Chapter 20: Too noisy and lonely
Kyoto appeared in front of me like this, and Jiang He stood blankly outside the city gate, looking at this ancient city. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info baptized by wind and frost more and more showing his majestic posture and unique charm. The towering walls are formidable, only birds dare to nest in the cracks of the walls, and some weeds full of life grow proudly on the walls.
"Kyoto Castle. Wu Xiaobei looked at the city and muttered to himself.
"Let's go!" Jiang He, who came back to his senses, looked at Wu Xiaobei and pulled her towards the city gate.
Even though it was close to noon, there was still a long queue from outside the city gate to the official road.
Traders carrying burdens, scholars carrying book baskets into Beijing to take the exam, coachmen driving horse-drawn carriages, and farmers driving ox carts are crowded and crowded endlessly. Jiang He looked at the endless team and couldn't help but sigh, "Is this Kyoto, Wu Xiaobei." ”
Wu Xiaobei didn't know what he was thinking, so he returned for a long time and said: "Yes, everyone in the world yearns for Kyoto." ”
In the middle of the day, Jiang He and Wu Xiaobei finally came to the gate of the city, and the soldiers who checked the goods and people in and out of the city had to inquire and inspect them one by one, so the progress was slow and complained, but the soldiers had long been accustomed to power and turned a deaf ear.
"There shall be no swords in the city. The sergeant pointed to the saber of the river.
Jiang He looked at the pile of swords on the ground like a small mountain, and there were probably some broken knives inside, like a pile of tatters.
"It's just to fill up the military department. Jiang He thought and threw the knife into the knife mountain.
Although the southern country is martial and the people are open, the Kyoto Castle is still heavily regulated, but Egawa has also heard that there are many gangs in the city, and there are often fights, of course, it is only hearsay.
When the river enters the city gate, I look around in a strange way, and Kyoto Castle and Tosui Castle are really very different!
There are rows of restaurants and green buildings on the street, and there are countless streets and alleys, if there is no one to guide the way, you will definitely get lost in the depths of this hundred flowers.
The knight in the evergreen shirt walked proudly with the wine jug, the official wearing the official hat and the official in the fish goose costume went in and out of the Fengyue Restaurant, the strong man who performed the art had a bluestone slab on his chest, and the girl in the military uniform carried a sledgehammer heavier than him...
Jiang He has never seen these scenes, and Wu Xiaobei is even more pleased, the eldest lady has always been dull in her boudoir for a long time, and at this time she is like a little magpie jumping around in the cage.
"Wow, Jianghe, you see, he will spit fire. ”
"Come on, I'm going to eat this. ”
Jiang He's face was black, for fear that Wu Xiaobei would make him stunned in this complicated city.
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Finally, after being fed up with countless snacks, the little magpie finally quieted down.
Wu Xiaobei sat quietly on the boat boat on Flower Street, happily looking at the houses and pedestrians on both sides of the riverbank.
Stone bridges lie on this small river, the people on the bridge chant poems against each other, and the vendors under the bridge shout loudly, a lively scene under the prosperous era.
Jiang He lay calmly in the stern of the boat, feeling sorry for his silver taels.
Kyoto is still Kyoto, and the average market price is always a notch higher than that of Tosui Castle.
A baked cake actually costs five yuan, two strings of sugar gourds actually cost ten yuan, and a rowing boat actually costs one hundred yuan, Jiang He looked up at the black-faced man, the other party looked at him with a smile, Jiang He simply closed his eyes, out of sight and out of mind.
"Childe, I guess it's the first time I've come to Kyoto Castle. ”
Jiang He didn't make a sound, but Wu Xiaobei at the bow of the boat replied happily: "Yes, yes, yes." ”
The black-faced boatman smiled again and said, "Then the two of you might as well go to Hejiang Pavilion for a walk, there are lovers in Kyoto City who love to go there to get together." ”
Jiang He opened his eyes and said righteously: "Don't go." ”
"Go!" Wu Xiaobei glared at Jiang He, "Boat family, take us quickly." ”
Jiang He simply grabbed the little yellow dog and covered his face, covering his convulsive face...
Heetei is the confluence of the Fuhe River and the Nanhe River in Kyoto Castle, and it was originally a river boat and other shore mouth, and the area around the bank mouth has also developed into a large meeting place, with many shops and restaurants. In addition, the Hejiang Pavilion is exquisitely repaired and the environment is beautiful, so that there are always some talented women who often like to have a tryst here, and over time, this Hejiang Pavilion has become a well-known "lover's holy land".
At this moment, it is not yet evening, the riverside is not so lively, only a little girl who sells art in the riverside painting boat quietly plucks the piano, some bold scholars release the big song, and some young girls are laughing in groups in the lotus bush, and disappear in the lotus leaves.
Jiang He was lying quietly in the stern of the boat, the black-faced man who rocked the boat, the little yellow dog had jumped into Wu Xiaobei's arms, and a person and a dog sat at the head of the bridge and looked excitedly at the lotus flowers in the river. The fragrance of lotus flowers in July is scattered in the hearts of these young people and girls in their prime.
"Jianghe, get up and pick a lotus pod for me. Wu Xiaobei let the little yellow dog go, and the little yellow dog licked Jiang He's face.
Jiang He grabbed the little yellow dog by the neck and lifted it up, and the little yellow dog looked at him innocently.
"You didn't lick just now. Jiang He touched his face, still stained with its saliva.
The little yellow dog whined and whined, resolutely denying.
Jiang He put it down, stretched out his hand and grabbed it from the lotus bush next to the boat, and a fresh lotus pod fell into his hand, he raised his hand and threw it to Wu Xiaobei at the bow of the boat, and Xiaobei happily caught it.
The little yellow dog wagged his tail and looked at the river happily.
"You want to eat too?"
The little yellow dog nodded earnestly.
Jiang He plucked a lotus pod for it again, peeled a lotus seed and threw it to him. Then I peeled one off and threw it into my mouth, and a faint fragrance spread.
"Jianghe, Jianghe, let's go and play on the shore. Wu Xiaobei looked at the lively boat over there and shouted happily.
"Miss. Aren't you tired?" Jiang He picked a lotus leaf and blocked his face, and the afternoon sun was a little dazzling.
"I'm not tired. ”
Jiang He weakly refused: "I don't want to go." ”
In the end, Jiang He lay on the boat, the black-faced boatman still looked at him with a smile, and Wu Xiaobei waved to him excitedly on the shore.
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When night fell, the lights around were bright, and the boats were lit with lanterns, and Jiang He finally sat in the small corridor by the river, Wu Xiaobei held his chin and looked at the boats in the river and the lotus lanterns that slowly drifted away. The stars in the sky and the lotus lanterns in the water form a strange light that reflects each other.
Jiang He quietly looked at Wu Xiaobei's side face, and the soft light of the candle flame shone on her side face, gently outlining the outlines. Thin eyebrows, not too high nose bridge, thick lips that are not very in line with the aesthetics of the southerners, and an obvious pimple popping up from her right cheek, gradually looking at it, Jiang He inexplicably felt that Wu Xiaobei in front of him was really beautiful, it was a harmonious beauty, natural, and gave people a very comfortable feeling.
"Jiang He, if you stare at my pimple again, I'll beat you to death. Wu Xiaobei played with the copper coins on the table and looked at Jiang He coldly.
Jiang He smiled awkwardly, peeled off the melon seeds in his hand and threw them to the little yellow dog at his feet.
Wu Xiaobei quietly looked at the boat in the distance, singing and dancing, a kind of loneliness in the hustle and bustle came from the bottom of her heart, she looked at the river sitting opposite and peeling melon seeds seriously, and the inexplicable emotion rose again, making her sad.
She looked at Jiang He and said softly, "Jiang He, I'm tired, send me back." ”
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The two walked side by side in the wide city of Kyoto, the hustle and bustle around them did not stop for a moment, they quietly passed through the Daci Temple, and then quietly walked through the Xingningfang, passing by the pedestrians at night.
Wu Xiaobei finally stopped and turned to look at the river.
Jiang He also looked at her, but Wu Xiaobei's eyes made him a little nervous, and he looked up at the stars again.
"Jianghe, that's it, I'm leaving. ”
"Hmm. That... Good bye. ”
"Goodbye. ”
Wu Xiaobei turned around and burst into tears.
The night in Kyoto was so noisy that she felt lonely, and she didn't want to cry out loud.