“Hahahahahahahahahahaha…”

As soon as Xiaoguo's hand touched him, Zhuangzhuang woke up, but since his hand was already there, why shouldn't he touch him?

then…

The loud laughter scared the sparrows outside the window away.

"Mom, mom, I'm up, haha, please spare my life, haha ​​mom..."

Zhuangzhuang was laughing so hard that he was out of breath. Xiaoguo counted down to three, two, and one before letting him go. "Little brat, let's see if you can continue pretending to sleep."

That's right, Zhuangzhuangjun in the room was pretending to sleep. Xiaoguo discovered it when he called him for the first time just now, because his eyeballs rolled, his lips were pursed, and his breathing became rapid as Xiaoguo approached, which was obviously a sign of pretending to sleep.

"You are too young to tease your mother."

After scratching his strong little nose, Xiaoguo sat back on the table, leaving him alone to put on his clothes.

Zhuangzhuang snorted, "Mom is so amazing..."

Ding ding ding...

There was a knock on the door, and Xiaoguo guessed it was a notification to leave.

Sure enough, as soon as the door opened, Guan Xi was standing at the door.

"It's time for us to get going."

Xiaoguo nodded to show that she was ready. Guanxi was the official who had given Xiaoguo the food bag. He was the one who communicated with Xiaoguo along the way. They happened to be chatting not long ago and he asked the other person's name, otherwise Xiaoguo would not have been able to call him "Hey Hey Hey" all the way.

After everything was ready, Xiaoguo carried her bag and returned with Zhuangzhuang to the carriage that had been parked at the door.

"Mom, what's the capital like?"

Zhuangzhuang thought of Xiaoguo saying yesterday that they would arrive in the capital today. So what would the capital be like? Would it be the same as their village?

Xiao Guo shook her head. "Mother doesn't know either, but the capital should be very prosperous, and have a large population."

Neither Xiaoguo himself nor the original owner has any memory of the capital city, and Xiaoguo has never seen the real capital city. However, according to what he has seen on TV before, the capital city should be prosperous, with heavy traffic and crowds of people. This is Xiaoguo's description of the imaginary capital city.

Zhuangzhuang was looking forward to his visit to the capital. Many of the authors of the books his mother bought for him lived in the capital. Would he meet them? If so, he would ask for their autographs!

Zhuangzhuang kept looking outside all the way. Xiaoguo was so worried that she took the burnt paper and scattered it along the way.

Just as Qin Anming said, Xiaoguo's remaining paper money is almost gone. There is only one pile left to be burned on the new grave. Now there is still a small pile in hand to scatter along the way. If she saves a little, she estimates that she can finish it all by the time she gets to the ancestral grave.

The carriage was moving very fast. Zhuangzhuang kept looking outside along the way and immediately spotted the city wall of the capital.

"Mother, mother, do you think that is the capital city?"

Zhuangzhuang excitedly pulled Xiaoguo and asked her to look outside.

Xiao Guo looked along the opened curtain, and the first thing that caught his eye was the tall and majestic city tower. Rows of soldiers holding spears and shields stood in the tower, facing outside with stern expressions, watching the people coming and going.

At the gate below the city wall, the vermilion door was wide open, welcoming visitors from all directions. There were also officers in armor standing guard at the gate. Like the officers and soldiers on the building, they had stern expressions and looked sharply at the people entering the city with eagle-like eyes.

Xiaoguo couldn't help but sigh together with Zhuangzhuang. As expected, the capital city is the capital city. It is really different from the city towers and county gates they passed by before. It makes people feel awe at first sight.

Xiaoguo couldn't help but feel a little excited. Just one glance at the city tower made him so shocked. What would it be like inside?

The carriage continued to move forward. It looked majestic and magnificent from a distance, and even more so from close up. At this moment, Xiao Guo looked up at the city gate and felt as if he could not see the end.

"Mom, is this the capital city?"

Zhuangzhuang was obviously very excited too. The capital city, the capital city in the book!

"Yes, once we enter the gate, we will be in the capital."

Xiaoguo was talking to Zhuangzhuang when the carriage suddenly stopped.

Xiaoguo curiously stuck his head out to see what was going on outside. Why did he stop at the city gate? Did he need to register? But didn't the people in front of him just go in directly?

Xiaoguo frowned slightly. At this time, the person outside the carriage seemed to sense Xiaoguo's confusion and came closer to the carriage to explain to Xiaoguo.

"The soldiers guarding the gate saw our battle formation, so they stopped to ask us why. After a while, we were able to enter the city."

Xiaoguo nodded after hearing what Guanxi said. Indeed, there were sedan chairs, coffins, and soldiers' belongings. This battle must be clarified.

As soon as Guanxi finished speaking, the carriage started moving very quickly. Zhuangzhuang opened the curtain and looked outside. He passed the officials and the city gates and finally arrived in the capital.

Xiaoguo saw Zhuangzhuang was struggling to lift the curtain, so she took it in her hands. Zhuangzhuang smiled sweetly at Xiaoguo, then immersed himself outside again.

When Xiaoguo first arrived in the capital, he didn't feel anything special. The only difference was that the roads were wider, flatter and cleaner than those outside. Apart from that, he really didn't feel anything special.

I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. This shouldn't be the case. This is the capital city.

Zhuangzhuang didn't have any other intentions. From the moment he entered the door, he was looking around happily with his eyes wide open, as if he was looking for someone. His attention was completely different from Xiaoguo's.

The two of them did not disturb each other and looked around at what they wanted to see.

As the carriage continued to move inside, the street gradually became more crowded. Even though the road was wide, it still couldn't withstand the crowds.

Xiaoguo discovered another difference: there were indeed many people in the capital.

At this moment, it was obvious that the carriage was moving slower, and Zhuangzhuang had already attracted the attention of the crowd.

Finally, the carriage safely left the area and moved forward, seeing more buildings.

In order to make it easier for the carriage to travel, they came to the West District, which was sparsely populated during the day and only became lively at night because it was a gambling area.

There were big signs hanging brightly, and all the casinos and brothels were closed, so not many people walked along this road during the day.

Xiaoguo retracted her gaze and looked down at Zhuangzhuang who seemed to be craning his head to look at the plaque. She quickly picked him up and thought, "When did this child start following me to see the scenery?"

"Mom, what is that place?"

Zhuangzhuang didn't understand why Xiaoguo suddenly hugged him back, but at the moment he was still more curious about where the Zuixianglou he had just seen was.

"The wine seller."

Xiaoguo said this without blushing or beating her heart, and looked at Zhuangzhuang with a righteous face.

Zhuangzhuang nodded suddenly in understanding. People get drunk only after drinking alcohol. That’s right, it’s the alcohol seller.

"What about Changlefang?"

Zhuangzhuang pointed to another shop with a white cloth hanging outside with a few big black spots on it, and looked at Xiaoguo with curiosity.

Xiao Guo pretended to take a look, then said seriously, "You are selling ointments. If you recover from your illness, you will be happy forever."

Zhuangzhuang looked as if to see what was going on, and Xiaoguo silently said sorry.

Next, Zhuangzhuang asked about almost all the archways that could be seen, and Xiaoguo also made up a variety of them. She had a smile on her face, but she was cursing in her heart, and she was eagerly looking forward to the carriage going faster.

"Mother, what is Ruyan Pavilion? What is Hongchen Garden? What is a brothel..."

"...the one selling firewood, the one selling red soil, the one selling...chickens..."

Xiao Guo burst into tears. People in ancient times were so bold to call it so clearly, a brothel? At least put on some clothes like in other places!

It is indeed the capital city, people in big places have so many needs...