The general's wife is too naughty, she starts to flirt with him

Tongzhou is the small town closest to the capital.

Almost every household here makes its living by relying on the merchants coming from all over the country.

In other towns, there were few people outside the city gates, which seemed a bit desolate. But outside Tongzhou City was exceptionally lively.

Tea stalls lined up one after another stretching for two miles.

There are also some people carrying shoulder poles, walking back and forth on the road, selling the things on their shoulder poles to passers-by and merchants.

Because his thighs were rubbed raw, Song Qingci behaved much more obediently today and sat in the carriage with Yinxing.

On the contrary, it was Shan Li who rode on the wind and walked outside.

Song Qingci heard the noise from a distance.

Song Qingci lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw a vivid scene before her eyes.

It's a bit like a section of Along the River During the Qingming Festival.

At any time, such a lively atmosphere can soothe people's souls. This is not surprising to Song Qingci.

"Young Madam, it's so lively here." Yinxing, as her maidservant, was, in some ways, as unsophisticated as she was.

They are all trapped in a small world. If they are unlucky, they may never be able to see such a vivid life scene in their entire life.

"Madam, you must have traveled a long way. Would you like to have some pancakes? The pancakes I make are the best in the whole city of Tongzhou." An old lady carrying a basket saw the curtain of the carriage lifted and came forward to sell her goods.

By the time the guards beside her noticed her, she had already come close.

From the looks of it, he was extremely experienced and knew how to avoid the guards around the carriage.

"Okay!" Song Qingci saw that the lady had a kind face and the aroma from her basket really appealed to her taste buds, so she nodded to Yinxing.

Yinxing skillfully took out the purse from his arms, then counted out ten copper coins and handed them to the old lady.

The pancakes made by the old lady were the size of a palm, with the right thickness. Usually they were sold for one penny each. When she saw Yinxing handing over ten copper coins, she counted out ten pancakes, wrapped them in a piece of oil paper and handed them back to Yinxing.

"Girl, take it, here are ten." She was afraid that the silver stars would be difficult to hold, so she picked up a handful.

After selling the cakes, the lady got out of the carriage very tactfully, stepped aside, and immediately began to look for her next customer.

Song Qingci took the oil paper that wrapped the pancake from Yin Xing's hand, and with a slight movement of her hand, she finished the inspection in an instant. She knew that there was no problem with the pancake.

She took two and handed them back to Yinxing, "Take one too, and share the rest with the others."

Shan Li had a gloomy face at first. He was very unhappy that their convoy was approached so easily. However, when he saw the pancake handed over by Song Qingci, his face changed immediately.

"Eat it, I think it's quite delicious." Song Qingci took a bite first before saying.

During the two days of traveling, they had to make do with their food. Although they also brought dry food with them, they would also restock when they arrived at the post station. However, this pancake was really the most delicious thing they had eaten in the past two days. It was much better than the food at the post station.

It is soft and chewy, with a soothing wheat aroma.

Seeing that Shan Li had also eaten, Song Qingci asked casually, "Has Tongzhou City always been so... full of life?" She originally wanted to say that it was lively, but she changed her words when the words came to her lips.

Compared to the hustle and bustle, Song Qingci felt that this scene was more like life.

Real life.

Shan Li rode on the Swift Wind, walking slowly next to Song Qingci's carriage. He ate the biscuits in a few bites before answering, "All the caravans that want to enter the capital basically stop in Tongzhou. One is for rest, and the other is for inspection."

"Only caravans that have passed Tongzhou inspection and have no problems can obtain the necessary documents to enter the capital."

Song Qingci understood that Tongzhou was simply the first gateway to the capital.

If any problem occurs and is discovered in Tongzhou, it will not endanger the capital.

If you think about it carefully, this is the right thing to do.

If all the problems were left at the gate of the capital, there would probably be chaos.

It is also because of this that entering and exiting Tongzhou City is more strict than entering and exiting other towns.

As they were talking, their convoy had already arrived at the gate of Tongzhou City.

Shan Li got off the horse first, then walked up to Song Qingci and held out his hand, saying, "Come down. Here, people riding in carriages also need to get off for inspection."

Song Qingci chose to abide by the rules.

Following Shan Li's outstretched hand, he got off the carriage. Yin Xing followed him down.

They came in a low profile this time, without using the name of the government, so they did not go through the side door that was specially designed for officials to pass through.

Feng Yi stood at the front holding a stack of travel permit documents.

Song Qingci and Yin Xing stood quietly beside Shan Li.

They saw several soldiers coming over and looking them up and down. Then one of them lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked inside. Not seeing anything special, they lowered the curtain and continued to walk to the next carriage.

For these city gate guards, daily inspections of pedestrians and vehicles were already a familiar task. They were completed in less than a cup of tea.

Song Qingci had been keeping an eye on the pass in Feng Yi's hand.

The city gate guard checked everyone and then took a seal and stamped it on the pass. He said to Feng Yi, "The entrance fee is two copper coins per person, and the carriage is ten copper coins. You have five carriages and eighteen people. The total is eighty-six coins."

Feng paid the corresponding amount of silver and got the pass back. Then he waved his hand behind him and the others started to move.

Song Qingci refused to take the carriage again, "I'll just walk in, it's a good opportunity to take a look around."

They had already reached the city gate and she was too lazy to take the bus anymore.

Her thighs, after applying the ointment and a whole day of care, now have no problem walking.

Shan Li also handed Ji Feng's reins to Feng Yi and said, "I will accompany the Madam for a walk, you take the people to settle them first."

After saying that, he took Song Qingci's hand and walked inside.

Yinxing had no choice but to follow his two masters.

The others, under Feng Yi's arrangement, cooperated very well.

Soon the group disappeared at the city gate and went about their own business.