Chapter 23: Meet
The lights are on, but the streets are still full of people coming and going, and it doesn't look like it's getting dark at all. In a situation like this, there are only so many people during the holidays, just like today.
The day of the sacrifice is already at the end of today, but the greetings between people are still indispensable, everyone chats together about the interesting things they have seen recently, or gossip and gossip, such as what Wang Er's dog was lost yesterday, or Tian San's daughter-in-law ran away with someone else or something, anyway, there are all kinds of strange things.
And Li Yan, Tang Shishi and the others who were walking were speechless when they heard this, and scolded in their hearts: "It's really a big forest, and there are all kinds of birds." β
"Brother Li Yan, you don't seem to be surprised by these at all." Yang Liaoxin, who was walking beside Li Yan, saw Li Yan as if my sister heard it, but from time to time she looked at the stalls passing by.
"Hehe, what's so surprising about this, it's like this in the world, you just haven't come into contact with such a crowd, so it's nothing, and it's also a lot of fun to listen to this, so it's nothing." Li Yan glanced around, smiled and said.
"It's a lot of fun to listen to, but I still find it a little hard to hear." Yang Liaoxin heard what Li Yan said, nodded and tried, but still couldn't adapt to it.
"Take your time, this is also a kind of honing one's resilience and tolerance." Li Yan saw that Yang Liaoxin had tried it, so he could only give up from afar and encourage with a smile.
"Brother, don't try it, you think you are Li Yan, he said that he has a very strong adaptability, so don't compare with him." Yang Yanyu saw that her brother couldn't do it, so she persuaded her.
"That's it, Brother Yang, let's hurry up, there are too many people here. If it's too late, there will be more people. Luo Yun'er, who was on the side, also said.
"Good. We'll get there soon, so we can go back early. Yang Liaoxin nodded, and led the way in front, and Li Yan and the others also followed.
"Sister Shishi, there are really a lot of people in this Dongcheng District." Li Yan looked around and said to Tang Shishi.
"Of course, this Dongcheng District is a commercial area, and more than 50% of the shops in this county town are here, so there are a lot of people here, and there are many restaurants, teahouses and green buildings here." Tang Shishi heard Li Yan ask, so he explained.
"Well, I know this, the distribution in this city is roughly the residential areas of the common people in the west and south, and the residential areas in the north and middle of the city are the county guards, dignitaries, merchants, and famous people," Li Yan said with a smile when he heard Tang Shishi's explanation.
When Tang Shishi heard Li Yan's words, she glanced at him and said, "You know and tell me." β
"I'm just feeling emotional." Li Yan spread his hands and said.
"You." When Tang Shishi heard Li Yan's words, she was directly speechless.
"We're here," said Yang Liaoxin, who was walking in front, as she stopped next to a restaurant.
Hearing Yang Liaoxin's words, Li Yan and Tang Shishi all looked over.
There is a plaque hanging on the lintel of this restaurant, which reads "Baiwei Pavilion", and the color of the plaque is still new, as if it has just been opened.
"How did this change into a restaurant, I remember the last time I came, it was still a department store." Tang Shishi, Luo Yun'er, and Yang Yanyu looked at the faΓ§ade of the department store that was no longer a department store and said.
"Hehe, the last time I came here, it was almost a month ago. This was already a restaurant a month ago, and this Baiwei Pavilion is a very famous restaurant in the capital, so this time we will come here to try it. Let's see how," Yang Liaoxin explained with a smile.
"I don't think this branch tastes as good as the main store." Li Yan heard what Yang Liaoxin said, and said with his chin in his hands.
"Okay, let's not talk about that, let's go in first, I asked someone to book a private room before I came, still by the window." After Yang Liaoxin finished speaking, he went in, and Li Yan and the others had no choice but to follow.
As soon as Li Yan and the others entered the store, a group of people came out and shouted: "Childe, Miss, how many of you?" β
Yang Liaoxin glanced at it, and the floor was also full of people, and he glanced at it and said, "We have a private room reservation, and it belongs to Yang Gongzi." β
"Oh, there's a private room reservation? I'm going to ask, a few people wait a minute. When the guy heard Yang Liaoxin's words, he went to ask the relevant steward.
Li Yan and the others waited for a while, and the guy attracted a person who seemed to be in charge.
The man came to the two months, saluted and said, "Young Master Yang, but Yang Liao Xin Yang Gongzi?" β
When Yang Liaoxin heard the words of the steward, she said, "Well." We had an appointment, and we asked for a place to have a window. β
"Hehe, don't worry, since there is an appointment, we will come according to the guest's request. We have arranged for you a room on the third floor, facing the lake. The steward smiled and said, "You take them to the private room on the third floor." β
"Okay," said the young man, who heard the steward's words, and made a clear gesture, "Ladies and gentlemen, please upstairs." β
Yang Liaoxin nodded and said to the steward, "Thank you." After speaking, he went up the stairs, and Li Yan and a few others followed.
The guy took Li Yan, Yang Liaoxin and a few others to a private room on the third floor, in this Baiwei Pavilion there are three floors, on the first floor is the public hall, and the second floor is an open private room, although there is no noise on the first floor, but it is not much better, except for the location to open a little, and an independent location. The third floor is a safe and independent space, and the environment is elegant, there are piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, if someone is interested, you can also play two songs to help the fun. But not everyone can go up to the third floor, and only those who are rich or noble can come up.
Li Yan and the others randomly found a place to sit down in the private room, while Li Yan came to the windowsill and looked down from above. At night, the lively area of the county town is brightly lit and looks like a starry dot.
And on the opposite side of this Baiwei Pavilion is all the green buildings in this county town, there are five, lined up in turn by this lake, and the sound of ducks and swallows can be heard from a distance of dozens of meters. And this lake is said to be a lake, but it is better to say that it is a pond, because it is only a thousand square meters in size. There are also more than a dozen boats in this lake. This is for these sons who come to the Qinglou to play.
"Brother Li Yan, are you looking at the green building? How? Want to have fun? Yang Liaoxin came to Li Yan's side and handed a glass of wine to Li Yan and said.
"Hehe, I'll take a look, I don't want to go, Brother Liao Xin, how did this lake come to be?" Li Yan shook his head and smiled, glanced at the pond, and asked.
"Do you say this hall banquet lake, I heard my father say that there was an earthquake in the previous dynasty, and it collapsed, and then it was cleaned up and excavated, and it was formed," Yang Liaoxin said and glanced at Li Yan and said: "I know you still have questions, this hall banquet lake looks like a pond, but the name of the pond is not very good, so it is named Hall Banquet Lake, it is rumored that the county guard of the previous dynasty came to enjoy it, and after this was completed, the county guard of the former dynasty held a banquet here after the completion of this place, and wanted everyone to name it together, so it was named this name." β
"Oh, I see," Li Yan nodded when he heard what Yang Liaoxin said.
"Brother Li Yan, it's better for the two of us to find a time where to play, whether to go or not, I heard that there will be a new batch of girls in the Mandarin Duck Building in a few days, and they are all perfect, are you interested." Yang Liaoxin glanced at the room and whispered to Li Yan.
"Huh? Where to go? I think it's better to forget it, there's nothing fun about that kind of place. Li Yan heard Yang Liaoxin's words and said from afar.
"Uh," Yang Liaoxin heard Li Yan's words, but didn't think of where to go, and said in surprise: "You won't still be a boy now, right?" β
"Uh, what's wrong?" When Li Yan heard Yang Liaoxin ask, his face was full of black lines.
"Hahaha, I see, you know no, I'm no longer a boy like you. Let's go play sometime, that's it. When Yang Liaoxin heard that Li Yan was still a child, she immediately laughed out loud and made a strong agreement with Li Yan.
Li Yan's face darkened when he saw Yang Liaoxin like this, and he scolded in his heart: "I really don't want to say that I let you know you." When Yang Liao Xin was in Li Yan's heart, Tang Shishi, Yang Yanyu, Luo Yuner, and Liu Yiyi came to Li Yan and said, "What did you two just agree? One of you looks like you've picked up money, and the other looks like you've smeared ink. β
"Oh, it's nothing, it's just making fun of Brother Li Yan." When Yang Liaoxin heard Tang Shishi's words, her face turned straight and she said with a smile.
"Oh, really? But that's not what I seem to hear. Tang Shishi looked at Yang Liaoxin with a smile.
"Huh? You heard me? Impossible. Yang Liaoxin looked at Tang Shishi with a look of disbelief and said, "It's not good to eavesdrop on others. β
"You don't believe it? If you don't believe it, ask your sister or Yun'a and Yiyi, and see if they hear; Tang Shishi saw Yang Liaoxin's look of disbelief, and pointed to the three people around her and said.
When Yang Liaoxin heard Tang Shishi's words, she looked at her sister and Luo Yun'er and Liu Yiyi, and the three of them nodded when they saw Yang Liaoxin looking over, indicating that they saw it.
When Yang Liaoxin saw this, his face was full of black lines, indicating that his head was big, and Li Yan, who was on the side, couldn't stand it, and said, "They lied to you." β
When Yang Liaoxin heard this, she looked at Li Yan and asked with her eyes how did you know.
"Don't ask me how I know, okay, Sister Shishi, it's okay, it's just a long time to go out to play, let's go sit, the dishes are almost ready." Li Yan smiled and didn't explain, sat at the table and looked at the five people and said.
When Tang Shishi heard Li Yan's words, she didn't say anything anymore, sat next to Li Yan, and said with a straight face: "I hope what you said is true." β
When Li Yan heard Tang Shishi's words, he just smiled and didn't say anything.