Zhou Xiaoshu still had a lot of foot shops to go, and he couldn't stay in one place for too long, so on the third day, the two of them said goodbye and prepared to leave.

Before leaving, because Fu Yun liked cakes very much, Liuli also specially taught her how to make them, so that she could cook and eat them after she left.

didn't expect another food after the stewed to become popular in Fu Tianzhi's foot shop, but this is a later story, so I won't mention it for the time being.

But it was said that Liuli and Zhou Xiaoshu left Chengyuan County, all the way south, stop-and-go, every foot shop would stay for a day or two, and Liuli was warmly welcomed by the owner of the foot shop without exception.

Like Chen Zhu and Fu Tianzhi, they are old acquaintances with Liuli, and they are very excited to meet again. There are many foot shops that opened later, only know that there is a person with glass, but they have never met, this time they know each other, and they see the serious owner for the first time.

Along the way, I also saw a lot of beautiful natural scenery, the sky is high and refreshing, there is no pollution and haze.

There are also different architectural styles in various places, in her previous life, she liked to see some ancient buildings and courtyards the most, but the ancient buildings developed into tourist attractions will inevitably have some traces of modern artificiality.

This time it's really antique, and there are no tourists who are shoulder to shoulder, and the glass can be regarded as a pleasure.

Everywhere he went, Zhao Mingxu sent a secret guard to protect Liuli and send back a message to report Liuli's situation, although the two were thousands of miles apart, he seemed to be able to experience the scenery that Liuli saw from between the lines.

The farther south you go, the warmer the weather gets warmer day by day, and at the end of April, Liuli finally arrives at the coveted Jinling.

They came from the north, and they went to the foot shop in the north first, and after some inspection and settlement, they continued to walk in the direction of Jinling City.

The other two foot shops are in the south and west of Jinling respectively, and if they want to go, they also have to pass through this Jinling City, so the two of them simply entered the city.

This is a real city, the width of the city gate alone can drive four carriages side by side, the gate hole is about 30 meters long, and the people who enter the city are naturally divided into two sides from the middle.

There were many people in cloth and kudzu, and of course, there were also decent teams, sitting in vaulted cars, and there were nobles dressed in silk in the cars waiting to be inspected and entered the city.

Liuli and Zhou Xiaoshu rode in an ordinary carriage, which was not conspicuous, mixed in the team entering the city, and slowly moved forward. Liuli lifted the curtain and looked left and right curiously.

The speed of entering the city is not slow, and the officers and soldiers of the people have a tacit understanding, and without waiting to ask questions, they will state their intentions, where they came from, and what they want to do when they enter the city.

Except for those with particularly vicious faces, the city gate officials will take care of them, they have just been smooth in the past few years, and they don't know where there are still remnants of banditry, in case they accidentally put in a group of gangsters with sharp weapons, the unlucky ones are not one or two. Generally, the simple people, they don't go to embarrass them, and they raise their hands and promise.

There were also some people who rode in carriages, holding tokens, and Liuli guessed that they belonged to the privileged class, and these people simply flashed the tokens, and the road was unimpeded.

Liuli's carriage is naturally not counted as this, it is said that it belongs to the merchants, and the goods on the car must be inspected one by one.

When it was their turn to enter the city, Zhou Xiaoshu took a small string of copper coins that had been prepared earlier and threw them into a dustpan by the city gate.

After the officers and soldiers finished checking and released, the two entered the city gate smoothly, and Liuli asked: "Why do you want to give money?" "Because the people who entered the city before her, whether they were high-ranking officials or nobles, they did not give any money.

"This is filial piety money for the city gate officials", Zhou Xiaoshu is obviously already familiar with the doorway, "lest when they inspect the goods, their hands are too heavy and the goods are damaged." ”

"I see." Ruri smiled.

Entering the city gate is still considered the outer city, and then walking along the side-by-side lane for a quarter of an hour before entering the inner city, the inner city is prosperous and lively, and it is the real Jinling City.

As a modern person, Liuli has an inexplicable yearning and worship for the ancient city, Jinling as the largest city in the south, whether it is political or economic, is a place that the Great Zhou attaches great importance to, and naturally has its luxurious and gorgeous side.

The carriage entered the inner city, turned left and right, and arrived at a very lively market, and countless sounds jumped in the ears.

The sound of bells under the necks of the cattle, the soft chanting of the teahouse, and the sound of roadside merchants shouting and selling.

"Fresh fruit! Hey...... Fresh fruit. ”

"Eat the sweets! Eat! ”

"Rouge, the new arrival in the north is Rouge......"

Liuli's eyes were sharp, and in a hawker stall selling rouge, he actually saw the lipstick of Rouge Pavilion.

"Stop." She stopped and couldn't wait to get out of the car to see.

When the peddler saw her, he immediately raised a big smile: "The little lady wants to see rouge?" ”

"How much money does this cost?" Ruri asked, pointing to one of the tubes of lipstick.

"The little lady has good eyesight." The hawker praised repeatedly, "It's not expensive, just one or two pieces of silver." The peddler laughed and hurriedly handed it to Liuli.

Is it so cheap? Liuli was puzzled, you must know that the lipstick of Rouge Pavilion is usually bought for five taels of silver, she took the vendor's lipstick and opened it, only then did she understand that although the appearance was the same as her lipstick, the inside was a completely different thing.

"Isn't this just ordinary rouge?" Ruri asked.

"yes." The peddler said, "Why don't you sell just one piece of silver?" ”

"I'd think it's lipstick." Liuli muttered to herself and returned this "copycat" lipstick to the vendor.

The peddler was not annoyed, but said with a smile: "Look at what you said, how can my stall sell such a precious thing, it is the most first-class oiran on the Qinhuai River, and it is not easy to get a lipstick." ”

"So expensive?" Ruri asked with a smile.

"It can be said that even the emperor's concubines like it very much." The peddler arched his hand to the east, and then said, "I used to be able to buy it from the shop in Shangjing, but now I don't even have a shop, and it's even more difficult to find one." ”

This peddler chattered, Liuli just laughed, if this peddler knew, the person standing in front of him at the moment was the creator of lipstick, and he was wearing four or five lipsticks, and he didn't know how to feel.

However, when he was out of the house, he should keep a low profile, and Liuli didn't want to be public, so he said goodbye to the hawker, stepped into the carriage, and continued to walk around the city.

"Ten miles of Qinhuai are brightly lit, and the pavilions and pavilions surround the river embankment; Sheng's song is full of wine, and the ancient books are full of black clothes, "If you say this Jinling City, the most prestigious is the Qinhuai River.

The blue waves are rippling, and the boats are three or two, and laughter is heard from time to time.

"This is Jinling!" Liuli looked at the beautiful boats decorated in the Qinhuai River, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "It's really prosperous and lively, I don't know how many times stronger than our Xingping, I really should let the little ones in the family come out with me for a long time." ”

Only when I have seen the outside world can I know that all the things that disturbed me in the past are so small and worthless compared to this vast world.

"It's still daytime, and it's even more lively on the Qinhuai River at night." Zhou Xiaoshu said with a smile.

"When we're settled, we'll come out for a good walk in the evening." Liuli couldn't hide her excitement.

Zhou Xiaoshu showed a rare look of embarrassment: "It's just that Erniang is a woman, I'm afraid it's ......"

Liuli naturally guessed what he meant, in Qinhuai, all kinds of brothels in Qinglou are quite famous, are there still few film and television works in the previous life?

"Don't worry, I have my own way." Ruri smiled.

For the sake of convenience, the two sisters and brothers are commensurate, and Zhou Xiaoshu is not the first to return to Jinling, so he quickly found a familiar inn and settled down.

It wasn't until the evening that he understood what Liuli was talking about.

I saw that Liuli changed out of the original Luo skirt and light shirt, put on a moon-white gown, and pulled up her hair, just dressed as a man.

"How?" Liuli cranked a folding fan, a good handsome gentleman.

"I'm afraid that the little lady on the Qinhuai River will be confused by Erniang." After being surprised, Zhou Xiaoshu joked with a smile.

"Eh", Liuli snapped and opened the folding fan, "Xiaoshu should call me second brother." ”

Zhou Xiaoshu couldn't help laughing, made a bow, and said in a tone: "Second brother, please." ”

"Hmm." Liuli shook the folding fan and walked to the most prosperous place in Qinhuai.

She is like Grandma Liu who has just entered the Grand View Garden, look here, look there, and see everywhere is fresh. At this moment, in her heart, what Zhao Qinghe and what first love were all thrown out of the clouds, and her eyes were full of the lights of Qin Huai for ten miles.

"That boat is so big, let's go take a look!" Ruri found the largest ship with the brightest lights, and went straight to that place.

"Wait for me." Zhou Xiaoshu followed closely and followed Liuli.

Who knew that when they got closer, the two were stopped: "Please go back, you two, this painting boat has been chartered by my son-in-law." ”

"Such a big painting boat, all of them have been chartered?" Liuli said in his heart, this son is very generous.

"What nonsense, get out of here!" The other servant was not as polite as the man just now, waving his hand and scolding the two of them.

"Why do you talk like that?" Zhou Xiaoshu hurriedly stepped forward and protected Liuli.

"What? Not convinced? "The servant was domineering and arrogant.

"You ......" Zhou Xiaoshu was a little angry.

When going out, more things are better than less, Liuli hurriedly whispered to Zhou Xiaoshu: "Forget it, let's go." ”

Zhou Xiaoshu naturally understands this truth, he just doesn't want Liuli to be scolded in vain.

Glancing at the arrogant servant with displeasure, Zhou Xiaoshu turned around and prepared to leave with Liuli: "Let's go, let's go and take a look elsewhere." ”

Who knew that the servant was an arrogant person, and when he saw Zhou Xiaoshu glaring at him, he actually took the initiative to provoke trouble: "Boy, you stop for me!" ”

"What's the matter?" As soon as the servant finished speaking, a man in red in the distance walked up to him and asked in a loud voice.