There is a long street in the south of Xingyang in the east and west, according to the Song people's formulation, the length is 3,000 steps, the width of the street is more than 20 steps, in addition to all kinds of goods on both sides of the street is a variety of hotels for business travelers to live, of course, the latter is called an inn in this era.

The goods are uneven and varied, so it is difficult to distinguish the level of the inns, but the inns are different, there are the glamorous places that entertain the rich and noble, and there are also the cart shops that accept the poor laborers—of course, this is not the name of the shop, but a general name, because most of the people who live in these humble inns are people who drive wagons with wooden wheels, hence the name.

The so-called entertaining noble businessmen and wealthy places mostly cover a vast area, and generally have a single-family courtyard for guests to choose, the inside is complete, it can be said that you have something in your home, and there are no ones at home, and even if you go out without a female companion, the store can even contact the famous flowers and willows for you to come to the red sleeves to add fragrance; As for the big car shop, it is much simpler, except for the simple wooden shop of Odori, there are only simple rooms with braziers for heating, and most of the wooden houses are rough and old, and it is good to have a clean bed.

Since there is a place to stay in the city, the Lingzhou team does not have to work hard to camp in the field, and with hundreds of people and a team of nearly a thousand horses, places like the big car shop cannot be accommodated, Luo Kaixian is rich in hand, but he is not harsh to continue his thoughts.

So, I found an inn that looked clean and refreshing.

There is a name on the plaque hanging on the wooden archway outside the inn, called Fuguiju, although the name of the inn is tacky, but the layout inside is not tacky, all the furniture is no longer Tang's low table, but Song's simple style. Although it is simple, the wood material with clear grain clearly explains the good taste of the owner.

The consumption of this kind of place is naturally expensive, Luo Kai first chose three independent houses to settle his own group, the rental cost of these three single courtyards alone will be tattooed with 30 taels of silver every day, in addition to the essence of horses, the food eaten by people, and a little statistics of Lala miscellaneous, the consumption of at least 100 taels of silver per day is inevitable.

What is the consumption level of one hundred taels of silver in this Xingyang City, Luo Kaixian has no way to understand for the time being.

However, after arranging all the people and horses and tasting the dishes delivered to him by the inn guys, he calculated according to the price level when he came all the way to buy.

In Jinju City before, a good leopard skin was only eight taels of silver, and the best black bear skin was only twelve taels of silver, and this added up to twenty taels of silver was enough for the hunter to hold a fairly eye-catching wedding for his son! But now five times the money for an ordinary person's wedding, just enough to stay in this inn for one day!

After calculating the huge price difference, even Luo Kaixian, who didn't care about gold and silver, was inevitably a little smacked, so he was a little unhappy with this high price - but similar to the level of the mountain village hotel in the later generations, he actually charged a price comparable to that of a star-rated hotel, of course he had reason to be unhappy. Of course, this is not a pain in the flesh, but it feels worthless, and as for the antique decorations that seem luxurious to later generations, he selectively ignored them.

Looking up at Li Ji, who was about to go to freshen up, Luo Kai asked first: "Lady, slow down, how about buying a manor on the edge of Song Jing for your husband?" ”

The guest room arranged by the Song people was quite satisfactory to Li Ji, and according to the servant's notice, she also prepared a petal wooden barrel bath soup for the female dependents to wash the dust, she was about to experience it, and when she heard the man's question, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then suddenly replied: "Husband wants to live here permanently?" ”

"Smack!" Luo Kai patted his head first, and secretly scolded himself for being busy and confused, "Of course not, being a husband is just thinking about it for a while, and this Xingyang expense is too expensive......"

"Hehe......" Similar to a hearty smile like a Central Asian girl, Li Ji sat down on the drum-shaped round stool beside the man, and comforted: "I don't know how much wealth my husband has brought with him, but I still have a lot of ornaments left by my ancestors, if it is really not enough to spend, it is enough to sell it......"

"Nonsense...... Oh, I mean, you don't need a lady to sell jewelry......" Luo Kaixian rubbed his somewhat swollen head, "The lady misunderstood, just now I was thinking about a good bear skin but more than ten taels, and now many people in Xingyang here cost more than 100 taels of silver for a day, it's really ...... Why don't you buy a village around here......"

Although she was tired all the way, Li Jiao's mood was very good, and when she heard the thoughtfulness in Luo Kaixian's words, she was even more gentle in her heart, "Husband is wise!" However, I once heard the ancestors of my family say that there was a saying in Chang'an City in the past, called 'Chang'an Ju, it is not easy!' Thinking about the Kyoto under the feet of the Song Emperor today, it should also be similar to Chang'an in the past...... And the purchase of the farm, we have just arrived, but it is inconvenient to handle it......"

With the woman's whispering, Luo Kaixian, who was entangled in trivial matters, also relieved himself, "Hey, I'm busy and confused for my husband, but I'm still a virtuous lady!" ”

Li Ji, who was praised, did not have everyone's lady-like modesty, but stood up and threw a look at the man, "I can't afford to be praised by you, husband, don't compare me with Hua Biao's idleness in the future!" Husband, you'd better be in a daze by yourself, I'm going to take a bath, otherwise Nana's stuffy gourd will take the lead! ”

Before the words fell, the little lady returned to her fiery situation, pushed open the door and left.

Leaving Luo Kaixian to shake his head helplessly, this little lady retorted on her lips, what is the difference between her actions and Hua Biao?

But the woman went to take care of herself, and he couldn't go to make a lot of fun to have a mandarin duck bath, not because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't, Li Ji just walked on the front foot, and Olki pushed open the door and walked in.

"Report to the Lord!" The Bulgarian looked anxious and complicated, "Just now the sentry guard outside sent a dozen copies...... Ask to meet the leader of the mission, the lord, whether to receive the meeting, and also ask the lord to decide. ”

"Resolution?" Luo Kaixian repeated a sentence quietly, and asked rhetorically: "Olki, I said when I was in Suizhou before, the only leaders of this mission are you and Antiano, and I will not participate." ”

"But ......," Olki was anxious, "General, this Song country is far from being comparable to a small country...... Their army is outnumbered, we only have four hundred, and there is a mistress in the ranks, in case anyone wants to besiege us......"

The Bulgarian man lost his normality, and except for the first sentence in Chinese, it was followed by a fast-paced Old Latin.

Luo Kai waved his hand first, signaling Alki to stop, then stretched out his palm flat, and pressed his palm down, "Sit down, Olki, don't worry, taste this tea of the Eastern Song Kingdom!" ”

That's right, until here, Luo Kaixian didn't have the opportunity to taste the taste of tea. It wasn't that he hadn't met a tea seller on the road before, but those things full of tea stems couldn't get his eye on it at all, because he didn't like to drink, and most of the herbal tea he drank on the road was made by himself, and he still used wooden cups - gold and silver cups were not suitable for making tea drinks.

Sitting on a drum-shaped stool, holding a cyan tea bowl, Alki couldn't cry or laugh, if he had nothing to do in his heart, this object in his hand was worth his study for a long time, but at the moment, how could he have any mind to drink tea?

However, after Luo Kaixian unhurriedly washed the tea bowls, boiled water, and made tea after a series of calm actions, his heart also began to reflect on his actions, and after raising his hand to drink a sip of tea, he felt the refreshment in his mouth, and his mood finally calmed down.

"This tea is fried in general, it's a pity! The water is not bad...... Well, Olki, how does it feel? He also took a sip of the celadon cup, and Luo Kaixian spoke leisurely.

"Is this called tea?" The Bulgarian muttered a little distractedly, and then suddenly said respectfully: "Forgive the Lord, Olki is uncertain, and he really can't taste anything." ”

"You......" Luo Kaixian sighed lightly, sat up straight, and said calmly: "In Athens before, I thought you could still speak out, why do you follow me for a longer time now, but the more you have no opinion?" ”

The Bulgarian sat up straight respectfully and replied: "According to the words of the East, that Olki in Athens is only an outlaw, and he does not know the vastness of heaven and earth...... Now that he is following the general, and every time he sees that the wisdom of the general is deeper than that of the Aegean Sea, how dare Olki show off his own cleverness? ”

"Heh......" Luo Kaixian smiled, according to this guy, following him by his side hurt him, what is the difference between people who are not assertive and salted fish? However, the thinking of people in this era is so simple. It's just man-made, it's just a guide, but it's hard for him, a general with troops, "That's it...... Olki, let me ask you, what is there to worry about a dozen prayer posts? Worth your anxiety? ”

"Bye-on? No, Lord, not just because of the poster...... It's because the people who posted it, the owners of these posts must be well-known people in the local area, and these people, whether they see it or not, are all ...... Troublesome! ”

"What's the trouble?"

"Lord, those who ask to visit us will not fear us, but will have a fancy for our horses...... And the Song State was so large, with many rich people in the city and many troops...... Once we rejected them...... "Because of the confusion of thoughts, Olki's speech is also Chinese mixed with Latin, which is very messy."

However, this mess did not affect Luo Kaixian's understanding, and he immediately understood the reason - this Olki was forced to become the head of the mission like a duck on the shelf, and the small things could not be seen, and he was not sure of his mind when he encountered important things, and he happened to leave Jinju for a few days, and the more he went east, the more prosperous he became, this man from Europa was too touched in his heart, and he could no longer figure out what he thought in his heart, the conflict between what he wanted and what he saw in reality, what could he do as a first-time leader?

However, it was just a post, which stumped Alki, but it was difficult for Luo Kaixian.

Luo said very easily: "Olki, do you remember when you entered the city today?" ”

"Of course I do, Lord."

"There are many laws in this Song Kingdom, for example, except for officials and nobles, civilians are not allowed to wear swords or even ride horses when entering the city, have we been harassed when we enter the city?"

“…… Never! ”

"Well, you know, Olki, although this Song country is big, we are not unarmed civilians! The Song State has many armies, are you afraid? ”

"Afraid? No, Lord, I am not afraid at all! The Bulgarian replied in a firm voice, this was not the effect of the Agitation Law, Olki was really not afraid of death and killing at all, he was just worried that he would not be able to complete the mission of handing over the Lord to him.

"So what are you worried about?" Luo Kaixian shouted in a low voice: "Screen the prayer posts, the merchants can see them, and the officials and nobles will all refuse!" ”

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