Chapter 30: The Night Market

The willow tops on the moon, people about after dusk.

Wucheng, as the capital of Wuyue, will be governed by Jizhi, and it is naturally very lively in the evening.

The hawkers shouting along the street, the women in the Qinglou who leaned on the Zhu Lou with heavy makeup and laughed at passers-by, and the children who laughed and chased in the crowd. Here, you don't feel Daqin's internal and external troubles and difficulties. The night is like a proper cover of the day's labor, leaving no trace.

The farmer who has worked all day has temporarily let go of the sorrow in his heart, no longer has to worry about the mouths of his wife and children who can't be fed no matter how hard he works, and he no longer has to wait in fear for the list of this year's conscription and labor; The peddlers also put out the things they had worked hard all day to make, and shouted vigorously through the streets, and they were more worried about the servants who would come tomorrow with iron chains to collect taxes than for servitude; The women of the Qinglou looked at the bronze mirror worriedly, and used cheap gouache to cover the crow's feet on the corners of their eyes.

At night, Wu Cheng seemed to have forgotten all his troubles, no one would worry about the fate of Great Qin, and no one would worry about the First Emperor who was unwilling to grow old. Everyone is weaving their own dreams in this dreamy night.

Yu Miaoyi is also weaving her dream at this moment.

Standing in front of the Agarwood Building, he grabbed Xue Yan's hand tightly. Looking at the crowd of people around me, I was looking forward to it and being shy.

After dinner, he and his father proposed to come out to see the night market, probably influenced by Han Xin's suggestion that 'you should move more' yesterday, and Yu Qi also agreed, just let Yu Miaoyi bring a maid to take care of her when she goes to the street. After all, Wucheng is a big city, and the law and order has always been good, so he is not too worried about his daughter's safety.

After eating dinner in a hurry, with the maid Xueyan, who had already been 'bought' by her, Yu Miaoyi came to the Agarwood Building in a carriage.

After getting out of the car, she asked the coachman to wait from afar, and she took Xueyan to the agarwood building that she had made an appointment.

But he didn't see Han Xin's figure, and he couldn't help but look left and right anxiously. Suddenly feeling a heavy shoulder, Yu Miaoyi looked back and saw that Han Xin was looking at her with a smile, holding a few strings of yellow straw bundles in his hands.

handed it to Yu Miaoyi and said with a smile; "I've seen your carriage a long time ago, and I happened to see a straw bundle seller nearby, so I bought you a few bunches."

looked at Xue Yan beside Yu Miaoyi again, and saw that she was about fifteen years old, with a sweet appearance, but she looked smart. Han Xin asked with some hesitation; "Who is this?"

Xue Yan smiled sweetly at Han Xin, and said a blessing; "I've seen Han Gongzi."

"Brother Han, this is the maid Xueyan I got along with when I was a child." Yu Miaoyi introduced on the side, and added; "She has a good relationship with me and won't tell my daddy."

Han Xin said 'oh', then handed over a bunch of straw bundles with a smile, "Come, little sister, brother, please eat candy, and play with it for a while." ”

Xue Yan didn't take it, but just looked at Han Xin with a narrow smile, "Just a few bunches of grass want to impress my young lady, you are too stingy." ”

Han Xin laughed a few times, and said with some embarrassment, "Brother forgot to bring his money bag when he went out today, next time, next time, I will definitely invite you to a big dinner." ”

Xue Yan laughed out loud, seeing that her young lady looked a little anxious, knowing that she couldn't stand the teasing, she said, "Miss, I'll wait for you on the carriage, don't be too late, otherwise I won't be able to lie when the master asks." ”

And Zhengse said to Han Xin; "I trust you to hand over the young lady to you, you have to behave, or I won't help you in the future."

Han Xin hurriedly said yes, and when Xueyan walked away, he took Yu Miaoyi's hand with a smile and asked; "Xiao Yiyi, don't you miss your brother Han."

Yu Miaoyi buried her head in Han Xin's arms with a delicate face, and she didn't speak, she only felt like a deer crashing into her heart.

Han Xin saw that it was still early, so he was not in a hurry, and dragged Yu Miaoyi around the night market. This kind of bustling night market Yu Miaoyi is the first time I have seen it, and I feel strange when I see everything. I ran here to see this, I ran over there to see that, and I liked everything I saw.

After a while, Han Xin was holding a lot of bought gadgets with a sad face, thinking that it seems that women's shopping desires are regardless of the times, and must be nature.

Through the pile of items high on his chest, Han Xin's eyes looked at the gallop not far away, but he saw a black horse galloping by, and the back of a big man on it looked a little familiar.

Kure Castle is a big city, so even in the downtown area, there are special gallop roads for horse-drawn carriages and bicycles. The Qin people also attached great importance to the law, so even if the city was crowded, few people would occupy the space of the gallop, so it did not prevent the knight from riding his horse in the gallop.

Han Xin suddenly remembered that this was the newly recognized eldest brother Xiang Yu, so he shouted; "Big brother, big brother Xiang."

Xiang Yu heard someone shouting behind him, and his voice was a little familiar. As soon as he pulled the reins, the black horse neighed and turned around. went along with the prestige, but it was Han Xin, who had not been with him for a long time.

Xiang Yu was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly dismounted and walked over. slapped Han Xin on the shoulder and laughed; "I didn't expect to see the second brother here, I just heard that Ziqi said that you were in my house, so I hurried back to meet you, but I didn't expect to meet you here so coincidentally."

Han Xin put down a lot of items, rubbed his shoulders with a wry smile, and thought to himself that Xiang Yu had a lot of strength, and people who didn't know still thought that he had a grudge against him.

was about to tell him about the fake Lu Jia, but he found that Xiang Yu's face was a little wrong, and he looked straight behind him, and when he looked back, he realized that Xiang Yu had seen Yu Miaoyi behind him.

Yu Miaoyi walked up with a smile, "Brother Xiang." ”

Xiang Yu came back to his senses at this time, and hurriedly said; "It turned out to be Miss Yu, Xiang was rude, I didn't notice that you were also here just now."

Han Xin saw that Xiang Yu actually looked a little embarrassed, and he didn't have his usual arrogant look. I couldn't help but laugh in my heart, thinking that this big brother is really thin-skinned, and he will be shy when he sees a girl, and he seems to be sullen.

didn't guess that Xiang Yu had already fallen in love with Yu Miaoyi.

Seeing that Xiang Yu's expression returned to normal, he told him about Lu Jia, and finally said apologetically; "Big brother, I was negligent and let that fake Lu Jia run away."

Xiang Yu shook his head; "Second brother, I'm already very grateful to you. At least knowing that Lu Jia is fake, the knot between our Chu people will be untied, otherwise there will be a lot of suspicion out of thin air. ”

and sighed; "It's just a pity."

Han Xinqi said: "What is a pity? ”

"It's a pity that the assassin is actually a woman, it seems that Xiang has no hope of revenge in this life." According to Xiang Yu's temperament, he would never take the initiative to do anything to a woman, so he would say this.

Looking at the bustling crowd around him, Xiang Yu frowned, and said to the two; "There are a lot of people here, and it's inconvenient to talk, and Miss Yu definitely likes to be quiet. Why don't we find a wine shop and have a good chat? ”

Han Xin and Yu Miaoyi naturally would not object. Xiang Yu led the horse to lead the way, and the two followed behind.

Guyue Tower is located in the prosperous place in the west of the city, and the river view is backed, and you can have a glance at the river view when you climb the pavilion. In addition, the boss is well-run, and the upper and lower points are properly handled, so the business is excellent, and it is the first choice for the rich and wealthy people in Wucheng to buy drunk.

It was dinner time, so when Han Xin and the three of them came to Guyue Tower, it was already full, and there was drinking and laughing and scolding everywhere.

When he got downstairs, his own clever porter came to take Xiang Yu's mount, Xiang Yu took out another one and a half taels, and handed it to one person to ask him to send a large pile of things in Han Xin's arms back to Yufu.

As soon as the three of them entered the door, the sharp-eyed shopkeeper hurriedly greeted him, and said to Xiang Yu with a smile: "Xiang Ye, why are you so free to come to the small shop today, yesterday we Guyue Lou came from Linzi to a chef from Qidi, or Xiang Ye also came to try it?" ”

Xiang Yu casually took out a half tael and returned it, and scolded with a smile: "What so much nonsense, the old rules, find a quiet place, and have a few kinds of dishes."

The shopkeeper took half of the taels, and said with a smile; "Uncle Xiang has two other distinguished guests, please come with the little one." Anyway, he led the way upstairs in front.

After passing through the lobby on the first and second floors, the three of them followed the shopkeeper to the private room on the third floor. Because it is very difficult to build a building, wine shops are generally built to a maximum of two storeys. At the beginning of the establishment of Guyue Tower, it took a lot of money to invite skilled craftsmen to repair to the third floor, which overwhelmed the wine shops in Wucheng from the momentum alone.

Although the lobby outside is constantly noisy, there are more than a dozen layers of bamboo curtains inside, but it is also very quiet. It is located in a high-rise building, and the river view can be seen at a glance. Looking at the lights by the river, it is also very pleasant to be blown by the cool river breeze.

The interior layout is a typical Wu Yue style, small and delicate but not losing the atmosphere, and the decoration is also very elegant. Being able to ask the store to help him keep such an accord at any time when it is full shows that Xiang Yu is not a simple character.

As Xiang Yu and Yu Miaoyi sat cross-legged on the couch, Han Xin always felt unspeakably uncomfortable. Yu Miaoyi is okay, she was born in a wealthy family since she was a child, and she is used to this.

Han Xin was born in a poor family since he was a child, and he had never been to such a place, and he was a little uncomfortable for the first time. The two hands will be placed on the lap for a while, and then they will learn to be placed on the table.

Xiang Yu saw Han Xin's restraint, smiled slightly, didn't say anything, suddenly grabbed the wine jug on the table and filled himself with a glass, and said with a smile: "It's really a great pleasure in life to be able to see Miss Erhe Yu today. ”

Chu Jue was used to drink, and Xiang Yu filled three glasses, and one cup weighed half a catty. After Xiang Yu finished drinking, his face did not change, he still talked and laughed freely, and his pride did not decrease. Yu Miaoyi couldn't help but praise: "Brother Xiang has a good amount of alcohol, and he deserves to be called a little overlord." ”

"Oh?" Xiang Yu put down his wine glass, looked at Yu Miaoyi with a smile, and asked; "Miss Yu also knows Xiang's nickname, I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, it's just a notoriety that my companion couldn't beat me when I was a child."

Yu Miaoyi was also funny when she heard what he said, and couldn't help but laugh out loud, and said with a dumb smile: "Could it be that Xiang Yu, who wants to learn from ten thousand enemies, is so humble." ”

"Haha." Xiang Yu turned sideways and looked at Yu Miaoyi with a smile, and Han Xin also looked at her with some puzzlement. Yu Miaoyi knew that Han Xin didn't know about this matter, so she covered her mouth and explained with a chuckle: "This has to talk about Brother Xiang when he was a child, his uncle Xiang Gong asked someone to teach him poetry, he didn't learn it for long before he got tired of it, and then asked someone to teach him martial arts, and it didn't take long for Brother Xiang to not want to learn it again." Xiang Gong was furious, and later Brother Xiang said: Learning literature can only remember names, learning martial arts can only reach a hundred, I want to learn the skills of ten thousand enemies! ”

"This matter spread throughout Wucheng at that time, and everyone felt that Brother Xiang would definitely not be an ordinary person."

Xiang Yu laughed and said: "It's just that I was greedy for fun when I was a child, and I didn't want to make an excuse for doing my homework, but I didn't expect it to be rumored like this outside, hahaha..."

The three of them laughed, and the atmosphere became much more harmonious for a while. After a while, the food and wine were served one after another.

It is worthy of being the first floor of Wuzhong, and the dishes taste delicious and abnormal. Yu Miaoyi is better, she has long been accustomed to these, and she has already used dinner, so she doesn't use chopsticks much. Han Xin was not so reserved, and he ate and munched on his own. Fortunately, Xiang Yu is also a naturally bold person, and he eats and drinks very casually.

The three of them chatted while eating, and unconsciously chatted for most of the hour. Most of the time, Han Xin and Xiang Yu were chatting there, and Yu Miaoyi listened attentively on the side.

Xiang Yu bowed to Han Xin at first, just seeing him save his life, plus seeing him Xuanyu, it was very much in line with his appetite. Only then did he temporarily decide to bow to him, but he didn't know Han Xin very well. After this conversation, he found that Han Xin had far more hidden in his chest than himself, and he couldn't help but admire.

The two were originally of the same age, both young talents with male ambitions, and their words were very speculative, and they only hated to meet very late.

The two of them talked about the old affairs of the Seven Kingdoms with great interest, and Xiang Yu was evaluating the combat power of the Yulin Army with flying eyebrows, when a loud noise suddenly came from the private room next door. Although the sound from the bamboo mat was not loud, it sounded very harsh to Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu frowned, and said unhappily: "Who dares to salvage me, second brother and Miss Yu, please wait, I'll come when I go and see." ”