Walking into the market, the shops are filled with the heat of the crowd, and all kinds of sounds rush into the ears, hoping to become the most attractive one.

The rhythm of the heart was intense by this noise.

Li Yuqing looked at the crowded crowd, all kinds of people walked past her, all kinds of faces, different clothes.

Crowds come and go, and the world is in between.

It was as if she had truly integrated into the world for the first time, and she was just looking at the world from a street corner.

She is both a passer-by and an insider.

She looked at the surging waves of people stupidly, her thoughts fluttering, and she didn't seem to think of anything.

just stared blankly at the prosperity and happiness of the country she came to. The scene depicted in the Qingming Shanghe map is nothing more than this, and the people in the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty are nothing more than this.

While pondering, the smell of meat came, like the smell of donkey meat...

Li Yuqing came back to her senses and sniffed the source of the smell with her nose, which was a donkey meat roast shop.

I didn't have breakfast this morning, and I'm going to go out on the street to eat the specialties here. Now that I smell the aroma of food, I feel cravings in my stomach and want to eat...

"Gurgling" "Gurgling" loud sounds came out.

Li Yuqing touched her stomach, she didn't scream, who is that?

Turning his head violently, Bihe next to him smiled flatteringly: "Miss, it's my stomach ringing, it's hungry..."

The expression on Li Yuqing's face collapsed, and she laughed out loud.

Today, Bihe has makeup on her face, and she is not the same as she looks like on weekdays. A few freckles were painted on both cheeks, and with that silly expression, she looked like a silly girl from the landlord's family.

When Mama Yang heard the movement, she looked at Li Yuqing's line of sight and laughed.

Bihe was inexplicable, chasing everyone and asking what to laugh at.

Everyone joked for a while, and unanimously decided to go to the donkey meat fire shop for breakfast.

The business of this shop was booming, and there were many customers, and Li Yuqing and the others waited for a while before they had an empty table to sit down.

This donkey meat is very good, the color is fresh and tender, the meat is fragrant but not firewood, the fragrance is long, soft and palatable.

Li Yuqing and Bihe, two foodies, were overjoyed to eat, and they ate several in a row. Mama Yang was afraid that Li Yu would be thirsty, so she went to make a few bowls of bean juice and drank it up.

Li Yuqing likes to drink soy milk very much in modern times, and when she arrives here, the soybean juice ground from natural pollution-free soybeans is fragrant and mellow, smooth and delicate, and with a few spoons of sugar, the taste is even more amazing.

Li Yuqing ate and drank to her heart's content, and after a few burps that were not very elegant, she patted her belly and got up and left the store.

Continuing on, there are fewer breakfast and vegetable stalls, and they have become all kinds of shops, rice shops, grocery stores, silk shops, silver buildings, wine shops, restaurants, small restaurants, dim sum shops, bookstores...

The law of the court conferring female officials has significantly improved the status of women among the people, and they will not be criticized and laughed at when they appear outside. For example, women can do business, and they can study in the same school as men.

It is more common for women to go out to play on the street, the girls of the common people like to go shopping, and the ladies of aristocratic families often haunt the street shops, hunt for new restaurants, choose new clothes in the clothing shop, and wait for the new books in the bookstore...

Li Yuqing saw many women walking on the street freely, generous and natural, without shyness.

She had to sigh at the open-mindedness and wisdom of the emperors of the Zhai Dynasty, which greatly improved the status of women, so that she did not struggle to survive in a dregs system of male supremacy. If a dynasty like the Zhai Dynasty can continue like this, there will be no signs of decline for hundreds of years.

They continued to walk inward, to the tooth market.

The tooth market is the main trading place for the sale of people, houses for rent and employment, and livestock.

Middlemen who negotiate and introduce deals to buyers and sellers in the market and take commissions are called "human teeth".

There are also trading houses that specialize in intermediary transactions, and many people have been cultivated in them, and such trading houses are called "tooth shops".

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, I arrived at a slightly remote boundary, and there was an old plaque hanging at the entrance, which read "Yashi".

After entering, the venue is very vast, there are many people, and it is also very lively. The mooing of livestock, the curses of the tooth men reprimanding the slaves, the bargaining conversations between the guests and the merchants.

Without waiting for Li Yuqing to take a closer look, a few people guarding the gate of the tooth market came forward and observed that several people were faintly dominated by Li Yuqing.

Among them, a square-faced man in a blue cloth shirt came out, and he made a gesture first, and said kindly: "What kind of deal is this young lady going to do here?" ”

Li Yuqing's expression was indifferent, and he said leisurely: "If you want to buy a few servants, it is best to have skills." I want someone who can cook, male or female. I want a few more strong servants who can do martial arts, both men and women. ”

Li Yuqing cleared his mouth and continued, "Finally, I want a few who have read books, two girls who are thirteen or fourteen years old, five or six girls who are about twenty years old, both men and women. ”

The square-faced man stroked his goatee on his chin, and his face was happy: "Okay, Miss, please come with me!" "This is a big customer!

Following the square-faced man all the way forward, he came to a small courtyard and entered the main hall.

There are only a few chairs and a tea table in the hall. It's empty, but it's clean.

The square-faced man asked Li Yuqing to sit down and wait for a while, he was going to contact the steward here to choose someone to show her.

Li Yuqing nodded, signaling that she understood.

The square-faced man went out for a while, and then he got into a few girls in cyan dresses. Several people had beautiful faces, smiling lightly, and holding teapots and snacks in their hands.

The footsteps came in gently, and he first bowed neatly, and his posture was elegant and moving. Then pour the tea and put it on the plate, and the action is like a smooth flow, which is quite pleasing to the eye.

After doing this, they saluted again and retreated deftly and silently.

After there was no one else around, Mama Yang spoke: "These maids, I think they are the master of the merchant who pours tea and puts them on the plate, and specially shows them to the guests, so as to show the quality of the people they have trained." ”

"It should be. Like the few people just now, the etiquette posture is respectful and elegant, and the advance and retreat are moderate, which is very good. If the others can be like this, then you don't have to go elsewhere to choose, and you can buy the person you like this time. ”

Li Yuqing glanced at the dim sum on the table, the orange and translucent Poria cake, the oval milky white lily cake, and a plate of pink jelly-like crystal cake.

The color is delicate, it looks delicious, and she is about to reach for it...

Mama Yang said suddenly: "Sister, don't eat tea outside, I don't know if it's clean when I take it out in such a place!" ”

She only glanced at her sister's expression, and knew that her sister was greedy.

"If the young lady wants to eat, the slave has it." Bihe took out a silk handkerchief from his bosom and breaded four or five pieces of red date cake in it.

This is the last time I bought the leftovers of the lady in the dim sum shop, and this morning I thought that the lady might be hungry when she went shopping, so I wrapped it in a silk handkerchief, but I didn't expect it to come in handy.

"Okay." Li Yuqing said obediently, it's just a snack, I don't know if it's clean, I'm just greedy, so I don't want to eat it.

Why should she live up to the hearts of the people around her?

Mama Yang looked at the green orange and nodded appreciatively, steady and careful, generous and loyal, the people around the young lady should be like this.

After a while, the square-faced man came back, followed by a steward, with four teams of people, presumably selected according to Li Yuqing's requirements.

The steward was born with a loyal and honest appearance, and wore a serious black cloth silk shirt.

As soon as he entered the door, he showed his face in front of the square-faced man, bowed first, and said courteously:

"According to Miss's request, four waves of people have been found below, and the guarantee is in line with Miss's wishes, what do you think of these people?"

Seeing this person like this, Mama Yang frowned and didn't speak.

Green orange and blue lotus glanced at each other, and their eyes were full of dislike.

The square-faced man was robbed, but he was not annoyed, and still replied gently and kindly:

"Miss, this person next to the contemptible person is the Yu steward of Yongchang Commercial Bank, and the person who meets your requirements is standing behind him, how did you choose?"

This square-faced man is more reliable, and the man who is in charge of affairs looks loyal and honest on the face, but this performance is so ugly.

Li Yuqing's thoughts in her heart turned a few times, but her face was still silent, and her tone couldn't tell her likes and dislikes: "Let's look at the team by team, let's look at the cooks first." ”

Then he looked at the people standing behind Steward Yu, and said clearly word by word: "Whoever is the turn later, who will start to introduce their origins, what they know, and what they are good at, I will choose people according to your answers." ”

There are only four people who can cook, three men and one woman. Li Yuqing raised her chin slightly, motioning for them to come according to their own requirements.

After they told them one by one, Li Yuqing and Mama Yang discussed it. In the end, I chose a fat male Pan Fei with a round face, a very pleasing smile, and a very strong physique.

Pan Fei said that he was a native of Nanyinfu, the son of a local family surnamed Zhou, and learned the kung fu of the stove from his father. Later, the family offended people who should not be provoked, and once the family declined, their slaves were resold here.

Li Yuqing felt that Pan Fei's name was extremely appropriate, Pan Fei's homonym "Fat Fei", just like his current physique, his parents' name was too prescient!

After choosing a chef, we moved on to those who knew martial arts.

Mama Yang picked five sturdy women with clear eyes and resolute eyes, and explained to Li Yuqing in a low voice: "These servant women are women, and they can be used as rough mothers-in-law in the young lady's courtyard on weekdays, and they can go out with them, so that they can protect the young lady closely." ”

Li Yuqing nodded, she thought the same way, after recording the names of the five women, the two of them selected eight more male nursing homes, and the criteria for selecting people were the same as before.

There was a row of thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls standing in front of her, still reporting their origins, what they would do, and what they were good at.

After they finished speaking one by one, Mama Yang stepped forward and asked the girls to take turns to walk a few steps to observe whether their posture and etiquette were qualified.

He walked up to them again, and looked at them one by one to see if their faces were upright and whether there were any sores and scars on their faces. Check the limbs and hands for defects and deficiencies.

Then ask them one by one and let them answer. to examine their adaptability and knowledge,...