Chapter 266: Cloud City Night Market
Speaking of which, Yuncheng should be the most prosperous city in this region of Northern Xinjiang, it guards the main road of Beiguan and is the gateway to the north of Daxiao. There are many merchants from all over the world, and most of them are transnational businesses, so the economy here is also very prosperous, and the loose policy of the city lord Zhang Huatian basically ignores these businesses, so there are also many special dark transactions.
The night in Cloud City is quite lively, and the night market is also a major feature of Cloud City.
This point was discovered by Xiao Jingcong and Yan Zixi as soon as they entered the city, Yan Zixi lifted the curtain and looked out from the window of the carriage.
Such a bustling scene can only be seen in the capital.
"Wow, the capital, this night in Cloud City is quite lively!" Seeing such a scene, Yan Zixi, who had been holding back for a long time, couldn't help but exclaim.
Xiao Jingcong had been here earlier, and he was no stranger to the scene here, so he didn't look as surprised as Yan Zixi, but just explained lightly: "Yuncheng is a hub city in northern Xinjiang, with developed trade, and it is the gateway to the north of Daxiao, so it is not strange to have this scene." ”
"Jingcong, are you okay at night? Why don't we go to the night market in Cloud City tonight? Saying that, Yan Zixi rubbed her hands, looking eager to try.
Xiao Jingcong smiled slightly, and replied in his mouth: "It's better to find an inn to stay in first, and then go out for a walk, just to be able to find out what the wind is like in Cloud City." ”
"Uh-huh!" Yan Zixi nodded again and again when she heard this, and looked at Xiao Jingcong expectantly, wishing that they would quickly find an inn to stay.
General Sun Li, who was driving, came to the door of a hotel called Yunhai Inn and stopped, this inn Sun Li had lived in before, the environment inside was not bad, and the shopkeeper was also very kind, so Sun Li brought Xiao Jingcong and Yan Zixi to this inn as soon as possible.
"Lord Wang...... Young master, madam, we have arrived ......" In order to hide his identity, Sun Li quickly changed his words and did not call Xiao Jingcong and Yan Zixi princesses anymore.
Hearing Sun Li's shouting outside the carriage, Xiao Jingcong helped Yan Zixi get down from the carriage.
When I looked up, what caught my eye was the four-character signboard of the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing, "Yunhai Inn......"
Sun Li walked over and hurriedly explained to Xiao Jingcong, "Young master, the little one has settled in this inn, the shopkeeper is not bad, and the environment of the inn is quite quiet, so the little one made his own opinion, brought the young master and his wife to stay here, and asked the young master and wife to forgive the little one's own assertion." Saying that, Sun Li hugged his fists and apologized to Xiao Jingcong.
Xiao Jingcong waved his hand and said indifferently: "It's okay, since you have stayed here, there must be no problem, everything is left to you." ”
"Yes, thank you, Childe." Sun Li thanked him, turned around and walked into the inn, came to the counter and greeted the shopkeeper who was settling accounts, and the shopkeeper quickly sent a guy out and led Xiao Jingcong and their carriage to the back yard to park, and Sun Li walked out with a shopkeeper and welcomed Xiao Jingcong and Yan Zixi into the inn.
After entering the door, the shopkeeper put down the work in his hand, quickly got down from the counter, saluted Xiao Jingcong and Yan Zixi, and then personally led them upstairs and led them into the first-class guest room on the second floor.
Xiao Jingcong asked for two rooms, he and Yan Zixi had one room, Sun Li had a separate room, and the two rooms were facing each other, so that they could take care of each other, and once something happened, the people in the other room could also react immediately.
The shopkeeper enthusiastically helped Xiao Jingcong and them take a salute, and after a few words of encouragement, he left the guest room.
When the shopkeeper left, Xiao Jingcong closed the door and deliberately stayed behind the door to see if there was any eavesdropping there. After seeing that there was nothing unusual, he turned around and walked to the table and called Yan Zixi and Sun Li.
"Xi'er, General Sun, have you found anything strange all the way into the city?"
Yan Zixi and Sun Li each shook their heads when they heard Xiao Jingcong's question.
"I didn't see any strange places, but everything was peaceful, and there was no feeling of war at all." Yan Zixi frowned and replied, "Jing Cong, could it be that Beiliang really wants to start a war, could it be that there is something wrong?" ”
"You can't be wrong, it's just the calm before the storm." Xiao Jingcong let out a long sigh, "Actually, why did this king want to fight?" It is only the innocent people who will suffer from the war. Once Beiliang starts a war with us, this Cloud City and even the entire Northern Xinjiang will inevitably be implicated in the war, and the people will be displaced and homeless again......" After speaking, Xiao Jingcong's face showed a trace of sadness, in fact, he was the one who was most unwilling to provoke a war.
Seeing Xiao Jingcong's sad look, Yan Zixi was also distressed, she knew Xiao Jingcong best, and she naturally felt Xiao Jingcong. doll
"Jingcong, don't be too anxious, since we are here, of course we want to deal with this matter properly, if we can avoid the war, it would be the best, even if we really can't avoid it, we must do our best to minimize the losses, at least we can't let these civilians in northern Xinjiang suffer from the war again."
"What Princess Xiao said is yes, Lord Wang, you are our backbone, don't work too hard, let's take one step at a time." General Sun Li also comforted on the side.
Xiao Jingcong heard Yan Zixi and Sun Li's persuasion, and nodded, he knew that every decision he made might affect the life and death of the people in the entire northern Xinjiang, so he had to be cautious.
Thinking of this, Xiao Jingcong raised his head and instructed Sun Li: "General Sun Li, you have to work hard tonight, go to all parts of Cloud City and see if you can find any useful clues." ”
"Yes, the last general commands!"
Sun Li hugged his fists, and when he was about to leave, he walked to the door and stopped, "Prince Xiao, Princess Xiao, this Cloud City is not as good as the capital, especially at night, it is even more mixed, if the princess and princess go out later, you have to be careful!" Sun Li was a little uneasy, so he turned his head and reminded Xiao Jingcong and Yan Zixi again.
"Well, this king knows that General Laosun cares." Xiao Jingcong nodded in response, and when Sun Li saw this, he walked out of the door and left the inn to inquire about the news in Cloud City.
After Sun Li left, Yan Zixi also urged there, "Jingcong, without further ado, let's hurry up and set off!" If it's too late, when the night market is over, there won't be much to visit. ”
Because it was the first time to come to Northern Xinjiang, Yan Zixi was also very excited, wanting to see what was the difference between the night market in Cloud City and the night market in the capital.
When Xiao Jingcong heard this, she hooked her lips and smiled: "Xi'er is really in a hurry!" Okay, pack up, let's go. ”
Hearing Xiao Jingcong's answer, Yan Zixi grinned rarely.
There is nothing happier than shopping, even if he is reborn in ancient times, it still can't change Yan Zixi's fanatical heart.
Yan Zixi put her luggage away, touched up her makeup in front of the bronze mirror, changed back into men's clothes, and then urged Xiao Jingcong to set off together.
Xiao Jingcong didn't say much, so he took Yan Zixi downstairs, and after asking the shopkeeper where the most prosperous night city in Cloud City was, he walked over with Yan Zixi.
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The largest night market in Cloud City is the huge square located in the center of Cloud City, where there is a flow of people, food stalls, and black goods trading. There are also juggling and other entertainment programs to watch.
As soon as Yan Zixi stepped on this street market, she was very excited, looking at this and that for a while, as if a butterfly was dancing in the flowers.
Yan Zixi came to a snack stall, looking at the fragrant roasted golden shiny leg of mutton, her saliva was already gluttonous, so that Xiao Jingcong walked over, and Yan Zixi still stood in front of the stall without moving.
Xiao Jingcong didn't see Yan Zixi following up, turned his head and saw that Yan Zixi was pestle in front of the snack stall, so he couldn't help but walk over, and asked with a smile, "What's the matter, are you hungry and want to eat this roast leg of lamb?" ”
Yan Zixi heard Xiao Jingcong's question beside her, and then she regained her senses, her face turned red, and she quickly turned her face away, and quibbled there: "Just ...... Not really...... I...... I'm just a little hungry......"
"Really?" Xiao Jingcong smiled and said nothing, did not continue to ask, but walked straight to the snack stall, took out the money bag, took out the silver and bought a roast leg of lamb from the owner of the snack stall, and then walked in front of Yan Zixi without a sound, and the hand holding the roast leg of mutton deliberately shook in front of Yan Zixi's eyes, and deliberately sighed there in his mouth: "Wow, it's so fragrant!" Xi'er, don't you really eat it? If you don't want to eat, you're not welcome to your husband. ”
After saying that, Xiao Jingcong deliberately opened his mouth, and was about to take a bite of the leg of mutton, Yan Zixi suddenly seemed to be crazy, and directly snatched the roast leg of lamb from Xiao Jingcong's hand, and then he bit off a piece of crispy and delicious, charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and chewed it carefully in his mouth.
"Uh-huh...... True...... It's really fragrant...... "Yan Zixi gulped down the mutton, and it became difficult to speak, and after a while, that lip was covered with grease, and Xiao Jingcong, who was on the side, couldn't help laughing.
Yan Zixi doesn't care about Xiao Jingcong, anyway, she is a foodie, and she didn't eat anything at night, what's wrong with eating some roast lamb leg now? It's just that the amount of this roast leg of lamb is really enough, Yan Zixi gnawed half of it, and felt that her stomach couldn't fit it, and she was going to die. Then he sneered and looked at Xiao Jingcong, handed over the dog-like leg of mutton in his hand, and said with a smile: "Jingcong, I'm full......"