Chapter 213: The Capital
There were two columns of soldiers outside the gate of the capital, and they were only allowed to enter the gate after a series of verifications and inspections. Although the inspection is complicated, the efficiency is also fast. Lin Dart led the group to enter quickly.
Zhao Yunlan lifted the curtain and poked her head out to look, looking at everything and feeling that it was novel. The wide streets, the eaves on both sides of the road, the cries of the hawkers come and go. Further north, you reach a fork in the road.
Lin Dart said: "Li Xianggong, you can go to Xueping Street to have a look, most of the inns over there are where students who are rushing to take the exam, so we will say goodbye here." ”
Li Mingren: "Thank you Lin Darthead, there will be a period in the future, take care." After that, he motioned to Ye Sheng to pack some bacon for Lin Dart and his party.
Lin Darttou was not polite, and after thanking him, he went east, while Li Mingren and his party were going west.
After Lin Dart and the first few people left, Zhao Yunlan wanted to get out of the car and take a walk, but along the way, she saw many women walking on the street, so Zhao Yunlan thought about getting down and walking by herself.
I used to think that this kind of big city is more hierarchical, and maybe it will pay more attention to rules and etiquette, but I didn't expect that this capital will be so open. In a small place like Qingshui Town, women in the prime of their lives rarely go out, or even don't go out, and they have this kind of example in their own family, and Li Mingmei was controlled by the Wang family in this way.
Zhao Yunlan didn't know, this is just that the common people will be so relaxed, in fact, in the official family, they do attach great importance to these etiquette systems, but at this time, Mama Cui was not around to mention it, and Zhao Yunlan didn't react for a while.
No matter what Zhao Yunlan did, Li Mingren of course raised his hands in agreement, so at this time, the couple got out of the carriage and went shopping. Ye Sheng and a few people went to find the inn first, just arrived in the capital can only stay in the inn first, wait for tonight's rest and tomorrow and then inquire about renting a small yard, the spring in February next year, in the capital still have to live for some time, has been living in the inn is not only not cost-effective but also somewhat inconvenient.
"Xianggong, let's go eat a bowl of wontons?" Zhao Yunlan looked at the wonton stall in front of her, this kind of weather is suitable for a bowl of hot soup, and you will be completely warm when you eat.
Li Mingren nodded, the two of them asked for two bowls of wontons in the past, the wonton bowls in the capital are all one size bigger, but this wonton is also more expensive, a bowl of ten wen, is enough to buy a pound of meat at home.
"Hey, it's so comfortable after eating! My hands were cold just now, but they were hot after eating. As soon as Li Mingren finished speaking, a cold wind blew.
Zhao Yunlan: "This capital is really cold!" Luckily there was no snow along the way. ”
Li Mingren: "Well, Lin Darttou said that it will snow for a few days!" ”
The two of them then went west, this side is walking along the street to Xueping Street, maybe Lin Darttou does not show the way, the two of them can guess this way. Along the way, there were several bookstores and bookstores, or shops selling the four treasures of the study, and Li Mingren also saw a store specializing in selling ink, and he knew that it was not cheap when he looked at the decoration.
"White Deer Academy!" Zhao Yunlan whispered, thinking that there was a academy called Bailu wherever she went.
There is more than one academy on this street, and there is also a Qingfeng academy in front of it. Walking ahead, it is almost the area where the inns gather, and there are many shops selling food on both sides of the street, but there are not too many stalls and vendors selling here, perhaps because everyone knows the reason why the students are quiet.
The previous inns didn't see the shadows of Ye Sheng and the others, Li Mingren and Zhao Yunlan kept walking, and finally saw He Wen in front of an inconspicuous inn.
The inn is called Yunlai Inn, why is it inconspicuous? Because the inns I saw before were tall and wide, and the doors were also carved beams and painted columns, they looked very magnificent. And this Yunlai Inn looks very small at the door, and there is a plaque hanging.
"Sir, madam, I searched for a long time to find an inn with a vacant room. Chunxiang and He Hua had already gone upstairs to see it, and they were cleaning up now. After He Wen finished speaking, he waited for the two to speak.
Li Mingren: "I didn't expect everyone to come so early. ”
Zhao Yunlan: "Yes, come early and feel at ease, I'm afraid that we will be delayed on the road, so we can still find a place to live, let's go in, it's cold outside." ”
"Hmm!"
"Guest officer, please!" As soon as I entered the house, I was greeted by the enthusiastic Xiao Er and went upstairs.
"Guest officer, the hot water is already boiling, and it will be sent in a while. If you need to call for food, you can call me, there is a handbell, you can hear it downstairs by shaking it. Xiao Er's enthusiasm couldn't be suppressed, and he went out energetically after speaking.
Zhao Yunlan and Li Mingren laughed, this capital is different.
This doesn't look like a small inn, but I didn't expect the service to be good. And this inn doesn't look as small as the outside, but it's spacious inside, and the Sixue room where Li Mingren and Zhao Yunlan live, each room is divided into inside and outside. The outer room is equipped with a desk, a wooden couch, and incense. In addition to the bed, there is also a dressing table and a changing room. There are charcoal fires burning inside and outside, and it should be good to look at the charcoal fire, and the house is not too cold and there is not much smoke.
Because the two of them ate wontons on the street, they both decided to change their clothes before dinner. Accommodation here is cheap and not as expensive as you think, but food is really not cheap.
Yunlai Inn was originally called Yunlai Restaurant, the main focus is food, it was only later that it began to add accommodation, and those who have an understanding of the capital will have some choices Yunlai Inn, after all, the food here is a must, so Yunlai Inn is not as depressed as it seems.
This time, I don't know if it was the luck of Li Mingren and the others, so there was still a vacant room, and it was hit in that one.
Zhao Yunlan shook the bell in her hand, Xiao Er came upstairs quickly, it was still the Xiao Er who had just received, and at this time he was enthusiastically recommending the signature dishes of the inn, and he was talking endlessly to the two of them about the history of the inn.
Zhao Yunlan didn't feel bored, but felt that this little second brother was very interesting, and one small story after another attracted Zhao Yunlan, and accidentally ordered a table of dishes.
When watching the dishes be served, Zhao Yunlan and Li Mingren were stupid, the portion was too large. In the end, the six masters and servants sat together and ate their first meal in the capital. Fortunately, everyone has a large amount of food, and this is delicious, and everyone is full of food.
"Ouch~ Next time, I can't listen to that little second brother's nonsense, I'll kill me." Zhao Yunlan collapsed on the couch, touching her stomach and wailing.
Li Mingren: "Lady, touch the wood, don't be happy to say this!" "After that, I walked around twice, which was really too much.
In addition, the dish is delicious, if I couldn't eat it before, I wouldn't have eaten it, and I really don't want to waste these dishes now.
"You don't have to wait at night, just rest when you need to go!" Zhao Yunlan looked at Chunxiang and He Hua who insisted on standing next to them, the two girls had just eaten at the dinner table, and they were still sticking to their posts at this time.
"Yes." Who would have thought that it would be so difficult to make a bow. Chunxiang thought that next time she couldn't indulge herself like this, and she couldn't let her wife indulge, but Mama Cui had explained it at home, but she couldn't forget it.