Li Huamei didn't stand in front of the door for a long time, and took the lead in walking into the door, and Yang Xien also followed behind. Zhu Houwei knew that her heart was very excited, otherwise she would not have forgotten to invite herself into the door. But Zhu Houwei didn't care, Shi Shiran followed behind.

As soon as I entered a few steps, I saw more than a dozen housekeepers, maids, and mother-in-law people running over, each with a happy smile on their faces. When they arrived in front of them, the dozen or so people saluted together and said, "Welcome Miss back home." Li Huamei smiled and raised her hand and said, "Hurry up." I came back this time and brought gifts to all of you, don't forget to receive them when Uncle Yang will send them to you. After everyone thanked Li Huamei, they saluted Yang Xien, "I have seen Steward Yang." ”

Facing Yang Xien, everyone was joyful and in awe. In the past, Yang Xien, the housekeeper, could be said to have the highest prestige, and Li Huamei was still young at that time, so it can be said that the Li Mansion was supported by Yang Xien. And in the house, Yang Xien is also the most disciplined, merit is rewarded, and punishment is punished, which is very fair, and the subordinates are both afraid and admired by him.

Yang Xien looked at everyone and showed a relaxed smile, "There are a lot of gifts this time, all of which were personally chosen by Miss, you are blessed." You've done your best in the past few years. ”

Everyone looked at the "kind" Steward Yang, a little incredible, but they also immediately reacted and thanked him. Suddenly, Li Huamei remembered something, and said to Yang Xien beside her, "Uncle Yang, I forgot to invite the guest in." ”

A young voice sounded behind him: "The guest is talking about me?" Don't worry, I've come uninvited. Li Huamei turned her head to look at Zhu Houwei and wanted to say something, but was stopped by Zhu Houwei, "Master Li, don't worry about us." Just get us a room. ”

Li Huamei nodded, and said to a few maids, "Yuanchun, Xiqiao, take the distinguished guests to the West Wing to rest first, and you must not be rude." "Yes, miss. Seat guests, please. ”

Zhu Houwei and his entourage followed the two maids to the depths of the Li Mansion, while Li Huamei did not mention it to his subordinates. Not long after, Zhu Houwei and the others were taken to the West Wing. A group of more than a dozen people arranged six rooms. Zhu Houwei took a look, although the Li Mansion didn't look big, but the north-south direction was very wide, and there were many rooms.

Along the way, I found that there were no pavilions and pavilions in this Li Mansion, but there were two open spaces, paved with bluestone slabs, like a martial arts training ground, but the weapon rack next to it was empty.

After resting in the room for a while, Zhu Houwei was a little idle, and said to Huang Gonggong, "It's not noon yet, it's not a matter of staying all the time, let's go out and visit this Quanzhou City." Huang Gonggong was a little embarrassed and said, "Master, this Quanzhou is not as good as the capital, and there are not enough guards around you." There are characters from three religions and nine streams, so let's endure it for a day. ”

"What are you afraid of, there shouldn't be anyone in Quanzhou City who knows us, besides, there are more than a dozen people who came out together this time. Especially Hong Yu, who only takes money and doesn't do anything, it is time for him to do something, otherwise I won't lose money. Don't worry, nothing can go wrong. Huang Gonggong turned his head to look at Hong Yu, only to see Hong Yu frowning, and then nodded to himself, Huang Gonggong said, "Nacheng, the old slave went to talk to the Li family master and borrowed some clothes." ”

After about half an hour, the group left the Li Mansion. The head is dressed in a blue narrow sleeve straight jacket, and the head is simply wrapped in a headscarf, looking like an ordinary showman. Huang Gonggong was dressed as a housekeeper and followed closely. Hong Yu and the soldiers of the four land and water battalions dressed up as family members and guarded in the open, while the other soldiers dressed up as ordinary people, far or near, and secretly guarded.

There was also a family member from the Li Mansion who came over to be a guide in the team, and in addition to this person, there was also a person sent by Li Huamei, that is, Bai Mu Xingjiu. Xingjiu is handsome, and his height is about the same as Zhu Houwei, and he is dressed as a scholar, but he has a short knife at his waist, which looks a little discordant. Xingjiu pulled the clothes on his body from time to time, obviously not comfortable with the identity of a scholar.

If you want to visit Quanzhou City, there are no good places to go in the east of the city, but there are many lively places in the west. So the group walked to the west of the city and prepared to settle the lunch.

The further west you go, the more people there are, all kinds of identities. Li Fu Jiading brought everyone to the most prosperous Tonghai Street, where the flow of people is the most and the cars and horses are endless. The streets are seven or eight meters wide, but they are very crowded. There are shops on both sides of the road, and you can find almost any shop on this street except for the Qinglou Gambling House.

Zhu Houwei regretted a little, because he forgot to bring a folding fan when he came out, and he was very embarrassed, so he had to walk forward with his hands behind his back. Zhu Houwei found that there are many details in Quanzhou City that are different from those in the capital, or the cities in the north, that is, there are many women on the street. The women of this era, especially those who have not left the cabinet, are basically not out of the door, and there are very few people who come out to shop like this. Even if there are people who come out to shop, they follow the high-end shops with few people, and the maids and guards behind them must be indispensable, but this is not the case in Quanzhou. Many of the well-dressed young women were unescorted, and at most a few people traveled in groups. It seems that the law and order in Quanzhou is still okay. However, what made Zhu Houwei depressed was that these young and beautiful young women paid little attention to him, but the unnatural walking for a long time attracted a lot of attention, and Zhu Houwei became a green leaf.

A few bold women were still whispering, "Look, how did that scholar be so handsome?" "Yes, yes, I haven't seen it before, I think it's from out of town." "Everything else is fine, it's just that this one is too short."

The sound was very small, and the surroundings were very noisy, but Zhu Houwei, who had sharp ears, still heard it, especially in the last game, Zhu Houwei was relieved and smiled unkindly.

Li Fu Ding said in a low voice, "Zhu Gongzi, you see that Xilai Laughing Restaurant is one of the most famous restaurants in Quanzhou, with exquisite craftsmanship and both northern and southern flavors. Zhu Houwei followed the fingers of the family and saw the restaurant, not to mention anything else, but it was quite magnificent, the façade alone was forty or fifty meters wide, and it was three floors, much higher than the shops next to it.

However, Zhu Houwei shook his head slightly: "Is there a stall here that specializes in making snacks?" Huang Gonggong frowned when he heard this, and didn't say anything. Jia Ding hurriedly nodded, "Yes, just around the corner in front." That street was full of food stalls. Zhu Houwei nodded, "Just go there." ”

After speaking, the group followed the Li Mansion and turned a corner. When I turned the corner, it was another scene. The streets here are lined with ordinary people's homes, but there are stalls next to them, and there are a few small tables next to a board cart, and the stove and other things are served on the table as soon as the pot is served, absolutely hot and fresh.

Most of the diners here are ordinary people, but Zhu Houwei also found some scholars, but looking at the clothes, the family should not be wealthy. There is a clear distinction between the two kinds of people, and the few stalls occupied by the scholars are not eaten with other ordinary people. The most peculiar thing is that this street seems to be conventional, there are no convoys passing by, and there are no livestock.

Zhu Houwei didn't care about it at a glance, but carefully looked at what was being sold on the stall. Roughly speaking, there are no less than a hundred stalls here, and there will be no more than two for the same kind of food, and it seems that there are three hundred and sixty lines, and each line has its own rules.

There are many snacks that Zhu Houwei has never seen, but the Li family keeps explaining. The stalls here don't have menus, or they have to look at what they sell.

Listening to the explanation, Zhu Houwei said to the boss, "Shopkeeper, how do you sell this sand tea sauce?" The boss was a young man less than thirty years old, and replied with a smile, "Ten cents a bowl, absolutely authentic, the guest officer came to taste the bowl?" Zhu Houwei nodded, "Okay, bring me um, five bowls." "Okay, guest officer, wait a minute."

It happened that one of the tables here was empty, so Zhu Houwei sat down at the table, Hong Yu, Huang Gonggong, and Xingjiu also sat down together, and several other diners shared the table with other diners.

The boss was making it carefully, Li Fujiading stood aside to explain to Zhu Houwei, and Hong Yu and Huang Gonggong stared at the boss without a trace.

Soon, several bowls of noodles were served on the table. Before Zhu Houwei moved his chopsticks, Huang Gonggong first took Zhu Houwei's bowl and tried it. Zhu Houwei said indifferently, "You eat more fried tofu, you also eat shrimp, you keep the cuttlefish balls and small green vegetables for me." ”

Huang Gonggong listened to Zhu Houwei's words while tasting it, and his expression was very entangled. After a while, Huang Gonggong quietly put the noodles in front of Zhu Houwei, and Zhu Houwei began to look at this sand tea noodles, the eyes of the sand tea noodles are relatively dark, and the materials are nothing special, but I heard Li Fu Jiading say that the sand tea sauce of this stall is very famous here. Zhu Houwei took a sip of the soup first, and a special taste came to his taste buds, although it was a little weird, but it felt delicious. So he ate in a big gulp, and when he was halfway late, Hong Yu and Xingjiu had already finished eating. Zhu Houwei regretted once again that he didn't come out with a folding fan, not to pretend to be X at this time, but to get really hot. It was already summer, the weather was relatively hot, and with a bowl of hot noodles, I was already sweating on my head.

Father-in-law Huang gave the boss the usual money, that is, 100 wen, and the boss thanked him happily. Zhu Houwei had already led people to other stalls, most of the bowl of sand tea noodles was only four points full, and his meal was large.

Then, under Zhu Houwei's decision, everyone went to eat Fujian braised eggs, radish rice, Quanzhou vinegar meat and other snacks, and then Huang Gonggong tried to eat a little bit, and then Zhu Houwei feasted, as for the others, they were already full, and it was not casual to eat the poor old man with half the size.

After lunch, everyone wandered around the street under the leadership of the Li family. Zhu Houwei walked into a bookstore called Qingzhu Shuzhai to see if the books here were the same as other urban bookstores that Zhu Houwei had visited.

The bookstore is quite large, about ten meters wide, and it is full of bookshelves, and all kinds of books are carefully arranged to make people look at the blue ocean. The shopkeeper was a man in his early forties and a somewhat thin figure, about one meter tall and in his early seventies, when he saw Zhu Houwei and his party walking in, he immediately turned out of the counter, and stepped forward to greet him with a smile, "This son wants to buy books, don't hide from the guest officer, the small store has all kinds of books, whether it is a sage or a famous collection of poetry, it is the most complete in this Quanzhou City." Zhu Houwei nodded and asked, "Is there a script (novel)?" "Yes, yes. Mr. Jin's "Shooting the Condor" and "The Condor" are available, and the hardcover version is also available, please come with the small one. He said and led the way in front of his head.

Zhu Houwei looked at Gonggong Huang's serious face and whispered, "Okay, Hong Yu, just keep an eye on them, you can relax." I finally came out for a walk, so I didn't have a straight face. Huang Gonggong nodded when he heard this, but his serious expression and cautious eyes did not change. Zhu Houwei didn't say anything, and quietly followed the shopkeeper to the bookshelf on the north side of the store.

Suddenly, Gonggong Huang, who was closest to him, pulled Zhu Houwei behind him, and Zhu Houwei saw a cold light flash in front of him as he retreated.