There is an alley in the south of Beiyang City, called Old Street Alley, and the alley is surrounded by some residents, most of whom settled around this alley when the capital was established.

According to the elderly, the old streets and alleys have not always been called by this name, and the former capital is not as prosperous as it is now.

Speaking of which, at that time, this place was not called Beiyang City, with a total of three streets, two alleys, and the size of a town.

Today's street has been preserved, but as time goes by, I don't know who added an old word to the nameless street, and it became the old street.

Now from this point of view, the old streets and alleys really deserve their name, and they are not wronged.

Some people who like nostalgia sometimes come here to look around, and they can't figure out what those people think, but they still see this old word.

In the past, the old streets and alleys were quite wide, and they could accommodate three horses side by side.

Ever since the news spread two or three years ago that the Ancestral Dragon Emperor had built the Sword of the Son of Heaven throughout the country, the world's judgment of his approach was mediocre, but it could not stop a large number of foreign blacksmiths and some ordinary people who claimed to be swordsmiths from pouring into the city in order to obtain a good reward.

The old streets and alleys to the north of the specially built Sword Casting Hall are expanding again and again, and with the advent of the Sword of the Son of Heaven and then disappearing like a flash in the pan, in a very short period of time, the huge Sword Casting Hall has been empty for a long time, but this old street and alley can only shrink again and again, and it has become such a situation where the horse-drawn carriage cannot pass, and people have a home and do not return to it for a long time.

Listening to the boss who sells steamed buns at the entrance of the alley, he talked about the scene and the picture at the beginning, no matter how sunny it rained or a dark cloud, every day a large number of carts and horses carrying ore goods were transported from outside the city to the gate of the Sword Casting Hall.

It is also strange to say, a sword is just a sword, how can you use so much iron ore? The imperial court will never explain anything to its own people about these things.

Mo said that these residents in the city didn't know about it, and the outside of the Sword Casting Hall was strictly controlled, and the slightest glance of the bird in the air would be shot down from afar, so even the important ministers of the court didn't know anything about it.

I only know that the alley where the flowing water was accompanied by the sand and gravel flow was everywhere at that time, and I couldn't lift my legs out when I walked into the alley.

Of course, this is just an exaggeration, and if this is the case, I am afraid that the entire capital will be buried underground.

Even now in this sewer, as long as anyone pickles it with their hands, it is all heavy sand and gravel.

When someone asked why the sword was not outside the city, but inside the city, naturally no one knew what the dog emperor had in mind.

Even some of them were short-tempered, and those who were not satisfied with them would slap their thighs angrily and stare at them and drink, "What the hell can you fight? I don't want us to be better! That dog emperor wants the world to be in chaos! What does it mean to make an emperor here? Originally, they were all the masters of a country, and if they became an emperor, could they still come to the dynasty of all nations? Huh~ I said this little brother, you can tell me whether the word we use is accurate or not, right or wrong, you can tell us about it. ”

The young man in the turquoise robe smiled and nodded, his words were correct, and he held the two plum vegetable buns he bought in his hand, bidding farewell to the steamed bun seller at the entrance of the alley.

Two buns cost five copper plates, and this was the eighth day he had been in the old streets. I haven't received a penny, and I've spent a lot.

Although this young man is not very good at trading, he also knows that the choice of place for business is extremely important, and it is not that he cannot see that it is not easy to open a shop in this kind of territory, but he has no choice.

He had already estimated the cost of the capital in advance, but when he came to the city, he found that his estimate was really not worth mentioning.

Originally, a guest had already come yesterday, and it seemed that he had fallen in love with a calligraphy, which could be regarded as his first business in the capital, not to mention whether he could make money, at least he could get an auspicious one.

However, the things sent out no longer thought about that idea, only thinking about how to earn 30 copper plates a day to pay the monthly rent.

Regarding the sword casting hall that the owner of the bun shop said, he passed by and took a look when he came, and although it was empty for a long time, he was still killed.

Although it is the casting place of the Sword of the Son of Heaven, this alley is extremely far away from the real Son of Heaven, and it is not stained with the dragon energy that the older generation said, so naturally no one expects that the vacant Sword Casting Hall can be demolished and rebuilt, so that this old street and alley no longer looks so dilapidated, and can bring some popularity.

From the man's mouth, the young man knew that the current situation should have been much better, except for the roof and eaves covered with a thick layer of black smoke that could not be washed away by rain, the whole alley was considered clean.

Such a clean alley seems to be a good place to live, although there is business where people live, but most of the shops are for rent and for sale.

Who knows what kind of wind the imperial court will suddenly draw on one day, thinking of casting another handful? It is better to sell it early to save trouble.

In the early morning, the rain had stopped, and the men did not see the smoke and dust in the mouths of the residents.

What makes people feel a little speechless is that when this outsider came to rent a shop, those people didn't say that.

At that time, the young man naturally remembered the other party's spitting words.

The other side of this close to the old street is the place where the sword of the Son of Heaven is cast, and the sword hall is cast! When the sword of the Son of Heaven was cast, the dragon energy in the city was flourishing, and there was a huge dragon flying faintly in the sky.

If you want to talk about the place where the dragon qi in our country is the most vigorous, it is not in the deep palace, but in this old street and alley!

I can tell you, our old alley is the closest place to the Sword Casting Hall, and you haven't seen the picture of the Sword Casting Hall when the Sword of Heaven was cast, even though the residents of the North City are still the residents of the East and West Cities, and the water surrounding this alley is impassable.

Moreover, the dragon qi contained in the sword is very easy to dissipate, often only at the moment when the sword is just cast, so we have left a lot of dragon qi blessings in this place.

Besides, when the sword of the Son of Heaven was cast, we still gave way to him in this alley, otherwise how would we build the sword casting hall in the city? The Son of Heaven is so broad-minded, let's let him go a zhang, not to mention returning a hundred zhang, but at least we will give a little return, right? Hehe, who is the Son of Heaven? Even if the return is only the size of a fingernail, it is enough for me to wait for a lifetime.

So young man, you are in a hurry, now is the time to collect returns, doing business here is blessed by the dragon's energy, and you will definitely be able to make a lot of money.

How can popularity be compared to the vigorous dragon spirit? Popularity is just to support a scene and make a small fuss, and dragon energy can really protect people from being rich and noble!

Although the dragon qi is completely ethereal, even cultivators who are more ethereal in the eyes of ordinary people think that it is completely nonsense.

But those who do business want to be auspicious, and they pay a lot of attention everywhere.

However, it is okay for these words to fool outsiders, and if the people in the city hear these words and praise, they will be angry and accuse the profiteers.

I don't dare to enter the door of the house that is filled with black smoke, this is what you call dragon energy? How much does this kind of dragon energy have to be when I cook at home, and even a thick layer has accumulated on the bottom of the pot, how can I not see that the cooked food can be fragrant without oil?

The man shook his head lightly and smiled helplessly.

In fact, he didn't think too much about these, and he never sought to be blessed with some dragon energy.

It's just that I feel that the same thing is in the same place, how can I change the rhetoric and immediately become one heaven and one earth.

Not on purpose, but not so quickly, after all, he hasn't been here for a long time.

Walking back to his shop along the alley, he saw a man who looked like a scholar standing quietly in front of the shop, staring at the signboard he wrote carefully, occasionally nodding slightly, and there was a trace of unstingy appreciation in the other party's eyes.

The young man hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "I've seen this gentleman." ”

The scholar man turned around, as if he noticed that he was a little rude to look at the other party's signboard while the master was away, and hurriedly replied, "Mr. Don't dare to be, if you are rude, you still hope that Junjia Haihan is." ”

The other party is obviously older than himself, but he still uses the honorific title of the Jun family for himself.

It was not difficult to guess that he was a scholar, so the young man was not surprised, but asked, "Sir, you are serious, you can watch it at will when you open the door to do business, I don't know what Mr. is here for." ”

The young man had already opened the door as he spoke, and suddenly noticed the two buns he was carrying, turned around and handed one up, and said with a smile, "If Mr. doesn't dislike it, then"

The scholar man did not refuse, took a bun, and asked politely, "I don't know what the Jun family is called?"

The young man held a bun in his hand and waved his hand and saluted and replied, "The student's name is Liu Chunsheng, and Mr. is not polite." ”

The scholar man also took another bun and saluted back, "In Xia Ju'an, come and bother." ”

The picture begins to freeze, two men, one holding a bun in his hand, salutes each other in return, the picture may be a little weird or even funny.

But Liu Chunsheng was extremely excited when he heard the other party's name, and he kept the salute for a long time, until the bun in his hand fell to the ground before he noticed his faux pas.

He saluted again, a little nervously and replied, "The student has seen Mr. Ju An, and Mr. Jean has smiled." ”

Ju Anwen smiled, handed the bun forward with his right hand, lightly supported his sleeve with his left hand, and said with a spring breeze on his face, "The Jun family doesn't have to be polite." ”

Liu Chunsheng raised his head slightly and looked at the other party blankly.

Standing like a Zhilan jade tree, smiling like a bright moon in his arms, this person is a gentleman Ju'an, noticed his faux pas again, took the bun handed over with trembling hands, bowed his head and replied, "Thank you, sir." Then he hurriedly welcomed the other party into his shop.

Ju An couldn't help but smile and reminded, "The buns are getting cold, and the Jun family should use them earlier." ”