Chapter 43
"It's on sale! I'll go in and take a look!" Yu Qian, who was passing by with her newly bought breakfast, happily rushed into the store: "Although my family has no shortage of new clothes or fabrics, but... this is a sale! How can I not come in and take a look?"
"Qiao Qiao, come in and take a look too. Everything is on sale. I'll clear out the things and leave, so they won't come back and say I wasn't watching the store." If there's no stock in the store, then there's no need to watch the store. Is that okay?
Bei Qiao followed his instructions and went in to look around, finally choosing a turquoise round-necked robe. Xian Yu's discounts were truly lucrative this time; Bei Qiao paid for the round-necked robe and still had 152 coins left.
"Looks great!" Seeing Bei Qiao wearing a round-necked robe, Yu Qian's eyes lit up instantly: "This is much more handsome than that short-sleeved shirt. Everyone who sees it will say that he is a handsome young man. Hey! Hey, Qiao Qiao, why don't you buy women's clothes?"
"Because round-necked robes are cheaper." Bei Qiao spread his hands: "Besides, I don't like the colors of the remaining clothes, and the sizes are a bit small."
Wearing a newly bought round-necked robe, Bei Qiao sat in the front room of the car and watched Xian Yu spend half an hour clearing out the store's inventory, then locked the door and walked over leisurely carrying a large bag.
"You haven't answered me yet, where are you going?"
"Qixia City." Xian Yu threw the bag into the front room of the car, adjusted the direction and pushed it into the carriage.
"Wait a minute, where did you say that?" Bei Qiao turned around and held Xian Yu's bag. "I remember this place is very far from here. You need to stay in an inn for at least four days on the way. In this case, the one-way charge is basically a waste of time. You should find someone else."
This isn't the modern world with flying cars. Even the fastest donkey cart can only go so far. The Qixia city Xian Yu wanted to visit was located in the southeast, and it would take almost five days to get there by donkey cart. And how much would that cost for accommodation along the way?
"Yes, it will take several days, but I'm not going there directly. Just drop me off here." Xian Yu took out a map from his arms and handed it to Bei Qiao.
"Where?" Bei Qiao unfolded the map and spread it beside him.
Xian Yu stretched out his hand and pointed at the map: "Not somewhere, it's here, this county. Starting from our village, it will take about a day and a half to get there, and then you can just return."
"By this calculation, it only costs two days of accommodation. Okay, then get in the car." Bei Qiao let go of his hand and nodded: This is the name of the place... Well, it's really unique.
"Thanks." Xian Yu put away the map, pushed the bag into the car, climbed into the front room and lifted the curtain: "I'm going to take a nap, don't call me if you're fine." As he said that, he pulled out a sleeping bag from the bag, fixed it on the floor of the car, and then crawled in comfortably.
Bei Qiao nodded: "Then let me ask you in advance, if you lie like this and a car turns and brakes at high speed, will you get hurt?" Although it is outrageous, it is possible for players to become vegetative. At that time, they will not be able to control the character's activities, nor can they cancel the account on their own. They can only wait for this account to be cured by a doctor, or wait for this account to die in an accident.
That's right, only accidental death is allowed; self-destruction is not allowed, nor is hiring someone to do it. Respecting life is one of the game's bottom lines. If you violate this rule, you will be forcibly taken away for psychological counseling after logging off.
Player: I'm not sick! I just want to play the game as soon as possible!
Official: Disrespect for life is a disease and must be treated.
"Don't worry, I've secured everything." Xian Yu sat up, tugged at both ends of the sleeping bag, and turned the cushioning material inside out to show Bei Qiao: "The special material, plus the four corners being fixed, makes sleeping inside very comfortable, and the shaking isn't too strong. As long as the carriage doesn't overturn, I'll basically be unaffected."
After showing off the sleeping bag, Xian Yu took out the travel expenses from his bag and handed them to Bei Qiao: "Here, I'll pay you for the travel expenses first. No matter what happens on the way, don't wake me up unless you need to escape or you have arrived at your destination."
The city here is more than a hundred miles away from Yuanshan Village. Xian Yu brought with him a bag weighing nearly two hundred kilograms, and the one-way fare was three hundred and twelve coins, nearly one-third of a tael of silver.
"I understand. I'll be off then." Bei Qiao took the toll, weighed it, nodded, and lowered the car curtain.
"Qiao Qiao, are you going on a long journey?" Seeing a familiar donkey cart parked in front of the store, Li Qingqing walked over with the scroll she had just bought: "Do you need my help?"
"I can handle it alone right now, but adding one more person would be fine. The pay isn't much, though, and accommodation isn't included." Bei Qiao mentally calculated, "Even if you share a room with me... you'll still have to pay over thirty yuan in rent." Even without hiring anyone, Bei Qiao would have to shell out the majority of his travel expenses for accommodation. Everything was just starting out, and he was just trying to earn some hard-earned money.
Li Qingqing sighed: "Forget it, I'll go somewhere else to do some odd jobs and sell some paintings." Money is hard to earn. Now all the scholars have returned to their hometowns. She is a college student from a prestigious university in the outside world, but in this other world she is an illiterate who has never attended a private school. Facing those scholars, her calligraphy and paintings are not very competitive. Only her cute paintings are more popular and are often imitated.
After saying goodbye to Li Qingqing, Bei Qiao went offline to the bathroom first, and then drove Xian Yu away from Yuanshan Village.
For Bei Qiao, traveling is very boring, but for Xian Yu, traveling is someone else's job, and he is only responsible for sleeping. When he is tired, he can log off and do other things.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, the sky began to darken. Bei Qiao urged Huihui to speed up. At the end of the road, the gate of Linjie City, their planned destination, could be vaguely seen in the distance.
"I know lying flat is comfortable, but you sleep from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., don't you feel back pain?" Bei Qiao heard rustling noises coming from the car and leaned over to lift the curtain to peek inside. "When we stopped for a break on the road at noon, a naughty kid peeked through my car window. He called out to you several times but you didn't respond. He was so scared that he thought I was pulling a dead body, so he went back to his car crying to get help."
"Oh, and then?" Xian Yu scratched his scalp nonchalantly, yawned, and pulled the sleeping bag to his waist: Pay attention to the image that does not exist! Xianyu does not need an image.
"When the parents of the naughty kid came over, you just rolled over, and then there was no further news." Bei Qiao shrugged. "They were worried that I was a murderer, but I was even more worried that the murderer was in their caravan, so I didn't bother to argue with them and just drove away."
That naughty kid couldn't wake Xian Yu up so he thought Xian Yu was dead. This means he had seen dead people in a carriage or similar scenes before. It's really scary when you think about it...
"Who says this is a martial arts world instead of a village in another world?" Xian Yu yawned again, got out of the sleeping bag, sat in the car and patted his numb limbs: "The real world, the real life and death... Haah, I hope there are vacancies in the official inn. The inn of the natives is really too lively, with too many melons and troubles." It is really not suitable for salted fish.
"I hope so too." The windows of the natives' inn are not as secure as those of the official inn. It is not difficult for those thieves who are good at light work to break into the room through the window.
The procedures for driving into the city are basically the same. Thanks to this peaceful era, there is no need to pay a fee to enter the city.
When entering Linjie City, the first thing Beiqiao felt was the cultural atmosphere.
Here, scholars with swords can be seen everywhere on the streets, and calligraphy and painting stalls are numerous but not chaotic, giving the whole city a very orderly feeling. Even better, Linjie City is close to the sea, and before curfew, the people can go to the beach to catch seafood.
"Which inn are you planning to go to?" Bei Qiao drove the donkey cart slowly on the street: "I just took a look at the forum of Linjie City, and now all the official inns in the city have vacancies." I just don't know where the tunnels of those inns will lead to.
Xian Yu squinted his eyes and clicked on the simple map recommended by the official of Linjie City: "Of course, I would choose an inn that is most convenient for eating... Well, let's choose Xinhua Inn!" There is no takeout in the other world, so I can only live as close to the snack street as possible... Ah, no, I can just log off to eat, I was really confused after sleeping.
"Oh." Xinhua Inn, Xinhua Bookstore North Qiao inexplicably wanted to laugh: Why do I feel like breaking through the dimensional wall?
Xinhua Inn is located in the east of the city, and from a distance its decor resembles a bookstore. When Bei Qiao parked his donkey cart in front of the Xinhua Inn, he noticed that the naughty child he had met on the road had followed his family into the inn across from the Xinhua Inn, and he immediately had a bad feeling.
But just a premonition didn't stop her from going out for a stroll. Dongcheng District, which was close to the sea, was her destination this time.
"The inn by the sea looks very expensive." Bei Qiao, wearing a round-necked robe, blended into the crowd naturally. As the saying goes, clothes make the man. After changing out of his shorts, Bei Qiao looked like a very handsome young man. He didn't walk far when he was stared at by a group of girls, which made him feel quite uncomfortable. One of them was so brave that she even stopped him and asked her name.
"My last name is Qiao." Bei Qiao saluted naturally, without deliberately lowering his voice or saying his full name.
"Oh, it seems to be a girl." The girls looked at each other, then laughed and surrounded Bei Qiao and tried to pull her hand: "Sister, you are here to play with us."
"Oh, yes." Bei Qiao calmly dodged the other's hand and smiled politely: As expected, girls in every world are beautiful and cute, and I am especially popular with girls no matter where I am.
Although she failed to hold Beiqiao's hand, the brave girl was not discouraged. Instead, she excitedly surrounded Beiqiao with the other girls and enthusiastically introduced the shops on the beach to Beiqiao every few minutes.
Bei Qiao didn't want to get too close to strangers, but she didn't completely reject them. She occasionally chimed in with the girls' enthusiastic introductions, and before she knew it, she'd become one with them, at least in the eyes of others.
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