Chapter 36: Into the City
The water towns in the south of the Yangtze River are vertical and horizontal, and the people travel mostly by waterways.
There are several large and small wharves in Hangzhou, and the three largest wharves are near Wulinmen, Yongjinmen and Qiantangmen.
Wulinmen Wharf is in the northwest of the city, and the Jiangnan Grand Canal is interconnected, it is the waterway that must pass through the south to the north, because the thousand-year-old temple Xiangji Temple is not far from here, this wharf is also called Xiangji Temple Wharf.
Yongjinmen Wharf is in the west of the city, on the edge of the West Lake, and is the main road to Taihu Lake, Lin'an and other places.
Qiantangmen Wharf is in the middle of Xiangji Temple Wharf and Yongjinmen Wharf, there are many temples nearby, perennial cigarettes curl up, pilgrims are like clouds, there is a saying of "incense basket outside Qiantang Gate".
Yu Tang's passenger boat docked at the Yongjinmen Wharf.
Here they had to disembark, or change to a small awning boat, or hire a sedan chair to go into the city.
Taking a boat is much cheaper and more comfortable than taking a sedan chair, and you can also see the scenery along the way. The only bad thing is that it takes longer than taking a sedan chair. Fortunately, Yuwen and the others were going to stay in Hangzhou City for a few more days, and they were quite leisurely, so he made up his mind early in the morning to take a canopy boat into the city.
Maybe he stayed on the boat for a long time, and when he got off the boat, Yu Tang's legs were weak and he felt that his whole person was shaking.
Yu Yuan helped her, pointed to the big bowl of tea seller under the big locust tree in front of her, and said, "Do you want to have a cup of tea and take a break?" ”
The wharf was crowded with people, shoulder to shoulder, shouting, shouting, shouting, all kinds of voices were higher than the other, noisy and noisy, and it was so lively that it made people have a headache.
"No need!" Yu Tang said a little tiredly, "Let's hurry up and go to the inn!" ”
When she arrived at the inn, she would be able to rest well.
Yu Yuan nodded.
Yu Tang took the opportunity to look at the dock a few times.
The bluestone-paved steps are thick and sturdy, the perforated arch bridge is beautiful and quiet, and the river is full of boats of all kinds.
She didn't see the Pei family's boat.
Yu Wen had already contacted the canopy boat, and sent it to the Ruyi Inn next to Xiaohe Yujie for five cents per person.
He said: "When I come to Hangzhou, most of them live there. Cheap and clean, nice owner, good meals. ”
Yu Tang and Yu Yuan nodded and followed Yu Wen to the awning boat.
The shiplady served them refreshments.
Yu Tang couldn't hold back, and asked Yu Yuan quietly: "The Pei family's boat should have arrived before us, why didn't you see it?" ”
Yu Yuan laughed and teased her: "Didn't you say that even if you take a few more looks, it's someone else's ship?" Why, do you care about their ship? ”
Yu Tang was annoyed and angry, and said, "Don't say it." ”
Yu Yuan laughed softly a few more times, and then said, "Most of them entered the city from the Wulin Gate. ”
Yu Tang was puzzled.
Yu Yuan said: "The Peach Blossom River from the pier of Xiangji Temple leads to the inner city, and they drove a two-masted boat, so they should have entered the city directly." ”
Having your own boat is comfortable.
Yu Tang pouted.
Yu Yuan pointed to the river houses and weeping willows on both sides of the bank for her to see: "Beautiful, right?" ”
Thin willow leaves hang down on the river like green silk, the river houses are crawling with vines, the stone tables and bamboo chairs are full of flowers, and the terrace on the roof is drying kohlrabi and bamboo shoots. The little girl and the little boy in the flower dress kicked the shuttlecock at the door, jumped the baisuo, and the merchant who carried the burden and sold "peanut crisp" and "embroidery scissors".
"It's beautiful!" Yu Tang was fascinated.
Yu Yuan said enviously: "It would be good if I could move here, business will definitely be easy." ”
Isn't it "people who leave their hometowns and are cheap"?
As a human being in two lives, Yu Tang never knew that Yu Yuan actually had such courage.
Is it because he didn't dare to think about it because he had a difficult life in his previous life? Or is it because she is too busy to take care of herself and has no chance to know?
Yu Tang's smile faded little by little.
Yu Yuan looked at the scenery on both sides of the strait and said excitedly: "When I first came to Hangzhou with my father, I thought it was very good here, just selling small dried fish, and there were more customers than we there. We're still too closed there, it's all those people who come and go, it's all those things......"
Yu Tang listened quietly and drank a cup of tea slowly.
The canopy boat docked, and on both sides were three or five shops with doors, the high banners were either embroidered with gold thread or silver thread, and the pedestrians on the road were mostly silk and satin, and the whole street looked bright and colorful.
But where is the Ruyi Inn?
When Yu Wen paid the bill, Yu Tang looked left and right with his burden.
Then the word "dang" was written on one side, and a "Pei's" banner embroidered with gold thread at the bottom was eye-catchingly printed in her eyes.
Yu Tang was dumbfounded.
Pei's pawnshop?
Didn't you say that in some imitation of the Shi Waist River?
Aren't they going to Xiaohe Royal Street?
So where is she?
Yu Tang hurriedly pulled Yu Wen's sleeve, pointed to the Pei family's pretense and said, "Daddy, look! ”
Yu Wen didn't look weird, and said to her with a smile: "Your eyes are quite sharp." There is the pawnshop of the Pei family. It's a pity that the shopkeeper Tong is not here, otherwise I will take you to the door. ”
So what are they here for?
Yu Tang's eyes widened.
Yu Wen reacted.
He laughed and said, "Silly girl, the river in front of us is called Shijiao River, and the road we stand on is called Xiaohe Yudao." The pawnshop of the Pei family is called Fangrenli, and I saw that there was no small alley next to the pawnshop, but from there to us, it was Jishanli. Ruyi Inn is in that alley. ”
In other words, they lived in the back of the Pei family's pawnshop.
Yu Tang was angry.
When she arrived in Hangzhou City, why did she meet the surname Pei everywhere!
Yu Wen felt that his daughter's appearance was very interesting, so he simply pointed to a bookstore next to the Pei family's pawnshop and said, "Do you see it?" That's also the Pei family. There are also those who sell antiques, rouge gouache, and wigs and flowers next to them, all of which are their shops - Fangrenli, Jishanli, and their adjacent Ziwafang and Dingmin's houses. ”
So where is not theirs?
Yu Tang said: "Does the third master of the Pei family also live here?" ”
"How is that possible?" Yu Wen said with a smile, "Their family has a separate courtyard in Phoenix Mountain, and they have houses in Qingbo Gate, Meijiaqiao, and Mingqing Temple. However, since they entered the city from the pier of Xiangji Temple, they either lived in the other courtyard on the side of Phoenix Mountain, or they lived in the house on the side of Meijiaqiao. ”
Yu Yuanqi said: "How does my uncle know? It's the first time I've heard of it. ”
Yu Wen said a little proudly: "It was the shopkeeper Tong who told me." I heard the shopkeeper Tong say that the houses on the side of Meijiaqiao and Qingbomen are Pei San's own, and they were left to him by Pei San's grandfathers, not the Pei family's property. ”
Yu Yuan was surprised and said, "Which girl is Lao An of the Pei family?" ”
"The girl of the Qian family in Qiantang." Yu Wendao, "It's the money with the surname Wu Yueguo." ”
The four surnames in Jiangnan are the first in the Qian family.
Yu Yuan said: "Don't the grandfathers of the third master of the Pei family have no sons?" ”
"It was said that he had a son, but he died of illness before he reached the weak crown." Yu Wen said, "Later, although I succeeded a family nephew, half of the family's property was given to Lao An as a dowry, and half was given to my grandson and nephews. When the old lady of the Qian family went, the eldest and second masters of the Pei family had already become families, only the third master of the Pei family was young, and the old lady of the Qian family was afraid that the third master of the Pei family would suffer a loss when he said that he would kiss, so he left a lot of property for him. ”
"Wow!" Yu Yuan's eyes were starry, and he said, "This is really the eldest son of the emperor, and the people love him." Master Pei San's luck is really good! ”
"Who's to say it's not." Yu Wen and Yu Yuan gossiped, "Shopkeeper Tong said that the house on the side of Meijiaqiao has more than 100 servants, and the house on the side of Qingbo Gate is even bigger. Usually no one lives in it, and it costs a lot to just raise these two houses. And these expenses are all managed by the third master of the Pei family himself, which shows that the third master of the Pei family also has his own industry. But where are these industries? How many? No one knows. Because of this, when the old lady of the Pei family was alive, the Pei family's room always suspected that the old lady of the Pei family had privately purchased private property for the third master of the Pei family......"
Yu Yuan said: "If it were me, I would also be suspicious." How old is the third master of the Pei family......"
Anyway, the Pei family is very rich!
Yu Tang was already numb.
She didn't want to talk.
Following his father, when he arrived at the Ruyi Inn, Yu Tang didn't even have any curiosity. As Xiao Er went directly to her room, she didn't even look at the Ruyi Inn carefully, and fell asleep on the bed.
It was Yu Yuan who woke her up: "Uncle said to take us to Beiguan to visit the night market." Hurry up and change your clothes. My uncle said that we would leave in a quarter of an hour. ”
Yu Tang has never been to the night market when she is so old, she finally has some energy, changes into a magpie robe, wraps her head, and goes out with her father and brother.
It was nearly dusk, and as they headed north, the number of pedestrians on the road did not decrease.
Yu Yuan told her: "We are going to Wulin Gate, and the North Gate Night Market is outside Wulin Gate." ”
They won't meet Pei Yan, right?
Yu Tang said: "Is there only this night market in Hangzhou?" ”
"There are several night markets in Hangzhou, but the one in the north is the most famous." Yu Yuan said with a smile, "Most of the people who come to Hangzhou City will go shopping. But if you live in Hangzhou for a long time, you like to go to the night market in Xiaoheyu Street, where there are fewer people and things are more expensive. The Beiguan Night Market is mostly visited by merchants from the south and north or people who run boats. ”
Yu Wenwen, who was walking in front, took Yu Yuan's words when he heard this: "The main thing is that you haven't been here, I want you to take a look." The girl's house, after leaving the cabinet, she will not be free now. If you can take advantage of this time to walk more places, try to go to as many places as possible, this person, you have to be knowledgeable to have courage. Tomorrow, I'll take you to the night market on the other side of Xiaoheyu Street. Let you see what is the difference between the night markets on both sides. ”
People like Pei Yan, even if they go to the night market, they should go to the Xiaohe Yujie Night Market, right?
Yu Tang was interested, and asked his father with a smile: "What is delicious in Beiguan Night Market?" ”
Yu Wen said with a smile: "Guan Sanniang's grilled fish, Wang Pozi's osmanthus wine stuffed balls, and Tang Er's fool's cooking cakes...... Much more. You don't have to eat too much. ”
Yu Tang said: "Next time, I'll bring my mother!" ”
Yu Wen smiled: "I came to your mother twice when I first got married, and then your mother was not in good health, so I didn't dare to take her to the door." It's you, I'm afraid your mother will worry, and I won't take you out much. ”
The three of them talked and laughed and walked out of the martial arts gate.
Yu Tang didn't expect that the Beiguan Night Market was so far away from where they lived, and his feet hurt.
Yu Yuan looked at the crowd that couldn't be crowded, and after looking for a long time, he found a restaurant with a location, and discussed with Yu Wen: "Let's rest for a while, shall we?" ”
Yu Wen hesitated a little and said in a low voice: "There are no people in their family for such a good business, so it can be seen that the things are not delicious." Why don't we go any further? ”
They can't just sit in someone's place and not order anything, right?
Yu Tang also thought so, but she was just about to speak, and when she looked up, she saw Pei Yan and Zhou Zijin standing next to the restaurant.
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