Chapter 1: A Chance Encounter on Chang'an Street (Part I)
When it comes to shopping, in the 21st century, these two words are interpreted as two other words: shopping.
If you want to see the bustle, in fact, it is to see whether the shopping malls and shopping streets are lively. However, due to the militarization of ancient cities and the redundant aesthetics, there are no grocery stalls common in TV dramas on the streets of Chang'an's Fang City. Of course, at this time, although the Fang Market was occasionally doing the work of urban management, he would not smash other people's stalls. The reason why there is no business is only because there is no business, and the living needs of the people in this era are too poor compared to later generations. Either your own house doubles as a shop, or you can pick a flat cart or other itinerant trafficking. There are also regular vendors, but most of them are concentrated near temples and Taoist temples. In addition, there are fixed markets among the people, so if it is not a festival, the streets are really not lively.
And Luo Yun wants to go shopping, of course, not to go to the temple to worship the Buddha. So the carriage went out of the market, galloped onto the avenue, asked the road, and went straight to the nearest Chang'an East City.
Inheriting the system of concentrating industrial and commercial shops in a fixed area in the capital of the Sui Dynasty, Chang'an City set up two cities, the east and the west. The north and south sides of Chang'an City are symmetrical, with the central axis that is, Zhuque Street as the standard, and the eastern half of the county is set up in Wannian County, and there is an east city. The western half is located in Chang'an County, and there is a west city.
In terms of area, the east and west cities are the two largest cities in Chang'an City. However, Chang'an City was originally a big city and a small city, and all the buildings were horizontal and vertical, even these two large commercial centers were no exception. The architectural pattern in the East City is really orderly. The two horizontal and two vertical streets are indeed a tic-tac-toe. There are two square gates in the east, west, north and south respectively to facilitate entry and exit, and Luo Yun and the three of them drove in from the south gate and entered the long street. The voices of the boiling people came to his face, and Luo Yun suddenly felt that he had felt that the barren Chang'an World Trade Center was a little arbitrary.
As one of the largest cities in the world at that time, Chang'an was indeed a bit bustling and lively. The shops along the street are adjacent, and the merchants gather. Restaurants, restaurants, handicraft workshops, grain, rice, slaughter, silk, satin, opera, arts, and miscellaneous music flourished. The carriage walked slowly along the long street, and Luo Yun and the three of them were almost dazzled. If you catch a glimpse of the merchants of the Western Regions, the rare treasures will inevitably be admired and exclaimed, provoking passers-by to cast contemptuous glances at them.
Three dirt buns who have never seen the world, from the countryside.
Luo Yun smiled bitterly, his ears were too good. Although I don't mind being despised, I feel like I'm called a bun because I've seen the 'big world'...... It's hard to describe. The pride of the Tang people can be seen from this.
Uncle Wu asked Luo Yun what he wanted, and Luo Yun shook his head. Although Aunt Mei gave him all the money when she went out, it wasn't much. That little bit of money may be able to charge a lot of money in that small county town in Xucuo, in Chang'an, forget it. I'm afraid that any Hu man he bumps into on the street is a 'daughter', so he should save his money for something delicious at noon. If you really want to buy something, you can only buy some ordinary daily necessities, and take them all the way back, which is really not necessary.
The three of them drove around the city office area in the center of the East City and arrived on the street near the north gate. There are restaurants and restaurants along the street, and seeing that the sun is getting better, Luo Yun decided to find a restaurant to eat here.
But this restaurant is also dizzy. There are so many that it's not an exaggeration to describe the number of restaurants. It's all to blame for Chang'an's planning that is too clean. For example, in the nine blocks divided by the tic-tac-toe street, one is full of restaurants and restaurants, one is full of artisan workshops such as hand-printing, one is dedicated to selling all kinds of fabrics, and one is dealing in daily necessities.
Therefore, although later generations will feel that the streets are full of restaurants and restaurants when shopping, there is a gap after all. If the whole street, or even dozens of lanes, are all restaurants...... Luo Yun could only sigh that fortunately, his family's Yunxian Residence was not opened here, and the competition was too fierce.
In fact, if it was just a meal, resting his feet would not have made Luo Yun so hesitant. Just by catching a glimpse of the roadside shops, there are also liquor shops owned by Hu Ren, and remembering the orchid liquor shops once described in the book, I can't help but itch to see them. But after all, Uncle Wu is here, although he and Mu'er can be regarded as adults. But there are some things that I always don't want to do in front of my parents and elders. Although he was only very pure and wanted to learn a long time, he ...... Yes, everybody gets it.
Seeing that Uncle Wu pulled the reins, the carriage turned back onto the long street. Cheng Mu couldn't help but sigh sadly, this is really shopping, and the shopping is over. Luo Yun smiled bitterly, closed his eyes and casually pointed to a restaurant on the side of the street, so Uncle Wu grabbed the reins and stopped in front of this 'Crane Ming Tower'.
When the servant at the door saw the carriage stop, he immediately put on a courteous smile and ran up to greet him. Cheng Mu jumped out of the car and took the reins of the horse to park. Luo Yun lowered the curtain and raised a finger at Xiao You, who was about to move: "Our agreement!" Be obedient, don't make trouble. Stay in the car honestly, I'll come back after dinner, bear with me for a while, and bring you a roast chicken. If there is......" Xiao You licked Luo Yun's fingers aggrievedly, lay down again, and made it look like he was going to sleep. Luo Yun nodded with satisfaction, turned around and got out of the car. And crush the door curtain to prevent it from being blown open by the wind. Only then did he follow Uncle Wu into the store.
Luo Yun, who was dressed in white, walked into the restaurant and still attracted the attention of the diners in the restaurant. Datang followed some of the customs of the two Jin Dynasty, when people loved beauty and became obsessed. And this beauty is also indistinguishable from men and women, and even because of the higher social status of men, people admire handsome men more. And although Luo Yun denied it hypocritically when he looked in the mirror, he had nothing to do with masculinity at all, and he was seventeen years old, and his skin was still good, and he didn't even see pimples, and the whole person looked very pleasing to the eye. Although he has lived in the mountains all year round and is slightly wheat-colored, standing between two bronzed-skinned strong men, his skin looks even fairer.
Another point is Luo Yun's loose hair. In the era when parents who are particular about the hair and skin of the body cannot get a haircut. During the Tang Dynasty, both men and women mostly wore their hair tied or bunned, while only women wore their long hair hanging down their waists. Luo Yun has always been impatient to fix his hair, and he resisted a few times, and Aunt Mei thought that he would not go down the mountain and let him go. also handed him several ways to braid his hair, but Luo Yun, who was lazy, still preferred to tie it with a ribbon at will, or tied it into a bundle with a long ribbon when he was afraid that his hair would be hooked on the branches when he entered the mountain. In short, how to save trouble and how to come.
Therefore, Luo Yun, who is handsome and has some trendy hair accessories, naturally attracted everyone's attention. Although everyone here was accustomed to seeing foreigners, Luo Yun's obvious Tang dress and appearance still made them suspicious for a while. There is a man who thinks he is clever and shows off his vision and knowledge to his companions: "This look is from Silla on the other side of the sea, but I don't know if it's a man or a woman, and this hairstyle looks like a lady." ”
Luo Yun, who was walking with his head down, had a little red face, and then turned a little black. What is Silla? Is it an overseas island like Penglai? I've been in the mountains all the time, and I've never seen the sea like before, so why did I become an overseas person? In order to avoid everyone's eyes, Luo Yun insisted on going to the private room on the second floor. And as soon as he sat down, he asked Xiao Er to put down all the curtains, and felt that the layout of his Yunxian Residence was good. The lobby on the first floor is covered by a screen, so how can there be such embarrassment if you are there.
Listening to Xiao Er's introduction, he ordered four dishes and a pot of wine at random. Taking advantage of the serving, Luo Yun leaned against the window and looked at the scenery on the street, mainly to stare at the carriage, afraid that Xiao You would run out. Mu'er chatted with Uncle Wu with some excitement about what she saw and heard today, and Uncle Wu, who had also fought everywhere in his early years, was in a rare mood and talked about some old things, and even mentioned some things about the Wagang Army fighting Chang'an at that time. When the dishes were ready, the three of them each poured a glass of wine and chatted with interest. At this time, Luo Yun's ears, which had made him unhappy twice today, once again faithfully played its instinctive role.
The abrupt 'queen mother's ......' next door instantly attracted all Luo Yun's attention. Who is this woman who accidentally said something out of her mouth?
Luo Yun pressed the wine glass to his lips and even forgot to drink it, and the sudden discovery made him prick up his ears to listen carefully to the whispered voice next door. How could it be so coincidental that he was able to meet a royal person. I only heard the woman's voice whisper softly: "The mother is seriously ill, but being a daughter is limited to the rules and cannot serve at the bedside. What else can I do but pray for the blessing of the gods and Buddhas for my mother......" The voice was tactful, like a warbler singing, the breath was short, and after a sentence was finished, he cried in a muffled voice. Then came another woman's soft consolation: Don't cry, be careful of your body. Now that Niangniang is already sick, if you get sick again due to heartache, won't it make Your Majesty even more sad. Niangniang has your eldest brother by her side to take care of them, and she will be fine. ”
Luo Yun's heart shook wildly, half of the wine in the cup was spilled, and he hurriedly wiped the wine off his body. Cheng Mu and Uncle Wu looked at each other in surprise: "Yun'er, what's wrong with you?" ”
Luo Yun didn't speak, put down the wine glass and made a silent gesture to the two, and continued to listen to the movement next door. Uncle Wu and Cheng Mu glanced at each other inexplicably, not knowing what Luo Yun was doing, but they still relaxed their movements.
I only heard the woman cry for a while, coughed twice and complained, "Big brother is ...... The queen mother is sick, and he still takes those people around riding horses and hunting, I heard Brother Qingque say that the eldest brother does not go to the queen mother at all except for asking for peace every day, where can he talk about any service decoction......" The tone seemed to be very dissatisfied with the eldest brother, and the comforting woman persuaded again: "As the prince, he must help His Majesty deal with political affairs every day, and according to his mother's temperament, he will not let him leave political affairs to serve the decoction." Don't get me wrong. ”
The woman who was called Lizhi choked up and argued, "I didn't ...... It's just, it's just ......"
"Alas, I know that you want to serve Niangniang in person, but Your Majesty doesn't allow it, and it is also because Niangniang doesn't want you to see her appearance. Moreover, Niangniang was only weak after giving birth to a little princess, and I heard from the horse that she had invited Sun Simiao, who had superb medical skills, to enter the palace to treat Niangniang. I think it won't be long before the mother can return to her former style. The heart of pure filial piety is known to the gods and Buddhas in heaven, and there is no need to be sad because you can't take medicine in person. I heard that His Majesty was angry with the little princess because of the mother's affairs, and Lizhi should take care of her sister more. ”
In Luo Yun's ears, this comforting person knew the essence of persuasion. Aside from her own pleasant voice, her tone was considerate at first, and when it came to Sun Dao's long diagnosis and treatment, Niangniang would recover and naturally raised her voice, revealing confidence in her words; Then he said that the little princess was full of pity and sympathy. As soon as these words were finished, the woman softly persuaded her not to cry, and the low sobbing voice gradually disappeared and could not be heard, but a few coughs came from time to time.
Luo Yun thought that there was nothing to hear, and was about to relax his mind, but suddenly found that the coughing sound became more and more rapid, and the comforting woman seemed to be a little panicked, as if she was patting her back while persuading the woman to drink some water. Luo Yun couldn't help frowning when he heard the faint sound of rapid breathing, and he couldn't help but cry out in his heart when he heard the woman's persuasion: You think this is choking, and you still drink water. Coughing like this, can she drink it? It's strange if you don't choke.
Sure enough, the coughing next door suddenly stopped, and suddenly there was a 'poof! Then there was a burst of coughing, and the coughing sound was slowly low and long. Luo Yun is also a medicine jar, and he is very familiar with this kind of coughing sound, which is that the cough has been too long and has begun to be short of breath. If the woman's physique is too weak, I'm afraid she will faint after a while! Thinking of this, Luo Yun didn't care about anything else, stood up with his hand, and directly opened the curtain of the compartment and stepped over. Since this woman has met him, he must not watch her have an accident!