Suzhou Prefecture has jurisdiction over seven counties in one state, and there are "Jintaicang, Yinjiading, Tongchangshu, Tie Chongming, Tofu Wujiang, Zhaohua Kunshan, Paper Changzhou, Hollow Wuxian".

Taicang Prefecture was in the first place, first of all, the grade of Zhizhou is higher than that of Zhixian, and the oil and water are abundant, but it is the beauty difference that everyone yearns for. It is getting worse and worse down, and when I get to Kunshan, because it is famous for its Kun dialect, it is said to be called Huazi, which is inevitably bitter and mean. As for Wu County, it was originally very wealthy, but he had no choice but to do evil in his previous life, the prefect attached to Guo, there was a prefect on it, and there was even a governor, which was a drudgery of being angry and scolded and running errands.

As soon as Tang Yi and his entourage arrived at the city gate, they immediately understood the meaning of "gold" Taicang.

"Stop!"

Two guards with halberds stretched out their weapons and stopped a merchant.

"What for?"

The merchant hurriedly nodded and said, "It's for sale." ”

"Knowing that you are a seller, ask what you sell?"

"Jujubes, big red dates!" Saying that, the merchant took out a handful and hurriedly sent it to the soldier, baring his teeth and smiling: "Master Jun, you taste it, it's sweet!" ”

The soldier took a few dates, threw one in his mouth, chewed two bites, spit the date core on the merchant's face, and sneered: "Boy, the military master guards the door here every day, the wind and the sun are blowing, how hard we work, you know, just eating a few dates is not enough?" ”

The little merchant's face was sad, and the other party stretched out his hand in front of him, two words: ask for money!

"Master Jun, you see that the little one hasn't entered the city yet, and the things haven't been sold, so there's really no money......

"No money? I see you kid cheating! The soldier pushed hard, and the little merchant fell out, and he roared triumphantly: "Brothers, I see that this kid has good things in the sack, and the big ones will go on together!" ”

Three or five soldiers rushed in unscrupulously, untied the twine, and poured out the contents of the bag, and red dates were all over the ground. The little merchant was so anxious that tears came out, and he cried: "There is nothing valuable, there is nothing, spare the little one!" ”

The leading soldier laughed out loud and said to the others: "I heard that someone specially hid the golden sand in the nest melon, maybe there are good things in the red dates!" ”

Is that okay? Tang Yi almost dropped his eyes, and looked around, the people all looked low and pleasing to their eyes, obviously used to it.

The soldier said and raised his feet and stepped on them hard, and several other people also came over, stepped on them hard, laughed arrogantly, and destroyed most of the dates in a few clicks, and the little merchant was so angry that his lips trembled, and he worked hard to pick the dates, ran for dozens of miles, and it was over without selling it for any money!

Depressed vomiting blood, but what could he do, pick up the empty sack, wipe his tears and turn around and leave.

Seeing that he dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, several soldiers became more and more proud, and laughed wildly: "Tell you, even if you don't have money, even if you don't want to enter the city!" ”

"It's so deceitful!" Tang Xiucai sat in the carriage, his fists clenched tightly, and he wanted to say a few words, but Wu Tiancheng hurriedly pulled his sleeve and waved his hand.

"Tang Xianggong, don't feel uncomfortable."

"Hey!" Tang Xiucai nodded in front of him and said with a wry smile: "We are all too busy to take care of ourselves, let's go into the city!" ”

As they walked forward, the soldiers came to stop them again, and Tang Xiucai suppressed his anger and said, "We don't have any goods, so we don't have to pay taxes." ”

"Not really?" The soldier said contemptuously: "You can hide from Lord Yama, but you can't avoid paying taxes, and you have to pay poll tax if you don't have goods!" The five of you, plus an animal, are ......"

Before he could say it, he already had a hard piece in his hand.

Tang Yi said with a smile: "Master Jun, my master is a scholar, he pays attention to his style and demeanor, and he has a little heart, you can buy a bag of tea and drink it!" ”

The soldier pinched the silver, a smile on his face.

"You kid is sensible, let's go, let's go into the city!"

Tang Yi jumped on the wheel, Zhu Shan picked up the whip, and quickly passed the city gate. The more Tang Xiucai thought about it, the more angry he became, and scolded: "What are they, aren't they just a few gatekeepers, and there is no royal law!" ”

Wu Tiancheng shook his head and sighed: "What kind of royal law do they have, and silver is the royal law." ”

"Yi'er, why don't you speak? I don't want to find a way to deal with these guys! ”

Daddy, dear father, I'm not Doraemon, I respond to requests. Besides, Xiucai met a soldier, it doesn't make sense, what else can be done except give money.

"I've heard such a story, there was once a general who crossed the battlefield and killed countless enemies, once he was hit by a splash skin, and he was punched several times, but he didn't fight back, do you know why?"

Tang Shen blinked his eyes and asked puzzledly, "Could it be that the general is old and can't move?" ”

"Of course not, someone asked him afterwards why he didn't fight back, he said that my kung fu is used to kill the enemy to serve the country, to make meritorious contributions, how much is an enemy's head, if I fight back, wouldn't he have earned it!"

Wu Tiancheng was the first to laugh and stretched out his thumb.

"What the master said is reasonable, kill chickens with a knife!"

Tang Xiucai snorted: "Bullshit, he's putting gold on his face." ”

"Don't talk about sticking gold or not, it's time for us to fill our stomachs!"

Tang Yi looked up and happened to see a restaurant on the side of the street, the door was not big, but it was very clean, and the young man had a towel board on his shoulder, greeting the guests warmly.

Chinese people are delicious, small restaurants are also divided into several levels, the lowest is to pick the pick to walk the streets and alleys, selling noodles and wontons, there is a saying called shaving the head of the pick is hot, in fact, the same is true of the wonton pick. It's a little better to set up a shed on the side of the street, with tables and stools, and even a small gatehouse, which is the type of noodle restaurant in the shopkeeper Zhu.

At the top is the house in front of you, clean and tidy, good quality and low price, and the object of hospitality is similar to the so-called middle class. As for the more upscale ones, there are large restaurants with northern and southern dishes, delicacies from the mountains and seas, and they are not rich and noble eunuchs, so they can't afford to go at all. Of course, there is a more awesome one, hiring famous girls, playing and singing, singing and dancing, and guests have both food and color, which is the favorite of the literati.

Obviously, it would be good for Tang Yi to be able to eat well, walked into the restaurant, found a seat by the window, Tang Yi ordered more than a dozen dishes in one go, most of them were big fish and meat, what braised pork, white chopped chicken, meat and bones, and after a while, a table was full.

Tang Xiucai clamped the first chopsticks, Tang Yi clamped the second chopsticks, which was equivalent to firing the starting pistol, the Zhu family brothers and Wu Tiancheng shook off their cheeks, and quickly destroyed everything they could see. An inch square piece of fatty meat, Zhu Shan swallowed three in one go, and Zhu Hai grabbed the chicken leg and gnawed it with oil. Wu Tiancheng even had a way, and when he copied it with chopsticks, half of the meat strips on a plate were gone......

Why did I bring three foodies! Tang Yi almost wanted to cry without tears, but fortunately, the three of them were polite, and left a little for the Tang family, seeing that they were about to finish eating, Wu Tiancheng beckoned and asked the guy to bring a few steamed buns.

He broke the steamed buns, dipped the soup on the plate, and swallowed them together, and the Zhu brothers did the same, gobbling them up.

"Apprentice, let's be a little promising, if it's not enough, I'll order a few more dishes, don't bring bad boys!"

Wu Tiancheng's old face was flushed, and he swallowed the last bite of steamed buns and burped. said aggrievedly: "Master, you haven't suffered hardship, when the disciple went to the banquet back then, there were strips of cloth on both cuffs, half of the food was poured into the sleeves, and when it was full, it was fastened and taken home, and the two sisters were still waiting!" ”

"Yours is yours."

"Thank you, Master, for the compliment!"

"I'm complimenting you!" Tang Yi was completely speechless, and quickly called over to settle the bill, saving him embarrassment.

"You give four pieces of silver."

The price is fair, not like Jin Daxia who ate dozens of taels in one meal. Tang Yi asked while taking out the silver: "Little second brother, we want to find a place to stay, you see who to find." ”

"Do you mean to rent a house?"

"Well, if the price is fair, you can buy one."

The guy's eyes rolled, and he said with a smile: "Master Ke, you really asked the right person, the little one knows the old Hong of the tooth line, he is good, most of his life savings have bought a house and bought land, there are many houses in his hands, and the price is fair, whether it is renting or buying, it is right to find him." ”

Tang Yi continued to ask, "How do you find this Hong Lao?" ”

"Hehe, Master Ke, it stands to reason that if you tell me to come down, the little one should go to run errands and invite Elder Hong here. But there is a lot of work in the shop, and I can't get out of the way, you see...... "The young man looked embarrassed, as if he was powerless, but the fingers that kept rubbing betrayed his inner thoughts.

Tang Yi chuckled, took a piece of silver of almost five yuan, and threw it into the young man's hand.

"The rest is up to you!"

"Thank you, master, the little one will go find someone!" The young man turned around and disappeared, so fast that it was simply staggering.

Wu Tiancheng covered his face with his hands and said bitterly: "Master, I seem to understand why it is called Jin Taicang, and I need money to talk everywhere!" ”