Chapter 12: The Outside World

"Brother, I have something I want to ask you!" Bai Mingxuan suppressed her excitement and ran over to ask.

Bai Mingcheng was sitting on a stool with an old book, looked up when he heard the sound, saw that it was his sister, frowned, and said impatiently: "Get out of the way, don't you see that I'm reading?" ”

endured it, and added, "What do you look like when you're a girl, always running around like this?!" ”

Study? The books are all reversed, and you tell me that you are reading? What's wrong with the girls? Girls can't run? How do you work when you walk slowly every day? Where did you learn all this pedantic truth?

Bai Mingxuan endured and endured, took a deep breath, and told herself that this was just a ten-year-old child, it was normal to have a little temper, and she couldn't expose the matter of literacy, and she had to understand the outside world through him, and she had a better attitude towards others.

After the mood calmed down, Bai Mingxuan squeezed out a smile and asked in an innocent and well-behaved tone:

"Brother, Mingxuan heard that you went to school in a private school in the town, and you learned a lot of things from your master, and you know a lot of things that only people who can read, and everyone praises my brother for being smart. Mingxuan also wants to be as smart as her brother, can you tell Mingxuan a little? Mingxuan also wants to know, is it okay......"

Bai Mingxuan was about to get goosebumps when she said it, and finally said that she moved him.

"Ahem," Bai Mingcheng's expression gradually became complacent when he heard this, and he cleared his throat pretending to be serious, "My brother learned some truth from his master. Say, what do you want to know? ”

"Brother, I haven't been to the town since I'm so old, what is the town like?"

"Who says you haven't been? Didn't you go there once when you were four years old? Bai Mingcheng corrected.

"Ah, really?" Bai Mingxuan pretended to be confused, "I can't remember, brother, tell me quickly!" ”

Bai Mingcheng nodded and said, "Okay." There is actually nothing in the town, but there are more people, there are all kinds of shops, and then the market day is more lively. ”

He stopped saying a word, and the meaning of his words was: Look, the town is so ordinary to me. There was a smug look on his face, and he almost didn't write "Hurry up and ask me" on his face.

Bai Mingxuan did as he intended, and continued to ask with curiosity on her face, "What does that look like?" Brother, say more! ”

"Well, okay. There are many more people in the town than in the village, most of them are businessmen, and there are many rich families, and it is very lively every day. ”

"Like us, the people in the town get up early in the morning to work, but they don't farm, some run shops, some work as men, and some ......."

Through Bai Mingcheng's description, a vivid picture of the ancient town unfolded in front of Bai Mingxuan's eyes.

Taoxi Town is located in Liulin County, Dongjiang Prefecture, Shannan Prefecture, although it is only a town, but the agricultural business and trade are very developed.

Taoxi Town is crossed by a Peach Blossom River, the terrain is high in the west and low in the east, surrounded by plains, there are wharves in the east of the town, there are official roads in the west, and the water and land transportation is convenient, so it can be regarded as a small transportation hub.

In the decades of peace in this dynasty, Taoxi Town developed rapidly, and even became a commodity circulation transit station.

The territory of the Dakang Dynasty is vast, the north and south styles are very different, the unearthed products are also rich and diverse, there are different north and south goods circulation in Shannan Mansion alone, and Taoxi Town is a north-south goods trading place in Shannan Province, close to the wharf, all kinds of shops stand up, a busy scene.

The seafood and medicinal herbs in the south, the furs, horses and sheep in the north, the daily spices and grains, and the rouge gouache of the women can all be found in Taoxi Town, although it is not so complete, but most of them can be bought.

Coming and going, at the end of the day, there are a lot of goods to pass, and most of the people in the town revolve around these goods. There are Chinese people who connect buyers and sellers, there are also green buildings that specialize in entertaining merchants, and there are coolies waiting to work on the docks.

Of course, the busy business also gave birth to the town's wealthy merchants. Unlike other traditional towns, the big families in Peach Creek Town did not make their fortunes by merging land, but mostly by business.

Nowadays, there are a lot of rich people in the town, but the Tao, Wang, and Chen families are the only ones who can be called big families, and the Tao family is the leader. The Tao family industry is all over the world, inns, restaurants, carriage and horse shops, shops, all involved, Bai Mingcheng's private school has the support of the Tao family.

Whenever there is a market day, the town is crowded with people from all over the countryside, and even some merchants from other villages. In the market, all kinds of stalls are set up together, some sell vegetables and mountain goods, some sell farm tools and playthings, some sell livestock and poultry, and even some perform and sell arts.

Shouting and selling each other, shoulder to shoulder, lively and extraordinary.

Bai Mingxuan's eyes lit up, holding two hands, and her heart was surging when she heard it, and she couldn't wait to put on her wings and fly to Taoxi Town immediately to feel the legendary lively world.

"I really want to go to Taoxi Town to have a look...... Bai Mingxuan thought so, and said it unconsciously.

"Want to go to Peachbrook? Grandma will take you to the New Year! Suddenly there was the voice of the white lady behind him.

As soon as Bai Mingxuan turned around, she saw that Bai Lao Niang, her two sisters and younger siblings were all behind her.

Thinking that he was being watched by so many people just now, his face turned red.

Bai Mingcheng also hurriedly stood up, grabbed the book, and his face was obviously flustered, "Grandma, I ......"

"Okay, grandma knows that you all want to go to Taoxi Town, Taoxi Town is so close, you haven't been there a few times, and it's not a shame to want to go."

Bai Lao Niang looked at the grandchildren around her and waved her hand, "When the New Year comes, grandma will bring all of them and go to Taoxi Town together!" ”

Everyone was excited when they heard this.

"Yay! Grandma is so nice! When the two little ones heard this, they immediately jumped up and clapped their hands and cheered together.

Even Bai Minglan, who is usually gentle and steady, likes to be beautiful.

Bai Minghui couldn't help but ask, "Grandma, when are we going?" ”

Looking at the joyful brothers and sisters around her, Bai Mingxuan's heart was warm, as if she was living in the winter sun.

"What's the hurry, it's still early for the New Year!" The white lady made a look of disgust, but she couldn't hide the smile on her face, "I can say okay, work hard before I can go to Taoxi Town." ”

The white lady waved her hand and let everyone disperse. When I returned to the house in the evening, I told Daddy Bai that I was going to take my grandchildren to the town.

Bai Mingxuan sorted out her thoughts while walking, and learned a lot of news from what Bai Mingcheng said today.

Now he is in a dynasty called Dakang, located in Liulin County, Dongjiang Prefecture, Shannan Prefecture.

Dakang is a dynasty that did not exist in the history of the previous life, listening to the description, it is a bit like the Ming Dynasty in the previous life, sweet potatoes and corn and other crops have been introduced, commerce is prosperous, and trade is developed.

In this way, the social environment here is not bad. Bai Mingxuan nodded with satisfaction.

However, the character of his brother is really unlikeable. Thinking of this, she frowned again.

And an incident that happened a few days later made Bai Mingxuan's patience with him to the limit.