The day after visiting the Wang family, Cui Weizhen fulfilled his promise and waited for Ye Zhenzhen to go shopping.
Since the founding of the Zhou dynasty, the city system has been implemented.
The inner square is a residential area. There are high walls between the inner squares. There are four gates in the square, east, west, north and south, which are opened at sunrise and closed at sunset. There is a night curfew in the city, and the main street outside the square is patrolled by Jinwu guards. Anyone who messes up on the main street after the curfew
Those who wander around will be arrested as lawbreakers.
Of course, there is no such requirement in Lifang. You can sing and dance and stay up all night long. As long as the neighbors don't complain, you can do whatever you want.
——Of course, this kind of situation occurs in places where there are fireworks. There is a special neighborhood for men to have fun. The whole neighborhood is doing the same business, so there is no mutual harassment.
The market is a place dedicated to buying and selling. In the capital city, under the emperor's feet, there are as many as one million people. In order to strengthen trade management, two special markets were set up in the east and west markets at the founding of the country. There are many shops in the city, and rare treasures from all directions are collected. It is a place for trading.
A must pass place.
After more than three hundred years of development, the boundaries between cities and towns have gradually been broken down. Even in Lifang, there are many shops and stalls. The Cui family has just arrived, and they can buy many daily necessities in the shops in Jurenfang.
But the most lively and most comprehensive places are undoubtedly the East Market and the West Market.
Today Ye Zhenzhen and Cui Weizhen are going to the most lively East Market.
The East Market is not far from Jurenfang. Cui Weizhen and Ye Zhenzhen simply couldn't go there. After about two quarters of an hour, they finally arrived at the west gate of the East Market.
Unlike the West Market, which serves dignitaries, the East Market is known as the "Golden Market". It is a trading place for ordinary people in Kyoto, and a gathering place for Hu merchants from Fuso, Central Asia, Persia, Dashi and other countries. It covers an area of 1,600 square meters.
It has more than 220 industries and is the largest commercial and trade center in the country.
The East Market is divided into two halves by the river, and there are stone bridges connecting the east and west sides. As far as Ye Zhenzhen goes, merchants gather, and there are many shops and shops, with a dazzling array of goods. It is many times more prosperous than Linyang Mansion. There are horses riding horses on the streets.
There were noble gentlemen, foreigners leading camels, and sellers picking up goods. There was an endless stream of people, and many carriages had to stop at the door because there were so many people inside that they couldn't drive in.
Ye Zhenzhen secretly joked that it was a good thing she didn't have a carriage, otherwise she would have to pay an extra custody fee.
Just as she was thinking about it, a series of shrill screams suddenly came from the south. Ye Zhenzhen was startled, and her ears were immediately covered by a pair of warm hands. It was Cui Weizhen beside her.
After a while, he let go of his hand, met Ye Zhenzhen's confused gaze, and explained, "Not far away is the Qian Family Butchery."
It turned out that they were killing pigs.
I was caught off guard and heard such a life-like sound, as if even this lofty Kyoto was tainted with the atmosphere of human fireworks, and it suddenly became real.
Going down the butcher shop, you can see flags fluttering in the meat shop, five-cooked shop, rice shop, etc., and people wearing commoners come and go, buying rice, grain and meat. On the opposite street, there is a row of teahouses and restaurants, where diners come
People coming and going, very lively.
Ye Zhenzhen smacked her lips and ate with the sound of pigs being slaughtered all day long. These people also have big hearts.
The two of them walked slowly along the street. Cui Weizhen was not as reluctant as yesterday, and even took Ye Zhenzhen into a tidying shop and looked at the accessories in the shop.
Ye Zhenzhen's expression moved slightly and she scratched his palm, "What are you doing here? We don't have much money now, so we have to save some money."
Even though one thousand taels is a lot, you will actually find out when you become a master that you don’t spend money at all.
When I first arrived, I had to buy everything. In addition, Cui Weizhen was going to the Imperial College, so he had to prepare all the necessary equipment, including high-quality carriages and horses. He couldn't save on social expenses with his classmates, and he had to spend money everywhere. Ye Zhenzhen was already planning to earn some money.
Extra money.
"Buy some jewelry for you and mother."
Cui Weizhen said: "Your clothes and jewelry are not in the fashionable style in the capital. You may make people laugh when you go out to socialize in the future. You can save anything, but this money cannot be saved. Don't worry about the money, I will figure out a solution."
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His attentiveness and gentleness could always touch people's heartstrings inadvertently. It was hard for Ye Zhenzhen to refuse his kindness, so she acquiesced.
No woman can resist the temptation of jewelry, and Cui Weizhen has good taste, so she couldn't help but have a look of expectation on her face - if it were now, she would be taken to a jewelry store by her boyfriend to buy!
Cui Weizhen didn't know that his aura was 2.8 meters tall at this time, and his eyes fell critically on the jewelry on the shelf, but there was nothing he liked, so he went directly to the shopkeeper.
“Are these the most popular jewelry nowadays?”
Seeing his extraordinary bearing, the shopkeeper did not dare to neglect him and said quickly: "Mr. Lang has a good taste. The popular jewelry in the capital comes from small shops. I wonder what jewelry you need?"
Seeing the other person frowning in disgust, he immediately added, "If Mr. Lang is not satisfied, you can ask the master in the shop to design another pattern and make it individually. If you have a fresh style, you can also make it for us."
Cui Weizhen thought this was a good idea, so he left his address and said, "Send someone to come to my house tomorrow to get the drawings."
The shopkeeper didn't even ask for a deposit, but accepted the offer respectfully and enthusiastically.
Generally speaking, the jewelry in the store is enough for ordinary people. Only some dignitaries are not willing to follow the crowd. Their families will support servants who design jewelry, and then the jewelry store will create jewelry according to their designs.
Jurenfang is just an ordinary house, and the person living there does not look like a high-ranking person. However, the shopkeeper dares to guarantee with his eyes that have seen countless people, that this person has extraordinary popularity and is definitely not an ordinary person.
In fact, not only the shopkeeper thinks so, but the young wife in the store also thinks so.
The man is nearly young, dressed in a scholar's green shirt, with slender eyebrows and handsome eyes. His face is like a crown of jade. His dark phoenix eyes are deep and charming, and his expression is as bright as the broken stars. Even if you don't make eye contact with him, it makes people's hearts beat faster.
His face turned crimson.
Such a handsome man, as handsome as an orchid, was in front of him, attracting the attention of all the women. If they had not noticed the intimate woman standing next to him, their handkerchiefs and purses would have been thrown at him.
There is no way, the girls in Beijing are so bold and unrestrained.
Cui Weizhen had numerous beauties, and with Ye Zhenzhen in front of him, he naturally looked down upon passers-by, so he didn't look sideways the whole time. After discussing with the shopkeeper, he left with Ye Zhenzhen and left the shop.
A group of women were whispering.
"What a handsome young man, why have I never seen him in Beijing before?"
"Spring is coming soon, maybe he is a scholar going to Beijing to take the exam."
"How is it possible? The scholars who are rushing to take the exam are all very poor. How can they have the money to buy jewelry? Maybe it is a young man from aristocratic family who went to Beijing with his family members."
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They discussed it over and over, and finally agreed with the third point of view, for no other reason than that only a man's bearing can be cultivated by a family with a profound foundation.
