The three of them came to Taihang City with Zhu Jun, who was accompanying them. Sure enough, it is a piece of prosperity, and it is not much better than Qicheng.

In Taihang City, there is a nursery rhyme: "The east side is cold and bitter, and there are many fierce beasts, and the door of the house is open when the ground is full of hunger; Nancheng has money, grain and water, and no one is to mess with it, and there is a Baihualou on West Street, which is the drinking water person of Taihang. ”

Baihualou, located on West Street, is doing business during the day and still doing business at night.

However, during the day, it is a bustling and lively market, and both rich and poor can walk on West Street without any restrictions. Even if it is a beggar on the street, it will not spoil their interest in shopping, because every boss is a beautiful woman who speaks softly and politely, and exudes a faint body fragrance, even if it is a little beggar who is still a child, he will look at the owner of the store intently, in a daze, just begging the boss to smile when he sees him, and he can get enough copper plates for three days to eat.

Chen Xin walked on the street and said curiously: "This is a street, how can it be called Baihualou? ”

Came to a shop that sold clothes. Snake Right said: "During this time, everyone is wearing the military uniform of Luliang City, which is really inconvenient here. Chenxin, you can watch it, let's go in together. ”

Chen Xin said with a smile: "Don't you want me to make you guard the door outside, it's all trivial." You go first, and if the sergeants here dare to come and provoke, I will make sure they run around the street with their pants peeing. Next time, I won't dare to bully us newcomers. ”

General Zhu still wanted to be polite, so he was pulled into the store by the snake right and began to choose decent clothes.

Candle Tian looked at the dazzling array of clothes, dazzling.

Candle Sky saw a piece of clothing in the corner. Golden threads are interspersed throughout the neckline, wrapping the three-finger-wide collar inside and out. The golden dragons on the top are embroidered on the collar one by one, some open their teeth and claws, some spread their wings and fly, some have dragon balls in their mouths, and some lie flat and hover, decorating the entire neckline beautifully. From a distance, it looks like a golden satin ribbon, but up close, it is rich in connotation and has great mysteries.

The sleeves on both sides are sewn with purple silk thread. The left cuff as a whole presents the appearance of a breezy white tiger, dignified and atmospheric, as if under the purple sunset, the white tiger looks up, the waist is straight, the tail is upright, and the person opposite is glaring.

On the right cuff, a green dragon jumps upward, straight into the sky, four huge claws are presented at the outermost end, the entire dragon body around the cuffs, end to end, the front of the dragon head embroidered in a place that can be seen at a glance. The long dragon horns, the thick dragon whiskers, the angry dragon eyes, and even the eyelids are embroidered vividly. Especially a big mouth, it seems to have the momentum of swallowing heaven and earth, which is daunting.

On both sides of the chest, blue fabric is cut and embroidered on top of the purple base material, showing a bagua pattern of two fish swimming on the left, and a pair of chrysanthemums on the right.

Candle Tian put his hand on it and felt it carefully, it was not made of coarse cloth and silk as he saw, but the most precious glazed brocade embroidery. It feels silky and smooth, and the pattern on it can be clearly felt when the fingers touch it, especially the small dragons on the cuffs, which are actually embroidered with a real gold thread without interruption, because no matter how you look at the candle, you can't find the broken head of the gold thread.

Candle Tian carefully turned his clothes over, and the purple fire phoenix behind him was wrapped as a whole, and each fire feather was clear and clear. The layers of clothes are covered with layers, and the dancing wings look like they are real in the blink of an eye, and they are immediately reflected in the eyes of Candle Heaven. At the bottom of the short robe, eighteen small Xuanwu figures were embroidered all around, surrounding.

Candle Tian asked: "Boss, this dress is so strange, the whole is purple, but the divine beast is embroidered on it along with the gossip sun and moon, not only can you not feel the incongruous taste, but it increases the majesty of the wearer, presumably someone specially made it." This tie alone is estimated to be worth a lot of money. ”

The boss said: "I didn't expect that the son was young, but his knowledge was already very extraordinary. This is specially made for the new doctor of Jizhou Houfu, and today it is my turn to sew the neckline and the whole of the clothes together in my shop, and it can be completed. ”

When General Zhu heard this, he said: "Candle day, you may have misunderstood, this doctor of the Hou Mansion of Jizhou, different from the doctor of the imperial court, is not an official position, but specifically to pray for the peace of the people, drought and rain, sacrifice to the god of fire, welcome the gods, set up a title, this clothes are only worn by the chosen people and learn the ritual of sacrifice." ”

Just when Candle Tian was obsessed with the divine costume and just wanted to ask where the pants were, the snake right had already chosen the clothes. Wearing a bright red robe, he walked up to Candle Tian and said, "You kid is not doing anything, what are you thinking about?

Candle Tian raised his eyes and looked at it, and was suddenly stunned in place. said: "This is too pretty, isn't it?" The red robe, with the blue belt, especially the large peony flower on the chest is even more delicate and moving, and those who don't know will really treat you as a woman. ”

The snake coughed right and said, "What nonsense? I'm a woman now." Do I have to wear the same color clothes as you have before, the most ordinary clothes, and the colors are pink and yellow at most, except for black and white, which is really boring. Today, my sister chose this one. ”

Candle Tian looked at the clothes in the room, and finally chose a black coarse cloth plain clothes and a yellow satin robe, and followed the snake right to the door.

General Zhu's choice was not much different from Candle Tian, but probably because of the identity of the general, he actually chose a military uniform and a black robe, and the snake almost didn't laugh out loud. However, Chen Xin saw it and said directly: "General Zhu, how much do you like military uniforms, there are no less than a dozen sets issued in the barracks, you still buy them here, I am really convinced." ”

Candle Tian and Zhu Jun stood outside the door together, waiting for Chen Xin to choose his clothes. And the snake right was undoubtedly pulled in again. Chen Xin said: "The big sister seems to have become more beautiful. ”

Snake right: "I'm already good-looking, and it has nothing to do with clothes." But I'd like to see what kind of clothes you're going to choose?"

Chen Xin said: "At a young age, it is naturally the best yellow to set off my identity." ”

After speaking, he directly picked up three identical yellow robes and put one on his body. I really wanted to turn back, but I found that the snake right had long since disappeared, and the candle sky and Zhu Jun at the door had also disappeared without a trace.

Chen Xin smiled and said, "I knew I was going to pay." But I don't even know what to run. ”

The boss looked at Chen Xin and said, "A total of twelve taels or three dollars, I'll charge you twelve taels." ”

Chen Xin's ear seemed to have been bitten by something, and he slapped it on the ear and said, "How much? Is this dress so expensive?"

The boss said: "It's not expensive, it's not expensive, if it's worth it, it's still that girl's clothes are a little more expensive." The red robe was made of brocade, and one was worth four taels of silver, and two were eight taels. The clothes of the three men of you are only four taels of silver. ”

Chen Xin took out the silver and held it in his hand, as if he was looking at his favorite thing and about to be taken away, and kept pinching it in his hand, as if he was very reluctant. Even when the silver is placed on the table, it is carefully guarded, for fear that the silver will hurt. When he saw the boss take away the silver, Chen Xin's heart was broken, and he couldn't help but turn around and walk out of the store directly, unable to bear to look at the familiar face of the silver again.

In the evening, everyone changed their clothes and returned to West Street. At this time, the shops on both sides of West Street had long since closed. In the innermost part of the street, it is very lively, and you can hear the sound of pipa and lyrics and singing in the distance.

At this time, Chenxin's depressed mood improved a lot. said: "I see, at night, this West Street looks like a hundred-story building from a distance." I didn't pay attention during the day, and I only saw it at night. This West Street stretches directly up to the halfway point of the mountain, and was originally built on top of a large mountain. ”

Candle Tian, Snake Right and Zhu Jun glanced at it, but they were all stunned in place. Quietly looking into the distance, sighing at the skilled craftsmen who built the Baihualou, the ingenious design.

Candle Tian said: "This is really beautiful, and it is not in vain to be able to have the privilege of walking on West Street in this life." Later, I must go to the highest point on the mountainside to be able to bear the pain I have suffered. ”

The snake right said: "Yes, it is definitely the most beautiful wonder in the world." But let's not forget the purpose of our visit, especially the candle day, and don't think that you are always deceived by people like you used to be, and we will suffer together. ”

Chen Xin said: "No, I will take good care of the master, if he makes another mistake, I will cut off his silver, and I will not give him the silver to eat and drink." ”

Zhu Jun said: "Master Hou's words, have you ever remembered? I'm afraid that the situation here is much more complicated, even the battle-hardened generals will fold in it, we must take every step of the way, and be careful in everything." ”

Chen Xin said: "General Zhu is really a hero who can afford to let go. I thought you'd say that you just came to spy on us, and that our lives are in your hands or something. ”

The snake right said: "General Zhu is right, Chenxin, you don't mess around anymore." The previous incident has nothing to do with General Zhu, and he is just to be loyal to the little marquis, I can understand it. However, now it is for the people to come to check and solve the problem of Baihualou hurting people, which is related to human life and the safety of Jizhou, and the general has naturally had the world in his heart for a long time, so how can he account for the relationship between us. ”

Chen Xin said: "I just said casually, some things are clear, and it will naturally be much easier to do." Since everyone is now of one heart and one mind, there is no problem that cannot be solved. ”