Chapter 33: Night Changsha

Changsha, a great city, has a bad fate and has been repeatedly attacked in history.

The most recent time was at the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, when the whole city of Changsha was almost destroyed, and it was not until the 14th year of the Yuan Dynasty that the city was made of adobe bricks.

After entering the Ming Dynasty, in the fifth year of Hongwu, Qiu Guang, the commander of the Changsha guard, toppled the earth city and built the city wall with stone bricks, which has the Changsha city that I see without sleep today.

I couldn't sleep at night and looked around, but I saw that the city wall was about two feet high, and if it was not a good hand with internal strength, I would never be able to climb up, so a door was high and the wall was strong; Outside the city wall, a moat surrounds the city, if it is not for the walking like flying, it is difficult to jump over the leisure, and the end is the wide ground and the pond is deep!

Along the dirt road outside the city, a row of evergreen cypress trees are planted, dotting the afterglow of the setting sun.

Pedestrians come and go, in and out, and the city gate is like a big mouth, chewing on the time that the world regards as a treasure.

People can't help but chant Wang Wei's poems: "The distant tree takes the travelers, and the lonely city should be the sunset." ”

Sleepless and Luo Xiangzhu looked at each other and smiled, Luo Xiangzhu said: "Finally arrived in Changsha!" ”

From Anhua all the way, more than 400 miles away, hardships along the way, tribulations, and finally at this moment, turned into tears pouring out of Changsha City.

After being sentimental for a while, he mixed with the soldiers and interrogated him, and walked into the city through the "Xiangchun Gate".

Zhu Houmao invited the two of them to be guests in the palace, and his eyebrows flew and he said: "My palace is big, Changsha City has a total of ten points, my palace accounts for at least seven points, more than 800 rooms, you can choose which one to live in!" ”

Seeing the smug look in and out of this young man's words, he knew that what he said was true and was silent.

Xin said: "The Mabang tea farmers I met when I met on the Ancient Tea Horse Road were running around for a living, and I am afraid that they would have to be old enough to have a piece of land and settle down; However, a house with one surname can occupy more than half of the area of a city.

Sure enough, the Tao Te Ching is right, 'The way of man is not, and the loss is not enough to give more than enough'. The gap is so huge, how can it last? ”

Luo Xiangzhu politely refused: "No." Thank you for your kindness! Without explaining why, he turned his head to the sleepless night and said, "Cousin, let's keep going, shall we?" ”

Sleepless called her a cousin before, so she temporarily stopped calling her "Amiens" and changed her name to "cousin".

Sleepless nodded and led the horse to the city.

Zhu Houmao wanted to invite him again, but Xin Zhixing on the side said, "Senior brother! Even if Night Young Man and Miss Luo go to your house to play, can you accompany them tonight? The things that Master has given us have not yet been handed over! ”

Zhu Houmao woke up like a big dream, and said in despair: "Alas! Reckless, reckless! I forgot about it. The body is full of mundane affairs, when do you have to look at the green mountains? ”

Sleepless at night, he said without looking back: "If there is leisure in the heart, there will be green mountains everywhere." ”

Zhu Hou said: "It's easy to say! Let me tell you, I'll go to Yuelu Mountain to recover my life now, Yuelu Mountain is also a green mountain, I can take a few looks if I want to, are you angry?! ”

Ye Wumian shook his head, took Luo Xiangzhu by the hand, and walked to the depths of the market.

In autumn, it gets dark early and fast, the lights are on, and the fireworks in the world are gradually emerging.

Since Chenghua, the curfew in the city has become more and more relaxed, and the richness of the nightlife in the market has gradually become comparable to that of the former Song Dynasty.

Sleepless and Luo Xiangzhu traveled all the way, juggling and selling plasters on the street, breathing fire for rewards, setting up stalls to sell pastries and snacks, and selling to bury their fathers...... Everything you need, making it attractive.

Although Luo Xiangzhu was born in a merchant family, before his father died, he had been secluded in the high walls, and he had to travel, and there was no way to guide him, so he had never been to a big city like Changsha.

The first time I saw this prosperity, I couldn't take my eyes off it, I praised it, and I couldn't take my eyes off it.

Sleepless at night is a person in Luoyang, Luoyang's Fusheng, far away from Changsha, these are not strange.

smiled: "Miss, I remember you said before that after coming to Changsha, you have to go to find local snacks first, and then go to grandma's house." I don't know now, but I still have this plan, or have I changed my mind? ”

Luo Xiangzhu smiled and said, "My nephew plays the lantern - according to my uncle (old)!" You see, it's already night, so it's naturally inconvenient to go to my grandmother's house, so let's go find an inn first, sacrifice the five visceral temples, and discuss it tomorrow morning! ”

She always has a sense of escape from her grandmother, faintly hoping to see her as late as possible, and does not hesitate to use the time as an excuse to postpone the time of meeting.

Ye Wuxian smiled and said, "It's okay, everything is up to you, Miss." This time I came down from the Black Elk Peak, prepared a few children in my bags, and was no longer as nervous as before. All kinds of food can be eaten. ”

The two of them did not procrastinate, chose a magnificent inn, booked a spacious and comfortable room, and asked the host to serve the signature dishes the same.

The host looked at the two of them and felt that they were dressed shabby, not like a rich family, only the two swords on their waists that were sleepless at night, showing a bit of preciousness, so they did not drive the two away.

Blowing his beard and glaring: "Two, our store does not owe credit." If you don't have money to eat, you can use the sword as a sword. ”

This kind of dog looks at people's low faces, sleepless nights and sees a lot, takes out a piece of silver from his arms, weighs about two taels, "snaps", puts it on the table, and says with a smile: "What is the master's words, don't delay going to the food!" ”

At this time, the Ming Dynasty had not yet experienced the "Longqing switch" of the Longqing Dynasty after Jiajing, and silver had not yet flowed in large quantities from the West, and its purchasing power was quite high.

Two taels of silver, in addition to eating the signature dishes in this restaurant, you can also leave a few nights of accommodation fees.

The master's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly put away the two taels of silver, and said with a smile: "Two, the little one has eyes and doesn't know Zhao Gongming, and he abruptly attacked the two God of Wealth grandfathers, they should really fight, they should fight!" ”

After slapping himself gently, he changed his face dramatically, shouted at Xiao Er, and served food for Ye and Luo.

The world is warm and cold, and the world is bitter, and it is vividly expressed in the face of this master's family.

Ye and Luo can be regarded as having experienced the rivers and lakes, and they just smiled at each other, all without saying anything. When the dish was served, he didn't care about the appearance of the food and ate it in a big gulp.

Although last night in the Black Elk Gang, sleepless at night ordered a feast for three days, eating three days of flowing water feast, the beef and mutton in the mountains one after another, cut and cooked, boiled and cut, but the rough smell of the mountains and wild is naturally not comparable to the delicacies in the restaurants in the city, just smelling the smell, the index finger moved.

Any hesitation is a disappointment to the food.

The speed at which the two of them ate gradually outpaced the speed at which the food was served in the back kitchen.

At that time, there was no such thing as "prefabricated dishes" in later generations, but all the dishes in the restaurant were just a sample there, but almost none of them were prepared in advance, and the chefs cooked them according to the needs of the guests.

Ye and Luo ate quickly, which made the cook feel pressured.

Fortunately, the two of them were waiting for the food, and they didn't urge, chatting all over the world. It seems that seeing that the separation is imminent, both of them have a posture, and they must say all the words in the future for many days today.