(3) Luoyang City
Xiahou Anjing couldn't believe it, holding a few taels of silver sent by the coachman in his hand in a daze, and he collided with a big official's car and was not punished, but he also got benefits. Aunt Fan on the side had tears in her eyes, looking at the brother and sister who were far away in a daze, and Zhao Zhong and the others kept looking back at Aunt Fan, wiping their tears until the brother and sister followed the old man and the young man surnamed Cao in front of them to the city gate.
As soon as the soldiers guarding the gate saw the white man surnamed Cao, they all respectfully greeted him and said, "Lord Da Changqiu, it is an honor for you to come to inspect the city gate today. And when he had spoken, he was to prostrate his head.
"Why is this person called Da Changqiu, isn't Uncle Cao's surname Cao?" The Zhao Zhong brothers and sisters didn't know what this Da Changqiu was, and their stomachs were full of doubts, but it was inconvenient to ask.
"Well, you don't have to be polite, I also went out of the palace for private reasons a few days ago to pick up the dog and go home. These two are guests of my house, and I would like to ask you for your convenience. "The white and pure humanity surnamed Cao.
"Since you are a distinguished guest in the adult's house, release the person!" With a shout, several soldiers guarding the door flashed to the sides and made way for them.
The white man didn't say much, and after seeing the salute, he pulled the boy into the city, and the Zhao Zhong brothers and sisters behind him also followed behind the two shyly and timidly, and kept looking at these soldiers with their eyes as they walked, full of curiosity.
It wasn't until the four of them entered the city gate that one of the soldiers guarding the city whispered to another soldier beside him, "Brother Shi, does this Lord Changqiu still have an heir?" It's incredible, could it be that he was born before he entered the palace, no, this son is so young......"
"Hey, no, this Lord Cao entered the palace at a young age, how can there be any heirs, I have seen this little boy before, it is said that the son of Lord Cao's cousin entered the Cao family, this Lord Cao treats him ......more than his parents," the soldier surnamed Shi also said in a low voice.
"You know a lot, we defenders of the city have to be sharp-eyed, these high-ranking and dignitary sons and relatives must remember their faces, otherwise they will ...... themselves," the soldier said again.
"Silence, someone has entered the city again......" The soldier surnamed Shi interrupted his speech, and went to check on the people who entered the city......
Zhao Zhong's brother and sister grew up in the countryside since they were young with the heart of a teenager and a girl, and the neighbors and villagers are all simple and upright people, and they regard others as good people.
This way to follow the white man, Zhao Zhong was thinking in his heart, although this Uncle Cao looked a little scared, and he didn't talk much, he seemed to be cold, but just now he gave Xiahou and his wife two silver taels, and his heart was not bad, and this person said that he could feed his sister and dress him warmly, and he was a very good person. Thinking like this, the hostility in my heart disappeared, and just now I saw that this man just said a few words to the soldiers guarding the city, and they entered the city, and those uncles and aunts were not allowed to enter the city for a long time outside the city, and they still had a little worship for the white people.
And Zhao Yan has followed her brother since she was a child, and her brother has made decisions about everything, so she never said much, she listened to her brother, and when she saw that her brother could follow them, she believed that this person was the one who was good to them, and when she saw that the little boy named Cao Song was also as kind as the little brother who played together in the former township, she also liked it a little in her heart.
But it was said that the father and son surnamed Cao and the brother and sister Zhao Zhong had entered the city gate, and just walked not far away, only to see an old man who looked like a servant looking around a tree, and saw the white man appear, as if he had seen a life-saving straw, he walked straight forward, and shouted at a distance of several steps from the four, "Master! ”
The white man's heart was shocked, knowing that something had happened, he walked out with the servant and walked out to a place where no one was, leaving the two brothers and sisters of Zhao Zhong and the little boy named Cao Song in the same place not far away, and saw that there was no one around, so he whispered, "Changqiu Palace has a will?" Although the voice was low, it could not hide the screeching.
"Exactly, an hour ago, just moved the decree to announce the adult's entry into the palace, the old slave did not dare to delay for a moment and came to the city gate to guard the adult, fortunately the adult returned in time." Servant.
"Cao Fu, I'll go back to the palace to see the queen mother immediately, do you know what's so urgent?" The white man asked with a solemn face.
"The messenger did not dare to conceal it, and said that it seemed to be ...... Ran out to play again......" Cao Fu's voice was very quiet.
"What! I'll enter the palace immediately, by the way, Cao Fu, you go to accompany the little boy to walk around the city, and I will enter the palace by myself. The white man screamed unconsciously, and then immediately commanded in a low voice, glanced back at Xiao Cao Song, and saw that he was talking to Zhao Zhong's brother and sister.
"Master, there is a sedan chair here, there are court clothes in the sedan chair, you can change into the sedan chair and go straight to the palace." Cao Fu stopped the white man's finger and said.
"Yes, it's better for you to be thoughtful and considerate, I'll go into the palace, and you can take care of the little boy." Saying that, the white man got on the sedan chair on the side and gradually walked away towards the city, and the old slave named Cao Fu turned around and walked towards Cao Song after seeing the sedan chair disappear.
It turned out that when the white man was talking to Cao Fu just now, Xiao Cao Song was bored and took the initiative to talk to Zhao Zhong's brothers and sisters, the girl was quite shy, just looked at them, but Zhao Zhong asked, "Little young master, those soldiers just now are called Uncle Cao Da Changqiu, is Uncle Cao's name Changqiu?" Although Zhao Zhong had never seen anything in the world, he also knew the names of the old man of a big family, and he couldn't help but think of the question just now, so he asked Cao Songdao.
"Ah, my father's name is Teng, the dragon is Teng, Da Changqiu is my father's official position, and those uncles and uncles call him that." Xiao Cao Song said proudly.
"Ah, Uncle Cao is a big official! No wonder it's so powerful, those soldiers are so obedient, what kind of official is Da Changqiu? Zhao Zhong asked again, and Zhao Yan on the side also looked at Xiao Cao Song curiously.
"This, this, it seems to be in charge of the affairs of the palace, I don't quite understand, wait a minute, Uncle Cao Fu will come over and ask him, oh, the one who talked to his father is that he is the oldest servant in our family, and he knows everything." As he spoke, he pointed to the old man who was talking to Cao Teng in the distance.
"Hey, Cao Fu, why is Daddy gone, still in such a hurry?" Xiao Cao Song saw the old servant Cao Fu coming over and asked.
"The old man has an urgent matter to enter the palace, little young master, the old slave will accompany you for a walk around the city, hey, who are these two?" Cao Fu said that he was about to take Cao Song's hand and take him away, but he saw the two brothers and sisters of Zhao Zhong behind Cao Song.
"Ah, this ...... My sister and brother were asked by my father to play with me at the house, so let's take them to the city to have a look. Saying that, Cao Song turned his face and smiled at Zhao Zhong's brothers and sisters.
"Since it is a little guest invited by the master to play with the young master, then please come with the old slave." Cao Fuyi said to the Zhao Zhong brothers and sisters, he saw that the two of them were in tatters and unkempt, and he was suspicious, but when he heard the young master say this, he understood the master's thoughts in his heart, and then said, "The two little guests must have encountered obstacles along the way, can the old slave dare to buy some new clothes for the two?" ”
The Zhao Zhong brothers and sisters were puzzled, and Xiao Cao Song smiled and said to them, "Uncle Cao Fu said that he wanted to buy you a new dress to wear." ”
Only then did Zhao Zhong and the others realize that the old uncle was looking at his clothes in tatters, and they couldn't help but bow their heads in shame. "Well, let's go buy them some new clothes." It turned out that Xiao Cao Song agreed for them, and although the brother and sister were still a little ashamed, they nodded with gratitude in their hearts.
"Very good, come with the old slave." With that, the four of them walked to the south of the city.
Although the two brothers and sisters of Zhao Zhong have also been to the county town, how can they compare with the capital Luoyang, which has three major markets in Luoyang, namely the gold market in the west of the city, the horse market in the east of the city and the south market in the south of the city.
As the name suggests, this gold market is mainly engaged in gold and stone things, pearls, jadeite, jasper, agate, used as women's jewelry, such as hairpins, earrings, collars, bracelets, men's waists, falling in fans, or hook-shaped, round, hollow, carving, some carved as white pigeons, bears, horses, more wine vessels, chopsticks, pen inkstones, and so on. The horse market not only sells good horses and horses, but also hunting dogs, cockfights, weaving, and exotic birds and beasts from all over the world for the children of Kyoto to have fun. And this south market is the largest, the most complete things sold, whether it is food, clothing, entertainment, everything, the national traders gather here, endlessly.
The Zhao Zhong brothers and sisters looked at the prosperity in this city and everything was novel, everything was something that they had never seen before, Xiao Cao Song introduced these things to them, and some didn't understand it so they asked Cao Fu to speak, which made the brothers and sisters dizzy, and they also forgot their sadness and smiled.
Soon, the four of them came to a shop and wrote "Weaving and Embroidery Workshop", and the old servant Cao Fu turned to Zhao Zhong and said, "Please, two of you." After that, the four of them walked into the "weaving and embroidery workshop".