Chapter 42: The Bazaar
Zhang Xin was woken up by the sunlight coming in from the window, and when he opened his eyes, he found that it should be dawn for a while, but the dawn is usually early in summer, and now it is estimated that it will be seven or eight o'clock. Zhang Xin, the pen and fun pavilion www.biquge.info scratched his unkempt hair, sat on the bed and stared at it for a while, and saw that Zhang Xi and Lu Jinshi's bunks were cleaned up, and then slowly put on the clothes covering his body, although the clothes he wore for a day yesterday smelled a little sweaty - but it didn't matter, it was much better than the smell of feces and urine outside.
It is estimated that the two of them got up early, and the small wooden basin at the door has been filled with a basin of water. Zhang Xin lay down and made a splash on his face, sobered himself up, and then washed his face vigorously, only to find that his beard seemed to have grown a little longer, and he couldn't help muttering whether to go back to shave, or simply keep a beard like Guan Gong...... While thinking about it, he washed his face and pushed open the door, at this time, the merchants who lived in the inn last night went to the market in twos and threes as early as dawn, and there were only a few tables of people eating breakfast in the huge restaurant on the first floor, Zhang Xin saw Zhang Xi and Lu Jinshi sitting by the window at a glance.
There was an empty bowl in front of each of them, and it seemed that they had finished eating, and they were muttering something together. Zhang Xin approached and listened, the two of them were muttering whether to call Zhang Xin up, Zhang Xi meant to call quickly, otherwise there would be no good place in the market later. Lu Jinshi meant to wait, Zhang Xinyou got up and didn't have a day or two, according to his force value...... Anyway, Lu Jinshi didn't want to go to the market with a blue nose and swollen face.
Zhang Xin yawned, pulled out a stool and sat down, "Yo...... Good morning, what's breakfast today? ”
When the two of them saw Zhang Xin sit down, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and they didn't have to worry about whether to wake him up. Zhang Xi got up with a very good eye and went to the porridge bucket to fill Zhang Xinxin's big bowl full of pimple soup, and also picked up a chopstick pickle from the bowl on the side. Lu Jinshi poured a bowl of water for Zhang Xin, and then said goodbye and retreated to the back hall.
Looking at the fragrant pimple soup in front of him, Zhang Xin took a deep breath, this pimple soup was cooked with the leftover mutton soup from yesterday, and the aroma of the mutton was really intoxicating...... It's also strange to say, in the past, Zhang Xin had to try to be light for breakfast, and he couldn't even get tired of eating fritters. When I was in college, there was a buddy in the dormitory, and I could eat braised pork for breakfast, which made Zhang Xin shocked, and this appetite was simply against the sky. But now looking at a big bowl of oil flowers, I actually feel very appetizing...... It seems that he is slowly getting closer to the buddy who eats braised pork for breakfast.
"Suck and slip...... Suck the ...... "I ate a big bowl in a few bites, and I thought about it and went to the porridge bucket to fill a bowl, and while eating, I sighed that this old king's little life was rippling, and my mother actually had white noodles to eat every day...... After eating a big bowl of pimple soup in two or three bites, Zhang Xi and Lu Jinshi had already set up the carriage and led them to the door to wait for Zhang Xin.
Zhang Xin walked to the door step by step, Zhang Xi was moving a large basket of peaches down and stuffing it to Lao Wang, "Uncle Wang...... You're welcome, save for a taste. The old king rubbed his hands on the oil-stained apron, "Don't ...... You keep it and sell it, I don't need it. ”
Zhang Xi couldn't help but put the basket at Lao Wang's feet, "Okay, Uncle Wang." You don't even charge me money for food and drink here, and I should honor and honor you. Besides, there are so many brothers in this Dingbian, so everyone can come and try it when they have time...... If you have any leftovers, you can make some wine. I remember that the peach wine was very delicious last year......" As he spoke, seeing that Zhang Xin had climbed into the car, he hurriedly jumped on the wheel of the car and whipped the whip on the horse's buttocks, "Okay, Uncle Wang, that's it!" As he spoke, he waved his hand at Lao Wang.
"Okay!" Lao Wang looked at Zhang Xi Yele, "Remember to come over at night, there is a Turkic from a big tribe coming over these days, and there is a lot of mutton!" ”
Not far from Lao Wang's inn is the county market, so it seems that the location of Lao Wang's inn is really good. At this time, the market was already densely packed with people, and the three of them had to find a peripheral market to set up the car, Lu Jinshi took out a scale from the car, and Zhang Xi hung up the straw label and sold it.
Zhang Xin was still watching all this curiously in the car, to be honest, China's market culture has not changed much for thousands of years, most of the villagers in Dingbian County are villagers in Dingbian County, rushing to pick up their own local products during the slack time, most of them are crops, such as sorghum, corn, soybeans, or peaches, plums, apricots...... There are also home-woven homespun cloths, occasionally window grilles or something, and there are also merchants from other places, bringing pots and pans, ironware, ceramics, as well as selling bamboo slips and pen and ink, and there is also a group of Turkic people from outside, who set up a stall in the middle of the market to sell goat's milk, cattle and sheep, and all kinds of furs. Zhang Xin was the first time to see the Turks at this time, and couldn't help but look twice, the leader of the group of Turks was a middle-aged man in his thirties and forties, but the highest identity was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy who was unconsciously protected by the Turks...... It is estimated that the young lady of which tribe disguised herself as a man and came out to play.
Although the stall of Zhang Xin and the three of them is already on the periphery of the market, the peaches of the Zhang family are really good, they are juicy, as long as the guests taste one, they will generally buy three or five catties, but in an hour, a basket of peaches has been sold.
Zhang Xin saw that there was also a thin layer of copper coins in the small box that was still in the car, and couldn't help but pick up a copper coin curiously to take a look. It has been said for so long and it is the first time I have seen the copper coins of the Tang Dynasty, and I have never used copper coins before, whether it was eating military food in Liangzhou or at home. Now look at this copper coin, the only feeling is that it is quite exquisitely made, and it is still heavy in your hand. After playing for a while, I put the copper coins back in the box, and at this time it was already the time when the market was the most crowded, and the villagers from all over the country came to buy something, and there were obviously many people who came to buy peaches. Zhang Xin saw that Zhang Xi and Lu Jinshi were already a little too busy, so he hurriedly went up to help. Now the three of them are working together, Lu Jinshi is responsible for the scales, Zhang Xin is responsible for checking the peaches, and Zhang Xi is responsible for bagging.