Li Lao looked still thinking, and Xiao Yao patted Li Lao's shoulder.

Li Lao continued: "The city gates are only the Middle East Gate, the Middle West Gate, the Kaiyang Gate, and the Xia Gate, which are the big city gates, and the others are small gates. The main streets of the city lead from the city gates. The main streets cross each other and are divided into 24 sections, also called "Heyang 24th Street", and the one we are walking on now is one of them. The people who live in the 24th Street are also particular and divided. The width of the main street is about 20-40 meters, although there are 12 city gates, but the main one is still 4 main gates, the four city gates are connected to form a cross, the widest street is the main street, there are 40 meters wide, and the other relatively small points, like this one is about 20 meters, and can only become a street. ”

Li Lao stopped at the intersection for a moment, waited for the carriage to pass, and then continued walking, and then said: "The city is also divided into four districts according to the main road, that is, the southeast, northwest and northwest districts. The eastern and northern districts were generally inhabited by officials and wealthy people, the government was also in the northern district, and the important commercial districts were in the northern and eastern districts, with the southern districts being commoners and the western districts being poor. Now that the country is war-free, politically clear, and the standard of living is relatively stable, there is not much difference between the living standards of the southern and western districts. The 24th Street frontage is full of shops, interspersed with many alleys, and the alleys are residential buildings. We had just set off in the South District, also near the South City Gate, and we were heading north. The dart board is the north area, and you can see the dart board directly along this street, which is very easy to walk. ”

Li Lao continued: "There are two markets in this city, namely the East Market and the West Market. I won't say much about this, let your mother take you in the future, and you'll know. Look, here we are".

Li Lao has been standing at the door of the dart bureau, there is a pair of big stone lions in front of the gate, very magnificent door, above the gate hangs the plaque of "Changfeng Dart Bureau" with gold characters on a black background, and the couplets on both sides are: Great wisdom and courage shock the Quartet, and Lixin Liyi promises to be a thousand gold.

The big black wooden door is open, you can see the inside at a glance, it is a large screen cut into bricks, and the side of the hut is also repaired on it, and the screen is engraved with a big "dart", which is the word "dart" in red letters on a yellow background. Li Lao stepped over the door guard, bypassed the screen, and saw a large courtyard, which was estimated to be a martial arts training ground, with a wooden shelf placed on each side, on which all kinds of weapons were neatly placed, such as: spears, broadswords, plate axes, halberds, tripartite forks, meteor hammers, wooden sticks, etc. It is a courtyard with three rooms on the front and two rooms on each side, and there are three large flower plates in front of each house on both sides of the courtyard, which are planted with camellias, and there is an arch on the side of the main house, which may enter the inner door.

As soon as Mr. Li entered the door, someone ran over panting and said, "Mr. Li, you are back, Mr. Liu is looking for you." Waited in the lobby. Then he looked at Xiao Yao in amazement.

"Okay, got it." Li Lao nodded and said, then hugged Xiao Yao and walked towards the door in the middle of the front.

There is also a couplet hanging outside the door in the middle of the main house: the goods circulate all over the world, and the reputation is taken from the letter all over the three rivers, and the horizontal batch: peace is a blessing.

Li Lao strode into the hall with Xiao Yao, the inside is very large, and there is a portrait of Guan Gong hanging in front of the door, this statue has a serious face, eyes are sharp, holding a green dragon glaive knife, the tip of the knife is upward, the god of wealth with a red face and a long beard, and the two sides of the statue of the god of wealth are hung separately: horizontal eyebrows holding knives and jealousy and hatred, and sending money with a kind face. Underneath the statue is a black offering table with an incense burner on top of it and two chairs with backs on either side of the table. Further down are four chairs with backs, and in the middle of each of them is a square table. It seems that it is used for deliberations.

There were two people talking inside, sitting in the middle was an old man with white hair and white beard, ruddy face, wearing dark brown printed silk, and sitting next to him was a middle-aged man with a dark honey face, a strong body, and a tiger and tiger, dressed in black.

When the old man saw Elder Li coming in, he stood up and took two steps forward and said with a smile: "Elder Li, you are busy working there, ah, the baby you picked up there?" The old man looked at Xiao Yao curiously, and the middle-aged man also came over to take a look.

Li Lao smiled and said: "Liu Lao Dart, Liu Zong, this is my apprentice, Yang Xiaoyao." Li Lao lowered his head and said to Xiao Yao: "Good grandson, hurry up and say hello to the two chief darts heads." The white-haired dart is Liu Changfeng and Mr. Liu's dart, and the black-haired dart is Liu Feng and Mr. Liu's dart. ”

Xiao Yao hurriedly put her hands together and arched her hands to the old man and the middle-aged man respectively, and said solemnly, "Hello, hello." ”

"Oh, how old is this baby, it's so polite, good, good," the old man laughed and said, "Come and give a greeting gift," and then the old man took out a jade pendant with a good water color, and helped Xiao Yao hang it around his neck. The middle-aged man also took out a red stone with a rope already on it, and also helped Xiao Yao hang it around her neck.

Li Lao looked at it with a smile. Xiao Yao was very suspicious that Li Lao brought him here to get a gift?

"Elder Li, you sit first," the old man wanted to let Elder Li sit in the main seat, but Elder Li retreated and sat in the middle-aged man's original position with Xiao Yao in his arms. The middle-aged man called someone to serve tea, and soon an old servant served tea, and soon retreated.

"Elder Li, this time we went out to Beijing, what do you think? Is it safe? The old man asked seriously, "We have all received news that there has been chaos in Shangjing." ”

"We are betting on ordinary goods this time, which is not attractive to the above, so you can rest assured. In the future, when you receive a dart, you have to ask what kind of dart it is. Li Lao also replied after thinking about it seriously.

"Let's just follow the usual arrangement this time, right, Elder Li, Dad." The middle-aged man said confidently.

The old man shook his head and said, "You can't rest assured that it's too early, it's better to strengthen your precautions, otherwise you will lose your credibility." Yes, Elder Li. ”

Mr. Li nodded and said, "The boss is right, the people above are not interested, but it is not excluded that the people below have ideas." It's better to take precautions in advance, so as to prevent what really happens when the time comes, and you will be in a hurry and passive. ”

The middle-aged man also nodded in approval and said, "Yes, this time I will send those dart heads, dart masters and miscellaneous servants, and when the meeting is arranged, Li Lao will help see if there is anything missing." ”

Li Lao nodded and said, "Okay." I'll check it out later. ”

The middle-aged man said helplessly to the old man, "Dad, should you let Chuang'er go?" He's told me so many times, so let him see it this time. ”

"Okay, let him go, he has never played a dart game at home, and he has never darted, so he is also very congested." The old man laughed.

"Okay, I'll go and make arrangements now, and I'll be ready to leave tomorrow. Old Li, why don't you come too? Mr. Liu looked at Li Lao and said, then looked at Xiao Yao again, and said, "Little baby, I let people take them into the inner courtyard to play with Xiao Xuan'er?" ”