Bracelet space through the past and present? Take it

There are eleven cities of various sizes in the northern border.

Among them, the northernmost Anbei City is the main city, and the other ten cities are distributed on the border line 500 kilometers north of Anbei City.

There are few civilians living in these ten cities, most of whom are garrisons of the Northern Army.

South of Anbei City, it governs six counties and more than one hundred towns, with a population of more than 40,000.

It can be said that Anbei City and the ten cities to its north stand like guardian gods at the forefront of the northern border of the Yuan Dynasty. As long as Anbei City is there, the people south of Anbei City will be safe.

Xiao Yan left in a hurry at that time. Although Zhou Lingling knew his identity, she did not choose to go to the City Lord's Mansion rashly.

She asked Tieyuan to find an inn where they could stay.

"Uncle Tie, you guys know Northern Xinjiang better than I do. Once you find the inn, go find a yard that can accommodate our entire family. You can rent or buy it."

Tie Yuan nodded in agreement and took everyone to an inn first.

Anyang Inn.

"Hey! Isn't this Tieye?"

Seeing so many people parked in front of his shop, the shopkeeper came over happily to greet them, unexpectedly meeting an acquaintance.

A smile also appeared on Tie Yuan's serious face.

"Well, we have a lot of people, please trouble Shopkeeper Sun to make the arrangements."

Shopkeeper Sun glanced at the six or seven carriages and the familiar faces leading horses beside them, and said with a smile, "No problem, they are all family."

After saying that, Shopkeeper Sun shouted towards the store:

"Xiao Shanzi! Shanzi! Come and help park the carriage in the backyard!"

Then he asked Tie Yuan, "Are we going to just eat or stay here first? I'll ask Xiao Shanzi to clean the room."

Tie Yuan did not answer immediately, but turned to look at the Zhou family.

Even though he had returned to Northern Frontier, he had not forgotten that they were now part of the Zhou family.

Zhou Lingling and others also heard the conversation between Tie Yuan and the shopkeeper. After hearing it, she said:

"It's better to stay here first. Even if Uncle Tie finds a house today, he still needs to clean it up."

Tie Yuan nodded in agreement and asked Manager Sun to arrange a room for them.

Although Manager Sun did not show it on his face, he was very surprised in his heart.

Although I had heard from my eldest son that Tie Yuan and the others seemed to have left the military camp, I never expected to see these people here again.

It seems like he is acting as a bodyguard for someone?

What kind of family must it be to make the general willing to let these elders serve as guards...

All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind in just a moment, and then Manager Sun warmly welcomed everyone in.

"Please take a seat, gentlemen. Shanzi, bring some hot tea!"

In the backyard, Shanzi, who had just parked the carriage, responded loudly, and soon brought a tray with three large teapots and several teacups on it.

Zhou Lingling raised her eyebrows. This inn was not small, but apart from the innkeeper Sun, it seemed that the only other person in the inn was the waiter named Shanzi.

When Manager Sun asked what they wanted to eat, Zhou Lingling told him to just pick up what they could eat.

After the people left, Tie Yuan said, "This inn is the ancestral property of the Sun family."

"Manager Sun has two sons. One is in the Northern Army. Sang Lin and I once led him for a while. He's a good kid. The other one is Shanzi."

"Ever since the imperial court abandoned the Northern Frontier, almost no one has been traveling there, with only the occasional caravan passing through. So, while the inn may look large, it's only run by Old Sun, his wife, and Shanzi and his wife."

"I see..." Zhou Lingling nodded.

Along the way, especially after passing Wushuang City, I hardly saw anyone on the road.

She really doesn't understand!

Not only did you throw a teenager to the northern border, but you also cut off the army's food and salary.

The northern border defense is so important. Is the imperial court really not afraid of any incidents happening in the northern border?

Zhou Lingling couldn't figure out this problem.

No one in Northern Xinjiang could figure it out.

But they didn't want their country to be lost, their wives and daughters to be abused, their crops to be plundered, or their souls to be killed by the barbarians...

They initially blamed the man who caused Northern Frontier to be abandoned, but later they were impressed by him.

Like them all, he was an abandoned person.

They all have a common goal.

Therefore, the northern border was a place that the imperial court's spies could never penetrate.

The more this happened, the more wary the imperial court became of the northern border.

It is precisely because of this that the military and civilians in the northern border are more united.

Because it was not the imperial court but their general who always protected them with his life and found food for them.

Only after setting foot on this land did Zhou Lingling truly begin to understand Northern Frontier and Xiao Yan.

Sandy land, plateau, desert, and not a single river was seen after entering the northern border.

The people here are passionate, tough and full of energy, especially when they mention the Northern Army and their great general.

After resting for half a day, the Tang family said they wanted to stay in the store to pack their luggage, while Zhou Lingling's family of five went out for a stroll as usual and visited a courtyard introduced by Manager Sun.

Tie Yuan and Sang Lin were traveling with them, as was Shopkeeper Sun.

Shopkeeper Sun said, "That courtyard originally belonged to Master Lu. It's not far from the General's Mansion. Master Tie should know about it."

"Master Lu is a wealthy family in the city. He even donated a lot of money and food to the Northern Army. As long as the Lu family didn't commit crimes like murder or arson, everyone in Anbei City would give them some respect. But they ended up with a prodigal son."

As he said this, Shopkeeper Sun shook his head.

"It was Master Lu's youngest son. He went to Ruyifang for half a month and lost the Lu family's ancestral home. Master Lu was so angry that he died on the spot, and his sons quickly started to make a fuss about dividing the family property."

"The yard I'm talking about belongs to Mr. Lu's eldest son. It was originally given to him by Mr. Lu when they got married. Behind it is the ancestral home of the Lu family."

"Master Lu is gone, and it was because of his own brother that he left. Boss Lu was worried that his brother would not change his ways, so he planned to sell the yard and move to Wushuang City and not care about him anymore."

"Just turn into the alley in front, it's the second one." Manager Sun said, pointing to an alley diagonally opposite the general's mansion.

Zhou Lingling glanced at the solemn City Lord's Mansion on the right, which was the place Xiao Yan had converted into the General's Mansion.

Fuguier: "Don't look at the master, the handsome guy is not in there."

Zhou Lingling: "..." She just wanted to take a look.

Perhaps because the area is vast and the population is sparse, the houses in the northern border are generally more spacious than those in the southern border.

The courtyard that Manager Sun mentioned has two rows of houses on the front porch alone, and the courtyard in the middle is also quite large. Behind the front hall are four independent courtyards, each with two main rooms and left and right side rooms.

Zhou Lingling estimated the number of people in the family and felt that she should be able to live in a separate courtyard this time.

As for the Tang family, they were not part of her plan.

Along the way, she paid with food, but also received other people's labor.

As for the life-saving grace or something, it was Dr. Lao Bai who took action first, so you can just go to him to repay the favor.

They are neither slaves nor servants. Since they have come to the northern border, they cannot follow them forever. Instead, they should find ways to survive on their own.

Zhou Lingling was very satisfied with the house and the furniture inside was also very complete.

It doesn’t matter if it’s incomplete, she has it herself.

Boss Lu was anxious to make a move, and with the introduction of Manager Sun, the two of them simply bargained over the price. In the end, Zhou Lingling bought the yard for one thousand and two taels of silver.

The Zhou family, Tie Yuan and others were no longer surprised by Zhou Lingling's generosity, but Manager Sun was the only one who suppressed his surprise.

The one who really made the decision for this group of people was actually a little girl...