On the third day, Li Siye did take Li Mei'er to the West Market to buy sencha utensils. The eldest brother is like a father, involving family education, although he knows very little, but he also knows that to set an example, first of all, honesty and trustworthiness, and then rich daughters and poor children, the two truths come together to form two words - spend money.

The tea-making utensils that Li Mei'er needs are not expensive, there are special shops like this in the West Market, the most expensive is the pot for making tea, the iron pot needs one hundred and seventy Wen, and the rest of the wind stove, the bed, the fire pod, the mill, the Luohe, the water square and other utensils are all packed into the bamboo basket, and it actually cost Li Siye a full 800 Wen.

The seat of the West Market Office is a bell and drum tower, and the base of the drum tower is the city gate that staggers north and south, dividing the various areas of the West Market. City officials ring bells early in the morning and beat drums at night to direct the opening and closing of the market.

Li Siye carried the basket through the drum tower and came to Bufu Street. No matter how big the shops in the West Market are, they only sell cloth and not ready-to-wear clothes, but many silk and satin farms employ embroidery girls, or buy Su Luo to make Luo skirts into shops that specialize in cutting clothes.

He didn't know anything about these various silk fabrics, pinched his forehead and bowed his head to Li Mei'er and said, "You should come with Sister Wenran, my brother is a big man and doesn't understand." ”

The lady of the cloth shop owner received Li Siye on behalf of Ah Lang, and surrounded a piece of Su Luo embroidered with plum blossoms around Li Mei'er's waist, and the light silk Luo hung down on the surface of her hemp feet, and raised her head to Li Siye and asked, "Xiao Langjun, how do you see this piece of Luo making a skirt." ”

Li Siye knocked on his forehead and said vaguely: "Yes, that's it, lady, can you make a Luo skirt for my sister, I can give you more money." I'm sorry, but there are no female dependents at home. ”

"Yes." The lady lifted Su Luo and glanced at Li Siye sideways, and saw that he was wearing a kudzu robe with overlapping patches, so she asked with a smile and interjected: "Lang Jun, don't you make your own clothes?" ”

Li Mei'er looked back at her brother, lowered her head a little ashamed, she just thought that she didn't have a skirt, but she didn't expect that her brother was still wearing a patched robe.

"Me? Oh, I don't have to, for me, as long as I can cover my body and warm my body, I don't need to have a bright surface. ”

The cloth shop lady can see from the clothes and behavior of Li Siye's brothers and sisters that they are not from Chang'an City, and their previous life should be very embarrassing. She didn't mean to despise it at all, and said lightly: "Xiao Langjun can go to the back room to eat a bowl of tea, and the skirt will be ready later." ”

Li Siye respectfully refused to obey his orders, and took Li Mei'er to the back hall to kneel on the bamboo mat, and the lady used a soft ruler to measure Mei'er's bust and chest height, deliberately enlarged the size, and said with a smile that she could still wear it in the coming year. Bu Shi Langjun was silently sencha on the opposite side, but his process was more simplified than smelling and dyeing, and the brewed tea was much worse than smelling and dyeing.

After a cup of tea, the lady held the folded Luo skirt and handed it to Li Mei'er's arms, asking her to try it on in the back room.

Generally speaking, girls from ordinary families do not wear Luo skirts until after the curtain, but there is no such division in large families, and their children are only distinguished by hanging hair and coiled hair.

Li Mei'er walked out of the room with a twist, her gesture made Li Siye feel funny, like a girl who longed for maturity and stole her mother's clothes.

"Alright, your wish has been granted."

Li Siye knocked on her forehead, said goodbye to the cloth shop couple, and carried the basket on her back to prepare to go back.

They walked on the street of the wine shop, and the smell of all kinds of wine seduced Li Siye's gluttony, and he was thinking about whether to take his sister to drink two bowls, but suddenly a voice shouted behind him: "Li Siye! ”

Li Siye turned around, but saw Zhao Lu following behind Zhang Xiaojing, stretching out his hand in the crowd and calling him.

He pulled Li Mei'er back, feeling unexpectedly surprised, in Chang'an City, with a population of one million, it was a coincidence that he could meet in the West Market.

"Heiye, take your sister to visit the West Market?"

"Yes, after she saw Wendye boiling tea yesterday, she had to learn to make tea herself, so she bought a complete set of household belongings today."

"Yo, Mei'er even wore a Luo skirt?"

Mei'er nodded reservedly, and gave a cross hand salute to Zhang Xiaojing and Zhao Lu, but she was so happy in her heart.

Zhang Xiaojing said happily: "It's okay, it's better to meet by chance, today you and my brother will have two drinks in the wine shop in this West Market, and I will sit in the east." ”

Li Siye was also really greedy, so he simply pushed the boat down the river and followed Zhang Xiaojing to a wine shop opened by Hu Ren. At this time, just after the arrival of the sun, there were eight low tables in the wine shop, and half of the seats were occupied. They sat in front of the corner near the screen, each sat on a stool, and Zhang Xiaojing sat on the east side.

Immediately, Dr. Liquor came to greet them, standing in front of them and boasting: "Ladies and gentlemen, the proprietor of this shop is Persian, so the wine sold in the store is all authentic Sanle pulp. ”

"It's not authentic, I only know after drinking, give us a bucket of wine first, and cut five catties of cooked mutton." Zhang Xiaojing waved his hand at him.

"Wait a minute, you'll be here soon." Dr. Jiu was just about to turn around, but he seemed to remember something, and lowered his head to show a syquarious smile that is not suitable for all children: "You will have a good eye later, there is an orchid dancing today, and it is a bold girl from Kangdi." ”

Li Siye glanced down at Li Mei'er, for fear of dyeing her ears, and seeing that the little girl's attention was not here, she was still looking down and pondering her Luo skirt.

Standing in front of the wine jar, Dr. Jiu poured ten liters from a bamboo liter from a small water tank-like wine jar into the wine jar, and brought them four empty bowls.

Zhang Xiaojing personally took the wine utensils and poured a bowl for Zhao Lu and Li Siye, and Li Meier sat on the stool and pouted, "I also want to drink Sanle pulp."

"Nope." Li Siye stretched out his hand and grabbed the bowl that Li Mei'er stretched out, and asked the wine doctor, "Is there sencha in the store?" Pour her a bowl. ”

"Yes." Dr. Jiu gave Li Mei'er a funny look, turned around and went to the inner room of the wine shop, and brought fragrant tea every once in a while.

Zhao Lu picked up the wine bowl, saluted in the air and said, "Congratulations to the head official on his reinstatement."

Li Siye was slightly surprised: "Did you go back to be unscrupulous?" That Zhang Hong County Lieutenant didn't embarrass you?"

Zhang Xiaojing glanced at Zhao Lu reproachfully, and said slightly apologetically: "Yes, I asked County Lieutenant Zhang, your errand has been yellowed."

In fact, the day after they got out, County Lieutenant Zhang personally went to Zhang Xiaojing's home and invited him to Wannian County to order and continue to serve as a bad marshal. Zhang Xiaojing offered to ask if he could let Li Siye come back, but Zhang Hong flatly refused. County Lieutenant Zhang's original words are that you have sinned against the horses, but fortunately, I pleaded with the county lord, and you Zhang Xiaojing can continue to do it, but then Li Siye don't think about it.

Compared with Zhang Xiaojing, the colleague hated Li Siye even more, and his skillful killing of demons in front of the Luo Hall of the Princess Mansion directly ruined the fruits of their labor and frustrated the whole plan. Moreover, this county lieutenant does rely on Zhang Xiaojing, although all the intentions of protection are selfish.

Li Siye did not have the slightest look of displeasure on his face, and said with a smile: "Actually, I have found a livelihood, and it is definitely better than being a bad person to make money."

"Oh," Zhao Lu asked with interest, "I don't know what kind of livelihood it is, let's take a look."

"I'm going to do business."

Zhang Xiaojing was deeply surprised, he thought that Li Siye was tall and strong and could martial arts, so he was more suitable for entering the dart industry, or it was easier to join the army to gain fame. But he didn't expect him to be a businessman, which is a cheap business, and for a young man who is full of ambition, this is tantamount to giving up on himself.

Li Siye smiled: "Actually, it's not a business, I want to sell cakes."

Zhao Lu laughed sarcastically: "Selling cakes? Do you know how many cake shops there are in the West Market? Not to mention the West Market, there are also many small shops selling Hu cakes and soup cakes in various squares in the city. If you make soup cakes, maybe it's okay, but you can't make Hu cakes, Chang'an people have very bad tastes, and many people only like to eat cakes made by Sogdians, that's authentic. ”

Li Siye pursed his lips and smiled firmly: "The cake I want to make is different from theirs."

He brought Mei'er to the West Market today, not only to buy sencha utensils and skirts, but also to conduct field trips. The west market of Chang'an City is rich in products, but the types of vegetables are pitifully few compared to later generations, only okra, shallot, radish, etc., but the seasoning is very rich, onions, garlic, pepper, pepper, and the price is very close to the people. This gave him the idea of making green onion cakes, which can be regarded as making a little contribution to Datang's diet and piggybacking on it to earn a little money.