It was silent all the way.
Taking a taxi to the booked hotel, Jiang He kept looking out of the window and watching the people coming and going on the street.
She didn't know what she was looking forward to. She had seen it on the Internet several times, but now that she really stepped on this land and looked at the neon lights at the corner of the street, she still couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"Gusu … is really gone."
The people and things from a thousand years ago had been buried in this land.
"Very disappointed?"
After getting out of the car, Xu Qing touched her hair.
"No." Jiang He shook her head and smiled at him. "I've seen it on the Internet a long time ago."
"But when I really come here, I still remember some things from the past," he said.
Xu Qing understood very well. She lived here for more than ten years a thousand years ago, and it was only less than two years in modern times. It was normal for her to be like this.
But after all, she was a heroine who traveled in Jianghu. Jiang He took a deep breath and swept away those thoughts. She turned her head to look at the nearby streets again and took Xu Qing's hand to go to the hotel.
"Is it here?" She looked up at the name on the hotel and asked.
"Yes, are you hungry? If you are very hungry, you can eat something before going up. We don't have a lot of food."
"Put down your bag first and then go out for a walk."
"Okay."
Xu Qing thought for a moment and nodded.
He still maintained his previous habit of resting after a long ride and going out for a walk the next day. Obviously, Jiang He didn't have this idea. She was not tired at all. It was not six o 'clock now, and she couldn't stay in the room.
After a long time of practicing boxing, her physical fitness had improved unconsciously. She didn't know how it was compared with the effect of practicing in the gym for a year. Anyway, Xu Qing felt that it was very good.
After sitting for a long time, she was not tired at all. She even wanted to practice boxing for a while.
After entering the hotel lobby, she showed her order and got the key smoothly. Xu Qing and Jiang He went up to the second floor and found the room number according to the room number. It was a double room on the street with two clean and tidy beds.
"One each?" Jiang He raised her eyebrows. She had not been involved in the reservation. She was surprised to see the two beds when she came in.
Has this guy changed?
"You're dreaming."
The next moment, Xu Qing broke her conjecture. He took off the backpack on his shoulder and threw it on the bed outside. Then, he lay on the other bed and moaned, "Both of us will sleep on this side. We'll put our bags and clothes on the other side."
"They're not married yet, but they're still sleeping in the same bed …"
Jiang He mumbled to himself. He was already used to it, but occasionally, he would suddenly realize that something was wrong, and there was nothing he could do about it …
It was all this guy's fault!
It was all a conspiracy.
"We're married."
"It's just a certificate."
"Who doesn't have a marriage certificate and put it in someone else's place? This is cheating marriage. I'm telling you that you will be sued."
"Sue me."
"…"
"It's not like she's a thousand-year heroine." Jiang He opened his backpack and took out his teddy bear bag.
Most girls would carry their bags with them, but when she had a bigger bag, she liked to put it in the bigger bag and only took it out now.
Xu Qing lay on the bed for a while, then he turned over and got up. He looked around and even waved his mobile phone before sneaking into the bathroom.
Jiang He looked at him like he was catching a ghost and did not understand. "What are you doing?"
"I'm looking to see if there's anyone spying on us. We have to be careful when we're traveling."
"There's such a thing?"
"Usually not … It's okay to be careful. It's safer to book a double room than a king-sized one."
Xu Qing took his mobile phone and looked around. After checking that there was nothing, he was relieved. He went to the window and opened the curtains a little to look at the street below.
"Modern life is quite troublesome." Jiang He sighed.
"Technology has improved. Let's go. I'll take you to eat spicy hot pot. "
"Spicy hot pot?"
"Do you want to eat?"
"…"
Jiang He always felt that Xu Qing was hinting at something, and his smile was very treacherous.
It couldn't be helped. Both of them had different information. Spicy hot pot 13 times … she had never heard of it. It was an ancient thing. Even if she often surfed, she would not get this joke.
After a short rest in the hotel, both of them were already hungry. Without further delay, they went out to look for food.
They did not eat spicy hot pot. Xu Qing was just joking to entertain himself. Jiang He was very curious about the door card and felt that it was new. She fiddled with it in her hand and felt that it would be good to have one at home.
Xu Qing did not know what she was thinking. He kept looking left and right on the road, paying attention to the shops along the road. He wanted to buy a physical map of Suzhou City or a larger one. A tourist map would also do. He wanted to see if Jiang He could find the place where she used to live according to the coordinates of Tiger Hill, Tomb of King Wu, and Cold Mountain Temple.
After more than a thousand years, some mountains might have become plains, or the forests and hills might have been razed to the ground and built into residential areas or parks. This was all uncertain.
Xu Qing felt that the hope of finding it was very slim. The terrain had changed. A village …
Looking at Jiang He, he seemed to have calmed down. He looked around curiously just like when he set off.
Suzhou was much more developed than Jiang City. Jiang City was not even sure which tier it was. It could barely be considered a city. Walking on the streets, one could feel the prosperity here. The neon lights were bright. Just one street was similar to the one near the center of Jiang City.
The lanterns were first lit.
The number of people on the road did not decrease at all. There were all kinds of people on bikes and on foot.
"A big city."
Jiang He looked around and sighed.
"Those people love to go to big cities. Big cities are good." Xu Qing looked at this new first-tier city and sighed. You get what you pay for. Expensive things were expensive, but there were not many shortcomings.
"Compared to this, Jiang City is really too low." He shook his head.
"You want to move here?" Jiang He asked.
"I can't afford it. The houses here are a few thousand yuan per square meter, and there is a purchase limit."
"A few thousand yuan?"
Jiang He clicked her tongue. She lowered her head and counted with her fingers. "Then the house we live in would be worth at least a million yuan here."
She was very shocked. It might be difficult to buy a house here for the rest of her life.
It was better to build one herself.
"Your village is more valuable. What a pity."
Xu Qing looked at her actions and could not help but laugh. "You used to be a rich woman."
"If my house could be kept until now …"
Jiang He imagined for a while. She was really a rich woman. Once she sold the house, she could bring Xu Qing back to Jiang City to farm. Then she would not have to worry about food and drink for the rest of her life.
Unfortunately, even if she kept it, no one would admit it. He could not say that she was the owner of the house and came to buy it …
Pu Yi had to buy a ticket to enter the Forbidden City.
The two of them did not walk too far. They strolled along the street and walked to the corner at the end of the street. They entered a snack shop called Gusu Specialty. Originally, he wanted to take Jiang He to have a big meal. Seeing the name of the shop, he felt that there was no need to go too far.
There were only some ordinary snacks inside, and the decoration was very ordinary. However, Jiang He was very happy.
Every place had its own charm and characteristics. After sitting down, he could feel the difference.
He could not tell what was different. When the ordered dishes were served, Jiang He's eyebrows twitched, and the happy expression on his face faded a little.
In Jiang City, the characteristics of small restaurants were that they were affordable and had large portions. No matter which restaurant they went into, they would have large plates and bowls. If the bowls were small, they would not be able to eat.
But the noodles here were a little more expensive. When it was served …
Emmm …
Jiang He suspected that it was a gift, just like buying a large barrel of oil in the supermarket and giving away a small barrel of oil.
Looking at Xu Qing, Jiang He opened the chopsticks and ate it in a few mouthfuls. There was not even any soup left. He touched his stomach and felt that it was almost like eating a small snack.
Xu Qing scratched his head, looked at the menu, and ordered a few other dishes.
"No need to pack, eat here," he specially instructed.
In Jiang City, the two of them were considered big eaters. When they came to the small restaurant here, it was like Lu Zhishen entering a bun shop. The bowls were stacked one after another.
It shocked the people around.
Oh my god, he must have been hungry for three days, right?
After eating, Jiang He wiped his mouth and calculated the bill. He suddenly felt that the prices here were horrifying.
Sure enough, the house was so expensive, and the food was also very expensive.
"If you continue to eat like this, I can't afford to feed you," she looked at Xu Qing and said while eating.
"What are you pretending for? If you are not full, call again … or go out and see other delicious food."
"Let's go out and see other places later …" Jiang He said in a low voice.
She felt that after Xu Qing said this, the surrounding people seemed to be looking at them again.
After eating, Xu Qing put down his chopsticks. He felt that he still needed a little more. After a day on the bus, he only ate a little before boarding the bus at noon. He had not eaten anything until now.
Practicing martial arts had a good appetite … No wonder Jiang He was thin and malnourished when he first came here.
"You guys can't fill my stomach."
As he stood up, Xu Qing was still talking to the waiter.
"…"
The waiter had nothing to say.
Watching the two foodies walk out, the waiter wiped his sweat and quickly cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks. Otherwise, if new customers saw this, they would really think that they were a scammer.
"It's so expensive. If we live here, won't we go bankrupt just from eating?"
Jiang He went out and talked to Xu Qing.
Xu Qing ordered a soup in the middle. He thought it would be a bowl as big as a basin like in Jiangcheng and could be shared between two people. In the end, it was a small earthen pot the size of a fist. He finished it in a few mouthfuls.
"It's because we eat a lot … but not entirely. This is the difference between the north and the south. It's also because of the big city and the fact that we eat a lot." Xu Qing comforted her. This was the case here. Noodles the size of a fist with scallion oil that could be finished in two mouthfuls could not be found in Jiangcheng. Only in Luoyang City, which was more developed, could they be found.
The more prosperous the economy, the more variety there was. In a small place like Jiangcheng, the roadside stalls still focused on filling one's stomach.
"It's a blessing to be able to eat. Some people want to eat so much but can't finish it … Come and look at this soup dumpling."
Xu Qing, who used to think that Jiang He was a foodie, now had a great appetite.
In the past, when he went out to play and saw a street full of snacks, he wanted to go there, but after eating a third of it, he couldn't eat anymore. That kind of regret … would not happen now. Tomorrow, he would go there and eat and wear — every place should have such a street.
On the first day in Suzhou, Xu Qing took Jiang He out to eat and stroll around. In the end, he rubbed his stomach and strolled back.
Unable to buy a map, Xu Qing took out the computer from his bag. He lay on the bed and searched for a comparison between ancient Gusu and modern Suzhou. Then, he showed it to Jiang He. Jiang He shook her head. She had already searched on the computer more than once. It was difficult to find the stronghold.
"We came out to play. Let the past be the past." Jiang He sighed.
Finding it would not change anything. The traces of her existence had long disappeared.
"It's okay. Walk around more and have fun."
Xu Qing handed the phone to her, tidied up his clothes, and ran into the bathroom to take a shower.
Jiang He's wish list only had a few big items left: taking a plane and walking around. The other small things had been settled. Now that she saw Gusu's current appearance, she suddenly lost interest.
The faint sound of car horns came from outside the window. She stared at the ceiling in a daze.
When Xu Qing came out with his upper body bare, Jiang He came back to her senses. She turned her gaze and looked at his collarbone with water droplets on it.
"Are my muscles strong?"
Xu Qing posed like a bodybuilder.
"Weak chicken."
Jiang He pursed his lips and looked away in disdain. Then, he shifted his gaze back to take a look.
Actually, it was not appropriate to call him a weak chicken. It was more appropriate to call him a weak goose. He had gone up a level.
After taking a shower, they got into bed. The night light at the head of the bed was on. Xu Qing's hand stroked Jiang He's back.
"Do you know?"
"What?"
"If a couple goes on a trip together and nothing happens, there is a 90% chance that they will break up when they go back."
"…"
Jiang He rolled her eyes at him and pulled the quilt over her body. "We are husband and wife."
"Then all the more we should …"
"You want to try?"
"I have to try!"
Xu Qing turned over and got up. Jiang He raised her hand and tried to grab his arm.
Seeing that, he turned his wrist and blocked Jiang He's hand. He tried to use his weight advantage to pin her down.
Jiang He rolled away like a loach. Before Xu Qing could react, she had reached out to grab his arm again.
Bam!
Bam!
"Ah!"
Xu Qing rubbed his arm, gritted his teeth and continued.
Pitter-patter … creak …
There was a lot of movement on the bed.
Suddenly, a strange sound came from next door. Both of them stopped at the same time and froze on the spot.
"…"
"…"
Awkwardness spread.
The couple was next door, and they were fighting here.
Jiang He's face gradually turned red. Her gaze drifted, avoiding Xu Qing's eyes.
"I … I …"
"I didn't expect the soundproofing to be so bad. I miscalculated." Xu Qing was a little annoyed. Their first time must not be in this environment.
"…"
Jiang He wanted to say something but stopped. This was the first time she had experienced such a situation. She was at a loss.
Watching a movie at home secretly? Who had ever heard of this!
Seeing Xu Qing pressing his ear against the wall, she suddenly widened her eyes.
How could this person be so shameless!
After a while …
Both of them leaned against the wall and listened to the song next door.
"After we're done, after we're married, then …" Jiang He lay back on the bed, wrapped the quilt tightly, and said hesitantly.
Xu Qing suddenly had an urge. "Then what?"
"I'll beat you again!"
Jiang He raised his eyebrows. This guy was insatiable.
"I want to challenge you."
Xu Qing pointed at Jiang He and said in a low voice.
Jiang He raised her eyebrows.
Bam!
Xu Qing's hand chopped over and was blocked by Jiang He. Then he punched with his other hand.
An iron fist!
Mutual domestic violence.
Pitter-patter … creak …
The bed became lively again. Xu Qing cried out in pain from time to time. It was not inferior to the one next door.
More than ten minutes later, Xu Qing, who had vented all his strength, rubbed his arms and lay down, grimacing in pain.
This girl is more skillful.
I'll take you down sooner or later!
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