HLnovel Chapter 265 Arrival at Shuntian Prefecture
Chapter 265 Arrival at Shuntian Prefecture
Shen Zhiqiu and his party set off again, and ahead was the Kyoto Shuntian Prefecture that they had been looking forward to for a long time.
In addition to riding in a horse carriage for two days at the beginning, they later walked in the mountains, going up and down the mountains. In the end, they couldn't even remember how many mountains they had climbed.
It was the corn harvest season in July in my hometown, but now it is already June.
Excluding the less than two months they spent resting in the cave, they had been walking for nearly ten months.
Dozens of animals were left behind on the road, and many tools used by people for generations were also left behind, but the people from Shenjia Village did not leave anything behind.
Walking tens of thousands of steps a day.
They had experienced water and food shortages, hunted wild boars and wolves, and even had a fight with a bandit mountain king, where the mantis stalked the cicada but was tricked by the soldiers behind the scenes.
But it is precisely because of these repeated hardships that they have been able to surpass themselves time and time again, work together and move forward courageously.
Since entering Shuntian Prefecture, this group of people, who had made themselves as embarrassed as possible along the way, began to pay attention to their image.
I just hope that they can welcome their new life in the most decent way possible.
Another three days and one hour passed.
They finally saw the South Gate of Shuntian Prefecture. As the gate of the capital, it was grand and majestic.
From the perspective of Shen Zhiqiu and others, the city gate of Shuntian Prefecture was tall and heavy, and was made entirely of blue bricks.
The tower above the city gate soars into the sky, with flying eaves, brackets, carved beams and painted buildings.
There is a stele building outside the gate, corner towers at the four corners of the city, and a deep moat with brick and stone embankments.
Shen Zhiqiu estimated that the width of the moat was about fifty meters and at least five or six meters deep.
There are two stone bridges over the moat, one leading into the city and the other leading out of the city.
There are sluice gates in the river between the two bridges.
Shen Youyou inexplicably recalled a sentence in her mind: "The golden fortress is so strong and solid that it can stand out for thousands of years."
If they were not father and daughter, Shen Zhiqiu would have been greatly shocked. He pointed at the city gate and the moat, and asked everyone to look at the stone bridge and the ingenious sluice gate.
He sighed again and again: "It's as solid as a rock! It's as solid as a rock!"
It's not that they are making a fuss, but in Shen Zhiqiu's memory, the capital city in their ancient hometown was far worse than here.
Looking at the city gate, there are crowds of people and traffic.
People and merchants from all over the country came in an endless stream, driving horse-drawn carriages, carrying loads on their shoulders, or riding horses, carrying their goods and luggage, and pouring into this prosperous capital.
The guards at the city gate were wearing armor, holding weapons, standing guard with serious expressions, maintaining the safety and order of the city.
At this moment, even Shen Zhiqiu and his family of three, who thought they had seen the world, were shocked by the majesty of this capital city!
Not to mention the other people in Shenjia Village.
The kids looked through the car windows and curtains: "Wow! Shuntianfu is so big!"
The eyes of the people in Shenjia Village sparkled with gold, and they nodded repeatedly: "It's big, it's really big!"
Li Jingshu also murmured to himself: "How can the capital be bigger?"
They only observed the south city gate and could no longer see the end of the city. The area was really large, the city walls were really high, and it looked really imposing.
The arrival of this group of people also attracted people entering and leaving the city gate to look at them frequently.
I guess he was thinking: "Where did this bunch of old-fashioned people come from?"
But they didn't care at all and their attention was not on those people at all.
Even Shen Youyou couldn't help but touch the stone lions on both sides of the stone bridge.
After a long while, Shen Zhiqiu asked Shen Youyou: "Girl, you think they can't let us into the city, right?"
Shen Youyou finally pulled back her hand from the stone lion and said, "I don't think so. Dad, can you take our documents to the city gate and tell them that you are looking for Manager Shen?"
Shen Zhiqiu nodded, took out the documents from his arms and walked onto the stone bridge. Shen Youyou followed him out of concern.
There were people queuing up to enter the city. Suddenly, two people seemed to want to cut in line. They were quickly scolded by the gatekeeper: "What are you doing? Can't you see that everyone is queuing up?"
Shen Zhiqiu and his daughter stopped immediately and shouted to the man, "Sir, we are from the Red Card Team and we are looking for Manager Shen. We..."
The main thing is that you have to stand still. Don’t you see those shining swords?
Human rights are not a thing in this day and age. What if they don't follow the rules and are arrested and beaten? What if... Don't think too much about it.
When the officer who scolded them heard this, he did not beat or scold them as they had imagined. Instead, he waved his hand and asked them to come over.
It can be said that Shen Zhiqiu and his daughter were also nervous at this time, after all, they had never seen such a scene before.
Just after Shen Zhiqiu explained what was going on to the gatekeeper, the gatekeeper said, "Wait!"
Well, this wait lasted for more than an hour.
It was almost noon now, and there were fewer people entering and leaving the city gate. Only then did they see the late-coming Master Shen.
This Shen checked the documents again, and without giving Shen Zhiqiu and the others a chance to say anything more, he said directly:
"Although I suggest you go to Liang County, it is the closest county to Kyoto, and every inch of land is worth a lot of money. Is there no village nearby that can accommodate all of you?"
Everyone was confused: "What do you mean? Are we going to separate them?"
Old Master Shen almost cried in anxiety: "No, no, sir, we are from the same clan, and all of our clan is here. If you separate us, our clan will be scattered, and the eighteen generations of this clan will not be able to rest in peace in the underground!"
Manager Shen raised his eyebrows and thought to himself, "Hey! Are you threatening me by saying this? If I don't group you together, will all your ancestors come to find me at night?"
But before he could really complain, other people from Shenjia Village around him also joined in.
However, they did not ask about the person in charge, Shen. Instead, they grabbed Shen Zhiqiu one by one, their faces full of panic, and kept saying:
"Xiao Sanzi, what should we do? We can't separate."
"Little Sanzi..."
Even the children were asking questions, but they were not asking Shen Zhiqiu. They habitually asked Shen Youyou: "Sister Youyou, what should we do?"
Shen was so angry that he said, "Don't you take me seriously? I'm standing right here, and you're the one who's trying to pull others to ask what to do?"
The most infuriating thing is that if you ask an adult man, he can understand. He may be the leader of your group fleeing famine.
But you little kids are crying and shouting, asking a ten-year-old kid what do you mean?
The soldiers guarding the gate were also anxious:
"Hey, hey! Do you know where this is? This is the foot of the emperor, at the gate of the capital. There are at least eighty dignitaries passing by here every day. Can you pay attention to the impact? Think of it as the head of your kang?"
Even though Chief Shen and the officers and soldiers shouted a few times, they failed to focus the attention of Shenjia Village on themselves.
You can see how chaotic the scene is.