Chapter Twenty-Three: Where Men Like to Go
There are only about three months left before the martial arts conference is held. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Since the news spread that the martial arts tournament would be held in Anlan Province in late March, the number of warriors pouring into Sinan-gun has been increasing day by day.
If you go south from the north to the south, take the Bajiang waterway and go down the east, Qiyang is the last stop before entering the sea. But if you are not afraid of seasickness, going to Anlan via Qiyang is much more time-saving and labor-saving than going through other places. Moreover, the mountains and rivers of Qiyang are magnificent, and they are called the first in the southeast area, only saying that the natural scenery along the way is also difficult to compare with other routes.
As the first of the three counties of East Wulin, even if this martial arts conference is held in Anlan Mansion, Xin'an County, it is also the right to assume the responsibility of the host. The Xin'an Wumeng privately said whether there were any complaints about Yingyuefang's Yue Dai. However, Yingyuefang has been very favored in Xin'an County for several years, and on the surface, the Xin'an Wumeng still expresses enough respect.
What's more, to be honest, Yingyuefang has absolute power in the Muchuan Martial Alliance, and under its leadership, the overall strength of the Muchuan Martial Arts is even stronger than the two counties of Xin'an and Pingning combined. For such a grand event as the martial arts conference, if it is really thrown to the Xin'an Wumeng to prepare alone, it will indeed seem too low-grade.
The route chosen by Yingyuefang to Anlan is through Qiyang. In addition to convenience, it also has the intention of deterring people and pirates. Yiren is also interested, no matter how much he hates Yingyuefang, which called on warriors to rush to Xin'an County, after all, after getting the relevant information, he never went ashore again.
What are you kidding, not to mention the strong strength of Yingyue Fang's own, its appeal alone needs to be paid attention to. The top ten sects in Zhongzhou are not good for everyone, and the Dahua Imperial Court does not dare to underestimate them. And Yingyuefang has so many people who broke their legs when they moved their mouths in Muchuan County, and now that it is staying directly in Xin'an County, how can the Yiren dare to be as presumptuous as before?
Ye Tian and Gu Liuli hadn't been to Qiyang City for a few months.
The former No. 1 capital of the East China Sea is now in vain, and it has long since lost its former glory, and perhaps even its symbolic meaning has dissipated in the turmoil of the unknown end. However, as the martial arts conference approached, Qiyang City, which had a lot of stories, became a boring choice for many martial artists. Therefore, when Ye Tian and the others set foot in this city again, they were really surprised by the excitement that was different from their impression.
On both sides of the street, which runs from north to south, except for making room for shops and houses, the rest is basically occupied by hawkers. The drab wooden shelves and the burlap directly on the floor are all kinds of small items. Although the crowd is not crowded, it also comes and goes endlessly, and there is no end in sight. The shouts and laughter rise and fall, and they are much more festive than during the New Year's Festival.
Ye Tian would not have seen such a quaint and noisy scene in his previous life, and it was the first time that he had traveled through more than half a year in this life. Not only him, but Gu Liuli, who was born and raised in this world, was also seen for the first time.
The two of them led two horses on tiptoe and looked into the distance, and the other sat on horseback and looked around, both of them were deeply attracted by this scene.
Looking at the smiling faces of those ordinary people, more vivid and heartfelt than what Ye Tian had seen when he first arrived in Qiyang City, Ye Tian sighed with emotion: "They have really suppressed it for too long. ”
Gu Liuli bent down: "What did you say?"
Ye Tian shook his head and asked, "Let's go to stay first, and then come here after lunch?"
"No, don't get down to business. Said so, but Gu Liuli still had a yearning on her face that couldn't be concealed.
"If we can delay anything, we just stopped by to inquire which blacksmith and doctor are famous. ”
"And looking for a study. ”
"yes, I already need to go shopping. ”
"Good. Gu Liuli smiled knowingly.
After saying a few words, the two of them walked to the east of the city.
There are many restaurants and inns in the east of Qiyang City. However, when it comes to the degree of business prosperity, it is none other than the western part of the city. Haiyunju, the largest restaurant in Qiyang, is a well-known century-old brand.
In the middle and evening of the previous dynasty, Qiyang has not lost the glory of the first capital of the East China Sea, and thousands of people love the Qi Guifei who is alone, and they have to go to Qiyang every summer to escape the heat. In the days when she and her relatives took a summer vacation in Qiyang, she liked the dishes of Haiyunju the most, so that in the past few years, the imperial chefs in the palace have changed batch after batch.
If it weren't for the fact that the person in charge of Haiyunju at that time was an old man with a flower armor, Concubine Qi would have wanted to invite him to the palace. Even so, she still begged the emperor's imperial pen to inscribe the eight words "Jiangnan Kitchen God, the first meal in the East China Sea" and give it to Haiyunju.
In the early days of Dahua, Emperor Gaozu toured Qiyang to the east and visited this building in person. By then, the old man had already turned to dust, and his son was about to die. However, his eldest grandson made twelve signature dishes for Emperor Gaozu in front of him, which made Emperor Gaozu disappointed.
When Emperor Gaozu asked about the taste, the old man's eldest grandson replied: It is consistent, but the emperor does not know the taste. An entourage wanted to punish him for committing a crime, but Emperor Gaozu rebuked the retinue and asked him what he could do. Answer: Worry about the country and the people, so the food does not know the taste. A sycophant slapped Emperor Gaozu's heart was excited, and he ordered to tear up the words "Jiangnan Kitchen God, the first meal in the East China Sea" on the spot, and gave him a plaque of "Haiyunju" with the inscription.
This is also the reason why the buildings related to the previous dynasty were demolished, but only Haiyunju was preserved.
Ye Tian once went to Haiyunju once, and the wine and food were exquisite and fragrant, but unfortunately the taste was really mediocre, similar to ordinary restaurants. It's not hard for him to understand this. After all, this world is still the world of Dahua, and the taboo of the people of the time is always afraid of less and not more than much.
However, due to the fact that he was given the word by the emperors of the two dynasties, the people who came here continued to come, and he could not maintain it.
In addition to Haiyunju, the west of the city is also a famous place for fireworks in Qiyang. Most of those women were desperate because of banditry and had to sell their flesh and skin for a living. Ye Tian is not a virgin, nor does he think he is noble, but every time he thinks about this, he will feel miserable after all.
The two stayed in the east of the city, fostered the horses for lunch, and then went out for a stroll.
No one knows how long the prosperity they see will last, but such a grand occasion has not been seen for many years, and no one will say anything to ruin the scenery.
They talked and laughed all the way, tasted the bean curd jujube cake and sesame paste in the east of the city, played with the clay figurines and bamboo rattles in the south of the city, and booked the pen, ink, paper and inkstone books in the north of the city, enjoying the rare leisure pleasure.
Until dusk, after returning to the inn for dinner, Gu Liuli changed her clothes and knocked on the door of Ye Tian's room.
"How are you dressed like this? Why do you have this dress?"
The Gu Liuli woman in front of her is dressed as a man, like a beautiful son. However, Ye Tian has watched a lot of costume dramas, how can she not see the flaws in her dress?
"I haven't been to the west of the city. ”
Ye Tian plucked the cold in his heart, and asked tentatively: "Do you want to dress like this when you go to the west of the city?"
"That's how it's convenient. Gu Liuli said embarrassedly: "I want to go to the place where you men like to go." ”
Why did girls like to come here in ancient times? Didn't we love the places where our men loved to go because you weren't there?
Ye Tian's face was broken, and he wanted to cry without tears.