant.
The servant immediately took out the jewelry box happily and packed it for Su Jinyue to take away.
Outside the jewelry store, Wei Lang ordered them to guard the door and nodded to the black-armored guards in casual clothes not far away on the street.
Good daddy is always worried about this rebellious girl.
Two teams of black-armored guards were secretly dispatched to follow Su Jinyue quietly, just in case.
"This is a good one, I'll give it to Xiao Mofu."
"And this pink one is perfect for Sixth Sister."
"Buy one for Xiaoyuer too, otherwise, she will definitely cry."
"Jade is suitable for mother-in-law, buy more!"
The shopping continued, and the guards carried large and small bags of things into the carriage one by one.
In fact, most of the jewelry here are not as exquisite as those in Xianyang City. They are just bought as novelties and as a token of my appreciation during the trip.
I walked along the street for an hour and still couldn't finish it.
Wei Langling Ling Xiao reluctantly stepped forward to urge him, "Master, we must return in half an hour. The master of the house gave strict orders when he came here. We must return before dark."
Su Jinyue waved at him, "Got it, right away."
Not far away, a group of people gathered and exclamations were heard from time to time.
Su Jinyue led Dan and Tan and squeezed into the crowd with great effort. They saw several jugglers throwing large vats and coordinating with each other to perform some thrilling moves.
"Wow!"
"Yo!"
"it is good!!!"
Su Jinyue was so excited watching that she exclaimed in amazement from time to time along with the onlookers.
During the breaks in the performance, the children in the circus troupe walked towards the crowd while spinning around with gongs in their hands.
Su Jinyue was naturally not stingy and just threw down a purse.
The child knelt down in front of her with a red face, and Su Jinyue was so scared that she quickly retreated from the crowd.
Just in time, as they were almost out of time, the group returned to the carriage and quickly headed towards the patrol's encampment.
Pedestrians crossed the street from time to time, and the carriage was not moving very fast.
Wei Lang ordered Ling Xiao to sit next to the driver and be wary of the people around him.
Suddenly, a luxuriously decorated carriage came quickly from behind them.
Pedestrians hurriedly moved to the sides. Some were unable to avoid the collision and were knocked to the side. They did not dare to shout, but just thought they were unlucky and got up from the ground.
"The carriage in front, please get out of the way!"
The driver of the carriage behind raised his whip and shouted at Su Jinyue and the others to drive them away.
"Get out of the way! Do you hear me? I'll tear your carriage apart!"
Su Jinyue naturally couldn't tolerate such arrogance.
"Ling Xiao, don't let me!"
This was exactly what Wei Langling wanted. He replied in a low voice, "Yes, Master!"
Then he and the driver leaned leisurely on the carriage frame, looking as if they were not going to move forward.
The driver of the rear carriage became furious when he saw that the carriage in front did not move at all. He waved his hand to the one behind him, and the eight servants following behind their carriage immediately surrounded them.
Wei Lang and the others naturally would not allow them to get close, so they protected Su Jinyue's carriage and confronted the attendants.
Seeing this situation, the driver was a little undecided and got into the car in a hurry.
"Sir, we encountered a tough guy up ahead. He doesn't look like a local. He must be passing by."
"Humph, no matter who he is, he has to give my Wang family face. Squeeze through and make them pay for repairing the car!"
"Yes, please wait a moment, sir!"
The coachman bent over and stepped out of the carriage, raised his whip and swung it hard at the two black horses pulling.
"hiss--"
The black horse let out a high-pitched, sharp cry, crashed through the roadside stalls, squeezed past Su Jinyue and their carriage, and stopped in the middle of the road.
This was not the end yet. The driver turned the rickshaw around and parked it across the middle of the street.
Wei Langling narrowed his eyes and kept looking at the other person with the eyes of looking at a dead person.
The driver was completely unaware and shouted arrogantly, "You carriage, you damaged my son's beloved car. Pay me now!"
He stood on the running board and pointed the whip at the car body.
"See those scratches? Our carriage is made of the finest ebony, with every line inlaid with gold thread. Even the curtains were custom-made by the Great Qin Clothing Shop. Without ten gold coins, you can't leave."
Wei Langling sneered, "Provoking trouble in the street deserves thirty lashes of the cane, and he must also compensate the vendors and pedestrians for the damage."
"You filthy bastard, you country bumpkin, how dare you bully my son!"
The driver was about to curse again when a white hand reached out from the carriage and stopped him.
The car window was opened, revealing an arrogant face.
The man looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, with narrow eyes and slightly downturned corners. He looked at Wei Langling with a bit of contempt.
After glancing up and down, he felt relieved when he saw that the other person was dressed like a man from the East.
He is not afraid as long as the person is not coming from the direction of Xianyang City in the west.
This was somewhat of a coincidence. It turned out that Su Jinyue had the experience of sneaking away last time, and in order to facilitate disguise, she deliberately chose the outfit from Jibei County.
This caused Wang Yucheng to misunderstand and think that Su Jinyue and the others were at most from the local officials' family in the east.
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