After staying at Jade Sword Villa for a few days and accompanying Xiao Jijia to handle his father's funeral, Li Qi and his entourage set off on their way to Kyoto.
Since we were traveling by horse-drawn carriage, we had to stop and go along the way, and it took us more than half a month to reach Kyoto.
Before even seeing Kyoto City, the surrounding villages were bustling with activity, which was completely incomparable to Su City and Jincheng.
Li Qi sat on the carriage, opened the curtain and looked at the scene outside. He couldn't help but sigh: Except for the lack of modern buildings, this place was not much different from the small county town of his time.
Kyoto City has a total of more than a dozen gates, and each gate is heavily guarded.
When you enter the city, it is even more frightening. There are hundreds of miles, and even the roads are four or five meters wide. They are all made of stone pavement, and there are drainage channels on the roadside.
There are thirty-eight main streets in Kyoto, as well as several lanes and alleys.
Along the way, Li Qi discovered that the city management in Kyoto was also top-notch. There were not only cleaning workers, but also officers and soldiers similar to the urban management brigade on patrol.
Looking at everything around him, Li Qi couldn't help but feel a surge of passion in his heart.
Damn it, this is called a city!
It is worthy of being the capital of Daxia, it is really magnificent.
After finding an inn to stay at, Li Qi couldn't wait to go out and walk around, thoroughly experiencing the charm of this capital.
Tang Yun was obviously not the first time he came to Kyoto. He was familiar with many places. With her as a guide, Li Qi felt much more relaxed when he went shopping.
"Sir, over there is the gambling shop, over there is the food shop, and over there is the cloth shop..."
"Every night after sunset, a curfew will be implemented in the neighborhoods around the imperial city. If you go out at night, be sure not to go astray. If you mistakenly enter a neighborhood with a curfew, you will be in trouble..."
"And the one over there is the day and night building, responsible for the daily announcement, five to three o'clock on winter nights, five to two o'clock on summer nights..."
"The largest trading market in Kyoto is divided into East Market and West Market, which is also the most prosperous place in Kyoto..."
Listening to Tang Yun's introduction, Li Qi also had a general understanding of Kyoto.
He is worthy of being at the feet of the Emperor, and he is really quite capable.
It's probably not easy to just get a foothold in this place.
Li Qi and Tang Yun walked through Bailong Street and arrived at the East Market. They looked around and saw a bustling silk and satin shop, a jewelry shop, a rouge and pollen shop, a mule and horse shop, a knife and gun store, a saddle and saddlery shop, a book shop, a rice shop, and a farm tools shop.
, restaurants, restaurants... too numerous to count.
It was crowded with people along the way, not to mention very lively.
After shopping around all morning, Li Qi's stomach began to growl, so he found a pretty good restaurant to sit down and ordered some Kyoto specialties.
Li Qi had always thought that the cooking of this era was just like that, but now his eyes were opened. It was really full of color, flavor and flavor.
Not only is the workmanship exquisite and the fragrance is fragrant, but the taste can also be described in one word: excellent!
What about stewed fat duck, cherry meat, roasted suckling pig, sweet-scented osmanthus shark's fin, white chopped chicken, clear soup with tiger nuggets, minced meat sesame cakes, poria cakes...
Li Qi really enjoyed a delicious meal. If he couldn't eat anymore, he wouldn't want to waste it.
After eating and drinking, as soon as I came out of the restaurant, I saw a group of people escorting several carriages passing by on the street. There was also a flag on the carriages with the word "luck and luck" written on it.
Look at the leading man on the horse. Isn’t he a groundhog?
"Brother Tu!"
Li Qi shouted loudly, and Tu Boshu turned around and quickly spotted him.
Jumping off his horse, Tu Boxu came over excitedly: "Brother Li? You finally came to Kyoto?"
“After seeing each other for so many days, I didn’t expect that Brother Tu’s style remains the same.”
Li Qi said this, but secretly thought in his heart: Is this guy really addicted to dressing up as a man? He spends all day pretending to be a man and is he not tired of it? Why don't I play a trick on you?
"Brother Li, too." Tu Boshu said with a smile, "I wonder when Brother Li arrived in Kyoto?"
"I just arrived yesterday, my first time in a big city, so I went out early in the morning to walk around. Kyoto is really big and prosperous, which really shocked me."
Li Qi said, pulling Tang Yun aside and saying, "Yun'er, this is Mr. Tu, please say hello quickly."
Hearing this, Tang Yun slightly leaned forward and said, "Tang Yun has met Mr. Tu."
"Miss Tang, you don't have to be polite. Brother Li and I are close friends. Since you are Brother Li's friend, you are naturally also my friend." Tu Bo wrote.
"That's right, that's right. Brother Tu and I have been through thick and thin together. When we visited the brothel together before, Brother Tu was so handsome..."
"Brother?" Tang Yun frowned.
Li Qi nodded and said: "Yes, I run a brothel, and Brother Tu is a brothel visitor. If he hadn't taken care of my business, how could I continue to run it... Do you think it's Brother Tu?"
Tu Boshu looked embarrassed and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Before, I was thinking about Brother Tu, why are you in such a hurry to return to Kyoto? Now I understand, this Kyoto is so prosperous, and the brothel must be many times better than Jincheng... If I were Brother Tu, I would naturally come back in a hurry.
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Seeing that Li Qi was getting more and more outrageous, Tu Boshu hurriedly said: "Brother Li, you have worked hard all the way, why don't you go and rest for a while with me as your host?"
"Easy to say, easy to say. I've always wanted to see what the head of the Fuyun Escort Agency looks like, and now I finally have the chance."
As Li Qi spoke, he suddenly hugged Tu Boshu's shoulders and pulled her into his arms: "Brother Tu, you need to eat more meat. Look at how thin you are, how will you find a partner in the future?"
Tu Boshu had to laugh along with him as he endured Li Qi touching him all over.
The Kyoto Fuyun Escort Agency is located in an area, and the entire area is owned by Tu Boshu. It is worthy of being the first escort agency in Daxia, and it is quite impressive.
After entering the workshop, Tu Boshu took Li Qi to a small building. There were several maids cleaning the building. When they saw Tu Boshu, they all saluted: "Master..."
"Go and prepare a pot of good tea. I want to entertain the distinguished guests." Tu Boshu waved his hand and ordered.
Soon the maids retreated.
The second floor is a semi-open private room with a balcony. Sitting inside, you can not only enjoy the cool natural breeze, but also look out at the scenery outside, which is very comfortable.
"Brother Tu's family is really big and powerful, I'm really envious of you." Li Qi sat down and said.
Tu Boshu smiled and said: "Brother Li, if you don't mind it, you can definitely move here and live here forever."
"How's that? Wouldn't that just be a freeloader?"
"Brother Li is serious. If you are considered a freeloader, then I am afraid that most of the people in our Fuyun Escort Agency are freeloaders..."
When Tu Boshu said this, a trace of helplessness and irritability flashed in his eyes, obviously he had something on his mind.
As a person who is good at observing, Li Qi quickly captured this detail.