People were scurrying around in the crowd, and almost everyone wanted to buy anything they had never eaten or played before. It must be said that the life of Bianliang people was really good, and Su Jin had not seen any of those novel things.
Saw it.
For example, when it comes to food, there are enough varieties in Luzhou and Yingtianfu where Su Jin lived, but they pale in comparison to the food stalls in front of the Xiangguo Temple in Bianliang.
Soup-filled steamed dumplings, five-spice air-dried black rabbit meat, glutinous rice and white silk candied dates and osmanthus cake, boiled sugar peanut cake, three fresh lotus cakes, large osmanthus roll cakes, sweet potato, osmanthus, honey and rose mud; these things are called just by the names.
People are salivating, not to mention smelling the fragrance and the tempting shouts of the waiters in the pastry shop. It is really hard to resist the temptation.
Everyone just hated their parents for not giving them a big belly, so they couldn't taste all the delicious food in one go. After walking around for half a circle, everyone was almost full. Several big foodies regretted why they ate so much at home.
I bought pastries, and now the food in my stomach is stuck in my throat. I can’t bend down, and when I bend down, things will flow out. But I still have big and small bags of delicious food in my hand. I want to eat but can’t. This kind of pain
Words simply cannot describe it.
It was Su Jin's first time to overeat. She always didn't eat much when she went out before. Sometimes it was because she was in a bad mood, and sometimes it was because she didn't have much to eat. But this time it was different. Even the reserved Huan Niang accidentally ate too much.
She let out a delicate burp with a 'cluck' sound, which made her blush with embarrassment.
Yan Biyun was accustomed to these delicious foods, and would only taste a little bit of each before stopping. Seeing everyone's behavior this time, he laughed and said: "Brother Su, why don't you find a place to rest for a while? You see, everyone is walking away.
If you don’t move, there are still many fun places.”
Su Jin chuckled and said: "We are from the countryside and have come to the city. We have never seen or tasted good food. This is really embarrassing. Brother Yan is laughing at us."
Yan Biyun smiled and said: "It's a blessing to be able to eat. When you come out to play, you have to eat well, drink well and have fun. Otherwise, what are you doing here?"
Su Jin said: "Brother Yan is right, so where should we sit?"
Yan Biyun gestured with her little hand: "Come with me, there are tiles inside, how about we watch a play and listen to music while resting?"
Su Jin said: "That's good. It's the first time in my life that I've been to Wazi to listen to music and experience things."
The group of people meandered inward following Yan Biyun, passing through shops and stalls dotted with snacks. After walking a few steps, they came across a huge gatehouse on the left hand side. On the gatehouse, a large plaque with red background and gilded characters read "Zhongwashe".
There is a big character, and at the door there are two handsome young men wearing red silk ribbons and emerald green jackets, one on the left and the other on the right, greeting the guests. The guests come in in an endless stream through the tile door, and it looks very lively.
Su Jin asked: "This place is called Zhongwazi. Needless to say, there are Wazis in the southeast, northwest and northwest of the capital?"
Yan Biyun said: "There are many tile houses in Bianliang City. I don't know how many there are, but the most famous ones are only a dozen or so. This is a prosperous place in the city. These tile houses are named according to the region. The ones here are called Zhong Wa Houses."
The houses in the southeast, northwest and northwest are naturally named accordingly, but there are also names such as Sangjia House, Zaoyuan House, Xinmen House, Jiaomen House, etc., which are all named according to the location and have nothing to do with the direction.
"
Su Jin clicked his tongue and said, "Are there dozens of houses? There are so many people watching operas and listening to music? Can they make money?"
Yan Biyun smiled and said: "If you don't make money, your work is in vain? This is a huge profit business. You can make a lot of money just by relying on your skills and appearance. In the early stage, it will cost a fortune to buy a house and recruit Yi Ji. Later,
That’s how you make money.”
Su Jin smacked his lips and said, "This is indeed a profitable industry, but it's a pity that I, Su Ji, have very little financial resources and cannot afford to start it."
Yan Biyun rolled her eyes at him and said: "There are countless business opportunities in the world, and there are many ways to make money. When you see someone making money, you want to get involved. How can it be so easy? Stop thinking about it, let's go in, and I'll buy the tickets.
"
Su Jin was dumbfounded and said: "You still need to buy a ticket at this gate?"
Yan Biyun asked curiously: "What you are asking is strange. How can you get in without the receipt? But you are allowed to go there for nothing?"
Su Jin said with a smile: "That's not what you mean. Didn't I hear that there are various stalls in the tile house, including juggling, singing, opera singing, storytelling, etc.? Don't we have to buy tickets when we buy tickets at the door? This is not a car dealer.
Why? Charge me one more ticket."
Yan Biyun smiled and said: "You are so petty, but the owner of the tile house has no brains? I am going to buy a pass. It is a one-stop pass and you can play as much as you want. Unless the place is closed, you can play as long as you want. If you don't buy this pass,
You can also go in to play, but you can't enter the hook bar. You have to buy new tickets one by one to see the time. The pass is actually the most cost-effective. One ticket can play all the dozens of hook bars inside, and buying it inside
If you look at the tickets one by one, the cost will be twice that of the pass, which is a discount."
Su Jin nodded secretly and thought: "It turns out that the concept of a one-pass ticket existed in ancient times. This is to take advantage of people's love for taking advantage. For example, the pass is three hundred coins, but the ticket price inside is fifty coins per game, and there are sixteen hooks.
Reading them all is 800 coins, so why not save 500 coins out of thin air? Although they only saw four or five shows in one day, and the cost was only about 200 coins, it actually cost more to buy a pass.
; But this situation was excluded from consideration by their greedy mentality.
Everyone bought a pass and entered. There were separate spaces separated by curtains. There was also an open space in front for people to rest. Tables were set up under the open air. Visitors could really stay at the tea table and do nothing, just watch.
lively.
But the curtains on both sides were filled with people, the sweet sounds of silk and bamboo, the sound of cheers, the sounds of laughter and jokes, who could sit still? In the end, you couldn’t help but buy a ticket and get behind the curtains.
Go free in the world.
Since the main purpose was to rest, everyone chose the lotus shed where they could listen to music. After showing their tickets, the waiter raised the curtain and bowed to invite everyone. Everyone filed into the shed and glanced over. Su Jin
Greatly admired.
The place in front of the curtain is really not small. There are actually thirty tables of various sizes placed in it. There is a colorful stage directly in front, surrounded by carved railings and loosely rolled colorful curtains. It is a stage.
Su Jin looked around and originally thought that the sides were also surrounded by cloth curtains, but he did not expect that the two sides were separated by wooden fences about ten feet high. The outside was covered with homespun cloth, which had a sound insulation effect.
"Goulan, Goulan, why is it called this?" Su Jin said.
"What is a hook rail? You will know just by looking at the stage." Yan Biyun said with a smile.
Only then did Su Jin understand that the original name Goulan came from this. The stage and the performance venue were separated by railings, hence the name.
The venue was packed with sixty or seventy listeners, including well-dressed rich kids and ordinary people in short-sleeved clothes with rolled-up sleeves and feet. Everyone seemed indifferent to being gathered together on such an occasion, and they didn't dislike each other at all.
feeling.
People who come here come here to listen to music and have fun. As long as they enjoy the music, their status is not the most important thing.
A singer in a lake green dress was sitting on the stage with heavy makeup, singing a pipa in her arms. Su Jin and others found an empty seat in the corner and sat down. A waiter had already come up to ask softly.
Said: "Does the guest want to eat something?"
Yan Biyun said: "There is too much to eat out, so let's have two pots of almond tea."
The waiter nodded and bowed and smiled: "Your Majesty is an expert, so you know that I make the best almond tea in Zhongwase."
Yan Biyun smiled and waved her little hand, asking him to make tea. Su Jin asked curiously: "Almond tea is also mentioned?"
Yan Biyun covered her mouth with a fan and said softly: "It's just a reputation. In fact, the raw materials are the same, which are almonds, sesame seeds, honey, dried roses, grape seeds, cherries and other raw materials. However, it does have some stomachic and digestive effects. It is good to eat it now.
Just right.”
Su Jin was dumbfounded. He paid so much attention to making tea. He thought he was knowledgeable in vain. When he came to Bianliang City, he suddenly became Grandma Liu who knew nothing.
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard the music on the stage in front of me stopped. A group of people were clapping loudly, and some even threw money to reward me. A middle-aged man dressed as a scholar on the side of the stage registered the amount of the reward and shouted loudly.
Sing a promise: "Master Zhang rewards you with a large reward of fifty coins... Thank you Bai Mudan!"
"Master Li gave me a large reward of thirty coins... Thank you Bai Mudan!"
As he sang the promise, the women on the stage were blessing each other frequently, bending down to pick up the coins on the stage, with smiles on their faces, and tender thanks in their mouths. There was laughter and noisy on and off the stage, making it very lively.
Su Jin looked at all this and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.dd