Early the next morning, Li Tai got up and went out to see the villagers busy carrying goods, the yard was already full of two carts, and He Batsheng was still directing the inventory to continue loading.

"I'm tired from traveling for days. Let's go into the city for a few days, and Ah Pan will go with me, and I will also introduce you to the two sons in the door. You and other young brave characters, get together and naturally have similar interests. ”

Seeing Li Tai coming over, He Batsheng said with a smile.

After He Batyue died, he left his sons He Batwei and He Batjing, who have been living in Chang'an City. Li Tai had heard this matter mentioned by He Batsheng and his subordinates, and he had also learned in Whitewater Manor that He Batsheng's relationship with these two nephews did not seem to be very good.

But no matter whether the relationship is good or not, when people reunite with their relatives, it is always embarrassing to watch from the side, not to mention that he himself has relatives in Chang'an.

So he shook his head and said with a smile: "My cousin went to the countryside to inform his relatives about his whereabouts, and now that he has entered Gyeonggi, it is time to visit." Uncle went to the party, forgive me for not having time to accompany me, and visit the famous Kunzhong again in the future. ”

"I was negligent, I only cared about my own affairs, but I forgot that you haven't seen your relatives for a long time."

After hearing this, He Batsheng patted his head, and beckoned Li Tai to follow him into the house, and the staff looked through some scrolls, a bow tire, and some seasonal goods and put them in the box: "He has his own ministry and body, and I am too lazy to bother, and you will give away some vulgar goods one by one." Although I want to live in the city for a few days, I don't like to be harassed by miscellaneous feelings, and after seeing it, you go to the city to meet you. ”

Li Tai also nodded after hearing this, indicating that he had written it down.

In the public security environment around Chang'an City, there were few people who didn't dare to go out, so He Batsheng assigned a few personal soldiers to follow, plus Li Tai's own entourage, and a group of more than a dozen people left the manor and went to Chang'an City first.

Today's Chang'an is still the ancient city of the Han Dynasty, not as grand as the Chang'an City in the Sui and Tang dynasties, but it is also much larger than the Huazhou City that Li Tai passed through. There are many military cities and forts around, like stars and moons.

But the city is also visible to the naked eye is somewhat dilapidated, in many places the city walls have collapsed, some are replaced by fences, and some are simply exposed, and there are no traces of people and animals walking, as if it has become a convenient small door.

Chang'an City in the Han Dynasty was dominated by palace buildings, such as Weiyang Palace, Changle Palace and other large palaces. The periphery of these palaces is set up with a city wall, and the inner palace city and the outer Guo city together constitute the imperial capital.

However, with the development of history, the internal and external pattern of Chang'an City has also been greatly damaged. Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han Dynasty, the warlord melee in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the Wuhu Rebellion in the last years of the Western Jin Dynasty all greatly damaged the ancient city of Chang'an.

Today's Chang'an City, the scale has been reduced to just the scope of the Han Dynasty palace city, the peripheral Guocheng has long ceased to exist, replaced by a variety of garrison towns and forts, and some have simply degraded into farmland.

Li Tai and his entourage entered the city from the east gate of the city, which was originally the Changle Palace in the Han Dynasty, but now it has become Guocheng where the city residents live together.

The so-called Wang Xie Tang Qianyan in the old days, flew into the homes of ordinary people, although it is Jiangnanjian Kangcheng, but it is also quite appropriate to use it in today's Chang'an City.

The original forbidden garden became a residential house, in addition to the chaotic layout of the people's houses and alleys, the city also has a military city setting, with a wall to isolate it from the civilian area, the military residence is called the fang, the folk house is Luli, and there is little communication with each other.

In addition, there are many Buddhist temples in the city, and it is still early in the morning, and the sound of chanting and chanting is endless.

But what interests Li Tai the most is that there are many kiln workshops distributed between the houses, Buddhist temples and the military city, and some of the kilns are still producing with billowing smoke.

Drying near the kiln is not a product such as ceramic dishes, bottles and jars, but a Buddha statue of different sizes and shapes, and many craftsmen are carefully coloring there.

As the capital of the Western Wei Dynasty, the largest handicraft industry in Chang'an City today has nothing to do with food and clothing, but to burn Buddha statues, and the people in the city are four or five out of ten, which is really a spectacle.

At present, Li Taizhi is just an ordinary passer-by in Chang'an, even if he has any feelings, he does not have the ability to make changes.

But seeing that there were so many skilled workers in Chang'an City, he couldn't help but be very moved, and the workmanship level of his kiln was limited to firing bricks and simple pottery. If a group of people can be recruited to be sent to Baishui Manor to take local materials and specialize in the firing of ceramic ritual vessels, there is undoubtedly a big market.

At present, Chang'an City is close to Weishui, and the terrain is high in the south and low in the north, so when the city was planned in the Han Dynasty, important palaces such as Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace were located in the south of the city.

Nowadays, these palaces have long ceased to exist and have been reduced to civilian areas, and the pattern of the nobles in the south of the city has also changed. The palace has long been moved to the northeast corner of the city, and the residences of the magnates have naturally moved and concentrated in the north of the city.

This is because Chang'an City has lived for many years, resulting in the sinking of the groundwater level, and the higher you are, the more difficult it is to get water.

The address left by Lu Rou to Li Tai was in the northwest of the Shan'an Temple in the city, and under the leadership of He Basheng's own soldiers, Li Tai and others successfully found the Shan'an Temple after entering the city, and sent the troops to the left near the house to inquire.

This temple is medium in size among the temples in the city, and the incense is very vigorous, and now in the morning, there is an endless stream of worshippers.

Li Tai stood next to the temple and heard the believers who came and went talking about the temple to prosper in marriage and ensure more harmony between husband and wife.

His soul penetrates this life, but it is not absolute materialism, and when he heard this, he became a little interested, and it was boring to wait for the address of the trilogy to visit, so he entered the temple for a walk.

As soon as he walked to the main hall and was about to enter to bow down, Li Tai heard Li Yantou shouting behind him, and when he turned his head, he saw Lu Rou, who was unkempt and hungover-like, also coming together.

"Ah Pan also believes in Buddhism and worships Buddha?"

Lu Rou saw him wandering in front of the temple, so she stepped forward and said with a smile.

Li Tai shook his head after hearing this, and only said: "I only heard that this temple protects the marriage, regardless of whether it is spiritual or not, this vision is always good." ”

When Lu Rou heard this, her expression suddenly became a little strange, and she pulled Li Tai and walked out, walking to the side of the temple wall before saying, "Even if you have a heart of respect, you must look for the temple gate to worship." Do you know who this temple is dedicated to? ”

Li Tai shook his head after hearing this, and Lu Rou motioned for him to come over and explain in a low voice, after Li Tai heard this, his expression suddenly became strange, and he subconsciously stepped to widen the distance from this temple.

It turned out that this silent temple was built for the wife of the current emperor of the Western Wei Dynasty, Yi Fushi, who was originally the queen of the Yuan Bao Torch, and the marriage of the Western Wei Dynasty in the fourth year of the Great Unification, the Yuan Bao Torch abolished the former queen and set up Princess Rouran as the queen, and the former queen was finally forced to commit suicide by Princess Rouran.

Later, Princess Rouran died in childbirth, and the Yuan Bao Torch made people build this temple on the high ground in the city overlooking the imperial city to commemorate his ex-wife. It's also a long love, but the most worthless thing for people is the so-called love when they can't do anything, which is sad at least and hurtful at worst.

This is really faint and obvious, and his own marriage and life have not been saved, how much can he shelter believers?

Lu Rou first took Li Tai back to the house and led his wife and daughter out to meet.

Lu Rou's wife, Yuan, was born in the Northern Wei Dynasty, was dignified and courteous, and was also quite enthusiastic about Li Tai's visit. When Lu Rou said that she wanted to entertain her cousin, Yuan personally brought her skirt down to prepare a meal.

Although Li Tai often had thoughts about the Northern Wei clan in his heart, he had to admit that his cousin-in-law was indeed gentle and considerable, and he was busy getting up and saying that he didn't need a meal, because he had to visit another cousin Cui's house.

"A few days ago, Lord Lang returned to his home, and frequently sighed that Apan's demeanor was considerable, even if he did not have his relatives to rely on, he could stand on his own in a distant hometown. It's already embarrassing to lose care before, my cousin entered the house today, how can I leave without eating! ”

Yuan stood in the hall and said to Li Tai with a smile, and there was no doubt in his tone.

When Lu Rou saw this, she also said: "Uncle Cousin has been busy with official business recently, and he may not be at home at this moment, and the servant will tell me that I will visit with Ah Pan in the evening." Although your sister-in-law is out of your court, she is not pampered, and I don't have the talent to build a business. But if you refuse to bear witness to her woman's deeds, she will not be pleased. ”

When Li Tai heard this, he could only thank him again before returning to the table, and when the Yuan family saw this, he bowed slightly and then went out of the court.

"Living in Beijing, the family is simple, the preparation is inevitably shabby, and there are cheese slaves to entertain guests, can you get used to it?"

Lu Rou asked the old slave at home to serve a pot of tea, and said to Li Tai with some embarrassment.

Since Li Tai entered the house, he has also seen that although the scale of Lu Rou's mansion is not small, the doors and windows are mostly dilapidated, and the interior furnishings are also simple and tidy. It can be seen that although the family is not rich, the lady in charge is still diligent and decent.

"Not telling me to visit is my abrupt rudeness. If my cousin were so courteous and polite any longer, I would be ashamed to be a guest at the table. ”

Li Tai picked up the bamboo spoon, scooped a spoonful of tea for Lu Rou first, and filled a cup himself, and after taking a sip, his eyebrows raised, and then he sighed: "Tea has its own interest, and it is more moisturizing than buttermilk!" ”

Nowadays, tea drinking has not yet become a custom in the north, and the tea in Lu Rou's house is made of tea leaves, orange peel, dried dates and shredded ginger, and it is not as rich and cumbersome as the so-called Hu spicy soup ingredients in later generations.

This tea retains the fragrance of the tea leaves, but also dilutes the bitter taste, sweet and silky and a slight spicy, in this late summer and early autumn, shengjin quenches thirst and sweats.

"It's the tea that A-ma made herself, just because Aya loves to drink. I helped too! ”

Lu Rou's daughter was five years old, with red lips and white teeth, delicate and cute, and she was originally a little shy to stand aside, but when she heard Li Tai praise the tea, she said with an excited smile.

Then the little girl turned around and ran to the inner room to take out a clay pot, although she was a little reluctant, but it was still placed on Li Tai's desk: "Add a spoonful of honey to make it taste better." Just add one spoonful, it's not good, it's not good, it's not good......"

Obviously, this is the delicious food that the little girl collects herself, and she wants to entertain the guests, but she is also afraid of being wasted by the guests.

When Li Tai saw this, he laughed, put the clay pot back into the little girl's arms and said, "Uncle is not sweet and sweet, the little lady puts away the honey." I live in the township manor, there is a lot of honey in the mountains and forests, another day the little lady and her parents will be guests in the township, I will send you a full jar, and there are other interesting food. ”

"Is it a big can? How big is it? ”

When the little lady heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she put down her little honeypot and opened her little hand to gesticulate, "Is it so big?" ”

"It's so big!"

Li Tai stretched out his arms and hugged him, which immediately made the little girl laugh.