Chang'an, the street is crowded with people, Wu Ming and a few companions are at a loss to stand in the crowd and look around, they are the first time to come to Chang'an to see such a prosperous scene, the first time to see so many blonde and blue-eyed Hu businessmen and Fanbang women.

In the liquor shops opened along the street, many Fanbang women who were dressed in revealing clothes were selling the good wine in their respective stores, Wu Ming was considered to be 'well-informed' but was provoked by these bold and hot women and almost fled, he and his companions were ordinary people living in the Jianghan area, where had they seen such a 'presumptuous' Fanbang woman.

'The fifteen leaders are right, it is indeed a thousand flowers! Wu Ming thought so, they were the people carefully selected by Yuwenwen to send to Chang'an to 'go on a mission', and they were shocked by the towering city wall before they came to Chang'an all the way to Chang'an.

Is there a city in the world that can compare to the scale of Chang'an?

Jiangling is definitely not good, Chen Guo's Jiankang is said to be comparable to Chang'an, but they haven't been there, and the prestigious Luoyang is said to be comparable to Chang'an, and I don't know if there is a chance to see it.

"What do you want to buy? Our store has everything! ”

"Lang Jun, come in and sit down! Our store has the treasure of the Western Regions, which cannot be bought anywhere else! ”

"Yo, isn't that who, it's been a long time since I've come in and sit!"

The means of merchants to attract customers are endless, so shocked that Wu Ming and others did not dare to look at the shops on both sides of the road when they walked on the street.

Wu Ming is not bad, after all, when he was a monk, he followed his master to travel around, and he was also 'well-informed', and when he was chased by someone and chased by a dog, he also hardened his face to turn into a fate, and his face was thicker, but others were not good.

They are all from poor families, lonely and have never seen the world, Anzhou Prefecture is already very lively in their eyes, and they are a little uncomfortable, not to mention the world-famous Chang'an. Compared with Chang'an, I finally know what it means to "dare to compete with Haoyue with the light of fire".

A person was walking, his face suddenly changed, he pointed ahead, trembling, unable to speak, as if he had seen a ghost. Wu Ming and the others looked up, they were also dumbfounded, and they couldn't move. In broad daylight, there were no ghosts, but they saw the legendary camel.

Unlike horses, not like donkeys, not like cows, not like deer, there are two sarcomas on their backs, and sure enough, as the fifteen leaders said, camels, this thing is definitely not seen in Jiangnan!

It is said that the merchants of the Western Regions crossed the desert and the Hanhai Sea, relying on this thirsty camel to transport boxes of rare treasures to Chang'an, they grew up in the south of the Yangtze River, where there was a lot of rain and ponds and lakes everywhere, and they could not imagine what kind of scene it was like to look at the arid desert full of sand at a glance.

A caravan of five camels was approaching under the traction of the leader, the camel bell under the camel's neck jingled and sounded very pleasant, they retreated to the side of the road to let the camel team move forward, by the way, to see what the camel looked like, after a while, Wu Ming first came back to his senses, signaled to a few companions not to look so unseen in the world, so as not to make people think that they were countrymen.

Truly. They are indeed countrymen who have never seen the world, but they can't be seen, according to the 'training course', there are many nobles in Chang'an City, and there are countless rangers and splashers, these birdmen gather in a lively place to 'beg for a living', and they like to bully the most, if they find out that they are countrymen, then most of them will have an accident.

In fact, from the moment they went out, they were targeted at the tail, and they are still following it immediately, the other party is not a scoundrel, nor is there much malice, and it is what they expected - that is the eyes and ears sent by Peiguo Gong Zheng Yi.

Wu Ming went to the Peiguo Mansion yesterday to deliver a letter, and then Zheng Yi sent someone to arrange a place for them to live, and a few of them were naturally watched by the other party, but they didn't care, but they had to go to the street in a grand manner, which was also a cover for another group of people: There were not only five people who came to Chang'an who were shopping now.

"Don't look dazzled, it's important to get down to business."

The group finally came back to their senses from the initial shock, they came to Chang'an and had a lot of tasks, but today shopping is not just to come to Chang to see, but to have important things to do, Lord Lang made a list for them to buy some gadgets in Chang'an East and West Market to take back.

That list even listed the approximate price of the things to buy, and Wu Ming and the others had already memorized it. These are all portable things, and the money brought in them is enough to buy, so their task is also very heavy.

"Ask the price first, and ask a few more. Come and bargain again tomorrow, anyway, I won't go back right away. ”

Take a look and ask the time passed quickly, and before they knew it, their group had walked out of the market, and the pedestrians in front of them were walking in one direction, and it seemed that there was a bustle to see there.

Wu Ming directly stopped a passer-by who rushed in that direction and asked, "Excuse me, what's going on over there?" ”

The accent of his speech has changed, with the charm of Guanzhong, so the man is not annoyed and tells the truth of the matter: Today is the little lady of Dou Mansion recruiting relatives, and everyone is in a hurry to see the excitement.

Dou Mansion?!

Hearing this title, Wu Ming and the others exchanged glances, and someone asked what kind of excitement there was to see in this Dou Mansion, and the person said that the requirements for recruiting relatives were very special for archery, and the Dou family drew two peacocks on the screen, and the rich man who came to propose marriage was the son-in-law of the Dou family who could shoot the peacock eyes with both arrows.

Wu Ming was full of thoughts, and soon asked: "Archery? What if several people get shot? ”

Passers-by smiled and said that first of all, there are not too many rich and noble gentlemen who are qualified to propose marriage, and the noble status of the Dou family is not something that ordinary people can climb if they want to, and secondly, those who can be qualified for archery must have been screened in advance, and they will never let crooked melons, split dates, side branches, and the like take advantage.

"Dou Zhuguo is the governor of a state, and it is also a Shangzhu country, and Mrs. Dou is a noble princess of the former Emperor Wen, this is not just anyone who is qualified to shoot arrows."

Wu Ming and his companions did not hesitate but decided to go to see the excitement, they are people on the surface, so they should not be afraid to move around more, if someone is eyeing them, it is better to act in secret, and the companion who acts in secret will be much easier.

Of course, they didn't know where Dou Mansion was, but they followed the people who watched the excitement and came to the destination, at this time, the front of Dou Mansion was already crowded with people, and the street outside the door had already stopped a section as an archery field, and the side was crowded with people. The Dou family acted like this, which can be regarded as an upright recruitment, saying that there is no 'insider'.

Wu Ming and the others squeezed into a sweat, and finally entered the front row, chose a good position, and prepared to watch the excitement. Sure enough, there was a screen at one end of the venue, and the two peacocks on it were lifelike, but the archers were nowhere to be seen. Just when everyone was waiting impatiently, the gong sounded, and the steward of the Dou Mansion tore open his throat to let everyone be quiet.

"Today, Lord Lang is recruiting his son-in-law to come to an archery selection, and everyone will be a witness for Dou Mansion!"

"Good !!" Everyone cheered happily, as the so-called matchmaker said that the parents' life was the first time that everyone had heard of such a son-in-law, and the big families recruited sons-in-law, and they all felt honored to have a part in recruiting sons-in-law, and it didn't take long for the competition to begin, and a handsome man in an arrow suit began to shoot arrows.

Bows and arrows can be prepared by themselves, but they can only shoot two arrows, some of them miss one arrow and exit with a red face in the laughter of everyone, some only hit one arrow, and some of them miss the second arrow, which makes people feel suffocated. Lang Jun who went on the field to shoot arrows one after another, but after more than ten people, none of them got their wish.

Just when everyone thought that today's Dou Mansion's recruitment of sons-in-law was going to fail, another Lang Jun stepped forward, Wu Ming looked over and saw that the man was about sixteen years old, with dignified eyebrows and an arrow outfit, which set off his heroic posture.

As soon as Lang Jun came up, he didn't drag the mud and water, bent the bow and arrows, just glanced at the screen and released the arrow, and then hit a peacock in the eye, just when others thought he would brew it first and then release the arrow, he saw the second arrow fly out like a meteor and nail it to the eye of another peacock.

The scene was silent at first, and then erupted in a wave of cheers: "Hit, hit!" ”

Everyone is asking who is this master of archery, and some are well-informed and say that the person in front of him is Li Yuan, the prince of Tang Guo, who is also the nephew of the current queen and the cousin of the prince.

'Tang Guogong? It turned out to be him? Sure enough, it's him? Wu Ming was stunned when he heard this title.

Seeing that Tang Guogong hit two shots and two hits, everyone thought that the son-in-law of Dou Mansion was so decided, but they never thought that archery was still going on, and the housekeeper of Dou Mansion said that this was for the sake of fairness, so as not to be the first to play, and everyone prayed that someone would shoot again, and then the winners would compete again, so they would have a good show.

However, none of the successors succeeded. Maybe it was because of the lack of skill, or maybe it was too much pressure, and no one could hit it twice, until after the last suitor failed, the servants of the Dou Mansion beat gongs and drums to welcome the previous Lang Jun in.

"I was chosen. It was Tang Guogong Li Yuanque who was selected!! ”

Dou Mansion recruited a son-in-law, Tang Guogong Li Yuanque was selected, and everyone scattered around to share this good story, leaving Wu Ming and others who stood still, it was not the first time they heard the words 'Bird Ping Selected' because they had heard it before leaving Bazhou.

"You guys, when you arrive in Chang'an, if you happen to meet the son-in-law of Dou Mansion, you have to go and see the excitement, and Tang Guogong will be selected!" ……

In a neighborhood in Chang'an, a man about 50 years old is watering flowers in the yard, which is small but clean, and there are many flower pots around it, many of which are ready to be put away.

While he was concentrating on watering, a servant hurried over and whispered a few words in his ear, he put down the kettle, patted his robes on his front and back, and walked into the room, and after a moment the servant led a man in.

He looked at the young man for a moment and asked, "May I ask what the little brother is looking for me?" ”

"The little one came to visit at the order of Lord Lang." The young man saluted and said, spreading a jade pendant in the palm of his hand and displaying it: "This is a token." ”

The man picked up the jade pendant and looked at it carefully for a while, shocked and moved, first handed the jade pendant back, and then asked, "How is Lord Lang now?" ”

He said "Lord Lang" instead of "Lord Lang of your family", and the young man was not the slightest surprise, and then said that Lord Lang is very good, and now he has taken office in Bazhou, the governor of Huangzhou, and the last time he came to Chang'an, he was afraid of causing trouble to you because of the special situation, so he did not contact.

"It's been more than two years in the blink of an eye," the man muttered to himself, as if he was recalling something, he was the old housekeeper of the mansion who stayed in Chang'an when Gongyu Wenwen of Xiyang County left Chang'an for Anlu in April of the second year of the elephant.

I heard the young man say that Lord Lang now has two little Langjun, his face was happy, and he was about to greet the servant to prepare a congratulatory gift, but was politely rejected by the other party: "Lord Lang said that the old housekeeper is not allowed to break the bank, you have worked hard for the house all your life, and now you should enjoy your old age in peace. ”

"Does Lord Lang have something to do with the old decay?"

"Old housekeeper, it is extremely difficult for Lord Lang to see the merchants of the Western Regions in the north of the river, and now there are some things that have to be purchased from the merchants but can only be seen in Chang'an, Lord Lang has made a list and asked the old housekeeper to help inquire."

The man took a piece of paper, on which were densely written with small characters, and he looked at it with a sad face: "These things may not be sold in the market."

The young man nodded, and then explained: "Lord Lang knows that these things are not in a hurry, and the small cost is also ready, just ask the old housekeeper to help order with those merchants, and pay attention to it on weekdays." ”

"Could it be that you are waiting in Chang'an?"

"Exactly, if the old butler has news or urgent matters, he can go to this place to spread the news" (to be continued.) )