Hangzhou City has a good reputation since ancient times, not only because since the Zhou Dynasty, Hangzhou has become an important ancient city in the south from a barren land, but also experienced the changes and prosperity of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period, the Two Han Dynasty and the Wei and Jin dynasties, making Hangzhou an important economic, historical and cultural center in the south, and in the Southern Dynasties, Hangzhou was an important economic and cultural center, so it is not difficult to imagine the prosperity and liveliness of Hangzhou at that time.

Yusheng has never been to such a big and lively place as Hangzhou in his memory, when the master brought him here, they walked around the edge of the city, and did not enter the city, at that time, Yusheng just felt that the north and east gates of the city were always waiting for many people to prepare to enter the city, they had merchants, officials, and ordinary people, and they could only look at this famous city from afar. This time it was the master who brought him to take him into the city. When he saw the city gate from afar, Yusheng couldn't hold back his curiosity, he kept looking east and west, and from time to time he straightened his neck and waited anxiously.

Finally, when he and his master entered the city, the guards at the gate of the city asked a few words and let them enter the city. After entering the city, Yusheng kept looking around. The buildings in the city are all exquisite buildings, most of them have three or four floors, each floor has hollow windows, carved decorations, exquisite lacquer paintings and exquisite cornices, not only that, each piece of glazed tiles is brilliant, but also decorated with exquisite four gods and clay statues of sacred beasts. In addition, there are several buildings with high eaves erected, each piece of wood is painted with exquisite patterns, and the red lacquered gate is also decorated with golden copper nails, and there are two mighty stone lions standing at the door, which are incomparable to the well-known Xiangyun Town. In Xiangyun Town, there is only one two-story building, that is, the rain viewing building of the Qin family compound, which is very rare in Xiangyun Town, but compared with Hangzhou City, it is very low and simple.

Hangzhou City is a paradise for merchants, only to see the traffic here, the sound of selling, shouting and shouting one after another. The signs of taverns and shops are so varied and dense that it is impossible to read. And there are a lot of people on the street, some of them sit in sedan chairs, and the sedan chairs are carried by four people and eight people, and some of them are people who open the way. In addition, there are also horseback riders, all kinds of horses, there are white, brown, black, and spotted light gray horses, and the decoration that matches the horse is also different, there are belts with copper bells, there are brocade ribbons with pendants, there are also red silk hanging on the waistcoat, and even some dignitaries and nobles have gold and silver ornaments or feather crowns on the horse's head. The most people on the street are still walking, but whether it is men or women, their clothes are very bright, especially some young men and women, men will wear a small golden crown or a beautiful cloth scarf, and with a long flowing ribbon; For women, they will comb out three buns and leave a braid at the back of their heads, and then decorate them with corresponding jewelry, or comb them relatively more elegantly, with beautiful ribbons and jade ornaments, which look beautiful and pure. Of course, there are all kinds of small businessmen on the lively streets of Hangzhou, some of them are selling vegetables, some are selling medicine, some are measuring characters and writing family letters, some are jugglers, some are selling crafts, and some are selling all kinds of snacks or all kinds of gadgets, there is really everything, so busy that Yusheng doesn't know where to look.

I don't know how many streets I have walked through, Yusheng and the master came to a three-story structure of the ancient building, only to see that although this building is not as exquisite and bright as some of the newly built buildings, although it has experienced some wind and rain, but it still looks quite magnificent, especially the signboard on the top of the main entrance, not only is it bigger than any shop next to it, but also the three big gold characters "Jimin Hall" carved on the ancient begonia wood also appear magnificent, the penmanship is sharp, and it is from the hands of famous artists at a glance. Bai Zhengbo pulled Yusheng, who was constantly looking, and led him into the lobby. As soon as they walked in, one of the guys came up to them and asked, "Are you going to see a doctor?" ”。

Bai Zhengbo shook his head and said, "We are here to find your king's shopkeeper, I don't know if we are here?" ”。

The man looked at the master and apprentice, and couldn't guess their intentions, but knew that they were not here to see a doctor, and the clothes of the master and apprentice were so good that they had even begun to fade, so he said listlessly: "Oh, look for the king's shopkeeper, I went out, and I haven't come back yet."

Bai Zhengbo didn't pay attention to the guy's contempt, but continued to ask, "So, when will you come back?" ”。

The man said weakly: "Oh, this is hard to say, the shopkeeper has gone to buy the goods, maybe a few hours, maybe half a day, maybe not come back until the evening, you have to wait and wait." After speaking, he turned around and ignored the master and apprentice again. Although Bai Zhengbo was a little breathless, he had no choice but to pull Yusheng out of the lobby first. Standing at the door, Bai Zhengbo thought about it, and then took Yusheng to the door of the backyard of the medicine hall, because he thought that the king's shopkeeper would definitely place the goods here, so the master and apprentice sat here until noon.

At this time, Bai Zhengbo faintly heard Yusheng's belly ringing, so he asked, "Are you hungry?" ”

Yusheng blushed and shook his head, and said, "Don't be hungry, master." ”

Bai Zhengbo smiled, gently stroked Yusheng's hair with his hand, and said, "The master is hungry, are you still not hungry?" ”

Yusheng lowered his head in embarrassment and whispered, "Did the master hear it?" ”

Bai Zhengbo sighed, smiled and said, "Let's go, the master will take you to dinner."

The master and apprentice asked for two bowls of Yangchun noodles on a small noodle beach not far from the backyard of the medicine hall, and Bai Zhengbo also picked some more into the Yusheng bowl, afraid that he would not be full. Yusheng hurriedly blocked the noodles that the master was about to hand over with his hand, and said, "Master, I've had enough, you can eat it." ”

Bai Zhengbo smiled and said, "Silly boy, let you eat it, and be polite to the master." Yusheng looked at the master, eating Yangchun noodles in his mouth, but he had an indescribable feeling in his heart, he only felt sour, and felt that he was really favored by God, and it was great to meet the master.

After eating the noodles, Yusheng and the master still went to the backyard to wait for the shopkeeper Wang, and about two hours later. I saw more than a dozen wooden wheeled carts not far away, full of large and small sacks, coming in the direction of the master and apprentice non-stop. Bai Zhengbo smiled and said, "It seems that it's here, Yusheng, let's go and ask." With that, the two of them stepped forward and walked a few steps, and sure enough, these goods belonged to Jimintang.

After the wooden wheeled carts stopped in the open space in the backyard, Bai Zhengbo walked up with Yusheng and asked a hired worker who was busy unloading, "Excuse me, has the shopkeeper Wang come back?" ”

The hired man turned around and looked at Bai Zhengbo and said, "I'm back, I'm already in the lobby." After Bai Zhengbo thanked the hired man, he led Yusheng to the lobby again.

As soon as he entered the lobby, he met the guy from before, he was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "You really have perseverance, this time is quite accurate, the shopkeeper Wang has just come back, and you have arrived." You wait, I'll go and inform you. ”

Bai Zhengbo smiled slightly and said, "Thank you!" After a while, the fellow came out and motioned for the master and apprentice to go with him. So, I went around the lobby and passed through the front hall and the annex before coming to the back hall.

This back hall is very elegantly arranged, the front is a hundred grass, planted with some uncommon herbs, and the middle is also dotted with mountain stones and flowing water, and on both sides of the front of the hall are two large flower ponds, in addition to the generally good-looking flowers, there are also precious peonies and orchids, in addition, the rare large bowl of camellia in the south and the peony of Luoyang in the north can also be seen in the flower pond. The furnishings in the back hall are mainly Suzhou carved furniture, and are equipped with crystal white porcelain and calligraphy and paintings of various famous artists, so as to show the elegant preferences and otherworldly tastes of the owner.

At this time, in the middle of this very elegant back hall, there was a middle-aged man with a short figure and a fat body, I saw that he was full of red light, drunken eyes, his crown and hat had already fallen to the side, and his clothes were not neat, obviously he had just come down from the banquet. In addition, there was a woman's red lip print on his collar, and Bai Zhengbo couldn't help but sigh. Seeing someone come in, the shopkeeper staggered to his feet, straightened his neck, and looked at Bai Zhengbo with a pair of small sesame eyes. After the man led the master and apprentice to the place, he turned around and went back to the lobby.

The shopkeeper shook towards Bai Zhengbo and walked over to them, full of wine, and said in the first sentence: "Who are you, I don't know you." ”

Bai Zhengbo was really unhappy at this time, so he only heard him say: "The shopkeeper Wang is really a noble person who forgets things, has Bai Zhengbo in Jiankang City forgotten back then?" ”

After listening to Bai Zhengbo's words, the shopkeeper Wang leaned in again, blinked his sesame eyes and looked at it for a while, before he said: "Haha, who should I be, it turned out to be Brother Bai, I haven't seen ...... for a long time, do you have anything to do with me?" ”

Bai Zhengbo forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "Brother Wang, are you afraid that your brother will ask you to do something?" ”

Shopkeeper Wang seemed to be a little sober, and said reluctantly: "There, people like Brother Bai, I can't even invite them." ”

Bai Zhengbo didn't pay attention to the rudeness in his words, just smiled slightly, and said, "Okay, I'll ask Brother Wang to help me with the next matter today." ”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper Wang sneered, and said weakly: "Say, what's the matter."

So, Bai Zhengbo pulled Yusheng over and said, "My apprentice wants to be a buddy with you, I don't know if the shopkeeper can give this face." ”

Hearing this, Shopkeeper Wang squinted his eyes and looked at Yusheng, and said, "Come here, child, let me see." ”

Yusheng looked at the master, and when he saw that the master nodded to let him pass, he stepped forward. Shopkeeper Wang grabbed Yusheng's arm and pulled him over, making Yusheng's arm sore, Shopkeeper Wang looked left and right, and said: "This kid is too thin, I only have the work of carrying and sorting medicinal materials here, can this kid do it?" ”

Before Bai Zhengbo could answer, Yusheng said categorically: "I can do it!" ”

After listening to Yusheng's words, Shopkeeper Wang squinted at Yusheng and said, "Hey, the tone is not small, then okay, you can come tomorrow." After finishing speaking, he shouted outside at the top of his voice: "Uncle Li, Uncle Li ......."

After a while, an old servant with pale hair came up and said, "Master, do you have any orders?" ”

The shopkeeper pushed Yusheng over and said drunkly, "Let ...... Let this child go and see ......, how to get a bag...... How to divide the medicine, go quickly. The old servant didn't dare to slack off, so he led Yusheng to the backyard.

At this moment, only Shopkeeper Wang and Bai Zhengbo were left in the back hall. The two faced each other silently for a while, and then, Shopkeeper Wang stood up and staggered to Bai Zhengbo, looked at him directly, and said contemptuously: "Can't go on, Brother Bai, this hard life, this kind of high school, is it so good?" I actually let the apprentices come out to work, huh...... Oh......, alas, I don't know what Miss Liu likes about you, and she is willing to live this kind of life with you, alas, many people can't climb the Liu family if they want to, but you ......".

As soon as Bai Zhengbo heard his words, he couldn't help but be angry, the last thing he wanted to mention on weekdays was his father-in-law, this Liu Wei relied on the power of Liu Xiufan, the king of Guiyang, to constantly troubled Jiangzhou, and secretly conspired with some ministers of the capital Jiankang to usurp the government, and he also suspected that the behind-the-scenes commander of the battle of Hanshui Hall was Liu Wei, although he let his daughter follow him, but I am afraid that he is aiming at "Xuanyuan leather roll".

At this time, the words of the king's shopkeeper couldn't help but make Bai Zhengbo angry, but today he asked for him, so he had to say hatefully: "Everyone has his own ambitions."

After hearing this, the shopkeeper Wang sneered disdainfully and said, "If people can't eat enough, what ambition do they have!" I said, Brother Bai, what kind of world is it now? It is the world of laughing at the poor and not laughing at prostitutes, as long as you have money and power, not to mention that your wife and children can live like a human being, it is a famous calligraphy and painting, look at ......, people are not obediently sent, and they are afraid that they will not get the money if they are sent slowly, hahaha.......ha, what an elegant person, as long as you have money, you let him lick his ass and he licks it, haha......" Speaking of this, the shopkeeper Wang stared proudly, pointed to those calligraphy and paintings, and laughed.

At this time, Bai Zhengbo was already extremely tired of the shopkeeper Wang, but the shopkeeper Wang also put a hand on Bai Zhengbo's right shoulder with the intention of wine, and at the same time, he put his face to Bai Zhengbo's ear and said mysteriously: "With money, you can even have as many women as you want, any kind of woman, hahaha......." ”

Bai Zhengbo really couldn't listen to it anymore, he suddenly stood up, causing the shopkeeper Wang to "plop" and fall on the chair, only to hear Bai Zhengbo say unbearably: "Brother Wang, are you also the heart of the doctor's parents?" With that, he turned and walked out.

The shopkeeper Wang was stunned for a while, and muttered and scolded: "Bah, what is Qinggao, poor and sour." After saying that, he fell asleep.