Chapter 40 A Day Tour of Guangyang City
"Good weather!"
Lu Ziqi also thinks so. She stepped out of the room, jumped freely in the sunlight a few times, and added, "Perfect for traveling!"
She went back to the house and took out a package, and then ran out of the yard happily, riding to the "Shui Yue Lingru" where Lu Qiming lived.
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Coming out of the Hall of Elders, Lu Qiming thought about all kinds of abnormalities in Lu Zai, and unconsciously looked up and saw that he had returned to his courtyard. He was about to push the door, when he suddenly paused his hand, looked at the stone path in the other direction with a smile, and saw a girl humming a little song walking briskly towards him, it was Lu Ziqi.
Lu Ziqi wore a light blue lichen dress today, with delicate but not complicated embroidery on the cuffs and skirts, and the whole person looked more fresh and smart. As soon as she saw Lu Qiming, she smiled, ran over quickly, pointed to the clothes of the two, and said with satisfaction: "Brother, you see how tacit understanding we have!" It turned out that Lu Qiming happened to be wearing a dark blue brocade dress today.
Lu Qiming looked at her with a smile and joked to her: "Xiao Qi'er, the time is so accurate!"
Lu Ziqi pursed her lips and said, "I know that I can't hide my brother......" She knew that Lu Qiming saw her cultivation, so that sentence was a pun.
She blinked and said seriously: "I originally wanted to cultivate to a martial artist in one go, but in a blink of an eye, from the original sixth order to the seventh order to the martial artist, but there are two small levels, wouldn't it be a waste of a chance to get a reward!" She patted her chest to express her fright, and said with a smile: "So no, stop in front of the martial artist and redeem this reward first!" The two had an agreement, every time Lu Ziqi mentioned a small step, Lu Qiming promised her a small wish.
Lu Qiming raised his eyebrows and smiled: "It sounds so pitiful!" He looked at the burden in her hand, and couldn't help but smile: "How did you take out all the luggage, how far are you going this time?"
Lu Ziqi then remembered the burden in his hand, patted his head, and said, "I almost forgot this!" As she spoke, she looked left and right, pushed Lu Qiming into the courtyard, and said mysteriously: "Let's go into the courtyard and talk ......."
Lu Qiming smiled helplessly, took her into the room, and saw Lu Ziqi neatly put the burden on the table, divided it by two, and took out two dark blue robes. The style of the robe is slightly different from the usual clothes, and the cloth has a dark embroidered pattern, which is the symbol of the Lu family - it is the elder clothes of the Lu family.
Lu Qiming knew that the size and cut were all suitable as soon as he saw the clothes, the outside of the robe was the same as the standard in the clan, but the inside was made of more comfortable and delicate fabrics. Lu Qiming's eyes couldn't help but soften, he knew that this dress must have come from Lin Zhaoyu's hand. He was a little complicated in his heart, and smiled: "Thank you for me, aunt." β
Lu Ziqi didn't think about anything else, only stroked the elder clothes, and reveled: "Wear it, brother, you are definitely the most handsome elder!"
Lu Qiming shook his head and smiled.
"Okay, okay, brother, hurry up and put it away, it's important to get down to business!" Lu Ziqi urged him hurriedly. The Lu clan has a rule, and underage clansmen can't spend the night outside without a special reason, and half of the day has passed.
Lu Qiming asked her, "Where are you going?"
And before he finished speaking, he was dragged out by Lu Ziqi, and she grinned: "Whatever, go out first!"
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Guangyang City was the largest city in the southeast of the Dasheng Dynasty, and there was an endless stream of people entering the city every day, even at the East Gate, which had the least flow of people, they often had to queue up for a long time before entering.
The same is true today. It was noon, the sun was high, and the hearts of the people queuing up to enter the city were very dry, and they couldn't wait to turn into birds and burrow into the city, and then the cows drank a big bowl of cool well water.
In the crowd was a young man in a thin black coat, very inconspicuous, with only a pair of round and large eyes, dripping and turning, looking at the long queue eager to try, and seemed very impatient to wait, trying to find a way to enter the city quickly.
Just then, a dark carriage drove down the mountain in the distance. The carriage looked unremarkable, just upright, with no frills. And the thin black boy saw it, but his eyes narrowed and lit up, and he muttered in a low voice: "Wow, it's Northland Jin Sinan...... Tsk, if you have money, do you want to pry off a piece and sell it to Lao Hei Li?" he glanced at it carefully, snorted lightly, and turned his head stupidly: "Forget it, I can't beat ......"
The thin black boy muttered to himself so softly that no one but himself could hear what he was saying.
Everyone only saw an ordinary carriage coming from a distance, getting closer and closer, getting closer and closer, but they had no intention of stopping, and they couldn't help but be in an uproar -- whose family is this? Is the groom crazy? Don't you know that the soldiers of Guangyang City are warriors even the guards at the city gate?
The guard frowned, and was about to scold, but when he saw the sign on the carriage, his face could not help but change, but when the scolding came to his lips, he immediately turned away, and he hurriedly took the handle of his gun to push away the crowd, and said loudly: "What are you looking at? Disperse and give way to the carriage!"
The crowd was in an uproar, shouting for nothing.
"You asked, 'Why', are you blind? Don't you see that it's the Lu family's car?" the guard snorted coldly.
When the crowd of people who were unwilling to give way just now heard the word "Lu family," their faces changed drastically, and they rushed to both sides, secretly worried that their complaints would be heard.
The thin black boy was in the center of the crowd, and he was pushed and shoved for a while. Suddenly, he tripped over an unknown leg and was about to fall to the ground, but he spun nimbly and stood firm again. But this did not make him feel better, he looked at the carriage coldly, with a look of disgrief, and sneered: "What a domineering!"
The guards also have the cultivation of a warrior, although the crowd was noisy, he did not miss the words of the black and thin boy, he waved the spear in his hand and shouted: "Boy, what are you talking about!"
The thin black boy rolled his eyes indifferently, simply turned around, and the figure immediately blended into the crowd, turned left and right a few times, and then took advantage of the chaos to approach the city gate at an alarming speed in the gap between the crowd, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
The guard watched him disappear in surprise, couldn't help but rub his eyes, and muttered, "What's strange, what about the black boy?" In a trance, a huge shadow whistled past him in front of him - the Lu family's carriage also entered the city.
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The carriage drove to a relatively quiet place in the city, and as soon as it stopped, a girl in a light blue dress jumped down briskly, clapped her hands and laughed: "Ah!
Lu Qiming also got out of the carriage and nodded to the coachman: "Thank you for your hard work." β
The coachman didn't dare to say anything, and said respectfully: "Young master, miss, the old servant is waiting in place." β
Lu Qiming nodded, turned his head to look at Lu Ziqi, and was about to say something, when he heard her stomach "growl", and couldn't help but chuckle: "Oh, it turns out that you are going to 'Yupan Lane'." β
Yupan Lane is the most famous food street in Guangyang City, which means "Yupan delicacies are worth 10,000 dollars". Yupan Lane is not a real alley, but a spacious street, only because the word "lane" has the homonym of "incense", so it was named.
Lu Ziqi touched his stomach with a little blush, but instead focused on the food, and muttered: "Yes, I haven't eaten the coconut cake of Xiangji Shop for a long time!" She blinked, looked at Lu Qiming's money bag and smiled: "Let's go to 'Yupan Lane', does that brother have 'ten thousand dollars' ready?"
Lu Qiming raised his eyebrows, "I have the strength to bite the text and chew the words, I don't look too hungry......"
"Brother!" Lu Ziqi said angrily, and then sneered again, "Let's go!"
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The two of them walked in Yupan Alley, the street is spacious and tidy, can accommodate eight horse-drawn carriages in parallel, and the eaves of the buildings along the street are exquisitely decorated, all of them are more than four floors, but they look unrepressed, only feel prosperous and lively, full of the unique atmosphere of a big city.
There are many young men and women talking and laughing together, and there are also many young couples walking hand in hand, shyly accepting the envy or blessing of the people around them, and the face is full of youthful atmosphere.
Although the two are cousins, they have no similarities in appearance, and they are only regarded as a couple by others when they walk together. Although Lu Ziqi is young and his body has not yet opened, his facial features are already outstanding, especially those big and bright eyes, which are compelling. made Lu Qiming receive countless envious and jealous glances along the way, which made him cry and laugh. Lu Ziqi would not help him clarify, but the thief smiled and held his arm, so that others could misunderstand as much as possible.
But soon Lu Ziqi couldn't care about pretending to be affectionate - she had a bag of coconut cake hanging on her wrist in one hand and a large skewer of barbecue in the other, and she was happy to eat. The barbecue peppers were very heavy, her spicy lips were bright red, and she sighed with satisfaction: "I can't eat such a spicy taste at home, I really miss it...... You should eat this when you come out, brother, your taste is too light!"
Walking in Yupan Lane without eating is strange, Lu Qiming took a bamboo and wood cup at this time, in which the heat rose, wafting out the fragrance of tea - West Lake tea cake. In fact, this is also one of the most famous pastries in Yupan Lane, using the raw materials made of the best quality new tea in West Lake, which is refreshing to eat and fragrant, but it is not in line with Lu Ziqi's lively temperament.
The two of them ate and walked leisurely, feeling the cheerful atmosphere around them that was completely different from the Lu Mansion, and they couldn't help but smile, although they were in the middle of the city, they felt strangely quiet and comfortable in their hearts.
Although Lu Qiming often goes out, he is not as familiar with this place as Lu Ziqi. He followed Lu Ziqi to eat almost all the signature food in Yupan Lane, and when he reached the end of the alley, both of them were already twelve points full.
Lu Ziqi pinched his hot throat and said pitifully: "Brother, why didn't you leave me a bite of that tea or cake!"
Lu Qiming glanced at her and said with a leisurely smile: "Who let you eat so many spicy food?" After a pause, he looked ahead again, "I remember that the Lin family firm seems to have a store near here, right?"
"That's right!" Lu Ziqi's eyes lit up, and he walked away, "Let the shopkeeper make me the best cup of tea!"
This "Lin family" is Lu Ziqi's mother and Lin Zhaoyu's own family. The Lin family is different from many families, even if she is a married daughter, she is still a member recognized by the Lin family, and even Lu Ziqi, the Lin family's cousin, is half the master family in the Lin family's firm.
Although the Lin family is now among the family, the old business has not been lost, and the Lin family has opened all over the mainland of Middle-earth-many people speculate that the Lin family has already become the richest man in Middle-earth. However, the building of Lin's Commercial Bank is elegant and elegant, without any copper smell, which is particularly prominent in the vicinity.
It was very closeβthe two of them turned the corner and watched. However, contrary to the impression, the doors and windows of the trading house were rarely painted with red silk. Lu Ziqi sighed and said strangely: "What's the matter? Is this going to be packaged and sold?"
This style ...... Lu Qiming felt strangely familiar, blinked, and said, "Go in and ask." β
The shopkeeper was sharp-eyed, and before Lu Ziqi could look at him, he clapped his hands, trotted over, and shouted, "Ouch, what a good day today, Miss Qi and Young Master Qiming are here together!"
Lu Ziqi couldn't help but give him an appreciative look, pulled a chair and sat down, and asked, "What are you doing with all that red silk hanging outside?"
The shopkeeper smiled at Lu Qiming and said, "This is still dragging the blessing of Young Master Qiming! Our Lin family firm is going to take advantage of the opportunity of various families to hold a large-scale auction this time." No, advertise it in advance. β
"Auction?" Lu Ziqi raised his eyebrows and said with a cold face: "Why don't I know about this?"
"You can wronged me!" said the shopkeeper with a bitter face: "Seven days ago, I told my wife about this in person!"
Lu Ziqi frowned and recalled, suddenly stunned, and suddenly realized: "Yes, my mother said that my aunt was coming over...... Auntie is here to preside over this auction, right?"
"Yes, yes, that's right!" the shopkeeper said with a sigh of relief.
"Your aunt ......" When Lu Qiming heard this, the corners of his eyes couldn't help jumping, and he sighed: "Lin Youzhi?"
Lu Ziqi has only one aunt, that is, Lin Youzhi. Although Lin Youzhi is Lin Zhaoyu's sister, she is only a few months older than Lu Qiming, not to mention Lu Qiming, who has no blood relationship with her, even if it is Lu Ziqi, he can't treat Lin Youzhi as an elder in his heart.
Lu Ziqi burst out laughing and said, "It's her! She's coming again!" She couldn't help laughing, pretending to be serious and blaming the shopkeeper: "It's all you! I wasn't going to let my brother know!"
The shopkeeper wiped a handful of sweat and was not easy to speak.
Lu Qiming was silent, shook his head and laughed for a while, and muttered: "That little witch ......"
The shopkeeper looked up at the sky, pretending not to hear, and secretly added "approval" in his heart.
It is common for families to comment on outstanding young people - they all say that there are two demons this time, one is Lu Qiming of the Lu family, and the other is Lin Youzhi of the Lin family.
When everyone talked about Lu Qiming, they all agreed on the same - the cultivation talent is peerless. And when it comes to Lin Youzhi, he only smiles and sighs bitterly, and he doesn't know where to start.
At that time, the head of the Lin family was very happy to have a daughter, and even if it was later found that Lin Youzhi's martial arts talent was very poor, he only had to be doubly loved, so he spoiled Lin Youzhi's temperament of not being afraid of heaven and earth.
However, the surprise is still to come, although Lin Youzhi has no talent for cultivation, he has been smart and close to demons since he was a child, and he is an absolute genius in business. I'm afraid no one will believe it when I say it, but the Lin family's industries distributed in the Dasheng Dynasty are now completely managed by Lin Youzhi alone. It is rumored that the next successor of the Lin family has already decided on Lin Youzhi - this is unique in the martial Zhongzhou family.
That's not enough. Although Lin Youzhi has the beauty of Lin's daughter, he has nothing to do with the words "gentle and virtuous", and the earth-shattering things of crying ghosts and gods are easy to come by; Lin's business houses are all over the Middle Continent, and Lin Youzhi is also haunted in all directions, causing disasters to the young people of various families, and everywhere he goes, countless young masters and young ladies flee from the wind.
And Lin Youzhi's favorite scourge is another big demon - Lu Qiming.
Lu Ziqi held the tea cup, looked at Lu Qiming, who was smiling slightly wryly, and said with a smile: "It's going to be lively now...... I'm looking forward to it!"