Chapter 12 A Trip to the East Market
The "thing" in the word "buy something" originally referred to the two major bazaars of Tang Chang'an City, the "East Market" and the "West Market".
"East Market" and "West Market" are the economic activity center of Tang Chang'an City, and it is also the national industrial and commercial trade center at that time, and it is also an important place for economic exchanges between Chinese and foreign countries, but unfortunately there is no Tang Dynasty in this time and space, but Chang'an is still there.
The East Market is the handicraft production, antique market, and luxury jewelry in Chang'an City of the Great Xia Dynasty, all of which are in the East Market, where the shops are adjacent, merchants gather, and the industry and commerce are very prosperous and developed. The people who can buy things in the East Market are rich people.
A group of five people came to Dongshi, Cheng Chen got out of the carriage, and saw that both sides of the street were full of large and small dense shops, and there were many small vendors with large bamboo oil paper umbrellas in the open space. The streets stretch to the east and west, until the end of the invisible line is full of shops, and the streets are constantly filled with pedestrians: some walking and strolling, and other bearded people with skin and hair, those who carry burdens and hurry, those who drive ox carts to make deliveries, those who drive donkeys to pull wagons, and those who stop to bargain with vendors.
Cheng Chen also came to Dongshi when he was a child, this is the street in Cheng Chen's childhood memory, as always prosperous and lively, but things are not people, Cheng Chen is greedy to breathe the air here, and tears are hazy in his eyes.
The two maids and guards surrounded Cheng Chen in the middle, walking slowly along the street, and did not attract much attention, Chang'an is the capital, and the dignitaries do not know how many, no matter how big the travel pomp is, the people of Chang'an have long been surprised. Xizhu was curious about everything he saw, and Xiaoqing just looked around quietly.
"Guest, buy some sweet dates, it's very sweet."
"Come and take a look, take a look, exquisite sachets, unique embroidery, this is the only one."
Hawkers along the street are hawking one after another...
"Miss, let's go inside the shop and have a look, the shops here are all high-end." Xizhu looked at the shop opposite with a look of hope.
"If you really want to go, go there." Cheng Chen doesn't have anything special to buy, so it's okay to go and see it.
Cheng Chen and the others first walked into an antique shop, which was divided into two floors, with four rows of multi-layered wooden shelves along the four walls on the first floor, and a lot of porcelain and brocade boxes were placed on the shelves.
"Guests, but what to buy, gifts or buy back to the house to play, the small store has a complete range of goods, guests can pick and choose at will." When the shopkeeper saw a guest coming to the door, he hurriedly came over to greet him and ordered the man to serve tea.
Cheng Chen just came out after a casual turn, and Cheng Chen is no stranger to antiques. In this life, there is no stable life in the previous life, and you can use your spare heat to continue to study cultural relics:
Cheng Chen studied archaeology in his last life, and he will report this subject because of the long history of China, there are countless exquisite handicrafts and precious cultural relics buried in the ground, and Cheng Chen wants to participate in witnessing history.
I just walked a few shops to see, and when I walked out of the shop selling women's jewelry, the little girl reluctantly nagged that Cheng Chen's jewelry was too little to buy some, and it was not that she had no money, so Mei Ge only paid a thousand taels.
In a shop that sells musical instruments, Cheng Chen has been staying here for a stick of incense, which is basically every musical instrument Cheng Chen has tried, and the shopkeeper has not shown impatience, and has been respectfully introducing it beside him.
Shopkeeper, please take down the longest Xiao above and take a look. Xiao is different from Dizi, and his voice is slightly lower. The sound of the flute is crisp and sharp. After a little try, I changed to another flute.
Cheng Chen stroked the flute in his hand, remembering the sound of the flute in the White Lady's biography "Waiting for a Thousand Years", he couldn't help but blow it, the crisp and sharp flute sound was leisurely and tactful, Cheng Chen was very involved, completely unaware that at this time, the store was already crowded with passers-by, and the streets were blocked.
This era is not like the later generations of the information explosion, when you play the flute on the street in the later generations, and passers-by will only look at you for a few seconds and then walk by.
After Cheng Chen finished playing the tune, he saw that the crowd outside the door was full of people, and he was being watched at such a close distance, and his pretty face under the hat was crimson, and he was embarrassed to stand there.
"Huh! You're all scattered, it's not good to stare at other people's little girls, do you think so? The shrewd shopkeeper saw Cheng Chen's uneasiness and hurriedly stepped forward to relieve Cheng Chen.
"The shopkeeper's flute was installed for me, and I bought it."
Cheng Chen turned his head to look at the person who spoke, and a handsome and dashing man stood at the door, his face was filled with a gentle smile.
"Master Lu!"
"Miss Cheng, Lu happened to hear the girl's flute, please forgive Lu for being abrupt. This flute was bought by Lu and given to the girl. Lu Jun heartily bowed his hand to Cheng Chen.
"It's useless... Thank you Childe, the slave family will buy it themselves. Cheng Chen also saluted Lu Junfu and said softly.
Lu Jun was rejected by the beauty, his face was a little embarrassed, and he said: "It seems that Lu is abrupt, then Miss Yicheng!" ”
"Miss, since Lu Gongzi is so hearted, you can accept it!" Xizhu was anxious to look at the back, and Lu Gongzi should be the owner of Lu.
"Xizhu, don't be rude! How can you be so reckless. Cheng Chen looked at Xizhu and reprimanded.
Lu Jun was also looking at Xizhu with interest; "Hehe, it's okay! The brook bamboo girl is really straightforward and cute. ”
"Childe, this jade flute is ready. Accept one hundred taels. The shopkeeper held a long brocade box in his hand and handed it to Lu Jun.
Lu Jun hurriedly stretched out his hand to take it, and said with a slight smile: "Girl, you see that this shopkeeper is handed to Lu, then let Lu buy it!" I hope the girl doesn't mind Lu being presumptuous. ”
"So... The slave family is grateful to the son. ”
After Cheng Chen finished speaking, Xizhu stepped forward to take the brocade box with interest.
Lu Jun was satisfied at the moment, and smiled gently: "Hehe, the girl doesn't need to be polite." Then Lu will leave first. ”
Cheng Chen was slightly blessed and said, "Master Lu go slowly!" ”
"Miss, is this what you call the proprietor Lu? It's so good-looking, especially when it comes to laughing, it makes people feel very comfortable, standing with Miss just now, it looks like a pair of golden boys and girls, Xiaoqing, do you say it's not. Xizhu didn't forget to pull Xiaoqing, looking at this worrying appearance, it was beyond words.
"Sister Xizhu, I don't know." Xiao Qing's shy face was red, and he was twisting a handpa vigorously.
Xiaoqing's cheeks are not as thick as Xizhu, and he doesn't dare to discuss men in public. It's just that if this little girl stays with this master for a long time, that's another matter.
"Okay, stop chattering, and be so bold and unashamed outside." Cheng Chen is really angry, the little girl is heartless, and she is not afraid of making people laugh.
Xizhu knew that Miss was not angry, and said again: "Don't talk about it." But the slave and maid are tired, or let's go to the restaurant to eat, it's almost evening, the slave and maid are tired and hungry, Xiaoqing, do you want to go? ”
Xiao Qing said shyly: "Sister Xizhu, I don't want to go." ”
"......" Creek Bamboo.
Cheng Chen was a little moved, "Let's go, I haven't been to a restaurant yet." ”
"Okay, that's the Moon Tower!" Xizhu pointed to the largest building in front of him, apparently stopping here for a purpose.
"Miss, the slave maid heard that Mochizuki Tower is the most expensive in the East City..."Xiaoqing wants to save for the master.
"It's okay, Xiaoqing, Miss, I'm not short of money, it's hard to get out of it, you are happier, just like the impatient leather monkey in front." Let's go! After eating, I have to rush back, and I have to perform in the evening. ”
Cheng Chen and his entourage entered the restaurant, it was still early at this time, there was only one table with guests, the master and servant asked for a private room on the second floor, and the two guards dined on the first floor.