Chapter 90: Li Gousheng's Gate-Guarding Adventure, Longjiang Prefecture's Strange Stories

Yi Chen raised his head and looked into the distance. A huge city over 25 meters high rose from the horizon, looking extremely magnificent.

The three huge gold-plated characters of "Longjiang Prefecture" sparkle brightly in the sun, looking extremely majestic.

If you compare yourself to others, you will die; if you compare goods, you will be thrown away.

Big cities are different. Even their city walls are higher than others and so majestic!

Compared with Longjiang Prefecture, Ping'an County is almost no different from the countryside.

As for Fengyun County, there is no need to mention it.

Pure cattle and horses.

Yi Chen rubbed his hands, not knowing what he was thinking of. He strode forward, while Xiao Miao followed closely behind him with his luggage on his back.

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Li Gousheng's life as a goalkeeper is ideal.

Forty years ago, his grandfather was guarding the city gate in Longjiang Prefecture.

Twenty years ago, his father was guarding the city gate in Longjiang Prefecture.

Now, he is guarding the city gate in Longjiang Prefecture, and he just got the job today through connections.

With the perseverance of three generations, their lives are so prosperous.

"stop!"

"What's in the car?"

Li Gousheng squinted at a merchant queuing to enter the city and spoke in an unfriendly tone.

Although the merchant in front of him was wearing silk and satin and had a jade ring on his finger, Gousheng didn't even bother to look at him.

He has a hundred ways to reasonably control the stinky foreign merchant.

In a moment, a silver coin weighing one penny was quietly handed to him, which made Gou Sheng's eyes light up suddenly.

sensible!

Although this amount of silver is not much, and he even has to give 70% to the boss and can only get 30%, but there are still many people entering the city every day.

He finally knew how the three three-story mansions in his hometown came about.

Guarding the city gate is a good business that guarantees a steady income! Li Gousheng instantly understood the foresight of his father and grandfather, and at this moment, his heart was filled with gratitude towards his family.

If I earn two taels of silver a day, wouldn't that be twenty taels a week, two hundred taels a month, and twenty thousand taels a year? Oh my god, my Li family is going to be rich!

Gousheng, who graduated from a private school, couldn't help but imagine his wonderful life in the future.

After he had saved up money for a week, he would definitely go to the Rabbit Pavilion to reward himself.

Don't ask him why Gousheng didn't go to Fengyue Tower to taste tea.

Because although Gousheng is thin, he is a manly man.

Fengyue Tower was a place where men and women fought, and he disdained it.

The Rabbit Pavilion is his home. A real man has to fight with other men.

He is Gousheng, and his main focus is on both offense and defense.

He is happy whether he wins or loses.

Just when Gousheng was full of energy and ready to do something big, he suddenly felt the sky darken.

A Taoist priest who was over two meters tall stood in front of him.

His arms were thick enough to support a horse, his body was full of muscles, his fists were bigger than casseroles, and his strong pectoral muscles lifted the front of his clothes high.

Most importantly, he had no expression.

Looking at the big arms of the man in front of him, Gou Sheng had no doubt that this man could slap his head in from the neck and out from the buttocks with one slap.

Damn, is this a Taoist priest? This is a bandit playing dress-up.

Gousheng staggered back three steps, looking like he was ready to run away at any time if there was any disturbance.

"Gatekeeper, how much does it cost to enter the city?" Yi Chen frowned and moved his face closer.

"One penny, just one penny, Taoist priest." Gousheng shouted in a hoarse voice and quickly dodged backwards. He felt like he was going to suffocate. The Taoist priest's gaze was like a ruthless big hand, tightly grasping his heart.

He was very scared.

Upon hearing this, Yi Chen stretched out his big hand and wanted to help the thin dog in front of him.

Because he felt that the person in front of him was about to fall.

As a good Taoist priest who promised his master to follow the way of benevolence and righteousness, he felt that he should lend a helping hand.

However, at this moment, Gousheng almost wanted to cry.

My God, this bandit still wants to hit people. He is so lawless. Where did this murderer come from?

Suddenly, Yi Chen found nothing and a silver coin weighing one penny suddenly appeared in his palm.

"Master, this is all I have on me." Gousheng said with a sad face.

And an older veteran gatekeeper next to Gousheng swung a big bag and hit Goudan in the face.

Yi Chen: “…”

He didn't understand, but he was shocked.

"Master, this is my nephew. He is new here and it's his first day guarding the gate. He doesn't know the rules. Please don't bother with him."

"How can I ask a strange person like you for money?"

"You are a magnanimous person, just let him go like a fart."

The old soldier guarding the gate said to Yi Chen carefully with a smile, and suddenly two more taels of silver appeared in Yi Chen's hand.

Twenty seconds later, just like that, Yi Chen earned two taels and one cent of silver without spending a penny and walked into the city gate.

I can't push it away, and I have to accept it.

The local soldiers guarding the city were so polite.

After Yi Chen was no longer visible, Gou Sheng covered his face and said to the old soldier guarding the city: "Second uncle, why did you hit me?"

"I'm hitting you, but I'm saving you." The old soldier guarding the city pointed at Gou Sheng and cursed, "Who allowed a strong man like you to take money?"

"Isn't this the rule? It's one cent per person, and I didn't charge you more." Li Gousheng said aggrievedly, "I can't make up for it myself."

"Are you stupid? Just take more of the fat sheep that are easy to control, and you can always make it up."

"Gousheng, you are still young. Guarding the city gate is not a job that everyone can do. You need to be more careful."

"You can do whatever you want to those small people and small merchants."

"But if you dare to reach out to the big business houses, big families and various powerful people in the city, your father and I will go to Longjiang to rescue you. Do you know that?" The second uncle slapped Gousheng in the face again with a slap in the face.

* * Yi Chen naturally didn’t know about the drama of the second uncle teaching his nephew. At this time, he was walking on a long street where people were coming and going.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

This long street is paved with long strips of bluestone. The road surface is wide enough to accommodate six carriages at the same time.

There were crowds of merchants coming and going on the streets, people were shoulder to shoulder, cars were rumbling, horses were galloping, countless flags and signs were dancing on both sides of the long street, and the sounds of hawking in the streets were endless.

Some of the stores were particularly grand, which impressed Yi Chen greatly.

There is Baozhitang. [It sells medicine.]

There is Yuelai Pavilion. [Dry Inn.]

There is Fengyuelou. [Selling seafood.]

There is Julongzhai. [For eating.]

There is a Tianbing Pavilion. [This is awesome, it sells magic tools.]

…. "Longjiang Mansion is extraordinary."

After walking around for a while, Yi Chen only had a nine-word impression of Longjiang Prefecture.

There are many people, many goods, many money, and many experts.

It was not uncommon to see cultivators in the streets of Longjiang Prefecture, who were rarely seen in Fengyun County. Among them, a white-haired old man who was riding a donkey through the streets made Yi Chen's heart skip a beat. Even with his current strength, he felt a lot of pressure.

The two looked at each other without saying anything, then looked away and left.

What Yi Chen didn't notice was that a courageous peddler on the long street stared at his back for two or three seconds, then turned around and disappeared around the corner of the street.

After walking around, Yi Chen did not continue wandering around, but came to the door of Julongzhai.

After walking in the mountains and forests for so many days, his mouth was empty and it was time to appease his stomach.

After I found a seat by the window and sat down, a waiter with a big smile on his face came over to me attentively and handed me a menu.

Yi Chen swiped his finger.

“This, this, this…”

"Sir, would you like some shredded potatoes with vinegar, stir-fried cabbage, stir-fried shredded lettuce... or something like this?" The waiter began to take notes silently.

"No, I don't want any of these vegetarian dishes. Give me one portion of the rest."

"Oh, no rice, I don't like rice, did you remember that?"

Waiter: “…”

After a while, two large tables full of dishes were brought up, and Yi Chen and Xiao Miao began to feast on them.

Of course, they have separate meals.

Yi Chen prepared a fish feast for Xiao Miao and told his waiter brother to take the menu and help Xiao Miao order whatever she wanted to eat.

Julongzhai is indeed a well-known restaurant in Longjiang Prefecture. As for the posture of Yi Chen and Xiao Miao, the guests passing by just looked at them a few more times, and there was no scene that shocked the diners. This made Yi Chen's evaluation of Longjiang Prefecture rise to a higher level.

Big cities are big cities, they are well-informed.

Then it’s hunting time.

Just when Yi Chen was obsessed with food, the conversation between people at the next table suddenly caught his attention.

"Boss Zhang, have you heard?"

"More than 80 people in Mr. Li's family in the west of the city are all dead." A middle-aged man dressed like a wealthy businessman in brocade clothes spoke in a low voice to the diners at the same table.

"How could I not know, Boss Wang? My distant nephew's cousin's brother is working in the government office. I heard that Mr. Li's family died in a tragic way."

"They are like starving ghosts who have been reincarnated. Not only have they eaten up all the food in the house, but when there is nothing left to eat, they just eat themselves."

"Someone chased after the horses and cows in the palace and bit their butts, and was kicked to death by the horses and cows."

"Some people even went straight into the toilet. Ugh!" Boss Zhang also said mysteriously.

"Hey, this kind of thing has been quite common in recent days. In order to maintain stability, the government announced that it was attacked by strong men. I know of two or three cases, and I don't know how many more there are."

"Something must have happened recently."

"I'm not living at home now anyway. I took my wife and children to live in Laifu Inn, which is 500 meters away from Zhen'an Division, to avoid the limelight."

"That damn boss is asking for a high price, charging me twenty taels of silver a night, and he still wants to stay here or not. If you don't want to stay, there are plenty of people staying here. I had no choice but to bite the bullet and book two rooms. But the damn inn is already full."

After hearing this, Boss Zhang could no longer sit still.

"Fuck, why didn't I think of this trick? Brother, please help me and share a room with me. I'm willing to pay twenty-five taels per night."

"Hey, Brother Zhang, look at what you're saying. We're brothers. I'll give you a room for thirty taels a night."

"Well...Okay, Brother Wang, I'll move in tonight."

"No problem. We are brothers. Come, Brother Zhang, try a piece of Julongzhai's Li Zhuang white meat. It is delicious and you must try it." Boss Wang pushed a plate of Li Zhuang white meat in front of Boss Zhang with a smile.

(End of this chapter)