Suning County is only more than 500 miles away from the capital. If you take the county's carriage, you can get there in ten days.

Although Liangchen has traveled to many places in the county in the past two years, it is the first time he has been to such a faraway place. However, he is not afraid, nor is his father not afraid, because he is already an adult at the age of 16.

There are two young men of the same age as Liangchen in this village. One has just married a wife and the other has a father. If a girl wants to get married, she will get married sooner.

Liangchen's eldest sister, Wei Chunhua, the daughter of the second uncle Wei Zhongxian, was sold to the Yang family as a child bride at the age of 6, and was in a sex with her husband Yang Liuqi at the age of 13. Now, the eldest daughter is ten years old and the younger daughter is seven years old.

Such a thing is definitely untolerable in Liangchen's previous life. But at the moment, it is very common.

Until liberation, the average life expectancy of the Chinese was only 36 years old. Good ministers who knew this naturally would not be surprised and rejected by the early marriage and early pregnancy in this era. Compared with the land, passing on the family line is obviously more important.

Therefore, in the eyes of his father Wei Jinde and his elder brother Wei Liangqing, Liangchen has been unsuccessful in the past two years and is always an adult, so there should be no big problem when he goes to the capital alone to find his second uncle.

Today, I am peaceful, with good public security and people living and working in peace and contentment. There are no bandits and thieves on the road, and unexpectedly there is something good on the road.

You need to go to Beijing to spend money. No matter how much you save money on the road, the round-trip fee and food and accommodation are a considerable expense.

Wei Jinde gave the purse given to Liangchen by his niece Chunhua, which was missing a silver bean and two small flat coins.

Wei Jinde took back the few to his neighbors, and the rest was originally planned to return them to relatives in the village, but because of the imperial court's land acquisition, Wei Jinde was not attentive. Fortunately, Wei Jinde did not pay back all the money, so he could not make up for the travel expenses for the bad ministers to go to the capital for a while.

It is better to go to Beijing than to go. If it is too late, the court will conquer the land and cook the raw rice and then run away to the capital in vain.

Liangqing made a few big cakes overnight for Liangchen to eat on the road, and helped Liangchen clean up his clothes and make them into a bag.

Because of the past events of his youngest son, Wei Jinde was somewhat worried, so he came over and explained to Liangchen a few words.

The good ministers heard it one by one and their attitude was submissive, which made Wei Jinde feel much more at ease.

The old Wei family was Liangchen alone and he was able to read. This time he went to Beijing to find his second uncle who had not heard from for twenty years. In addition, his second uncle didn't know Liangchen either, so Wei Jinde asked Liangchen to write a letter to bring it to his second uncle.

In order to prove Liangchen's identity, Wei Jinde took out the letter from his second son back then and handed it to Liangchen for him to carry it with him.

After all this, the night was already deep.

Liangchen's father and eldest brother Liangqing went to rest in a sleepy state, but Liangchen couldn't sleep. He just lay on the bed with his clothes, tossing and turning, and he was really tossing and turning.

I don't know how long it's been outside, but Liangchen fell asleep in a daze

That night, the dream was full of nine thousand years old.

More than once, a mysterious smile appeared on the face of Liangchen who was sleeping soundly.

In the darkness, it looks very strange.

………

The next day, before dawn, the rooster at home had not yet dawned, and Wei Liangchen couldn't wait to get up.

The eldest brother Liangqing got up earlier than Liangchen, so he cooked a bowl of dough and brought it to Liangchen, so that he could eat enough to set off.

"Don't argue with others on the road, and don't be alone, make friends with others, and take care of everything..."

Wei Jinde kept chattering while sending his youngest son to the entrance of the village. Liangchen was not annoyed when he heard it, and he agreed from time to time.

There is no carriage directly to the capital in Lishu Village. There is only a country road leading to the official road more than ten miles away. Walk north along the official road for more than twenty miles, and the Suning County Town is.

Liangchen had to walk to the county town by himself, and then take the big cart sent by the county carriages to the capital. This is the same as the rules for train departures in later generations, except that the means of transportation was primitively backward.

"Dad, brother, you guys go back."

Liangchen took the bag from his eldest brother Liangqing and tied it to his body.

Liangqing nodded and reminded him again: "You have put the money away and hide it closely. Don't ask someone to steal it."

"If you see your second uncle, let him go home no matter what." Speaking of this, Wei Jinde hesitated for a while and then ordered the good minister: "If... if your second uncle is gone, ask someone for information. If possible, bring your second uncle back."

"Dad, don't worry, the second uncle must be still alive."

Of course, Liangchen's words were not to comfort his father, but to fact that the future Nine Thousand Years will definitely be alive now.

"well."

Wei Jinde sighed and waved his hand to signal the good minister to go on the road. He was really afraid that his brother would no longer be alive.

"Dad, brother, I'm leaving!"

Liangchen breathed a sigh and looked at the north. Under the gaze of his father and elder brother, he excitedly embarked on the way north to search for relatives.

Many villagers in the village have already started to work in the fields. When they pass by the entrance of the village, they can't help but be curious. From time to time, people ask Wei Jinde and Liangqing where Liangchen is going.

Wei Jinde didn't dare to tell them the truth, because no one in the village knew about this, and it was not easy to talk about it, so he didn't say that Liangchen was going to visit relatives.

This statement made many villagers even more confused because the Wei family had no relatives outside. But if they didn't say it, they couldn't find it out.

...

After only six or seven miles from Lishu Village, Wei Liangchen couldn't bear it anymore.

Getting used to the convenience of transportation in my previous life, I suddenly returned to walking with my feet hundreds of years ago. Liangchen suddenly felt really uncomfortable.

After resting on a stone slab on the side of the road for a while, Liangchen gritted his teeth and continued on the road. He had to rush to the county before noon, otherwise he would not be able to get on the big cart.

After walking a few miles, although my feet hurt, Liangchen finally managed to hold on.

As the sun rises, a pastoral scenery appears before Wei Liangchen. In addition to wheat fields and hills on both sides of the road, there is also a large grassland.

The air is very fresh, and the view is green, making people feel happy.

The large grassland was used to raise horses by the horse factory in Taipu Temple in Suning County. Liangchen stole horses and rode here more than once. More than three months ago, the people who called the horse factory in this grassland caught it and broke their legs alive.

If it weren't for the lack of time, Liangchen would probably stop and take a pen to record this matter in the booklet.

Liangchen knew a lot about the horse factory.

Fortunately in recent years, the people in the Hejian Prefecture area had a burden in the early years, that is, raising horses for the court, which is the so-called "official horses and people raising them."

"Official horses and people raise" was formulated during the Xuande period in the early Ming Dynasty. The government designated horse breeders, with five households raising one, one of which was a "horse head". Fifty horses were a group, and one household was selected as the "herd chief". According to the rules, a mare must hand over a horse to the court every year.

All horse households can be exempted from paying land rent and can be grazed on the grasslands of the government. This system played a great role in the development of military horses in the Ming Dynasty in the early days. However, over time, like all systems, "maintaining official horses and people" has many disadvantages.

Because if the horse is raised, the horse household will have to pay compensation, and if the horse household cannot pay the horse, the horse household will also have to pay compensation. This alone is not enough to destroy the "official, horse and people's raising" system. The most fatal blow comes from the court itself. Or in other words, those royal relatives.

Since the mid-Ming Dynasty, most of the grasslands in Hejian Prefecture were divided into farmlands. Without the grasslands of the imperial court, the horse households could only plant grass in their own fields. In this way, they could not grow food. There was no food. As soon as the contradictions accumulated, several horse households broke out in succession.

Until now, the horse-human system has been in name only. If Taipu Temple had not had the heavy responsibility of imperial horses, the royal family would still have the last face. I am afraid that the horse factory and pasture in Suning County would have no longer existed.

While sighing and gritting his teeth, Liangchen passed through the path next to the horse farm and finally saw the official road leading to the county.

The official road is paved with bluestone slabs. It has been a year ago. It is said that it was paved a hundred years ago. Many of the stone slabs have turned black and are covered with moss on the edges. On rainy days, walking on these stone slabs will not only slip if you don’t pay attention, but also splash water on the ground if you take a step.

There is a pergola at the fork, which is a tea shop built by nearby villagers to subsidize their livelihoods. If passengers traveling from south to north want to take a rest and have a cup of herbal tea, then this cheap tea shop is the best choice.

Liangchen was a little thirsty and had no water bag on his body, so he thought of buying a cup of tea in the tea shop.

The shop was busy with an old woman, who was burning water while greeting three or two guests.

"Give me a cup of tea."
Chapter completed!