"Brother Pei, Fushi County is ahead. Should we go to the city to rest for a day..."

Pei Changhao looked at the city wall in the distance and nodded. He had been in Lingzhou for four days, sleeping in the open air, not having a good sleep, nor having a hot meal. Everyone carried a lot of money and had to be very careful on the way. In addition, Meng Daiping's horse riding skills were not very good, which wasted some time. At this time, everyone was exhausted and needed to enter the city to rest and make good adjustments.

Fushi County is the location of Yanzhou Prefecture Yamen, belonging to Guannei Road. If you cross the Yellow River eastward, it is Xizhou under the jurisdiction of Hedong Road.

Yanzhou was originally controlled by Zhu Mei, the governor of Jingnan. Zhu Mei supported King Xiang Li Ying and proclaimed himself emperor and was beheaded. Yanzhou was then occupied by King Jin Li Keyong, becoming the frontier position for Li Keyong and Zhu Wen. However, at this time, the conflict between Li Keyong and Zhu Wen had not completely erupted, so the Yanzhou area was still calm.

Yanzhou belongs to the Loess Plateau, is located in a remote and has always been barren. Its borders with Lingzhou, Liangzhou, etc. and is located within and outside the pass. Although it is also part of the Central Plains, its geographical location is far less important than Shuozhou, Yunzhou and Youzhou, so it has not suffered many wars. Compared with Henan and other places in the Central Plains, it seems more lively and prosperous.

Pei Changhao and his group of six were all riding horses. When they entered the city, the guards only took a look. After Luo Wen took out twelve cents, they waved their hand and let it go.

Qin Feng was quite familiar with the hotels in Fushi County and took everyone directly to the largest restaurant in the west of the city.

Even Qin Feng was not familiar with the sweat-blooded BMW that Pei Changhao was riding. Starting from Lingzhou, Qin Feng learned that Pei Changhao was riding a sweat-blooded BMW. While being shocked, he stared at the sweat-blooded BMW for more than half a day.

This also made Pei Changhao feel a lot more relieved. It seems that ordinary people don’t know the sweat-blooded BMW at all. There are not many people in the army who know sweat-blooded BMWs. It’s no wonder that sweat-blooded BMWs are the best among horses. Unless they are a noble person, ordinary people will have the opportunity to see them, let alone ride them.

The hotel's A-level room requires three guan to pay a night, which is only three taels of silver. The hotel's B-level room also has two guan to pay a night, which shocked Pei Changhao. The price of this accommodation is too high.

Pei Changhao and Luo Wenhua live in Class A upper room, while the rest, including Qin Feng, live in Class B rooms.

Qin Feng absolutely fulfilled his promise and he took out all the accommodation costs of the hotel.

It was still early, and after a simple wash, Luo Wenhua came to Pei Changhao's room and suggested walking around the county.

Pei Changhao didn't want to go out for a walk, so he wanted to sort out his thoughts and rested in the hotel for a night. He continued on the road early the next morning, but when he saw Luo Wenhua's expectant eyes, he couldn't bear to refuse, so he agreed.

After such a long time of contact, Pei Changhao finally realized the other side of Luo Culture.

Luo Wenhua has a generous personality, is honest and has extraordinary wisdom, but he also likes entertainment. When he meets beautiful girls, his eyes are a little straight, he likes to watch big shows, and he likes to visit brothels.

These hobbies are nothing wrong, and Pei Changhao is the same, but he has too many things in his heart and always thinks about how to live better. His mind needs to be run at high speed and he has no time to care about entertainment.

Su Chungui and Meng Daiping stayed in the hotel to take care of money. The two were of the same age and had been in contact for several consecutive days. Su Chungui tirelessly taught Meng Daiping the technique of riding horses and archery. Meng Daiping learned it very seriously, and the relationship between the two was very good.

After asking the hotel shopkeeper, Luo Wenhua walked out of the lobby and went straight toward the tile railing.

Pei Changhao, Qin Feng and Su Chunhua also followed him to the tile raft.

Luo Wenhua and Su Chunhua are side by side, while Pei Changhao and Qin Feng are side by side.

In terms of entertainment, Su Chunhua and Luo culture are similar to each other, but Su Chunhua has always been in Heluo Village and rarely has the opportunity to go to the tile yard to watch big shows, and he has no chance to visit brothels. After leaving Heluo Village, Su Chunhua, who has always been very nervous. If he has the opportunity to watch big shows and go to the brothels, he can relax and adjust his emotions well.

Qin Feng was not very interested in these things, but he was not repulsive.

Outside the tile railing, there were crowds of people, and the sound of jujube and the sound of Hu Xian's piano came from inside.

Luo Wenhua instantly widened his eyes, and Su Chunhua also stretched out his head and looked into the tile hook.

"Brother Luo, Brother Chunhua, you go to watch the big show. I'm not interested. I just stroll around and go back to the hotel later. Brother Qin, I have a rare opportunity. Do you go to watch the big show too?"

Qin Feng shook his head.

"No, Brother Luo and Brother Chunhua went to watch the big show. I followed Brother Pei and walked around."

Luo Wenhua was not long-winded, nodded, pulled Su Chunhua and walked towards the door of the tile railing.

Pei Changhao looked at Luo Wenhua and Su Chunhua's backs and smiled slightly. It seemed that the two might not have returned to the hotel tonight. After watching the big show, they were very likely to go to the brothel.

There were many people on Xizhi Street, Pei Changhao and Qin Feng, who were walking casually along the street.

"Brother Pei, Caoshi is ahead, let's go and have a look."

Pei Changhao had long seen the market not far ahead, but Qin Feng called it Caoshi, which made him a little confused.

"Brother Qin, what is Caoshi? I think it is a market."

Qin Feng was stunned for a moment, looked at Pei Changhao, and spoke with a smile.

"I'm reckless. Brother Pei is a child of a noble family. Have you ever heard of Caoshi? This Caoshi is a market for trading slaves, and is parallel to the market for trading horses, cows, camels, mules and donkeys. In order to show the difference, Yaren is called Caoshi. Oh, Brother Pei probably hasn't heard of this Yaren. He is a person who is responsible for trading slaves. He also has to sign a contract for buying and selling slaves, which is signed by the buyer and Yaren."

"If the slave you bought is sick, the buyer can find the tooth to return the goods by contract. If the tooth does not do it, the government will punish you. If the slave you bought is in good health and the buyer requests a return for no reason, the tooth can also sue the government to go to the government by contract, and the government will also severely punish the buyer..."

Pei Changhao suddenly remembered that the Kunlun slaves and Hu slaves of the Tang Dynasty were very famous. Kunlun slaves were actually black people. They were trafficked from overseas to the Tang Dynasty, while Hu Nu was a Turkic person. At that time, the Tang Dynasty general Li Jing led a large army to defeat the Eastern Turks and captured more than 100,000 Turkic people. After these more than 100,000 Turkic people were escorted back, they basically became slaves.

However, the court once banned the transaction of slaves. During the Middle Tang Dynasty, Emperor Xianzong of Tang issued a special order to prohibit transactions of good people from all over the country, but the results were very little, and the transactions of slaves were still in full swing.

The status of the slave is extremely underground and cannot even be as good as that of a beast. The slave belongs to the owner's private items. If the master kills the slave, he will not be punished. At most, the government will confiscate some money.

This is also why Meng Daiping thought he was Pei Changhao's slave, but Pei Changhao regarded Meng Daiping as a brother and treated him equally, and Luo Wenhua and Qin Feng would be surprised.

Pei Changhao, who traveled through time, could not have the concept of slaves in his mind, and he also disagrees with the existence of slaves.

"Okay, since Brother Qin is interested, then go and have a look."

Qin Feng shook his head and looked at Pei Changhao and smiled.

"Brother Pei, it's not that I need slaves around me, but that I need slaves around me. Along the way, I saw a lot of things that Brother Pei did by himself, so there is no need. It's better to buy one or two slaves in the Cao Market and treat them as entourage."

Qin Feng did not mention Meng Daiping because Pei Changhao regarded Meng Daiping as his brother, so he naturally was not a follower or slave.

Pei Changhao shook his head.

"I didn't think about these things, and I got used to doing them myself. It's no big deal. When my family encounters such a big disaster, what I think of is to live well."

Qin Feng looked at Pei Changhao with a serious expression on his face.

"Brother Pei, I don't agree with your statement. You are a family member of a noble family. No matter what situation you encounter, your identity will not change. Besides, you are a person who does big things. How can you be stuck by those trivial things? If you have servants around you to help you manage food, clothing, housing and transportation, you can better plan other matters..."

Pei Changhao looked at Qin Feng, laughing and crying. How can he wipe out the world if he doesn't do any trivial things well? If he can't do any trivial things well, he can't plan well and wants to do big things, that's a daydream.

Of course, times have different understandings, and the ancients believed that food, clothing, housing and transportation were all small matters. If conditions permit, they did not need to worry about it themselves, and there was a dedicated person to arrange services.

"Brother Qin, don't say that. I am not a person who does big things. Everything I do is to live well. If there is a paradise described by Tao Yuanming in this world, I will be the first to run over. Unfortunately, I am the son of a sinner. If I don't work hard, I'm afraid I can't live a stable life..."

Qin Feng pondered for a moment and looked at Pei Changhao and spoke.

"Brother Pei wants to live a stable life and stay in Heluo Village. No one can pay attention to those remote places, so why do you have to go back to your hometown thousands of miles away?"

Pei Changhao smiled. Qin Feng asked this question very well.

"Brother Qin, a stable life does not mean compromise, does not mean evasion or escape, does not mean hiding anonymous name. What I need is to live upright and no matter where I meet Brother Qin in the future, I can be open and honest and report to my own home."

"For example, my father, as a court official and a member of the Pei family, was full of glory, but was forced to support King Xiang Li Ying ascend the throne and become emperor, and suffered a catastrophe. In my opinion, what my father lacked is the strength to live well."

"When I was in Heluo Village, I swear that I would never allow such situations to happen again. I will do my best to survive. Of course, I am weak and a little arrogant when I speak such words. But this is my goal. I will strive to achieve this goal..."
Chapter completed!